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Alabama feeder cattle prices

USDA auction weighted averages · $/cwt · week of Oct 5 – Oct 11 · Cornbelt + SE region

Summary

Week of Oct 5

Alabama steers were mixed in the classes that carried real volume. The busiest, 500–600 lb at 263 head, averaged $366.32/cwt, up $3.62 on the week and down $33.63 on the year.

Steers

876 head
Week of Oct 5 · change vs week of Sep 28 · year-ago vs week of Oct 6, 2025
Weight$/cwtvs prior weekvs year ago$/headHeadBarns
300–400 lb476.87+5.02+34.48—1288
400–500 lb411.69−5.21−2.731,85312613
500–600 lb366.32+3.62−33.632,01526314
600–700 lb338.44+2.06−6.862,20022914
700–800 lb319.69+0.55−24.562,39810912
800–900 lbtoo thin to quote————143
900 lb +too thin to quote————71
2 of 7 classes are not quoted. Those traded, but under 50 head — too few to average into a market price. The head count is still shown, so nothing is hidden; only the average is withheld. Across every state over the last year, cells under 50 head are 29% of the cells and 1.4% of the cattle. $/cwt, head and barn counts are USDA as filed USDA. $/cwt is USDA's weighted average of every reported lot. $/head is that price applied to the midpoint of the weight range Derived, blank on 300–400 and 900 lb + because both are open-ended and USDA publishes no average weight to use instead.

Heifers

1,715 head
Week of Oct 5 · change vs week of Sep 28 · year-ago vs week of Oct 6, 2025
Weight$/cwtvs prior weekvs year ago$/headHeadBarns
300–400 lb403.23−7.88−21.09—34316
400–500 lb355.95−6.34−9.671,60250316
500–600 lb324.24−0.52−14.231,78352716
600–700 lb304.05−6.88−15.451,97624915
700–800 lb287.47−13.95−0.022,1568511
800–900 lbtoo thin to quote————33
900 lb +too thin to quote————51
2 of 7 classes are not quoted. Those traded, but under 50 head — too few to average into a market price. The head count is still shown, so nothing is hidden; only the average is withheld. Across every state over the last year, cells under 50 head are 29% of the cells and 1.4% of the cattle. $/cwt, head and barn counts are USDA as filed USDA. $/cwt is USDA's weighted average of every reported lot. $/head is that price applied to the midpoint of the weight range Derived, blank on 300–400 and 900 lb + because both are open-ended and USDA publishes no average weight to use instead.

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