Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

2,447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.02/cwt -0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 526 lb · 38 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.55/cwt +1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $493/hd at 372 lb · 37 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.61/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 471 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,447	2,931	2,905
Feeder cattle	1,947	2,373	2,334
Slaughter cattle	310	405	291
Replacement cattle	190	153	280

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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
205	205	1	190.00	$190.00	$390	—
295	295	1	178.00	$178.00	$525	—
305–345	313	6	160.00–187.00	$166.48	$521	-2.96
350–394	367	16	150.00–177.00	$162.62	$597	+3.83
415–445	435	21	140.00–157.00	$152.87	$665	+1.62
455–490	475	16	135.00–151.00	$145.65	$692	-1.75
505–545	517	15	130.00–152.00	$142.39	$736	+4.38
560–590	569	11	122.50–148.00	$134.03	$763	-2.79
605–645	615	6	112.50–128.00	$119.77	$737	-10.51
655–695	681	12	112.00–127.00	$122.92	$837	+1.32
720–745	738	8	109.00–124.00	$119.57	$882	+1.76
755–790	772	7	114.00–121.00	$117.38	$906	+10.92
870–880	875	2	102.00–111.00	$106.47	$932	-1.91
900–935	918	2	96.00–100.00	$97.96	$899	-4.04
950 value added	950	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,064	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	281	6	156.00–164.00	$159.26	$448	-5.39
310–345	325	17	149.00–162.00	$157.69	$512	-4.06
355–395	373	15	150.00–172.00	$158.69	$592	+4.13
405–435	422	10	146.00–157.00	$150.69	$636	+5.98
455–485	473	8	140.00–150.00	$147.37	$697	+6.70
505–545	520	15	130.00–148.00	$138.21	$719	+5.64
565–585	573	6	127.00–138.00	$133.81	$767	+1.29
605–645	622	16	114.00–125.00	$122.70	$763	+1.52
650–685	673	4	112.00–120.00	$115.93	$780	-11.07
740	740	1	105.00	$105.00	$777	—
765–785	773	3	102.00–114.00	$108.70	$840	+6.70
920	920	1	90.00	$90.00	$828	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	271	4	150.00–175.00	$161.57	$438	+7.57
360–380	371	5	144.00–157.00	$152.62	$566	+10.53
430–445	441	4	140.00–147.00	$144.75	$638	+17.27
450–495	471	5	130.00–140.00	$136.75	$644	+6.26
515–540	526	4	125.00–137.00	$130.45	$686	+10.45
555–565	560	4	110.00–125.00	$118.78	$665	-11.22
620	620	1	105.00	$105.00	$651	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	15	122.00–138.00	$132.38	$437	-3.48
355–395	372	37	120.00–140.00	$132.55	$493	+1.18
400–445	424	30	115.00–134.00	$123.93	$525	+1.10
450–497	471	36	110.00–130.00	$121.61	$573	+3.07
500–545	526	38	106.00–120.00	$113.02	$594	-0.76
555–595	587	15	101.00–115.00	$109.89	$645	-2.53
600–640	613	15	104.00–115.00	$108.81	$667	+4.91
660–675	666	4	98.00–106.00	$101.48	$676	+3.00
770–780	775	2	94.00–97.00	$95.49	$740	+14.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	140.00	$140.00	$392	—
305–325	313	5	127.00–134.00	$130.80	$409	-6.72
355–395	380	14	124.00–131.00	$127.41	$484	-9.13
405–445	421	31	121.00–138.00	$129.86	$547	-1.78
455–495	469	12	120.00–132.00	$125.46	$588	-0.11
500–545	517	23	117.00–135.00	$124.20	$642	+2.85
550–590	568	26	109.00–125.00	$117.37	$667	+1.59
605–645	628	11	107.50–114.00	$111.07	$698	-1.18
655–665	662	10	104.00–115.00	$112.31	$743	+3.27
885	885	2	90.00	$90.00	$796	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	129.00	$129.00	$348	+5.00
315–345	329	7	130.00–135.00	$132.42	$436	+6.14
355–390	373	9	117.00–130.00	$124.63	$465	+6.73
405–445	424	16	107.00–125.00	$116.36	$493	-1.92
450–490	473	6	109.00–120.00	$116.01	$549	+5.20
505–545	520	10	100.00–112.00	$105.97	$551	+2.57
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	-7.00
600–640	627	3	94.00–100.00	$98.09	$615	+13.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	10	150.00–175.00	$164.09	$533	+3.87
355–390	370	19	142.00–158.00	$151.72	$561	+2.00
400–445	424	30	132.00–153.00	$145.36	$616	+5.27
450–490	477	21	127.00–140.00	$135.00	$644	+3.65
505–545	529	31	121.00–135.00	$128.68	$681	-2.36
560–590	574	14	115.00–126.00	$119.31	$685	+0.32
605–635	622	20	105.00–120.00	$111.35	$693	-1.42
660–695	677	9	97.00–112.00	$100.97	$684	-5.34
875	875	1	84.00	$84.00	$735	—

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	+10.00
320–345	331	7	152.50–160.00	$156.96	$520	-5.36
350–395	378	21	145.00–170.00	$158.92	$601	+8.48
400–440	414	17	137.50–156.00	$146.66	$607	+1.93
450–495	473	16	125.00–150.00	$140.24	$663	+2.82
500–545	523	23	120.00–145.00	$132.99	$696	+5.78
550–590	567	16	107.50–135.00	$120.50	$683	-2.04
605–645	620	11	114.00–125.00	$119.72	$742	+0.64
658–695	672	14	105.00–120.00	$113.82	$765	+2.34
705–740	723	3	103.00–115.00	$107.58	$778	+1.58
755	755	3	109.00	$109.00	$823	+3.49
870–880	875	2	91.00–95.00	$92.99	$814	+11.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	2	162.00–165.00	$163.52	$523	—
355–390	374	10	130.00–147.00	$137.55	$514	-2.85
400–445	428	13	118.00–142.00	$130.53	$559	+2.51
460–480	473	4	125.00–132.00	$128.79	$609	+5.49
505–545	525	4	117.00–122.00	$120.22	$631	+5.81
570–595	586	6	100.00–117.00	$108.12	$634	+1.20
688	688	4	101.00	$101.00	$695	+2.79

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1375	1063	80-85%	19	45.00–54.00	$50.86	$541	—
700–1495	1192	80-85%	52	49.00–61.00	$55.13	$657	-0.63
1085–1475	1335	80-85%	19	57.00–65.00	$60.39	$806	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1180	932	85-90%	19	42.00–50.00	$45.13	$421	-1.68
755–1095	969	85-90%	5	40.00–45.00	$43.20	$419	+2.29
780–1245	1080	85-90%	18	49.00–57.00	$53.96	$583	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1682	1322	75-80%	17	56.00–64.00	$58.12	$768	—
1105–1565	1351	75-80%	7	47.00–54.00	$50.34	$680	-8.59
1260–1580	1414	75-80%	7	56.00–62.00	$59.07	$835	-4.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–2030	1350	12	71.00–76.00	$72.68	$981	—
1090–1985	1583	24	76.00–89.00	$81.03	$1,283	—
1435–2310	1869	8	84.00–97.50	$90.08	$1,684	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1135	1034	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	450.00–550.00	$513.72
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
990–1500	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	700.00–1,275.00	$973.17
985–1445	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	850.00–1,425.00	$1,060.12
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00–800.00	$737.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	950.00–1,360.00	$1,200.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	680.00–800.00	$760.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	575.00–640.00	$618.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200–1425	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,031.37
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–990	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	575.00–750.00	$663.42

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–860	832	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	675.00–825.00	$752.56

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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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–975.00	$962.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	900.00–1,100.00	$1,030.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–850.00	$800.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.