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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 11, 2023

2,624 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $202.18/cwt -4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 526 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $210.24/cwt -0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 473 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $207.82/cwt -14.10 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 418 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,624 5,150 3,117
Feeder cattle 2,041 4,204 2,125
Slaughter cattle 364 772 468
Replacement cattle 219 174 524

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 282.00 $282.00 $888 -11.19
370–385 377 5 258.00–280.00 $263.95 $995 -5.41
405–440 419 7 230.00–280.00 $256.50 $1,075 -7.30
475–495 481 10 228.00–262.00 $251.50 $1,210 -8.26
515–545 539 14 222.00–250.00 $239.24 $1,290 -14.43
555–580 566 10 220.00–245.00 $237.07 $1,342 -2.52
605–645 618 12 210.00–237.00 $228.80 $1,414 -9.60
660–665 663 6 205.00–230.00 $224.02 $1,485 -6.12
690 value added 690 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,518 -24.00
705 705 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,502 -10.94
800 800 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,600 —
813 value added 813 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,756 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 327 3 255.00–265.00 $261.63 $856 -9.90
360–390 374 4 252.00–260.00 $255.96 $957 -4.04
410–445 436 8 240.00–275.00 $251.98 $1,099 -2.25
465–480 471 8 225.00–265.00 $246.64 $1,162 -9.60
505–545 530 14 210.00–250.00 $233.56 $1,238 -9.14
560–595 573 12 200.00–240.00 $229.59 $1,316 -8.03
605–645 622 8 190.00–227.00 $215.66 $1,341 -13.68
655–685 670 4 182.00–220.00 $207.01 $1,387 -13.91
710–720 715 3 200.00–205.00 $202.34 $1,447 +2.34
755 755 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,434 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 250.00 $250.00 $812 -0.67
405–435 422 3 230.00–234.00 $231.28 $976 +6.26
455–475 467 3 215.00–230.00 $223.23 $1,042 -14.54
555 555 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,221 -6.28
645 645 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,354 -5.76
680 680 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,292 -11.09
745 745 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,416 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 282 3 215.00–216.00 $215.65 $608 —
300–345 327 20 210.00–232.00 $215.70 $705 -21.51
375–395 380 12 205.00–212.00 $209.32 $795 -24.18
405–440 418 30 203.00–227.00 $207.82 $869 -14.10
455–495 473 31 200.00–227.00 $210.24 $994 -0.82
510–545 526 42 190.00–220.00 $202.18 $1,063 -4.39
555–595 568 23 185.00–205.00 $196.06 $1,114 -3.70
605–630 619 8 180.00–200.00 $186.56 $1,155 -8.61
655 value added 655 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,349 —
660 660 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,254 +1.06
765–780 773 2 175.00–185.00 $179.95 $1,391 +5.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 210.00 $210.00 $588 —
305–340 326 10 200.00–220.00 $206.95 $675 -20.50
365–395 376 23 200.00–220.00 $210.00 $790 -3.23
410–445 433 26 195.00–215.00 $203.69 $882 -1.20
450–485 473 12 185.00–205.00 $198.00 $937 -6.33
505–545 529 7 182.00–205.00 $192.05 $1,016 -0.06
565–595 582 10 175.00–197.00 $186.49 $1,085 +1.52
620–645 624 9 170.00–177.00 $175.09 $1,093 -3.17
650–695 673 4 160.00–170.00 $164.30 $1,106 -5.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 220.00 $220.00 $638 —
305–335 323 13 217.00–240.00 $219.78 $710 -27.41
365–385 373 13 214.00–218.00 $215.90 $805 -21.25
410–435 418 11 210.00–216.00 $212.39 $888 -20.65
475–480 479 15 205.00–208.00 $205.59 $985 -12.33
515–525 518 14 200.00–205.00 $203.49 $1,054 -14.25
560–580 567 5 198.00–210.00 $201.57 $1,143 -10.25
600–625 613 2 185.00–190.00 $187.55 $1,150 -14.91
658 658 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,184 -8.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 260.00 $260.00 $728 —
310–335 323 10 248.00–277.00 $263.58 $851 +22.48
355–395 374 19 226.00–265.00 $243.12 $909 -8.23
420–445 439 17 225.00–257.00 $243.83 $1,070 +5.83
455–495 476 16 205.00–245.00 $227.62 $1,083 -4.30
510–545 523 16 202.00–242.00 $221.20 $1,157 +9.42
560–590 581 7 192.00–212.00 $206.38 $1,199 -3.43
625–645 635 6 192.00–205.00 $200.33 $1,272 +5.33
670–690 678 4 180.00–187.00 $181.78 $1,232 -4.75
725–740 733 2 176.00–182.00 $178.97 $1,312 -3.61
775 775 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,318 -9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 270.00 $270.00 $783 —
315–335 323 5 260.00–265.00 $262.07 $846 -14.30
370–395 378 10 254.00–260.00 $256.70 $970 -6.46
405–425 414 15 240.00–267.00 $249.72 $1,034 +0.55
435 value added 435 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,027 -22.46
450–495 462 12 230.00–255.00 $239.87 $1,108 +4.43
465 value added 465 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,102 —
505–545 521 15 228.00–246.00 $234.82 $1,223 +5.67
575–580 579 8 216.00–219.00 $217.62 $1,260 -8.13
615–635 621 8 192.00–211.00 $208.08 $1,292 -4.40
675 675 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,411 +11.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 330 9 230.00–260.00 $243.23 $803 -2.95
375–385 377 5 220.00–230.00 $222.04 $837 -13.01
415–445 430 11 210.00–230.00 $219.57 $944 -4.18
455–490 475 10 200.00–225.00 $211.58 $1,005 -4.07
505–545 522 9 190.00–225.00 $206.03 $1,075 +10.19
560–590 571 9 180.00–200.00 $192.10 $1,097 -3.57
605–635 625 4 172.00–187.00 $179.31 $1,121 -3.19
660–675 668 2 162.00–167.00 $164.53 $1,099 -10.83
725–735 730 3 150.00–175.00 $159.06 $1,161 —
770 770 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,086 -21.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1360 1125 80-85% 44 80.00–91.00 $86.66 $975 —
865–1405 1132 80-85% 58 82.00–97.00 $91.84 $1,040 —
1020–1450 1194 80-85% 15 89.00–103.00 $98.68 $1,178 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1190 1023 85-90% 19 63.00–79.00 $73.88 $756 -0.03
790–1225 1041 85-90% 25 60.00–85.00 $78.63 $819 +4.72
835–1260 1057 85-90% 29 67.00–90.00 $82.52 $872 -1.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1585 1431 75-80% 4 84.00–90.00 $86.69 $1,241 —
1280–1760 1432 75-80% 11 90.00–100.00 $94.39 $1,352 —
1405–1515 1463 75-80% 4 102.00–104.00 $102.72 $1,503 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1835 1467 15 82.00–110.00 $103.04 $1,512 —
1100–2025 1621 17 96.00–114.00 $105.83 $1,716 —
1665 1665 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,898 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 30 750.00–1,475.00 $1,261.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 16 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,114.06
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,450.00–2,000.00 $1,645.45
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,600.00–1,900.00 $1,775.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,200.00–1,525.00 $1,402.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 935.00–1,150.00 $1,097.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 875.00–925.00 $900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–1,000.00 $950.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 840.00–950.00 $913.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,525.00–1,600.00 $1,562.50 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,175.00–1,460.00 $1,240.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 21 1,375.00–1,675.00 $1,503.57 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,193.75 —

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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.