Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

2,981 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.03/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $539/hd at 428 lb · 42 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $104.81/cwt -0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $539/hd at 514 lb · 36 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $124.87/cwt +5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 589 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,981	3,200	3,931
Feeder cattle	2,371	2,300	3,264
Slaughter cattle	408	384	442
Replacement cattle	202	516	225

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to markets being closed for the Holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	3	170.00	$170.00	$558	+17.13
355–395	379	12	150.00–160.00	$154.73	$586	+9.63
410–445	426	23	145.00–161.00	$152.16	$648	+11.73
455–495	471	19	141.00–154.00	$146.62	$691	+8.40
505–545	512	20	130.00–150.00	$141.66	$725	+5.46
570–595	585	5	119.00–137.00	$125.04	$731	-3.74
605–645	625	8	112.00–135.00	$122.82	$768	+1.28
655–690	675	16	102.50–127.00	$116.60	$787	-8.95
705–730	725	6	106.00–121.00	$111.18	$806	-8.00
805–831 value added	828	10	104.00–106.00	$104.19	$863	—
860–870	865	2	94.00–101.00	$97.48	$843	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	12	150.00–160.00	$154.76	$503	+15.42
355–395	370	8	140.00–150.00	$145.85	$540	+11.85
420–445	431	8	135.00–147.00	$141.98	$612	+7.70
455–495	468	23	130.00–150.00	$137.85	$645	+10.01
515–545	530	2	123.00–126.00	$124.54	$660	+0.77
550–594	589	34	122.00–136.00	$124.87	$735	+5.02
610–640	632	7	122.00–127.00	$123.13	$778	-0.21
660–665	664	4	100.00–101.00	$100.25	$666	—
705–740	724	4	112.00–119.00	$115.50	$836	+2.00
755–785	776	4	94.00–118.00	$110.65	$859	-5.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–347	333	5	138.00–150.00	$145.80	$486	+13.16
355–393	379	5	140.00–145.00	$140.94	$534	+13.24
410–425	421	4	137.00–150.00	$142.69	$601	+20.00
465–475	472	3	116.00–130.00	$125.40	$592	—
505–540	520	7	129.00–142.00	$137.40	$714	+20.48
560–575	568	2	115.00–117.00	$115.99	$659	-2.01
655–670	665	3	107.00–110.00	$109.02	$725	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	9	127.00–137.00	$132.56	$429	-1.42
355–395	373	13	125.00–141.00	$130.70	$488	+7.44
400–445	428	42	123.00–134.00	$126.03	$539	+7.23
455–495	475	19	115.00–123.00	$118.93	$565	-0.12
505–545	527	28	110.00–121.00	$116.19	$612	+3.10
560–595	572	20	106.00–118.00	$112.92	$646	+0.92
605–645	623	23	100.00–114.00	$108.77	$678	+3.87
670–695	681	5	98.00–104.00	$100.76	$686	+1.64
745	745	4	100.00	$100.00	$745	+0.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	286	4	125.00–130.00	$126.14	$361	-13.86
315–345	328	15	120.00–136.00	$129.44	$425	+0.36
355–395	376	24	114.00–132.00	$122.68	$461	+4.43
400–445	429	19	112.50–129.00	$118.73	$509	+4.01
455–485	464	9	107.00–122.00	$112.42	$522	+2.47
500–545	514	36	100.00–118.00	$104.81	$539	-0.76
555–575	566	8	100.00–115.00	$105.18	$595	+4.96
600–635	613	3	99.00–105.00	$103.04	$632	-8.96
655	655	1	91.00	$91.00	$596	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	263	4	117.00–125.00	$122.83	$323	+8.22
300–333	318	20	114.00–130.00	$124.28	$395	+10.71
360–395	374	8	110.00–125.00	$117.63	$440	+10.98
425–445	437	3	113.00–120.00	$117.73	$514	+11.91
455–496	474	25	105.00–120.00	$116.05	$550	+2.55
500–540	526	5	98.00–113.00	$109.06	$574	+13.87
570–595	584	4	105.00–110.00	$106.99	$625	-3.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	332	5	149.00–160.00	$155.89	$518	+7.88
350–395	385	17	146.00–160.00	$151.56	$584	+11.18
405–445	429	30	130.00–158.00	$146.72	$629	+10.69
450–495	471	31	125.00–150.00	$138.53	$652	+4.04
505–545	520	30	114.00–137.50	$127.49	$663	-2.60
555–595	572	22	110.00–125.00	$116.44	$666	-8.47
605–648	631	13	110.00–122.50	$117.15	$739	-0.85
670–675	674	5	102.00–107.50	$103.40	$697	-6.26
795	795	1	91.00	$91.00	$723	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	141.00–150.00	$145.54	$426	—
310–325	320	3	146.00–155.00	$150.26	$481	+12.06
355–395	373	22	132.00–155.00	$144.43	$539	+7.46
400–445	426	22	125.00–146.00	$134.92	$575	+5.15
450–495	465	17	124.00–139.00	$132.78	$617	+7.88
500–545	525	22	115.00–134.00	$123.86	$650	+6.68
550–590	567	9	107.50–126.00	$117.32	$665	+6.40
605–630	620	6	110.00–115.00	$112.75	$699	+4.69
658–670	662	3	105.00–107.00	$105.67	$700	+1.69
715	715	2	86.00	$86.00	$615	-11.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	335	4	140.00–147.00	$143.54	$481	+9.87
370–385	379	7	135.00–145.00	$139.36	$528	+14.25
410–445	429	11	126.00–137.00	$132.28	$567	+5.79
455–495	471	7	120.00–127.00	$122.95	$579	+2.64
510–545	528	5	108.00–120.00	$113.99	$602	+10.34
560–590	580	3	112.00–115.00	$113.98	$661	+5.23
605–640	628	6	100.00–108.00	$103.80	$652	+5.43
655–680	672	3	98.00–103.00	$100.98	$679	—
710–745	733	3	90.00–94.00	$91.29	$669	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1500	1168	80-85%	62	46.00–59.00	$53.60	$626	+3.69
885–1650	1206	80-85%	46	42.00–54.00	$51.86	$625	-3.18
870–1500	1270	80-85%	21	56.00–65.00	$60.49	$768	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1530	1309	75-80%	17	60.00–66.00	$63.22	$828	+14.01
1165–1700	1369	75-80%	54	49.00–59.00	$55.43	$759	+8.95
1500–1725	1658	75-80%	4	48.00–54.00	$51.03	$846	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1120	969	85-90%	7	44.00–46.00	$45.04	$436	-0.69
705–1420	976	85-90%	25	43.00–52.00	$47.33	$462	+8.29
915–1125	980	85-90%	15	49.00–56.00	$53.00	$519	+13.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1560	1324	17	60.00–74.00	$69.78	$924	—
1290–2140	1714	25	70.00–82.00	$76.18	$1,306	—
1775–2155	1989	4	77.00–81.00	$79.87	$1,589	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	400.00–550.00	$475.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–600.00	$575.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1150	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00–850.00	$741.94
1010–1380	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	725.00–1,125.00	$918.37
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,025.00–1,140.00	$1,117.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	820.00–980.00	$953.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1345	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	825.00–1,000.00	$945.31
970–1400	1178	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–785.00	$763.05

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	685.00–725.00	$711.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–820	803	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	450.00–470.00	$459.78
900–990	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	375.00–425.00	$398.81

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—
1200–1540	1378	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	950.00–975.00	$961.63	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300–1325	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,187.62	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–1,100.00	$1,012.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	625.00–700.00	$662.50	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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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.