Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

3,171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.38/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 423 lb · 77 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.01/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 483 lb · 77 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.53/cwt +0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 427 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,171	2,986	279
Feeder cattle	2,512	2,309	211
Slaughter cattle	337	435	41
Replacement cattle	322	242	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle and slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	195.00	$195.00	$604	+22.34
355–395	364	6	177.50–185.00	$180.23	$656	+3.62
405–440	420	14	167.50–181.00	$173.24	$728	+3.04
455–490	474	23	157.50–172.00	$162.06	$768	+0.04
510–545	524	4	150.00–161.00	$153.81	$806	+1.68
565–575	570	2	142.00–147.50	$144.77	$825	-5.87
600–648	632	11	138.00–150.00	$141.50	$894	+1.04
660–680	670	3	138.00–145.00	$140.70	$943	+3.48
679 value added	679	15	145.00	$145.00	$985	—
700–740	723	12	131.00–137.00	$133.41	$965	+3.40
760–785	773	2	129.00–134.00	$131.46	$1,016	+7.44
779–790 value added	779	30	134.00–134.50	$134.48	$1,048	—
805–845	822	3	120.00–129.00	$125.58	$1,032	+0.57
1155	1155	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,120	+7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	279	4	177.50–185.00	$181.91	$508	+21.91
310–340	319	6	167.50–176.00	$171.80	$548	-7.95
355–395	378	16	160.00–180.00	$167.54	$633	+5.50
405–445	425	16	150.00–177.00	$163.72	$696	+7.40
450–495	475	13	145.00–165.00	$155.50	$739	+6.05
505–545	523	16	139.00–157.00	$149.56	$782	+3.45
555–595	579	8	140.00–147.00	$143.29	$830	+3.87
615	615	1	136.00	$136.00	$836	+6.82
655–660	658	3	132.00–137.00	$133.66	$879	+3.62
740	740	1	128.00	$128.00	$947	—
827	827	3	124.00	$124.00	$1,025	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	3	159.00–160.00	$159.67	$516	+3.46
370–380	376	8	148.00–162.00	$158.36	$595	+9.27
430–445	440	4	162.00–163.00	$162.25	$714	+14.23
475–495	485	2	148.00–152.00	$150.04	$728	+14.04
520–545	528	3	132.00–142.00	$135.44	$715	-4.25
595	595	1	132.00	$132.00	$785	—
615–640	623	4	124.00–130.00	$127.22	$793	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	135.00	$135.00	$351	-8.16
305–345	339	7	145.00–157.00	$147.63	$500	+0.53
355–395	377	36	133.00–153.00	$142.44	$537	-4.57
400–445	427	54	125.00–148.00	$139.53	$596	+0.75
455–495	483	77	125.00–142.00	$133.01	$642	-0.51
500–545	525	52	120.00–137.00	$129.91	$682	+2.61
555–595	571	24	120.00–127.00	$123.00	$702	+2.57
605–640	623	17	115.00–125.00	$120.31	$750	+6.86
660–695	684	13	120.00–122.00	$120.59	$825	+12.37
805	805	5	110.00	$110.00	$886	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	320	3	143.00–145.00	$144.35	$462	-2.00
370–395	384	18	139.00–157.00	$149.15	$573	+1.73
400–445	423	73	136.00–152.00	$146.80	$621	+1.40
431 value added	431	4	158.00	$158.00	$681	—
450–495	473	39	133.00–151.00	$142.41	$674	+0.84
510 fancy	510	1	149.00	$149.00	$760	—
505–535	517	35	130.00–145.00	$133.96	$693	-0.25
555–585	566	18	126.00–137.00	$131.00	$741	+0.99
605–645	623	25	121.00–136.00	$127.37	$794	+2.42
665–695	689	11	117.50–127.00	$124.61	$859	+2.52
705	705	1	113.00	$113.00	$797	+3.00
710–740 value added	719	17	127.00–129.50	$128.74	$926	—
721 fancy	721	5	123.00	$123.00	$887	—
760–795	783	6	105.00–125.00	$116.15	$909	+3.47
860	860	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,049	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	4	135.00–140.00	$137.34	$382	+1.39
300–340	327	29	124.00–150.00	$137.16	$449	-0.53
355–395	379	29	121.00–147.00	$135.93	$515	-3.16
400–445	421	34	114.00–140.00	$131.24	$553	+1.90
455–480	469	7	128.00–135.00	$131.74	$618	+6.20
505–545	525	6	115.00–130.00	$123.42	$648	+8.86
570–585	575	3	115.00–120.00	$118.30	$680	+12.24
630–645	641	4	114.00–117.00	$114.74	$735	—
710–735	732	16	110.00–114.00	$110.49	$809	+23.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	280	6	167.50–175.00	$169.96	$476	-3.60
310–340	323	14	159.00–187.00	$165.40	$534	-5.46
360–390	377	24	155.00–172.00	$161.32	$608	-9.42
400–445	426	34	149.00–167.00	$156.65	$667	+4.34
455–495	475	53	140.00–162.00	$148.11	$704	+4.94
500–545	526	50	130.00–147.00	$138.14	$727	-2.04
555–595	574	27	122.50–137.00	$128.11	$735	-3.95
615–645	634	10	120.00–132.00	$123.99	$786	-1.95
655–695	685	7	110.00–123.00	$116.54	$798	-2.44
705–735	728	4	114.00–118.00	$114.97	$837	+7.97
750	750	1	110.00	$110.00	$825	+9.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	173.00	$173.00	$398	-32.00
290	290	1	170.00	$170.00	$493	-10.32
305–330	323	4	169.00–182.50	$176.50	$570	+0.62
355–395	375	12	165.00–175.00	$168.72	$633	+2.32
400–435	414	35	160.00–180.00	$167.10	$692	+0.04
450–480	465	9	152.50–168.00	$158.61	$738	-0.53
500–545	530	23	136.00–159.00	$146.44	$776	+3.04
550–590	570	22	130.00–150.00	$139.76	$797	+2.80
605–645	632	13	125.00–139.00	$129.79	$820	-2.27
660–685	670	10	119.00–131.00	$123.67	$829	-3.88
705–745	726	6	115.00–126.00	$119.95	$871	+6.84
755–785	773	3	110.00–115.00	$112.30	$868	+3.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	160.00	$160.00	$416	+11.00
300–340	324	15	150.00–175.00	$154.42	$500	-14.58
355–395	374	19	142.50–167.00	$152.20	$569	-15.73
405–445	427	13	137.50–157.00	$147.76	$631	-8.87
455–490	476	23	127.50–145.00	$137.01	$652	-7.53
505–540	523	6	121.00–137.00	$128.99	$675	-7.58
555–565	560	2	112.00–127.00	$119.43	$669	-8.44
605–645	630	4	116.00–119.00	$117.49	$740	+1.00
790	790	1	110.00	$110.00	$869	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1215	1048	80-85%	32	57.00–66.00	$62.27	$653	—
885–1450	1143	80-85%	54	62.00–73.00	$67.82	$775	—
1000–1510	1234	80-85%	33	67.00–78.00	$74.27	$916	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–975	894	85-90%	17	43.00–56.00	$52.26	$467	—
800–1060	943	85-90%	9	53.00–57.00	$54.98	$518	+0.62
700–1140	1002	85-90%	31	46.00–63.00	$57.76	$579	+4.66

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1435	1188	75-80%	9	61.00–68.00	$65.92	$783	—
980–1610	1270	75-80%	10	75.00–80.00	$77.11	$979	+5.87
1040–1545	1307	75-80%	28	64.00–74.00	$71.12	$930	+5.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1495	1348	11	78.00–87.00	$81.92	$1,104	—
1205–1950	1642	13	83.00–91.00	$88.29	$1,450	—
1530–2230	1863	18	91.00–100.00	$94.92	$1,768	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1080	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	925.00–1,000.00	$973.36
885–1140 thin fleshed	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	700.00–750.00	$724.10
880–1370	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	925.00–1,050.00	$994.09
1080–1395	1204	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,145.61
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,125.00	$1,053.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	800.00–940.00	$892.22
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,550.00–1,700.00	$1,662.50
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,400.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	685.00–765.00	$725.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,153.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
885–925	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	450.00–650.00	$546.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	740.00–825.00	$796.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–875	860	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–825.00	$786.85
970	970	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1010–1125	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	950.00–960.00	$953.29
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–810	775	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–950.00	$926.13
890	890	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
820–975	902	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	925.00–1,100.00	$1,009.23

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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
1160 thin fleshed	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1210–1330	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,225.00–1,350.00	$1,284.55	-140.45
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	775.00–875.00	$833.33	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,272.92	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,325.00–1,375.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	825.00–1,275.00	$966.67	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	800.00–850.00	$837.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	950.00–1,050.00	$996.15	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00	$625.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1340	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,099.14	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,116.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	600.00–690.00	$645.00	—

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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.