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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

8,361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $106.99/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 526 lb · 123 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $110.04/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $518/hd at 471 lb · 114 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.56/cwt +2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 572 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,361 11,294 12,175
Feeder cattle 6,823 9,530 10,026
Slaughter cattle 984 1,134 1,238
Replacement cattle 554 630 911

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 480,192 compared to 506,498 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
255–265 260 2 154.00–158.00 $156.04 $406 +6.85
320–345 336 11 135.00–150.00 $143.82 $483 +1.12
355–395 376 25 130.00–143.00 $136.22 $512 -2.54
405–441 425 26 126.00–140.00 $134.68 $572 +3.29
450–495 468 47 120.00–139.00 $126.31 $591 -1.78
505–547 536 41 115.00–132.00 $123.87 $664 +0.58
550–590 568 89 110.00–132.00 $120.43 $684 -1.30
579 579 8 122.00 $122.00 $706 +0.27
605–645 619 55 110.00–120.00 $116.17 $719 +1.79
654–695 668 55 107.00–118.00 $112.91 $754 +1.61
700–745 722 14 102.00–111.00 $107.12 $773 -4.65
760–780 770 6 102.00–107.00 $104.48 $804 -3.61
815–840 825 6 100.00–102.00 $100.33 $828 +1.10
850–895 880 3 90.00–95.00 $91.61 $806 —
990 990 1 88.00 $88.00 $871 —
1025 1025 1 85.00 $85.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 164.00–167.50 $165.78 $481 -14.22
300–335 322 14 152.00–169.00 $159.83 $515 +1.45
355–395 382 14 142.00–151.00 $146.24 $559 +0.45
400–448 431 37 129.00–162.00 $139.15 $600 +0.62
455–495 469 19 129.00–160.00 $134.35 $630 +2.14
505–545 519 66 118.00–142.00 $133.70 $694 +6.83
555–595 572 25 118.00–129.00 $122.24 $699 -1.29
610–630 626 31 116.00–133.00 $130.08 $814 +13.56
640 value added 640 2 127.00 $127.00 $813 —
655–685 669 18 112.00–121.00 $115.34 $772 -0.12
712–745 723 19 109.00–117.00 $112.42 $813 +1.54
765–775 770 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $851 -8.14
940 940 1 92.00 $92.00 $865 —
970 970 19 102.00 $102.00 $989 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 1 142.00 $142.00 $416 -0.38
305–340 323 10 110.00–140.00 $130.72 $422 -2.87
370–395 383 22 105.00–133.00 $127.38 $488 +1.20
405–440 415 8 120.00–127.50 $122.74 $509 +1.24
459–495 476 24 117.00–124.00 $120.61 $574 +1.56
500–545 538 24 105.00–116.00 $115.13 $619 -2.36
560–590 577 15 95.00–117.50 $109.54 $632 +0.18
620–645 631 11 105.00–110.00 $107.32 $677 -3.85
675–685 680 5 97.00–107.00 $103.21 $702 -6.03
715–745 728 3 91.00–96.00 $94.00 $684 -3.76
760 760 1 90.00 $90.00 $684 -5.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 75 129.00 $129.00 $877 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 236 4 130.00–137.50 $132.42 $313 —
255–295 277 11 120.00–137.50 $125.92 $349 +2.47
300–345 321 50 108.00–137.00 $125.80 $404 +2.32
355–395 378 56 101.00–130.00 $120.61 $456 +0.92
400 400 1 100.00 $100.00 $400 -15.81
413 unweaned 413 16 112.00 $112.00 $463 —
400–445 424 85 100.00–122.50 $114.34 $485 -1.47
454–495 471 114 92.00–117.50 $110.04 $518 +0.14
503 unweaned 503 6 102.00 $102.00 $513 —
500–545 527 117 88.00–112.50 $107.25 $565 +1.21
550–595 569 55 96.00–110.00 $102.74 $585 +0.50
600–648 624 40 92.00–105.00 $99.06 $618 -1.45
655–695 683 13 90.00–96.00 $93.29 $637 -1.42
705–745 729 14 75.00–96.00 $91.15 $664 -0.12
765–795 780 9 82.00–95.00 $87.67 $684 +0.55
810–845 838 7 84.00–86.00 $85.58 $717 —
870 870 1 80.00 $80.00 $696 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 140.00 $140.00 $294 —
295 295 1 140.00 $140.00 $413 +2.46
300–345 323 12 119.00–139.00 $131.33 $424 +4.19
355–398 378 29 113.00–134.00 $124.47 $470 +0.65
400–445 422 54 108.00–135.00 $119.88 $506 -1.15
450–495 469 53 102.00–127.00 $115.23 $540 -0.31
520 520 2 111.00 $111.00 $577 -1.61
500–545 521 79 101.00–125.00 $113.68 $592 +1.07
550 550 1 114.00 $114.00 $627 -2.00
550–595 572 108 99.00–117.00 $109.52 $626 +2.56
600–640 619 61 99.00–113.00 $107.49 $665 +1.18
655 655 7 109.00 $109.00 $714 -8.64
667 value added 667 36 118.00 $118.00 $787 +7.00
670 670 1 94.00 $94.00 $630 -23.64
650–692 674 39 96.00–111.00 $104.58 $705 -13.06
675 675 1 107.00 $107.00 $722 +4.09
700–735 715 25 94.00–107.00 $103.20 $738 +1.81
719 value added 719 7 103.00 $103.00 $741 —
755 755 1 85.00 $85.00 $642 -14.01
760 760 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,003 +32.99
785–790 788 2 95.00–97.00 $96.00 $756 -3.01
895 895 1 90.00 $90.00 $806 —
920 920 1 80.00 $80.00 $736 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 237 3 117.00–125.00 $119.70 $284 -10.30
270–285 276 5 117.50–130.00 $123.03 $340 +0.96
305–345 327 35 94.00–122.50 $109.01 $356 -6.65
350–395 373 35 97.00–120.00 $110.32 $411 -4.05
405–445 424 57 87.00–115.00 $105.92 $449 -1.49
455–495 474 31 94.00–110.00 $103.75 $492 +1.20
505–545 531 45 87.00–102.00 $97.02 $515 -0.83
550–595 574 25 75.00–97.00 $92.18 $529 +1.45
605–645 626 21 80.00–94.00 $88.60 $555 -4.29
675–685 680 3 70.00–85.00 $77.31 $526 -13.03
700–745 729 10 65.00–85.00 $76.72 $559 -6.65
760 760 1 80.00 $80.00 $608 +1.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 283 8 147.00–177.00 $157.57 $446 +0.47
305–345 331 36 125.00–170.00 $143.12 $474 -3.23
350–395 376 45 119.00–155.00 $135.63 $510 -1.39
400–445 423 61 117.00–135.00 $127.31 $539 -0.01
450–495 473 59 110.00–132.00 $122.36 $579 -0.43
500–546 525 95 94.00–125.00 $117.19 $615 +2.04
554–595 569 59 90.00–120.00 $109.50 $623 +1.54
600–645 625 51 95.00–115.00 $104.08 $650 -0.86
653–695 675 46 88.00–110.00 $95.63 $646 -3.38
700–740 720 19 90.00–97.50 $93.58 $674 +7.77
755–775 764 4 87.00–92.00 $89.27 $682 +1.03
805–835 820 2 88.00–90.00 $88.98 $730 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 175.00 $175.00 $350 —
255–295 275 19 155.00–180.00 $162.53 $447 -4.94
300–345 324 31 145.00–182.00 $158.93 $515 +1.56
355–395 377 27 125.00–170.00 $143.33 $540 -0.51
400–445 420 53 122.00–145.00 $133.23 $560 -1.03
450–495 475 52 115.00–140.00 $128.37 $610 +1.13
500–545 528 46 104.00–135.00 $121.80 $643 -0.44
560 value added 560 10 130.00 $130.00 $728 —
555–595 572 38 99.00–129.00 $115.93 $663 +1.23
610–635 623 20 101.00–115.00 $109.12 $680 +0.31
655–695 676 12 102.00–117.00 $107.58 $727 +8.47
705–740 723 10 96.00–110.00 $101.49 $734 +9.49
755–795 773 11 95.00–102.00 $98.34 $760 -1.35
810–820 815 2 94.00–95.00 $94.50 $770 -5.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 6 140.00–150.00 $144.23 $336 -4.51
255–295 270 12 135.00–142.50 $137.10 $370 -3.53
300–345 334 16 107.00–155.00 $130.27 $435 -3.78
350–395 369 25 80.00–140.00 $122.02 $450 -5.08
405–445 426 50 100.00–127.00 $117.02 $499 -4.97
460–495 478 50 95.00–120.00 $111.83 $535 -2.55
505–545 525 40 100.00–115.00 $108.49 $570 +3.27
550–590 574 24 90.00–110.00 $102.02 $586 +1.97
605–645 624 14 80.00–103.00 $93.75 $585 +1.02
660–675 665 13 70.00–92.50 $85.75 $570 -1.12
710–745 724 5 79.00–85.00 $82.78 $599 -1.98
750–795 774 8 75.00–87.50 $81.19 $628 +0.33
800 800 1 77.00 $77.00 $616 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1475 1166 80-85% 78 40.00–56.00 $47.03 $548 +1.23
1210 1210 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $666 -2.40
850–1545 1215 80-85% 153 45.00–62.00 $51.49 $626 -5.91
1235 1235 80-85% 1 53.00 $53.00 $655 -4.40
905–1825 1245 80-85% 61 52.00–67.00 $57.16 $712 -0.24
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1160 933 85-90% 47 31.00–44.00 $39.84 $372 —
950 950 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $456 +8.96
810–1210 992 85-90% 34 46.00–55.00 $51.55 $511 +12.51
780–1335 1006 85-90% 109 40.00–50.00 $44.91 $452 -0.54
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1260 1250 75-80% 2 58.00 $58.00 $725 —
1300–1550 1415 75-80% 7 42.00–49.00 $46.46 $657 -9.08
1090–1720 1416 75-80% 54 45.00–60.00 $51.70 $732 -3.84
1180–1690 1428 75-80% 24 51.00–67.00 $59.71 $853 +4.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1955 1429 38 61.00–77.00 $71.61 $1,023 +1.03
1045–2395 1675 53 70.00–84.00 $76.06 $1,274 +1.16
1265–2070 1709 16 80.00–89.00 $82.66 $1,413 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 19 300.00–425.00 $378.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 375.00–570.00 $457.08
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 760.00 $760.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 750.00–800.00 $775.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
430–1290 903 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 430.00–660.00 $612.55
1050–1105 1078 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–935.00 $917.50
995–1145 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 790.00–1,025.00 $871.67
990–1223 1109 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 470.00–660.00 $551.55
1095–1215 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 675.00–750.00 $714.45
985–1440 1216 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 725.00–900.00 $822.14
995–1725 1283 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 600.00–1,050.00 $773.97
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 26 535.00–780.00 $654.42
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 21 815.00–1,100.00 $964.52
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 53 600.00–1,050.00 $812.55
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 440.00 $440.00
900–965 928 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 400.00–600.00 $516.61
865–1105 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 450.00–640.00 $508.97
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 540.00–750.00 $637.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 305.00–600.00 $421.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1015 1013 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 705.00–710.00 $707.50
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 500.00–525.00 $512.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 575.00–800.00 $650.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 475.00–675.00 $566.11
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 730.00–750.00 $740.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 550.00–650.00 $584.44

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,775.00–1,875.00 $1,825.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 45 1,250.00–1,700.00 $1,401.11
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,025.00–1,200.00 $1,160.00

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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
975–1225 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00–850.00 $783.52 +178.22
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 +569.70
1125–1530 1335 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00–1,150.00 $1,110.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 625.00–675.00 $650.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 580.00 $580.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1310 1310 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.