Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 7, 2023

6,015 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $219.85/cwt ≈ $1,862/hd at 847 lb · 220 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.96/cwt -5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 522 lb · 65 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $214.42/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 473 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,015	4,019	6,186
Feeder cattle	5,373	3,301	5,318
Slaughter cattle	476	461	782
Replacement cattle	166	257	86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
847	847	220	219.85	$219.85	$1,862	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–370	362	9	252.00–274.00	$260.46	$943	-24.54
400–420 value added	407	3	264.00–290.00	$274.26	$1,116	—
400–445	425	11	249.00–276.00	$263.89	$1,122	-5.17
450–490	476	19	240.00–270.00	$262.69	$1,250	+2.51
510–547	537	25	226.00–265.00	$237.40	$1,275	-15.73
555 value added	555	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,343	—
550–590	567	20	220.00–261.00	$236.19	$1,339	-1.31
605–644	633	28	210.00–250.00	$219.15	$1,387	-11.87
650–685	668	29	200.00–230.00	$224.36	$1,499	+2.02
708	708	4	196.00	$196.00	$1,388	-17.24
750–770	753	7	190.00–198.00	$191.17	$1,440	-13.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	7	255.00–275.00	$263.63	$883	-14.42
365–395	381	15	245.00–272.00	$261.01	$994	-8.01
405–445	426	11	240.00–267.00	$252.41	$1,075	-3.07
455–480	470	20	235.00–262.00	$247.26	$1,162	+0.26
505–548	529	36	220.00–250.00	$231.08	$1,222	-12.58
560–590	572	15	210.00–245.00	$234.56	$1,342	-0.16
600–645	623	30	200.00–234.00	$215.85	$1,345	-1.22
660–695	680	15	196.00–230.00	$209.38	$1,424	-1.82
715–745	732	3	190.00–196.00	$192.01	$1,406	-10.50
790–795	793	2	186.00–189.00	$187.50	$1,487	-8.99
800	800	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,480	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	334	5	225.00–265.00	$248.17	$829	-9.36
360–385	375	3	220.00–260.00	$243.82	$914	-7.16
405–445	419	5	237.00–245.00	$239.30	$1,003	-15.70
455–495	473	13	215.00–242.00	$226.28	$1,070	-3.72
500–540	522	10	210.00–236.00	$226.96	$1,185	-8.04
555–597	579	15	202.00–217.00	$206.67	$1,197	-9.37
600–640	615	4	200.00–210.00	$202.44	$1,245	-6.56
655–695	672	8	192.00–217.00	$207.12	$1,392	+7.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	327	10	228.00–237.00	$231.60	$757	+4.28
350–395	368	41	212.00–231.00	$223.31	$822	-0.39
405–445	424	54	208.00–232.00	$219.50	$931	+3.17
450–495	473	58	202.00–225.00	$214.42	$1,014	+2.01
500–545	520	53	200.00–218.00	$207.74	$1,080	+3.10
555–590	569	17	190.00–203.00	$196.36	$1,117	-1.17
600–645	628	24	184.00–207.00	$195.94	$1,231	+9.26
650–690	674	16	177.00–186.00	$180.88	$1,219	+5.05
730	730	7	185.00	$185.00	$1,350	+12.27
760–775	768	2	168.00–172.00	$170.02	$1,306	+4.32
800	800	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,440	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	374	8	224.00–230.00	$227.18	$850	-4.68
400–445	428	27	218.00–235.00	$224.39	$960	-1.17
450–490	473	55	212.00–235.00	$218.74	$1,035	-4.96
500–545	522	65	208.00–225.00	$211.96	$1,106	-5.45
550–560 value added	555	2	215.00–217.00	$216.01	$1,199	-4.61
555–595	567	21	202.00–210.00	$206.70	$1,172	-7.51
605–610 value added	607	3	206.00–207.50	$207.00	$1,256	—
600–635	622	36	195.00–215.00	$202.59	$1,260	-8.10
660 value added	660	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,386	-4.00
660	660	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,267	-11.99
765	765	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,469	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	16	204.00–229.00	$219.47	$709	-1.39
350–395	378	19	202.00–225.00	$213.84	$808	-3.42
400–445	424	15	190.00–217.00	$208.69	$885	-3.71
455–495	473	19	200.00–210.00	$203.97	$965	-2.28
500–540	527	25	180.00–202.00	$195.81	$1,032	-1.12
560–595	572	27	170.00–192.00	$186.94	$1,069	+6.05
600–640	619	9	171.00–190.00	$180.56	$1,118	-2.08
660–680	677	10	160.00–185.00	$169.00	$1,144	-13.00
710–725	721	6	160.00–178.00	$173.05	$1,248	+13.05
755–795	770	3	157.00–173.00	$165.85	$1,277	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	270.00	$270.00	$675	-5.00
300–340	332	13	240.00–270.00	$251.14	$834	-11.38
350–395	369	8	250.00–265.00	$256.94	$948	+0.79
400–445	426	23	235.00–254.00	$244.67	$1,042	+5.82
450–495	474	38	216.00–248.00	$230.90	$1,094	-0.10
500–545	522	33	200.00–243.00	$225.21	$1,176	+7.80
555–585	569	17	192.00–230.00	$216.24	$1,230	+11.91
605–635	618	10	190.00–215.00	$205.50	$1,270	+9.57
650–695	664	17	190.00–199.00	$191.49	$1,271	-3.26
720–725	723	3	180.00–182.00	$181.34	$1,311	-3.24
750–790	770	8	175.00–180.00	$176.37	$1,358	+1.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	334	6	260.00–282.00	$273.76	$914	+0.83
370–390	383	4	250.00–258.00	$252.47	$967	-10.60
400–445	421	35	248.00–270.00	$255.14	$1,074	+0.42
450 value added	450	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,192	—
450–490	467	22	230.00–257.00	$242.72	$1,134	-1.08
500–545	523	30	216.00–235.00	$225.83	$1,181	-5.22
550–588	582	31	212.00–230.00	$215.69	$1,255	+1.75
605–645	623	5	206.00–220.00	$212.65	$1,325	+16.84
710–728	724	14	192.00–202.00	$200.24	$1,450	+9.12
770	770	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,386	-0.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	265.00	$265.00	$742	+10.00
305–340	329	6	235.00–257.00	$246.41	$811	+1.98
350–395	374	8	230.00–245.00	$238.98	$894	+9.17
410–445	431	20	215.00–245.00	$231.12	$996	+6.95
460–495	474	20	198.00–235.00	$220.72	$1,046	+3.41
510–545	526	11	188.00–226.00	$212.32	$1,117	+2.72
565–595	579	12	190.00–212.00	$205.36	$1,189	+11.56
610–645	623	8	180.00–200.00	$192.14	$1,197	+13.43
665–695	684	6	175.00–185.00	$180.80	$1,237	+5.77
700–735	721	5	170.00–175.00	$172.03	$1,240	-0.81
800	800	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,280	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1570	1208	80-85%	57	81.00–94.00	$86.91	$1,050	-3.69
720–1515	1217	80-85%	52	88.00–100.00	$93.15	$1,134	+2.55
1045–1670	1265	80-85%	22	95.00–104.00	$97.86	$1,238	+1.61

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1175	983	85-90%	20	65.00–79.00	$71.12	$699	—
835–1340	1045	85-90%	43	79.00–91.00	$81.82	$855	+3.84
795–1285	1088	85-90%	28	72.00–90.00	$77.56	$844	-4.84

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1695	1470	75-80%	19	80.00–92.00	$84.19	$1,238	-2.65
1335–1675	1476	75-80%	19	89.00–100.00	$93.17	$1,375	+6.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–2000	1519	9	100.00–108.00	$104.30	$1,584	—
1535–1800	1702	3	118.00–124.00	$120.51	$2,051	—
1505–2430	1911	25	95.00–121.00	$110.95	$2,120	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	713.00–1,031.00	$839.78

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	350.00–460.00	$398.89

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,046.25
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	700.00–1,435.00	$1,036.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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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	3	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,416.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–800.00	$750.00	—

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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.