Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 1, 2021

4,105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $121.48/cwt ≈ $1,105/hd at 910 lb · 107 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.39/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 473 lb · 58 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $127.73/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 528 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,105	2,261	4,602
Feeder cattle	3,085	1,623	3,806
Slaughter cattle	741	413	466
Replacement cattle	279	225	330

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady. 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
315–345	333	5	155.00–157.00	$156.24	$520	-3.76
370–380	375	4	149.00–155.00	$151.26	$567	+8.87
420–447	432	13	133.00–165.00	$144.79	$625	-1.91
455–495	481	17	135.00–142.00	$138.24	$665	-10.04
505–535	520	37	125.00–144.00	$137.25	$714	-1.69
555–595	585	35	125.00–143.00	$136.41	$798	+5.89
600–640	621	22	118.00–134.00	$128.61	$799	-4.06
665 value added	665	4	129.00	$129.00	$858	—
660–695	679	18	115.00–130.00	$127.19	$864	—
726 value added	726	5	125.00	$125.00	$908	—
705–747	740	25	123.00–125.00	$123.56	$914	+1.23
776	776	4	115.00	$115.00	$892	-7.00
780 value added	780	2	120.00	$120.00	$936	—
921	921	9	119.00	$119.00	$1,096	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	329	4	162.00–170.00	$164.89	$542	—
355–375	366	9	153.00–166.00	$159.30	$583	-10.92
405–445	435	24	147.00–170.00	$155.27	$675	-5.52
455–495	483	9	131.00–158.00	$148.64	$718	-0.62
505–535	517	8	138.00–152.00	$144.87	$749	-2.42
520 value added	520	36	157.00	$157.00	$816	—
550–595	561	9	132.00–145.00	$141.09	$792	-3.71
605–625	612	7	132.00–145.00	$137.69	$843	+6.12
650–670	660	4	123.00–132.00	$127.48	$841	-3.18
765	765	3	113.00–115.00	$113.67	$870	-5.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
908–911	910	107	120.50–122.25	$121.48	$1,105	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	372	10	132.00–162.00	$140.34	$522	+1.08
440	440	2	132.00	$132.00	$581	+3.29
465–480	475	3	128.00–130.00	$129.35	$614	-4.99
540–545	543	2	120.00–125.00	$122.49	$665	-2.84
555–595	571	8	115.00–128.00	$121.76	$695	-5.77
615–640	627	6	113.00–125.00	$122.14	$766	-4.35
660–681	673	22	115.00–120.00	$118.54	$798	—
720–725	724	5	113.00–117.00	$114.60	$830	—
775–795	784	4	107.00–114.00	$110.74	$868	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	3	133.00–135.00	$134.32	$380	—
300–340	323	15	125.00–145.00	$132.86	$429	-3.78
350–395	373	32	120.00–142.00	$130.99	$489	-0.96
400–445	421	35	117.00–140.00	$132.42	$557	+3.62
450–495	473	58	109.00–132.00	$125.39	$593	+0.44
509	509	6	123.00	$123.00	$626	+3.51
500–545	523	34	116.00–128.00	$122.06	$638	+2.57
555–595	575	31	107.00–124.00	$117.80	$677	+1.29
610–645	633	24	111.00–118.00	$114.86	$727	+4.89
655–690	672	13	83.00–112.00	$106.28	$714	+21.28
710–736	724	21	100.00–108.00	$105.12	$761	+10.44
788–790 fancy	790	12	110.00–110.50	$110.42	$872	—
795	795	8	100.00	$100.00	$795	+12.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	140.00	$140.00	$399	-6.00
310–335	320	11	129.00–150.00	$138.64	$444	-6.10
355–395	374	13	127.00–142.00	$134.53	$503	-1.45
400–445	429	12	121.00–142.00	$130.76	$561	-3.21
450–495	468	19	120.00–135.00	$126.97	$594	-2.23
500–540	525	25	115.00–138.00	$127.21	$668	+1.08
550 fancy	550	1	132.00	$132.00	$726	—
555–595	577	15	120.00–130.00	$123.75	$714	+1.67
600–645	618	26	110.00–127.00	$118.07	$730	-0.68
630 fancy	630	1	124.00	$124.00	$781	—
650 fancy	650	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$786	—
650–685	673	19	110.00–118.00	$113.73	$765	—
705–740	738	18	108.00–112.00	$111.79	$825	+1.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	3	130.00	$130.00	$312	—
275–295	288	3	137.00–145.00	$140.75	$405	—
315–345	330	11	126.00–138.00	$132.30	$437	+2.62
360–395	379	18	113.00–137.00	$129.65	$491	—
400–445	423	21	116.00–132.00	$124.09	$525	+2.68
455–490	472	24	102.00–127.00	$117.50	$555	+3.04
500–530	517	14	82.00–120.00	$109.65	$567	-0.69
550–585	571	7	105.00–110.00	$108.57	$620	—
615–645	634	6	100.00–110.00	$102.46	$650	-7.54
690–695	693	2	100.00–102.00	$101.00	$700	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	329	8	140.00–165.00	$154.55	$508	+2.87
350–395	376	14	137.00–160.00	$153.74	$578	+8.37
400–440	418	14	136.00–155.00	$144.21	$603	+3.00
450–495	471	39	115.00–145.00	$133.24	$628	+0.39
505–545	528	47	115.00–135.00	$127.73	$674	+0.37
550–595	577	26	118.00–130.00	$123.91	$715	+6.25
605–645	622	21	115.00–123.00	$119.26	$742	-1.01
655–690	678	9	110.00–117.00	$113.87	$772	-1.71
700–748	726	14	102.00–115.00	$111.53	$810	+2.54
770–795	777	7	104.00–108.00	$105.70	$821	-1.32

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	331	8	149.00–170.00	$160.02	$530	+1.58
350–390	366	12	143.00–170.00	$159.00	$582	+6.04
410–415	413	2	145.00–156.00	$150.53	$622	+7.88
450–490	471	19	124.00–156.00	$138.28	$651	+6.24
500–545	517	14	121.00–144.00	$133.58	$691	+8.27
550–595	575	18	117.00–137.00	$129.81	$746	+9.40
600–645	620	15	122.00–132.00	$126.33	$783	+14.20
650 fancy	650	1	128.00	$128.00	$832	—
655–665	660	3	119.00–125.00	$121.99	$805	+5.54
705–710	708	3	111.00–117.00	$115.00	$814	+8.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	172.00	$172.00	$482	—
310–345	330	9	124.00–167.00	$140.93	$465	—
350–395	383	5	147.00–155.00	$152.82	$585	+30.32
400–445	417	23	129.00–145.00	$136.93	$571	+12.34
455–495	475	23	117.00–137.00	$129.46	$615	+8.15
505–545	530	18	117.00–127.00	$121.89	$646	+2.46
550–590	575	11	110.00–120.00	$114.82	$660	+0.52
635	635	1	110.00	$110.00	$698	-9.02
675	675	1	107.00	$107.00	$722	+2.09
715–720	718	2	98.00–100.00	$99.00	$711	—
790	790	1	105.00	$105.00	$830	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1475	1095	80-85%	53	54.00–68.00	$61.25	$671	—
740–1505	1182	80-85%	143	62.00–75.00	$66.68	$788	-9.30
990–1430	1215	80-85%	57	68.00–83.00	$73.24	$890	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1120	914	85-90%	28	40.00–57.00	$50.77	$464	—
705–1290	998	85-90%	81	49.00–63.00	$56.84	$567	-2.16
890–1255	1012	85-90%	40	54.00–69.00	$64.31	$651	+8.14

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1575	1320	75-80%	27	68.00–79.00	$75.11	$991	—
1145–1790	1410	75-80%	58	62.00–75.00	$69.47	$980	—
1220–1670	1464	75-80%	27	62.00–69.00	$65.65	$961	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1845	1393	12	70.00–88.00	$80.04	$1,115	-0.17
1000–2205	1754	26	82.00–96.00	$89.36	$1,567	-4.93
1460–2095	1885	12	91.00–102.00	$96.19	$1,813	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–1000	922	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	670.00–860.00	$779.20
890–945	927	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–675.00	$667.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–740	662	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	295.00–395.00	$333.88

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1005–1145	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–775.00	$751.61
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	565.00–1,075.00	$740.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	700.00–1,125.00	$821.72
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	650.00–925.00	$758.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1375	1375	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00	$775.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	525.00	$525.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	675.00–730.00	$702.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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
1385	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	-287.49
1433	1433	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	885.00–1,000.00	$945.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,525.00–1,625.00	$1,565.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	58	950.00–1,500.00	$1,298.28	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735–975	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–875.00	$824.73	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	650.00–1,175.00	$945.76	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	675.00–700.00	$687.50	—

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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.