Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

1,732 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $129.15/cwt -5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 622 lb · 32 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.00/cwt +8.73 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 847 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.22/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 470 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,732	3,438	2,267
Feeder cattle	1,153	2,562	1,764
Slaughter cattle	268	576	220
Replacement cattle	311	300	283

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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
330	330	1	162.00	$162.00	$535	-11.37
465–483	476	15	135.00–140.00	$136.19	$648	-4.92
500–510	505	5	137.00–146.00	$141.64	$715	-2.82
560–598	583	26	127.00–137.00	$131.35	$766	-1.02
605–630	622	32	123.00–136.00	$129.15	$803	-5.26
650–680	665	4	123.00–125.00	$123.98	$824	-1.95
706–745	715	14	120.00–124.00	$122.75	$878	+10.13
753–795	772	19	110.00–119.00	$118.20	$913	+6.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	374	5	131.00–155.00	$144.40	$540	+10.33
405–440	426	5	145.00–152.00	$148.15	$631	+3.71
455–498	492	12	125.00–145.00	$130.62	$643	-13.12
515–525	520	16	125.00–138.00	$133.56	$695	-2.45
565–595	587	6	120.00–128.00	$124.15	$729	-4.85
605–645	619	7	120.00–125.00	$121.02	$749	-7.15
655–665	660	6	109.00–120.00	$114.46	$755	-13.58
710–745	736	8	110.00–118.00	$110.97	$817	-11.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	150.00	$150.00	$510	+24.00
400–445	423	7	115.00–142.00	$135.52	$573	+0.11
480–485	481	4	135.00–137.00	$135.50	$652	—
525	525	2	124.00	$124.00	$651	+1.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	271	4	130.00–147.00	$136.53	$370	—
305–345	323	13	120.00–147.00	$132.48	$428	-2.81
355–395	372	25	116.00–140.00	$128.64	$479	+3.56
420–448	436	21	115.00–130.00	$123.75	$540	-5.48
455–495	470	29	112.00–130.00	$121.22	$570	-1.12
500–545	526	17	112.00–120.00	$117.42	$618	-1.28
550–595	577	15	110.00–120.00	$116.68	$673	+1.24
610–640	624	10	105.00–112.00	$108.50	$677	-5.35
655–690	674	14	95.00–110.00	$99.52	$671	-9.07
740–745	743	2	93.00–97.00	$94.99	$706	-11.89
792	792	7	94.00	$94.00	$744	-6.00
805	805	2	85.00	$85.00	$684	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	272	3	136.00–140.00	$138.55	$377	+9.44
300–335	322	12	134.00–150.00	$137.97	$444	—
360–385	369	14	127.50–135.00	$131.63	$486	—
400–445	417	17	125.00–129.00	$127.63	$532	-1.39
435	435	1	135.00	$135.00	$587	-19.00
450–490	475	20	123.00–137.00	$128.35	$610	-1.78
500–537	523	21	119.00–129.00	$121.14	$634	-4.67
550–591	578	19	112.50–130.00	$118.28	$684	-1.72
600–633	620	7	110.00–120.00	$115.21	$714	-0.93
655	655	1	113.00	$113.00	$740	+2.57
715–745	730	4	101.00–113.00	$109.31	$798	+5.16
760–770	765	2	102.00–110.00	$105.97	$811	-0.62
847	847	29	112.00	$112.00	$949	+8.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	316	4	120.00–135.00	$123.79	$391	-7.88
365–395	379	12	115.00–130.00	$120.63	$457	-11.72
400–440	415	8	108.00–127.00	$122.47	$508	+1.11
450–495	467	7	114.00–121.00	$117.16	$547	+3.19
500–545	528	10	97.50–117.00	$113.06	$597	+1.42
625	625	2	105.00	$105.00	$656	—
740	740	1	85.00	$85.00	$629	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	162.00	$162.00	$421	+17.00
305–345	326	15	138.00–157.00	$145.88	$476	-2.96
350–380	370	11	128.00–152.00	$138.66	$513	-3.54
405–445	424	13	125.00–145.00	$134.75	$571	-4.53
450–485	470	15	122.50–140.00	$129.69	$610	-3.95
500–545	525	17	118.00–130.00	$123.04	$646	-3.26
550–595	570	14	110.00–122.00	$116.94	$667	-2.55
620–645	634	4	112.00–117.00	$114.73	$727	+3.21
670–675	673	2	92.50–102.00	$97.27	$655	-7.60
720	720	1	101.00	$101.00	$727	+1.02
775	775	1	90.00	$90.00	$698	-5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	180.00	$180.00	$360	+30.00
255–270	264	5	157.50–170.00	$162.33	$429	-17.67
300–345	323	8	156.00–166.00	$161.88	$523	+3.61
365–395	380	12	140.00–162.00	$147.71	$561	-7.19
400–445	424	11	130.00–157.00	$138.99	$589	-8.06
455 fancy	455	1	162.00	$162.00	$737	—
450–485	471	6	127.50–147.00	$131.33	$619	-6.85
503–540	512	4	131.00–134.00	$131.79	$675	+2.77
560–590	573	3	125.00–128.00	$126.65	$726	+1.35
605–640	620	8	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$760	+0.37
720–740	731	4	102.50–115.00	$110.42	$807	+0.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	140.00	$140.00	$371	—
300–340	319	8	134.00–147.00	$139.05	$444	+0.39
375–390	386	4	142.00–145.00	$144.24	$557	-5.69
400–425	416	10	120.00–135.00	$128.10	$533	-3.31
455–490	485	9	120.00–126.00	$124.55	$604	-1.35
505–520	511	7	110.00–120.00	$115.70	$591	-3.05
570–580	577	3	110.00–112.00	$110.66	$639	+4.41
605–625	620	4	105.00	$105.00	$651	+8.13
670	670	2	95.00	$95.00	$636	-11.66
710	710	1	90.00	$90.00	$639	+3.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1540	1079	80-85%	34	54.00–70.00	$62.61	$676	+1.89
840–1510	1103	80-85%	71	59.00–77.00	$68.98	$761	—
1020–1380	1159	80-85%	26	66.00–83.00	$77.51	$898	+10.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1350	1229	75-80%	6	72.00–79.00	$76.15	$936	—
1025–1735	1288	75-80%	27	59.00–74.00	$68.29	$880	—
1155–1755	1426	75-80%	12	54.00–64.00	$60.46	$862	-11.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–925	835	85-90%	8	43.00–50.00	$46.19	$386	—
460–1090	897	85-90%	24	46.00–62.00	$53.94	$484	—
805–1105	984	85-90%	5	52.00–55.00	$53.31	$525	+1.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1915	1603	4	78.00–84.00	$81.82	$1,312	—
1150–2115	1622	15	84.00–92.00	$88.29	$1,432	—
1680–1905	1790	3	96.00–100.00	$98.04	$1,755	+2.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1045 fancy	1026	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,031.15
1060–1205	1109	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	750.00–900.00	$810.26
1030–1390	1261	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	950.00–1,125.00	$1,040.44
1260–1295 fancy	1272	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,108.49
1565 fancy	1565	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	775.00–1,100.00	$958.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,125.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	825.00–1,125.00	$982.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	775.00–950.00	$845.00

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)	4	500.00–675.00	$593.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	650.00–725.00	$690.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	395.00–575.00	$464.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1115–1190	1153	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	780.00–820.00	$799.35
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–880.00	$706.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,070.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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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
1085–1645	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	1,350.00–1,625.00	$1,470.98	—
1175–1415	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,468.05	—
1460	1460	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
1500–1515	1508	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,625.00	$1,612.56	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	49	800.00–1,325.00	$1,012.76	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,150.00–1,525.00	$1,325.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810–1425	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,137.47	+37.47
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	700.00–900.00	$764.71	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	550.00–950.00	$696.59	—

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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
910	910	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	+500.00
1265	1265	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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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.