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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

11,294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $106.04/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $555/hd at 523 lb · 182 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $115.81/cwt -0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $490/hd at 423 lb · 154 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $109.90/cwt -1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $523/hd at 476 lb · 116 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,294 7,766 13,867
Feeder cattle 9,530 6,424 11,844
Slaughter cattle 1,134 793 1,299
Replacement cattle 630 549 724

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 469,376 compared to 492,579 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 264 4 147.00–152.50 $149.19 $394 +0.66
305–345 325 29 130.00–154.00 $142.70 $464 -3.08
350–395 371 21 132.00–144.00 $138.76 $515 -4.52
405–445 427 36 125.00–145.00 $131.39 $561 -8.24
460–495 482 70 115.00–135.00 $128.09 $617 -6.51
500–549 533 55 115.00–130.00 $123.29 $657 -1.66
550–595 570 63 110.00–129.00 $121.73 $694 -1.78
610–645 636 53 110.00–122.00 $114.38 $727 -3.90
655–695 677 31 97.00–120.00 $111.30 $754 -4.85
710–745 720 41 100.00–116.00 $111.77 $805 -2.85
755–785 770 14 100.00–113.00 $108.09 $832 -4.12
805–849 839 7 97.00–100.00 $99.23 $833 -6.77
920 920 1 90.00 $90.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 180.00 $180.00 $477 +8.00
300–345 319 13 147.00–167.50 $158.38 $505 -3.17
360–385 376 20 137.50–155.00 $145.79 $548 -3.36
400–440 422 25 133.00–150.00 $138.53 $585 -7.59
455–495 475 59 127.00–138.00 $132.21 $628 -9.66
500–540 520 65 119.00–138.00 $126.87 $660 -5.44
550–575 564 53 115.00–131.00 $123.53 $697 +0.74
600–645 628 30 112.00–126.00 $116.52 $732 -4.23
650–695 679 30 109.00–123.00 $115.46 $784 -3.90
705–748 722 8 107.00–116.00 $110.88 $801 -6.28
760–795 777 55 102.50–121.00 $118.64 $922 -1.48
802 802 7 115.00 $115.00 $922 +3.00
933 value added 933 6 104.50 $104.50 $975 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 272 5 140.00–147.00 $142.38 $387 +11.20
315–345 329 13 128.00–137.50 $133.59 $440 -3.35
355–395 379 29 117.00–138.00 $126.18 $478 -0.64
405–445 421 21 113.00–135.00 $121.50 $512 -7.57
455–495 479 11 107.00–130.00 $119.05 $570 -4.74
510–545 532 15 112.00–122.00 $117.49 $625 +2.05
555–595 574 16 100.00–116.00 $109.36 $628 -2.64
615–648 642 13 106.00–112.00 $111.17 $714 -3.54
661–695 679 36 100.00–113.00 $109.24 $742 +5.84
705–745 724 9 90.00–102.00 $97.76 $708 -9.45
755–795 770 3 90.00–98.00 $95.04 $732 -9.28
855 855 1 82.00 $82.00 $701 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 8 122.00–125.00 $123.45 $352 —
300–345 321 45 113.00–128.00 $123.48 $396 -3.69
350–395 373 91 103.00–127.50 $119.69 $446 -3.79
400–445 423 154 99.00–122.50 $115.81 $490 -0.15
450–495 476 116 95.00–118.00 $109.90 $523 -1.37
500–545 523 182 95.00–112.50 $106.04 $555 -0.24
550–595 572 91 87.00–108.00 $102.24 $585 -2.61
605–645 624 64 93.00–105.00 $100.51 $627 +0.55
645 645 2 120.00 $120.00 $774 +20.04
655–695 673 33 87.00–102.00 $94.71 $637 -4.61
705–745 716 22 87.00–99.00 $91.27 $653 -5.97
750–795 774 16 80.00–95.00 $87.12 $674 -1.62
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 282 3 130.00–142.00 $137.54 $388 —
300–345 313 20 120.00–135.00 $127.14 $398 -5.24
355–395 378 37 118.00–136.00 $123.82 $468 -4.60
390 390 1 134.00 $134.00 $523 +5.58
400–445 424 54 107.00–132.00 $121.03 $513 -2.12
455 455 1 132.50 $132.50 $603 +17.10
450–495 471 56 107.00–127.50 $115.54 $544 +0.14
500 500 1 115.00 $115.00 $575 +14.00
505–545 525 76 102.00–118.00 $112.61 $591 +0.01
550 550 1 116.00 $116.00 $638 +18.97
550–595 573 97 95.00–114.00 $106.96 $613 -0.67
600–645 620 39 96.00–119.00 $106.31 $659 -2.69
620–645 632 10 103.00–132.00 $118.09 $746 +9.09
664 value added 664 13 111.00 $111.00 $737 —
660–693 673 12 101.00–124.00 $117.64 $792 +8.75
650–695 677 34 99.00–111.00 $102.91 $697 -5.98
698 fancy 698 2 108.00 $108.00 $754 —
705–745 727 8 98.00–106.00 $101.39 $737 -2.57
760 value added 760 5 101.00 $101.00 $768 —
755–785 775 4 97.00–101.00 $99.01 $767 +5.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 130.00 $130.00 $318 +18.00
255–295 275 8 112.00–127.50 $122.07 $336 +5.29
305–345 327 48 100.00–126.00 $115.66 $378 +4.40
350–395 374 54 100.00–122.50 $114.37 $428 +9.93
405–445 422 63 90.00–115.00 $107.41 $453 +1.89
450–495 477 76 90.00–112.00 $102.55 $489 -2.39
505–545 528 67 80.00–105.00 $97.85 $517 -1.97
555–595 574 29 75.00–102.00 $90.73 $521 -4.73
600–645 633 16 90.00–96.00 $92.89 $588 +1.90
680–695 683 6 90.00–92.00 $90.34 $617 +15.38
720–745 734 6 80.00–85.00 $83.37 $612 —
760–775 769 7 75.00–87.00 $78.84 $606 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 227 3 162.00–167.00 $165.38 $375 +9.66
260–295 283 8 152.50–160.00 $157.10 $445 —
300–345 321 53 123.00–155.00 $146.35 $470 -1.83
355–395 375 53 124.00–145.00 $137.02 $514 +0.25
400–445 424 81 118.00–134.00 $127.32 $540 -5.27
450–495 474 108 109.00–132.00 $122.79 $582 -0.66
500–547 525 110 102.00–126.00 $115.15 $605 -3.10
551–595 571 83 88.00–120.00 $107.96 $616 -3.43
600–646 623 82 99.00–113.00 $104.94 $654 -2.58
650–691 674 53 70.00–109.00 $99.01 $667 -0.87
710–745 729 7 65.00–98.00 $85.81 $626 -10.88
755–790 762 28 84.00–96.00 $88.24 $672 -4.38
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 286 10 160.00–172.50 $167.47 $479 -1.87
300–345 320 29 138.00–170.00 $157.37 $504 -0.53
350–395 372 57 130.00–155.00 $143.84 $535 -5.52
400–445 422 60 126.00–142.00 $134.26 $567 -6.06
450–498 480 68 118.00–135.00 $127.24 $611 -7.17
500–535 518 67 110.00–127.00 $122.24 $633 -1.64
550–595 569 20 99.00–125.00 $114.70 $653 -4.55
600–645 626 18 92.00–114.00 $108.81 $681 -1.24
650–690 675 16 80.00–109.00 $99.11 $669 -8.72
715–735 727 6 78.00–105.00 $92.00 $669 -8.69
730 value added 730 19 124.50 $124.50 $909 —
755–795 775 3 98.00–101.00 $99.69 $773 +11.65
810 810 1 100.00 $100.00 $810 —
950 950 2 90.00 $90.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 233 3 145.00–155.00 $148.74 $347 —
255–295 276 9 135.00–147.50 $140.63 $388 -0.71
300–345 320 19 116.00–142.50 $134.05 $429 -0.20
350–395 378 42 117.00–136.00 $127.10 $480 +2.73
400–445 432 72 112.00–127.50 $121.99 $527 +0.88
455–495 476 66 105.00–123.00 $114.38 $544 -0.49
500–545 526 49 89.00–115.00 $105.22 $553 -4.77
550–595 571 39 80.00–108.00 $100.05 $571 +1.00
600–645 622 38 80.00–102.50 $92.73 $577 -4.25
660–690 674 7 60.00–92.50 $86.87 $586 -6.76
700–745 727 7 80.00–87.50 $84.76 $616 -8.57
750–795 766 21 70.00–87.00 $80.86 $619 -0.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1055 1035 80-85% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.49 $564 —
1130–1175 1145 80-85% 3 55.00–57.00 $55.68 $638 —
910–1505 1180 80-85% 114 38.00–62.00 $45.80 $540 —
905–1510 1201 80-85% 180 44.00–61.00 $51.85 $623 +6.77
960–1660 1210 80-85% 43 50.00–66.00 $57.40 $695 +12.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1140 972 85-90% 76 30.00–46.00 $39.04 $379 —
835–1335 1024 85-90% 108 35.00–51.00 $45.45 $465 +2.27
795–1125 1032 85-90% 25 48.00–56.00 $52.15 $538 +8.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1700 1446 75-80% 24 51.00–61.00 $55.54 $803 +3.59
1160–2020 1476 75-80% 53 42.50–60.00 $50.27 $742 —
1270–2020 1514 75-80% 13 35.00–52.00 $44.31 $671 —
1605–1680 1643 75-80% 2 55.00–56.00 $55.49 $912 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1990 1445 34 60.00–78.00 $70.58 $1,020 +5.45
1335–2195 1670 20 77.00–88.00 $82.29 $1,374 —
1070–2430 1672 49 65.00–84.00 $74.90 $1,252 —

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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 29 410.00–650.00 $536.03
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 26 330.00–520.00 $422.69

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715–1345 907 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 520.00–780.00 $617.37
780–1040 959 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 420.00–460.00 $442.71
900–1045 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 875.00–987.00 $913.50
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
850–1360 1119 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 500.00–900.00 $702.99
960–1315 1128 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 535.00–750.00 $640.55
950–1425 1162 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 480.00–675.00 $617.93
960–1375 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 420.00–640.00 $571.03
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 40 540.00–1,025.00 $702.25
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–750.00 $710.00
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 650.00–775.00 $708.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 670.00–1,050.00 $876.32
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 39 640.00–925.00 $790.90
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 500.00–625.00 $550.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
630–1040 760 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 340.00–575.00 $495.23
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 535.00 $535.00
890–945 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 380.00–460.00 $413.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 180.00–600.00 $408.18
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 510.00–800.00 $679.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1045 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 820.00–835.00 $827.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 480.00–570.00 $525.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 450.00–700.00 $620.38
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 320.00 $320.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 595.00–630.00 $602.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 645.00–655.00 $650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 23 675.00–1,225.00 $895.22

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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
995–1225 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 575.00–650.00 $605.30 —
830–1610 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 700.00–1,175.00 $912.22 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–1,050.00 $925.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 55 750.00–1,235.00 $970.73 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 14 800.00–900.00 $867.86 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1045 957 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 500.00–600.00 $552.18 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 550.00–710.00 $629.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 525.00–630.00 $577.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 450.00 $450.00 —

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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.