Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

4,222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $129.38/cwt +14.38 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 714 lb · 76 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.60/cwt ≈ $903/hd at 749 lb · 71 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.27/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 477 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,222	1,429	2,832
Feeder cattle	2,965	1,047	2,051
Slaughter cattle	998	214	402
Replacement cattle	259	168	379

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
260–280	270	2	170.00–174.00	$172.07	$465	-12.43
300–335	320	8	164.00–197.50	$175.41	$561	-3.15
350–395	369	13	155.00–187.00	$170.20	$628	-6.82
410–445	425	17	155.00–180.00	$163.95	$697	+7.99
462 value added	462	7	160.50	$160.50	$742	—
455–495	485	19	150.00–155.00	$154.49	$749	+1.86
501 value added	501	3	156.00	$156.00	$782	—
510–535	525	14	140.00–155.00	$146.18	$767	-1.66
555–576	570	22	133.00–145.00	$139.97	$798	+1.46
610–635	619	37	126.00–140.00	$134.57	$833	+4.10
655–692	672	33	124.00–135.00	$130.01	$874	+3.68
708 value added	708	22	129.00	$129.00	$913	—
700–734	716	54	120.00–132.00	$129.54	$928	+14.54
765–798	792	10	116.00–120.00	$118.00	$935	—
793 value added	793	4	123.25	$123.25	$977	—
813 value added	813	3	123.50	$123.50	$1,004	—
902	902	3	107.00	$107.00	$965	—
1105	1105	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,017	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
788 value added	788	61	128.00	$128.00	$1,009	—
824 value added	824	56	126.75	$126.75	$1,044	—
867 value added	867	57	125.85	$125.85	$1,091	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	326	14	158.00–188.00	$169.91	$554	+7.68
350–380	370	15	153.00–177.00	$164.28	$608	+4.94
405–445	425	11	150.00–167.00	$154.95	$659	-0.67
465–490	474	10	140.00–150.00	$146.43	$694	+0.23
505–545	515	34	128.00–147.00	$142.71	$735	+7.22
554–598	579	38	123.00–142.00	$137.28	$795	+11.94
605–645	613	22	115.00–134.00	$131.37	$805	+8.33
660–695	679	6	110.00–125.00	$119.76	$813	-9.73
715	715	3	124.00	$124.00	$887	—
750–795	754	17	111.00–118.00	$117.40	$885	-1.67
888	888	4	110.00	$110.00	$977	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	265	3	185.00	$185.00	$490	+27.13
315–345	337	5	155.00–177.00	$162.45	$547	—
375–390	378	8	150.00–170.00	$156.24	$591	+6.24
430–445	438	2	160.00–165.00	$162.54	$712	+30.54
470–495	490	8	129.00–146.00	$134.42	$659	—
555–580	572	3	120.00–125.00	$122.34	$700	—
665–695	680	2	115.00–119.00	$116.96	$795	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	177.00	$177.00	$407	—
265–290	278	4	147.00–172.00	$153.95	$428	+13.95
305–345	335	16	137.00–162.00	$145.40	$487	+7.29
355–395	380	20	131.00–144.00	$138.85	$528	+2.75
405–445	423	19	125.00–142.00	$132.79	$562	-3.72
450–495	464	36	124.00–135.00	$128.85	$598	+2.45
500–535	523	40	115.00–128.00	$123.06	$644	-1.00
550–595	567	57	109.00–123.00	$119.53	$678	+0.90
614 value added	614	9	122.50	$122.50	$752	—
618–645	631	25	110.00–122.00	$119.62	$755	+10.37
652 value added	652	10	121.50	$121.50	$792	—
655–695	676	21	108.00–120.00	$115.65	$782	+7.58
720–748	737	11	100.00–112.00	$109.42	$806	+4.42
745 value added	745	5	113.00	$113.00	$842	—
760–790	778	3	100.00–105.00	$102.98	$801	+1.30
820–845	837	3	87.00–90.00	$88.68	$742	—
890	890	1	80.00	$80.00	$712	-22.00
965	965	1	77.00	$77.00	$743	—
1048 value added	1048	3	90.00	$90.00	$943	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	7	135.00–147.00	$141.44	$389	+0.37
305–345	323	20	128.00–145.00	$136.25	$440	-4.54
350–399	383	54	121.00–136.00	$132.69	$508	+0.57
400–445	419	55	117.00–134.00	$126.78	$531	+3.58
455–498	477	67	118.00–128.00	$124.27	$593	+3.88
500–540	523	31	106.00–124.00	$118.15	$618	+3.96
550–595	580	29	100.00–121.00	$114.36	$663	+3.56
605–645	625	8	105.00–115.00	$110.46	$690	+0.88
675–695	688	9	97.00–110.00	$105.86	$728	+2.35
710–735	722	3	91.00–104.00	$98.32	$710	+1.79
755	755	1	107.00	$107.00	$808	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
250–285	263	3	142.00–147.00	$143.58	$378	—
300–345	332	15	115.00–135.00	$125.47	$417	+2.70
355–395	369	19	119.00–130.00	$125.54	$463	+0.78
400–440	421	17	112.00–124.00	$118.35	$498	+0.12
455–495	472	21	107.00–118.00	$113.35	$535	+0.81
525–545	532	9	107.00–115.00	$111.19	$592	+5.92
560–585	575	10	90.00–113.00	$105.13	$604	-0.55
600–630	621	5	95.00–105.00	$101.58	$631	-0.42
665–690	679	7	80.00–104.00	$93.93	$638	—
725–745	730	8	85.00–100.00	$94.36	$689	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
749 value added	749	71	120.60	$120.60	$903	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	180.00	$180.00	$369	-16.58
265–285	275	4	165.00–192.00	$177.75	$489	-20.30
310–345	328	9	158.00–166.00	$161.30	$529	-20.73
365–395	380	21	148.00–185.00	$161.69	$614	+3.25
400–445	420	44	140.00–172.00	$156.91	$659	+1.99
450–492	469	26	139.00–162.00	$152.37	$715	+5.41
505–545	527	36	125.00–151.00	$138.89	$732	+1.66
550–595	566	28	122.00–137.00	$130.94	$741	+4.63
600–645	619	18	118.00–131.00	$125.47	$777	+3.60
655–685	671	12	107.00–125.00	$115.89	$778	-5.11
715–740	727	3	105.00–114.00	$109.63	$797	+0.69
755–790	770	3	106.00–110.00	$107.67	$829	—
855–880	868	2	91.00–92.00	$91.49	$794	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	163.00	$163.00	$367	—
275–290	280	3	153.00–160.00	$155.42	$435	—
300–345	326	9	160.00–182.00	$168.01	$548	+6.10
355–395	378	13	146.00–170.00	$159.56	$603	+4.65
405–445	431	35	130.00–162.00	$152.45	$657	+2.84
450–495	472	38	138.00–150.00	$143.95	$679	+6.55
505–545	522	35	116.00–138.00	$132.48	$692	+4.22
555–595	576	13	114.00–130.00	$125.77	$724	+3.55
600–635	616	9	113.00–127.00	$119.33	$735	+3.39
650–685	669	7	108.00–120.00	$113.23	$758	+5.69
705–745	721	4	107.00–115.00	$110.55	$797	-1.45
770	770	2	110.00	$110.00	$847	+17.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	322	14	140.00–170.00	$158.56	$511	+7.40
370–385	378	2	154.00–155.00	$154.51	$584	+2.07
405–445	427	20	132.00–148.00	$142.22	$607	+8.82
465–495	479	20	104.00–138.00	$130.44	$625	+10.44
515–530	524	5	117.00–127.00	$121.98	$639	-4.02
555	555	1	112.00	$112.00	$622	-2.52
600–645	621	8	107.00–117.00	$110.89	$689	—
655–695	680	4	100.00–105.00	$102.48	$697	—
705–715	710	2	102.00–107.00	$104.48	$742	+9.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1450	1138	80-85%	44	62.00–79.00	$73.16	$833	—
735–1420	1145	80-85%	26	50.50–66.00	$62.17	$712	—
730–1770	1184	80-85%	77	54.00–72.00	$66.85	$792	-0.51

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1280	979	85-90%	22	39.50–56.00	$52.69	$516	—
730–1195	1000	85-90%	52	45.00–64.00	$56.83	$568	—
940–1135	1030	85-90%	20	58.00–68.00	$64.23	$662	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1725	1373	75-80%	21	68.00–80.00	$75.71	$1,039	—
995–1790	1419	75-80%	50	63.00–73.00	$69.21	$982	—
1295–1660	1431	75-80%	17	59.00–66.00	$63.35	$907	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1685	1412	15	74.00–87.00	$80.46	$1,136	+0.03
1165–1990	1598	42	85.00–97.00	$89.49	$1,430	—
1305–2105	1842	24	92.00–102.00	$97.31	$1,792	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–980	874	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	660.00–815.00	$732.77

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1040	1027	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–1,125.00	$959.42
1087 fancy	1087	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1055–1380	1221	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,205.71
1140–1310	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–835.00	$807.08
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	500.00–980.00	$756.00
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–700.00	$675.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	435.00–900.00	$627.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
545–670	608	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	300.00–360.00	$333.09
690–969	842	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	520.00–675.00	$572.10
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–800.00	$758.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	500.00–700.00	$595.83
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	700.00–775.00	$731.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1015	943	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	625.00–675.00	$651.92
940–1240	1114	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,056.30
1130–1250	1182	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	800.00–875.00	$858.85
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	520.00	$520.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	525.00–710.00	$648.33

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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
1095–1300	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,250.00–1,375.00	$1,304.17	+454.17
1245	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1385	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	925.00–1,025.00	$945.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	825.00–1,235.00	$1,033.20	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	775.00–875.00	$855.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	800.00–925.00	$862.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1065–1285	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,141.67	—

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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.