Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

4,226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $154.64/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 425 lb · 66 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $144.70/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 477 lb · 65 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.04/cwt +6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 563 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,226	1,936	3,358
Feeder cattle	3,462	1,551	2,702
Slaughter cattle	518	234	420
Replacement cattle	246	151	236

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
305–330	323	6	187.50–198.00	$192.08	$620	+6.66
360–395	377	19	170.00–192.00	$176.59	$666	-1.07
400–440	426	22	165.00–178.00	$172.27	$734	+2.89
450–495	476	28	160.00–170.00	$164.08	$781	+3.35
500–544	522	20	152.00–162.00	$156.17	$815	+2.35
550–580	558	36	150.00–159.00	$155.65	$869	+6.07
560–580 value added	570	24	156.00–162.00	$156.62	$893	—
600–645	620	21	135.00–150.00	$144.06	$893	+2.32
655 value added	655	1	149.00	$149.00	$976	—
655–688	667	19	130.00–145.00	$140.30	$936	+1.37
705–745	726	7	135.00–141.00	$136.41	$990	+5.83
765–772	767	14	133.00–134.00	$133.71	$1,026	+4.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	172.50–175.00	$173.80	$544	+3.38
355–395	383	23	162.00–177.00	$168.32	$645	+6.16
450–499	483	19	150.00–167.00	$158.70	$767	+7.00
505–545	522	24	142.50–158.00	$151.53	$791	+8.27
565–598	584	34	138.00–151.00	$145.07	$847	+8.37
605–635	621	15	130.00–144.00	$137.81	$856	+2.81
670–695	685	3	135.00–137.00	$135.68	$929	+0.68
740	740	14	130.00	$130.00	$962	—
750	750	1	120.00	$120.00	$900	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	322	3	159.00–167.00	$163.02	$525	-8.98
365	365	2	170.00	$170.00	$620	+19.00
400–445	414	5	140.00–162.00	$156.11	$646	+10.26
455	455	1	152.00	$152.00	$692	+7.77
505–540	516	6	136.00–150.00	$143.97	$743	+8.15
550–585	561	11	130.00–142.00	$136.59	$766	—
680–685	683	3	125.00–131.00	$128.66	$879	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	312	5	157.50–176.00	$170.59	$532	+12.27
355–395	380	27	147.50–164.00	$154.61	$588	+2.81
400–445	423	32	140.00–150.00	$145.71	$616	+3.35
450–495	472	36	135.00–150.00	$139.92	$660	+2.32
500–545	520	41	132.00–144.00	$137.65	$716	+3.60
527 value added	527	4	139.00	$139.00	$733	—
550–556 fancy	555	21	141.50–144.00	$141.69	$786	—
560 value added	560	5	139.00	$139.00	$778	—
550–595	574	24	129.00–137.00	$133.26	$765	+3.50
605–645	613	32	122.00–136.00	$127.45	$781	-1.65
650–690	670	50	120.00–129.00	$126.88	$850	-0.36
705–735	724	7	118.00–123.00	$120.98	$876	+2.23
850	850	1	112.00	$112.00	$952	+18.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	15	152.50–163.00	$157.91	$431	-4.09
305–340	325	35	142.50–162.00	$154.55	$502	+4.51
350–395	379	25	135.00–151.00	$145.61	$552	+7.82
400–445	426	41	130.00–150.00	$138.80	$591	+3.80
450–495	472	49	129.00–141.00	$135.10	$638	+5.79
505–545	524	49	122.00–135.00	$129.58	$679	+4.07
550–590	569	20	121.00–131.00	$125.75	$716	+3.42
600–635	617	17	115.00–125.00	$120.94	$746	-1.77
675–685	678	3	116.00–117.00	$116.34	$789	+1.33
705	705	1	115.00	$115.00	$811	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	265	4	145.00–150.00	$146.39	$388	-3.61
320–340	328	12	136.00–144.00	$140.72	$462	-6.28
350–390	375	30	130.00–153.00	$141.49	$531	+7.04
400–442	420	19	122.00–141.00	$134.91	$567	+1.34
455–485	470	13	120.00–131.00	$125.48	$590	+2.74
510–532	521	16	114.00–127.00	$119.30	$622	-0.29
565–590	581	4	122.00	$122.00	$709	+2.00
600–615	611	4	116.00–117.00	$116.25	$710	—
705	705	1	107.00	$107.00	$754	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	258	3	172.50–175.00	$174.11	$449	—
300–345	326	16	167.50–188.00	$177.87	$580	+16.03
360–395	374	24	157.00–172.00	$164.74	$616	+5.24
400–445	425	66	146.00–163.00	$154.64	$657	+3.94
450–495	477	65	138.00–152.50	$144.70	$690	+3.89
500–545	521	42	130.00–145.00	$137.84	$718	+4.39
550–590	572	42	126.00–137.00	$132.06	$755	+7.23
600–635	620	23	122.50–137.00	$129.67	$804	+7.95
665–690	679	10	117.50–124.00	$121.94	$828	+6.78
725–745	735	2	115.00–117.00	$115.99	$853	+8.46
750–795	780	12	107.50–117.00	$112.17	$875	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	266	8	180.00–210.00	$201.10	$535	+7.32
305–345	317	18	170.00–202.00	$189.10	$599	+14.31
360–395	379	25	172.50–183.00	$177.07	$671	+6.02
400–445	420	33	162.00–173.00	$167.92	$705	+4.45
450–495	467	42	150.00–162.50	$157.96	$738	+10.64
500–545	522	51	140.00–153.00	$144.86	$756	+8.35
570 fancy	570	1	149.00	$149.00	$849	—
550–595	574	42	131.00–144.00	$138.35	$794	+5.98
620 fancy	620	1	140.00	$140.00	$868	-2.00
600–645	621	33	129.00–140.00	$136.06	$845	+6.71
655–695	677	23	125.00–136.00	$131.08	$887	+4.77
700–745	720	10	120.00–133.00	$125.46	$903	+0.70
755 fancy	755	2	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$944	—
750–795	774	10	115.00–123.00	$119.80	$927	-0.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	285	6	170.00–175.00	$171.73	$489	—
335–345	340	13	160.00–167.00	$164.73	$560	+2.09
350–390	362	18	142.00–160.00	$152.97	$554	-6.05
400–445	429	28	135.00–152.00	$145.10	$622	-4.76
450–495	481	24	125.00–145.00	$138.34	$665	+4.21
500–540	523	16	124.00–137.00	$131.99	$690	+0.65
560–590	574	10	120.00–131.00	$124.88	$717	-0.36
610–615	612	3	121.00–122.00	$121.66	$745	+1.66
660	660	1	117.00	$117.00	$772	+2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1450	1066	80-85%	70	56.00–67.00	$60.66	$647	—
705–1445	1130	80-85%	28	70.00–75.00	$71.44	$807	—
770–1760	1151	80-85%	102	63.00–72.00	$65.87	$758	+1.59

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1105	1000	85-90%	6	55.00–69.00	$60.01	$600	—
725–1185	1016	85-90%	48	41.00–59.00	$50.97	$518	-4.31
705–1375	1022	85-90%	49	45.00–68.00	$58.39	$597	+3.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1550	1257	75-80%	11	65.00–71.00	$67.97	$854	-0.30
995–1815	1359	75-80%	29	65.00–75.00	$72.12	$980	—
1070–1690	1397	75-80%	9	68.00–82.00	$74.39	$1,039	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1680	1344	11	75.00–88.00	$82.17	$1,104	—
1175–1810	1502	18	81.00–96.00	$89.13	$1,339	—
1555–2230	1858	15	90.00–104.00	$97.67	$1,815	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1050	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	770.00–860.00	$818.34
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	600.00–750.00	$681.25

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–895	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	400.00–655.00	$557.53

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1370	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	700.00–1,013.00	$837.95
900–1330	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	725.00–925.00	$822.48
1145 fancy	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	800.00–1,125.00	$910.59
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	700.00–875.00	$785.42
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	900.00–950.00	$918.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	775.00–1,275.00	$1,013.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,237.50

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	840.00–880.00	$866.67
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	660.00–700.00	$680.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	770.00–830.00	$790.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00
930–1225	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00	$825.00
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,025.00	$987.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	550.00–900.00	$762.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–835	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	520.00–525.00	$522.39
935–960	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	625.00–800.00	$708.90

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–840	814	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	725.00–835.00	$793.33
735–1010	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00–775.00	$761.23

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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
1170–1225	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,000.00	$961.64	—
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1400–1515	1458	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,327.96	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00–1,180.00	$1,092.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1100	1013	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00–1,135.00	$1,129.57	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,120.00	$1,120.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	675.00	$675.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–940.00	$870.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1030	1030	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	-571.67

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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.