Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 3, 2021

5,150 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.67/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 573 lb · 171 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.57/cwt +5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 623 lb · 111 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.86/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 523 lb · 106 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,150	3,203	3,993
Feeder cattle	4,309	2,497	3,400
Slaughter cattle	624	404	401
Replacement cattle	217	302	192

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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
300–345	332	5	163.00–200.00	$182.60	$606	-0.04
350–395	369	12	161.00–190.00	$178.25	$658	+1.61
405–425	414	21	162.00–179.00	$168.98	$700	-2.29
455–475	467	24	155.00–172.00	$167.19	$781	+4.88
500–537	524	70	145.00–170.00	$157.83	$827	-5.42
538 value added	538	23	159.00	$159.00	$855	—
556–595	577	59	150.00–163.00	$154.91	$894	+6.65
611 value added	611	23	147.50	$147.50	$901	-5.50
600–645	626	66	137.00–154.00	$146.60	$918	+0.89
676 value added	676	52	144.00	$144.00	$973	-5.00
665–695	681	11	132.00–146.00	$141.53	$964	+3.92
700–735	723	39	127.00–142.00	$137.53	$994	+2.33
758–785	765	7	133.00–143.00	$140.96	$1,078	—
777–794 value added	788	11	142.00–147.00	$145.21	$1,144	+9.21
897 value added	897	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,256	—
920	920	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,049	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	320	3	165.00–170.00	$168.39	$539	-11.61
355–398	382	18	150.00–180.00	$169.80	$649	+1.47
400–440	422	9	160.00–171.00	$165.19	$697	+1.17
450–488	474	18	143.00–169.00	$158.30	$750	-1.12
500–543	533	51	135.00–159.00	$151.12	$805	-0.82
565–599	591	56	120.00–151.00	$142.78	$844	-2.53
600–640	619	11	130.00–145.00	$139.78	$865	+4.96
659–690	681	45	139.00–142.00	$140.60	$957	+8.26
705–745	733	10	132.00–140.00	$135.57	$994	—
755–795	775	2	110.00–131.00	$120.77	$936	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	180.00	$180.00	$594	—
375–395	380	9	155.00–175.00	$162.54	$618	+12.41
405–445	431	4	158.00–165.00	$161.67	$697	+7.27
455–485	468	4	150.00–159.00	$154.80	$724	+1.58
500–535	520	31	138.00–145.00	$139.07	$723	+0.66
570	570	1	137.00	$137.00	$781	+0.23
690	690	1	110.00	$110.00	$759	—
745	745	1	127.00	$127.00	$946	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	18	147.00–168.00	$154.60	$504	-0.25
350–395	372	26	139.00–165.00	$149.15	$555	-1.62
410	410	1	144.00	$144.00	$590	-0.87
405–437	424	17	135.00–155.00	$145.57	$617	+0.70
450–496	477	63	130.00–148.00	$141.98	$677	+1.58
500–545	523	74	129.00–146.00	$139.98	$732	+2.74
544 value added	544	31	145.00	$145.00	$789	—
550–595	573	171	125.00–141.00	$134.67	$772	+0.15
600–645	622	100	126.00–137.00	$132.61	$825	+5.81
610–640 value added	628	11	131.00–134.00	$132.16	$830	—
655–690	666	65	112.00–132.00	$126.65	$843	-0.22
665–679 value added	667	36	132.50–137.25	$136.44	$910	—
655–680 fancy	668	2	131.00–132.00	$131.49	$878	-0.51
705–735	721	5	116.00–121.00	$119.39	$861	-1.80
755–795	772	3	113.00–116.00	$114.33	$883	±0.00
800–835	818	2	100.00–105.00	$102.55	$839	—
820–832 fancy	829	4	115.00–120.00	$116.24	$964	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	28	136.00–158.00	$148.05	$483	-0.30
350–395	376	29	130.00–154.00	$143.17	$538	+0.66
400–445	423	67	125.00–149.00	$141.90	$600	+1.95
450–495	479	62	120.00–142.00	$135.16	$647	+0.41
500–547	523	106	116.00–138.00	$132.86	$695	+0.37
550–590	567	45	120.00–132.00	$126.14	$715	-1.09
600–645	622	11	120.00–127.00	$123.26	$767	-0.56
670–695	681	10	115.00–120.00	$117.29	$799	-1.04
735–745	740	3	110.00–115.00	$113.00	$836	+2.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	157.00	$157.00	$408	+3.02
310–340	321	7	140.00–155.00	$144.32	$463	-2.60
350–395	369	18	130.00–148.00	$139.20	$514	+2.79
415–425	422	8	122.00–137.00	$130.10	$549	-7.76
460–495	481	7	130.00–135.00	$133.27	$641	-0.78
500–540	528	13	117.00–131.00	$126.37	$667	-0.45
550–595	569	9	109.00–125.00	$117.64	$669	-6.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	180.00	$180.00	$531	-9.69
300–335	324	11	157.00–185.00	$166.98	$541	-15.15
350–395	372	14	155.00–185.00	$164.47	$612	-6.18
400–445	422	54	148.00–180.00	$166.70	$703	+6.18
425 fancy	425	1	179.00	$179.00	$761	—
450–495	472	38	136.00–170.00	$153.79	$726	+0.64
500–535	518	44	130.00–154.00	$143.69	$744	+0.42
550–595	575	48	126.00–145.00	$138.02	$794	-0.21
605–645	630	32	125.00–146.00	$135.64	$855	+1.20
650–660 fancy	656	4	137.00–140.00	$137.74	$904	-0.26
650–695	665	16	125.00–137.00	$132.64	$882	+3.36
705–743	727	20	124.00–131.00	$127.78	$929	+3.80
754–785	763	10	116.00–128.00	$124.10	$947	+6.12
820	820	1	100.00	$100.00	$820	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	2	180.00–182.00	$181.07	$485	—
300–330	311	11	154.00–180.00	$164.48	$512	-4.32
350–395	376	34	143.00–177.00	$161.10	$606	-2.83
400–445	430	42	133.00–167.00	$155.86	$670	+5.59
450–495	478	54	126.00–158.00	$146.89	$702	+3.55
500–545	524	47	120.00–145.00	$136.40	$715	+0.86
550–590	570	33	116.00–140.00	$131.62	$750	+0.80
600–635	617	32	125.00–139.00	$131.82	$813	+5.55
661 unweaned	661	4	118.00	$118.00	$780	—
650–695	675	14	111.00–131.00	$126.35	$853	+5.82
700–735	725	11	109.00–127.00	$120.20	$871	+6.21
755	755	1	124.00	$124.00	$936	+11.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	185.00	$185.00	$379	—
300–345	318	6	150.00–165.00	$156.51	$498	+1.35
355–370	358	5	150.00–167.00	$155.44	$556	+0.42
405–440	430	13	125.00–157.00	$147.61	$635	+6.41
450–495	479	27	131.00–147.00	$138.26	$662	+3.23
500–545	521	18	125.00–135.00	$131.14	$683	-0.62
570–590	581	7	103.00–132.00	$118.47	$688	-6.53
605–635	619	5	119.00–122.00	$120.21	$744	—
675–695	685	2	115.00–118.00	$116.48	$798	—
740	740	1	90.00	$90.00	$666	—
770	770	1	114.00	$114.00	$878	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1375	1097	80-85%	39	56.00–68.00	$63.56	$697	—
905–1515	1156	80-85%	111	62.00–73.00	$68.57	$793	—
1010–1485	1206	80-85%	60	67.00–79.00	$73.71	$889	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1205	999	85-90%	24	54.00–72.00	$62.61	$625	+9.07
700–1190	1010	85-90%	53	44.00–67.00	$61.80	$624	+2.80
790–1190	1026	85-90%	25	49.00–60.00	$56.02	$575	-2.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1685	1335	75-80%	57	63.00–76.00	$72.25	$965	—
1155–1640	1343	75-80%	30	65.00–70.00	$67.67	$909	—
1210–1650	1397	75-80%	15	72.50–83.00	$78.15	$1,092	+11.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1650	1441	9	82.00–94.00	$87.12	$1,255	+3.53
1200–2090	1657	27	88.00–101.00	$93.65	$1,552	—
1480–2120	1739	22	92.00–107.00	$101.45	$1,764	+3.22

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1075	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	685.00–865.00	$767.37

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	500.00–600.00	$566.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1080–1300	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,111.34
1310	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	750.00–1,425.00	$1,055.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	800.00–1,000.00	$910.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	960.00–1,050.00	$1,015.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1255–1455	1348	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	950.00–1,035.00	$981.94
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
570	570	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	350.00	$350.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–950.00	$875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	685.00	$685.00

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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
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-763.23
1515	1515	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,425.00–1,450.00	$1,437.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	850.00–1,175.00	$1,023.75	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	400.00	$400.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	750.00–950.00	$892.86	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1310	1310	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,154.17	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	725.00–875.00	$800.00	—

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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.