Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

2,931 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.16/cwt +10.75 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 423 lb · 70 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.22/cwt +3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 521 lb · 67 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $121.75/cwt ≈ $1,053/hd at 865 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,931	7,216	3,128
Feeder cattle	2,373	6,351	2,599
Slaughter cattle	405	594	265
Replacement cattle	153	271	264

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 3.00 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
305–345	324	9	157.00–197.00	$169.44	$549	-6.43
355–395	376	19	144.00–168.00	$158.79	$597	-8.85
400–440	422	13	144.00–158.00	$151.25	$638	-9.73
468 value added	468	24	162.50	$162.50	$760	-11.50
460–480	471	14	141.00–175.00	$147.40	$694	-6.41
500–532	519	12	135.00–141.00	$138.01	$716	-5.67
524 value added	524	28	150.00	$150.00	$786	—
550–595	570	46	125.00–141.00	$136.82	$780	+2.99
615–645	636	40	125.00–134.00	$130.28	$829	+0.73
655–695	680	23	118.00–129.00	$121.60	$827	-2.36
716–722 value added	719	19	128.00–129.00	$128.52	$924	—
710–745	728	29	107.00–121.00	$117.81	$858	+3.31
750–760	755	2	101.00–112.00	$106.46	$804	-10.22
815–845 value added	830	2	108.00–110.00	$109.02	$905	-15.23
852–888	875	23	105.00–115.00	$108.38	$948	—
913	913	3	102.00	$102.00	$931	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	285	3	164.00–165.00	$164.65	$469	+4.65
300–340	316	7	150.00–170.00	$161.75	$511	-6.10
360–395	372	12	145.00–159.00	$154.56	$575	-6.41
405–445	428	13	142.00–148.00	$144.71	$619	-12.73
455–495	471	17	128.00–148.00	$140.67	$663	-4.33
500–546	530	18	125.00–140.00	$132.57	$703	-12.52
560–585	575	19	125.00–136.00	$132.52	$762	+3.03
600–647	630	15	110.00–130.00	$121.18	$763	-2.58
698	698	22	127.00	$127.00	$886	+6.39
755	755	1	102.00	$102.00	$770	-6.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865 value added	865	58	121.75	$121.75	$1,053	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	154.00	$154.00	$408	—
340–345	343	2	130.00–145.00	$137.55	$472	-20.86
355–385	369	5	135.00–148.00	$142.09	$524	-9.90
410–435	424	4	120.00–135.00	$127.48	$541	-18.17
465–490	478	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$624	-5.47
515	515	4	120.00	$120.00	$618	-12.97
585	585	1	130.00	$130.00	$760	+8.07

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	135.00–140.00	$137.52	$430	-3.34
350–395	370	26	130.00–146.00	$136.54	$505	+0.28
400–435	419	18	123.00–140.00	$131.64	$552	+0.96
425 value added	425	52	148.50	$148.50	$631	+6.00
450–485	470	36	119.00–132.00	$125.57	$590	+2.08
511 value added	511	28	133.00	$133.00	$680	—
505–545	528	39	116.00–130.00	$121.35	$641	-1.19
560 fancy	560	1	125.00	$125.00	$700	—
550–580	568	24	111.00–122.00	$115.78	$658	-2.77
600–640	614	49	106.00–120.00	$112.25	$689	-1.32
672 value added	672	13	117.50	$117.50	$790	—
650–695	674	33	101.00–113.00	$109.04	$735	+0.94
705–730	722	5	95.00–107.00	$99.57	$719	-1.62
765	765	1	95.00	$95.00	$727	-13.00
810 value added	810	4	107.00	$107.00	$867	+10.00
814–815	814	5	88.00–90.00	$88.40	$720	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	134.00	$134.00	$368	-5.01
300–345	322	33	125.00–141.00	$135.86	$437	+2.85
355–395	375	45	120.00–150.00	$131.37	$493	+3.79
400–445	422	53	113.00–132.00	$122.83	$518	-1.90
450–498	475	30	112.00–127.00	$118.54	$563	+0.65
500–545	526	37	107.00–124.00	$113.78	$598	-3.71
550–595	570	11	110.00–117.00	$112.42	$641	-1.58
610–645	629	17	95.00–110.00	$103.90	$654	-6.40
660–675	673	10	93.00–106.00	$98.48	$663	-7.90
700–715	705	3	77.00–90.00	$81.39	$574	-16.19
760–765	763	2	77.00–85.00	$80.99	$618	-10.74
1009	1009	10	77.00	$77.00	$777	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	124.00	$124.00	$341	-7.77
300–330	319	9	117.50–132.00	$126.28	$403	+0.49
350–395	373	20	100.00–126.00	$117.90	$440	-2.66
400–445	424	6	115.00–122.00	$118.28	$502	+2.11
455–498	481	9	101.00–117.00	$110.81	$533	-0.77
505–530	517	6	93.00–110.00	$103.40	$535	-3.73
595	595	1	107.00	$107.00	$637	+2.15
635	635	2	85.00	$85.00	$540	-16.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	14	119.00	$119.00	$694	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	180.00	$180.00	$405	-18.50
285–295	293	5	164.00–187.00	$173.67	$509	+4.10
310–345	330	19	145.00–177.50	$162.32	$536	-5.17
350–395	373	18	139.00–166.00	$150.44	$561	-12.18
400–445	421	31	135.00–155.00	$144.73	$609	-7.94
450–485	469	45	125.00–152.00	$137.42	$644	-6.34
505–540	522	39	118.00–145.00	$127.21	$664	-3.78
555–595	575	21	110.00–140.00	$122.54	$705	-0.63
600–645	621	17	115.00–125.00	$119.08	$739	+3.54
665–695	683	11	105.00–122.00	$111.48	$761	-1.25
700–725	717	7	96.00–112.00	$106.00	$760	-1.92
755–760	758	4	102.00–109.00	$105.51	$800	+1.90
880	880	3	81.00	$81.00	$713	—
905	905	1	80.00	$80.00	$724	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	165.00–167.00	$166.07	$457	-1.86
305–335	325	4	157.00–162.00	$160.22	$521	-1.27
355–390	373	6	145.00–155.00	$149.72	$558	-4.16
405–445	427	29	134.00–152.00	$140.09	$598	-7.57
450–497	478	29	125.00–142.00	$131.35	$628	-6.64
505–540	525	7	120.00–137.00	$131.04	$688	-0.95
550–595	570	12	110.00–127.00	$118.99	$678	-2.09
610–645	628	19	109.00–122.00	$112.77	$708	-0.70
655–695	672	11	95.00–111.00	$106.31	$714	-3.20
700–725	708	5	100.00–107.00	$105.02	$744	+5.23
765–775	772	3	90.00–100.00	$93.68	$723	-7.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	366	5	140.00–142.00	$140.40	$514	-3.14
400–445	425	16	124.00–137.00	$128.02	$544	-5.46
480–495	485	3	120.00–130.00	$123.30	$598	-2.94
500–545	518	14	110.00–126.00	$114.41	$593	-3.37
555–585	566	8	102.00–118.00	$106.92	$605	-6.60
645	645	2	105.00–107.00	$106.00	$684	+2.86
665–670	667	5	95.00–103.00	$98.21	$655	+13.21

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1500	1169	80-85%	66	56.00–65.00	$61.92	$724	+10.72
765–1650	1177	80-85%	81	48.50–60.00	$55.76	$656	+4.56
940–1540	1253	80-85%	13	47.00–53.00	$51.15	$641	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1840	1382	75-80%	50	52.50–64.00	$58.93	$814	-3.34
1175–1650	1424	75-80%	11	59.00–67.00	$63.43	$903	—
1140–1650	1425	75-80%	16	48.00–56.00	$52.83	$753	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1120	938	85-90%	17	41.00–52.00	$46.81	$439	—
900–1095	991	85-90%	15	38.00–44.00	$40.91	$405	—
960–1345	1210	85-90%	3	53.00–56.00	$54.48	$659	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1950	1477	11	62.00–77.00	$69.97	$1,033	—
1210–2355	1668	22	72.00–85.00	$77.75	$1,297	-1.80
1375–1950	1746	7	81.00–91.00	$83.96	$1,466	-0.49

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1225	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	925.00–975.00	$939.65
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	600.00–800.00	$710.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	530.00–700.00	$648.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	675.00–900.00	$776.47

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	570.00–630.00	$600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	475.00–575.00	$518.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	315.00–525.00	$447.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1000–1105	1053	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–780.00	$765.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	37	650.00–950.00	$789.19

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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
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	625.00–950.00	$829.17	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,175.00–1,350.00	$1,270.83	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	600.00–760.00	$665.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	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.