Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

4,449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.77/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 520 lb · 97 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.18/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 518 lb · 77 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.89/cwt -4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 422 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,449	2,988	1,384
Feeder cattle	3,407	2,373	821
Slaughter cattle	616	386	349
Replacement cattle	426	229	214

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	164.00	$164.00	$385	-6.00
305–345	320	17	160.00–167.00	$164.43	$526	+4.04
375–395	388	9	152.00–160.00	$157.54	$611	-1.93
405–444	439	12	149.00–170.00	$151.11	$663	-7.20
450–491	475	22	140.00–165.00	$151.91	$722	-0.60
520–545	521	23	140.00–142.00	$141.91	$739	-3.41
550–595	572	15	129.00–146.00	$137.77	$788	+0.30
610–648	631	24	123.00–139.00	$134.74	$850	+5.00
655–699	690	23	122.00–132.00	$126.71	$874	+5.85
705–735	723	8	119.00–124.00	$120.86	$874	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	365	6	164.00–175.00	$170.95	$624	+1.26
400–445	427	19	160.00–180.00	$165.96	$709	+3.89
450–480	464	11	154.00–179.00	$167.31	$776	+8.11
505 value added	505	9	171.50	$171.50	$866	—
500–545	519	18	141.00–162.00	$150.08	$779	-2.20
550–595	577	15	134.00–150.00	$142.30	$821	-2.42
600–640	619	7	128.00–157.00	$139.81	$865	+1.13
656–685	664	20	125.00–142.00	$138.89	$922	+6.18
668 value added	668	2	133.50	$133.50	$892	—
700–745	725	4	119.00–126.00	$123.82	$898	+0.37
787–795	788	8	120.00–121.00	$120.87	$952	+4.52
800–830	812	3	112.00–118.00	$115.33	$936	—
850	850	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,012	+15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	155.00	$155.00	$372	-4.00
295	295	1	153.00	$153.00	$451	—
325–340	330	3	154.00–155.00	$154.34	$509	-5.70
355–380	373	11	145.00–175.00	$150.70	$562	+0.20
405–445	432	5	140.00–168.00	$160.00	$691	+5.00
452–455	452	9	141.00–142.00	$141.11	$638	-7.37
500–545	527	8	129.00–149.00	$141.35	$745	+5.11
565–597	592	8	128.00–137.00	$134.62	$797	+11.59
625–635	628	4	110.00–125.00	$113.79	$715	-7.23
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	—
705	705	5	115.00	$115.00	$811	+1.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	340	7	133.00–155.00	$146.97	$500	—
355–392	372	22	130.00–155.00	$140.34	$522	-1.09
410–445	427	40	127.00–147.00	$138.84	$593	+3.85
455–495	471	28	120.00–146.00	$130.59	$615	-5.48
500–547	517	79	120.00–146.00	$134.49	$695	-0.46
534 value added	534	18	136.00	$136.00	$726	+5.00
550–595	572	52	115.00–132.00	$126.94	$726	-2.46
603–645	613	40	113.00–127.00	$123.51	$757	-2.54
659 fancy	659	7	124.50	$124.50	$820	—
655–684	667	25	116.00–123.00	$118.50	$790	-3.37
700–745	719	12	98.00–118.00	$103.67	$745	-7.82
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	+13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	133.00	$133.00	$299	—
270	270	3	130.00	$130.00	$351	-11.52
305–345	326	22	125.00–150.00	$140.80	$459	-0.55
355–390	381	33	126.00–158.00	$141.66	$540	+7.01
400–445	422	53	121.00–147.00	$134.89	$569	-4.96
455–495	472	37	120.00–140.00	$130.61	$616	+4.50
500–545	518	77	114.00–136.00	$125.18	$648	-2.83
550–598	575	20	113.00–126.00	$121.14	$697	+2.61
600–630	614	31	105.00–119.00	$114.35	$702	+2.43
675–690	680	5	107.00–111.00	$109.99	$748	+2.54
700–730	715	2	88.00–95.00	$91.43	$654	-11.93
790	790	1	107.00	$107.00	$845	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	120.00	$120.00	$354	-13.51
320–345	330	8	117.00–150.00	$130.62	$431	+3.29
360–395	379	13	110.00–147.00	$130.91	$496	-6.17
405–442	423	24	110.00–137.00	$125.94	$533	-1.42
455–495	477	20	115.00–133.00	$123.60	$590	-5.99
500–545	518	16	103.00–125.00	$120.37	$624	+4.59
555–595	581	4	112.00–118.00	$114.47	$665	-6.26
655–690	674	4	94.00–100.00	$97.96	$660	+1.59
705–720	713	2	90.00–94.00	$92.02	$656	—
755–795	775	2	92.00–95.00	$93.46	$724	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	177.00–182.00	$179.37	$418	—
300–340	326	17	155.00–180.00	$161.86	$528	+1.25
355–395	382	15	150.00–185.00	$169.15	$646	+4.72
400–445	425	35	150.00–180.00	$167.01	$710	+8.46
450–495	472	50	140.00–169.00	$154.53	$729	+2.44
500–547	525	45	130.00–158.00	$143.22	$752	-0.29
555–595	570	31	125.00–148.00	$136.44	$778	+3.06
605–645	624	22	123.00–138.00	$129.79	$810	+2.01
650–685	664	10	120.00–132.00	$124.28	$825	+1.02
715–740	729	6	115.00–123.00	$119.18	$869	+2.54
755–760	758	2	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$891	—
830–835	833	2	98.00–106.00	$101.99	$850	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	279	4	152.00–156.00	$152.99	$427	-9.71
305–345	320	15	146.00–187.00	$157.27	$503	-5.47
350–390	372	21	142.00–177.00	$159.25	$592	+2.27
400–445	426	45	139.00–168.00	$152.14	$648	+0.32
450–498	472	42	135.00–157.00	$145.29	$686	+0.50
500–540	526	19	124.00–148.00	$138.32	$728	+3.56
550–595	576	25	123.00–137.00	$130.52	$752	+5.26
615–645	629	7	120.00–129.00	$124.89	$786	+4.54
655–695	671	10	116.00–127.00	$121.38	$814	+3.36
715–735	724	5	107.00–112.00	$109.80	$795	-2.31
765	765	1	122.00	$122.00	$933	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	287	3	140.00–144.00	$142.01	$408	-23.20
300–335	322	6	133.00–179.00	$154.94	$499	+3.11
355–395	379	14	133.00–167.00	$145.04	$550	-13.85
405–445	423	25	128.00–158.00	$138.82	$587	-5.73
450–495	475	15	125.00–145.00	$131.65	$625	-8.84
515–545	533	7	117.00–137.00	$128.66	$686	+0.49
560–590	574	8	112.00–130.00	$121.56	$698	+1.87
605	605	2	120.00	$120.00	$726	+8.00
690	690	1	115.00	$115.00	$794	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1380	1115	80-85%	26	49.00–61.00	$54.65	$609	—
835–1525	1166	80-85%	91	54.00–68.00	$60.63	$707	+1.55
925–1490	1174	80-85%	67	60.00–72.00	$64.98	$763	+5.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1210	988	85-90%	31	42.00–53.00	$48.58	$480	—
795–1195	1007	85-90%	45	46.00–59.00	$54.64	$550	+1.37
945–1185	1082	85-90%	23	61.00–66.00	$63.34	$685	+3.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1570	1341	75-80%	20	54.00–59.00	$57.09	$766	—
1120–1670	1371	75-80%	48	52.00–66.00	$60.34	$827	-0.36
1180–1645	1382	75-80%	25	62.00–70.00	$67.05	$927	+6.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–2000	1366	21	70.00–81.00	$77.03	$1,052	—
1200–2465	1612	30	82.00–90.00	$85.57	$1,379	+8.38
1390–2300	1893	14	88.00–99.00	$92.98	$1,760	—

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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	15	450.00–540.00	$498.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–995	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	525.00–675.00	$609.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–1110	902	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	685.00–835.00	$749.77

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
975–1105	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	775.00–900.00	$830.64
1170–1320	1227	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,150.27
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	740.00–875.00	$785.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00–900.00	$793.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	550.00–980.00	$831.04
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	700.00–750.00	$735.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–965	887	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	575.00–750.00	$682.42
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	550.00–800.00	$706.54
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	440.00–800.00	$671.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1060	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–635.00	$614.16
1170–1275	1232	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–775.00	$758.63
1230–1410	1312	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–950.00	$924.59
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	510.00–680.00	$595.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	335.00–580.00	$430.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235	1235	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1255	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1230–1305	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,125.00–1,250.00	$1,209.96	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,085.71	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	84	800.00–1,650.00	$1,314.88	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	106	1,900.00–2,175.00	$2,049.53	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
860–985	936	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	885.00–1,000.00	$928.02	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,209.62	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	800.00–1,050.00	$912.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00	$625.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	725.00–875.00	$781.25	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1215	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	+27.99
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	600.00–980.00	$754.29	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.