Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 9, 2023

11,774 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $205.57/cwt +0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 520 lb · 145 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $212.91/cwt -0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 478 lb · 123 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $198.21/cwt -4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 570 lb · 118 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,774	14,235	11,842
Feeder cattle	9,369	11,409	8,897
Slaughter cattle	1,739	2,112	1,918
Replacement cattle	666	714	1,027

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 504,515 compared to 494,852 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
305–325	318	4	282.00–300.00	$290.42	$924	+14.20
370 value added	370	1	274.00	$274.00	$1,014	—
355–395	377	24	258.00–287.50	$272.83	$1,029	+11.85
400–445	422	29	230.00–282.50	$263.66	$1,113	+10.81
467 value added	467	3	257.00	$257.00	$1,200	-32.24
455–496	482	45	228.00–275.00	$259.93	$1,253	+2.93
510 value added	510	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,377	-15.00
505–545	527	45	222.00–262.50	$247.15	$1,302	-11.23
550–595	569	51	220.00–255.00	$239.41	$1,362	-3.53
605–645	627	92	210.00–245.00	$237.16	$1,487	+3.70
653–675	663	25	205.00–240.00	$229.13	$1,519	-0.75
672–690 value added	675	7	220.00–244.00	$240.49	$1,623	—
705–725	715	22	213.00–225.00	$223.27	$1,596	-6.47
755–785	780	10	210.00–220.00	$217.23	$1,694	-6.66
800	800	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,600	—
813 value added	813	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,756	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	324	17	255.00–275.00	$265.60	$861	+1.03
360–395	376	26	250.00–270.00	$258.27	$971	+3.76
410–445	430	33	240.00–275.00	$251.91	$1,083	-3.23
455–495	475	38	225.00–265.00	$252.14	$1,198	+4.22
505–548	527	51	210.00–250.00	$239.65	$1,263	-1.25
555–595	577	48	200.00–245.00	$234.51	$1,353	-1.55
605–645	617	36	190.00–234.00	$225.65	$1,392	-3.41
655–695	678	19	182.00–227.00	$217.33	$1,473	-2.88
705–730	716	12	200.00–210.00	$201.92	$1,446	-12.13
755–790	778	3	190.00–194.00	$192.71	$1,499	-4.78
800	800	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,536	-12.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	13	245.00–255.00	$250.92	$815	-3.71
365–395	377	14	232.00–250.00	$240.86	$908	-3.26
405–445	426	9	222.00–250.00	$232.21	$989	-12.70
455–495	477	15	215.00–245.00	$233.10	$1,112	-7.33
525–545	534	4	212.00–235.00	$227.56	$1,215	-8.61
555–595	581	28	210.00–230.00	$225.26	$1,309	+5.42
600–645	620	11	210.00–224.00	$214.71	$1,331	-2.76
660–697	684	28	190.00–210.00	$200.42	$1,371	+3.91
745	745	2	188.00–190.00	$189.00	$1,408	-9.59
755–791	781	7	180.00–190.00	$181.38	$1,417	—
800	800	4	179.00	$179.00	$1,432	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	275	5	215.00–226.00	$219.64	$604	-7.07
300–345	326	36	210.00–252.00	$224.55	$732	-5.96
355–395	378	47	205.00–245.00	$225.81	$854	-3.24
405–440	424	91	203.00–230.00	$218.06	$925	-1.73
450–495	478	123	200.00–227.00	$212.91	$1,018	-0.62
500–545	520	145	190.00–220.00	$205.57	$1,069	+0.11
550–595	570	118	185.00–207.00	$198.21	$1,130	-4.29
605–645	617	80	180.00–200.00	$194.16	$1,198	-2.89
655 value added	655	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,349	—
650–695	671	45	172.00–194.00	$187.59	$1,259	-4.67
700–745	726	10	167.00–180.00	$176.97	$1,285	-2.12
765–780	767	7	152.00–185.00	$176.00	$1,350	-4.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	220.00	$220.00	$638	—
305–335	323	18	217.00–255.00	$227.42	$735	-19.85
350–395	373	24	214.00–252.00	$225.00	$839	-13.37
405–440	421	30	210.00–245.00	$225.43	$949	-4.69
450–488	477	61	205.00–232.00	$218.88	$1,044	-2.01
520–525 value added	524	10	230.00	$230.00	$1,205	±0.00
500–548	530	60	200.00–225.00	$214.89	$1,139	-1.21
555–595	569	54	198.00–218.00	$210.85	$1,200	-0.43
565–585 value added	572	5	222.00–225.00	$224.41	$1,284	+0.52
600–646	624	63	185.00–210.00	$202.40	$1,263	-4.05
600–644 value added	643	39	212.00–225.00	$221.02	$1,421	+2.68
650–680	662	13	180.00–200.00	$188.19	$1,246	-10.22
669 value added	669	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,472	+22.00
700–725	717	3	180.00–185.00	$183.37	$1,315	-16.20
745 value added	745	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,564	±0.00
750–778	765	19	161.00–190.00	$181.45	$1,388	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	210.00	$210.00	$588	-8.00
305–345	327	34	200.00–245.00	$220.65	$722	-8.43
350–395	372	58	200.00–230.00	$213.14	$793	-4.72
405–445	430	83	186.00–220.00	$205.58	$884	-6.07
450–495	472	73	185.00–215.00	$203.39	$960	-2.63
500–545	523	61	180.00–205.00	$193.32	$1,011	-4.24
550–595	576	48	175.00–197.00	$185.57	$1,069	-6.85
600–645	625	24	170.00–187.00	$177.44	$1,109	-6.97
650–695	676	14	160.00–180.00	$168.79	$1,141	-10.80
705–735	723	3	150.00–177.00	$161.50	$1,168	-7.50
770	770	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,294	+10.72
800	800	7	175.00	$175.00	$1,400	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	277	3	260.00–270.00	$263.25	$729	+3.25
310–335	324	26	230.00–277.00	$256.38	$831	-8.70
350–395	374	39	226.00–265.00	$245.88	$920	-1.63
405–445	429	51	206.00–257.00	$235.34	$1,010	+0.63
455–495	477	74	204.00–247.00	$227.45	$1,085	-0.26
500–545	525	63	188.00–242.00	$217.90	$1,144	-1.20
550–595	571	51	188.00–227.00	$211.06	$1,205	+2.73
600–645	626	26	184.00–205.00	$196.45	$1,230	+2.28
650–690	670	21	178.00–197.00	$186.17	$1,247	-0.47
702–745	715	19	170.00–188.00	$180.80	$1,293	+1.62
770–775	773	4	160.00–179.00	$171.98	$1,329	-5.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	6	240.00–255.00	$245.09	$669	—
305–345	323	22	230.00–260.00	$244.63	$790	-2.72
350–395	377	29	205.00–245.00	$233.88	$882	-10.39
405–445	426	40	200.00–237.00	$224.26	$955	-2.68
455–498	483	56	198.00–230.00	$217.07	$1,048	-0.20
505–545	518	42	180.00–225.00	$204.93	$1,062	-2.69
550–595	573	51	178.00–205.00	$195.36	$1,119	+6.66
600–645	619	32	172.00–200.00	$185.19	$1,146	+2.39
660–695	677	6	162.00–180.00	$171.74	$1,163	-7.75
725–740	733	4	150.00–175.00	$160.56	$1,177	-11.90
770–775	773	3	141.00–162.00	$151.02	$1,167	-13.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	270.00	$270.00	$783	—
300–345	324	15	255.00–280.00	$268.93	$871	+2.85
356–375 value added	362	3	270.00–278.00	$275.24	$996	—
360–395	376	25	250.00–270.00	$257.51	$968	+0.88
400–435	419	47	228.00–267.00	$248.39	$1,041	+3.16
405–435 value added	422	3	236.00–260.00	$250.74	$1,058	—
450–495	463	22	222.00–255.00	$238.04	$1,102	-3.25
465 value added	465	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,102	—
500–545	520	25	210.00–246.00	$232.59	$1,209	+6.20
550–580	568	16	216.00–230.00	$221.12	$1,256	-0.20
605–645	621	14	192.00–215.00	$208.22	$1,293	-3.21
660–690	682	9	195.00–209.00	$198.44	$1,353	-6.01
715–745	737	6	182.00–185.00	$184.49	$1,360	-2.75
755	755	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,404	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1505	1165	80-85%	154	78.00–92.00	$86.13	$1,003	+2.29
865–1605	1193	80-85%	178	82.00–98.00	$91.67	$1,094	+7.83
1020–1630	1263	80-85%	51	89.00–105.00	$97.98	$1,237	+3.60

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1250	1026	85-90%	76	63.00–79.00	$73.62	$755	-5.18
825–1300	1054	85-90%	116	67.00–93.00	$83.71	$882	+2.34
780–1425	1068	85-90%	104	60.00–88.00	$80.36	$858	-1.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1760	1409	75-80%	45	83.00–100.00	$89.98	$1,268	-3.99
1185–1755	1417	75-80%	20	80.00–92.00	$84.91	$1,203	-9.06
1205–1675	1440	75-80%	25	93.00–104.00	$96.83	$1,394	+2.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2100	1499	37	82.00–113.00	$104.13	$1,561	—
1100–2145	1630	55	96.00–120.00	$109.92	$1,792	—
1175–1965	1669	14	111.00–126.00	$117.06	$1,954	+5.07

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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	15	718.00–1,062.00	$897.47

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	900.00–1,625.00	$1,406.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	75	750.00–1,475.00	$1,237.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,500.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,450.00–2,000.00	$1,630.77
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	35	800.00–1,200.00	$1,075.14

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	975.00–1,100.00	$1,055.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	725.00–950.00	$797.31
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	800.00–1,000.00	$920.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	900.00–1,150.00	$1,085.88
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	775.00–950.00	$866.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–1,000.00	$918.75

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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	20	1,300.00–1,750.00	$1,485.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,175.00–1,460.00	$1,247.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,141.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	72	1,075.00–1,675.00	$1,357.64	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,775.00–2,750.00	$2,425.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,193.75	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–900.00	$800.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.