Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

3,410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.80/cwt ≈ $887/hd at 728 lb · 71 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.53/cwt +14.76 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 627 lb · 70 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.06/cwt +4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 471 lb · 65 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,410	2,447	4,470
Feeder cattle	2,803	1,947	3,728
Slaughter cattle	417	310	475
Replacement cattle	190	190	267

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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
220	220	1	166.00	$166.00	$365	-24.00
305–345	326	16	168.00–190.00	$178.97	$583	+12.49
350–390	380	23	156.00–194.00	$174.85	$664	+12.23
400–432	424	19	153.00–174.00	$161.31	$684	+8.44
450–495	479	23	139.00–160.00	$151.53	$726	+5.88
508–510 value added	509	14	144.00–165.50	$159.37	$811	—
510–545	534	42	131.00–157.00	$150.04	$801	+7.65
562 value added	562	3	143.00	$143.00	$804	—
553–595	580	40	134.00–142.00	$137.56	$798	+3.53
605–644	627	70	117.00–141.25	$134.53	$844	+14.76
655–668	664	6	111.00–127.00	$121.52	$807	-1.40
703–740	713	22	116.00–130.00	$124.88	$890	+5.31
752 value added	752	3	122.00	$122.00	$917	—
815	815	3	118.00	$118.00	$962	—
825 value added	825	2	118.00	$118.00	$974	—
920	920	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,012	+12.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	7	156.00–172.00	$166.49	$543	+8.80
375–395	381	9	154.00–174.00	$161.03	$614	+2.34
405–445	423	12	138.00–172.00	$154.33	$653	+3.64
450–495	484	16	150.00–155.00	$151.81	$735	+4.44
510–545	526	10	118.00–148.00	$133.88	$704	-4.33
555–595	580	33	113.00–140.00	$132.80	$770	-1.01
601–640	609	39	109.00–135.00	$128.52	$783	+5.82
655–675	665	3	120.00–129.00	$125.29	$833	+9.36
745	745	2	120.00	$120.00	$894	+15.00
825	825	2	101.00	$101.00	$833	—
950	950	1	94.00	$94.00	$893	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	320	10	150.00–162.00	$157.82	$505	—
365–380	373	5	123.00–160.00	$149.75	$559	-2.87
487–495	489	7	110.00–140.00	$134.23	$656	-2.52
515–537	534	9	112.00–126.00	$123.06	$657	-7.39
623–635	627	6	115.00–118.00	$117.49	$737	+12.49
663	663	2	110.00	$110.00	$729	—
705–745	723	3	94.00–115.00	$107.49	$777	—
780–795	788	2	113.00–116.00	$114.49	$902	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	170.00	$170.00	$348	—
275	275	1	145.00	$145.00	$399	+5.00
300–340	323	9	135.00–155.00	$140.88	$455	+10.08
350–390	379	20	124.00–140.00	$133.65	$507	+6.24
400–447	424	37	117.00–140.00	$133.30	$565	+3.44
455 value added	455	17	140.50	$140.50	$639	—
450–495	473	35	114.00–136.00	$125.10	$592	-0.36
500–545	515	38	111.00–132.00	$122.91	$633	-1.29
525	525	1	124.00	$124.00	$651	-0.20
535 value added	535	13	132.00	$132.00	$706	—
559 value added	559	17	131.00	$131.00	$732	—
560	560	2	125.00	$125.00	$700	+7.63
552–590	573	32	113.00–128.00	$119.67	$686	+2.30
600–645	620	57	109.00–123.00	$118.64	$736	+7.57
653–693	676	36	103.00–122.00	$110.74	$749	-1.57
705–735	718	3	101.00–107.00	$103.37	$742	—
755–760	758	2	106.00–110.00	$107.99	$819	—
785–795	790	2	90.00–91.00	$90.50	$715	—
846 value added	846	4	90.00	$90.00	$761	—
855 value added	855	5	92.00	$92.00	$787	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	21	125.00–142.00	$135.41	$445	+3.03
350–395	375	31	121.00–138.00	$133.54	$501	+0.99
400–445	426	60	114.00–136.00	$129.70	$553	+5.77
450–495	471	65	107.00–133.00	$126.06	$594	+4.45
505–545	527	26	103.00–126.00	$119.02	$627	+6.00
555–595	573	30	108.00–123.00	$116.73	$669	+6.84
600–635	624	9	105.00–115.00	$111.69	$697	+2.88
655–680	668	11	100.00–111.00	$106.73	$713	+5.25
720–745	728	5	93.00–103.00	$99.19	$722	—
750–780	770	4	91.00–96.00	$94.53	$728	-0.96
865	865	1	75.00	$75.00	$649	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	7	125.00–137.00	$133.24	$434	+0.82
360–390	373	16	120.00–132.00	$126.21	$471	+1.58
400–440	415	22	105.00–127.00	$117.25	$487	+0.89
455–495	473	15	114.00–123.00	$118.32	$560	+2.31
510–535	525	12	100.00–120.00	$110.30	$579	+4.33
555–590	573	6	90.00–113.00	$99.99	$573	-0.01
625	625	6	104.00–106.00	$105.00	$656	+6.91
655–695	670	3	88.00–102.00	$96.17	$644	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
728 value added	728	71	121.80	$121.80	$887	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	175.00	$175.00	$394	—
250–290	268	4	150.00–182.00	$172.42	$462	—
300–340	319	15	138.00–172.00	$159.19	$508	-4.90
355–380	366	13	155.00–168.00	$161.34	$591	+9.62
400–445	423	29	133.00–158.00	$148.09	$626	+2.73
450–495	472	32	119.00–150.00	$138.81	$655	+3.81
500–545	523	23	112.00–137.00	$130.30	$681	+1.62
550–595	576	26	110.00–130.00	$124.75	$719	+5.44
600–640	626	18	104.00–123.00	$113.94	$713	+2.59
655–670	663	3	105.00–112.00	$109.02	$723	+8.05
728–745	732	4	105.00–112.00	$106.78	$782	—
755–760	758	2	106.00–112.00	$108.99	$826	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	192.00–205.00	$198.00	$451	+8.00
260–290	272	3	165.00–187.00	$179.13	$487	—
300–345	325	23	150.00–192.00	$166.36	$541	+9.40
350–395	379	34	140.00–176.00	$160.73	$609	+1.81
400–445	421	29	130.00–172.00	$150.33	$633	+3.67
455–495	474	16	125.00–165.00	$142.42	$675	+2.18
500–545	521	23	119.00–146.00	$135.17	$704	+2.18
550–590	570	11	127.50–136.00	$130.26	$742	+9.76
600–640	619	14	111.00–132.00	$122.26	$757	+2.54
650–695	679	9	109.00–124.00	$120.35	$817	+6.53
725	725	1	108.00	$108.00	$783	+0.42
755–775	765	2	102.00–116.00	$108.91	$833	-0.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	165.00	$165.00	$478	—
310–345	329	8	130.00–160.00	$139.38	$459	-24.14
370–395	376	8	140.00–157.00	$149.08	$561	+11.53
415–445	432	21	125.00–148.00	$139.75	$604	+9.22
460–490	472	9	123.00–137.00	$130.48	$616	+1.69
515–530	523	7	122.00–132.00	$126.58	$662	+6.36
555–595	579	12	100.00–122.00	$114.51	$663	+6.39
623–645	628	6	104.00–117.00	$107.55	$675	—
685–695	692	3	95.00–107.00	$101.31	$701	+0.31
725–745	735	2	92.00–101.00	$96.44	$709	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	140.00	$140.00	$441	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1630	1178	80-85%	59	50.00–64.00	$57.94	$683	+2.81
1065–1360	1233	80-85%	13	60.00–71.00	$64.85	$800	—
1035–1355	1234	80-85%	23	51.00–58.00	$55.67	$687	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1115	956	85-90%	27	41.00–51.00	$46.66	$446	+3.46
865–1295	990	85-90%	44	44.00–58.00	$53.77	$532	+10.57
1110–1135	1122	85-90%	3	50.00–52.00	$50.67	$569	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1770	1439	75-80%	16	59.00–71.00	$66.20	$953	+7.13
1115–1770	1441	75-80%	32	50.00–64.00	$56.78	$818	-2.29
1430–1485	1460	75-80%	3	50.00–57.00	$53.97	$788	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–2000	1535	13	66.50–79.00	$75.51	$1,159	—
1280–2205	1659	23	71.50–87.00	$82.21	$1,364	—
1305–2220	1662	15	82.00–95.00	$88.62	$1,473	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
550–770	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	300.00–450.00	$344.45

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1120–1485	1303	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
1470	1470	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	600.00–925.00	$769.04
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	650.00–1,050.00	$778.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	425.00–665.00	$556.88

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	450.00–725.00	$555.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	400.00	$400.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–750.00	$725.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1370	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–825.00	$811.02
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	450.00–580.00	$530.00

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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
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1285–1605	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,161.74	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	800.00–1,280.00	$1,077.02	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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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.