Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 10, 2021

3,159 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $137.24/cwt +4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 608 lb · 96 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.04/cwt +3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 606 lb · 91 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.48/cwt ≈ $863/hd at 741 lb · 88 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,159	3,759	1,011
Feeder cattle	2,598	3,025	859
Slaughter cattle	365	578	87
Replacement cattle	196	156	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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
250	250	1	200.00	$200.00	$500	+18.19
305–345	337	23	162.50–180.00	$175.23	$591	-4.89
365–395	386	28	161.00–178.00	$170.82	$659	-2.04
400–445	425	25	153.00–172.00	$163.66	$696	-1.08
455–495	477	54	145.00–168.00	$158.52	$756	-0.47
505–540	524	15	135.00–150.00	$144.18	$756	+9.17
550–580	558	8	133.00–141.00	$138.47	$773	-5.36
606 value added	606	82	138.00	$138.00	$836	—
602–640	621	14	122.00–141.00	$132.81	$825	-0.08
660–680	671	5	116.00–135.00	$125.00	$839	+0.81
723–725 value added	723	75	125.00–128.50	$128.17	$927	—
800–835	829	6	111.00–115.00	$111.64	$925	+10.64
829 value added	829	21	121.50	$121.50	$1,007	—
1220	1220	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,122	—
1350–1365	1354	7	100.00–107.00	$104.71	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	7	162.00–170.00	$166.89	$554	-0.81
365–390	380	21	147.50–166.00	$159.83	$607	+2.09
415–435	425	11	145.00–160.00	$154.01	$655	+7.29
450–495	479	17	135.00–158.00	$150.19	$719	+4.30
530	530	1	125.00	$125.00	$662	-13.31
550–595	583	8	122.00–135.00	$127.31	$742	-9.04
600–630	615	14	115.00–130.00	$122.75	$755	-3.11
655	655	2	112.00	$112.00	$734	-7.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
769	769	66	128.25	$128.25	$986	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	338	4	158.00–160.00	$158.47	$536	+5.01
380	380	3	156.00	$156.00	$593	+6.19
440	440	3	150.00	$150.00	$660	+20.00
450–455	454	5	130.00–141.00	$138.82	$630	+8.82
536	536	6	134.00	$134.00	$718	+0.71

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	33	135.00–160.00	$146.67	$477	-4.72
350–395	366	40	135.00–145.00	$140.42	$514	-1.67
405–445	429	64	126.00–142.00	$132.27	$567	-6.71
454 value added	454	23	139.00	$139.00	$631	—
450–495	471	27	122.50–137.00	$129.55	$610	+1.25
500–545	525	45	118.00–132.00	$125.90	$661	-1.24
550–580	562	16	115.00–126.00	$119.09	$669	-4.15
601 value added	601	75	126.00	$126.00	$757	—
615–640	627	16	109.00–122.00	$114.87	$720	-5.27
660–695	681	11	105.00–111.00	$108.49	$739	-7.52
710–745	735	20	99.00–107.00	$102.81	$756	—
743 value added	743	68	120.50	$120.50	$895	—
770 value added	770	2	103.00	$103.00	$793	—
870	870	1	86.00	$86.00	$748	—
1095	1095	1	80.00	$80.00	$876	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	263	6	130.00–139.00	$136.21	$358	-9.13
300–345	323	19	124.00–142.00	$134.31	$434	-4.55
350–395	374	31	120.00–137.00	$131.07	$490	-4.11
400–445	423	39	116.00–135.00	$126.54	$535	-2.09
455–495	475	23	114.00–127.00	$123.22	$585	+2.29
500–545	524	31	107.50–126.00	$117.43	$615	-2.05
550–585	569	11	105.00–123.00	$115.25	$656	-2.40
615–645	626	23	102.00–112.00	$105.46	$660	-4.21
650–675	665	3	100.00–105.00	$101.63	$676	-1.33
745	745	2	95.00	$95.00	$708	-6.42
755–790	768	8	82.50–100.00	$91.95	$706	-4.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	316	4	125.00–130.00	$127.19	$402	-0.81
350–395	378	22	110.00–132.00	$122.56	$463	+0.66
405–445	425	19	116.00–125.00	$121.06	$515	-4.43
460–475	468	2	112.00–117.00	$114.54	$536	-0.08
500–540	520	6	110.00–112.00	$111.34	$579	+1.08
570	570	2	110.00	$110.00	$627	+1.22
605–630	618	3	105.00–107.00	$106.35	$657	+4.60
675	675	2	92.00	$92.00	$621	-6.34
745	745	1	76.00	$76.00	$566	-12.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	187.00	$187.00	$449	—
270–285	278	2	170.00–175.00	$172.43	$479	-1.77
360–390	376	14	145.00–160.00	$152.35	$573	-7.39
400–445	420	26	135.00–152.00	$143.96	$605	-6.71
455–485	468	16	127.50–150.00	$138.68	$649	-5.15
505–540	522	43	125.00–140.00	$136.09	$710	+2.51
550–575	563	19	120.00–130.00	$123.51	$695	-1.74
600–640	627	25	110.00–125.00	$116.24	$729	-3.98
680–685	681	5	105.00–110.00	$108.99	$742	-7.88
715–745	731	7	101.00–107.00	$104.44	$763	-6.28
765	765	2	90.00	$90.00	$688	-14.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	3	160.00–165.00	$162.34	$476	-14.06
330–335	333	4	155.00–167.50	$159.89	$532	-12.06
355–395	377	13	150.00–170.00	$160.09	$604	-5.75
403–445	422	16	143.00–166.00	$152.16	$642	-7.25
450–495	477	21	130.00–161.00	$146.94	$701	+0.89
500–545	522	17	129.00–148.00	$135.93	$710	-3.67
555–585	567	3	125.00–130.00	$128.03	$726	-0.56
605–645	629	5	118.00–124.00	$120.38	$757	-1.94
650–685	663	11	112.00–161.00	$122.22	$810	+1.86
713–715	714	3	110.00–115.00	$113.33	$809	+9.60
810	810	1	105.00	$105.00	$850	—
880–895	888	2	90.00–91.00	$90.50	$804	-7.50
905	905	2	90.00	$90.00	$814	—
960	960	2	80.00	$80.00	$768	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	325	15	150.00–155.00	$152.42	$495	+1.75
365–390	376	4	130.00–145.00	$140.08	$527	-8.49
400–445	423	21	130.00–145.00	$138.58	$586	-2.44
455–485	471	13	120.00–140.00	$131.12	$618	+0.18
505–540	521	15	120.00–130.00	$126.04	$657	+4.52
555–590	577	11	107.00–120.00	$115.64	$667	+3.78
625–645	638	11	80.00–117.00	$107.49	$686	-2.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1315	1044	80-85%	23	53.00–66.00	$61.46	$642	—
895–1390	1135	80-85%	39	58.00–79.00	$72.29	$820	+14.33
725–1525	1141	80-85%	64	52.00–72.00	$65.47	$747	+7.51

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1050	939	85-90%	16	44.00–56.00	$49.78	$467	—
730–1370	1038	85-90%	34	44.00–68.00	$56.42	$586	+7.34
1215	1215	85-90%	1	51.00	$51.00	$620	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1330	1177	75-80%	8	52.00–62.00	$58.80	$692	—
945–1715	1320	75-80%	24	51.00–74.00	$67.24	$888	+9.31
1035–1635	1350	75-80%	17	63.00–79.00	$75.56	$1,020	+10.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1750	1389	8	76.00–84.00	$79.48	$1,104	—
1330–2195	1753	18	82.00–94.00	$87.29	$1,530	—
1575–2090	1850	6	90.00–103.00	$95.60	$1,769	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–765	713	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–625.00	$590.26

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1265–1310	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–975.00	$913.59
1505–1675	1590	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,080.00–1,200.00	$1,143.21
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	675.00–950.00	$785.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	525.00–725.00	$643.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	650.00–975.00	$779.62
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,085.00–1,100.00	$1,092.50

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)	9	600.00–700.00	$672.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	450.00–725.00	$640.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	355.00–500.00	$430.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
985–1305	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	790.00–840.00	$811.51
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	375.00	$375.00

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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
1000–1515	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,125.00–1,325.00	$1,184.33	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,181.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	825.00–1,120.00	$934.07	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775–1060	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,000.00	$940.86	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	550.00–860.00	$685.38	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1100	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,020.00	$1,020.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	700.00–825.00	$768.33	—

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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.