Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

6,893 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.74/cwt +5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 569 lb · 77 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $168.54/cwt +18.54 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 575 lb · 67 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.89/cwt +5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 473 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,893	4,430	6,785
Feeder cattle	5,757	3,461	5,315
Slaughter cattle	880	608	1,026
Replacement cattle	256	361	444

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
325–335	330	3	205.00–225.00	$216.69	$715	+11.69
380–395	390	6	184.00–190.00	$187.53	$731	-7.99
405–445	425	7	182.00–205.00	$188.35	$800	+0.18
453 value added	453	8	186.00	$186.00	$843	—
455–495	467	36	175.00–198.00	$186.82	$872	+2.55
505–540	519	41	163.00–192.00	$174.44	$905	-0.65
555–596	573	33	156.00–177.00	$162.25	$930	-5.77
605–625	613	7	149.00–164.00	$154.70	$948	+0.13
655–699	679	57	147.50–170.00	$161.06	$1,094	+13.04
721–742	739	20	150.00–158.00	$155.51	$1,149	—
765–789	776	42	140.00–154.00	$151.61	$1,176	+26.61
783–792 value added	791	17	147.00–156.00	$154.95	$1,226	—
923 value added	923	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,108	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	185.00–190.00	$187.54	$544	—
305–345	329	4	180.00–217.00	$199.06	$655	+1.30
365–395	376	11	174.00–195.00	$181.60	$683	-6.81
400–445	414	10	167.00–185.00	$176.32	$730	-5.69
455–495	469	16	158.00–184.00	$175.04	$821	+0.07
505–545	531	21	157.00–176.00	$168.10	$893	+7.41
555–590	575	67	145.00–175.00	$168.54	$969	+18.54
608–635	615	33	139.00–169.00	$160.84	$989	+11.82
655	655	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$950	+2.49
770	770	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,009	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	331	10	170.00–190.00	$177.84	$589	—
355–396	387	10	160.00–180.00	$178.06	$689	+3.53
435	435	1	166.00	$166.00	$722	-5.76
460–480	468	9	143.00–172.00	$160.75	$752	—
505–545	528	15	138.00–166.00	$150.81	$796	-2.86
550–585	567	3	130.00–139.00	$135.36	$767	—
610–645	631	7	130.00–157.00	$140.94	$889	—
660–685	672	7	120.00–136.00	$128.04	$860	+3.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603–638	609	36	163.00–164.00	$163.94	$998	—
692 thin fleshed	692	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,100	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	152.00–154.00	$153.01	$448	—
320–349	336	16	150.00–185.00	$171.42	$576	+2.19
355–395	378	38	148.00–182.00	$164.76	$623	-0.35
400–445	424	41	155.00–164.00	$160.07	$679	+3.86
455–492	473	62	149.00–162.00	$154.89	$733	+5.94
500–535	519	23	145.00–150.00	$146.34	$760	+4.87
520–525 value added	523	2	155.00–160.00	$157.49	$824	—
550–588	568	70	135.00–150.00	$144.38	$820	+6.42
575–580 value added	576	7	146.00–155.00	$148.29	$854	-6.71
600–640	625	20	130.00–141.00	$135.95	$850	+1.15
603–646 value added	626	38	147.00–153.00	$149.14	$934	-5.86
654–669 value added	662	25	140.00–146.00	$143.21	$948	-9.79
660–685	673	5	127.00–139.00	$132.82	$894	+6.84
705–715	708	3	130.00–138.00	$132.69	$939	+13.20
721–722 value added	721	8	130.00–145.00	$141.25	$1,018	+4.25
750	750	3	125.00–128.00	$126.67	$950	+10.66
776 value added	776	12	146.00	$146.00	$1,133	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	328	8	144.00–162.00	$156.33	$513	-7.61
350–390	369	23	139.00–160.00	$150.93	$557	-4.34
400–445	423	43	137.00–158.00	$150.64	$637	+3.38
450–495	476	53	137.00–152.00	$144.84	$689	+2.37
500–545	523	41	129.00–147.00	$139.08	$727	+4.02
550–595	573	33	125.00–141.00	$134.11	$768	+5.24
600–645	629	22	120.00–137.00	$132.25	$832	+4.91
650–685	666	8	118.00–125.00	$120.73	$804	+2.14
705	705	1	118.00	$118.00	$832	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	334	4	134.00–157.00	$145.80	$487	-0.73
355–380	371	9	130.00–157.00	$149.49	$555	+5.19
400–445	418	17	137.00–150.00	$142.73	$597	-2.92
450–495	476	19	130.00–142.00	$136.83	$651	+4.19
500–540	525	27	124.00–136.00	$132.39	$695	+8.77
550–595	578	8	110.00–130.00	$122.04	$705	+1.02
605–620	611	4	111.00–125.00	$117.71	$719	-2.29
655–690	676	5	110.00–120.00	$115.01	$777	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	196.00	$196.00	$500	+2.00
320–345	338	8	170.00–194.00	$185.18	$626	+2.15
355–395	370	12	176.00–187.00	$179.84	$665	+2.84
404–445	416	46	160.00–179.00	$172.51	$718	+2.26
450–495	472	39	154.00–176.00	$162.53	$767	+2.80
500–545	527	41	142.00–172.00	$150.96	$796	+0.40
550–595	573	25	129.00–163.00	$142.95	$819	-0.19
600–645	622	20	129.00–148.00	$137.43	$855	+2.17
655–670	664	7	122.00–138.00	$127.31	$845	-1.40
712–730	723	14	117.00–133.00	$123.52	$893	+1.77
780	780	1	125.00	$125.00	$975	+15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	283	3	169.00–170.00	$169.68	$480	-19.27
305–335	319	6	158.00–185.00	$166.68	$532	+6.60
365–395	385	7	170.00–178.00	$174.18	$671	+4.72
400–445	430	20	150.00–169.00	$160.90	$692	-0.06
450–495	478	24	145.00–162.00	$152.53	$729	+1.14
500–540	520	23	132.00–157.00	$141.21	$734	+0.98
550–590	568	14	123.00–137.00	$130.43	$741	-1.78
605–645	621	13	120.00–131.00	$125.38	$779	-2.58
650–690	665	3	119.00	$119.00	$791	-0.19
710	710	1	110.00	$110.00	$781	+3.00
755–790	774	4	108.00–112.00	$110.22	$853	+4.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	4	180.00–187.00	$182.37	$511	-33.92
315–345	328	7	178.00–205.00	$188.38	$618	-13.39
355–395	376	17	172.00–198.00	$186.36	$701	-1.02
400–445	418	16	170.00–190.00	$182.04	$761	+0.64
455–480	462	13	167.00–182.00	$173.29	$801	+3.06
505–535	516	15	152.00–165.00	$157.93	$815	-0.31
550–590	565	9	150.00–157.00	$152.88	$864	-0.89
600–620	607	6	137.00–147.00	$142.68	$866	-3.82
655–690	676	8	130.00–138.00	$131.48	$889	-5.18
700–740	718	5	124.00–130.00	$126.22	$906	-1.25
770–795	785	4	115.00–125.00	$119.23	$936	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1475	1130	80-85%	92	57.00–67.00	$61.99	$700	-1.08
970–1505	1177	80-85%	105	63.00–74.00	$68.76	$809	+0.41
1020–1500	1221	80-85%	18	69.00–80.00	$74.26	$907	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1365	1023	85-90%	57	40.00–63.00	$52.55	$538	-8.53
790–1265	1039	85-90%	52	45.00–68.00	$56.40	$586	-4.68
830–1245	1072	85-90%	47	53.00–66.00	$59.76	$641	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1595	1298	75-80%	8	69.00–81.00	$75.58	$981	—
1065–1840	1369	75-80%	56	63.00–76.00	$70.07	$959	—
1090–1695	1398	75-80%	19	58.00–70.00	$66.54	$930	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1930	1502	23	79.00–89.00	$82.49	$1,239	—
1175–1910	1597	24	86.00–95.00	$89.91	$1,436	—
1570–2215	1854	14	92.00–98.00	$95.04	$1,762	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	410.00–625.00	$513.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	583.00–875.00	$741.00

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,500.00	$1,487.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	675.00–900.00	$807.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	850.00–1,250.00	$1,061.36
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,100.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–850.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	800.00–1,025.00	$918.40

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	550.00–725.00	$655.77
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	400.00–600.00	$506.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–950.00	$887.50

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	450.00–575.00	$525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–975.00	$850.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–1,675.00	$1,608.33	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–1,700.00	$1,675.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	900.00–1,300.00	$1,068.18	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,060.00–1,450.00	$1,296.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.