Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

2,659 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.76/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 425 lb · 55 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.50/cwt +4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 525 lb · 48 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $166.23/cwt +9.73 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 385 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,659	4,093	952
Feeder cattle	2,107	3,275	714
Slaughter cattle	358	509	184
Replacement cattle	194	309	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate 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
205–225	218	3	164.00–190.00	$172.14	$375	+4.14
255–295	285	8	160.00–185.00	$169.21	$482	-11.63
305–345	325	8	160.00–187.00	$166.73	$542	-12.51
380–395	391	4	156.00–160.00	$157.77	$617	-10.74
400–445	428	9	148.00–175.00	$153.98	$659	-6.27
451–495	475	20	147.00–162.00	$151.45	$719	-7.02
500–545	528	15	140.00–157.00	$147.41	$778	+4.67
555–595	576	7	135.00–143.00	$140.86	$811	+7.59
635	635	2	133.00	$133.00	$845	+1.98
685–692	691	5	128.00–130.00	$128.40	$887	-1.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	185.00–192.50	$188.72	$553	—
310–315	312	3	165.00–185.00	$172.96	$540	-5.23
355–390	367	3	165.00–170.00	$168.23	$617	-4.04
410–430	418	6	155.00–162.00	$157.66	$659	-1.38
455–490	471	11	153.00–172.00	$157.27	$741	-3.69
525–545	535	17	147.50–155.00	$152.08	$814	+2.42
560–580	570	4	145.00–150.00	$147.54	$841	+1.73
610–625	618	2	140.00–141.00	$140.49	$868	+3.54
665–675	670	3	130.00–136.00	$133.66	$896	-2.46
730–745	738	2	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$878	-6.54
750–765 value added	758	2	125.00–129.00	$126.98	$963	—
755–785	770	2	118.00–127.50	$122.66	$944	+0.56
870	870	1	112.00	$112.00	$974	-7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	180.00	$180.00	$585	+9.78
375–390	378	5	149.00–172.00	$154.34	$583	-0.27
430–445	438	2	145.00–167.00	$156.19	$684	-1.13
485	485	3	142.00	$142.00	$689	-8.25
565–570	568	2	130.00	$130.00	$738	+4.48
635	635	1	122.00	$122.00	$775	+2.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	237	3	145.00–147.50	$146.73	$348	-10.45
260–265	262	7	138.00–142.50	$139.95	$367	-10.98
310–325	314	8	133.00–140.00	$136.83	$430	-1.47
355–395	372	34	130.00–152.00	$139.67	$520	-0.42
400–445	425	55	122.00–149.00	$136.76	$581	-0.01
450–490	472	35	122.00–142.00	$131.00	$618	+0.80
505–544	533	33	120.00–133.00	$125.39	$668	+1.17
550–595	569	17	117.00–126.00	$121.22	$690	+1.85
615–640	625	5	115.00–117.50	$115.50	$722	+1.70
655	655	1	112.50	$112.50	$737	+4.98
715	715	1	102.00	$102.00	$729	+6.47
775	775	1	96.00	$96.00	$744	+1.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	4	138.00–145.00	$142.74	$447	-7.36
365–395	376	19	134.00–155.00	$141.34	$531	-3.05
400–440	425	31	132.00–147.50	$138.80	$590	+1.65
455–495	478	23	130.00–140.00	$134.78	$644	-0.35
500–545	525	48	127.00–142.00	$134.50	$706	+4.79
550–595	570	23	125.00–133.00	$128.04	$730	+1.79
600–645	623	8	120.00–125.00	$122.51	$763	+0.35
655–685	670	2	112.00–115.00	$113.47	$760	-13.53
700–730	714	5	107.00–113.00	$109.57	$782	-4.49
715 fancy	715	1	117.00	$117.00	$837	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	228	3	130.00–167.00	$142.39	$325	—
280–295	288	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$376	-9.51
305–345	322	8	126.00–157.00	$138.99	$448	+4.43
355–395	379	13	120.00–145.00	$131.68	$499	-2.94
400–435	421	18	120.00–140.00	$132.10	$556	+11.98
465–495	474	7	122.00–132.00	$127.39	$604	+1.47
500–540	523	8	117.00–126.00	$122.63	$641	+0.14
565–595	583	3	113.00–117.00	$114.99	$670	+5.51
675–685	680	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$683	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	331	11	150.00–185.00	$165.87	$549	-4.13
360–397	385	39	145.00–179.00	$166.23	$640	+9.73
400–445	424	29	140.00–168.00	$153.80	$652	+6.66
450–485	469	36	137.50–157.00	$145.34	$682	+3.36
500–545	524	39	127.00–147.00	$137.22	$719	+0.49
550–599	573	25	122.50–137.00	$128.55	$737	-1.10
605–645	630	10	120.00–130.00	$123.68	$779	+1.39
655–695	675	2	115.00–117.00	$116.03	$783	-0.55
700–735	725	5	110.00–115.00	$114.01	$827	+2.80
755–795	785	4	107.50–110.00	$108.89	$855	+6.40
935	935	1	88.00	$88.00	$823	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	276	6	164.00–177.50	$170.06	$469	-36.94
305–340	322	11	162.00–190.00	$167.99	$541	-21.97
355–375	364	11	156.00–180.00	$162.43	$591	-2.09
400–445	429	32	152.00–175.00	$159.94	$686	+4.59
450–490	468	38	147.50–165.00	$155.25	$727	+8.65
500–541	517	14	141.00–155.00	$148.60	$768	+9.72
555–590	574	19	134.00–142.00	$137.78	$791	+4.04
605–645	624	13	125.00–140.00	$130.08	$812	+2.87
650–690	663	6	120.00–134.00	$126.76	$840	+2.32
715–745	730	2	110.00–115.00	$112.55	$822	-5.65
810	810	1	105.00	$105.00	$850	-4.00
970–975	973	2	90.00–93.00	$91.50	$890	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	3	180.00	$180.00	$533	+11.29
318–345	327	6	172.00–177.00	$175.29	$573	+10.38
365–395	379	4	162.00–167.00	$165.76	$628	+13.85
400–445	420	12	140.00–157.00	$150.32	$631	+7.07
465–490	479	13	135.00–147.00	$140.99	$675	+5.19
500–540	529	10	132.00–137.00	$134.27	$710	+7.04
570	570	1	125.00	$125.00	$712	+5.11

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1520	1089	80-85%	45	55.00–64.00	$58.99	$642	—
720–1360	1133	80-85%	17	68.00–76.00	$71.22	$807	+2.70
865–1595	1162	80-85%	69	61.00–70.00	$65.77	$764	-11.80

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1145	907	85-90%	9	50.00–54.00	$51.77	$470	-0.99
840–1285	990	85-90%	23	41.00–58.00	$50.17	$497	-6.08
810–1280	1014	85-90%	25	45.00–63.00	$55.85	$566	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1620	1315	75-80%	12	69.00–75.00	$72.47	$953	+10.54
1075–1755	1326	75-80%	31	59.00–72.00	$68.13	$903	-6.30
1110–1560	1328	75-80%	9	60.00–65.00	$63.08	$838	-11.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1940	1554	14	82.00–92.00	$87.76	$1,364	—
1660	1660	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,311	—
1635–2240	2017	14	91.00–99.00	$94.83	$1,913	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1135 fancy	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1050–1510	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	825.00–1,175.00	$954.20
995–1735	1266	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,075.00–1,300.00	$1,196.82
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	790.00–850.00	$820.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,175.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
875–1115	1016	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00–925.00	$871.19
1105	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–850	828	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$725.68

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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
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1000–1550	1226	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,225.00–1,500.00	$1,352.21	—
1180–1355	1268	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–1,000.00	$883.63	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–950.00	$916.67	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	960.00–1,140.00	$1,033.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820–1390	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	1,025.00–1,150.00	$1,097.37	+44.23
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880–1035	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	675.00–825.00	$756.07	-221.18
980–1125	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–825.00	$740.73	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	560.00	$560.00	—

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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.