Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

2,722 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $125.42/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 717 lb · 63 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $139.67/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 566 lb · 59 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.25/cwt +13.56 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 671 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,722	2,859	2,408
Feeder cattle	2,223	2,272	2,052
Slaughter cattle	373	379	211
Replacement cattle	126	208	145

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	180.00	$180.00	$486	—
315–345	330	8	157.50–166.00	$162.59	$537	-3.69
355–395	371	16	150.00–187.00	$161.06	$598	-2.21
400–445	429	30	140.00–165.00	$152.21	$653	-5.82
427–442 value added	434	22	160.00–163.25	$161.74	$702	—
450–495	467	38	125.00–155.00	$144.01	$673	-4.15
500–545	524	36	137.50–147.50	$141.95	$744	+0.28
553 value added	553	13	145.00	$145.00	$802	—
550–595	570	46	132.50–142.00	$138.16	$788	+2.81
600–645	627	12	122.00–136.00	$126.61	$794	+1.23
633 value added	633	12	137.00	$137.00	$867	—
650–675	666	8	112.00–125.00	$118.85	$792	-5.65
700–745	708	14	100.00–120.00	$113.76	$805	-6.24
719–725 value added	720	49	128.50–130.50	$128.75	$927	—
750–775	763	2	115.00–116.00	$115.49	$881	-0.44
852–865	856	3	99.00–110.00	$106.30	$910	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	156.00	$156.00	$359	—
300–340	317	3	154.00–180.00	$169.12	$536	+10.08
355–395	375	13	150.00–167.00	$158.49	$594	+6.30
400–445	416	41	142.00–156.00	$152.77	$636	+4.36
455–495	478	20	135.00–147.00	$141.41	$676	+2.69
505–540	526	23	130.00–139.00	$135.23	$711	+3.22
550–595	583	27	120.00–137.00	$128.78	$751	—
605–646	623	12	109.00–132.00	$120.76	$752	+2.34
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748	+0.05
703	703	2	110.00	$110.00	$773	-4.01
760	760	1	95.00	$95.00	$722	+8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	332	5	151.00–167.00	$156.05	$518	+7.26
360–395	367	5	150.00	$150.00	$550	+6.02
410–440	424	10	137.00–147.00	$143.23	$607	+4.67
455–495	475	4	132.00–137.00	$134.70	$640	+10.70
500–545	526	5	115.00–122.00	$119.34	$628	-1.33
560–590	564	7	115.00–127.00	$125.21	$706	—
605–640	623	2	110.00–112.00	$110.97	$691	+30.97
690–695	693	12	115.00–119.00	$116.33	$806	—
785	785	2	113.00	$113.00	$887	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	331	10	133.00–143.00	$137.11	$454	-3.71
350–395	368	20	130.00–147.00	$140.14	$516	+1.99
365–399 value added	381	21	143.00–144.00	$143.50	$547	—
420–425 fancy	423	2	146.00–148.00	$146.99	$622	+12.51
400–445	430	30	125.00–142.00	$132.72	$571	+0.87
455–495	470	29	118.00–133.00	$124.95	$587	+1.29
469–478 value added	473	15	129.50–137.00	$133.97	$634	-1.03
500–545	524	37	115.00–127.00	$120.66	$632	+1.70
555–585	563	19	111.00–121.00	$113.73	$640	+2.94
563–567 value added	567	38	128.50–129.00	$128.55	$729	—
615 value added	615	2	114.00	$114.00	$701	-2.66
605–630	616	24	107.00–120.00	$115.29	$710	+9.55
670–678 value added	671	49	120.00	$120.00	$805	—
650–692	673	9	106.00–111.00	$108.75	$732	+4.06
720–740	725	4	101.00	$101.00	$732	-1.02
765	765	1	100.00	$100.00	$765	+3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	150.00	$150.00	$330	—
325–335	334	11	130.00–139.00	$130.80	$437	-3.44
350–395	378	27	124.00–140.00	$132.17	$500	+2.25
410–445	424	26	117.00–133.00	$125.29	$531	+0.35
455–495	477	27	111.00–127.00	$118.99	$568	-0.26
510–545	526	26	107.00–125.00	$113.14	$595	+3.75
555–590	568	8	103.00–117.00	$109.25	$621	+4.79
613–645	621	13	100.00–112.50	$109.37	$679	+6.42
675–685	680	2	102.00–105.00	$103.51	$704	+9.48
705	705	1	100.00	$100.00	$705	+20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	282	8	125.00–130.00	$129.16	$364	—
320–345	331	8	110.00–124.00	$117.15	$388	-11.33
350–395	372	9	120.00–133.00	$128.08	$476	+5.77
420–445	438	14	105.00–125.00	$113.08	$495	-0.48
450–480	461	12	103.00–120.00	$107.95	$498	-7.05
515–540	530	5	102.00–111.00	$105.11	$557	+0.11
555–580	563	3	102.00–110.00	$104.75	$590	-2.25
625–645	633	6	97.00–107.00	$101.70	$644	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	281	8	156.00–165.00	$160.16	$450	—
305–340	329	15	137.50–162.00	$151.12	$497	-3.22
355–395	382	21	142.00–158.00	$151.57	$579	+3.74
400–445	427	22	130.00–152.00	$144.48	$617	+8.67
455–495	480	33	130.00–144.00	$134.39	$645	+5.32
500–545	530	31	120.00–130.00	$126.23	$669	+1.95
565–590	577	26	113.00–122.00	$117.94	$681	+4.35
605–645	627	20	105.00–118.00	$112.75	$707	+5.15
655–675	667	5	105.00–110.00	$107.81	$719	+3.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	165.00	$165.00	$429	—
305–345	333	12	160.00–167.00	$161.79	$539	+1.39
350–393	373	13	152.00–160.00	$155.49	$580	-2.70
400–445	422	24	145.00–158.00	$152.30	$643	-1.97
450–495	464	15	135.00–145.00	$138.20	$641	-4.41
500–535	523	10	130.00–137.00	$131.27	$687	-1.83
550–580	564	11	125.00–128.00	$125.80	$710	+7.39
605–640	622	6	117.00–122.00	$119.16	$741	+5.18
665–695	678	11	109.00–120.00	$114.63	$777	+6.83
710–735	727	3	106.00–108.00	$106.65	$775	-4.17
765	765	1	105.00	$105.00	$803	+15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257–280	263	4	150.00–155.00	$151.33	$398	+4.33
355–385	368	7	137.00–150.00	$145.74	$536	+14.57
400–435	425	8	122.00–140.00	$132.52	$563	+5.56
475–495	481	5	120.00–127.00	$125.18	$602	+11.22
515–545	528	6	110.00–120.00	$114.00	$602	-2.47
560–595	576	8	105.00–117.00	$114.17	$658	+6.04
610–640	630	3	112.00	$112.00	$706	+11.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1165	1030	80-85%	12	44.00–52.00	$50.24	$517	—
795–1490	1127	80-85%	75	49.00–62.00	$55.35	$624	+5.95
910–1355	1177	80-85%	33	55.00–65.00	$61.04	$718	+1.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1535	1283	75-80%	24	58.00–62.00	$59.88	$768	+5.04
1020–1560	1290	75-80%	8	53.00–60.00	$54.61	$704	-0.23
1015–1675	1316	75-80%	43	49.00–59.00	$55.50	$730	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–965	884	85-90%	4	48.00–49.00	$48.25	$427	—
710–1210	956	85-90%	28	44.00–53.00	$49.13	$470	—
900–1140	976	85-90%	8	40.00–45.00	$42.07	$411	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1865	1558	9	62.00–76.00	$71.13	$1,108	—
1125–2195	1624	13	75.00–81.00	$78.19	$1,270	—
1890–2150	1994	7	82.00–88.00	$83.43	$1,664	—

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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	14	450.00–565.00	$507.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	410.00–560.00	$488.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1500	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	600.00–975.00	$804.46
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–675.00	$637.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	500.00–1,000.00	$805.56
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–750.00	$700.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815 thin fleshed	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	475.00	$475.00
850–925	877	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	500.00–625.00	$575.81
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	625.00–790.00	$719.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1265	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	725.00–750.00	$732.56
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
1180–1320	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–875.00	$822.20

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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
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–710.00	$705.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,087.50	—

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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.