Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

1,798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.42/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 416 lb · 55 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.07/cwt +4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 475 lb · 32 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.38/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 617 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,798	2,319	1,766
Feeder cattle	1,354	1,685	999
Slaughter cattle	274	323	538
Replacement cattle	170	311	229

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
355–395	381	9	168.00–177.50	$173.56	$661	+8.06
425–445	440	9	165.00–174.00	$167.89	$739	+8.62
450–495	461	23	157.50–174.00	$162.46	$749	+4.55
500–530	508	15	145.00–167.00	$156.24	$794	+7.14
565–585	581	9	145.00–148.00	$145.65	$846	+5.76
605–645	632	3	134.00–144.00	$138.55	$876	+2.22
670	670	1	132.00	$132.00	$884	-0.45
810	810	2	116.00	$116.00	$940	—
823 value added	823	6	125.50	$125.50	$1,033	—
1057	1057	5	101.75	$101.75	$1,075	—
1430	1430	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,301	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	326	5	160.00–166.00	$163.96	$535	+6.88
355–385	362	6	160.00–169.00	$162.99	$590	+7.02
405–435	421	8	155.00–170.00	$161.39	$679	+6.85
455–495	481	14	140.00–167.00	$158.65	$763	+9.05
500–545	532	10	140.00–157.00	$143.73	$765	+3.70
560–595	571	4	137.00–147.00	$139.97	$799	+3.55
600–640	631	7	135.00–137.00	$135.55	$855	+6.09
660–680	667	3	132.00–134.00	$132.68	$885	+5.01
725–730	728	3	127.00–130.00	$129.00	$939	+16.56
795	795	1	122.00	$122.00	$970	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	326	4	150.00–161.00	$157.64	$514	—
350–385	366	4	152.00–175.00	$158.55	$580	+12.17
400–445	424	5	132.00–167.00	$148.69	$630	+5.82
575–595	585	2	135.00–137.00	$136.02	$796	+8.58
610–645	631	5	117.00–127.00	$121.70	$768	-5.30
700–705	703	2	107.00–110.00	$108.51	$763	+7.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	138.00	$138.00	$297	-2.00
285	285	1	158.00	$158.00	$450	+22.02
301–340	318	15	142.00–167.00	$148.85	$473	+8.69
355–398	379	25	129.00–152.00	$139.92	$530	+8.45
400–445	416	55	130.00–145.00	$136.42	$568	+1.93
450–495	475	32	125.00–140.00	$132.07	$627	+4.38
500–545	523	24	120.00–135.00	$127.55	$667	+3.45
555–595	572	15	116.00–126.00	$120.34	$688	+6.68
615–645	631	8	114.00–117.00	$115.25	$727	+1.36
705–745	725	2	106.00–110.00	$107.94	$783	+16.65

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	140.00	$140.00	$385	-25.00
375	375	1	160.00	$160.00	$600	+16.82
420–445	435	13	133.00–151.00	$139.25	$606	+2.68
460–490	477	30	133.00–147.00	$139.13	$664	+7.72
505–545	520	18	127.00–142.00	$133.61	$695	+4.67
524 value added	524	7	137.00	$137.00	$718	—
550–570 fancy	560	2	142.00	$142.00	$795	—
555–595	584	7	125.00–130.00	$126.36	$738	+1.40
605 value added	605	15	132.50	$132.50	$802	+7.00
600–645	629	16	118.00–132.00	$122.58	$771	-1.42
655 value added	655	1	123.00	$123.00	$806	—
650–695	672	9	116.00–127.00	$119.62	$804	+8.15
706–746 value added	723	14	113.50–124.50	$119.64	$865	—
815	815	2	106.00	$106.00	$864	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	127.00	$127.00	$305	-3.00
270–295	279	11	135.00–140.00	$136.49	$381	+10.45
310–348	330	15	126.00–150.00	$138.75	$458	+2.50
350–390	371	20	118.00–145.00	$130.43	$484	-0.33
415–440	428	8	133.00–138.00	$135.00	$578	+14.06
450–490	476	4	130.00–132.00	$130.98	$623	+8.12
505–545	523	21	110.00–123.00	$116.64	$610	+2.54
555–595	574	5	105.00–119.00	$113.42	$651	+5.10
655–660	657	3	95.00–100.00	$96.68	$635	+14.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	152.00–158.00	$154.93	$341	-15.74
335–345	340	2	180.00–185.00	$182.46	$620	+21.35
355–395	378	22	150.00–177.00	$163.21	$617	+8.36
400–449	429	30	145.00–167.00	$154.42	$662	+4.67
450–495	477	27	130.00–157.00	$144.61	$690	-2.87
505–545	521	17	125.00–148.00	$138.44	$721	+4.04
550–595	570	13	120.00–138.00	$132.06	$753	+3.23
605–645	625	4	124.00–131.00	$127.54	$797	+5.23
705–740	723	2	107.00–115.00	$110.90	$802	+1.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	180.00	$180.00	$594	+17.26
365–390	377	6	160.00–180.00	$170.65	$643	+8.17
400–445	420	13	160.00–175.00	$165.01	$693	+8.52
455–495	474	16	147.00–165.00	$154.26	$731	+4.57
505–545	528	5	140.00–145.00	$143.53	$758	+1.96
555–595	569	13	130.00–150.00	$141.77	$807	+7.67
605–640	615	6	130.00–137.00	$134.18	$825	+6.52
655–695	677	5	123.00–136.00	$129.51	$877	+6.00
710–725	718	2	115.00–122.00	$118.46	$851	-4.20
755–780	770	3	110.00–118.00	$114.99	$885	+6.99
840	840	1	100.00	$100.00	$840	+7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	265	4	152.00–182.00	$161.49	$428	+11.49
305–340	322	10	149.00–177.00	$164.38	$529	-14.04
360–390	378	5	160.00–167.00	$162.16	$613	+17.70
400–445	428	17	135.00–157.00	$151.71	$649	+6.57
465–490	476	5	130.00–147.00	$138.34	$658	+1.45
505–545	525	11	115.00–135.00	$128.08	$672	-4.05
550	550	1	122.00	$122.00	$671	+2.23
615–635	625	2	118.00–119.00	$118.51	$741	+3.84

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1470	1147	80-85%	47	57.00–66.00	$61.62	$707	+0.71
950–1395	1151	80-85%	10	52.00–59.00	$56.55	$651	—
985–1405	1183	80-85%	20	64.00–70.00	$67.75	$801	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1165	926	85-90%	20	42.00–55.00	$50.78	$470	—
750–1200	1027	85-90%	33	45.00–61.00	$54.99	$565	—
860–1120	1033	85-90%	10	50.00–65.00	$61.15	$632	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1645	1305	75-80%	7	69.00–74.00	$70.73	$923	—
1065–1685	1349	75-80%	8	55.00–68.00	$62.81	$847	—
1040–1675	1366	75-80%	7	59.00–62.00	$60.39	$825	-5.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1760	1418	13	72.00–80.00	$76.43	$1,084	—
1375–2175	1754	16	82.00–90.00	$86.02	$1,509	-2.74
1645–1985	1771	7	88.00–100.00	$92.09	$1,631	+3.33

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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	14	540.00–615.00	$577.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1185	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$723.96
1080–1290	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,027.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–1,050.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	760.00–950.00	$870.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	635.00–760.00	$666.25
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	840.00–890.00	$877.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–935	848	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–625.00	$584.68
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–800.00	$711.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1160	1055	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	870.00–905.00	$878.86

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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
1365–1435	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,150.00	$1,137.19	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	950.00–1,150.00	$1,071.88	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	750.00–900.00	$816.67	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	500.00–650.00	$575.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	750.00–825.00	$795.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	400.00–575.00	$487.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055–1310	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,066.54	—

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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.