Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

2,568 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $139.12/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 428 lb · 58 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.55/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 470 lb · 55 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.50/cwt -6.12 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 427 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,568	2,947	2,327
Feeder cattle	2,009	2,107	1,922
Slaughter cattle	287	428	228
Replacement cattle	272	412	177

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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
377	377	2	160.00	$160.00	$603	+3.02
405–445	419	10	137.00–160.00	$145.53	$610	-5.91
455–495	472	10	135.00–147.50	$140.22	$662	-4.59
500–545	521	12	132.00–144.00	$135.58	$706	+2.24
550–590	581	7	125.00–137.00	$131.80	$766	+4.66
610–645	629	6	124.00–131.00	$126.14	$793	-0.70
660–690	677	9	120.00–128.00	$124.08	$840	+2.40
710–735	723	3	118.00–122.00	$119.99	$868	-0.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	145.00	$145.00	$450	-0.76
360–390	380	7	130.00–139.00	$133.27	$506	—
415	415	1	134.00	$134.00	$556	-6.00
460–495	480	7	128.00–147.00	$133.27	$640	—
515–545	528	3	130.00–132.00	$130.69	$690	-1.31
575	575	5	122.00	$122.00	$702	—
625–630	628	2	115.00–121.00	$117.99	$741	+4.02
655	655	2	115.00	$115.00	$753	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	146.00	$146.00	$518	-0.63
455–475	468	3	140.00–150.00	$143.24	$670	-8.09
510–535	528	4	136.00–145.00	$140.18	$740	-3.44
555	555	3	133.00	$133.00	$738	-3.54
610	610	1	136.00	$136.00	$830	+0.83
655–670	663	2	125.00–129.00	$127.02	$842	-1.20
710–725	715	3	121.00–124.00	$122.99	$879	+5.53
755–770	762	3	110.00–120.00	$116.02	$884	-4.78
855	855	1	115.00	$115.00	$983	-1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	17	125.00–150.00	$135.14	$445	-1.15
355–395	373	24	123.00–142.00	$130.50	$487	-5.32
400–445	427	48	118.00–140.00	$125.50	$536	-6.12
455–495	470	55	115.00–133.00	$123.55	$581	+1.50
500–545	526	25	115.00–126.00	$119.00	$626	+0.85
555–595	575	18	110.00–120.00	$114.16	$656	-0.60
605–635	617	12	107.00–115.00	$109.92	$678	+0.44
685–695	690	2	106.00–107.00	$106.50	$735	+6.11
705–740	716	7	95.00–106.00	$102.78	$736	+6.93
755–760	758	2	90.00–92.00	$91.00	$690	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	140.00	$140.00	$385	-8.51
335–345	340	3	135.00–138.00	$136.65	$465	-3.34
355–380	373	9	130.00–155.00	$134.34	$501	-4.27
405–445	412	39	126.00–142.50	$135.14	$557	+2.08
455–497	478	22	123.00–135.00	$130.28	$623	+1.18
505–545	519	29	120.00–134.00	$127.71	$663	+7.06
555–595	577	16	116.00–125.00	$121.58	$702	+3.98
600–645	624	35	115.00–122.00	$118.85	$742	+6.45
655–685	673	4	113.00–115.00	$114.24	$769	+4.29
715–725	720	3	108.00–117.00	$111.00	$799	-4.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	283	4	125.00–147.00	$132.27	$374	-5.73
305–335	314	9	117.00–142.00	$127.29	$400	-8.66
350–390	372	19	117.00–137.00	$132.26	$492	+1.72
400–445	429	23	109.00–132.00	$122.11	$524	+0.03
450–485	468	14	105.00–125.00	$117.06	$548	+5.19
510–545	527	6	107.00–117.00	$113.71	$599	-1.77
580	580	2	112.00	$112.00	$650	+6.59
620–635	628	2	100.00–107.00	$103.46	$650	-1.54
720–735	728	3	92.00–93.00	$92.33	$672	—
770	770	2	90.00	$90.00	$693	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	284	4	149.00–180.00	$156.24	$444	-4.62
315–340	328	12	137.00–145.00	$140.12	$460	-10.93
355–395	367	36	130.00–165.00	$142.14	$522	-3.39
400–445	428	58	120.00–155.00	$139.12	$595	-2.75
450–495	473	40	115.00–142.00	$131.86	$624	-2.64
500–545	519	36	120.00–136.00	$127.47	$662	+0.11
550–595	571	22	110.00–127.00	$120.40	$687	-0.24
610–640	627	14	108.00–124.00	$115.03	$721	-0.57
655–690	674	17	105.00–117.00	$110.11	$742	+1.65
705–745	730	10	95.00–104.00	$99.59	$727	-2.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	180.00	$180.00	$378	—
305–340	313	5	134.00–160.00	$144.15	$451	-0.90
355–395	373	13	115.00–155.00	$137.35	$512	-18.63
410–445	432	18	126.00–145.00	$135.89	$587	-0.40
455–495	479	13	126.00–135.00	$132.03	$632	+1.93
500–545	524	26	110.00–127.00	$118.33	$620	-0.92
555–585	566	11	105.00–120.00	$112.64	$638	-1.62
610–645	634	7	100.00–115.00	$107.39	$681	—
715–725	720	2	97.00–106.00	$101.53	$731	+11.53
755	755	1	101.00	$101.00	$763	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	4	153.00–158.00	$154.76	$505	+0.64
360–375	369	10	146.00–167.00	$153.23	$565	+1.63
405–435	421	17	135.00–160.00	$144.58	$609	+2.58
455–495	470	18	126.00–150.00	$139.92	$658	-1.37
505–545	518	13	120.00–146.00	$133.28	$690	-0.08
565–595	579	14	125.00–137.00	$128.19	$742	-1.32
610–630	623	5	123.00–127.00	$124.39	$775	+2.78
655–680	665	3	115.00–120.00	$117.04	$778	+6.22
705–725	715	5	105.00–110.00	$107.01	$765	-5.99
790	790	1	103.00	$103.00	$814	-2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	80-85%	1	55.00	$55.00	$498	—
850–1100	1034	80-85%	4	63.00–65.00	$64.25	$664	—
830–1880	1125	80-85%	17	54.00–62.00	$59.50	$669	-16.16
915–1505	1139	80-85%	34	62.00–69.00	$65.10	$741	-10.56
1025–1415	1281	80-85%	22	68.00–74.00	$70.82	$907	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1225	1125	75-80%	3	71.00–72.00	$71.33	$802	—
1075–1395	1214	75-80%	5	64.00–68.00	$66.60	$809	-5.40
1075–1410	1233	75-80%	20	71.00–79.00	$74.44	$918	+2.44
985–1660	1318	75-80%	30	61.00–74.00	$68.71	$906	—
1470	1470	75-80%	1	67.00	$67.00	$985	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1155	916	85-90%	11	43.00–54.00	$51.43	$471	+0.83
950	950	85-90%	1	48.00	$48.00	$456	-10.61
820–1120	988	85-90%	19	50.00–67.00	$61.47	$607	+2.86
805–1265	1031	85-90%	21	48.00–63.00	$57.82	$596	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1755	1445	7	80.00–87.00	$82.90	$1,198	—
1530–2005	1819	10	91.00–99.00	$94.69	$1,722	—
1510–2435	1872	16	84.00–94.00	$88.15	$1,650	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	470.00–550.00	$510.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1070	1027	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	925.00–1,000.00	$976.11
1015–1055	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,000.00	$975.48
1040–1365	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	775.00–1,325.00	$1,061.56
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	820.00–830.00	$825.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	685.00–750.00	$728.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	890.00–945.00	$912.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1050–1170	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,178.85
960–1290	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	925.00–1,050.00	$1,004.18
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
845–965	878	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–775.00	$677.99
850–990	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–900.00	$875.98

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	600.00–655.00	$633.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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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
900–1315	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	40	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,157.87	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090–1215 thin fleshed	1142	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–850.00	$790.69	—
1225–1550	1373	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,104.39	—
1270–1485	1378	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00–1,425.00	$1,378.90	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	900.00–975.00	$930.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	700.00–750.00	$725.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–925.00	$887.50	-363.24
1035–1050	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–775.00	$737.77	-397.64

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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
905	905	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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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.