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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 1, 2023

2,669 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.00/cwt ≈ $1,404/hd at 595 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $200.00/cwt ≈ $1,090/hd at 545 lb · 41 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $222.29/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,457/hd at 655 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,669 3,976 3,473
Feeder cattle 1,931 3,091 2,712
Slaughter cattle 523 641 499
Replacement cattle 215 244 262

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher and feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade active with 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
323 323 3 245.00 $245.00 $791 —
355 355 1 270.00 $270.00 $958 +11.89
410–440 423 6 258.00–265.00 $260.11 $1,100 +14.55
453–495 489 40 229.00–262.00 $251.03 $1,228 -11.99
505–545 525 17 246.00–254.00 $250.59 $1,316 +2.48
555–590 569 7 224.00–245.00 $233.05 $1,326 -4.42
600–645 613 12 220.00–240.00 $225.01 $1,379 -9.27
655–660 655 37 210.00–222.00 $221.67 $1,452 +6.57
660 value added 660 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,505 -3.00
761–790 773 7 193.00–201.00 $197.69 $1,528 +1.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 255.00 $255.00 $803 -14.15
360–395 383 3 219.00–220.00 $219.31 $840 -33.38
415–445 424 13 215.00–258.00 $247.27 $1,048 -0.26
465–495 486 5 252.00–257.00 $253.56 $1,232 +8.44
510–545 530 11 210.00–247.00 $238.60 $1,265 +5.01
550–585 574 18 208.00–242.00 $235.31 $1,351 +4.31
615–640 628 2 203.00–220.00 $211.33 $1,327 -6.26
680–695 683 6 200.00–210.00 $203.02 $1,387 +2.33
705 705 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,516 +26.08
800 800 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,520 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 48 236.00 $236.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 366 9 245.00–260.00 $256.80 $940 +11.44
400–440 420 2 230.00–252.00 $241.52 $1,014 +2.59
465 465 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,139 —
525 525 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,208 -5.00
575 575 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,265 +1.90
670–680 675 4 187.00–195.00 $190.49 $1,286 -15.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–347 336 14 208.00–217.00 $211.56 $711 -10.99
365–395 385 17 210.00–227.00 $214.30 $825 -3.11
415–445 430 15 210.00–220.00 $213.51 $918 +0.65
455–495 473 31 200.00–217.00 $205.49 $972 -1.35
505–545 522 25 190.00–212.00 $199.95 $1,044 -3.94
555–595 575 20 182.00–200.00 $193.08 $1,110 -3.91
610–645 629 14 170.00–195.00 $186.19 $1,171 -0.45
650–675 667 10 180.00–190.00 $181.68 $1,212 +9.33
720–735 729 5 160.00–178.00 $170.89 $1,246 +1.48
790–795 793 3 175.00–178.00 $176.00 $1,396 +19.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 215.00 $215.00 $720 —
405–435 413 17 210.00–237.00 $220.46 $910 -2.06
460–485 476 27 206.00–233.00 $213.11 $1,014 -2.90
520 value added 520 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 —
510–540 523 7 203.00–219.00 $206.07 $1,078 -4.12
565–590 578 13 198.00–205.00 $202.31 $1,169 -6.44
610–640 635 24 180.00–200.00 $196.92 $1,250 +0.58
655–685 662 6 179.00–190.00 $183.53 $1,215 -8.74
700 700 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,337 +9.96
790 790 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,205 -24.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 276 5 210.00–214.00 $212.35 $586 -22.65
305–335 327 13 210.00–217.00 $212.63 $695 +8.32
365–375 374 7 205.00–210.00 $208.57 $780 +1.44
405–435 421 27 200.00–212.00 $206.65 $870 +3.06
475–485 482 6 190.00–205.00 $196.85 $949 +1.95
525–540 530 17 185.00–200.00 $191.00 $1,012 -4.05
555–570 559 8 180.00–192.00 $183.64 $1,027 +1.89
605–640 618 8 153.00–180.00 $169.31 $1,046 -0.01
670 670 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,139 +30.00
790 790 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 41 200.00 $200.00 $1,090 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 278 3 270.00–275.00 $271.59 $755 +11.59
315–340 329 8 250.00–265.00 $258.61 $851 +6.94
365–395 383 8 245.00–255.00 $250.35 $959 +2.98
400–445 428 19 207.00–248.00 $239.80 $1,026 +1.78
455–485 470 23 217.00–245.00 $230.99 $1,086 +3.66
505–545 520 16 200.00–232.00 $219.06 $1,139 -2.65
555–565 558 6 202.00–222.00 $217.52 $1,214 +7.47
600–645 624 7 185.00–210.00 $195.62 $1,221 -9.03
655–680 665 6 170.00–195.00 $185.56 $1,234 -6.79
710–745 727 3 180.00–189.00 $184.41 $1,341 —
750–790 770 3 145.00–185.00 $170.30 $1,311 -3.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 250.00 $250.00 $688 -2.57
303–340 324 7 200.00–230.00 $224.16 $726 -21.10
375–395 386 5 232.00–242.00 $237.24 $916 +7.26
410–445 427 9 215.00–238.00 $228.56 $976 +4.93
460–480 471 6 212.00–225.00 $217.62 $1,025 +2.42
520–545 531 4 185.00–218.00 $198.08 $1,052 -7.19
565–580 574 6 175.00–210.00 $197.55 $1,134 -5.21
620–625 624 6 174.00–200.00 $182.34 $1,138 -7.71
677–695 680 8 160.00–182.00 $168.98 $1,149 —
715–730 721 4 160.00–175.00 $168.73 $1,217 -2.96
765 765 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 278 3 285.00–290.00 $286.77 $797 —
320–335 325 3 260.00–264.00 $262.63 $854 +5.34
385 385 3 220.00 $220.00 $847 -34.15
410–435 422 5 215.00–255.00 $240.90 $1,017 -4.50
455–480 467 20 205.00–250.00 $241.33 $1,127 +4.55
510–525 516 9 232.00–241.00 $235.52 $1,215 +18.29
550 value added 550 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 —
605–645 627 5 192.00–205.00 $197.53 $1,239 -4.23
680 680 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,292 -5.32
725 value added 725 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,421 —
715–740 728 2 185.00–195.00 $189.91 $1,383 -0.09
760–795 773 3 170.00–188.00 $181.42 $1,402 -3.58

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1440 1125 80-85% 65 76.00–89.00 $84.09 $946 —
825–1620 1132 80-85% 80 81.00–95.00 $89.38 $1,012 —
870–1525 1175 80-85% 26 87.00–102.00 $94.96 $1,116 +1.81
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1160 995 85-90% 48 60.00–79.00 $72.37 $720 —
765–1225 1000 85-90% 50 68.00–85.00 $79.40 $794 +0.18
935–1195 1064 85-90% 20 74.00–87.00 $81.70 $869 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1415 1312 75-80% 10 85.00–95.00 $89.71 $1,177 —
1300–1550 1364 75-80% 7 83.00–89.00 $85.43 $1,165 -14.98
1445 1445 75-80% 2 102.00 $102.00 $1,474 +15.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1655 1569 4 104.00–108.00 $106.29 $1,668 —
1405–1740 1606 12 90.00–107.00 $100.92 $1,621 —
1130–2200 1709 20 96.00–113.00 $106.25 $1,816 +2.51

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 19 850.00–1,000.00 $939.47

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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) 11 1,350.00–1,475.00 $1,395.45
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 36 800.00–1,275.00 $1,149.31
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 720.00–1,000.00 $811.07
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,050.00–1,300.00 $1,146.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 900.00–1,075.00 $970.45
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 700.00–900.00 $850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $950.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,550.00–2,000.00 $1,700.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 1,075.00–1,450.00 $1,268.18 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 900.00–1,050.00 $975.00 —

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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.