Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

4,450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.44/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 479 lb · 69 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.45/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 422 lb · 64 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.35/cwt +4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 526 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,450	2,483	3,144
Feeder cattle	3,681	1,991	2,489
Slaughter cattle	443	339	306
Replacement cattle	326	153	349

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	182.00	$182.00	$537	—
305–345	327	20	170.00–182.50	$175.06	$572	—
350–395	368	26	160.00–175.00	$166.51	$613	+0.51
400–445	422	20	151.00–163.00	$157.71	$666	+2.10
455–495	473	25	145.00–164.00	$149.58	$708	+2.89
500–545	522	25	135.00–150.00	$141.26	$737	+4.92
555–590	567	17	125.00–140.00	$132.96	$754	+3.98
605–645	615	32	120.00–136.00	$130.83	$805	+5.87
655–675	661	7	122.00–130.00	$126.68	$837	+4.08
681 value added	681	8	133.50	$133.50	$909	+4.00
700–745	727	17	112.00–127.00	$118.57	$862	+0.56
795	795	11	120.00	$120.00	$954	+5.70
800 value added	800	5	121.00	$121.00	$968	—
860	860	2	115.00	$115.00	$989	—
950–960	955	2	100.00–103.00	$101.49	$969	+1.49
1040	1040	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,050	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	20	160.00–172.00	$164.26	$539	—
355–390	378	13	148.00–165.00	$156.69	$592	+2.58
400–445	422	15	140.00–160.00	$150.76	$636	+6.27
450–495	479	19	136.00–157.00	$144.01	$690	+7.51
505–545	523	28	126.00–141.00	$132.09	$691	+2.10
550–585	559	6	127.00–132.00	$128.33	$717	+6.33
630–640	635	2	122.00–130.00	$126.03	$800	+9.84
655–685	673	6	117.00–128.00	$124.15	$836	+4.15
795	795	1	100.00	$100.00	$795	—
875	875	1	91.00	$91.00	$796	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	321	8	140.00–150.00	$144.55	$464	-5.48
350–375	367	3	140.00–155.00	$144.77	$531	—
425–445	438	6	135.00–147.00	$142.45	$624	+5.00
475–495	485	12	120.00–135.00	$128.71	$624	-1.43
515–530	523	2	118.00–127.00	$122.56	$641	+0.63
644	644	5	117.00	$117.00	$753	—
840	840	1	89.00	$89.00	$748	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	376	52	135.00–145.00	$139.52	$525	-0.98
405–448	422	64	126.00–141.00	$134.45	$567	-1.44
455–495	479	69	120.00–132.00	$126.44	$606	+1.44
505–545	526	63	117.00–127.00	$121.35	$638	+4.97
550–595	573	53	110.00–122.00	$116.67	$669	+0.21
605–645	625	29	110.00–119.00	$113.72	$711	+3.02
650–695	664	14	106.00–116.00	$110.15	$731	+2.83
715–735	725	2	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$758	+2.52
767	767	3	100.50	$100.50	$771	+1.76
805	805	1	98.00	$98.00	$789	—
827 value added	827	3	100.00	$100.00	$827	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	9	130.00–135.00	$131.99	$376	-18.01
305–345	322	32	125.00–141.00	$133.20	$429	-5.69
350–395	373	26	120.00–142.00	$130.53	$487	+0.22
400–445	423	51	110.00–130.00	$120.07	$508	-8.17
455–497	479	44	115.00–126.00	$120.96	$579	+1.83
500–545	529	33	108.00–120.00	$112.90	$597	-0.22
555–595	576	15	110.00–115.00	$112.27	$647	+0.90
610–635	624	9	105.00–111.00	$108.67	$678	+3.48
660–680	673	3	103.00–107.00	$105.65	$711	+3.65
715–735	725	2	91.00–102.00	$96.42	$699	—
775	775	1	100.00	$100.00	$775	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
256–296	276	15	124.00–137.00	$133.34	$368	—
300–345	333	15	120.00–132.00	$125.76	$419	+0.26
355–395	376	17	112.00–130.00	$121.24	$456	—
400–440	422	15	106.00–122.00	$114.59	$484	-4.39
465–490	479	7	105.00–117.00	$111.13	$532	-1.40
510–545	530	14	103.00–113.00	$108.14	$573	+0.45
555–580	572	8	100.00–110.00	$104.32	$597	+3.11
610–640	632	5	90.00–107.00	$98.14	$620	+8.14
655	655	1	102.00	$102.00	$668	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	190.00	$190.00	$408	—
300–340	320	10	162.00–169.00	$166.19	$532	+3.67
350–395	378	32	147.50–165.00	$158.57	$599	+2.58
400–445	431	20	138.00–162.00	$148.05	$638	-3.58
450–495	473	28	134.00–147.00	$141.71	$670	+5.80
500–545	524	51	127.50–142.00	$134.42	$704	+6.40
555–595	564	25	117.00–132.00	$126.25	$712	+7.82
605–640	616	19	107.50–127.00	$116.16	$716	+3.28
660–680	664	11	115.00–120.00	$116.90	$776	+9.09
740–745	743	2	101.00–108.00	$104.51	$777	+0.27
771	771	3	104.00	$104.00	$802	+9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	293	6	160.00–172.00	$162.34	$476	—
305–340	319	13	150.00–168.00	$156.63	$500	+1.29
355–395	375	16	130.00–158.00	$143.34	$538	-5.09
400–445	420	54	127.50–156.00	$142.88	$600	+0.05
455–490	478	37	120.00–145.00	$132.72	$634	+2.49
500–545	518	19	119.00–132.00	$128.02	$663	+5.36
555–595	572	10	117.00–122.00	$119.48	$683	+8.15
600–640	623	9	110.00–119.00	$115.16	$717	+8.00
655–695	679	4	111.00–115.00	$112.28	$762	+12.81
735	735	1	105.00	$105.00	$772	+12.93
830	830	1	91.00	$91.00	$755	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	279	9	147.00–150.00	$148.33	$414	-1.67
300–345	323	9	140.00–160.00	$146.01	$472	+14.15
360–370	365	3	138.00–142.00	$140.67	$513	+8.67
400–445	418	5	135.00–139.00	$137.22	$574	+7.73
455–495	486	14	115.00–133.00	$127.04	$617	+7.09
500–545	528	12	110.00–125.00	$118.65	$626	+2.18
575–595	579	5	105.00–115.00	$109.64	$635	-5.36
615–645	633	4	105.00–110.00	$106.75	$676	—
670–695	684	4	88.00–105.00	$96.46	$660	-3.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1515	1160	80-85%	31	45.00–53.00	$50.72	$588	-6.91
765–1540	1197	80-85%	61	50.00–59.00	$54.92	$657	-2.71
1035–1460	1228	80-85%	17	59.00–65.00	$61.02	$749	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1145	922	85-90%	6	49.00–51.00	$49.29	$454	—
770–1360	1009	85-90%	22	40.00–45.00	$43.04	$434	—
760–1290	1013	85-90%	36	43.00–54.00	$48.64	$493	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1340	1249	75-80%	4	59.00–60.00	$59.73	$746	—
1005–1495	1327	75-80%	36	54.00–60.00	$55.77	$740	+4.47
1195–1815	1423	75-80%	9	52.00–53.00	$52.21	$743	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1905	1616	21	64.00–74.00	$68.12	$1,101	—
1435–1955	1791	9	82.00–86.00	$83.25	$1,491	—
1255–2090	1823	27	72.00–83.00	$76.65	$1,397	-1.38

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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	18	370.00–520.00	$445.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1100	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	810.00–890.00	$848.00
950–1125	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,020.00	$941.67
860–1500	1159	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	675.00–985.00	$838.63
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	840.00–995.00	$964.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	675.00–1,075.00	$1,005.77

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	800.00–875.00	$850.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–740.00	$733.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
890–1225	1052	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	775.00–825.00	$791.92
1045–1105	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$775.00
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–895	893	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	575.00–650.00	$612.61
830–1035	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	475.00–525.00	$502.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	660.00–690.00	$675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	750.00–900.00	$855.88	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1300	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,193.94	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,190.91	—

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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.