Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

4,430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.21/cwt -0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 418 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.95/cwt -0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 470 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.81/cwt -10.22 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 514 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,430	3,660	4,810
Feeder cattle	3,461	2,837	3,873
Slaughter cattle	608	470	571
Replacement cattle	361	353	366

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No trends available due to markets being closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	210.00	$210.00	$588	—
340	340	1	205.00	$205.00	$697	—
360–385	370	5	192.50–200.00	$195.52	$723	+2.24
400–445	426	14	184.00–195.00	$188.17	$802	+6.33
465–498	479	17	180.00–188.00	$184.27	$883	+2.84
515 value added	515	1	184.00	$184.00	$948	—
510–545	530	11	173.00–177.00	$175.09	$928	+6.72
561–570 value added	563	6	174.00–178.00	$177.32	$998	+6.32
555–593	582	11	165.00–174.00	$168.02	$978	+3.29
600–635	618	2	152.00–157.00	$154.57	$955	-11.19
685–695	690	2	145.00–151.00	$148.02	$1,021	-15.89
780	780	1	125.00	$125.00	$975	-30.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	329	8	190.00–206.00	$197.76	$651	+12.01
360–395	384	7	180.00–195.00	$188.41	$723	+5.84
415–430	422	6	175.00–187.00	$182.01	$768	+6.01
450–485	468	6	169.00–178.00	$174.97	$819	+4.25
505–535	528	7	156.00–165.00	$160.69	$848	+1.18
580	580	1	150.00	$150.00	$870	-5.94
605–645	617	9	140.00–158.00	$149.02	$919	-3.47
675–685	680	2	141.00–144.00	$142.51	$969	-0.95
710–735	723	2	125.00–139.00	$131.88	$953	-8.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	2	172.00–177.00	$174.53	$654	+12.43
415–440	429	5	165.00–179.00	$171.76	$737	+1.76
510–540	525	3	152.00–157.00	$153.67	$807	-6.33
655	655	1	125.00	$125.00	$819	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	178.00	$178.00	$365	—
310–345	333	14	162.00–179.00	$169.23	$564	+0.48
355–395	379	22	159.00–174.00	$165.11	$626	+3.08
400–435	418	40	152.00–169.00	$156.21	$653	-0.28
450–495	470	30	140.00–165.00	$148.95	$700	-0.54
500–545	513	26	131.00–152.00	$141.47	$726	-12.56
521 fancy	521	4	159.00	$159.00	$828	—
555 value added	555	1	155.00	$155.00	$860	—
555–595	576	16	130.00–145.00	$137.96	$795	-12.14
600–615	610	11	125.00–139.00	$134.80	$822	-8.90
600–641 fancy	626	9	142.00–147.00	$144.79	$906	—
645 value added	645	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,000	—
655 value added	655	2	153.00	$153.00	$1,002	+9.00
670–685	676	4	120.00–130.00	$125.98	$852	-14.09
690 fancy	690	1	137.00	$137.00	$945	—
710 value added	710	3	137.00	$137.00	$973	-14.00
715–735	724	4	118.00–120.00	$119.49	$865	-12.13
762–795	769	7	114.00–118.00	$116.01	$892	-2.55
770 fancy	770	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,032	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	335	12	157.50–170.00	$163.94	$549	-2.06
355–395	375	13	145.00–164.00	$155.27	$582	+2.65
400–449	430	27	137.00–159.00	$147.26	$633	-0.65
450–495	469	25	130.00–150.00	$142.47	$668	-0.45
500–545	522	17	125.00–145.00	$135.06	$705	-2.09
550–595	567	19	120.00–137.00	$128.87	$731	-4.18
605–635	621	5	120.00–132.00	$127.34	$791	+1.05
665–690	681	7	112.00–120.00	$118.59	$808	-2.67
745	745	1	115.00	$115.00	$857	-5.49
780–785	783	2	108.00–115.00	$111.51	$873	-5.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	317	21	140.00–158.00	$146.53	$465	-5.47
350–395	377	16	130.00–157.00	$144.30	$544	-1.13
400–440	420	13	125.00–150.00	$145.65	$612	+9.08
450–495	469	23	115.00–144.00	$132.64	$622	+0.08
515–545	530	12	110.00–136.00	$123.62	$655	-1.74
555–590	567	5	105.00–130.00	$121.02	$686	+0.69
615–625	623	5	120.00	$120.00	$748	+7.85
735	735	1	100.00	$100.00	$735	-16.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	10	120.00	$120.00	$786	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	194.00	$194.00	$524	+16.00
305–340	318	15	170.00–198.00	$183.03	$582	+5.82
355–385	372	17	167.00–194.00	$177.00	$658	+1.20
405–445	426	26	158.00–184.00	$170.25	$725	+5.80
455–495	477	25	148.00–167.00	$159.73	$762	+0.61
500–545	517	25	140.00–155.00	$150.56	$778	+5.04
550–590	569	17	137.00–147.50	$143.14	$814	+4.16
605–640	628	17	130.00–142.50	$135.26	$849	+4.67
660–690	669	4	125.00–130.00	$128.71	$861	+2.05
710–715	714	4	120.00–125.00	$121.75	$869	+0.75
765	765	1	110.00	$110.00	$842	-10.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	202.00–205.00	$203.45	$474	—
265–295	280	2	188.00–190.00	$188.95	$529	+16.17
305–340	313	13	150.00–182.00	$160.08	$501	-15.15
350–395	375	26	157.50–181.00	$169.46	$635	+4.14
400–445	423	24	150.00–176.00	$160.96	$681	+3.29
460–495	474	11	142.50–157.00	$151.39	$718	-0.04
500–545	522	13	135.00–145.00	$140.23	$732	+0.94
550–590	568	9	128.00–135.00	$132.21	$751	+0.49
625–645	641	10	122.00–130.00	$127.96	$820	+6.28
650–680	667	5	110.00–125.00	$119.19	$795	-0.81
735	735	1	107.00	$107.00	$786	-3.00
780	780	3	106.00	$106.00	$827	-2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	220.00	$220.00	$451	—
255–295	275	2	212.00–220.00	$216.29	$595	+33.29
315–345	330	7	195.00–216.00	$201.77	$666	+22.58
355–390	374	12	178.00–212.00	$187.38	$701	+12.13
400–430	416	16	170.00–194.00	$181.40	$755	+9.86
450–495	468	22	164.00–175.00	$170.23	$797	+6.53
500–540	519	15	152.00–165.00	$158.24	$821	-1.10
555–585	567	9	150.00–157.50	$153.77	$872	+4.15
600–625	611	4	144.00–150.00	$146.50	$895	+15.83
655–680	668	3	135.00–138.00	$136.66	$913	-1.82
715–735	725	2	125.00–130.00	$127.47	$924	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1585	1127	80-85%	56	55.00–68.00	$63.07	$711	+3.20
910–1505	1168	80-85%	110	61.00–74.00	$68.35	$798	-3.19
1055–1545	1196	80-85%	29	68.00–79.00	$73.41	$878	+1.87

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1065	928	85-90%	26	38.00–55.00	$46.32	$430	—
740–1335	996	85-90%	70	45.00–67.00	$55.83	$556	+7.43
805–1285	1039	85-90%	53	54.00–68.00	$61.08	$635	+7.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1665	1344	75-80%	21	71.00–77.00	$73.98	$994	—
1190–1745	1459	75-80%	16	60.00–65.00	$63.35	$924	—
1110–1870	1468	75-80%	16	65.00–74.00	$68.93	$1,012	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1625	1459	15	78.00–89.00	$82.26	$1,200	—
1200–2120	1708	21	86.00–98.00	$91.08	$1,556	—
1625–1860	1743	2	93.00–96.00	$94.40	$1,645	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	425.00–500.00	$462.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	990.00–1,145.00	$1,067.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	330.00–445.00	$387.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,145.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	625.00–890.00	$763.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	800.00–1,225.00	$1,048.57
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	925.00–975.00	$950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	750.00–1,075.00	$929.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–925.00	$900.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00	$725.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	575.00–890.00	$771.67

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–800.00	$762.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	450.00–525.00	$487.50

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	960.00	$960.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	750.00–800.00	$783.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	850.00–1,150.00	$996.88	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,025.00–1,185.00	$1,067.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–775.00	$712.50	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.