Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

4,229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.73/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 468 lb · 75 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.74/cwt +6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 478 lb · 73 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $148.72/cwt +6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 423 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,229	2,440	2,394
Feeder cattle	3,352	1,742	1,836
Slaughter cattle	540	426	224
Replacement cattle	337	272	334

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to markets being closed last week in observance of the Independence 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
320–325	323	3	176.00–180.00	$177.32	$573	+7.84
350–375	359	16	170.00–180.00	$175.33	$629	+10.28
400–445	424	15	167.00–175.00	$170.43	$723	+9.59
460–488	481	13	162.50–167.50	$164.48	$791	+7.49
508–530	512	24	154.00–163.00	$161.71	$828	+10.73
555–595	565	18	148.00–161.00	$153.72	$869	+10.40
600–635	620	29	134.00–152.50	$146.07	$906	+6.39
655 value added	655	1	149.00	$149.00	$976	—
660–678	673	18	140.00–146.00	$144.84	$975	+13.85
703–710	705	7	135.00–140.00	$138.56	$977	+14.25
810–835 value added	823	2	126.00–135.00	$130.43	$1,073	—
878–880 value added	878	7	125.00–127.00	$126.71	$1,113	—
1025	1025	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	329	5	165.00–175.00	$170.58	$561	+7.59
365–395	383	17	153.00–170.00	$161.98	$620	+0.84
405–445	428	3	157.50–160.00	$158.52	$678	+2.22
450–495	478	33	150.00–167.00	$153.58	$734	+2.66
500–545	522	25	140.00–157.00	$149.29	$779	+6.78
555–592	580	17	131.00–152.00	$141.84	$823	+3.44
605–647	631	14	130.00–147.00	$140.73	$888	+9.81
690	690	3	137.00–138.00	$137.33	$948	—
700–720	708	4	130.00–137.00	$133.74	$947	—
780–795	791	4	128.00–135.00	$129.73	$1,026	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	150.00–155.00	$152.50	$496	-4.99
375–395	379	5	144.00–150.00	$148.35	$562	-0.21
420–445	431	4	150.00–160.00	$154.57	$666	+8.21
450–485	468	6	150.00–155.00	$152.01	$711	+12.01
505–545	521	15	138.00–150.00	$143.75	$749	—
560–595	578	2	140.00–142.00	$140.97	$815	—
610	610	1	135.00	$135.00	$824	+15.00
685	685	1	127.00	$127.00	$870	+12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	160.00	$160.00	$472	—
320–345	333	7	145.00–156.00	$150.87	$502	+4.44
355–380	369	15	143.00–151.00	$146.16	$539	+3.90
401–435	421	41	137.50–155.00	$142.59	$600	+2.43
450–495	468	75	134.00–150.00	$139.73	$654	+1.52
500–545	526	54	130.00–145.00	$137.02	$721	+2.27
550–595	566	61	125.00–140.00	$131.46	$744	-0.35
600–645	621	29	121.00–135.00	$128.68	$799	+7.14
665 value added	665	1	126.00	$126.00	$838	—
655–690	673	8	119.00–125.00	$121.37	$817	+6.82
700–715	705	11	117.00–121.00	$118.22	$833	+7.23
780–781	781	6	106.00–117.00	$107.83	$842	+4.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	24	136.00–150.00	$141.93	$466	+1.81
355–395	380	31	134.00–144.00	$138.90	$528	+4.00
400–440	428	60	130.00–149.00	$139.12	$595	+6.03
450–498	478	73	125.00–142.00	$135.74	$649	+6.14
500–545	524	38	120.00–137.00	$128.51	$673	+0.66
560–595	577	19	115.00–127.00	$122.56	$707	+0.19
600–645	628	13	117.00–125.00	$120.77	$758	+6.09
650–665	655	3	110.00–115.00	$113.31	$742	-2.57
736–740	737	4	106.00–108.00	$107.50	$792	+3.73
750	750	1	102.00	$102.00	$765	-1.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	137.00–145.00	$140.96	$392	—
350–390	372	30	122.00–142.00	$129.39	$481	+6.99
400–445	424	29	117.00–141.00	$132.54	$562	+7.79
450–490	471	27	115.00–135.00	$121.46	$572	-0.24
505–540	525	5	115.00–130.00	$122.01	$641	-2.99
555–585	569	5	105.00–122.00	$116.23	$661	+8.80
610–620	618	4	110.00–115.00	$111.23	$687	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	316	15	162.00–170.00	$166.02	$525	+9.60
350–385	370	33	150.00–162.50	$156.70	$580	+11.47
400–445	423	63	142.00–155.00	$148.72	$629	+6.40
450–491	476	47	136.00–149.00	$143.83	$685	+6.86
500–545	525	42	130.00–141.00	$135.30	$710	+4.35
550–595	574	44	126.00–136.00	$131.70	$756	+5.48
605–645	624	31	117.00–130.00	$127.13	$793	+9.22
650–695	667	15	110.00–124.00	$119.63	$798	+6.58
700–745	728	15	107.00–118.00	$113.67	$828	+4.42
750–785	770	4	105.00–108.00	$105.74	$814	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	190.00	$190.00	$532	+4.00
305–340	333	13	171.00–180.00	$175.46	$584	+9.12
355–395	377	17	162.00–175.00	$168.99	$637	+11.60
400–440	422	45	154.00–165.00	$158.07	$667	+8.19
450–490	468	41	144.00–155.00	$150.60	$705	+6.22
500 fancy	500	1	151.00	$151.00	$755	—
505–545	528	31	140.00–148.00	$144.05	$761	+5.80
550 fancy	550	1	149.00	$149.00	$820	—
550–595	569	42	133.00–146.00	$139.08	$791	+5.24
605–645	623	29	126.00–138.00	$133.47	$832	+6.50
650 fancy	650	1	135.00	$135.00	$878	—
655–695	670	13	125.00–132.00	$129.29	$866	+8.79
700–735	717	9	121.00–126.00	$123.43	$885	+7.79
765	765	1	122.00	$122.00	$933	+9.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	167.00	$167.00	$484	—
305–345	323	26	145.00–165.00	$155.46	$502	+1.57
355–385	376	18	140.00–152.00	$147.81	$556	-9.19
400–440	424	19	130.00–147.00	$140.17	$594	-4.29
455–495	478	19	130.00–141.00	$135.45	$647	+7.27
500–545	520	22	117.00–135.00	$126.92	$660	+6.06
560–595	576	9	115.00–128.00	$120.90	$696	+3.12
715	715	1	107.00	$107.00	$765	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1400	1069	80-85%	44	56.00–64.00	$61.60	$659	—
840–1545	1200	80-85%	121	61.00–71.00	$67.17	$806	—
815–1475	1278	80-85%	49	70.00–77.00	$73.72	$942	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1040	950	85-90%	21	45.00–55.00	$48.45	$460	—
700–1185	957	85-90%	42	42.00–65.00	$54.94	$526	—
760–1155	1028	85-90%	21	50.00–69.00	$62.19	$639	+5.36

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1620	1404	75-80%	26	71.00–76.00	$73.12	$1,027	+9.85
1195–1830	1435	75-80%	6	62.00–65.00	$64.29	$923	+1.02
1080–1850	1521	75-80%	38	64.00–71.00	$67.83	$1,032	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1650	1525	17	77.00–89.00	$84.68	$1,291	—
1230–2270	1747	15	85.00–97.00	$91.54	$1,599	—
1425–2175	1783	14	94.00–101.00	$97.82	$1,744	—

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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	11	400.00–575.00	$511.36

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–880	767	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	640.00–810.00	$709.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1065	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	715.00–840.00	$780.10

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1000 fancy	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,058.22
863–1315	1049	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	750.00–985.00	$882.77
1020–1340	1159	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	800.00–1,100.00	$955.22
1110–1630	1443	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,075.00	$1,026.69
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	675.00–800.00	$741.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	800.00–975.00	$858.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	900.00–1,030.00	$970.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1240	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	750.00–850.00	$807.64
1020–1360	1156	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,064.19
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	740.00	$740.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–790.00	$747.78

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–865	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	575.00–625.00	$597.10
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	500.00	$500.00
965	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	670.00–675.00	$672.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1010	990	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–825.00	$812.75
945–1040	993	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–975.00	$939.29

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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
850–1100	981	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,104.65	—
1120–1485	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,225.00–1,400.00	$1,307.92	—
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	925.00–1,200.00	$1,112.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–1060	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00–925.00	$844.29	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	700.00–725.00	$706.25	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	625.00–725.00	$675.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	900.00–1,050.00	$985.71	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1150	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,107.57	—
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.