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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 24, 2023

3,884 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.69/cwt ≈ $1,338/hd at 585 lb · 87 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.50/cwt ≈ $1,539/hd at 659 lb · 82 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $224.92/cwt ≈ $1,762/hd at 783 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,884 3,202 2,850
Feeder cattle 3,187 2,533 2,218
Slaughter cattle 515 508 366
Replacement cattle 182 161 266

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 272.00 $272.00 $979 —
405–440 420 3 260.00–265.00 $261.61 $1,099 +5.61
471 value added 471 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,225 —
465–498 482 20 245.00–263.00 $251.58 $1,213 -10.05
505 value added 505 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,288 -10.00
513 fancy 513 17 250.00 $250.00 $1,282 —
505–537 534 19 242.00–250.00 $242.66 $1,296 +1.71
565–593 577 17 240.00–245.00 $240.95 $1,390 -1.53
612 fancy 612 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,506 —
609–646 618 32 222.00–242.00 $240.87 $1,489 +5.87
665 665 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,410 —
709–712 710 27 223.00–225.00 $224.11 $1,591 —
759–783 776 16 220.00–223.00 $222.08 $1,723 —
786 fancy 786 42 226.00 $226.00 $1,776 —
896 896 22 214.00 $214.00 $1,917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 363 3 240.00–250.00 $243.58 $884 -18.12
415–445 438 6 252.00–257.00 $253.61 $1,111 -3.79
455–495 472 13 235.00–250.00 $242.94 $1,147 -10.10
515–545 533 9 230.00–245.00 $235.48 $1,255 -0.74
555–592 578 38 216.00–236.00 $227.45 $1,315 -8.78
610–635 627 5 210.00–225.00 $218.37 $1,369 -0.62
680 680 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,489 +14.09
725–740 736 4 195.00–218.00 $212.34 $1,563 +15.93
810 810 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,660 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659 value added 659 82 233.50 $233.50 $1,539 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–328 325 6 235.00–240.00 $239.21 $777 —
365–395 382 5 230.00–242.00 $236.59 $904 +0.38
435 435 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,053 +7.80
495 495 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,138 —
505–537 527 5 218.00–227.00 $220.95 $1,164 -2.82
550–570 560 2 210.00–217.00 $213.56 $1,196 +10.34
605–643 637 8 197.00–210.00 $208.21 $1,326 +6.51
660–695 669 4 189.00–195.00 $190.56 $1,275 —
735 735 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,360 —
765–790 777 3 175.00–183.00 $178.32 $1,386 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 222.00 $222.00 $810 ±0.00
405–430 413 7 210.00–224.00 $217.70 $899 +6.28
455–495 475 7 206.00–215.00 $209.42 $995 -2.58
505–545 514 35 202.00–218.00 $214.49 $1,102 -0.11
550–578 573 28 200.00–212.00 $207.75 $1,190 +1.19
604–606 fancy 605 15 219.00–220.00 $219.53 $1,328 —
616 value added 616 3 202.50 $202.50 $1,247 —
615–644 638 31 190.00–212.00 $208.22 $1,328 +11.85
650–660 655 2 185.00–187.00 $186.01 $1,218 +1.01
700 fancy 700 37 221.50 $221.50 $1,550 —
711 value added 711 11 191.50 $191.50 $1,362 -3.50
710–735 729 4 177.00–209.00 $201.21 $1,467 +21.28
761 761 16 206.00 $206.00 $1,568 +32.68
822 822 22 199.00 $199.00 $1,636 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 332 3 222.00–228.00 $225.27 $748 +2.07
350–380 362 9 206.00–225.00 $216.92 $785 -7.46
400–445 418 23 205.00–220.50 $215.38 $900 -1.71
450–495 481 26 200.00–218.00 $205.66 $989 -8.94
505–545 526 33 190.00–210.00 $199.34 $1,049 -1.04
550–595 573 16 185.00–202.00 $193.26 $1,107 +1.91
600–645 623 19 178.00–185.00 $181.32 $1,130 -7.67
650–695 674 7 175.00–180.00 $177.59 $1,197 -0.31
710–749 719 28 162.00–177.00 $169.31 $1,217 +4.31
785 785 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,256 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 6 208.00 $208.00 $1,065 —
565 565 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,164 —
586 value added 586 84 229.50 $229.50 $1,345 —
747 747 9 202.00 $202.00 $1,509 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 324 9 217.00–230.00 $220.12 $713 +30.12
359–360 359 7 200.00–210.00 $207.14 $744 +1.22
400–441 428 24 192.00–215.00 $205.65 $880 +1.96
450–480 464 18 190.00–210.00 $196.61 $912 -3.11
505–545 527 13 181.00–200.00 $191.14 $1,007 +7.38
550–595 574 10 175.00–192.00 $184.69 $1,060 +5.69
605–640 619 9 160.00–177.00 $170.34 $1,054 +0.44
660–685 679 4 160.00–168.00 $161.94 $1,100 —
700–730 710 4 155.00–162.00 $158.04 $1,122 —
815–820 817 3 154.00–155.00 $154.67 $1,264 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 252.00 $252.00 $864 -8.39
355–380 369 4 230.00–250.00 $241.44 $891 -0.26
400–445 425 15 216.00–243.00 $228.83 $973 +2.06
450–490 465 15 215.00–237.00 $224.23 $1,043 +5.67
502–545 519 25 193.00–232.00 $210.15 $1,091 -1.05
550–595 573 19 188.00–212.00 $202.28 $1,159 +2.95
610–645 628 14 184.00–197.00 $190.84 $1,198 -3.78
655–676 665 15 185.00–197.00 $188.79 $1,255 +8.56
700 700 2 190.00–195.00 $192.50 $1,348 +21.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 284 5 255.00–260.00 $259.01 $736 —
305–335 325 10 205.00–267.00 $242.41 $788 -12.48
350–390 364 19 198.00–252.00 $235.30 $856 +6.14
420–440 428 13 198.00–235.00 $219.04 $937 +7.29
455–485 474 9 200.00–225.00 $214.01 $1,014 -0.35
500–540 521 12 186.00–210.00 $197.49 $1,029 -2.26
550–595 575 9 172.00–200.00 $185.45 $1,066 -6.85
615–640 631 4 174.00–190.00 $182.32 $1,150 -0.12
690 690 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,187 -1.17
735 735 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,264 +7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–345 336 5 260.00–265.00 $261.03 $877 +15.99
372–380 373 8 245.00–262.00 $247.16 $922 +8.24
415–440 424 10 220.00–255.00 $240.65 $1,020 +10.65
425 value added 425 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,105 —
455–490 473 7 230.00–235.00 $231.26 $1,094 +7.98
500–515 506 7 220.00–230.00 $225.43 $1,141 +13.03
550–585 565 13 210.00–222.50 $217.02 $1,226 +10.62
615–625 620 2 206.00–210.00 $207.98 $1,289 +10.14
655–695 678 3 191.00–200.00 $194.35 $1,318 +8.97
700–710 705 2 182.00–185.00 $183.49 $1,294 +3.49
720 value added 720 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,404 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1530 1174 80-85% 67 80.00–90.00 $84.31 $990 -1.98
885–1625 1185 80-85% 79 87.00–96.00 $90.38 $1,071 +4.09
1065–1500 1234 80-85% 26 94.00–98.00 $95.97 $1,184 +3.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1020 932 85-90% 18 63.00–75.00 $70.28 $655 -2.00
730–1365 1048 85-90% 36 70.00–86.00 $78.11 $819 -7.49
855–1345 1048 85-90% 38 77.00–90.00 $83.20 $872 -2.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1570 1390 75-80% 5 93.00–97.00 $95.66 $1,330 -0.39
1055–1695 1395 75-80% 14 79.00–90.00 $83.73 $1,168 -12.32
1235–1665 1424 75-80% 25 84.00–94.00 $88.32 $1,258 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–2020 1628 11 94.00–108.00 $104.20 $1,696 —
1445–2095 1708 20 104.00–115.00 $110.73 $1,891 —
1940–2155 2048 2 118.00 $118.00 $2,417 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 20 725.00–1,033.00 $846.70
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 480.00–570.00 $540.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 430.00–575.00 $502.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,325.00–1,525.00 $1,416.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 950.00–1,430.00 $1,164.64
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 785.00–1,025.00 $917.78
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,025.00–1,600.00 $1,242.86
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 700.00–975.00 $829.17
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 760.00–850.00 $803.33
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 900.00–950.00 $933.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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)Open 2 925.00–1,300.00 $1,112.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,375.00–1,850.00 $1,520.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —

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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.