Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

2,871 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.27/cwt +3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 566 lb · 42 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.50/cwt +3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 632 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.97/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 467 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,871	2,190	3,133
Feeder cattle	2,179	1,621	2,526
Slaughter cattle	402	372	406
Replacement cattle	290	197	201

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	170.00	$170.00	$561	—
360–390	371	8	147.00–167.50	$155.96	$579	+10.92
405–435	420	13	140.00–160.00	$148.59	$624	+3.66
455–495	471	18	137.00–150.00	$142.95	$673	+0.87
510–543	528	13	135.00–144.00	$137.38	$725	+2.77
565–590	579	6	124.00–137.00	$128.48	$744	-1.16
605–645	627	14	120.00–133.00	$127.33	$798	+1.43
675–690	682	8	113.00–125.00	$119.36	$814	-2.66
710–745	728	2	115.00	$115.00	$837	-1.65

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	155.00	$155.00	$504	-2.45
370–385	375	3	150.00–151.00	$150.34	$564	-2.87
460–495	481	5	146.00–165.00	$153.16	$737	+7.10
505–545	521	11	143.00–149.00	$146.43	$763	-0.61
550–590	570	15	137.00–145.00	$141.60	$807	+5.03
610–640	621	8	134.00–139.00	$136.97	$851	+5.22
690	690	1	128.00	$128.00	$883	+1.21
705–745	720	3	121.00–125.00	$122.66	$883	-1.94
755–775	765	3	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$926	+1.01
905	905	1	105.00	$105.00	$950	-5.00

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	—
320–340	332	6	138.00–144.00	$140.94	$468	—
360–375	371	7	135.00–141.00	$137.60	$510	-2.40
440	440	3	149.00–152.00	$150.33	$661	—
470–495	478	6	133.00–142.00	$138.54	$662	+6.28
530–535	533	2	126.00–136.00	$130.98	$698	+3.77
595	595	1	125.00	$125.00	$744	+3.81
630	630	1	122.00	$122.00	$769	—
680	680	1	108.00	$108.00	$734	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	135.00	$135.00	$364	—
305	305	1	134.00	$134.00	$409	-14.08
355–370	360	11	130.00–138.00	$134.52	$484	-0.36
410–445	427	19	132.00–140.00	$135.21	$577	+3.56
455–495	470	24	126.00–135.00	$131.20	$617	+5.94
500–545	523	36	122.00–136.00	$128.32	$671	+4.31
550–560 fancy	555	2	132.00	$132.00	$733	+2.00
550–595	567	40	118.00–130.00	$123.88	$702	+3.08
600–645	632	42	115.00–125.00	$119.50	$755	+3.99
650–690	667	17	110.00–118.00	$114.68	$765	+4.68
705–740	718	6	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$772	-1.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	335	15	130.00–140.00	$134.81	$452	+0.17
360–395	380	13	126.00–137.50	$129.78	$493	+0.37
410–445	430	19	125.00–131.00	$127.68	$549	+1.09
450–495	467	38	110.00–135.00	$125.97	$588	+3.33
500–545	523	23	116.00–128.00	$119.90	$627	-0.10
555–595	576	25	112.00–120.00	$116.22	$669	+0.83
605–645	624	18	110.00–120.00	$113.11	$706	+2.79
655–695	673	7	105.00–114.00	$111.03	$747	—
720–730	728	4	100.00–107.00	$105.27	$766	+4.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	4	120.00	$120.00	$330	-6.00
325–330	328	6	125.00–127.00	$125.66	$412	—
355–395	379	29	108.00–140.00	$124.04	$470	-5.96
400–445	430	28	115.00–132.00	$121.88	$524	+2.28
455–495	478	22	105.00–126.00	$118.41	$566	+0.40
505–540	524	9	106.00–120.00	$115.75	$607	+2.94
585	585	1	112.00	$112.00	$655	+2.00
630–645	633	6	100.00–107.00	$104.48	$661	—

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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	176.00–180.00	$178.00	$463	—
305–345	324	18	134.00–165.00	$146.31	$474	-4.00
355–395	367	11	140.00–162.00	$146.53	$538	-7.42
405–445	425	21	130.00–147.00	$139.65	$594	-1.19
450–495	472	34	126.00–142.00	$132.86	$627	+3.17
500–545	524	36	120.00–134.00	$126.02	$660	+1.69
555–595	578	23	115.00–130.00	$121.36	$701	+4.64
605–635	619	12	107.00–118.00	$112.02	$693	-0.78
665–690	678	5	102.50–107.50	$104.99	$712	-1.58
710–732	725	13	98.00–105.00	$101.45	$736	+6.45
755–775	763	5	90.00–94.00	$91.63	$699	-13.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	329	9	147.00–162.50	$154.57	$509	-3.62
355–385	374	9	150.00–167.00	$153.79	$575	+5.22
401–445	413	17	144.00–150.00	$145.96	$603	+1.30
460–490	475	23	139.00–149.00	$144.62	$687	+11.41
500–545	527	18	134.00–143.00	$137.10	$723	+9.69
550–595	574	21	125.00–134.00	$128.82	$739	+9.77
605–645	620	12	120.00–128.00	$123.67	$767	+6.09
655–685	661	7	110.00–117.00	$113.16	$748	-0.89
700–720	708	5	108.00–112.00	$109.60	$776	+3.92
750–795	780	4	102.00–107.00	$105.04	$819	+0.55
805	805	1	107.00	$107.00	$861	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	270	5	145.00–172.00	$155.24	$419	+21.24
325–345	338	9	142.00–160.00	$149.74	$506	—
360–390	369	7	131.00–152.00	$143.91	$531	+5.54
405–440	422	24	120.00–142.00	$134.04	$566	-1.71
455–495	478	18	117.00–133.00	$124.04	$593	-3.18
505–535	516	10	110.00–127.00	$117.28	$605	-1.75
570–595	584	7	100.00–115.00	$107.38	$627	-8.62
625–640	633	5	95.00–111.00	$102.45	$649	—
685	685	1	105.00	$105.00	$719	±0.00
715–745	730	2	87.00–92.00	$89.45	$653	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1335	1102	80-85%	68	59.00–73.00	$65.59	$723	—
890–1440	1137	80-85%	35	55.00–65.00	$59.05	$671	-14.97
795–1435	1203	80-85%	20	65.00–80.00	$72.36	$870	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1185	933	85-90%	34	40.00–60.00	$52.42	$489	-0.55
710–1150	946	85-90%	15	44.00–52.00	$47.42	$449	-5.55
725–1235	1019	85-90%	25	50.00–70.00	$60.82	$620	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1620	1403	75-80%	17	71.00–79.00	$74.52	$1,046	-2.64
1135–1590	1404	75-80%	27	64.00–74.00	$69.42	$975	-7.74
1240–1665	1493	75-80%	3	62.00–65.00	$63.11	$942	+4.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2110	1448	11	75.00–82.00	$79.39	$1,150	—
1015–1915	1620	20	84.00–91.00	$87.14	$1,412	—
1215–2300	1910	16	91.00–99.00	$94.38	$1,803	-1.64

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–715	708	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	480.00–600.00	$557.94

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1105	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–775.00	$762.27
825–1355	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	800.00–1,075.00	$939.14
1150–1470	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–925.00	$877.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–1,175.00	$975.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	900.00–1,020.00	$992.61
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	700.00–830.00	$746.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–985	860	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00	$675.00
895–1060	963	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	725.00–850.00	$796.06
1030–1625	1218	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,020.00	$963.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00

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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
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1685	1685	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1710	1710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–875.00	$850.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	62	725.00–1,090.00	$864.68	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040–1575	1299	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	1,120.00–1,235.00	$1,169.87	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	675.00–700.00	$687.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—
1090–1190	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–910.00	$817.27	-84.61
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1355–1515	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,425.00–1,525.00	$1,484.01	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00	$700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00	$500.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	625.00–725.00	$645.00	—

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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.