Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

2,190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.04/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 522 lb · 50 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $136.57/cwt -4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 567 lb · 48 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.64/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 473 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,190	4,034	2,452
Feeder cattle	1,621	2,864	1,999
Slaughter cattle	372	706	248
Replacement cattle	197	464	205

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with good 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
300–325	319	4	156.00–160.00	$157.45	$502	-16.92
355–390	379	7	152.50–154.00	$153.21	$581	-17.78
410–445	424	4	145.00–151.00	$149.05	$632	-2.14
450–495	484	11	140.00–152.00	$146.06	$707	-3.54
508–545	522	50	137.50–150.50	$147.04	$768	+1.82
553–578	567	48	132.00–147.00	$136.57	$774	-4.84
600–645	631	38	125.50–137.00	$131.75	$831	-4.05
669 value added	669	21	125.00	$125.00	$836	—
650–695	670	13	122.00–130.00	$126.79	$849	-4.21
710–735	727	5	120.00–128.00	$124.60	$906	-3.70
760–775	770	5	116.00–125.00	$119.99	$924	-7.51
905	905	2	110.00	$110.00	$996	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	7	135.00–150.00	$145.04	$537	-0.58
405–440	428	15	140.00–156.00	$144.93	$620	-2.55
455–475	459	14	140.00–144.00	$142.08	$652	-4.80
520–540	528	8	130.00–138.00	$134.61	$711	-4.64
555–595	573	16	125.00–135.00	$129.64	$743	-6.85
610–625	620	8	120.00–129.00	$125.90	$781	-6.83
670–695	679	4	120.00–125.00	$122.02	$829	-3.42
710–745	730	6	115.00–118.00	$116.65	$852	-6.61
760–790	772	5	105.00–112.00	$108.23	$836	-9.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	140.00	$140.00	$525	+1.79
430 unweaned	430	2	138.00	$138.00	$593	—
470–475	471	4	130.00–137.00	$132.26	$623	+0.55
505–545	536	5	125.00–128.00	$127.21	$682	-1.49
560–590	578	5	117.00–123.00	$121.19	$700	-6.28

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	302	5	140.00–160.00	$148.08	$447	+10.34
370–390	378	8	132.00–136.00	$134.88	$510	+8.16
400–425	419	6	130.00–134.00	$131.65	$552	+7.18
450–490	476	14	119.00–130.00	$125.26	$596	-1.37
500–545	521	36	117.00–130.00	$124.01	$646	-0.77
530–545	538	2	128.00–134.00	$131.04	$705	+6.26
560 fancy	560	1	130.00	$130.00	$728	—
550–595	567	32	112.00–127.00	$120.80	$685	+0.75
600–645	624	27	105.00–120.00	$115.51	$721	-4.27
685	685	3	110.00	$110.00	$754	-5.50
700 fancy	700	1	114.00	$114.00	$798	+2.00
705–740	723	7	101.00–112.00	$109.06	$789	-4.94
750–775	765	5	95.00–109.00	$104.86	$802	—
755–777	766	6	109.50–113.00	$111.22	$852	—
895	895	1	84.00	$84.00	$752	—
955–970	963	2	94.00–95.00	$94.50	$910	—
1020–1045	1030	4	90.00–96.00	$93.51	$963	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	134.00	$134.00	$322	-29.00
315–345	333	5	122.50–145.00	$134.64	$448	-1.86
365–380	369	7	128.00–130.00	$129.41	$478	+1.25
405–445	417	21	125.00–128.00	$126.59	$528	-0.97
450–490	473	43	105.00–129.00	$122.64	$580	-0.40
500–540	520	31	115.00–125.00	$120.00	$624	+0.40
550–595	571	27	100.00–119.00	$115.39	$659	+2.24
605–648	632	18	99.00–116.00	$110.32	$697	-1.68
730	730	2	101.00	$101.00	$737	+0.78
880	880	1	95.00	$95.00	$836	—
930	930	1	91.00	$91.00	$846	—
985	985	1	89.00	$89.00	$877	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	126.00	$126.00	$346	-4.00
375	375	1	130.00	$130.00	$488	+5.49
410–435	427	7	115.00–125.00	$119.60	$511	+0.94
455–480	469	4	117.00–120.00	$118.01	$553	+2.84
500–545	520	11	110.00–119.00	$112.81	$587	+2.06
550	550	1	110.00	$110.00	$605	+3.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	331	6	140.00–167.00	$150.31	$498	-6.58
355–395	381	8	136.00–160.00	$153.95	$587	+4.93
405–445	421	17	130.00–152.00	$140.84	$593	-3.56
450–495	476	22	110.00–142.00	$129.69	$617	-6.04
500–545	525	31	105.00–132.00	$124.33	$653	-3.27
550–590	573	20	100.00–125.00	$116.72	$669	-9.77
615–645	621	10	110.00–115.00	$112.80	$700	-2.55
670–698	681	9	97.50–112.00	$106.57	$726	-5.69
725	725	1	95.00	$95.00	$689	-15.69
755	755	4	105.00	$105.00	$793	—
815–830	823	2	90.00–96.00	$92.97	$765	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	202.50	$202.50	$405	—
300–345	324	6	156.00–162.00	$158.19	$513	-3.11
350–390	379	11	140.00–154.00	$148.57	$563	-0.76
415–445	434	8	136.00–155.00	$144.66	$628	-4.28
450–490	472	13	120.00–150.00	$133.21	$629	-6.61
510–540	524	10	115.00–136.00	$127.41	$668	-3.35
550–595	578	8	111.00–126.00	$119.05	$688	-9.98
620–635	632	16	105.00–127.00	$117.58	$743	-6.11
650–680	669	7	104.00–119.00	$114.05	$763	-4.68
705–725	715	6	100.00–115.00	$105.68	$756	-4.90
755–760	758	2	100.00–109.00	$104.49	$792	+0.53
840	840	1	107.00	$107.00	$899	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	140.00	$140.00	$294	+5.00
285	285	4	134.00	$134.00	$382	-33.00
360–385	377	3	132.00–152.00	$138.37	$522	-3.71
400–445	425	13	129.00–142.00	$135.75	$577	+0.32
450–495	478	13	122.00–132.00	$127.22	$608	-0.09
520–540	528	4	117.00–122.00	$119.03	$628	+1.52
585	585	3	116.00	$116.00	$679	+0.21
690	690	4	105.00	$105.00	$724	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1345	1064	80-85%	47	56.00–68.00	$63.80	$679	—
750–1645	1145	80-85%	31	66.00–80.00	$74.02	$848	+12.24
810–1705	1165	80-85%	115	60.00–74.00	$68.83	$802	+2.32

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1810	1411	75-80%	12	67.00–87.00	$77.16	$1,089	+12.32
1075–1865	1460	75-80%	38	60.00–73.00	$66.51	$971	—
1320–1665	1493	75-80%	6	57.00–61.00	$58.89	$879	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1075	893	85-90%	8	40.00–56.00	$50.90	$455	—
865–1005	933	85-90%	8	50.00–55.00	$52.97	$494	—
735–1225	999	85-90%	24	48.00–62.00	$58.26	$582	+5.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1855	1360	12	72.00–84.00	$80.62	$1,096	—
1170–2129	1587	22	85.00–95.00	$87.94	$1,396	—
1725–2150	1901	4	92.00–99.00	$96.02	$1,825	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
620–675	648	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	520.00–640.00	$582.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150 fancy	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00
1010–1285	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,325.00	$1,286.10
1130–1325	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,213.49
1310	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	900.00–1,200.00	$1,055.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	825.00–1,100.00	$909.62
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	650.00–950.00	$812.78
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,225.00–1,250.00	$1,241.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–965	863	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	720.00–780.00	$754.02
955–1235	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–910.00	$897.14
1105–1150	1128	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,151.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–750.00	$737.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	625.00–750.00	$700.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–675.00	$637.50

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)	5	475.00–700.00	$585.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	550.00–650.00	$591.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	530.00–650.00	$593.33

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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
1090–1330	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,085.58	—
1300–1390 fancy	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–1,550.00	$1,525.56	—
1275–1510	1392	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,185.93	—
1390–1620	1505	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,525.00–1,600.00	$1,565.37	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,270.45	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,650.00–2,200.00	$1,950.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
1105–1190	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	775.00–1,100.00	$901.88	—
1175–1300	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,150.00	$1,031.31	—
1380	1380	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	750.00–950.00	$855.56	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690–1435	1063	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,110.00–1,250.00	$1,185.78	+95.37

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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.