Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 8, 2021

5,149 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.87/cwt +3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 618 lb · 118 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.02/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 523 lb · 111 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.47/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 471 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,149	3,418	3,243
Feeder cattle	4,064	2,637	2,627
Slaughter cattle	723	497	451
Replacement cattle	362	284	165

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 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
305–325	318	7	169.00–187.00	$177.67	$565	+7.59
365–395	385	27	154.00–164.00	$159.58	$614	-3.42
405–445	429	34	150.00–185.00	$161.65	$693	+4.46
455–495	467	24	135.00–160.00	$153.34	$716	-0.21
505–543	518	72	140.00–158.00	$149.03	$772	+7.01
555–595	576	29	128.00–152.00	$141.50	$815	-4.70
600–643	618	118	130.00–143.00	$138.87	$858	+3.87
660–695	682	27	118.00–136.00	$130.51	$890	+3.07
700–725	710	14	115.00–132.00	$125.21	$889	-1.42
721 value added	721	4	125.00	$125.00	$901	—
755–772	770	16	115.00–128.00	$126.41	$973	+3.61
795 value added	795	28	125.75	$125.75	$1,000	-3.75
821 value added	821	61	127.25	$127.25	$1,045	—
825	825	3	120.00	$120.00	$990	+0.50
852–860	854	6	103.00–117.00	$112.81	$963	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	371	20	138.00–180.00	$162.06	$601	+4.48
405–445	414	13	145.00–170.00	$160.83	$666	+10.33
455–495	472	22	142.00–158.00	$146.03	$689	+3.64
505–545	534	48	123.00–149.00	$142.33	$760	+1.68
570–592	580	16	125.00–141.00	$134.56	$780	+0.96
600–645	626	49	122.00–134.00	$129.43	$810	+3.51
650–690	665	11	112.00–134.00	$123.93	$824	+0.29
715–740	724	25	111.00–123.00	$120.98	$876	+3.51
750–770	760	19	118.00–122.00	$121.21	$921	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	374	4	140.00–145.00	$143.00	$535	-1.27
415–440	425	5	148.00–152.00	$149.66	$636	+1.50
455–495	472	9	127.00–149.00	$135.40	$639	-6.78
515–537	535	13	125.00–131.00	$130.56	$698	-4.44
600–645	623	16	116.00–125.00	$120.06	$748	+4.26
675	675	3	127.00	$127.00	$857	—
725	725	2	116.00	$116.00	$841	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	329	17	125.00–140.00	$135.63	$446	+2.06
360–395	376	42	123.00–147.00	$135.05	$508	+3.50
400–445	428	59	115.00–142.00	$131.28	$562	+0.51
453–495	471	78	115.00–135.00	$128.47	$605	+0.31
500–545	523	111	104.00–129.00	$123.02	$643	+1.33
553–590	568	39	104.00–126.00	$119.81	$681	+3.36
600–645	622	51	100.00–120.00	$114.99	$715	+2.40
655–675	666	8	93.00–115.00	$108.75	$724	+0.37
705–725	719	9	99.00–108.00	$104.35	$750	—
760–790	770	4	91.00–104.00	$97.07	$747	+3.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	340	12	155.00–156.00	$155.92	$530	—
355–390	371	25	129.00–155.00	$140.79	$522	+1.69
415	415	1	136.00	$136.00	$564	+0.11
400–445	423	48	124.00–150.00	$137.71	$583	+1.82
450–487	466	64	124.00–145.00	$135.79	$633	+5.16
500–545	525	31	119.00–136.00	$127.59	$670	-1.66
554 fancy	554	22	135.00	$135.00	$748	—
555–595	572	43	110.00–131.00	$124.37	$711	+1.42
600–645	615	67	106.00–126.50	$123.88	$762	+2.52
650–695	665	26	113.00–123.00	$119.48	$795	+2.27
677 value added	677	12	122.00	$122.00	$826	—
700–730	721	5	91.00–112.00	$105.74	$762	-4.59
778 value added	778	14	115.00	$115.00	$895	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	282	3	150.00–152.00	$151.36	$427	+16.94
300–330	312	6	120.00–147.00	$131.53	$410	+0.56
350–395	378	9	117.00–139.00	$129.70	$490	-1.31
405–445	424	15	113.00–130.00	$125.48	$532	+1.98
460–495	485	32	115.00–127.00	$118.93	$577	-0.12
510–545	528	14	110.00–120.00	$117.45	$620	-0.90
565–590	578	26	113.00–117.00	$114.69	$663	+15.37
605–645	623	12	87.00–112.00	$106.78	$665	+1.78
655–675	664	4	100.00–102.00	$100.74	$669	—
710–735	723	2	98.00–102.00	$99.97	$723	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	314	8	124.00–167.00	$149.39	$469	-4.20
360–395	375	7	135.00–162.00	$153.36	$575	+5.70
400–445	423	33	120.00–157.00	$141.28	$598	-1.15
450–495	468	31	117.00–147.00	$136.34	$638	+1.33
500–545	520	52	110.00–136.00	$126.96	$660	-2.11
550–595	575	36	117.00–132.00	$124.35	$715	+1.79
605–640	624	34	113.00–125.00	$117.84	$735	+0.06
650–695	676	17	105.00–120.00	$114.04	$771	+0.32
705–745	722	5	101.00–111.00	$106.07	$766	-1.95
785–795	790	2	97.00–100.00	$98.49	$778	-3.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	268	3	170.00–172.00	$170.62	$457	+11.80
325–345	335	2	160.00–162.00	$161.03	$539	+12.62
375–395	388	4	120.00–157.00	$137.87	$535	-5.06
400–440	425	22	118.00–145.00	$133.38	$567	-3.96
455–490	473	29	113.00–137.00	$126.94	$600	+1.43
510–540	523	21	108.00–127.00	$119.12	$623	-0.27
550–585	569	11	110.00–120.00	$115.56	$658	+0.56
630–645	641	4	105.00–110.00	$108.77	$697	-0.63
665–675	670	2	109.00–111.00	$109.99	$737	+2.36
705–745	725	2	100.00–106.00	$103.08	$747	—
775–780	776	4	96.00–104.00	$100.01	$776	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	160.00	$160.00	$448	—
320–340	333	4	152.00–157.00	$155.24	$517	-7.93
360–395	378	7	141.00–162.00	$148.89	$563	-7.63
400–445	426	17	130.00–159.00	$142.70	$608	-3.93
450–485	460	10	125.00–148.00	$135.11	$622	-4.05
500–530	517	7	121.00–135.00	$127.21	$658	-11.36
555–580	569	18	120.00–136.00	$131.71	$749	-0.24
600 fancy	600	1	134.00	$134.00	$804	—
600–645	628	11	115.00–132.00	$123.68	$777	-2.72
650 fancy	650	1	132.00	$132.00	$858	—
650–695	668	11	114.00–127.00	$121.81	$814	+2.31
705–740	720	5	112.00–119.00	$116.20	$837	+4.87
755–770	765	3	104.00–116.00	$108.28	$828	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1690	1147	80-85%	50	59.00–68.00	$65.28	$749	—
725–1500	1187	80-85%	112	60.50–77.00	$69.01	$819	—
905–1430	1201	80-85%	64	71.50–81.00	$75.53	$907	+13.58

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1185	974	85-90%	38	45.00–58.00	$53.84	$524	—
790–1240	1016	85-90%	77	48.50–68.00	$61.62	$626	+8.56
705–1210	1021	85-90%	22	58.00–77.00	$68.71	$702	+15.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1655	1355	75-80%	22	52.00–70.00	$65.15	$883	+0.82
1140–1625	1363	75-80%	21	67.00–81.00	$76.32	$1,040	+11.99
1035–1875	1391	75-80%	51	56.50–76.00	$69.98	$973	+5.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2010	1345	22	74.00–88.00	$82.54	$1,110	—
1120–2205	1635	22	84.00–93.00	$88.79	$1,452	-1.30
1360–2160	1756	22	92.00–102.00	$96.48	$1,694	+1.03

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00
975–1085	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	740.00–900.00	$824.27
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–850.00	$818.75

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	625.00–675.00	$650.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–755	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	375.00–415.00	$396.73

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,062.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	600.00–850.00	$728.89
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	935.00–1,000.00	$972.14
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,250.00–1,315.00	$1,276.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,072.92
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	750.00–935.00	$831.32

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	440.00–560.00	$517.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	710.00–730.00	$720.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	500.00–800.00	$646.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	800.00–850.00	$806.25
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	300.00–460.00	$353.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	230.00–345.00	$268.33
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	875.00–900.00	$880.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130–1300	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–900.00	$822.23
1360–1485	1423	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–950.00	$938.05
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–875.00	$781.25

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,150.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,106.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	1,000.00–1,475.00	$1,301.88	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	775.00–960.00	$920.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845–855	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00–650.00	$574.56	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	600.00–880.00	$695.00	—

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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
1150	1150	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	(<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.