Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, June 28, 2021

4,086 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.21/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 519 lb · 97 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $147.75/cwt +5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 426 lb · 74 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.08/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 423 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	4,086	2,641
Feeder cattle	3,137	1,888
Slaughter cattle	642	500
Replacement cattle	307	253

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly 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
245	245	3	185.00	$185.00	$453	—
275	275	2	182.00	$182.00	$500	—
355–385	372	17	167.00–176.00	$171.53	$638	+6.64
405–445	425	24	159.00–174.00	$164.02	$697	-1.33
450–490	473	10	157.00–163.00	$160.50	$759	+2.66
510–545	526	28	146.00–160.00	$153.11	$805	-2.20
550 fancy	550	1	155.00	$155.00	$852	—
555–598	579	18	143.00–151.00	$146.34	$847	+0.74
600–645	617	45	140.00–148.00	$144.34	$891	+2.74
654–699	675	29	131.00–144.00	$137.39	$927	+1.86
705–735	726	11	132.00–136.00	$134.73	$978	+5.42
755–785	772	9	128.00–135.00	$129.77	$1,002	+5.88
890	890	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,024	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	160.00–164.00	$162.05	$507	—
350–395	369	9	157.00–172.00	$161.72	$597	+2.95
415–445	432	11	150.00–160.00	$155.03	$670	-5.18
450–496	468	29	147.00–157.00	$152.73	$715	-3.96
505–545	523	27	141.00–152.00	$144.66	$757	-1.54
557 value added	557	29	152.50	$152.50	$849	—
555–591	574	29	139.00–147.00	$142.22	$816	+0.18
610–635	618	6	135.00–137.50	$135.76	$839	-4.08
670–690	676	7	130.00–132.00	$130.58	$883	—
710–740	721	7	122.00–129.00	$126.59	$913	+10.28
770	770	2	125.00	$125.00	$962	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	155.00–156.00	$155.53	$510	—
360–395	374	7	149.00–155.00	$152.73	$571	+4.04
430–445	436	9	142.00–152.00	$148.10	$646	—
460–495	479	10	138.00–147.00	$142.38	$682	-2.94
505–515	510	6	134.00–139.00	$137.34	$700	-1.83
570–590	578	6	133.00–135.00	$134.33	$776	-1.42
605	605	1	127.00	$127.00	$768	-3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	331	15	136.00–155.00	$149.47	$495	+6.89
350–396	381	36	139.00–148.00	$141.43	$539	-4.88
400–445	419	21	137.50–144.00	$139.74	$586	-0.44
455–495	480	54	132.50–142.00	$137.52	$660	+0.55
512 value added	512	29	135.50	$135.50	$694	—
500–545	522	68	125.00–142.00	$135.08	$705	+0.39
550–599	566	49	125.00–137.00	$132.16	$748	+1.02
580 value added	580	3	133.00	$133.00	$771	—
605–645	625	29	125.00–133.00	$127.23	$795	+4.05
650–695	677	20	115.00–127.50	$121.60	$823	+0.74
705–725	716	6	115.00–120.00	$117.51	$841	+2.75
757	757	2	110.00	$110.00	$833	+6.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	321	29	135.00–157.00	$142.09	$456	-1.80
350–395	375	25	132.50–147.00	$139.28	$522	+1.56
400–445	423	69	130.00–144.00	$135.08	$571	-1.63
455–496	478	46	124.00–140.00	$132.94	$635	+4.87
500–545	528	56	120.00–135.00	$129.53	$684	+3.56
550–595	574	17	117.50–129.00	$124.04	$712	+2.70
600–640	621	15	113.00–125.00	$119.19	$740	+2.19
655–695	677	9	108.00–117.00	$111.82	$757	+3.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	267	5	140.00–145.00	$141.10	$377	—
300–345	323	15	130.00–145.00	$135.44	$437	+4.07
350–390	375	6	137.00–140.00	$137.52	$516	-2.48
400–440	419	20	125.00–137.00	$130.05	$545	+1.48
455–490	468	4	126.00–133.00	$129.05	$604	+5.58
505–545	526	13	105.00–127.00	$118.81	$625	+0.01
565–590	573	4	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$693	+5.51
600	600	1	112.00	$112.00	$672	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	287	6	165.00–175.00	$166.57	$478	—
315–345	329	27	155.00–168.00	$159.98	$526	+5.84
350–395	377	40	147.50–160.00	$154.12	$581	+5.11
400–445	426	74	140.00–156.00	$147.75	$629	+5.89
450–495	471	53	133.00–145.00	$138.73	$653	+2.31
505–545	526	55	125.00–137.50	$132.54	$697	+0.88
550–590	571	21	125.00–132.00	$128.86	$736	+3.76
600–630	618	22	115.00–129.00	$122.18	$755	+3.87
665–690	680	4	110.00–117.00	$114.75	$780	-3.68
725–745	738	3	100.00–105.00	$103.36	$763	-16.64
750–795	769	6	107.00–111.00	$109.65	$843	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	186.00	$186.00	$549	+20.75
305–345	324	15	165.00–185.00	$176.16	$571	+14.68
350–370	361	12	160.00–174.00	$167.32	$604	+12.77
405–435	418	12	152.00–162.00	$155.67	$651	+10.03
452–495	462	33	141.00–157.00	$148.97	$688	+5.55
507–545	527	20	138.00–148.00	$141.38	$745	+3.42
555–590	579	22	132.50–140.00	$136.31	$789	+3.52
600–640	620	22	124.00–139.00	$130.67	$810	+2.39
655–690	667	13	120.00–129.00	$124.44	$830	+3.33
705–745	715	12	115.00–124.00	$118.53	$847	-2.15
775	775	1	112.00	$112.00	$868	-2.13
800 fancy	800	1	110.00	$110.00	$880	—
810	810	1	105.00	$105.00	$850	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	4	140.00–150.00	$144.96	$410	-5.04
305–345	324	15	130.00–160.00	$146.39	$474	—
375–390	386	11	140.00–155.00	$146.97	$567	+7.68
405–445	427	27	137.00–154.00	$141.82	$606	+8.92
455–495	479	24	120.00–139.00	$131.74	$631	+1.07
505–540	521	12	115.00–132.00	$124.72	$650	-1.52
560–590	570	10	120.00–125.00	$122.79	$700	+2.76
640–645	643	3	107.00–115.00	$111.33	$716	-1.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1335	1049	80-85%	73	56.00–66.00	$61.83	$649	-2.80
710–1425	1160	80-85%	148	62.00–72.00	$67.71	$785	-8.91
805–1430	1218	80-85%	34	70.00–79.00	$74.24	$904	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1280	926	85-90%	32	44.00–57.00	$51.60	$478	-7.91
755–1245	1003	85-90%	84	50.00–66.00	$59.56	$597	—
700–1150	1008	85-90%	27	53.00–72.00	$63.59	$641	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1505	1301	75-80%	17	69.00–75.00	$72.72	$946	—
1055–1610	1339	75-80%	16	59.00–66.00	$63.86	$855	-0.67
1170–1930	1431	75-80%	33	61.00–71.00	$67.00	$959	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1825	1463	22	80.00–91.00	$85.28	$1,248	-0.08
1320–2135	1722	28	89.00–97.00	$93.32	$1,607	—
1365–2280	1832	12	95.00–103.00	$100.39	$1,839	+1.21

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–855	764	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	460.00–600.00	$539.48

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1200	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	725.00–995.00	$820.37
1270 fancy	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1145–1490	1284	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	850.00–1,075.00	$938.04
1135–1590	1402	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	850.00–1,250.00	$1,082.36
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,168.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	900.00–1,175.00	$1,011.82
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	825.00–950.00	$878.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265–1325	1306	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	950.00–1,010.00	$973.93
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–950.00	$900.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	750.00–875.00	$818.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–880	849	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	450.00–550.00	$518.34
840–975	879	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	450.00–600.00	$503.70
880–980	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–750.00	$670.97

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–800.00	$766.67
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–685.00	$642.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–975	945	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–850.00	$728.97

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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
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	56	950.00–1,350.00	$1,158.93	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1300	1073	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	1,020.00–1,220.00	$1,132.69	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	725.00–975.00	$889.58	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	550.00–650.00	$600.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1015	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–800.00	$721.52	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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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.