Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

3,232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $256.68/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 380 lb · 119 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.31/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 522 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $203.80/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 521 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,232	3,688	4,497
Feeder cattle	2,516	2,958	3,801
Slaughter cattle	510	524	492
Replacement cattle	206	206	204

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. 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
230	230	1	290.00	$290.00	$667	—
325–340	331	7	260.00–270.00	$266.11	$881	+26.11
350–380	373	17	258.00–267.00	$261.20	$974	+1.97
405–445	436	15	250.00–265.00	$253.59	$1,106	+3.68
455–495	482	12	238.00–250.00	$244.13	$1,177	-6.94
510–545	526	30	230.00–245.00	$236.45	$1,244	-6.95
555–596	577	14	220.00–240.00	$229.33	$1,323	-4.72
605–640	621	21	210.00–222.00	$215.51	$1,338	-7.64
660–675	664	4	212.00–214.00	$212.51	$1,411	-0.75
715	715	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,430	—
755–795	765	6	185.00–206.00	$192.93	$1,476	-4.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	260.00	$260.00	$819	-21.61
355–375	368	5	255.00–280.00	$266.85	$982	-12.61
395 value added	395	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,146	—
405–440	416	7	250.00–277.00	$264.00	$1,098	-7.82
425 value added	425	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,169	—
455–495	481	8	250.00–260.00	$254.32	$1,223	-7.49
480–495 value added	488	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,293	—
505–520 value added	512	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,331	—
500–545	524	8	242.00–255.00	$249.17	$1,306	-1.21
550–597	569	32	230.00–245.00	$235.76	$1,341	-9.51
600–642	629	22	220.00–234.00	$226.20	$1,423	-5.29
660–690	681	11	210.00–229.00	$222.70	$1,517	-5.03
765	765	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,492	-20.00
770 value added	770	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,578	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	275.00	$275.00	$756	—
305–325	318	3	255.00–257.00	$256.36	$815	—
375–395	379	9	245.00–250.00	$248.90	$943	+8.93
415–445	439	14	230.00–242.00	$239.90	$1,053	-2.99
470	470	3	225.00–230.00	$228.33	$1,073	-11.67
525–545	531	10	215.00–230.00	$222.59	$1,182	+5.00
560–595	579	5	212.00–220.00	$216.96	$1,256	-10.06
605–645	630	3	200.00–210.00	$205.59	$1,295	-2.70
680	680	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,292	-14.51
715–720	717	3	180.00–187.00	$184.66	$1,324	-17.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	317	8	227.00–245.00	$235.14	$745	+15.34
350–395	366	28	224.00–230.00	$226.26	$828	+6.39
405–440	419	28	208.00–228.00	$219.92	$921	+3.29
450–495	469	35	200.00–222.00	$214.67	$1,007	+1.98
500–545	521	38	195.00–213.00	$203.80	$1,062	-1.64
550–590	572	20	182.00–205.00	$197.30	$1,129	-0.89
625–640	631	7	180.00–190.00	$186.26	$1,175	-2.42
655–685	669	7	165.00–180.00	$172.82	$1,156	-0.15
705	705	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,198	+4.10
755	755	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,208	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	4	230.00	$230.00	$724	+18.00
350–380	370	4	224.00–230.00	$227.75	$843	+6.12
425–440	433	11	222.00–226.00	$224.22	$971	+5.00
450–494	484	24	219.00–232.50	$221.53	$1,072	+1.38
505	505	11	231.00	$231.00	$1,167	+11.26
503–544	528	32	208.00–220.00	$213.95	$1,130	-5.79
558 value added	558	5	218.00	$218.00	$1,216	—
555–590	577	14	200.00–215.00	$207.15	$1,195	-4.61
600–640	610	11	190.00–205.00	$196.10	$1,196	-1.77
615 value added	615	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,292	—
655–680	666	4	188.00–197.00	$191.74	$1,277	-10.79

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	255.00	$255.00	$523	—
302–345	313	9	215.00–230.00	$225.13	$705	+10.08
360–390	380	16	200.00–225.00	$215.88	$820	+2.09
405–445	429	20	208.00–217.50	$215.91	$926	+1.21
450–480	471	29	191.00–212.00	$201.17	$948	+1.46
500–545	531	18	182.00–202.00	$191.38	$1,016	-3.58
560–575	573	9	180.00–190.00	$186.02	$1,066	-6.15
600–645	628	3	172.00–175.00	$173.98	$1,093	+1.14
660–665	663	3	160.00–165.00	$161.66	$1,072	+6.66
705–740	723	2	150.00–160.00	$154.88	$1,120	—
750–790	770	4	140.00–170.00	$152.63	$1,175	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	252.00	$252.00	$743	—
320–345	326	8	250.00–280.00	$262.64	$856	-1.14
360–380	380	119	245.00–265.00	$256.68	$975	-0.64
405–445	425	16	230.00–255.00	$244.02	$1,037	+5.30
455–495	472	23	216.00–242.00	$227.73	$1,075	-2.92
500–540	522	14	210.00–237.00	$217.07	$1,133	-3.61
550–595	573	14	200.00–227.00	$207.57	$1,189	-9.13
605–645	627	10	185.00–200.00	$193.12	$1,211	-3.67
650–695	676	12	170.00–190.00	$181.47	$1,227	-1.70
710–745	723	3	170.00–175.00	$171.65	$1,241	-10.35
760	760	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,345	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	4	260.00	$260.00	$728	—
320–345	328	15	240.00–265.00	$247.35	$811	+2.15
350–395	374	18	230.00–250.00	$237.28	$887	-10.82
400–445	422	24	215.00–242.00	$226.66	$957	+3.82
455–495	478	15	205.00–230.00	$216.81	$1,036	-1.92
500–540	524	17	195.00–210.00	$203.26	$1,065	+6.37
550–595	579	12	183.00–200.00	$189.38	$1,097	-23.09
610–645	628	5	165.00–185.00	$175.06	$1,099	-24.69
680–695	688	2	170.00–175.00	$172.53	$1,187	+12.53
700–735	714	5	165.00–167.00	$165.41	$1,181	+18.41
800	800	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,320	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235 value added	228	2	300.00–305.00	$302.42	$690	—
350–380	364	4	255.00–275.00	$265.09	$965	-10.45
400–445	423	9	240.00–255.00	$247.89	$1,049	-4.42
450–480	462	5	227.00–240.00	$234.42	$1,083	-15.11
500–535	515	6	225.00–240.00	$231.46	$1,192	-2.12
550–585	571	7	212.00–220.00	$217.03	$1,239	-2.98
605–638	627	6	197.00–210.00	$204.79	$1,284	-7.67
730	730	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,314	-15.00
760–765	763	2	160.00–170.00	$164.98	$1,259	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	21	240.00	$240.00	$871	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	11	231.00	$231.00	$1,053	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1390	1151	80-85%	33	91.00–106.00	$97.13	$1,118	+12.21
960–1660	1189	80-85%	78	84.00–97.00	$90.89	$1,081	+5.97
930–1525	1203	80-85%	73	79.00–89.00	$85.68	$1,031	-11.04

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1140	1000	85-90%	32	65.00–81.00	$70.63	$706	—
845–1290	1054	85-90%	49	72.00–87.00	$77.00	$812	+3.33
780–1290	1079	85-90%	24	79.00–85.00	$82.05	$885	-1.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1685	1396	75-80%	12	84.00–88.00	$86.01	$1,201	—
1150–1670	1481	75-80%	19	84.00–94.00	$90.04	$1,333	+3.38
1320–1555	1484	75-80%	4	96.00–100.00	$98.86	$1,467	+12.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1950	1553	16	97.00–108.00	$101.00	$1,569	—
1345–2020	1604	16	107.00–115.00	$110.72	$1,776	+12.67
1620–2200	1931	10	113.00–120.00	$116.80	$2,255	—

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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	21	729.00–946.00	$865.10
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	1,020.00–1,113.00	$1,049.30

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	545.00–600.00	$572.50

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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	1,350.00	$1,350.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,160.00–1,400.00	$1,257.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	800.00–1,150.00	$935.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	920.00–1,350.00	$1,082.50
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,420.00–1,460.00	$1,440.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	950.00–1,435.00	$1,075.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	925.00–1,050.00	$982.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,070.00

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)	3	850.00–875.00	$866.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–900.00	$875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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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	17	1,000.00–1,425.00	$1,260.29	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,000.00–1,550.00	$1,222.22	—

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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.