Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 14, 2021

4,136 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.44/cwt -3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 525 lb · 80 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.29/cwt -1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 517 lb · 75 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.06/cwt -1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 617 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,136	6,253	1,942
Feeder cattle	3,354	5,012	1,509
Slaughter cattle	560	889	249
Replacement cattle	222	352	184

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
355–395	375	8	160.00–172.00	$169.63	$636	-3.06
405–440	421	26	155.00–170.00	$165.07	$695	-3.04
460–490	475	26	152.50–166.00	$159.31	$757	-6.04
500–545	525	80	149.50–165.00	$155.44	$816	-2.69
560–595	569	50	144.00–160.00	$149.59	$851	-2.08
608–648	622	53	134.00–145.00	$138.98	$864	-4.52
655–689	663	49	130.00–139.00	$135.36	$897	-4.05
705–740	717	16	119.50–136.00	$124.18	$890	-8.74
750–790	770	2	120.00–122.00	$120.97	$931	-7.94
930–935	933	2	105.00–108.00	$106.50	$994	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	4	170.00	$170.00	$468	—
315–325	321	4	152.50–173.00	$166.67	$535	-8.32
360–390	379	10	160.00–169.00	$164.44	$623	-5.53
405–415	411	13	150.00–160.00	$158.01	$649	+0.86
455–495	477	30	145.00–157.00	$150.82	$719	+1.40
500–545	529	50	138.00–155.00	$147.70	$781	+0.55
550–580	568	24	120.00–148.00	$140.62	$799	+1.90
600–640	620	20	125.00–140.00	$136.66	$847	+2.36
660–675	666	9	120.00–135.00	$130.66	$870	+2.19
705–735	716	11	130.00–135.00	$132.22	$947	+3.79
765	765	2	110.00	$110.00	$842	-15.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	321	4	152.00–160.00	$158.07	$507	—
355–395	366	7	146.00–156.00	$152.52	$558	+0.71
420–445	430	7	135.00–152.00	$148.50	$639	+2.64
475–490	481	7	115.00–142.00	$136.64	$657	-10.36
515	515	1	135.00	$135.00	$695	-8.00
570–585	574	4	135.00–138.00	$137.24	$788	+5.35
620–640	627	3	132.00–133.00	$132.66	$832	+7.66

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	316	10	147.50–155.00	$150.43	$475	+2.17
350–395	371	28	137.50–155.00	$142.06	$527	-1.16
405–444	430	32	135.00–148.00	$140.32	$603	-0.11
450–498	480	46	135.00–148.00	$140.17	$673	+0.30
500–540	517	75	130.00–142.00	$135.29	$699	-1.08
550–588	572	51	128.00–133.00	$129.88	$743	-3.07
585	585	1	152.50	$152.50	$892	+18.50
610 value added	610	2	135.00	$135.00	$824	—
600–645	617	52	120.00–130.00	$126.75	$782	-1.74
650–695	668	29	116.00–125.00	$118.07	$789	-6.97
715–745	729	5	112.00–117.00	$115.19	$840	-2.96
763	763	2	115.00	$115.00	$877	+2.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	326	18	135.00–147.00	$140.26	$457	-5.73
350–393	370	28	130.00–150.00	$135.88	$503	-4.76
400–440	421	43	130.00–147.00	$136.81	$576	+0.61
450–495	477	33	127.50–140.00	$131.50	$627	-2.95
500–545	528	30	125.00–134.00	$128.55	$679	+0.69
550–595	568	38	115.00–128.00	$123.20	$700	+2.20
600–640	623	24	110.00–121.00	$116.57	$726	-3.50
650–695	675	10	110.00–115.00	$112.59	$760	-2.28
720–735	729	5	110.00–112.00	$110.40	$805	-2.92
750	750	1	102.00	$102.00	$765	-5.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	155.00	$155.00	$418	+3.00
325–340	330	3	133.00–150.00	$138.84	$458	+6.75
355–390	370	15	128.00–145.00	$136.82	$506	+7.82
400–435	420	11	115.00–139.00	$129.40	$543	+6.05
450–495	470	10	120.00–129.00	$124.30	$584	-1.94
500–545	532	12	112.00–125.00	$119.30	$635	-3.76
550–580	562	3	117.00–120.00	$118.32	$665	-0.05
620–635	627	3	105.00–110.00	$107.66	$675	-3.69
670–695	686	7	100.00–109.00	$105.45	$723	-3.24

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	11	150.00–172.00	$154.77	$492	-12.86
365–395	377	5	150.00–162.00	$155.31	$586	+1.33
410–445	426	34	140.00–158.00	$148.90	$634	-2.95
450–495	467	24	125.00–150.00	$142.21	$664	-0.32
500–545	523	26	130.00–147.00	$135.45	$708	-0.34
555–595	574	20	125.00–141.00	$131.09	$752	-1.11
600–645	629	15	120.00–131.00	$126.64	$797	+1.44
650–695	678	4	119.00–120.00	$119.75	$812	+0.04
770	770	1	112.00	$112.00	$862	+0.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	316	10	157.50–180.00	$163.30	$516	-6.90
355–395	372	11	160.00–180.00	$167.16	$622	+2.80
400–430	422	22	155.00–164.00	$157.06	$663	+3.46
455–495	477	15	148.00–157.00	$151.45	$722	+2.93
500–547	522	23	131.00–142.00	$135.37	$707	-5.18
550–595	569	17	127.00–141.00	$133.28	$758	-5.18
605–640	618	19	123.00–140.00	$128.96	$797	-0.55
625–630 fancy	628	2	135.00	$135.00	$848	—
650–680	663	3	127.00–135.00	$130.28	$864	+4.36
700–745	719	10	117.00–125.00	$119.92	$862	+2.81
810–840	825	3	110.00–117.00	$113.97	$940	+14.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	177.00	$177.00	$522	+4.12
335	335	7	155.00–157.00	$156.14	$523	+4.81
405–425	413	14	122.00–147.00	$138.06	$570	-1.71
450–495	471	19	130.00–142.00	$134.28	$632	-1.33
500–530	513	20	115.00–130.00	$125.89	$646	-4.53
555–595	568	12	113.00–125.00	$120.66	$685	-2.02
600–625	618	6	117.00–120.00	$119.18	$737	+0.77
675	675	1	115.00	$115.00	$776	-7.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1580	1087	80-85%	61	54.00–65.00	$62.38	$678	—
870–1495	1151	80-85%	129	60.00–72.50	$67.32	$775	+4.60
840–1745	1161	80-85%	48	68.00–78.00	$73.52	$854	+6.17

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1120	924	85-90%	39	38.00–56.00	$49.65	$459	—
790–1205	985	85-90%	41	48.00–63.00	$56.98	$561	+3.04
870–1125	1034	85-90%	7	55.00–64.00	$59.25	$613	+0.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1750	1423	75-80%	61	61.50–72.00	$65.56	$933	—
1195–1795	1507	75-80%	8	58.00–65.00	$61.31	$924	—
995–1775	1570	75-80%	13	68.00–76.00	$70.71	$1,110	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1790	1597	20	74.00–88.00	$82.52	$1,318	-3.14
1165–2080	1661	22	83.00–95.00	$90.19	$1,498	—
1550–2215	1812	6	95.00–98.50	$96.57	$1,750	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	625.00–700.00	$665.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1145–1205	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–950.00	$917.24
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	800.00–1,075.00	$903.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,100.00	$983.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	560.00–875.00	$683.53

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	32	300.00–410.00	$370.63

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	380.00–575.00	$453.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–750.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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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
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	900.00–1,200.00	$1,037.93	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–985	943	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–835.00	$794.42	-146.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	700.00–975.00	$825.00	—

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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.