Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

5,745 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.25/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 584 lb · 91 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $149.30/cwt +2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 480 lb · 76 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $124.72/cwt +8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 678 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,745	2,981	3,931
Feeder cattle	4,645	2,371	3,264
Slaughter cattle	756	408	442
Replacement cattle	344	202	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
305–345	326	9	154.00–190.00	$167.56	$546	-2.44
350–395	381	32	150.00–170.00	$156.27	$595	+1.54
400–445	420	35	147.00–167.00	$156.39	$657	+4.23
432 value added	432	10	156.00	$156.00	$674	—
455–495	475	59	139.00–164.00	$149.32	$709	+2.70
497 value added	497	17	149.25	$149.25	$742	—
525 fancy	525	1	154.00	$154.00	$808	—
505–547	530	34	134.00–157.00	$142.39	$755	+0.73
550–594	573	62	127.00–141.25	$135.39	$776	+10.35
605–645	633	44	118.00–130.00	$126.97	$804	+4.15
655–685	676	41	114.00–126.00	$123.94	$838	+7.34
675–683 value added	680	32	123.50–129.00	$125.72	$855	—
718 value added	718	20	123.00	$123.00	$883	—
710–745	731	17	110.00–120.00	$118.30	$865	+7.12
755–785	770	7	114.00–120.00	$116.29	$895	—
795 value added	795	8	120.00	$120.00	$954	—
885–895	890	2	90.00–110.00	$100.06	$891	+2.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	330	14	138.00–167.00	$152.79	$504	-1.97
369–390	373	20	150.00–158.00	$155.42	$580	+9.57
415–445	433	22	144.00–157.00	$151.82	$657	+9.84
455–495	481	31	127.00–155.00	$144.56	$695	+6.71
515–545	535	42	120.00–145.00	$140.68	$753	+16.14
550–595	580	54	125.00–138.00	$131.19	$761	+6.32
605–643	626	27	110.00–126.00	$122.10	$764	-1.03
695	695	1	116.00	$116.00	$806	+15.75
760–775	768	3	104.00–107.00	$105.33	$809	-5.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	4	148.00–153.00	$149.76	$487	+3.96
350–395	370	4	132.00–150.00	$141.53	$524	+0.59
440	440	1	135.00	$135.00	$594	-7.69
450–495	460	16	124.00–140.00	$135.57	$624	+10.17
500–525	516	6	115.00–128.00	$121.37	$626	-16.03
575–595	581	5	110.00–120.00	$114.82	$667	-1.17
610–645	627	10	102.00–120.00	$106.38	$667	—
710–730	720	2	93.00–100.00	$96.55	$695	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
662 value added	662	34	131.00	$131.00	$867	—
812	812	13	118.00	$118.00	$958	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	6	125.00–130.00	$126.40	$349	—
315–345	332	13	120.00–154.00	$131.83	$438	-0.73
350–395	370	41	119.00–150.00	$130.11	$481	-0.59
378 value added	378	5	124.00	$124.00	$469	—
411 value added	411	6	125.00	$125.00	$514	—
400–440	419	39	117.00–142.00	$130.34	$546	+4.31
450–491	472	65	111.00–134.00	$127.17	$600	+8.24
500–545	528	47	110.00–125.00	$115.12	$608	-1.07
550–592	584	89	109.00–119.00	$114.08	$666	+1.16
585–595	590	2	119.00–125.00	$122.03	$720	+9.11
610 value added	610	9	117.00	$117.00	$714	—
605–625	613	14	106.00–116.00	$113.25	$694	+4.48
650–669	665	15	98.00–112.00	$108.31	$720	+7.55
677 value added	677	7	120.00	$120.00	$812	—
702 value added	702	24	120.50	$120.50	$846	—
785	785	1	105.00	$105.00	$824	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	282	10	116.00–135.00	$121.41	$342	-4.73
300–345	319	7	130.00–138.00	$133.28	$425	+3.84
355–397	375	30	114.00–138.00	$124.92	$468	+2.24
405–445	430	45	109.00–132.00	$121.92	$524	+3.19
460–495	470	39	105.00–124.00	$118.16	$555	+5.74
505–545	527	27	95.00–119.00	$112.28	$592	+7.47
555–590	578	50	108.00–114.00	$111.24	$643	+6.06
605–647	632	41	90.00–111.00	$105.63	$668	+2.59
659–690	665	9	88.00–102.00	$97.56	$649	+6.56
730–740	733	4	98.00–104.00	$102.48	$751	—
780–785	781	4	94.00–97.00	$96.25	$752	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	319	11	105.00–130.00	$123.47	$394	-0.81
350–395	375	16	104.00–125.00	$119.09	$447	+1.46
405–440	418	19	103.00–120.00	$113.72	$475	-4.01
450–482	475	27	96.00–119.00	$114.85	$546	-1.20
500–540	523	15	105.00–112.00	$107.85	$564	-1.21
550–590	581	16	99.00–107.00	$104.89	$609	-2.10
610–620	617	3	97.00–103.00	$100.66	$621	—
660–675	669	9	95.00–100.00	$99.00	$662	—
710–745	726	4	71.00–88.00	$79.85	$580	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	170.00	$170.00	$502	+24.46
300–345	321	11	145.00–165.00	$156.90	$504	+6.64
350–395	375	23	115.00–157.00	$146.16	$548	+1.73
400–445	417	18	140.00–150.00	$143.71	$599	+8.79
450–490	471	45	122.00–145.00	$133.52	$629	+0.74
500–545	525	48	115.00–135.00	$125.38	$658	+1.52
555–599	579	43	99.00–121.00	$116.37	$674	-0.95
605–645	621	27	100.00–115.00	$108.52	$674	-4.23
655–690	674	5	98.00–110.00	$106.57	$718	+0.90
715–720	718	3	96.00–100.00	$97.66	$701	+11.66
755–775	766	10	80.00–97.00	$86.64	$664	—
816	816	2	91.00	$91.00	$743	—
928	928	2	80.00	$80.00	$742	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	334	12	158.00–172.00	$163.14	$545	+7.25
350–380	364	15	153.00–165.00	$158.76	$578	+7.20
405–445	425	25	140.00–158.00	$147.91	$629	+1.19
450–495	468	29	130.00–153.00	$141.03	$660	+2.50
500–545	517	30	120.00–144.00	$131.39	$679	+3.90
550–590	563	19	112.00–134.50	$126.06	$710	+9.62
605–645	616	11	109.00–122.00	$116.42	$717	-0.73
655–695	675	2	102.00–115.00	$108.31	$731	+4.91
703–745	723	13	99.00–117.00	$109.63	$793	—
768–785	774	13	93.00–100.50	$98.75	$764	+7.75
800–830	813	4	80.00–89.00	$85.02	$691	—
850–895	873	2	79.00–80.00	$79.49	$694	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	280	6	160.00–167.00	$163.24	$457	—
300–335	323	5	150.00–155.00	$152.79	$494	+9.25
365–395	385	8	145.00–147.00	$145.73	$561	+6.37
400–445	431	26	104.00–140.00	$132.41	$571	+0.13
455–490	471	17	92.00–133.00	$121.69	$573	-1.26
510–545	526	12	115.00–121.00	$117.91	$620	+3.92
555–595	571	13	95.00–115.00	$108.48	$619	-5.50
600–645	620	16	95.00–107.00	$100.93	$626	-2.87
670–685	678	2	95.00–101.00	$98.03	$665	-2.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1630	1106	80-85%	47	42.00–53.00	$50.19	$555	—
760–1535	1164	80-85%	97	48.00–59.00	$54.59	$635	+0.99
1010–1490	1225	80-85%	37	57.00–65.00	$61.09	$748	+9.23

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1715	1309	75-80%	24	51.00–54.00	$53.08	$695	-10.14
1020–1835	1314	75-80%	31	57.00–64.00	$61.22	$804	-2.00
945–1735	1425	75-80%	52	53.00–60.00	$56.31	$802	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1280	985	85-90%	23	34.00–46.00	$42.23	$416	-10.77
845–1105	1018	85-90%	19	52.00–58.00	$54.41	$554	—
725–1495	1041	85-90%	57	39.00–54.00	$48.07	$500	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1945	1498	28	60.00–76.00	$71.40	$1,070	—
1105–2195	1665	37	70.00–84.00	$77.61	$1,292	—
1455–2280	1830	20	81.00–89.00	$82.87	$1,517	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–915	873	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	500.00–650.00	$578.65

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1215	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00–900.00	$876.53
1320–1500	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–900.00	$864.89
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,191.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	480.00–725.00	$604.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	710.00–1,000.00	$848.10
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	570.00–1,025.00	$813.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,325.00	$1,312.50

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)	12	270.00–600.00	$493.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	400.00–700.00	$581.88
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	490.00–620.00	$543.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220–1245	1233	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	500.00–725.00	$604.23
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	525.00–720.00	$593.93

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	450.00–575.00	$512.50

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	610.00	$610.00

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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
1050–1065	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,100.00	$999.29	—
1100–1200	1142	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,308.33	—
1110–1215	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,375.00–1,475.00	$1,422.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,225.00–1,325.00	$1,268.75	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	700.00–1,025.00	$909.64	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985–1040	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–700.00	$663.52	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	580.00–800.00	$724.78	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	625.00–825.00	$765.71	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00	$500.00	—

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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.