Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

2,988 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.85/cwt +8.74 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 429 lb · 62 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.28/cwt +8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 562 lb · 59 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.67/cwt +3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 516 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,988	1,661	856
Feeder cattle	2,373	1,221	385
Slaughter cattle	386	181	326
Replacement cattle	229	259	145

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 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
365–395	380	6	164.00–173.00	$169.69	$645	+7.25
405–445	416	9	160.00–171.00	$162.07	$674	+1.40
450–495	470	44	152.50–168.00	$159.20	$748	+2.79
505–535	519	8	149.00–158.00	$152.28	$790	+3.28
560–595	571	21	135.00–154.00	$144.72	$826	+1.83
602–645	621	45	130.00–146.00	$138.68	$861	+4.68
660–695	672	11	130.00–134.00	$132.71	$892	+0.05
705–745	729	20	120.00–131.00	$123.45	$900	-3.09
780–795	790	6	107.00–125.00	$116.35	$919	+6.35
870	870	1	104.00	$104.00	$905	—
920	920	1	101.00	$101.00	$929	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	170.00	$170.00	$382	—
305–340	329	6	160.00–162.50	$160.39	$528	-1.99
355–395	377	18	155.00–166.00	$159.47	$601	+2.45
405–435	418	17	147.50–162.00	$158.31	$662	+5.71
450–495	478	15	142.50–160.00	$152.51	$729	+2.51
505–540	520	17	132.50–155.00	$145.32	$756	+2.69
565–595	584	6	133.00–140.00	$137.47	$803	+2.02
605–640	620	3	125.00–135.00	$129.74	$804	-2.43
650–690	676	4	113.00–130.00	$120.86	$817	-8.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	159.00	$159.00	$374	—
320–345	329	7	150.00–180.00	$160.04	$527	+4.04
390–395	393	2	150.00–151.00	$150.50	$591	-1.50
430	430	1	155.00	$155.00	$666	—
465–475	470	2	147.00–150.00	$148.48	$698	+6.91
500–530	515	9	125.00–141.00	$136.24	$702	-0.93
555–590	574	4	118.00–132.00	$123.03	$706	-1.06
625–630	628	2	115.00–127.00	$121.02	$760	-4.00
710–715	711	4	112.00–118.00	$113.51	$807	+9.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	377	10	137.00–147.00	$141.43	$533	+4.00
415–440	421	10	133.00–137.00	$134.99	$568	-0.44
455–495	477	47	130.00–147.00	$136.07	$649	+3.58
515 value added	515	4	131.00	$131.00	$675	—
500–545	516	52	124.00–140.00	$134.95	$696	+4.18
550–595	561	57	120.00–137.00	$129.40	$726	+8.29
585 value added	585	2	126.00	$126.00	$737	—
610–648	638	5	120.00–132.00	$126.05	$804	+7.41
650–695	656	23	110.00–124.00	$121.87	$799	+4.87
700–735	721	4	110.00–112.00	$111.49	$804	—
780–785	783	2	102.00	$102.00	$799	+6.00
960	960	1	93.00	$93.00	$893	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	139.00–144.00	$141.52	$386	+3.52
310–340	327	12	140.00–145.00	$141.35	$462	+3.39
355–395	372	19	130.00–140.00	$134.65	$501	+3.93
402–445	429	62	125.00–147.00	$139.85	$600	+8.74
450–495	477	22	120.00–139.00	$126.11	$602	-1.68
500–546	530	16	117.50–136.00	$128.01	$678	+6.07
555–595	574	25	110.00–131.00	$118.53	$680	+1.55
600–635	620	12	107.50–122.00	$111.92	$694	-1.34
650–675	663	2	105.00–110.00	$107.45	$712	+8.78
705–745	724	4	102.00–107.00	$103.36	$748	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	265	5	132.00–139.00	$133.51	$354	—
305–330	323	10	125.00–132.00	$127.33	$411	+1.42
350–395	376	34	120.00–147.00	$137.08	$515	+17.08
400–440	420	14	110.00–137.00	$127.36	$535	+9.02
455–495	476	6	122.00–135.00	$129.59	$617	+19.77
500–530	515	7	102.00–130.00	$115.78	$596	+5.82
560–575	566	4	117.00–122.00	$120.73	$683	+15.73
640–645	643	2	105.00–112.00	$108.49	$698	—
660–695	684	5	90.00–105.00	$96.37	$659	-1.80

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	281	9	157.00–170.00	$162.70	$457	—
300–345	322	28	150.00–182.00	$162.74	$524	+4.96
350–385	369	16	145.00–175.00	$156.98	$579	+2.26
400–445	426	54	137.50–165.00	$151.82	$647	+1.94
450–495	479	27	130.00–155.00	$144.79	$694	+1.78
500–540	530	40	125.00–145.00	$134.76	$714	-2.28
555–595	575	25	115.00–132.00	$125.26	$720	-6.23
600–640	618	17	114.00–126.00	$120.35	$744	-1.95
665–685	676	4	116.00–120.00	$118.02	$798	+3.13
700–746	724	10	107.00–118.00	$112.11	$812	+7.44
885	885	1	94.00	$94.00	$832	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	323	16	156.00–167.50	$160.61	$519	-7.39
350–395	369	15	155.00–177.50	$164.43	$607	-0.35
403–445	421	26	150.00–169.00	$158.55	$667	+0.33
450–495	476	24	142.50–161.00	$152.09	$724	+2.30
505–545	518	16	135.00–153.00	$143.51	$743	-1.49
560–590	573	6	130.00–140.00	$133.38	$764	-3.14
605–646	621	14	120.00–140.00	$127.78	$794	-4.60
655–695	679	8	120.00–127.00	$123.26	$837	-5.27
705–720	711	4	112.50–120.00	$116.64	$829	+8.64
990	990	1	96.00	$96.00	$950	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	269	4	150.00–180.00	$165.21	$444	+7.80
315	315	6	147.00–170.00	$151.83	$478	+1.06
350–395	362	28	139.00–165.00	$158.89	$575	+16.54
405–440	422	17	130.00–155.00	$144.55	$610	+4.55
450–495	473	13	130.00–145.00	$140.49	$665	+9.11
510–545	532	13	120.00–135.00	$128.17	$682	-2.50
555–595	573	12	112.00–125.00	$119.69	$686	+1.22
615–635	622	3	108.00–116.00	$112.00	$697	-7.00
775	775	1	93.00	$93.00	$721	-9.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1295	1050	80-85%	17	51.00–58.00	$54.73	$575	—
830–1525	1156	80-85%	37	53.00–64.00	$59.08	$683	-2.26
1055–1310	1207	80-85%	23	60.00–66.00	$63.23	$763	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1190	904	85-90%	16	40.00–53.00	$46.34	$419	—
820–1270	1013	85-90%	37	39.00–60.00	$53.27	$540	—
950–1195	1090	85-90%	15	50.00–64.00	$60.10	$655	+11.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1605	1367	75-80%	10	65.00–69.00	$66.26	$906	+5.83
1150–1695	1373	75-80%	23	52.00–67.00	$60.70	$833	+0.27
1270–1765	1458	75-80%	7	50.00–58.00	$54.45	$794	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–2315	1646	17	74.00–81.00	$77.19	$1,271	—
1355–2100	1724	26	80.00–87.00	$83.50	$1,440	—
1820–2190	2026	6	88.00–91.00	$89.66	$1,817	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	420.00–540.00	$473.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–820	788	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	560.00–625.00	$591.16

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1055	942	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	875.00–925.00	$906.33
885–1205	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	575.00–1,025.00	$891.61
1030–1420	1294	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,159.48
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	700.00–960.00	$868.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1695	1188	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	900.00–1,075.00	$957.97
1080–1330	1191	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	750.00–875.00	$815.13
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–900.00	$775.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	665.00–745.00	$705.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–925	922	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	450.00–500.00	$466.55

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–905	788	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–825.00	$771.83

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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
1085–1590	1336	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,200.00–1,310.00	$1,250.44	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,133.33	—
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	750.00–975.00	$889.29	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,600.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1475	1202	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,035.00–1,125.00	$1,072.01	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	800.00–850.00	$837.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935–970	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00–700.00	$601.84	—

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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.