Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 21, 2021

2,730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.75/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 526 lb · 87 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.71/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 522 lb · 71 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $145.63/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 583 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,730	5,575	1,556
Feeder cattle	2,280	4,425	1,261
Slaughter cattle	321	804	187
Replacement cattle	129	346	108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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
340	340	2	178.00	$178.00	$605	-11.77
370–390	387	12	168.00–173.00	$171.77	$665	-2.07
405–440	421	37	159.00–170.00	$165.33	$696	-2.00
450–495	473	32	155.00–162.00	$159.21	$753	-1.05
505–540	522	71	145.00–158.00	$151.71	$792	-1.75
550–596	583	63	139.00–150.00	$145.63	$849	+0.46
605–640	622	38	135.00–145.00	$140.55	$874	-7.65
650–693	668	55	130.00–154.00	$138.25	$924	+4.48
705–745	721	11	125.00–132.00	$128.43	$926	-1.54
770–795	776	25	117.00–130.00	$126.12	$979	-13.88
830–840	835	3	117.00–122.00	$119.66	$999	-7.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	6	162.50–171.00	$166.92	$542	-10.06
365–380	370	7	164.00–167.00	$165.57	$613	-1.23
415–445	428	13	150.00–160.00	$155.92	$667	-3.67
450–495	467	37	140.00–165.00	$151.21	$706	-0.17
500–549	527	40	140.00–153.00	$147.10	$775	-3.85
555–595	576	35	133.00–144.00	$139.07	$801	-2.61
610–645	625	18	128.00–150.00	$138.09	$863	+11.29
650–690	676	6	125.00–135.00	$128.44	$868	-7.28
700	700	1	121.00	$121.00	$847	—
850	850	1	100.00	$100.00	$850	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	319	7	147.00–161.00	$154.06	$491	+9.06
360–380	370	2	145.00–155.00	$150.14	$556	-7.86
420–440	432	3	137.00–145.00	$140.61	$607	-18.38
470–475	472	6	139.00–146.00	$143.65	$678	-3.35
535	535	1	140.00	$140.00	$749	+2.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	163.00	$163.00	$350	-14.00
305–345	333	11	142.50–150.00	$145.17	$483	-6.52
360–395	372	14	140.00–155.00	$144.40	$537	-0.21
410–445	430	31	134.00–150.00	$137.60	$592	-2.79
455–495	473	36	130.00–150.00	$136.34	$645	-1.61
456–482 value added	478	24	141.00–141.50	$141.42	$676	—
510 value added	510	12	150.00	$150.00	$765	—
500–546	529	75	127.00–145.00	$131.15	$694	-2.34
550–598	577	56	124.00–135.00	$128.67	$742	-1.26
591 value added	591	6	140.00	$140.00	$827	+1.00
600–645	620	40	120.00–132.00	$125.29	$777	-2.66
634 value added	634	20	130.00	$130.00	$824	-1.38
665 value added	665	2	127.50	$127.50	$848	—
650–696	675	33	119.00–127.00	$122.30	$826	-0.44
700–730	719	4	120.00–124.00	$121.77	$876	+8.41
765	765	3	113.00–116.50	$115.33	$882	+1.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	142.00	$142.00	$334	-21.41
320	320	1	152.00	$152.00	$486	+6.33
355–397	381	20	132.00–147.00	$137.61	$524	-1.85
400–445	423	34	128.00–147.00	$135.82	$575	-0.36
450–490	468	28	115.00–145.00	$134.35	$629	+1.18
500–545	529	34	120.00–137.00	$127.82	$676	-3.36
550–595	571	18	118.00–132.00	$123.11	$703	-1.01
605–630	621	20	115.00–124.00	$120.28	$747	-0.08
655–685	669	8	112.50–120.00	$115.23	$771	+0.16
730–735	733	2	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$788	—
795	795	1	101.00	$101.00	$803	-8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	383	6	130.00–137.00	$131.92	$505	-3.61
405–435	424	7	125.00–135.00	$128.49	$545	+0.10
450–495	476	9	125.00–132.00	$129.03	$614	-2.78
510–535	515	5	118.00–127.00	$121.24	$624	-3.35
555–595	574	8	110.00–125.00	$118.15	$678	±0.00
665	665	1	99.00	$99.00	$658	—
735	735	2	101.00	$101.00	$742	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	335	6	160.00–176.00	$169.26	$567	-9.80
365–395	373	12	155.00–170.00	$160.64	$599	+6.31
415–440	425	14	147.50–161.00	$153.66	$653	-1.06
465–495	478	14	138.00–156.00	$149.66	$715	+1.24
500–545	522	34	132.00–142.00	$137.74	$719	-6.03
560–595	576	24	130.00–140.00	$134.39	$774	-1.19
605–645	626	36	122.00–140.00	$128.95	$807	-1.04
645 fancy	645	1	136.00	$136.00	$877	—
650–680	672	10	124.00–128.00	$125.79	$845	-1.92
710–725	718	6	118.00–124.00	$121.15	$870	+0.14
755–785	773	8	115.00–125.00	$117.10	$905	+2.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	364	6	150.00–165.00	$154.98	$564	+5.41
400–435	421	18	140.00–155.00	$146.26	$616	-5.76
450–495	476	31	135.00–148.00	$141.78	$675	-1.42
500–545	526	31	127.00–143.00	$134.36	$707	-1.92
550–595	574	19	115.00–139.00	$127.84	$734	-4.74
600–645	624	18	120.00–129.00	$123.72	$772	-4.92
650–675	669	12	110.00–127.00	$119.18	$797	-0.10
705–715	710	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$834	+7.08
760–775	768	2	95.00–120.00	$107.62	$827	-1.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	155.00	$155.00	$542	+4.26
405–445	421	13	135.00–145.00	$140.63	$592	-2.19
450–495	467	15	130.00–140.00	$134.32	$627	-0.48
505–545	523	17	120.00–133.00	$127.41	$666	-3.66
555–595	574	5	120.00–126.00	$122.77	$705	-2.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	137.50	$137.50	$598	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1325	1073	80-85%	15	69.00–74.00	$70.99	$762	—
790–1510	1170	80-85%	85	59.00–72.00	$65.59	$767	-0.57
855–1510	1192	80-85%	40	51.00–65.00	$60.24	$718	-12.59

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1060	934	85-90%	11	44.00–52.00	$48.99	$458	-4.52
765–1280	960	85-90%	33	43.50–67.00	$56.32	$541	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1665	1276	75-80%	21	60.00–74.00	$66.98	$855	—
1190–1505	1358	75-80%	5	64.00–68.00	$65.19	$885	—
1060–1885	1421	75-80%	5	67.00–78.00	$70.82	$1,006	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1845	1435	11	74.00–89.00	$82.20	$1,180	—
1115–2160	1675	19	84.00–97.00	$88.69	$1,486	—
1745	1745	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,605	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–970	930	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	790.00–825.00	$808.25

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	345.00	$345.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	700.00–1,250.00	$1,035.83
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,275.00–1,350.00	$1,306.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	550.00–900.00	$712.92
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	950.00–1,750.00	$1,170.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–1,200.00	$966.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	775.00–900.00	$859.62

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)	4	400.00–700.00	$578.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–675.00	$625.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	900.00–1,175.00	$1,048.53	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	675.00–875.00	$768.75	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	575.00–750.00	$654.17	—

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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.