Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

2,503 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.63/cwt +1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 472 lb · 63 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.83/cwt +4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 423 lb · 55 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.75/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 518 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,503	4,222	1,655
Feeder cattle	1,902	2,965	1,383
Slaughter cattle	421	998	116
Replacement cattle	180	259	156

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 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
215	215	2	185.00	$185.00	$398	—
300–330	313	6	166.00–175.00	$169.45	$530	-5.96
354–395	371	14	163.00–177.00	$168.07	$624	-2.13
405–445	424	36	154.00–184.00	$158.92	$674	-5.03
455–495	468	18	147.00–160.00	$153.26	$717	-1.23
509 value added	509	10	160.00	$160.00	$814	+4.00
505–545	525	20	135.00–156.00	$145.11	$762	-1.07
555–590	572	34	128.00–141.00	$138.04	$790	-1.93
578 value added	578	9	149.00	$149.00	$861	—
600–640	621	30	125.00–145.00	$133.10	$827	-1.47
665–692	685	11	120.00–133.50	$131.15	$898	+1.14
710–740	718	4	117.00–120.00	$117.77	$846	-11.77
745 value added	745	9	128.50	$128.50	$957	—
765	765	1	125.00	$125.00	$956	+7.00
817	817	5	119.00	$119.00	$972	—
915	915	1	100.00	$100.00	$915	-7.00
955	955	1	100.00	$100.00	$955	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	169.00	$169.00	$389	—
255–295	278	3	165.00–191.00	$175.40	$488	—
300–345	327	13	155.00–185.00	$164.55	$538	-5.36
355–390	382	14	150.00–162.00	$156.42	$598	-7.86
440–445	442	5	150.00–152.00	$151.19	$668	-3.76
465–495	472	14	139.00–147.00	$143.57	$678	-2.86
515–540	527	9	136.00–142.50	$139.16	$733	-3.55
555–575	568	6	129.00–138.00	$133.70	$759	-3.58
607–615	611	7	120.00–130.00	$125.26	$765	-6.11
660–685	673	2	122.00–124.00	$122.98	$828	+3.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	4	147.00–150.00	$148.77	$484	-13.68
360–395	377	10	140.00–150.00	$145.78	$550	-10.46
415–445	435	3	140.00	$140.00	$609	-22.54
455–490	475	3	125.00–150.00	$135.51	$644	+1.09
540	540	1	135.00	$135.00	$729	—
575	575	1	128.00	$128.00	$736	+5.66
730–745	738	2	109.00–115.00	$111.97	$826	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	154.00–165.00	$159.24	$427	+5.29
300–342	330	11	140.00–152.50	$144.94	$478	-0.46
357–398	382	38	136.00–148.00	$140.03	$535	+1.18
400–445	423	55	132.00–142.00	$136.83	$579	+4.04
450–495	472	63	125.00–139.00	$130.63	$617	+1.78
500–545	518	50	119.00–132.00	$124.75	$646	+1.69
550–580	566	39	115.00–125.00	$119.28	$675	-0.25
600–635	619	20	114.00–123.00	$118.93	$736	-0.69
605–635 value added	623	22	120.00–126.00	$123.62	$770	+1.12
655–695	669	7	110.00–120.00	$113.82	$761	-1.83
700–730	716	8	99.00–112.00	$102.64	$735	-6.78
742 value added	742	2	119.00	$119.00	$883	+6.00
883	883	2	75.00	$75.00	$662	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	271	5	138.00–155.00	$144.35	$391	+2.91
305–340	323	20	135.00–144.00	$138.30	$447	+2.05
350–395	374	18	129.00–138.00	$133.58	$500	+0.89
400–445	427	30	120.00–132.00	$126.05	$538	-0.73
455–495	474	36	117.00–127.00	$121.89	$578	-2.38
500–545	523	30	113.00–122.00	$118.51	$620	+0.36
550–595	565	21	109.00–117.00	$114.24	$645	-0.12
610–635	627	5	107.00–112.00	$108.22	$679	-2.24
660–695	679	4	85.00–105.00	$99.88	$678	-5.98
730	730	2	105.00	$105.00	$766	+6.68
770	770	1	100.00	$100.00	$770	-7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	217	3	132.00–142.00	$135.23	$293	+5.23
250–295	273	3	133.00–145.00	$138.54	$378	-5.04
300–349	336	30	115.00–137.00	$125.82	$423	+0.35
350–380	373	9	120.00–125.00	$122.81	$458	-2.73
420–445	434	12	117.00–125.00	$120.39	$522	+2.04
460–490	477	6	109.00–117.00	$114.86	$548	+1.51
510–519	515	14	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$572	-0.18
580	580	2	96.00–102.00	$99.00	$574	-6.13
600–634	628	8	103.00–108.00	$105.12	$660	+3.54
705	705	1	75.00	$75.00	$529	-19.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	180.00	$180.00	$405	±0.00
255–270	263	7	172.00–202.00	$181.68	$478	+3.93
315–345	333	17	162.00–192.00	$166.63	$555	+5.33
350–395	374	18	150.00–185.00	$163.05	$610	+1.36
405–445	426	19	145.00–162.00	$156.26	$666	-0.65
455–495	470	29	140.00–160.00	$149.98	$705	-2.39
505–545	519	22	130.00–151.00	$141.26	$733	+2.37
555–595	568	18	120.00–135.00	$129.32	$735	-1.62
610–630	620	14	111.00–125.00	$118.85	$737	-6.62
660–695	674	10	105.00–120.00	$116.67	$786	+0.78
732	732	5	104.00	$104.00	$761	-5.63
765–795	777	5	105.00–107.00	$106.18	$825	-1.49
855–895	878	4	88.00–98.00	$93.19	$818	+1.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	170.00	$170.00	$382	+7.00
290–295	293	3	158.00–166.00	$160.64	$471	+5.22
300–320	311	6	157.00–160.00	$158.68	$493	-9.33
355–395	379	25	150.00–170.00	$157.74	$598	-1.82
400–445	423	29	143.00–157.00	$149.44	$632	-3.01
455–490	463	6	135.00–147.00	$140.09	$649	-3.86
500–545	518	18	125.00–140.00	$133.36	$691	+0.88
550–590	565	16	119.00–125.00	$121.25	$685	-4.52
605–640	615	6	112.00–120.00	$116.98	$719	-2.35
650–655	653	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$725	-2.23
705–730	720	3	100.00–111.00	$104.93	$755	-5.62
775	775	2	97.00	$97.00	$752	-13.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	154.00	$154.00	$362	—
305	305	1	140.00	$140.00	$427	-18.56
375–380	378	2	150.00–152.00	$151.01	$571	-3.50
405–435	423	14	140.00–147.00	$142.69	$604	+0.47
450–485	471	8	125.00–137.00	$131.35	$619	+0.91
520–540	535	12	120.00–131.00	$123.53	$661	+1.55
570–595	584	10	108.00–115.00	$111.36	$650	-0.64
600–635	618	2	109.00–110.00	$109.49	$677	-1.40
660	660	1	105.00	$105.00	$693	+2.52
795	795	3	88.00	$88.00	$700	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1535	1130	80-85%	95	57.00–74.00	$67.88	$767	-5.28
845–1510	1130	80-85%	26	66.00–81.00	$74.50	$842	+1.34
710–1510	1136	80-85%	55	52.00–68.00	$64.25	$730	-8.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$770	—
950–1565	1349	75-80%	14	65.00–79.50	$72.58	$979	—
1070–1795	1401	75-80%	38	56.00–70.00	$65.69	$920	-3.52

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1275	959	85-90%	22	42.00–58.00	$53.58	$514	+0.89
950–1045	983	85-90%	3	52.00–53.00	$52.32	$514	-0.37
765–1290	1067	85-90%	27	45.00–64.00	$57.10	$609	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1950	1509	23	71.50–87.00	$81.71	$1,233	—
1650–2030	1801	4	95.00–98.00	$96.56	$1,739	—
1275–2375	1823	22	82.00–95.00	$89.42	$1,630	-7.89

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
570–725	648	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	440.00–600.00	$529.58

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
1375	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	710.00–820.00	$752.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	640.00–850.00	$741.25
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–1,100.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	540.00–675.00	$616.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	750.00–925.00	$848.81

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	475.00–600.00	$513.00
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	470.00–610.00	$535.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	620.00–725.00	$673.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	575.00–625.00	$590.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1420	1420	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,112.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,250.00–1,550.00	$1,383.33	—
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–970.00	$936.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	490.00–690.00	$590.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	700.00–975.00	$935.71	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	675.00–900.00	$750.00	—

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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.