Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

5,221 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.35/cwt +3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 526 lb · 78 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $110.05/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 525 lb · 78 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.84/cwt +5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $506/hd at 426 lb · 75 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,221	8,361	17,488
Feeder cattle	4,138	6,823	14,701
Slaughter cattle	645	984	1,478
Replacement cattle	438	554	1,309

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. All feeder classes sold mostly 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 489,646 compared to 524,417 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	287	5	168.00–176.00	$172.32	$495	+6.54
300–345	325	21	159.00–190.00	$173.19	$563	+13.36
350–395	378	47	150.00–177.00	$159.26	$602	+13.02
400–445	421	34	142.00–170.00	$149.44	$629	+10.29
450–495	474	31	132.50–151.00	$141.19	$669	+6.84
502 value added	502	5	144.00	$144.00	$723	—
500–545	520	48	127.00–149.00	$135.75	$706	+2.05
562–568 value added	563	22	134.00–136.50	$136.04	$766	—
555–595	580	43	120.00–142.00	$130.02	$754	+7.78
605–614 value added	612	18	121.00–131.50	$129.04	$790	+2.04
605–645	632	30	118.00–132.00	$122.95	$777	-7.13
660–693 value added	672	8	125.00–130.00	$126.00	$847	—
660–695	672	29	114.00–131.00	$125.24	$842	+9.90
705–710	706	4	112.00–115.00	$113.25	$800	+0.83
765–795	778	3	107.50–112.00	$109.84	$855	-0.66
883 value added	883	7	107.00	$107.00	$945	—
905–930	917	3	93.00–102.00	$96.65	$886	+4.65
1010	1010	1	90.00	$90.00	$909	—
1059 value added	1059	10	101.00	$101.00	$1,070	—
1185	1185	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,007	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	160.00–162.00	$160.95	$431	+4.91
305–345	324	25	136.00–170.00	$155.01	$502	+11.19
360–395	375	28	142.50–162.00	$149.30	$560	+13.08
405–445	423	31	133.00–155.00	$142.23	$602	+7.55
455–495	475	26	127.00–142.00	$133.88	$636	+7.57
500–545	523	23	117.50–146.00	$127.39	$666	+3.52
550–595	578	21	112.50–136.00	$122.58	$709	+0.58
605–645	623	12	112.00–126.00	$119.06	$742	+2.89
660–675	668	6	110.00–120.00	$114.68	$766	+1.77
705–745	728	3	105.00–109.00	$106.99	$779	-0.13
755–765	761	5	103.00–105.00	$104.20	$793	-0.28
840–845	843	2	96.00–100.00	$97.99	$826	-2.34
870	870	1	91.00	$91.00	$792	-0.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	4	133.00	$133.00	$332	—
325–345	328	6	142.50–155.00	$150.06	$492	+19.34
360–395	380	8	128.00–144.00	$134.96	$513	+7.58
405–445	439	7	115.00–130.00	$122.11	$536	-0.63
455–465	459	6	118.00–125.00	$120.83	$555	+0.22
505–528	523	6	110.00–117.00	$112.64	$589	-2.49
565–575	572	3	110.00–114.00	$112.00	$641	+2.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	137.50–138.00	$137.75	$355	—
310–345	330	36	121.00–140.00	$132.85	$438	+1.52
355–395	380	59	124.00–142.00	$130.49	$496	+6.02
400–449	423	71	120.00–135.00	$125.70	$532	+5.82
450–495	476	64	114.00–130.00	$120.52	$574	+5.29
500–545	526	78	110.00–125.00	$117.35	$617	+3.67
550–595	570	34	107.00–121.00	$111.28	$634	+1.76
600–645	625	46	103.00–118.00	$109.23	$683	+1.74
660–690	671	13	102.00–113.00	$105.15	$706	+11.15
705–715	710	2	99.00–100.00	$99.50	$706	-3.70
725	725	8	108.00	$108.00	$783	+4.80
770–775	773	5	97.00–99.00	$97.80	$756	-34.20
845	845	1	95.00	$95.00	$803	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	135.00	$135.00	$331	+2.58
255–295	284	22	121.00–140.00	$129.79	$369	+3.87
303–345	331	42	112.00–132.00	$127.70	$423	+1.90
355–395	371	46	113.00–135.00	$120.34	$446	-0.27
400–445	426	75	110.00–128.00	$118.84	$506	+4.50
450–495	476	62	106.00–125.00	$115.13	$548	+5.09
500–545	525	78	101.00–117.00	$110.05	$578	+2.80
555–595	578	29	100.00–115.00	$107.12	$619	+4.38
605–645	627	21	95.00–110.00	$102.78	$644	+3.72
655–695	670	13	90.00–105.00	$99.30	$665	+6.01
705–745	727	7	88.00–100.00	$92.53	$673	+1.38
760–790	772	3	89.00–100.00	$93.75	$724	+6.08
850	850	1	82.00	$82.00	$697	+2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	284	8	115.00–128.00	$123.18	$350	+0.15
305–345	329	15	112.00–123.00	$116.51	$383	+7.50
355–395	375	21	102.00–130.00	$114.54	$430	+4.22
405–445	427	28	105.00–120.00	$109.41	$467	+3.49
455–495	472	24	97.00–116.00	$106.56	$503	+2.81
505–545	527	14	94.00–107.00	$100.33	$529	+3.31
555–590	572	8	91.00–101.00	$96.49	$552	+4.31
610–645	637	6	90.00–99.00	$94.46	$602	+5.86
670	670	2	92.00	$92.00	$616	+14.69
715	715	1	90.00	$90.00	$644	+13.28
790–795	793	3	80.00–85.00	$82.67	$656	+2.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	185.00–187.00	$186.00	$391	+11.00
260–295	281	15	162.50–185.00	$170.81	$480	+8.28
305–345	328	29	150.00–175.00	$160.94	$528	+2.01
350–395	379	42	141.00–175.00	$152.43	$578	+9.10
400–445	427	47	136.00–155.00	$147.33	$629	+14.10
443 fancy	443	3	167.50	$167.50	$742	—
455–495	478	65	128.00–150.00	$138.14	$660	+9.77
505–545	529	41	122.00–142.00	$130.85	$692	+9.05
550–595	571	38	113.00–135.00	$121.76	$695	+5.83
605–645	620	28	111.00–120.00	$115.86	$718	+6.74
660–695	684	18	107.00–118.00	$111.93	$766	+4.35
705–745	723	6	99.00–112.00	$105.22	$761	+3.73
770–775	773	2	95.00–100.00	$97.51	$754	-0.83
815–820	818	2	92.00–99.00	$95.49	$781	+0.99
850	850	1	90.00	$90.00	$765	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	160.00	$160.00	$384	—
255–285	273	13	150.00–172.00	$158.26	$432	+0.69
300–345	325	23	140.00–172.00	$156.77	$510	+13.65
355–395	372	35	133.00–157.00	$145.55	$541	+9.92
400–446	426	45	125.00–147.00	$138.27	$589	+10.96
450–495	475	54	120.00–137.00	$130.18	$618	+7.82
500–545	522	39	118.00–132.00	$124.98	$652	+7.79
555–595	573	48	102.00–126.00	$116.78	$669	+7.28
600–645	622	29	103.00–116.00	$110.02	$684	+5.94
650–696	676	28	97.00–112.00	$104.78	$708	+9.15
700–725	714	5	90.00–100.00	$94.85	$677	+1.27
755–785	769	4	90.00–102.00	$95.25	$732	+5.98
810	810	1	85.00	$85.00	$688	-3.98
870–880	875	2	80.00–83.00	$81.49	$713	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	135.00–140.00	$137.66	$383	+0.56
305–345	318	5	132.00–147.50	$137.88	$438	+7.61
355–395	373	22	122.50–145.00	$131.26	$490	+9.24
405–445	429	19	118.00–135.00	$124.44	$534	+7.42
455–490	471	24	107.00–127.00	$117.90	$555	+6.07
505–545	528	7	92.00–122.00	$111.71	$590	+3.22
555–595	581	11	92.00–114.00	$103.59	$602	+1.57
605–645	624	8	90.00–104.00	$98.38	$614	+4.63
705–730	718	2	89.00–90.00	$89.49	$643	+6.71
820	820	1	80.00	$80.00	$656	+3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1370	1151	80-85%	45	43.00–57.00	$52.09	$600	+5.06
830–1480	1211	80-85%	126	47.00–63.00	$56.60	$685	+1.60
980–1595	1273	80-85%	41	53.00–67.00	$60.81	$774	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1405	1030	85-90%	74	37.00–55.00	$47.75	$492	+2.84
830–1245	1030	85-90%	29	33.00–49.00	$42.48	$438	-2.43
995–1190	1064	85-90%	27	48.00–61.00	$54.71	$582	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1685	1438	75-80%	32	49.00–64.00	$56.59	$814	-3.12
1130–1635	1461	75-80%	8	49.00–54.00	$51.72	$756	—
1270–2050	1567	75-80%	8	56.00–68.00	$62.30	$976	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1905	1502	19	61.00–78.00	$71.12	$1,068	—
1255–2265	1649	36	70.00–85.00	$79.61	$1,313	—
1450–2170	1858	13	81.00–85.00	$83.60	$1,553	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	405.00–550.00	$497.65
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	750.00–975.00	$861.56

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	375.00–475.00	$425.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00
900–1040	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	780.00–875.00	$825.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	525.00–950.00	$666.67
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	525.00–700.00	$620.83
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,200.00–1,325.00	$1,271.88
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	575.00–1,000.00	$782.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	900.00–1,200.00	$1,023.79
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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)	5	650.00–850.00	$758.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	450.00–750.00	$619.58
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	310.00–775.00	$486.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	600.00–700.00	$646.43
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	450.00–650.00	$578.85
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	350.00–400.00	$375.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	675.00–775.00	$708.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	750.00–950.00	$828.57
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	600.00–850.00	$680.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	810.00–1,000.00	$897.07	—
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–825.00	$800.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	400.00–950.00	$751.90	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	610.00–835.00	$675.45	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	525.00–675.00	$600.00	—

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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.