Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 9, 2021

3,759 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.44/cwt +4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 422 lb · 63 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.65/cwt -3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 576 lb · 60 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.94/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 526 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,759	2,280	1,841
Feeder cattle	3,025	1,772	1,470
Slaughter cattle	578	319	271
Replacement cattle	156	189	100

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 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate 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
255–295	281	5	172.00–190.00	$181.81	$511	+6.72
305–345	319	9	168.00–186.00	$180.12	$575	+11.75
350–395	379	9	158.00–195.00	$172.86	$655	+7.97
401–445	417	36	157.00–174.00	$164.74	$687	+4.48
450–490	470	14	149.00–169.00	$158.99	$747	+5.48
530–540	535	2	134.00–136.00	$135.01	$722	-11.43
553–585	572	31	129.00–152.00	$143.83	$823	+4.25
600–645	623	19	127.00–137.00	$132.89	$828	-2.97
650–685	661	5	122.00–128.00	$124.19	$821	-5.22
715–728	725	12	119.00–127.00	$121.57	$881	+1.73
763–770	766	5	115.00–120.00	$117.19	$898	—
783 value added	783	38	127.00	$127.00	$994	—
845	845	1	101.00	$101.00	$853	-4.70
865	865	2	114.00	$114.00	$986	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	175.00	$175.00	$376	—
315–325	322	6	155.00–176.00	$167.70	$540	+1.66
350–390	373	27	145.00–165.00	$157.74	$588	-6.61
415–435	422	8	136.00–158.00	$146.72	$619	-10.17
465–495	474	10	142.00–150.00	$145.89	$692	-3.09
505–548	532	35	125.00–145.00	$138.31	$736	-4.62
555–585	565	22	133.00–142.00	$136.35	$770	+4.02
600–640	624	21	114.00–132.00	$125.86	$785	-1.14
680–695	686	4	114.00–129.00	$119.74	$821	-3.27
700–720	713	3	108.00–113.00	$111.36	$794	-11.64
755–770	761	7	115.00–123.00	$119.53	$910	—
806–840	813	5	107.00–112.00	$110.97	$902	-8.03
905	905	3	108.00	$108.00	$977	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–340	322	9	150.00–160.00	$153.46	$494	—
375–395	380	6	147.00–152.00	$149.81	$569	+1.81
425	425	1	130.00	$130.00	$552	-14.50
455	455	1	130.00	$130.00	$592	-2.00
510–545	527	6	130.00–137.00	$133.29	$702	+11.16
555–595	575	2	114.00–125.00	$119.69	$688	—
715–720	717	3	100.00–110.00	$106.65	$765	—
764–770	764	18	104.00–110.00	$109.66	$838	+8.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	271	4	138.00–153.00	$145.34	$394	+12.87
305–345	323	20	134.00–148.00	$138.86	$449	+0.44
350–395	372	28	125.00–142.00	$135.18	$503	+4.29
415 value added	415	8	135.00	$135.00	$560	—
405–445	423	55	109.00–136.00	$128.63	$544	+4.16
450–495	478	42	105.00–130.00	$120.93	$578	-0.71
500–545	521	30	108.00–126.00	$119.48	$622	-0.70
560–596	576	60	105.00–123.00	$117.65	$678	-3.20
600–645	625	11	104.00–115.00	$109.67	$685	-9.35
660–690	672	5	98.00–106.00	$102.96	$692	-3.29
705–715	710	7	100.00–110.00	$101.42	$720	—
760–785	773	4	94.00–97.00	$96.01	$742	+3.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	327	19	142.00–156.00	$151.39	$495	-0.29
350–390	380	9	138.00–147.00	$142.09	$540	+3.55
400–440	422	18	135.00–144.00	$138.98	$586	+5.50
465–495	483	39	115.00–135.00	$128.30	$620	+3.02
513–525 value added	521	6	135.00	$135.00	$703	+5.50
500–546	527	53	116.00–136.00	$127.14	$670	-0.18
553–581	565	30	110.00–128.00	$123.24	$696	-5.93
570 value added	570	1	130.00	$130.00	$741	+8.00
610–642	635	23	110.00–123.00	$120.14	$763	+2.32
655–683	663	15	108.00–118.00	$116.01	$769	+3.01
691 value added	691	12	119.00	$119.00	$822	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	284	4	138.00–143.00	$141.77	$403	+6.77
315	315	1	128.00	$128.00	$403	-12.50
355–395	377	20	102.00–133.00	$121.90	$460	+9.08
405–445	429	14	118.00–130.00	$125.49	$538	-0.88
450–490	470	16	100.00–125.00	$114.62	$539	-3.87
500–545	527	9	102.00–120.00	$110.26	$581	-2.42
570–595	591	10	100.00–115.00	$108.78	$643	-3.92
610–625	618	4	93.00–107.00	$101.75	$629	-8.25
650–670	658	3	95.00–100.00	$98.34	$647	+4.68
705–725	717	5	85.00–92.00	$88.38	$634	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	160.00–190.00	$174.20	$488	-0.83
305–345	325	13	155.00–178.00	$166.36	$541	+6.93
360–395	377	12	143.00–172.00	$159.74	$602	+8.70
401–445	422	37	133.00–162.00	$150.67	$636	+4.83
450–495	472	36	130.00–152.00	$143.83	$679	+2.28
505–545	520	36	123.00–140.00	$133.58	$695	-0.76
550–595	572	33	102.00–135.00	$125.25	$716	+1.84
600–640	615	17	110.00–125.00	$120.22	$739	+2.89
660–690	678	10	103.00–122.00	$116.87	$792	—
705–730	713	3	105.00–115.00	$110.72	$789	—
775–785	777	6	95.00–112.00	$104.52	$812	+0.87

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	275	5	172.00–182.00	$176.40	$485	+13.99
305–345	329	19	158.00–195.00	$171.95	$566	+2.43
350–395	377	29	152.00–188.00	$165.84	$625	+2.61
400–445	424	33	150.00–172.00	$159.41	$676	+6.67
450–490	475	23	126.00–164.00	$146.05	$694	+2.17
500–540	515	23	121.00–148.00	$139.60	$719	+3.49
550–595	563	15	116.00–138.00	$128.59	$724	-2.14
600–635	618	10	120.00–127.00	$122.32	$756	+1.07
655–675	669	5	107.00–132.00	$120.36	$805	-2.89
705–745	724	5	98.00–114.00	$103.73	$751	—
755	755	1	100.00	$100.00	$755	-12.01
865	865	1	98.00	$98.00	$848	+3.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	138.00	$138.00	$393	-24.83
325–345	334	4	126.00–162.00	$150.67	$503	-5.21
370–395	383	9	140.00–157.00	$148.57	$569	-0.01
400–445	426	15	135.00–150.00	$141.02	$601	-1.03
450–495	477	20	125.00–140.00	$130.94	$625	-3.83
515–545	528	6	110.00–125.00	$121.52	$642	-0.57
560–585	571	6	107.00–120.00	$111.86	$639	-5.02
610–645	629	11	97.00–116.00	$109.52	$689	-2.95
705–745	721	5	97.00–100.00	$98.76	$712	+3.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1380	1109	80-85%	47	54.00–61.00	$57.96	$643	+2.08
710–1405	1172	80-85%	82	53.00–70.00	$64.16	$752	—
985–1485	1230	80-85%	31	62.00–79.00	$70.88	$872	+3.66

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1185	1004	85-90%	46	46.00–60.00	$53.70	$539	+5.68
740–1165	1009	85-90%	23	38.00–55.00	$49.08	$495	+1.06
820–1245	1081	85-90%	33	51.00–66.00	$59.34	$641	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1600	1320	75-80%	5	57.00–59.00	$57.93	$765	—
1040–1925	1367	75-80%	56	60.00–70.00	$65.02	$889	-4.15
1210–1880	1508	75-80%	23	66.00–73.00	$69.15	$1,043	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1850	1448	17	70.00–83.00	$78.07	$1,130	-0.25
1100–2220	1550	26	80.00–95.00	$87.04	$1,349	—
1345–2090	1689	20	89.00–100.00	$93.32	$1,576	+0.76

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	685.00–710.00	$698.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	750.00–960.00	$847.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	675.00–850.00	$785.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	775.00–800.00	$795.83
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	635.00–735.00	$706.43

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00	$500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	450.00–670.00	$555.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	440.00	$440.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1295	1223	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	710.00–800.00	$757.67
1445	1445	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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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	16	800.00–950.00	$912.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	450.00	$450.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	900.00–1,260.00	$1,035.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1250	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,013.30	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	630.00	$630.00	—

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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.