Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

8,492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.45/cwt +13.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,342/hd at 629 lb · 149 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.69/cwt ≈ $1,338/hd at 585 lb · 87 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.50/cwt ≈ $1,539/hd at 659 lb · 82 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,492	10,764	12,132
Feeder cattle	6,853	8,719	9,654
Slaughter cattle	1,213	1,479	1,770
Replacement cattle	426	566	708

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 12.00.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 530,691 compared to 520,109 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
360	360	1	272.00	$272.00	$979	-0.14
410 value added	410	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,148	—
405–440	423	6	256.00–265.00	$258.79	$1,095	-8.72
460–498	480	25	230.00–265.00	$251.06	$1,205	-12.94
471–497 value added	490	17	260.00–275.00	$271.02	$1,328	+7.49
500–520 value added	508	3	255.00–265.00	$258.41	$1,313	+28.41
513 fancy	513	17	250.00	$250.00	$1,282	—
505–545	530	24	234.00–255.00	$242.94	$1,288	-5.61
550 value added	550	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,414	+22.00
562 fancy	562	7	255.00	$255.00	$1,433	—
555–593	574	24	215.00–245.00	$239.03	$1,372	-6.36
612 fancy	612	6	246.00	$246.00	$1,506	—
609–646	618	35	202.00–242.00	$238.68	$1,475	+1.88
665	665	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,410	-22.92
714 value added	714	8	191.00	$191.00	$1,364	-22.00
700–740	715	34	197.00–225.00	$221.21	$1,582	-3.24
755–783	774	17	196.00–223.00	$220.59	$1,707	-14.41
786 fancy	786	42	226.00	$226.00	$1,776	—
800 value added	800	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,624	—
875–896	893	25	207.50–214.00	$213.24	$1,904	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	332	5	230.00–270.00	$249.05	$827	-20.26
350–390	366	9	215.00–265.00	$245.22	$898	-19.03
405–445	437	16	210.00–262.00	$252.93	$1,105	-9.46
455–495	471	18	235.00–255.00	$245.74	$1,157	-7.54
505–545	527	18	200.00–248.00	$233.05	$1,228	-9.64
555–595	576	51	216.00–244.00	$229.72	$1,323	-6.07
605–635	625	18	192.00–235.00	$216.88	$1,356	-12.44
655–680	668	13	200.00–219.00	$213.60	$1,427	-5.96
705–740	719	16	190.00–218.00	$199.87	$1,437	-11.81
810	810	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,660	+13.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
659 value added	659	82	233.50	$233.50	$1,539	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	7	235.00–255.00	$241.58	$792	-16.16
365–395	380	11	230.00–250.00	$238.85	$908	-16.34
405–440	428	9	212.00–255.00	$236.30	$1,011	-6.64
455–495	477	3	210.00–230.00	$219.27	$1,046	-12.98
505–540	527	14	192.00–235.00	$213.17	$1,123	-18.77
550–595	579	9	190.00–220.00	$204.04	$1,181	-22.33
605–643	630	11	195.00–210.00	$206.49	$1,301	-9.70
660–695	669	4	189.00–195.00	$190.56	$1,275	-11.57
735	735	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,360	-13.39
765–790	778	5	172.00–183.00	$175.78	$1,368	-11.22

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–335	322	5	225.00–247.00	$231.75	$746	-4.58
355–395	368	4	200.00–222.00	$216.09	$795	-22.69
400–445	413	21	210.00–225.00	$214.70	$887	-18.82
455–495	469	11	195.00–215.00	$207.75	$974	-12.82
485 value added	485	1	200.00	$200.00	$970	-32.70
500–545	517	65	192.00–225.00	$213.06	$1,102	-0.83
550 value added	550	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,210	±0.00
550–591	575	64	190.00–215.00	$206.51	$1,187	-2.10
604–606 fancy	605	15	219.00–220.00	$219.53	$1,328	+12.03
600–644	631	53	175.00–212.00	$200.59	$1,266	+2.28
616–642 value added	632	81	202.50–225.00	$220.74	$1,395	—
650–685	666	10	170.00–187.00	$182.73	$1,217	-10.82
670–675 value added	673	2	195.00–200.00	$197.51	$1,329	-24.62
700 fancy	700	37	221.50	$221.50	$1,550	—
711–740 value added	721	24	191.50–205.00	$198.47	$1,431	—
700–735	722	7	165.00–209.00	$190.13	$1,373	+1.84
750–785	762	19	170.00–206.00	$200.79	$1,530	+30.79
822	822	22	199.00	$199.00	$1,636	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	222.00	$222.00	$588	—
315–345	336	11	212.00–240.00	$226.20	$760	-11.63
350–395	375	27	206.00–235.00	$221.35	$830	-7.38
400–445	420	65	195.00–225.00	$214.82	$902	-7.52
450–496	478	73	190.00–220.00	$209.39	$1,001	-4.52
500–545	528	81	178.00–210.00	$197.18	$1,041	-8.79
550–595	571	36	170.00–202.00	$189.27	$1,081	-8.34
600–645	621	34	170.00–190.00	$183.16	$1,137	-7.89
650–695	672	16	150.00–186.00	$176.49	$1,186	-8.20
710–749	719	30	162.00–180.00	$169.52	$1,219	-9.73
785	785	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,256	-16.82

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	321	15	190.00–230.00	$218.45	$701	-4.10
359–395	368	40	175.00–225.00	$210.07	$773	-12.16
400–445	428	64	170.00–215.00	$203.76	$872	-4.00
450–495	469	63	160.00–210.00	$197.89	$928	-6.26
500–545	526	42	150.00–200.00	$185.30	$975	-7.11
550–595	576	28	150.00–192.00	$180.34	$1,039	-4.39
600–645	619	16	160.00–177.00	$169.43	$1,049	-7.08
660–695	684	8	150.00–170.00	$163.55	$1,119	-3.39
700–730	710	4	155.00–162.00	$158.04	$1,122	-3.32
775	775	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,124	-25.00
815–820	817	3	154.00–155.00	$154.67	$1,264	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	6	208.00	$208.00	$1,065	—
565	565	3	206.00	$206.00	$1,164	—
586 value added	586	84	229.50	$229.50	$1,345	—
747	747	9	202.00	$202.00	$1,509	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	270.00	$270.00	$621	—
310–345	328	21	225.00–280.00	$253.36	$831	-6.20
355–395	378	18	200.00–265.00	$242.12	$915	-10.29
400–445	423	47	200.00–245.00	$225.96	$956	-15.93
450–495	468	59	190.00–237.00	$220.42	$1,032	-11.68
500–545	519	59	177.00–232.00	$209.17	$1,086	-10.82
550–595	572	47	170.00–225.00	$200.55	$1,147	-7.89
600–649	627	32	178.00–210.00	$190.67	$1,196	-7.96
650–695	677	42	162.00–197.00	$182.50	$1,236	-14.04
700–748	724	14	151.00–195.00	$168.30	$1,218	-21.27
755–790	777	5	160.00–180.00	$166.05	$1,290	-23.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	284	5	255.00–260.00	$259.01	$736	—
305–345	329	14	205.00–267.00	$246.07	$810	-23.18
350–398	371	46	180.00–252.00	$231.10	$857	-4.61
400–445	423	34	170.00–235.00	$214.42	$907	-12.49
450–490	473	25	192.00–225.00	$211.87	$1,002	-6.15
500–540	521	27	185.00–215.00	$198.75	$1,035	-13.63
550–595	578	28	170.00–205.00	$189.62	$1,096	-10.02
600–645	618	23	167.00–190.00	$182.06	$1,125	-1.62
650–696	687	9	170.00–175.00	$173.04	$1,189	-4.96
710–740	731	4	165.00–172.00	$166.76	$1,219	-13.21
765	765	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,186	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	11	230.00–265.00	$250.30	$821	-27.24
355–380	373	16	235.00–262.00	$247.70	$924	-12.44
400–440	421	16	220.00–255.00	$234.96	$989	-11.59
425 value added	425	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,105	—
455–495	474	31	210.00–240.00	$224.21	$1,063	-11.71
500–545	522	31	197.00–237.00	$215.99	$1,127	-13.01
550–595	566	27	190.00–222.50	$210.76	$1,193	-8.97
600–645	620	13	185.00–210.00	$199.42	$1,236	-11.95
655–695	673	8	180.00–200.00	$188.77	$1,270	-9.04
700–710	704	5	180.00–190.00	$183.39	$1,291	-6.67
720 value added	720	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,404	—
750	750	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,312	-18.13

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1695	1199	80-85%	114	76.00–90.00	$84.35	$1,011	—
885–1825	1215	80-85%	185	81.00–96.00	$90.57	$1,100	+4.75
1030–1555	1236	80-85%	79	85.00–103.00	$95.70	$1,183	+4.47

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1310	966	85-90%	39	60.00–78.00	$68.91	$666	—
730–1365	1036	85-90%	104	69.00–86.00	$78.40	$812	-2.67
735–1345	1050	85-90%	94	77.00–92.00	$84.37	$886	-1.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1570	1388	75-80%	9	93.00–98.00	$95.83	$1,330	—
1145–1900	1447	75-80%	54	77.00–95.00	$89.16	$1,290	—
1055–1910	1453	75-80%	23	79.00–90.00	$85.06	$1,236	-12.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–2090	1597	51	86.00–112.00	$102.95	$1,644	—
1255–2240	1724	54	97.00–116.00	$110.82	$1,911	—
1500–2155	1807	11	108.00–124.00	$117.86	$2,130	-0.89

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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	24	725.00–1,073.00	$874.92

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	480.00–570.00	$540.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	430.00–575.00	$502.50

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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)	20	1,025.00–1,600.00	$1,258.75
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,325.00–1,525.00	$1,454.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	700.00–1,175.00	$972.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	940.00–1,430.00	$1,144.39

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	900.00–950.00	$933.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	760.00–850.00	$803.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–975.00	$829.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	800.00–1,025.00	$923.57
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	850.00–1,030.00	$940.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,488.89

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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	21	1,200.00–1,850.00	$1,495.24	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,550.00–1,725.00	$1,625.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,800.00–1,875.00	$1,835.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	925.00–1,475.00	$1,163.33	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–700.00	$675.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–700.00	$687.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,035.00–1,100.00	$1,067.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,210.00–1,300.00	$1,261.67	—

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