Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

3,477 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.50/cwt ≈ $1,736/hd at 731 lb · 46 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $212.96/cwt +9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 472 lb · 34 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.04/cwt +16.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 522 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,477	1,406	2,660
Feeder cattle	2,594	1,133	2,180
Slaughter cattle	585	190	311
Replacement cattle	298	83	169

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	310	2	262.00–267.00	$264.46	$820	+34.46
375–395	382	9	252.00–260.00	$255.34	$975	+24.67
405–445	428	12	240.00–257.00	$248.21	$1,062	+7.51
465–497	480	13	232.00–252.00	$245.53	$1,179	—
535	535	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,241	+13.11
550–585	571	7	220.00–238.00	$228.21	$1,303	-9.33
605	605	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,392	+15.98
685	685	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,370	-16.66
725–740	732	3	188.00–205.00	$195.00	$1,427	+3.51
785–795	790	2	182.00–187.00	$184.48	$1,457	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
731 value added	731	46	237.50	$237.50	$1,736	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	431	7	254.00–270.00	$259.06	$1,117	—
475	475	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,221	+27.00
515–545	526	6	240.00–252.00	$246.78	$1,298	-1.78
550–595	569	12	235.00–245.00	$238.96	$1,360	+15.74
603 value added	603	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,477	—
655–670	660	3	220.00–224.00	$222.65	$1,469	—
675 value added	675	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,552	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	6	235.00–255.00	$245.53	$818	-9.47
375–390	380	3	240.00–247.00	$242.39	$921	-7.61
415–435	427	5	228.00–240.00	$235.37	$1,005	-9.63
455–480	468	4	215.00–224.00	$219.38	$1,027	+2.38
565–585	575	12	206.00–222.00	$209.85	$1,207	+19.85
615	615	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,168	—
665	665	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,363	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	210.00	$210.00	$693	-22.19
355–395	377	10	208.00–217.00	$215.01	$811	-7.74
410–445	426	24	200.00–225.00	$210.13	$895	+1.31
452–495	472	34	195.00–222.00	$212.96	$1,005	+9.89
510–545	527	26	180.00–215.00	$196.56	$1,036	+7.94
550–595	578	18	175.00–205.00	$190.69	$1,102	+8.29
610–640	624	10	165.00–195.00	$183.61	$1,146	+7.56
660–675	671	5	155.00–188.00	$178.23	$1,196	+4.45
710–730	724	5	168.00–177.00	$173.00	$1,253	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	220.00	$220.00	$704	-27.00
375	375	2	210.00	$210.00	$788	+10.00
410–425	420	9	205.00–224.00	$211.12	$887	-5.31
460–490	476	15	202.00–227.00	$219.26	$1,044	+16.93
500–535	522	31	190.00–225.00	$214.24	$1,118	+15.70
525 value added	525	2	227.50	$227.50	$1,194	—
550–585	564	10	185.00–217.00	$207.72	$1,172	+13.39
555–570 value added	566	6	220.00–222.00	$221.00	$1,251	—
600–645	622	16	198.00–210.00	$203.15	$1,264	+19.32
680–685	683	3	180.00–195.00	$188.32	$1,286	+15.81
715–740	728	2	180.00–185.00	$182.54	$1,329	+17.54

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	329	17	195.00–215.00	$205.14	$675	-16.21
360–395	380	16	185.00–210.00	$196.97	$748	-18.27
400–445	432	20	175.00–220.00	$199.19	$861	-0.90
460–490	471	22	170.00–212.00	$195.81	$922	+2.15
500–525	518	9	160.00–205.00	$186.51	$966	+7.21
575–580	578	5	150.00–170.00	$162.04	$937	-13.18
635–640	638	2	174.00–176.00	$175.00	$1,116	+8.91
720–745	733	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,209	—
755–780	772	3	160.00–167.00	$162.28	$1,253	—

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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	322	9	238.00–255.00	$242.35	$780	-7.30
355–390	379	8	230.00–255.00	$243.96	$925	+1.04
400–440	422	26	220.00–247.00	$237.76	$1,003	+17.87
455–495	473	31	205.00–240.00	$226.63	$1,072	+6.83
500–545	521	17	194.00–226.00	$209.82	$1,093	+3.56
550–595	576	14	197.00–210.00	$206.69	$1,191	+7.24
600–640	623	10	187.00–201.00	$196.44	$1,224	+10.88
650–675	661	10	182.00–190.00	$185.39	$1,225	+15.61
700–745	720	5	161.00–180.00	$169.47	$1,220	+18.47
770–785	777	3	162.00–165.00	$164.00	$1,274	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	321	5	235.00–265.00	$247.33	$794	—
355–395	375	11	220.00–240.00	$231.00	$866	+4.90
400–445	416	23	205.00–237.00	$225.18	$937	+16.19
450–485	477	16	200.00–227.00	$212.37	$1,013	+6.24
500–545	521	9	190.00–207.00	$201.12	$1,048	+1.33
555–590	578	4	187.00–200.00	$192.99	$1,115	+7.60
600–645	635	5	174.00–190.00	$183.11	$1,163	+4.61
665–695	681	8	155.00–180.00	$171.60	$1,169	—
745	745	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,229	±0.00
760	760	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	270.00	$270.00	$729	—
325	325	2	275.00	$275.00	$894	+42.40
355–395	377	6	248.00–268.00	$257.19	$970	+3.59
425–445	433	7	235.00–258.00	$241.69	$1,047	+18.71
455–465	458	4	212.00–252.00	$232.65	$1,066	+13.23
505–535	516	22	205.00–225.00	$216.92	$1,119	+1.65
560–590	583	7	200.00–215.00	$212.51	$1,239	+12.81
605–630	614	6	197.00–205.00	$200.01	$1,228	+2.12
660–670	665	2	192.00–195.00	$193.51	$1,287	—
725–740	733	3	182.00–192.00	$186.99	$1,371	-3.01
750–760	755	2	177.00–182.00	$179.52	$1,355	—
800	800	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,376	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1610	1218	80-85%	69	77.00–89.00	$84.33	$1,027	-1.98
895–1680	1220	80-85%	60	82.00–95.00	$89.95	$1,097	+3.64
1055–1520	1248	80-85%	12	89.00–99.00	$94.36	$1,178	+8.05

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1130	994	85-90%	37	65.00–76.00	$72.96	$725	—
820–1205	995	85-90%	50	70.00–81.00	$77.78	$774	—
925–1240	1034	85-90%	28	76.00–88.00	$81.95	$847	+17.10

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1700	1412	75-80%	11	74.00–88.00	$82.49	$1,165	—
1285–1700	1482	75-80%	14	85.00–97.00	$90.52	$1,342	+6.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1775	1574	14	95.00–109.00	$103.42	$1,628	—
1405–2060	1823	20	107.00–114.00	$110.13	$2,008	—
1910–2190	2097	3	115.00–117.00	$115.61	$2,424	—

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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	18	450.00–650.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	651.00–954.00	$807.30

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	1,125.00–1,375.00	$1,224.48
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	850.00–1,075.00	$966.76
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	975.00–1,325.00	$1,126.20

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	995.00–1,025.00	$1,011.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,060.00–1,095.00	$1,088.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	730.00–875.00	$850.83

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	925.00–1,100.00	$987.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–950.00	$881.25

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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	4	1,040.00–1,100.00	$1,063.75	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	1,100.00–1,600.00	$1,268.28	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,825.00–1,975.00	$1,900.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,091.67	—

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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.