Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

1,918 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.62/cwt +11.31 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 529 lb · 45 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $135.63/cwt +6.79 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 727 lb · 39 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.70/cwt +6.79 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 431 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,918	2,965	279
Feeder cattle	1,527	2,333	211
Slaughter cattle	228	322	41
Replacement cattle	163	310	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	186.00	$186.00	$698	+19.16
410–430	420	4	172.50–175.00	$173.87	$730	+10.83
450–497	473	13	157.00–176.00	$165.91	$785	+6.37
505–545	526	10	146.00–170.00	$155.68	$819	+6.06
522–541 value added	532	14	154.50–159.25	$156.83	$834	—
555–595	561	25	145.00–160.00	$148.97	$836	+6.97
607 value added	607	16	149.00	$149.00	$904	—
602–645	610	19	134.00–140.00	$139.13	$849	-0.19
655–695	671	7	132.00–138.00	$134.14	$900	+1.48
724 value added	724	26	138.50	$138.50	$1,003	—
705–744	734	13	125.00–137.00	$129.90	$953	+1.06
779 value added	779	8	131.00	$131.00	$1,020	—
810–815 value added	810	12	128.00–129.75	$129.60	$1,050	—
888 value added	888	9	126.75	$126.75	$1,126	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	321	5	167.00–177.50	$171.23	$550	+8.76
355–385	371	7	164.00–187.00	$174.41	$647	+17.41
410–425	418	13	157.00–175.00	$171.74	$718	+17.93
450–495	481	16	152.00–168.00	$160.00	$770	+10.34
500–535	522	9	150.00–162.00	$153.85	$803	+8.09
560–595	578	3	136.00–145.00	$139.24	$805	+0.90
610–645	633	6	125.00–135.00	$128.21	$812	-2.58
660–675	669	9	125.00–137.00	$130.21	$871	+4.99
755	755	1	119.00	$119.00	$898	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	331	8	157.00–182.00	$167.53	$555	+12.51
365–375	372	3	160.00–172.00	$163.93	$610	+14.64
405–415	410	2	155.00–162.00	$158.54	$650	+15.77
455–490	469	6	147.00–155.00	$149.40	$701	+9.55
560	560	1	124.00	$124.00	$694	-2.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	265	3	157.50–162.50	$160.90	$426	+13.90
305–330	320	3	142.00–152.50	$146.01	$467	+2.35
350 fancy	350	1	170.00	$170.00	$595	—
370–395	382	16	138.00–165.00	$146.89	$561	+5.96
400–445	431	37	132.00–157.00	$142.70	$615	+6.79
455–495	477	24	129.00–150.00	$138.03	$658	+2.96
500–548	523	23	129.00–147.00	$136.53	$714	+5.19
555 fancy	555	1	147.00	$147.00	$816	—
550–595	579	18	124.00–137.00	$129.02	$747	+4.17
605–635	614	10	121.00–132.00	$125.37	$770	+4.69
635 value added	635	19	127.00	$127.00	$806	+0.66
662 value added	662	10	128.00	$128.00	$847	+5.50
655–680	663	16	117.00–126.00	$119.20	$790	+3.33
735–745	740	3	116.00–120.00	$117.99	$873	+8.88
770 value added	770	1	121.00	$121.00	$932	—
805	805	1	106.00	$106.00	$853	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	333	6	140.00–160.00	$145.64	$485	+11.22
355–397	377	22	132.00–155.00	$141.07	$532	-1.02
400–445	424	20	122.00–147.00	$138.05	$585	+4.53
450–491	467	18	130.00–143.00	$136.59	$638	+8.56
500–542	529	25	125.00–135.00	$130.82	$692	+10.47
555–590	571	8	117.00–130.00	$122.72	$701	+3.03
630–635	633	3	117.00–120.00	$119.01	$753	+10.23
675	675	3	110.00–114.00	$112.67	$761	+5.47
705	705	1	105.00	$105.00	$740	+3.52
950	950	1	88.00	$88.00	$836	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	133.00–135.00	$133.97	$386	+5.97
315–345	325	5	150.00–155.00	$152.36	$495	+21.94
355–390	372	10	140.00–147.00	$143.73	$535	+19.79
405–441	431	14	119.00–140.00	$133.25	$574	+8.37
455–480	472	5	117.00–132.00	$126.39	$597	+18.90
510–530	520	2	120.00–122.00	$120.98	$629	+6.61
595	595	1	115.00	$115.00	$684	+4.03
600–640	620	2	110.00–113.00	$111.55	$692	+6.55
670	670	1	101.00	$101.00	$677	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	309	4	170.00–177.50	$171.85	$531	+4.46
350–390	371	5	170.00–182.00	$178.27	$661	+16.62
400–445	422	10	160.00–177.00	$169.50	$715	+13.28
450–495	474	17	150.00–175.00	$160.83	$762	+14.17
500–545	529	45	140.00–162.00	$149.62	$791	+11.31
555–595	579	16	130.00–152.00	$142.99	$828	+8.86
600–645	622	14	127.50–139.00	$132.69	$825	+0.79
665–695	680	2	125.00	$125.00	$850	-0.23
705–735	720	3	115.00–120.00	$117.35	$845	-5.51
750–770	762	3	114.00–115.00	$114.33	$871	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	6	160.00–182.00	$171.35	$562	+6.86
350–395	369	12	150.00–177.00	$164.95	$609	+8.03
400–445	423	23	145.00–172.00	$164.17	$694	+15.54
455–495	470	10	142.50–162.00	$150.93	$709	+6.26
505–545	524	24	130.00–150.00	$139.07	$729	+3.48
555–595	580	10	131.00–137.00	$132.97	$771	+0.90
605–640	620	9	121.00–128.00	$125.19	$776	+1.74
655–695	663	5	115.00–122.00	$118.46	$785	+0.57
715–745	735	3	110.00–120.00	$116.76	$858	+1.53
775	775	1	107.00	$107.00	$829	-8.00
825	825	1	107.00	$107.00	$883	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	10	150.00–175.00	$167.37	$552	+3.74
350–385	373	8	140.00–170.00	$155.88	$581	+7.85
405–435	421	7	156.00–160.00	$158.13	$666	+17.88
460–485	470	10	137.00–150.00	$144.29	$678	+9.42
500–535	518	2	137.00–140.00	$138.45	$717	+12.77
585–595	590	2	122.00–125.00	$123.49	$729	+1.33

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1230	986	80-85%	15	52.00–63.00	$56.01	$552	—
885–1480	1131	80-85%	50	58.00–69.00	$63.91	$723	-4.00
1065–1320	1151	80-85%	10	69.00–72.00	$70.38	$810	-3.74

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1515	1236	75-80%	31	60.00–75.00	$68.89	$851	—
930–1490	1286	75-80%	10	69.00–81.00	$76.79	$988	—
1100–1545	1315	75-80%	11	64.00–69.00	$66.31	$872	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1315	956	85-90%	7	40.00–52.00	$44.71	$427	-10.28
735–1250	983	85-90%	14	42.00–63.00	$51.17	$503	-3.82
815–1265	1009	85-90%	13	50.00–54.00	$52.78	$533	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1695	1353	5	75.00–86.00	$80.85	$1,094	—
1235–2385	1723	8	81.00–95.00	$89.32	$1,539	—
1300–1995	1810	9	92.00–103.00	$97.84	$1,771	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
926–1235 fancy	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,150.00–1,175.00	$1,155.26
860–1315	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	775.00–950.00	$869.90
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
1000–1365	1217	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	875.00–1,175.00	$1,042.77
1020–1495	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	800.00–1,050.00	$961.09
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	800.00–1,075.00	$1,017.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
783–1080	840	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,031.63
800–1300	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	825.00–975.00	$911.09
1065–1075	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$774.88
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–700.00	$662.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–965	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	625.00–725.00	$696.18

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–915	810	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–870.00	$796.02

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1220–1400	1269	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,165.52	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885–1115	964	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	700.00–850.00	$780.16	-436.94
950–1050	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–675.00	$663.13	—
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145–1400	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–975.00	$916.90	—
1170–1420	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,218.43	—

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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.