Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

3,418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.32/cwt -2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 580 lb · 119 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $127.59/cwt -3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 666 lb · 63 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.95/cwt -1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 574 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,418	2,544	1,586
Feeder cattle	2,637	2,001	1,195
Slaughter cattle	497	360	230
Replacement cattle	284	183	161

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No trends available, markets not covered last week due to observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	165.00–175.00	$170.08	$553	+10.08
355–388	377	3	163.00	$163.00	$615	+3.66
405–440	423	19	152.00–162.00	$157.19	$665	-4.48
454–485	457	23	144.00–159.00	$153.55	$702	+4.52
505–535	519	9	137.00–152.00	$142.02	$737	-6.91
575 value added	575	3	151.00	$151.00	$868	-0.75
554–589	580	116	135.00–153.00	$146.20	$848	+1.94
605–640	623	8	133.00–138.00	$135.00	$841	-1.70
660 fancy	660	1	137.00	$137.00	$904	—
650–690	666	62	125.00–136.00	$127.44	$849	-3.60
703–748	729	21	122.00–129.00	$126.63	$923	-0.35
750–770	754	5	122.00–123.00	$122.80	$926	-4.20
764 value added	764	28	129.50	$129.50	$989	—
810	810	12	119.50	$119.50	$968	-1.92
869 value added	869	11	120.50	$120.50	$1,047	—
905	905	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,023	—
1025	1025	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	287	3	159.00–161.00	$160.33	$460	—
304–330	319	21	154.00–164.00	$157.63	$503	-2.37
355–385	368	8	155.00–160.00	$157.58	$580	+3.87
400–440	419	13	140.00–165.00	$150.50	$631	-2.56
455–496	468	38	138.00–158.00	$142.39	$666	-6.60
505–545	530	17	134.00–153.00	$140.65	$745	±0.00
555–585	568	9	129.00–148.00	$133.60	$759	-2.60
620–645	639	19	121.00–132.00	$125.92	$805	-4.42
656–695	669	22	119.00–125.00	$123.64	$827	-0.77
720–745	725	17	114.00–121.00	$117.47	$852	-2.02
810–825	818	2	108.00–112.00	$110.02	$900	—
930	930	1	101.00	$101.00	$939	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	170.00	$170.00	$468	—
320–335	325	5	150.00–162.00	$153.06	$497	—
380–395	386	7	138.00–149.00	$144.27	$557	—
405–448	435	11	139.00–152.00	$148.16	$644	-1.84
450–475	467	9	135.00–148.00	$142.18	$664	+4.64
505	505	1	135.00	$135.00	$682	+2.49
620–635	623	5	115.00–116.00	$115.80	$721	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	375	11	137.50–140.00	$139.10	$522	+4.01
405–443	424	36	132.00–144.00	$135.89	$576	+7.34
466 value added	466	10	139.00	$139.00	$648	—
460–495	473	38	127.00–137.00	$130.63	$618	+1.20
500–545	526	42	125.00–135.00	$129.25	$680	+1.15
555–595	574	58	119.00–131.00	$122.95	$706	-1.06
605–640	627	10	119.00–126.00	$121.36	$761	-1.54
664 fancy	664	12	125.00	$125.00	$830	—
650–685	670	14	113.00–122.00	$117.21	$785	-0.18
714–745	728	21	105.00–116.00	$110.33	$803	-7.60
755–798	791	6	102.00–105.00	$104.52	$827	-5.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	317	22	132.50–140.00	$133.57	$423	-1.58
355–395	379	34	127.00–140.00	$131.55	$499	+0.80
405–445	423	48	125.00–139.00	$130.77	$553	+1.67
450–495	474	32	120.00–135.00	$128.16	$607	+4.76
510–545	528	16	117.00–126.00	$121.69	$643	+0.51
555–585	573	24	113.00–122.00	$116.45	$667	-4.39
600–645	625	10	110.00–115.00	$112.59	$704	-1.11
655–690	674	26	105.00–110.00	$108.38	$730	-1.85
795	795	3	94.00	$94.00	$747	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	271	7	130.00–140.00	$134.42	$364	+4.42
315–345	333	3	122.00–145.00	$130.97	$436	+12.81
355–395	376	17	117.00–142.00	$131.01	$493	+3.36
400–445	420	13	112.00–133.00	$123.50	$519	+1.59
455–495	477	5	110.00–127.00	$119.05	$568	-4.41
505–540	516	5	115.00–122.00	$118.35	$611	+6.63
550–580	570	4	92.00–112.00	$99.32	$566	-12.36
620	620	1	105.00	$105.00	$651	+3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	3	154.00–157.00	$155.69	$433	+4.47
310–345	332	10	149.00–157.50	$153.59	$510	—
355–385	368	16	140.00–160.00	$147.66	$543	+1.33
400–445	423	35	135.00–152.00	$142.43	$602	+5.39
450–495	465	33	127.00–145.00	$135.01	$628	+4.56
500–545	518	23	125.00–135.00	$129.07	$669	+6.10
555–595	574	25	118.00–127.00	$122.56	$703	+2.88
600–640	621	8	115.00–120.00	$117.78	$731	+0.65
650–675	666	7	110.00–115.00	$113.72	$757	+3.21
700–745	726	7	103.00–110.00	$108.02	$784	+5.00
755–775	760	4	95.00–107.00	$102.20	$777	+1.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	273	5	150.00–165.00	$158.82	$434	—
310–345	333	4	145.00–155.00	$148.41	$494	+3.95
355–395	378	22	135.00–152.00	$142.93	$540	+2.33
405–445	430	31	125.00–145.00	$137.34	$591	+1.75
455–495	483	22	118.00–135.00	$125.51	$606	+1.36
500–540	522	13	110.00–125.00	$119.39	$623	-1.70
575–580	578	2	115.00	$115.00	$665	-0.67
615–635	624	7	105.00–115.00	$109.40	$683	-0.60
655–685	665	3	105.00–109.00	$107.63	$716	+7.63

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	11	158.00–167.50	$163.17	$530	+9.50
360–395	375	9	154.00–160.00	$156.52	$587	+4.91
405–445	428	14	140.00–155.00	$146.63	$628	+2.93
455–490	479	9	137.50–141.00	$139.16	$667	-1.05
505–540	518	13	134.00–143.00	$138.57	$718	+8.39
555–580	565	17	129.00–136.00	$131.95	$746	+6.71
600–645	621	8	122.50–130.00	$126.40	$785	+4.81
650–691	671	14	118.00–122.00	$119.50	$802	+2.92
695 fancy	695	1	127.00	$127.00	$883	+1.31
700–745	719	8	110.00–115.00	$111.33	$800	+2.14

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1605	1203	80-85%	39	56.00–65.00	$61.95	$745	-10.71
840–1465	1237	80-85%	88	62.00–75.00	$68.84	$852	-3.82
720–1450	1284	80-85%	32	70.00–81.00	$74.50	$957	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1180	1005	85-90%	24	52.00–69.00	$63.53	$638	+8.77
740–1165	1014	85-90%	26	45.00–57.00	$53.06	$538	-1.70
865–1240	1114	85-90%	30	47.00–66.00	$60.48	$674	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1645	1374	75-80%	6	61.00–68.00	$64.33	$884	-7.97
1135–1655	1421	75-80%	28	64.00–75.00	$69.96	$994	+2.18
1115–1595	1439	75-80%	21	72.00–81.00	$76.78	$1,105	+9.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1740	1404	8	75.00–86.00	$82.52	$1,159	—
1315–1885	1642	12	86.00–94.00	$90.09	$1,479	+9.18
1490–1990	1766	15	93.00–100.00	$95.45	$1,686	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	550.00–675.00	$612.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
590–950	724	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	460.00–635.00	$557.93

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1190	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00–925.00	$898.67
1020–1330	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	775.00–1,025.00	$902.04
1035–1545	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	685.00–1,275.00	$1,049.34
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	700.00–1,050.00	$883.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	675.00–690.00	$685.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	550.00–650.00	$600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
620–985	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	625.00–835.00	$704.74
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00	$775.00
820–995	929	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	600.00–925.00	$748.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
915–1130	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–875.00	$800.55
1205–1485	1321	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,110.00	$989.35
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	770.00–820.00	$790.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–700	692	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–900.00	$841.99

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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
1206	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1380–1400	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00–1,400.00	$1,263.49	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	725.00–1,070.00	$965.91	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1125	1056	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	1,025.00–1,185.00	$1,102.42	—
960–1370	1104	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,231.22	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845–1035	942	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	725.00–875.00	$788.32	—
825–1085	1001	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	875.00–1,075.00	$947.59	—
1070–1140	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	975.00–1,175.00	$1,050.64	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	550.00–625.00	$587.50	—

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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
750–880	828	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,102.92	—

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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.