Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

3,464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.86/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 473 lb · 58 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.83/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 527 lb · 56 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.47/cwt +3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 565 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,464	2,730	2,020
Feeder cattle	2,957	2,280	1,432
Slaughter cattle	314	321	262
Replacement cattle	193	129	326

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
265	265	1	190.00	$190.00	$504	—
315–345	328	15	176.00–183.00	$179.65	$589	+1.65
350–395	372	5	170.00–178.00	$175.94	$654	+4.17
405–445	417	7	160.00–171.00	$167.95	$700	+2.62
455–490	471	31	157.50–171.00	$161.65	$761	+2.44
515–545	525	24	147.50–160.00	$155.73	$818	+4.02
550–592	577	31	142.50–156.00	$149.14	$861	+3.51
612–645	621	51	137.00–150.00	$145.55	$904	+5.00
650–690	664	27	130.00–147.00	$139.26	$925	+1.01
700–745	721	26	125.00–139.00	$133.23	$961	+4.80
775–795	783	5	120.00–132.00	$125.72	$984	-0.40
815–830 value added	819	7	128.00–132.00	$128.87	$1,055	—
860 value added	860	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,118	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	177.00	$177.00	$593	+10.08
360–390	373	13	162.50–174.00	$168.61	$629	+3.04
400–435	414	4	150.00–165.00	$155.58	$644	-0.34
460–495	485	19	145.00–162.00	$155.05	$752	+3.84
505–545	526	18	144.00–152.00	$148.22	$780	+1.12
550–595	570	21	140.00–150.00	$143.47	$818	+4.40
600–625	613	12	135.00–142.00	$139.40	$855	+1.31
655–690	674	10	130.00–136.00	$132.19	$891	+3.75
700	700	2	129.00	$129.00	$903	+8.00
790	790	1	120.00	$120.00	$948	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	4	160.00–162.00	$161.03	$440	—
315–340	323	5	150.00–167.00	$158.52	$512	+4.46
350–375	368	8	150.00–165.00	$159.79	$588	+9.65
405–440	416	4	152.00–162.00	$155.29	$646	+14.68
455–490	480	9	148.00–152.00	$151.34	$726	+7.69
505–540	529	6	140.00–142.00	$140.66	$744	+0.66
590–595	592	3	118.00–122.00	$119.34	$706	—
600–640	622	7	119.00–132.00	$128.45	$799	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	175.00	$175.00	$368	+12.00
255–285	275	3	158.00–162.00	$159.24	$438	—
305–345	327	13	149.00–158.00	$153.79	$503	+8.62
350–395	370	22	146.00–157.50	$149.18	$552	+4.78
405–445	427	39	137.00–147.00	$141.21	$603	+3.61
455	455	1	148.00	$148.00	$673	+11.66
455–495	474	36	134.00–143.00	$138.50	$656	+2.16
500–545	527	56	132.00–142.00	$135.83	$716	+4.68
550–595	565	50	127.00–138.00	$132.92	$751	+4.25
566 fancy	566	5	139.00	$139.00	$787	—
615–635	617	9	132.00–140.00	$132.91	$820	+7.62
600–648	627	27	125.00–137.00	$130.99	$821	+5.70
630–645 fancy	635	3	138.00–139.00	$138.34	$878	—
650–692	673	36	120.00–133.00	$124.09	$835	+1.79
695 fancy	695	2	136.00	$136.00	$945	—
710–720	717	3	113.00–118.00	$115.32	$827	-6.45
750	750	1	112.00	$112.00	$840	-3.33
815 fancy	815	1	111.00	$111.00	$905	—
820	820	1	102.00	$102.00	$836	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	270	5	148.00–158.00	$152.50	$412	—
305–345	334	13	138.00–157.00	$145.01	$484	-6.99
360–395	378	30	131.00–150.00	$140.55	$531	+2.94
405–445	426	46	130.00–141.00	$136.04	$580	+0.22
450–495	473	58	124.00–141.00	$133.86	$633	-0.49
500–545	523	40	121.00–135.00	$130.40	$682	+2.58
550–595	571	34	120.00–131.00	$126.01	$720	+2.90
600–645	611	16	115.00–124.00	$122.38	$748	+2.10
670–695	686	8	110.00–118.00	$113.53	$779	-1.70
715–745	730	16	107.00–120.00	$110.35	$806	+2.86
765–795	784	4	109.00–117.00	$114.55	$898	+13.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	152.00	$152.00	$430	—
310–330	320	3	128.00–150.00	$141.90	$454	—
355–395	379	17	125.00–142.00	$137.48	$521	+5.56
400–440	422	27	120.00–140.00	$130.95	$553	+2.46
450–495	472	11	130.00–135.00	$132.10	$624	+3.07
505–545	526	4	115.00–127.00	$122.92	$647	+1.68
550–590	573	8	115.00–122.00	$120.24	$689	+2.09
630	630	1	115.00	$115.00	$724	—
655–685	666	5	105.00–112.00	$110.42	$735	+11.42
705	705	1	105.00	$105.00	$740	+4.00
755	755	1	100.00	$100.00	$755	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	242	3	192.00–195.00	$192.97	$467	—
255–290	271	10	177.50–200.00	$184.74	$501	—
310–345	328	11	167.50–184.00	$174.32	$572	+5.06
365–395	382	21	160.00–176.00	$165.74	$633	+5.10
400–445	418	30	150.00–164.00	$157.76	$659	+4.10
455–495	472	48	144.00–165.00	$150.93	$712	+1.27
500–545	521	27	131.00–157.00	$142.80	$744	+5.06
550–580	570	10	132.00–141.00	$135.64	$773	+1.25
600–645	615	32	129.00–140.00	$133.80	$823	+4.85
625 fancy	625	1	140.00	$140.00	$875	+4.00
655 fancy	655	1	135.00	$135.00	$884	—
650–695	670	24	125.00–136.00	$129.25	$866	+3.46
703–740	718	27	117.50–133.00	$125.12	$898	+3.97
750–795	770	11	112.50–128.00	$119.96	$924	+2.86
800–845	814	7	107.50–122.00	$116.07	$945	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	272	5	167.50–180.00	$172.89	$470	—
310–345	331	14	160.00–172.00	$165.52	$548	—
355–390	375	11	150.00–165.00	$157.28	$590	+2.30
400–445	430	40	140.00–158.00	$147.12	$633	+0.86
450–495	473	34	135.00–155.00	$143.64	$679	+1.86
500–545	524	41	127.50–145.00	$138.33	$725	+3.97
550–595	571	36	120.00–137.00	$132.10	$754	+4.26
600–645	627	32	115.00–132.00	$123.66	$775	-0.06
650–685	663	5	118.00–128.00	$123.18	$817	+4.00
735–740	739	6	115.00–120.00	$118.83	$878	+1.33
750–790	770	2	112.00–113.00	$112.49	$866	+4.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	172.00	$172.00	$464	—
330	330	1	165.00	$165.00	$544	—
355–390	373	5	137.00–160.00	$149.75	$559	-5.25
400–435	419	19	130.00–155.00	$144.53	$606	+3.90
450–490	473	13	135.00–145.00	$140.63	$665	+6.31
500–545	526	28	120.00–137.00	$129.83	$683	+2.42
555–595	576	9	110.00–130.00	$116.67	$672	-6.10
615–645	631	5	105.00–122.00	$116.19	$733	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1605	1116	80-85%	28	55.00–65.00	$60.18	$672	—
840–1350	1136	80-85%	66	59.00–70.00	$65.71	$746	—
775–1520	1222	80-85%	17	64.00–74.00	$70.79	$865	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1090	919	85-90%	16	44.00–54.00	$48.49	$446	-0.50
750–1180	935	85-90%	27	49.00–66.00	$54.15	$506	+5.16
800–1140	962	85-90%	15	55.00–64.00	$59.99	$577	+3.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1615	1365	75-80%	20	67.00–74.00	$71.15	$971	+5.96
1120–1565	1368	75-80%	12	64.00–67.00	$65.41	$895	+0.22
1235–1705	1522	75-80%	7	72.00–76.00	$74.70	$1,137	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1875	1451	11	69.00–87.00	$79.54	$1,154	—
1310–1950	1570	20	85.00–98.00	$90.30	$1,418	—
1130–2220	1667	16	90.00–100.00	$95.61	$1,594	+6.92

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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	7	775.00–945.00	$835.71

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
585–825	700	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	630.00–700.00	$663.44

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1235	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	795.00–1,000.00	$870.58
1020–1070	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–675.00	$662.80
1260 fancy	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1170–1435	1349	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,175.00	$1,022.84
1125–1545	1351	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–1,020.00	$963.68
1625 fancy	1625	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00–950.00	$912.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,045.00	$942.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	800.00–1,075.00	$903.21

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–945	892	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	575.00–700.00	$642.85
715–990	893	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	575.00–750.00	$659.89
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	700.00–730.00	$718.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–815	805	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$725.31
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
570–720	650	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	625.00–725.00	$668.08
670–730	700	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–675.00	$639.11

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–975	933	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–800.00	$738.21
1050 fancy	1050	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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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
1222	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1205–1375	1278	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,150.00	$1,053.57	—
1570	1570	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1655	1655	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	900.00–1,375.00	$1,093.75	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	775.00–825.00	$815.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.