Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 25, 2023

1,406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.41/cwt +5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 632 lb · 90 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $219.80/cwt -4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 477 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $206.26/cwt -3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 517 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,406	3,884	2,850
Feeder cattle	1,133	3,187	2,218
Slaughter cattle	190	515	366
Replacement cattle	83	182	266

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410 value added	410	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,148	—
475	475	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,092	-21.58
490–497 value added	496	13	265.00–275.00	$274.24	$1,360	+14.24
500 value added	500	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,275	±0.00
505–545	525	2	247.00–250.00	$248.56	$1,305	+5.90
562 fancy	562	7	255.00	$255.00	$1,433	—
555–575	563	3	215.00–235.00	$223.22	$1,257	-17.73
625–630	628	2	202.00–210.00	$206.02	$1,294	-34.85
714 value added	714	8	191.00	$191.00	$1,364	—
700–740	734	7	197.00–215.00	$210.40	$1,544	-13.71
755	755	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,480	-26.08
800 value added	800	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,624	—
875	875	3	207.50	$207.50	$1,816	-6.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	230.00	$230.00	$690	—
370	370	3	215.00–262.00	$230.67	$853	-12.91
405–445	425	3	210.00–257.00	$240.70	$1,023	-12.91
505–515	510	3	200.00–245.00	$218.89	$1,116	-16.59
575–595	585	2	235.00–240.00	$237.54	$1,390	+10.09
605–635	626	7	192.00–235.00	$214.02	$1,340	-4.35
660–670	662	6	215.00–217.00	$216.66	$1,434	-2.34
725–730	728	2	190.00–193.00	$191.49	$1,394	-20.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	255.00	$255.00	$880	+15.79
375	375	2	250.00	$250.00	$938	+13.41
435	435	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,066	+3.00
480	480	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,042	-13.00
515–540	532	5	192.00–202.00	$197.17	$1,049	-23.78
550	550	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,045	-23.56
780	780	2	172.00	$172.00	$1,342	-6.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	247.00	$247.00	$790	—
395	395	1	200.00	$200.00	$790	-22.00
400–430	411	5	210.00–225.00	$216.43	$890	-1.27
455–465	460	3	195.00–207.00	$202.33	$931	-7.09
485 value added	485	1	200.00	$200.00	$970	—
500–525	516	6	192.00–205.00	$198.54	$1,024	-15.95
565	565	3	193.00–195.00	$194.33	$1,098	-13.42
600–635	622	12	175.00–193.00	$183.83	$1,143	-24.39
627–642 value added	633	78	219.00–225.00	$221.42	$1,402	+18.92
655–660	658	2	170.00–175.00	$172.51	$1,135	-13.50
700	700	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,155	-36.21
728 value added	728	12	205.00	$205.00	$1,492	+13.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	335	3	230.00–237.00	$232.19	$778	+6.92
370–395	393	10	222.00–230.00	$222.75	$875	+5.83
405–445	423	13	195.00–217.00	$208.82	$883	-6.56
455–485	467	13	190.00–212.00	$203.07	$948	-2.59
505–545	532	19	178.00–196.00	$188.62	$1,003	-10.72
555–580	562	12	170.00–187.00	$182.40	$1,025	-10.86
605–640	624	4	170.00–182.00	$176.05	$1,099	-5.27
660–690	666	5	150.00–180.00	$173.78	$1,157	-3.81
710	710	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,278	+10.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	312	5	219.00–222.00	$221.35	$691	+1.23
360–395	366	17	194.00–219.00	$215.24	$788	+8.10
415–440	423	12	192.00–207.00	$200.09	$846	-5.56
455–485	466	10	180.00–200.00	$193.66	$902	-2.95
520–545	534	7	165.00–185.00	$179.30	$957	-11.84
565–595	584	5	172.00–177.00	$175.22	$1,023	-9.47
600–645	623	3	160.00–171.00	$166.09	$1,035	-4.25
670–695	689	4	150.00–170.00	$165.14	$1,138	+3.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	332	12	225.00–260.00	$249.65	$829	-2.35
375–395	381	7	220.00–250.00	$242.92	$926	+1.48
400–445	425	10	203.00–242.00	$219.89	$935	-8.94
455–490	477	20	200.00–237.00	$219.80	$1,048	-4.43
505–545	517	19	185.00–230.00	$206.26	$1,066	-3.89
550–595	573	9	182.00–222.00	$199.45	$1,143	-2.83
605–649	634	8	178.00–210.00	$185.56	$1,176	-5.28
650–675	663	3	162.00–180.00	$169.78	$1,126	-19.01
748	748	4	151.00	$151.00	$1,129	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	230.00–235.00	$232.60	$740	-28.43
375–380	379	5	252.00–254.00	$253.60	$961	+6.44
400–435	421	4	220.00–225.00	$222.98	$939	-17.67
460–490	474	7	212.00–240.00	$219.42	$1,040	-11.84
500–535	519	8	205.00–235.00	$215.27	$1,117	-10.16
555–590	568	3	190.00–209.00	$199.70	$1,134	-17.32
610–645	628	5	185.00–205.00	$197.89	$1,243	-10.09
700	700	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,330	+6.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–398	384	8	212.00–240.00	$226.10	$868	-9.20
405–415	410	2	208.00–210.00	$208.99	$857	-10.05
475–490	485	7	192.00–225.00	$206.13	$1,000	-7.88
525–540	533	2	185.00–215.00	$199.79	$1,065	+2.30
560–590	575	2	170.00–200.00	$185.39	$1,066	-0.06
640	640	2	167.00–190.00	$178.50	$1,142	-3.82
740	740	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,221	-7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1385	1178	80-85%	15	85.00–99.00	$90.63	$1,068	+6.32
1000–1455	1238	80-85%	26	81.00–93.00	$86.31	$1,069	-9.66
1010–1695	1345	80-85%	12	76.00–86.00	$79.53	$1,070	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1310	1048	85-90%	12	60.00–70.00	$64.85	$680	-13.26
930–1200	1095	85-90%	24	69.00–79.00	$76.02	$832	—
1080–1175	1124	85-90%	15	82.00–86.00	$84.05	$945	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1545	1459	75-80%	6	77.00–90.00	$84.23	$1,229	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1760	1627	21	86.00–106.00	$100.79	$1,640	-3.41
1255–2230	1704	10	97.00–115.00	$107.56	$1,833	-3.17
1500–1935	1718	2	108.00–114.00	$111.38	$1,914	+0.65

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,185.00–1,325.00	$1,265.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,112.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,395.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	850.00–1,030.00	$940.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–925.00	$858.33

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,075.00–1,425.00	$1,185.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,225.00–1,400.00	$1,341.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,210.00–1,300.00	$1,255.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–700.00	$675.00	—

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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.