Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

2,986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $126.23/cwt ≈ $1,150/hd at 911 lb · 110 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.26/cwt +1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 429 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $143.17/cwt -6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 470 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,986	4,826	551
Feeder cattle	2,309	3,627	418
Slaughter cattle	435	642	28
Replacement cattle	242	557	105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 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
205–230	216	10	198.00–208.00	$201.80	$436	—
255–285	269	4	187.00–195.00	$190.20	$512	—
310–345	331	17	163.00–186.00	$172.66	$572	-3.74
350–395	377	13	165.00–184.00	$176.61	$666	-3.14
400–445	427	23	162.00–182.00	$170.20	$727	-7.33
455–495	479	21	152.00–175.00	$162.02	$776	-7.26
505–540	522	38	147.00–162.00	$152.13	$794	-5.26
555–595	569	16	146.00–160.00	$150.64	$857	-7.14
605–630	621	15	134.00–144.00	$140.46	$872	-4.18
655–660	658	9	136.00–138.00	$137.22	$903	-3.98
710–740	734	7	126.00–132.00	$130.01	$954	-3.37
765–795	782	3	122.00–126.00	$124.02	$970	-3.73
800–810	805	2	124.00–126.00	$125.01	$1,006	—
909–912 value added	911	110	125.75–126.70	$126.23	$1,150	—
980	980	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$1,004	—
1000	1000	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,060	—
1165	1165	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,048	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	194.00–195.00	$194.52	$444	—
265	265	2	160.00	$160.00	$424	—
322–330	327	4	178.00–181.00	$179.75	$588	+3.57
365–395	376	14	152.00–178.00	$162.04	$609	-10.64
405–440	421	19	150.00–172.00	$156.32	$658	-9.52
430 value added	430	7	156.00	$156.00	$671	—
465–480	470	13	141.00–172.00	$149.45	$702	-14.97
475 value added	475	12	153.00	$153.00	$727	—
505–525	516	14	141.00–157.00	$146.11	$754	-5.76
562 value added	562	11	144.00	$144.00	$809	—
550–595	579	7	136.00–150.00	$139.42	$807	-2.12
610–630	623	6	125.00–130.00	$129.18	$805	-11.82
660–675	671	5	121.00–133.00	$130.04	$873	-4.46
755–770	759	4	108.00–122.00	$111.55	$847	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	5	153.00–159.00	$156.21	$509	-11.35
370–395	379	13	142.00–177.00	$149.09	$565	-27.34
415–425	420	5	140.00–172.00	$148.02	$622	-18.37
495	495	3	136.00	$136.00	$673	-8.03
510–545	523	3	134.00–145.00	$139.69	$731	-0.77

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	5	150.00–156.00	$152.37	$363	—
330–345	341	14	146.00–147.00	$146.35	$499	-4.47
365–399	390	13	140.00–165.00	$147.42	$575	+0.74
400–445	423	48	136.00–157.00	$145.40	$615	+0.98
450–495	474	35	134.00–150.00	$141.57	$671	+3.35
500–540	516	44	127.00–147.00	$134.21	$693	-2.98
555–585	567	40	121.00–140.00	$130.01	$737	-3.08
605–645	623	26	121.00–132.00	$124.95	$778	-2.36
655	655	1	132.00	$132.00	$865	+4.00
655–695	677	26	115.00–126.00	$122.09	$827	+0.98
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	-9.26
725–745	728	16	116.00–120.00	$118.56	$863	-3.44
755–790	773	9	111.00–115.00	$112.68	$871	+5.38
813	813	4	87.00	$87.00	$707	+0.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	287	7	140.00–155.00	$143.16	$411	—
305–345	331	19	140.00–160.00	$147.10	$487	+3.33
355–395	373	27	138.00–157.00	$147.01	$548	+2.74
400–445	424	44	130.00–147.00	$138.78	$588	+0.63
449 value added	449	12	141.00	$141.00	$633	—
455–495	475	37	128.00–140.00	$133.52	$634	-0.21
500–545	524	35	120.00–132.00	$127.30	$667	+2.03
539 value added	539	16	132.00	$132.00	$711	—
565–595	580	20	113.00–128.00	$120.43	$698	-3.87
605–640	625	14	110.00–122.00	$113.45	$709	-6.68
650–695	670	12	104.00–117.00	$108.22	$725	-7.99
700–745	727	8	104.00–108.00	$105.98	$770	-3.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	144.00–145.00	$144.46	$322	+1.22
260–295	271	4	130.00–143.00	$135.95	$368	-4.05
305–345	334	22	125.00–157.00	$137.69	$460	-2.23
350–395	383	33	123.00–148.00	$139.09	$533	+1.54
415–440	427	9	120.00–136.00	$129.34	$552	-0.29
450–495	473	10	115.00–132.00	$125.54	$594	-1.98
510–540	535	10	109.00–120.00	$114.56	$613	-5.88
575–595	581	5	102.00–112.00	$106.06	$616	-6.70
600	600	1	107.00	$107.00	$642	—
705	705	2	87.00	$87.00	$613	—

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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	283	4	170.00–175.00	$173.56	$491	+9.54
300–345	321	17	157.00–185.00	$170.86	$548	-3.34
350–395	370	11	156.00–180.00	$170.74	$632	+0.21
400–445	421	49	132.00–172.00	$152.31	$641	-7.75
455–495	470	54	130.00–162.00	$143.17	$673	-6.50
500–545	526	21	131.00–152.00	$140.18	$737	+0.66
550–595	572	22	120.00–139.00	$132.06	$755	-1.57
610–645	631	12	120.00–130.00	$125.94	$795	+1.39
660–685	673	8	115.00–125.00	$118.98	$801	+0.61
700–745	731	7	101.00–117.00	$107.00	$782	-5.55
765–790	771	4	99.00–105.00	$100.54	$775	-11.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	205.00	$205.00	$472	—
275–290	285	3	180.00–181.00	$180.32	$514	—
300–340	321	25	165.00–185.00	$175.88	$565	+0.37
355–395	376	22	160.00–180.00	$166.40	$626	-6.54
400–445	423	26	152.50–185.00	$167.06	$707	-4.18
450–495	470	21	142.50–180.00	$159.14	$748	-1.08
500–545	527	22	135.00–152.00	$143.40	$756	-6.67
550–595	571	31	128.00–152.00	$136.96	$782	-6.26
600–620	612	13	123.00–137.00	$132.06	$808	-2.04
650–695	675	9	122.00–137.00	$127.55	$861	-0.50
715–745	734	6	110.00–119.00	$113.11	$830	-8.20
775	775	4	106.00–119.00	$109.25	$847	-4.36
845	845	1	110.00	$110.00	$930	—
855–865	860	2	98.00–100.00	$99.01	$851	+0.01
930	930	1	94.00	$94.00	$874	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	149.00	$149.00	$440	-13.49
300–330	318	5	155.00–175.00	$169.00	$537	+14.82
358–370	359	14	165.00–170.00	$167.93	$603	+16.07
420–440	430	3	155.00–160.00	$156.63	$674	+14.72
455–495	478	26	130.00–155.00	$144.54	$691	+4.75
510–545	529	23	122.00–142.00	$136.57	$722	-0.11
555–595	578	6	125.00–130.00	$127.87	$739	-3.27
605–620	614	4	113.00–120.00	$116.49	$715	-5.15
675–685	677	5	112.00–115.00	$114.39	$774	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1410	1073	80-85%	47	53.00–78.00	$62.48	$670	+2.28
780–1430	1102	80-85%	84	59.00–74.00	$68.76	$758	—
795–1410	1157	80-85%	46	70.00–80.00	$75.56	$874	+9.17

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1290	932	85-90%	32	40.00–65.00	$54.36	$507	—
810–1220	975	85-90%	16	46.00–53.00	$50.85	$496	-0.83
890–1135	1021	85-90%	6	50.00–54.50	$53.10	$542	-3.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1365	1273	75-80%	6	66.00–78.00	$71.24	$907	—
1060–1610	1284	75-80%	27	56.00–79.00	$71.54	$919	—
1055–1500	1324	75-80%	17	58.00–71.00	$66.00	$874	+2.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1765	1398	16	74.00–89.00	$83.76	$1,171	—
1150–2040	1481	20	80.00–96.00	$88.64	$1,313	—
1540–2200	1705	10	93.00–101.00	$97.95	$1,670	+2.36

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–880	793	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	670.00–825.00	$756.06

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1220	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,030.00–1,075.00	$1,053.56
980–1570	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,000.00	$971.18
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	725.00–950.00	$845.83
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	850.00–1,075.00	$967.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	725.00–1,175.00	$898.91
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,275.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,152.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	500.00–775.00	$690.63
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	700.00–850.00	$766.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	700.00–775.00	$737.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–900.00	$837.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	400.00–800.00	$666.67

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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
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	+35.88
1090–1670	1357	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,214.20	—
1280–1710 fancy	1501	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00–1,525.00	$1,499.02	—
1525–1710	1618	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,552.86	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	975.00–1,200.00	$1,070.45	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	1,350.00–1,750.00	$1,536.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	650.00–1,000.00	$883.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1015	1013	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,040.00–1,050.00	$1,045.01	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	850.00	$850.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690–935	813	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,100.00	$1,015.08	—

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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.