Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

2,452 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.07/cwt +8.37 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 674 lb · 80 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.92/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 631 lb · 54 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.44/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 475 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,452	4,456	3,128
Feeder cattle	1,903	3,429	2,268
Slaughter cattle	307	741	319
Replacement cattle	242	286	541

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active 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
300–345	323	8	157.00–170.00	$160.36	$518	-17.23
350–375	361	4	155.00–161.00	$157.45	$568	+3.45
400–445	418	19	146.00–155.00	$150.85	$631	-0.85
460–490	471	15	140.00–153.00	$145.04	$683	-12.44
515–545	522	24	135.00–152.00	$143.61	$750	-0.21
550–599	584	43	131.00–147.00	$137.83	$805	-8.50
600–625	615	5	128.00–146.00	$139.03	$855	+6.53
665 value added	665	6	131.00	$131.00	$871	—
660–690	668	12	118.00–136.00	$126.68	$846	-3.66
715–730	721	5	120.00–122.50	$120.90	$872	-6.29
726 value added	726	4	130.00	$130.00	$944	—
785	785	1	115.00	$115.00	$903	-5.37
845	845	1	112.50	$112.50	$951	-8.57
930	930	1	105.00	$105.00	$976	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	156.00	$156.00	$437	—
325–345	337	3	145.00–158.00	$152.60	$514	-3.05
370–380	378	4	140.00–154.00	$147.05	$556	-15.01
415–420	418	4	143.00–148.00	$145.51	$608	-4.59
465–490	476	14	122.50–145.00	$140.77	$670	-7.66
510–535	523	9	138.00–150.00	$140.93	$737	+1.30
555–590	574	9	130.00–140.00	$133.47	$766	-2.56
605–645	630	6	122.00–133.00	$127.35	$802	-1.80
665–675	672	3	123.00–125.00	$123.66	$831	-1.61
720–735	724	4	118.00–120.00	$119.49	$865	+0.77
785	785	1	119.00	$119.00	$934	-9.00
815	815	1	102.00	$102.00	$831	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	150.00	$150.00	$435	—
375–380	376	4	131.00–137.00	$133.25	$501	-12.83
420–445	430	3	127.00–133.00	$129.30	$556	-15.72
505–545	515	14	121.00–130.00	$127.75	$658	-6.37
550–590	572	10	105.00–127.00	$119.48	$683	-7.22
605–620	612	5	115.00–120.00	$117.00	$716	+9.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	150.00	$150.00	$322	—
250	250	1	150.00	$150.00	$375	—
300–340	313	3	134.00–145.00	$139.11	$435	-9.37
355–395	380	26	130.00–150.00	$136.53	$519	+1.10
400–445	424	22	125.00–140.00	$134.29	$569	+4.79
450–495	472	24	122.50–135.00	$127.56	$602	-0.60
500–545	519	32	117.00–128.00	$123.75	$642	-0.43
540 value added	540	11	130.50	$130.50	$705	-5.50
552 value added	552	17	129.00	$129.00	$712	—
555–595	575	20	115.00–127.00	$122.07	$702	-0.81
626 value added	626	16	126.75	$126.75	$793	—
600–648	633	38	112.00–123.00	$119.89	$759	-1.13
655–685	669	9	101.00–117.00	$110.83	$741	-4.87
675 value added	675	71	125.75	$125.75	$849	—
705–730	723	13	110.00–115.00	$111.14	$804	-1.87
770–795	779	7	96.00–108.00	$103.84	$809	-5.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	3	140.00	$140.00	$329	-17.00
290	290	1	139.00	$139.00	$403	—
310–345	330	15	125.00–150.00	$134.65	$444	+1.03
350–385	370	21	123.00–142.00	$133.28	$493	+4.08
405–445	423	32	123.00–140.00	$129.88	$549	+3.24
450–495	475	50	117.50–137.00	$125.44	$596	+0.14
505–545	531	36	116.00–127.00	$119.73	$636	-2.68
550–595	573	30	110.00–119.00	$115.20	$660	-3.05
605–645	628	14	106.00–115.00	$111.20	$698	-1.12
660–695	674	12	101.00–108.00	$104.52	$704	-6.53
715	715	1	102.00	$102.00	$729	-1.50
765–770	768	2	85.00–95.00	$89.98	$691	-5.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	3	125.00–145.00	$134.01	$419	+9.51
375–395	379	10	121.00–137.00	$128.87	$488	+6.96
400–445	422	6	125.00–132.00	$128.54	$542	+6.90
455–495	479	11	116.00–126.00	$122.12	$585	+6.02
510–540	526	8	110.00–117.00	$112.88	$594	-2.59
570–590	580	3	105.00–110.00	$107.32	$622	+4.93
625	625	2	101.00	$101.00	$631	-1.97
730–745	738	2	94.00–95.00	$94.51	$697	+6.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	234	5	166.00–175.00	$169.72	$397	—
255–275	265	6	158.00–170.00	$163.41	$433	—
300–345	316	4	155.00–165.00	$159.13	$503	+5.15
350–395	381	16	142.50–156.00	$150.20	$572	+4.86
400–430	416	10	138.00–150.00	$146.86	$611	+3.68
450–480	468	9	134.00–146.00	$139.26	$652	+3.58
500–545	520	22	124.00–139.00	$132.50	$689	-1.40
550–580	563	23	119.00–136.00	$129.63	$730	+2.76
600–640	629	14	119.00–131.00	$127.05	$799	+2.58
650–685	670	14	107.00–123.00	$117.13	$785	+0.90
725–745	733	6	102.00–116.00	$109.80	$805	+7.57
755	755	1	107.00	$107.00	$808	±0.00
830	830	1	105.00	$105.00	$872	—
855	855	1	93.00	$93.00	$795	—
930–945	938	2	100.00–102.00	$100.99	$947	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	233	3	165.00–175.00	$168.43	$392	—
260–295	278	3	150.00–158.00	$153.93	$428	—
310–340	325	10	135.00–162.00	$150.51	$489	-3.81
350–395	368	6	145.00–157.00	$149.10	$549	+0.93
400–445	424	20	132.00–145.00	$140.00	$594	-2.36
455–495	472	19	127.00–140.00	$133.33	$629	-3.53
500–540	524	22	124.00–132.00	$128.36	$673	+1.87
550–590	574	14	117.00–129.00	$124.23	$713	+0.33
605–645	623	13	117.00–122.00	$119.23	$743	+1.60
685–695	690	2	112.00–115.00	$113.49	$783	+1.75
720–725	723	7	105.00–110.00	$107.13	$775	+1.04
755–795	781	4	88.00–106.00	$98.89	$772	-5.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	140.00	$140.00	$476	-4.78
375–390	379	5	115.00–147.00	$135.44	$513	-9.37
400–428	421	12	125.00–141.00	$133.16	$561	-1.06
450–483	473	22	120.00–132.00	$124.71	$590	-3.78
515–545	525	15	118.00–125.00	$121.66	$639	-0.48
560–590	573	8	112.00–119.00	$116.46	$667	+4.05
620	620	1	105.00	$105.00	$651	-3.29
680	680	1	102.00	$102.00	$694	-6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1350	1075	80-85%	27	59.00–66.00	$63.55	$683	—
890–1405	1105	80-85%	34	69.00–79.00	$73.53	$813	+12.04
780–1365	1136	80-85%	96	60.00–73.00	$68.23	$775	+6.74

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1615	1332	75-80%	7	74.00–80.00	$77.90	$1,038	+7.50
1080–1580	1350	75-80%	24	58.00–71.00	$66.15	$893	—
1330–1715	1535	75-80%	5	60.00–63.00	$61.53	$944	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–985	894	85-90%	7	44.00–55.00	$50.52	$452	—
860–1090	975	85-90%	13	47.00–62.00	$55.86	$545	-3.88
1070	1070	85-90%	1	63.00	$63.00	$674	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1425	1264	4	79.00–85.00	$82.86	$1,047	—
1010–2100	1527	15	82.00–97.00	$88.40	$1,350	-2.77
1275–2100	1731	9	91.00–106.00	$97.51	$1,688	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1030	997	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	615.00–1,030.00	$782.30

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–685	663	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	480.00–580.00	$544.40

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	750.00–1,075.00	$950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	620.00–930.00	$790.45
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	700.00–1,025.00	$869.84

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
1130–1205	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,110.00	$1,066.13
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–850.00	$670.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	440.00–710.00	$619.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00–750.00	$650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00	$750.00

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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
995–1195	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,250.00–1,475.00	$1,358.35	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	1,050.00–1,350.00	$1,165.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	730.00–880.00	$805.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1020	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–800.00	$773.09	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	650.00–950.00	$852.63	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1115	1003	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	1,025.00–1,210.00	$1,116.45	—

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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.