Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 27, 2023

9,572 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $226.00/cwt ≈ $1,370/hd at 606 lb · 188 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $225.25/cwt ≈ $1,514/hd at 672 lb · 164 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $229.29/cwt -5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 474 lb · 118 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,572	12,321	15,240
Feeder cattle	7,485	10,035	12,390
Slaughter cattle	1,515	1,553	2,010
Replacement cattle	572	733	840

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 587,504 compared to 580,587 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	326	18	255.00–285.00	$262.68	$856	-2.48
355–395	376	50	242.00–270.00	$254.05	$955	-2.51
400–445	421	87	238.00–260.00	$247.92	$1,044	-4.73
460–495	475	49	236.00–256.00	$248.00	$1,178	+5.41
505–548	532	59	221.00–248.00	$230.86	$1,228	-6.19
555–593	578	63	213.00–243.00	$230.13	$1,330	+1.43
605–635	613	60	210.00–226.00	$218.82	$1,341	-4.56
652–696	674	22	190.00–215.00	$202.44	$1,364	-5.20
700–745	722	9	180.00–200.00	$192.84	$1,392	-5.17
800	800	2	174.00–177.00	$175.50	$1,404	-9.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606	606	188	226.00	$226.00	$1,370	—
672	672	164	225.00–225.50	$225.25	$1,514	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–338	327	26	270.00–304.00	$281.47	$920	+4.52
355–395	377	26	257.00–292.00	$267.18	$1,007	+6.47
405–446	427	35	250.00–288.00	$267.08	$1,140	-0.33
450–490	470	37	247.50–270.00	$257.36	$1,210	-0.92
505–545	517	50	240.00–266.00	$254.06	$1,313	+9.26
522 value added	522	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,357	±0.00
550–585	559	42	235.00–260.00	$244.68	$1,368	+12.82
600–640	612	28	218.00–240.00	$233.50	$1,429	+2.09
650–690	668	9	210.00–226.00	$218.35	$1,459	-10.77
705–725	715	22	190.00–211.00	$208.23	$1,489	-15.00
775	775	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,395	-24.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	245.00–250.00	$246.67	$802	-9.46
355–390	380	10	230.00–250.00	$240.77	$915	-11.72
410–435	423	4	244.00–250.00	$246.91	$1,044	+6.60
465–495	483	13	224.00–245.00	$233.45	$1,128	-4.22
505–545	529	14	216.00–239.00	$227.61	$1,204	-0.64
555–585	566	9	200.00–235.00	$224.03	$1,268	+6.74
635–645	642	5	208.00–217.00	$214.81	$1,379	+8.18
683	683	2	191.00	$191.00	$1,305	-10.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	281	9	220.00–232.00	$225.40	$633	-0.87
300–349	330	42	210.00–239.00	$227.58	$751	+0.43
355–395	376	77	208.00–235.00	$226.29	$851	+0.11
400–445	426	71	205.00–230.00	$220.47	$939	+1.33
450–495	476	111	195.00–226.00	$213.81	$1,018	-0.63
505–546	530	117	185.00–216.00	$205.31	$1,088	-0.08
550–598	578	97	175.00–210.00	$195.75	$1,131	-1.11
615–645	627	19	160.00–194.00	$180.28	$1,130	-8.59
650–695	678	35	164.00–190.00	$177.07	$1,201	-0.04
705–735	723	7	160.00–182.00	$168.64	$1,219	-5.56
760	760	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,140	-10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	250.00	$250.00	$600	—
255	255	3	240.00	$240.00	$612	—
300–345	317	31	220.00–240.00	$230.88	$732	+0.45
355–395	374	42	210.00–240.00	$227.97	$853	-4.33
400–446	426	104	209.00–238.00	$225.34	$960	+0.36
465 value added	465	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,093	—
450–499	471	93	203.00–234.00	$223.51	$1,053	-0.56
500–545	520	60	190.00–220.00	$212.18	$1,103	-3.37
550–596	575	76	190.00–220.00	$207.26	$1,192	+0.09
585 value added	585	14	213.00	$213.00	$1,246	-8.30
606 fancy	606	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,242	—
615 value added	615	4	208.00	$208.00	$1,279	-2.00
600–643	619	23	180.00–199.00	$193.71	$1,199	-9.48
655–686	681	15	175.00–191.00	$188.54	$1,284	-8.22
687 value added	687	7	195.00	$195.00	$1,340	-17.00
705–745	725	2	170.00–174.00	$172.06	$1,247	-5.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	3	222.00	$222.00	$544	—
275–285	280	3	212.00–228.00	$221.57	$620	+1.57
315–345	331	27	200.00–230.00	$217.27	$719	-5.23
355–395	373	27	205.00–225.00	$214.03	$798	-0.38
405–435	422	25	200.00–218.00	$210.63	$889	-1.69
455–495	477	23	185.00–208.00	$198.94	$949	-4.12
500–545	526	32	178.00–200.00	$188.57	$992	-6.70
550–595	581	24	164.00–192.00	$181.12	$1,052	-6.02
600–645	624	11	145.00–185.00	$175.66	$1,096	-2.73
655–690	666	7	140.00–171.00	$165.83	$1,104	-3.46
715–735	728	3	168.00–170.00	$169.35	$1,233	+4.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	272.00	$272.00	$612	—
260–290	276	14	258.00–270.00	$264.82	$731	+6.93
305–345	323	23	230.00–264.00	$251.88	$814	-1.23
355–395	380	36	230.00–265.00	$251.12	$954	-2.86
400–445	425	93	222.00–256.00	$240.91	$1,024	-3.62
450–495	474	118	205.00–253.00	$229.29	$1,087	-5.51
500–545	526	69	190.00–232.00	$213.59	$1,123	-7.99
555–595	572	29	187.00–220.00	$205.96	$1,178	-4.81
607–645	627	38	160.00–220.00	$193.65	$1,214	-3.43
650–680	667	9	167.00–196.00	$187.24	$1,249	+1.19
720–745	728	6	170.00–180.00	$175.31	$1,276	-4.56

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	266	8	262.00–286.00	$276.23	$735	—
300–340	320	24	250.00–280.00	$265.92	$851	+3.20
350–395	372	38	250.00–272.00	$259.27	$964	+1.00
400–445	423	72	230.00–266.00	$252.39	$1,068	-1.09
450–495	471	66	222.00–262.00	$245.03	$1,154	-2.62
500–535	522	31	205.00–240.00	$223.97	$1,169	-5.94
550–590	568	41	205.00–237.00	$218.14	$1,239	+1.92
605–645	621	14	192.00–210.00	$202.49	$1,257	-10.22
655–695	675	10	177.00–200.00	$188.25	$1,271	-8.79
700–730	722	11	160.00–190.00	$175.16	$1,265	-11.55
765	765	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,331	+1.76
800	800	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,256	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	280	6	245.00–262.00	$257.64	$721	-2.36
305–345	323	15	224.00–252.00	$239.61	$774	-10.40
350–395	381	25	190.00–250.00	$238.11	$907	-1.04
400–445	421	30	212.00–240.00	$226.68	$954	-0.56
455–495	476	22	210.00–240.00	$216.90	$1,032	-2.52
500–545	527	28	165.00–220.00	$203.21	$1,071	-3.50
555–595	578	22	185.00–210.00	$195.32	$1,129	-4.20
605–645	629	18	180.00–204.00	$192.84	$1,213	+6.10
665–675	670	2	178.00–180.00	$179.01	$1,199	+4.95
705–735	720	2	160.00–170.00	$165.10	$1,189	-0.62

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1555	1146	80-85%	146	78.00–92.00	$86.84	$995	—
860–1575	1180	80-85%	177	82.00–98.00	$91.97	$1,085	+5.14
975–1560	1275	80-85%	65	94.00–104.00	$98.72	$1,259	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1335	1011	85-90%	45	60.00–85.00	$74.10	$749	+1.10
840–1225	1011	85-90%	43	74.00–84.00	$78.04	$789	+5.04
825–1220	1019	85-90%	84	67.00–91.00	$79.12	$806	+0.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1540	1393	75-80%	21	74.00–90.00	$85.31	$1,188	-1.38
980–1880	1441	75-80%	52	80.00–100.00	$91.55	$1,319	-0.80
980–1660	1450	75-80%	34	89.00–103.00	$95.92	$1,391	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1865	1541	27	85.00–113.00	$103.10	$1,589	—
1335–2280	1752	33	107.00–119.00	$112.13	$1,965	—
1670–2235	1975	14	115.00–126.00	$119.87	$2,367	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,750.00–2,000.00	$1,850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	56	880.00–1,650.00	$1,159.73
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	625.00–1,350.00	$960.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,866.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	1,025.00–1,650.00	$1,303.41

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	415.00–1,200.00	$891.18
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	360.00–580.00	$439.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	670.00–680.00	$675.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	207.00–300.00	$271.93
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	300.00–415.00	$357.50

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

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	1,225.00–1,525.00	$1,369.74	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	1,200.00–1,775.00	$1,509.69	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,800.00–2,050.00	$1,962.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	850.00–1,100.00	$967.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.