Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

4,717 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.83/cwt +9.57 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 671 lb · 117 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $127.42/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 519 lb · 82 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.21/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 530 lb · 82 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,717	3,074	3,652
Feeder cattle	3,821	2,441	2,902
Slaughter cattle	565	336	477
Replacement cattle	331	297	273

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	335	4	151.00–170.00	$158.16	$530	-9.42
360–390	379	24	146.00–170.00	$155.42	$589	+5.27
405–445	429	20	143.00–164.00	$157.13	$674	+5.31
455–495	481	29	140.00–156.00	$146.51	$705	+2.95
505–545	521	19	136.00–148.00	$144.39	$752	+6.88
553–595	579	36	117.00–142.00	$134.20	$777	+2.96
605–649	637	67	118.00–138.00	$131.82	$840	+5.33
665–685	669	14	120.00–130.00	$126.77	$848	—
701–745	712	17	119.00–126.00	$124.04	$883	+6.50
755–765	759	4	106.00–120.00	$112.28	$852	+5.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	317	6	160.00–182.00	$174.27	$552	+8.27
360–398	374	8	150.00–180.00	$168.04	$628	—
410–445	429	24	147.00–174.00	$156.75	$672	-14.27
455–485	473	31	145.00–169.00	$156.44	$740	+5.46
500–545	523	57	133.00–160.00	$148.41	$776	+5.68
555–585	572	12	141.00–149.00	$145.90	$835	+7.63
605–630	624	12	130.00–141.00	$138.33	$863	+1.84
655–686	677	15	124.00–135.00	$131.56	$891	+4.68
705–735	716	4	115.00–125.00	$120.80	$865	+0.80
815	815	1	112.00	$112.00	$913	—
885	885	1	109.00	$109.00	$965	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	39	126.00	$126.00	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	329	4	146.00–150.00	$147.27	$485	+2.12
375–395	381	5	140.00–145.00	$142.21	$542	-2.82
455–495	478	5	135.00–147.00	$139.57	$667	—
510–545	520	4	125.00–135.00	$130.00	$676	+8.43
550–590	575	5	118.00–125.00	$120.57	$693	-5.17
601	601	9	122.00	$122.00	$733	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	282	3	145.00–148.00	$147.09	$415	+8.09
305–345	311	13	140.00–150.00	$142.67	$444	-2.68
350–390	376	20	128.00–147.00	$139.02	$523	+4.11
400–435	422	24	127.00–140.00	$131.94	$557	-3.47
450–490	476	52	122.00–142.00	$133.64	$636	+4.52
500–540	520	43	119.00–144.00	$129.14	$672	+2.64
550–596	577	58	118.00–133.00	$125.79	$726	+2.02
601–645	610	19	116.00–123.00	$121.60	$742	+1.58
652–695	658	47	114.00–126.00	$121.45	$799	+8.19
679 value added	679	70	123.75	$123.75	$840	—
704–740	713	11	108.00–114.00	$113.08	$806	+6.51
727 value added	727	23	121.00	$121.00	$880	±0.00
750–795	774	6	103.00–110.00	$105.95	$820	-2.68
775 fancy	775	1	113.00	$113.00	$876	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	331	12	129.00–145.00	$137.12	$454	+3.65
352–395	373	27	123.00–140.00	$132.45	$494	+0.86
405–448	429	59	120.00–137.00	$129.54	$556	+1.98
455–497	477	72	118.00–132.00	$126.54	$604	+2.87
500–544	530	82	113.00–128.00	$124.21	$658	+4.47
550–595	571	72	105.00–124.00	$117.90	$673	+2.00
600–645	627	22	97.00–120.00	$114.51	$718	+1.84
655–698	683	14	104.00–115.00	$109.68	$749	+2.61
715–745	725	3	98.00–103.00	$101.01	$732	+0.50
770–795	791	10	102.00–105.00	$104.40	$826	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	157.00	$157.00	$385	—
255	255	1	145.00	$145.00	$370	+9.99
300–345	330	11	120.00–142.00	$127.82	$422	-1.92
355–395	376	17	118.00–136.00	$126.77	$477	+0.23
405–445	424	33	113.00–132.00	$120.03	$509	-3.54
450–490	475	22	110.00–125.00	$116.97	$556	-2.48
500–525	521	14	108.00–120.00	$112.05	$584	-4.08
555–595	574	12	105.00–113.00	$109.91	$631	+1.98
610–625	620	3	104.00–110.00	$108.03	$670	+8.56
675–680	677	3	100.00–106.00	$102.01	$691	—
730	730	2	94.00–100.00	$97.00	$708	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	270	3	149.00–150.00	$149.64	$404	-15.36
305–340	327	15	140.00–165.00	$148.73	$486	-4.78
355–395	382	29	140.00–162.00	$151.00	$577	+3.79
400–445	430	35	133.00–153.00	$143.57	$617	+0.81
450–495	472	37	123.00–147.00	$132.92	$627	-1.19
500–540	516	72	113.00–137.00	$126.23	$651	+0.08
539 value added	539	10	136.00	$136.00	$733	—
555–595	575	25	114.00–130.00	$122.36	$704	+3.01
605–645	623	29	110.00–136.00	$118.57	$739	+3.20
651–695	666	21	110.00–122.00	$117.32	$781	+7.66
705–745	720	19	105.00–115.00	$110.42	$795	+5.40
760–770	764	4	92.00–107.00	$103.22	$789	+1.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	289	6	155.00–160.00	$157.98	$457	—
325–345	331	6	153.00–170.00	$157.76	$522	-7.14
350–390	374	20	145.00–164.00	$151.85	$568	-0.07
400–445	430	34	142.00–158.00	$148.31	$638	+0.47
455–496	473	7	133.00–148.00	$138.94	$657	-1.52
505–545	526	18	124.00–148.00	$136.27	$717	+0.86
550–595	575	27	115.00–137.00	$129.92	$747	-0.73
600–630	612	23	115.00–132.00	$126.41	$774	+1.92
650–685	666	12	113.00–126.00	$120.13	$800	+2.06
670 fancy	670	1	128.00	$128.00	$858	—
700–730	713	9	112.00–118.00	$115.65	$825	+5.13
750–785	764	4	104.00–113.00	$106.98	$817	+2.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	140.00	$140.00	$385	-16.20
305–345	336	10	120.00–159.00	$137.09	$461	-10.36
370–395	385	7	129.00–155.00	$142.90	$550	+0.10
405–445	420	14	118.00–142.00	$130.84	$550	-4.09
455–495	476	20	115.00–135.00	$124.68	$593	-0.36
505–545	527	22	108.00–127.00	$118.47	$624	-0.13
560–580	571	12	113.00–122.00	$118.51	$677	—
605–615	613	4	103.00–112.00	$105.22	$645	-0.94
650–680	673	6	100.00–110.00	$105.16	$708	+6.61
725–745	735	2	99.00–100.00	$99.49	$731	-1.51
780	780	1	87.00	$87.00	$679	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1525	1145	80-85%	53	58.00–68.00	$62.99	$721	—
720–1470	1187	80-85%	108	64.00–74.50	$68.96	$819	+4.17
1045–1325	1222	80-85%	37	71.00–80.00	$75.08	$917	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1655	1301	75-80%	44	72.00–82.00	$77.31	$1,006	+4.48
1050–1630	1400	75-80%	10	63.00–71.00	$67.14	$940	—
1080–1810	1462	75-80%	43	63.00–77.00	$70.14	$1,025	+2.21

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1160	956	85-90%	24	50.00–60.00	$55.63	$532	-0.82
845–1050	956	85-90%	20	58.00–74.00	$66.65	$637	+10.20
715–1245	984	85-90%	41	50.00–67.00	$60.25	$593	+3.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–2210	1554	23	83.50–93.50	$88.69	$1,378	+0.31
1000–2100	1621	7	80.00–89.00	$82.98	$1,345	—
1295–2340	1807	19	92.00–104.00	$95.99	$1,735	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1015	926	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	525.00–700.00	$629.59
990–1035	1007	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	745.00–955.00	$826.56

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–770	713	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	425.00–600.00	$502.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1045–1190	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	810.00–1,000.00	$898.84
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	750.00–1,150.00	$904.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	640.00–950.00	$814.06
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	715.00–1,050.00	$946.15
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	525.00–900.00	$744.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	430.00–750.00	$588.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	925.00–975.00	$945.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–700.00	$666.67

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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
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,283.33	—
930–1225	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,225.00–1,425.00	$1,327.38	—
1035–1200	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,325.00–1,575.00	$1,478.65	—
1020–1195	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00–1,525.00	$1,484.54	+267.25
1105–1150	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,600.00–1,725.00	$1,649.12	+431.83
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,025.00–1,175.00	$1,130.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,187.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,360.00–1,485.00	$1,391.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	62	800.00–1,350.00	$1,085.48	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
910–953	927	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,225.00–1,275.00	$1,254.44	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	925.00	$925.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	750.00–1,100.00	$872.22	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,067.86	—
—	—	Aged (>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
780	780	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.