Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

4,709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $129.77/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 527 lb · 79 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.43/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 527 lb · 74 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.45/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 420 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,709	3,223	3,365
Feeder cattle	3,898	2,622	2,631
Slaughter cattle	610	399	509
Replacement cattle	201	202	225

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
305–340	323	6	163.00–185.00	$173.13	$559	+2.81
375–395	387	3	167.00–168.00	$167.32	$648	+4.32
403–445	418	37	155.00–168.00	$162.47	$679	+2.34
450–490	471	23	135.00–165.00	$154.68	$729	-0.65
500 fancy	500	1	163.00	$163.00	$815	—
500–540	516	36	132.00–163.00	$153.83	$794	+2.82
550–599	579	38	125.00–159.00	$144.87	$839	+2.29
605–647	618	31	130.00–149.00	$142.59	$881	+5.02
661–698	672	24	130.00–147.00	$139.35	$936	+6.26
702–742	715	36	120.00–140.00	$130.91	$936	+2.44
753–795	782	21	126.00–131.50	$130.16	$1,018	+11.50
813 value added	813	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,008	—
815	815	1	120.00	$120.00	$978	+5.00
1052	1052	4	114.50	$114.50	$1,205	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	7	166.00	$166.00	$594	+12.59
355–395	375	7	153.00–162.00	$157.76	$592	+4.35
405–445	431	7	148.00–167.00	$154.18	$665	-2.63
454–495	465	33	145.00–160.00	$152.52	$709	+3.43
505–545	519	33	123.00–154.00	$144.72	$751	+2.45
555–595	582	19	134.00–150.00	$143.47	$835	+7.94
610–640	626	7	116.00–135.00	$130.63	$818	+1.86
650–695	680	10	124.00–138.00	$131.20	$892	+3.40
705–730	718	8	120.00–131.00	$125.28	$900	+3.56
755	755	1	120.00	$120.00	$906	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	332	3	147.00–150.00	$148.31	$492	+15.74
350–395	378	5	140.00–165.00	$148.68	$562	+7.73
425–435	430	2	152.00–155.00	$153.52	$660	+0.79
470–495	479	5	130.00–140.00	$134.82	$646	-1.99
500–540	518	7	128.00–138.00	$134.28	$696	-0.42
565–590	579	5	123.00–133.00	$129.65	$751	+3.42
630–635	633	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$756	-1.50
690–695	693	2	111.00–118.00	$114.49	$793	-3.02
710	710	1	122.00	$122.00	$866	+10.00
795	795	1	122.00	$122.00	$970	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	5	143.00–153.00	$148.89	$424	—
325–343	340	7	135.00–145.00	$143.64	$488	-2.93
370–390	375	15	131.00–142.00	$138.09	$518	-0.28
400–445	420	32	119.00–149.00	$137.93	$579	-1.65
435 value added	435	6	142.50	$142.50	$620	—
455–495	471	29	124.00–144.00	$134.99	$636	-1.47
525	525	1	137.00	$137.00	$719	+3.99
500–545	527	73	115.00–139.00	$132.37	$698	-0.64
550–595	571	48	105.00–137.00	$127.14	$726	-1.16
605–645	621	28	100.00–131.00	$124.05	$770	+1.60
627 fancy	627	2	129.00	$129.00	$809	-1.00
660 value added	660	15	132.00	$132.00	$871	—
650–690	677	40	102.00–128.00	$117.74	$797	+4.32
717 value added	717	19	132.00	$132.00	$946	—
705–746	731	14	114.00–120.00	$117.54	$859	+4.92
765–775	770	2	91.00–100.00	$95.47	$735	-15.53
773 value added	773	8	126.00	$126.00	$974	—
825 value added	825	31	118.00	$118.00	$974	—
915	915	16	115.50	$115.50	$1,057	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	325	14	125.00–144.00	$137.79	$448	-1.09
350–395	365	28	120.00–145.00	$134.32	$490	-1.93
400–445	420	69	115.00–142.00	$135.45	$569	+0.77
450–497	478	67	110.00–137.00	$129.13	$617	-0.86
500–545	519	46	109.00–132.00	$126.43	$656	+0.19
555–596	574	51	115.00–128.00	$122.78	$705	+0.54
600–645	619	19	112.00–123.00	$117.90	$730	+4.30
650–685	667	7	82.00–117.00	$108.61	$724	-3.14
700–735	722	8	81.00–110.00	$102.50	$740	-3.61
795	795	1	102.00	$102.00	$811	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	152.00	$152.00	$327	—
255–270	261	4	145.00–150.00	$146.24	$382	—
310–345	331	7	116.00–140.00	$131.95	$437	-6.40
365–385	375	9	123.00–137.00	$131.09	$492	+0.27
400–440	423	26	94.00–134.00	$126.56	$535	-1.34
450–495	475	21	115.00–130.00	$122.27	$581	+2.22
505–545	527	16	87.00–123.00	$116.07	$612	-4.06
550–595	579	9	80.00–117.00	$107.43	$622	-1.85
600–645	621	7	80.00–111.00	$103.99	$646	—
670–695	687	3	100.00–110.00	$106.75	$733	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
806	806	65	128.00	$128.00	$1,032	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	165.00–166.00	$165.50	$485	-3.19
335 fancy	335	1	132.00	$132.00	$442	—
345	345	1	121.00	$121.00	$417	-32.32
360–395	378	10	145.00–162.00	$154.66	$585	+5.53
400–445	418	28	138.00–152.00	$145.24	$607	+2.25
450–495	469	38	133.00–146.00	$139.55	$654	+6.51
480 unweaned	480	9	133.00	$133.00	$638	—
500–545	526	64	113.00–142.00	$130.89	$688	+1.72
530 unweaned	530	15	125.00	$125.00	$662	—
550–595	575	31	107.00–137.00	$124.11	$714	+2.59
605–645	623	31	105.00–129.00	$122.01	$760	+7.32
655–695	677	10	111.00–123.00	$119.71	$810	+10.11
705–740	718	6	114.00–120.00	$116.49	$836	+15.24
770	770	1	108.00	$108.00	$832	—
805	805	1	98.00	$98.00	$789	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	175.00	$175.00	$385	—
315–330	326	12	155.00–170.00	$162.28	$529	+0.56
360–390	369	6	155.00–167.00	$162.59	$600	+0.78
400–435	422	20	148.00–160.00	$155.70	$657	+8.28
450–490	472	14	142.00–155.00	$148.47	$701	+7.34
505–540	522	17	121.00–150.00	$133.39	$696	-4.48
550–595	568	21	119.00–144.00	$130.42	$741	-2.73
600–645	623	22	114.00–140.00	$127.76	$796	+4.52
650–695	667	15	110.00–126.00	$123.09	$821	+2.76
670 fancy	670	1	118.00	$118.00	$791	—
700–735	714	8	108.00–125.00	$117.02	$836	—
750–780	763	3	107.00–120.00	$111.43	$850	+1.79
805	805	1	109.00	$109.00	$877	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	152.00	$152.00	$448	-1.46
320	320	1	160.00	$160.00	$512	—
365–390	378	17	140.00–150.00	$143.79	$544	+5.87
400–445	423	23	127.00–143.00	$133.63	$565	-5.65
450–495	479	30	117.00–135.00	$127.47	$611	-0.69
500–545	525	24	115.00–130.00	$122.35	$642	-3.14
555–595	571	12	112.00–123.00	$118.93	$679	+8.93
615–625	620	4	100.00–115.00	$109.54	$679	—
655–690	672	6	100.00–114.00	$107.86	$725	—
715–745	733	3	102.00–112.00	$106.73	$782	+4.26
760	760	1	102.00	$102.00	$775	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1410	1133	80-85%	105	62.00–78.00	$70.78	$802	—
855–1525	1140	80-85%	53	59.00–72.00	$66.46	$758	—
770–1450	1173	80-85%	36	68.00–85.00	$77.06	$904	+11.75

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1175	972	85-90%	44	42.00–60.00	$54.21	$527	-5.51
710–1190	973	85-90%	62	50.00–69.00	$61.79	$601	+2.07
705–1185	1026	85-90%	42	55.00–76.00	$66.79	$685	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1620	1363	75-80%	12	74.00–86.00	$79.14	$1,079	—
945–1665	1370	75-80%	48	63.00–79.00	$72.38	$992	—
1055–1685	1385	75-80%	30	64.00–73.00	$69.41	$961	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1800	1322	17	75.00–85.00	$82.25	$1,087	—
1075–2195	1562	27	85.00–98.00	$90.15	$1,408	—
1415–2220	1756	21	93.00–105.00	$98.61	$1,732	-0.57

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615–725	674	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	400.00–550.00	$476.59

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Bred Cows

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)	9	330.00–700.00	$512.78
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	725.00–850.00	$787.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	550.00–935.00	$836.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	540.00–650.00	$595.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–1,025.00	$887.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1055	938	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	725.00–775.00	$754.31
1180–1365	1246	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	900.00–985.00	$953.40
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	670.00–775.00	$748.75

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	740.00	$740.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	640.00–1,000.00	$757.60	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	790.00	$790.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	925.00–1,325.00	$1,159.38	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	825.00–935.00	$907.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1480	1196	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,175.00–1,210.00	$1,192.02	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,108.33	—

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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.