Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

2,947 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $114.76/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 570 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.05/cwt -3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 472 lb · 40 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.06/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 426 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,947	4,397	2,370
Feeder cattle	2,107	3,223	1,911
Slaughter cattle	428	779	303
Replacement cattle	412	395	156

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	176.00	$176.00	$607	+1.00
355–385	362	6	143.00–148.00	$146.63	$531	—
424–443	431	12	146.00–163.00	$151.59	$653	-8.64
455–495	471	16	141.00–162.00	$151.33	$713	+5.49
530 value added	530	3	151.00	$151.00	$800	—
510–545	534	25	139.00–150.00	$143.62	$767	-5.28
550–595	560	5	133.00–139.00	$136.54	$765	-3.93
600–645	627	16	126.00–139.00	$135.17	$848	+3.12
655–695	685	26	124.00–129.00	$128.22	$878	-2.48
720–745	733	4	115.00–120.00	$117.46	$861	-10.86
770–784	781	5	120.50–122.00	$120.80	$943	+3.80
809–835	810	37	117.00–120.50	$120.40	$975	+3.40
870	870	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,009	—
975	975	5	103.00	$103.00	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	137.50–140.00	$138.67	$444	—
355–380	358	32	139.00–172.00	$156.98	$562	-1.43
405–445	421	16	137.50–165.00	$151.44	$638	+2.50
455–495	479	21	132.50–155.00	$144.81	$694	+0.38
505–530	517	13	125.00–143.00	$133.34	$689	-4.66
560–595	579	6	120.00–135.00	$127.14	$736	-12.01
610–640	615	11	118.00–135.00	$126.84	$780	-3.22
652–685	660	14	120.50–125.00	$121.68	$803	-4.24
730	730	3	120.00	$120.00	$876	—
785	785	1	110.00	$110.00	$864	+15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	329	4	145.00–146.00	$145.76	$480	+3.36
415	415	3	140.00	$140.00	$581	—
510	510	5	132.00	$132.00	$673	-5.00
635–645	640	2	110.00–118.00	$113.97	$729	-7.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	216	5	145.00–177.00	$156.66	$338	—
250–295	269	5	141.00–160.00	$148.51	$399	—
310–340	326	23	135.00–152.00	$139.99	$456	+4.27
360–395	382	8	134.00–150.00	$138.61	$529	-2.44
405–445	426	39	125.00–155.00	$133.06	$567	+0.73
450–490	473	22	122.00–140.00	$129.10	$611	+1.35
500–545	526	35	115.00–135.00	$120.65	$635	-9.02
550–580	565	26	112.00–137.00	$117.60	$664	-5.74
605–635	618	32	106.50–125.00	$112.40	$695	-8.81
655–695	677	9	105.00–120.00	$109.95	$744	-9.81
705–735	729	33	110.00–116.00	$115.56	$842	+2.49
785	785	1	95.00	$95.00	$746	-16.76
810–813	813	11	95.00–107.00	$105.91	$861	—
898	898	6	106.00	$106.00	$952	+15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	142.50	$142.50	$292	+2.50
255–280	265	7	136.00–150.00	$144.45	$383	—
305–345	321	15	128.00–150.00	$136.29	$437	+5.61
355–395	371	29	121.00–150.00	$135.82	$504	+5.13
400–445	416	20	112.00–145.00	$131.62	$548	+3.59
450–495	472	40	110.00–138.00	$122.05	$576	-3.24
500–545	523	38	105.00–130.00	$118.15	$618	-4.51
555–595	570	41	105.00–121.00	$114.76	$654	-0.84
605–645	627	20	100.00–117.00	$109.48	$686	+2.79
660–695	680	5	98.00–102.00	$100.39	$683	-5.43
725–745	733	6	91.00–105.00	$95.85	$703	—
795	795	1	90.00	$90.00	$716	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	5	138.00	$138.00	$407	+9.32
320–340	324	8	122.00–150.00	$135.95	$440	+11.21
350–395	380	6	129.00–134.00	$130.54	$496	+1.08
410–435	425	15	110.00–130.00	$122.08	$519	-0.45
465–495	476	6	100.00–128.00	$111.87	$533	-6.62
510–545	524	15	105.00–122.00	$115.48	$605	+1.80
555–595	569	9	95.00–114.00	$105.41	$600	+3.05
610	610	5	105.00	$105.00	$640	+9.89

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	232	5	166.00–185.00	$173.57	$403	—
265–290	271	9	161.00–168.00	$165.74	$449	+6.43
305–345	321	27	145.00–175.00	$154.12	$495	-2.48
350–395	374	20	142.50–177.00	$151.60	$567	-6.42
385	385	1	135.00	$135.00	$520	-23.02
410 fancy	410	1	173.00	$173.00	$709	—
410–445	423	16	139.00–146.00	$142.00	$601	-5.49
450–490	465	23	135.00–152.00	$141.29	$657	-1.56
465	465	2	125.00	$125.00	$581	-17.85
505–545	524	21	129.00–142.00	$133.36	$699	-2.34
550–595	565	24	125.00–136.00	$129.51	$732	-0.22
600–638	623	22	116.00–128.00	$121.61	$758	-6.75
650–690	677	23	105.00–125.00	$110.82	$750	-7.14
700	700	1	113.00	$113.00	$791	-4.63
775–790	783	2	105.00–106.00	$105.50	$826	+2.50
865–870	868	2	99.00–106.00	$102.49	$890	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	3	154.00–156.00	$154.99	$356	—
255–275	265	2	151.00–170.00	$160.86	$426	+10.86
310–345	329	23	137.00–175.00	$151.05	$497	+1.33
350–395	375	18	130.00–167.00	$145.53	$546	-2.68
400–440	425	23	125.00–157.00	$141.87	$603	-1.42
455–499	486	27	122.00–147.00	$134.50	$654	+0.03
500–540	519	15	118.00–137.00	$127.36	$661	-3.26
555–595	576	19	113.00–125.00	$120.64	$695	-1.67
603–645	617	9	110.00–121.00	$115.60	$713	-4.17
650–695	676	6	95.00–114.00	$108.46	$733	-5.64
710–740	725	3	95.00–110.00	$101.60	$737	-1.64
750	750	1	95.00	$95.00	$712	-16.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	327	9	140.00–167.00	$145.05	$474	+17.55
365–395	383	4	155.00–157.00	$155.98	$597	+8.31
400–445	413	15	126.00–147.00	$136.29	$563	+0.17
450–490	474	12	121.00–136.00	$130.10	$617	+2.61
505–545	528	10	105.00–127.00	$119.25	$630	-2.94
575–595	584	4	112.00–117.00	$114.26	$667	-0.31
675	675	2	100.00	$100.00	$675	-5.00
725	725	2	90.00	$90.00	$652	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1475	1064	80-85%	35	55.00–67.00	$63.32	$674	—
810–1660	1101	80-85%	106	60.00–74.00	$67.29	$741	+7.56
955–1360	1123	80-85%	45	66.00–80.00	$75.66	$850	+15.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1120	940	85-90%	35	40.00–56.00	$50.60	$476	—
720–1230	979	85-90%	43	47.00–63.00	$58.61	$574	+7.95
960–1205	1066	85-90%	5	50.00–63.00	$56.29	$600	-8.27

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	75-80%	1	72.00	$72.00	$868	—
1070–1635	1368	75-80%	21	54.00–73.00	$66.86	$915	-5.48
1065–1635	1420	75-80%	7	60.00–64.50	$62.23	$884	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–2215	1471	10	70.00–87.00	$80.05	$1,178	+2.48
1220–2110	1626	23	79.00–93.00	$87.59	$1,424	—
1345–2125	1755	6	90.00–99.00	$93.35	$1,638	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–715	660	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	605.00–745.00	$680.83

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1235	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–1,250.00	$1,077.52
1440	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	995.00	$995.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	900.00–1,250.00	$1,112.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	850.00–1,200.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	600.00–875.00	$715.38
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,325.00–1,475.00	$1,400.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,225.00–1,450.00	$1,310.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1130	910	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,060.00–1,230.00	$1,159.63
840–1270	1071	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	820.00–950.00	$890.99
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	700.00–900.00	$814.71

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)	3	600.00–650.00	$625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	675.00–775.00	$729.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	550.00	$550.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
955 fancy	955	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

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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
1150–1340	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,472.83	+386.33
1030–1630	1258	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,250.00–1,550.00	$1,367.07	—
1225–1380 fancy	1271	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,579.38	—
1420	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1420–1545	1478	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,488.24	+38.24
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	89	950.00–1,550.00	$1,310.56	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	700.00–900.00	$767.73	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,693.18	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1035	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,250.74	+250.74
980–1080 fancy	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,375.00–1,500.00	$1,443.69	—
975–1090	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,135.41	+135.41
1230–1325	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,375.00–1,575.00	$1,470.44	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	675.00–975.00	$810.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	540.00–700.00	$620.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
685–1075	886	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,165.44	—

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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
1080	1080	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.