Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

3,438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.81/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 526 lb · 80 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.41/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 644 lb · 59 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.13/cwt -0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 474 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,438	2,568	3,050
Feeder cattle	2,562	2,009	2,476
Slaughter cattle	576	287	379
Replacement cattle	300	272	195

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	342	3	170.00–175.00	$173.37	$593	—
400–440	420	16	145.00–167.00	$153.49	$645	—
455–495	478	17	139.00–148.00	$141.11	$675	-2.13
500–530	514	29	129.00–147.00	$144.46	$743	+4.28
530 value added	530	4	153.00	$153.00	$811	—
564–595	573	36	125.00–144.00	$132.37	$758	-0.63
575 value added	575	1	147.00	$147.00	$845	—
605–648	644	59	130.00–140.00	$134.41	$866	-1.59
650–685	669	22	114.00–132.00	$125.93	$842	-1.09
730–740	737	3	107.00–124.00	$112.62	$830	-10.37
765–795	779	5	109.00–117.00	$111.58	$869	-4.44
865–875	866	8	104.00–115.00	$113.61	$984	-1.39
910 value added	910	1	104.00	$104.00	$946	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	176.00	$176.00	$405	—
300–335	319	4	130.00–140.00	$134.92	$430	—
365–385	376	5	130.00–140.00	$134.07	$504	-25.93
405–445	430	11	124.00–160.00	$144.44	$621	-1.09
450–495	474	19	130.00–156.00	$143.74	$681	+3.52
505–545	521	11	120.00–146.00	$136.01	$709	+0.43
560–595	566	27	115.00–142.00	$138.28	$783	+6.48
595	595	12	129.00	$129.00	$768	-2.80
600–645	620	14	120.00–135.00	$128.17	$795	+2.03
650–688	666	16	124.00–132.00	$128.04	$853	+3.96
725–730	728	2	122.00–123.00	$122.50	$892	+2.51
752	752	3	120.00	$120.00	$902	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	126.00	$126.00	$403	-19.00
355–395	370	4	119.00–127.00	$124.36	$460	-8.91
400–445	425	6	120.00–145.00	$135.41	$575	+1.41
515–540	528	2	112.00–132.00	$122.24	$645	-8.45
560–575	568	2	122.00–125.00	$123.52	$702	+1.52
730–740	735	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$816	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	125.00–133.00	$129.11	$346	-10.89
400–440	420	28	125.00–140.00	$129.02	$542	-6.12
430	430	1	154.00	$154.00	$662	+18.86
450–495	474	58	123.00–142.00	$130.13	$617	-0.15
500–545	526	80	112.00–132.00	$125.81	$662	-1.90
550–595	570	50	110.00–129.00	$120.00	$684	-1.58
600–645	620	29	109.00–125.00	$116.14	$720	-2.71
650–685	657	57	107.00–119.00	$110.43	$726	-3.81
725–745	733	13	102.00–108.50	$104.15	$763	-6.85
753–765	757	29	98.00–108.25	$106.59	$807	—
771 value added	771	13	108.00	$108.00	$833	—
825–845	829	13	95.00–105.50	$103.27	$856	—
855–875	865	2	85.00–88.00	$86.52	$748	—
900–935	918	2	95.00–97.00	$96.02	$881	—
960	960	11	103.50	$103.50	$994	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	2	160.00–165.00	$162.53	$354	—
300–320	309	4	125.00–147.00	$135.29	$418	+0.15
355–390	367	21	120.00–136.00	$125.08	$459	-5.42
400–440	420	47	113.00–140.00	$129.23	$543	+3.73
450–495	469	53	110.00–132.00	$122.34	$574	-1.21
500–545	524	38	108.00–127.00	$118.70	$622	-0.30
550–585	567	24	105.00–122.00	$115.44	$655	+1.28
600–640	615	14	101.00–123.00	$113.85	$700	+3.93
628 fancy	628	4	122.00	$122.00	$766	—
668–675	671	5	103.00–112.00	$108.59	$729	+2.09
705–730	717	7	98.00–109.00	$106.88	$766	+4.10
775	775	1	100.00	$100.00	$775	+9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	3	110.00–120.00	$116.00	$273	—
305–345	317	11	100.00–150.00	$131.67	$417	+4.38
350–390	364	22	112.00–140.00	$132.35	$482	+0.09
400–445	432	19	110.00–130.00	$121.36	$524	-0.75
450–495	474	10	97.00–124.00	$113.97	$540	-3.09
505–530	523	12	100.00–120.00	$111.64	$584	-2.07
550–575	563	7	89.00–114.00	$104.29	$587	-7.71
665–670	668	2	90.00–100.00	$94.98	$634	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	145.00	$145.00	$384	-11.24
300–345	327	20	130.00–175.00	$148.84	$487	+8.72
360–395	379	17	122.00–160.00	$142.20	$539	+0.06
400–445	422	55	118.00–155.00	$139.28	$588	+0.16
455–495	479	39	117.00–146.00	$133.64	$640	+1.78
500–545	525	47	114.00–136.00	$126.30	$663	-1.17
550–595	575	32	108.00–131.00	$119.49	$687	-0.91
610–645	631	19	100.00–127.00	$111.52	$704	-3.51
650–685	668	16	100.00–112.00	$104.87	$701	-5.24
720–745	737	3	99.00–102.00	$99.98	$737	+0.39
770–790	777	3	95.00	$95.00	$738	—
835	835	1	86.00	$86.00	$718	—
855	855	1	86.00	$86.00	$735	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	150.00	$150.00	$352	—
250	250	1	180.00	$180.00	$450	—
300–345	323	8	147.00–170.00	$158.27	$511	+3.51
350–380	369	24	135.00–170.00	$154.90	$572	+1.67
405–440	420	36	128.00–155.00	$147.05	$618	+2.47
450–480	465	31	128.00–156.00	$138.18	$643	-1.74
500–540	513	33	122.00–142.00	$129.02	$662	-4.26
550–595	576	34	115.00–137.00	$125.30	$722	-2.89
600–645	623	31	111.00–127.00	$122.13	$761	-2.26
650–680	664	15	109.00–125.00	$114.19	$758	-2.85
700–745	714	11	105.00–115.00	$110.28	$787	+3.27
765–795	780	10	95.00–105.00	$101.51	$792	-1.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	339	5	126.00–160.00	$138.66	$470	-5.49
360–395	375	12	140.00–156.00	$149.93	$562	+12.58
400–445	420	21	108.00–145.00	$131.41	$552	-4.48
455–490	475	13	113.00–135.00	$125.90	$598	-6.13
505–535	522	13	108.00–128.00	$118.75	$620	+0.42
555–590	575	4	97.00–117.00	$106.25	$611	-6.39
605–635	616	5	87.00–110.00	$96.87	$597	-10.52
655–695	678	4	102.00–111.00	$106.66	$723	—
705–715	707	6	84.00–98.00	$86.50	$612	-15.03
780	780	1	108.00	$108.00	$842	+7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1420	1079	80-85%	38	57.00–64.00	$60.72	$655	—
910–1715	1194	80-85%	168	58.00–73.00	$67.39	$805	—
925–1475	1260	80-85%	39	70.00–85.00	$73.97	$932	+3.15

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1175	991	85-90%	24	44.00–53.00	$51.33	$509	-10.14
725–1190	1032	85-90%	35	54.00–65.00	$61.01	$630	+3.19
715–1285	1071	85-90%	50	50.00–61.00	$56.30	$603	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1645	1345	75-80%	5	61.00–63.00	$62.08	$835	-6.63
1075–1710	1373	75-80%	54	56.00–75.00	$67.30	$924	—
1025–1815	1400	75-80%	30	66.00–83.00	$71.73	$1,004	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1720	1272	11	70.00–84.00	$76.80	$977	—
1205–1855	1566	29	82.00–95.00	$88.23	$1,382	—
1565–2165	1771	20	91.00–100.00	$95.70	$1,695	—

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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	12	425.00–625.00	$525.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
495–590	546	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	325.00–400.00	$359.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–990	901	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	500.00–625.00	$546.05

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1050–1260	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–850.00	$795.45
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	750.00–900.00	$834.62
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00–1,175.00	$781.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	575.00–800.00	$676.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	320.00–400.00	$360.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	480.00–550.00	$508.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	750.00–885.00	$805.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	525.00–550.00	$537.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–925.00	$775.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,425.00	$1,387.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,275.00–1,325.00	$1,287.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	49	885.00–1,350.00	$993.37	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-57.87
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,178.57	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	350.00	$350.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	650.00–750.00	$700.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755	755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	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
945	945	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.