Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

6,301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.52/cwt +6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 619 lb · 147 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.77/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 633 lb · 121 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.35/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 667 lb · 115 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,301	4,226	3,456
Feeder cattle	4,929	3,462	2,885
Slaughter cattle	908	518	450
Replacement cattle	464	246	121

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
325–335	328	7	190.00–200.00	$195.12	$640	+3.04
360–380	374	9	170.00–190.00	$181.34	$678	+4.75
400–415	405	9	162.00–180.00	$169.10	$685	-3.17
454–491	472	24	159.00–162.00	$160.28	$757	-3.80
509–535	513	24	155.00–159.00	$158.28	$812	+2.11
555–594	573	38	146.00–157.00	$152.62	$875	-3.03
608–645	633	121	134.00–154.00	$146.77	$929	+2.71
650–690	667	115	132.00–146.00	$142.35	$949	+2.05
704–735	721	52	130.00–140.00	$137.70	$993	+1.29
721–723 value added	722	37	137.50–138.00	$137.65	$994	—
766–799	781	38	133.00–138.00	$136.29	$1,064	+2.58
800	800	11	132.50	$132.50	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	324	6	170.00–180.00	$173.12	$561	-0.68
355–395	373	7	160.00–174.00	$168.26	$628	-0.06
415–440	429	5	155.00–172.00	$163.27	$700	—
455–495	481	16	150.00–160.00	$155.39	$747	-3.31
500–545	523	56	147.00–154.00	$151.68	$793	+0.15
527	527	5	146.00	$146.00	$769	-5.53
550–598	575	53	138.00–150.00	$144.86	$833	-0.21
600–640	617	13	136.00–142.00	$138.67	$856	+0.86
650–670	654	19	132.00–141.00	$138.26	$904	+2.58
720–725	723	3	130.00–135.00	$133.34	$964	+3.34
760–783	777	21	125.00–132.00	$130.04	$1,010	+10.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	376	4	155.00–160.00	$156.26	$588	-13.74
460–490	471	7	144.00–155.00	$148.47	$699	-3.53
530	530	1	147.00	$147.00	$779	+3.03
680	680	1	125.00	$125.00	$850	-3.66
730	730	1	120.00	$120.00	$876	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	150.00–152.00	$150.95	$412	-6.96
305–345	326	25	140.00–150.00	$145.89	$476	-8.66
355–395	368	38	138.00–152.00	$142.55	$525	-3.06
400–445	423	56	125.00–148.00	$136.78	$579	-2.02
455–495	472	90	120.00–142.00	$132.57	$626	-2.53
500–545	522	111	118.00–135.00	$127.80	$667	-1.78
550–595	570	72	122.00–130.00	$124.90	$712	-0.85
600–645	623	32	114.00–126.00	$121.08	$754	+0.14
660–690	677	19	105.00–122.00	$113.64	$769	-2.70
705–745	723	4	110.00–115.00	$111.79	$808	-3.21
755–760	758	2	100.00–108.00	$104.01	$788	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	170.00	$170.00	$366	—
305–320	314	6	158.00–163.00	$160.29	$503	-10.30
355–395	371	18	146.00–160.00	$152.73	$567	-1.88
415–445	428	15	137.00–155.00	$144.75	$620	-0.96
450–498	465	33	133.00–150.00	$142.92	$665	+3.00
500–545	527	61	129.00–145.00	$136.48	$719	-1.17
539 value added	539	25	142.00	$142.00	$765	+3.00
555–596	578	65	125.00–135.50	$131.68	$761	-1.58
609 value added	609	55	135.50	$135.50	$825	—
600–649	623	84	122.00–135.00	$131.98	$822	+4.53
649 fancy	649	8	136.00	$136.00	$883	—
670 value added	670	7	135.00	$135.00	$904	—
650–698	683	29	120.00–133.00	$129.36	$884	+2.48
700–740	714	19	115.00–127.00	$123.45	$881	+2.47
755–793	775	6	114.00–120.00	$115.99	$899	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	145.00	$145.00	$420	-1.39
305–345	325	12	130.00–139.00	$134.66	$438	-6.06
350–395	379	25	125.00–145.00	$137.41	$521	-4.08
405–449	425	43	115.00–141.00	$127.61	$542	-7.30
450–490	471	16	114.00–134.00	$124.24	$585	-1.24
525–545	530	15	110.00–120.00	$115.68	$613	-3.62
550–595	570	13	105.00–121.00	$113.59	$647	-8.41
605–640	623	2	110.00–112.00	$110.97	$691	-5.28
700–740	728	4	95.00–105.00	$99.95	$728	-7.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	187.00	$187.00	$533	+12.89
300–340	323	18	170.00–177.00	$173.51	$560	-4.36
355–390	369	27	160.00–170.00	$165.19	$610	+0.45
400–445	423	44	150.00–167.00	$156.63	$663	+1.99
450–495	474	56	133.00–152.00	$144.61	$685	-0.09
500–545	526	67	130.00–148.00	$136.66	$719	-1.18
550–595	570	47	122.00–137.00	$131.30	$748	-0.76
605–640	620	33	120.00–134.00	$125.91	$781	-3.76
660–690	667	27	117.00–133.00	$125.70	$838	+3.76
705–740	716	7	108.00–121.00	$114.83	$822	-1.16
765–770	768	3	115.00–121.00	$117.99	$906	+5.82

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	208.00	$208.00	$426	—
275–290	279	4	200.00–210.00	$204.93	$572	+3.83
300–345	325	12	180.00–195.00	$187.60	$610	-1.50
350–380	358	9	170.00–180.00	$174.00	$623	-3.07
400–435	417	28	145.00–174.00	$166.09	$693	-1.83
455–490	466	20	140.00–162.00	$153.48	$715	-4.48
505–540	517	23	135.00–153.00	$145.72	$753	+0.86
550–595	572	31	132.00–145.00	$139.51	$798	+1.16
610 fancy	610	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$857	+0.50
616 value added	616	4	136.00	$136.00	$838	—
605–635	622	33	125.00–141.00	$135.94	$846	-0.12
650–660 fancy	655	2	138.00–140.00	$139.01	$911	—
650–690	674	36	123.00–139.00	$128.67	$867	-2.41
700–745	717	12	122.00–131.00	$125.16	$897	-0.30
785	785	1	118.00	$118.00	$926	-1.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	285	3	170.00–172.00	$171.31	$488	-0.42
300–345	319	13	155.00–170.00	$163.29	$521	-1.44
355–395	383	10	155.00–161.00	$156.80	$601	+3.83
410–445	428	27	140.00–150.00	$144.38	$618	-0.72
455–499	477	33	127.00–142.00	$133.59	$637	-4.75
500–545	526	21	125.00–135.00	$129.59	$682	-2.40
560–580	571	5	121.00–127.00	$123.79	$707	-1.09
605–640	624	15	110.00–125.00	$117.55	$734	-4.11
660	660	1	110.00	$110.00	$726	-7.00
710–745	736	6	105.00–113.00	$109.29	$804	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1355	1092	80-85%	81	51.00–66.00	$59.61	$651	-1.05
775–1400	1111	80-85%	181	58.00–72.00	$65.64	$729	-5.80
940–1635	1234	80-85%	28	65.00–81.00	$72.49	$895	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1595	1278	75-80%	102	62.00–75.00	$69.57	$889	+1.60
900–1655	1316	75-80%	46	61.00–69.00	$64.80	$853	—
1315–1665	1468	75-80%	6	73.00–79.00	$76.29	$1,120	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1205	985	85-90%	58	48.00–64.00	$56.74	$559	—
760–1360	1005	85-90%	41	40.00–57.00	$49.75	$500	-10.26
790–1255	1015	85-90%	40	53.00–69.00	$63.21	$642	+12.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1995	1421	14	70.00–94.00	$82.52	$1,173	—
1045–2340	1456	29	82.00–100.00	$90.29	$1,315	—
1605–2145	1805	19	89.00–106.00	$98.29	$1,774	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–955	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	515.00–680.00	$608.60

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1175	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	695.00–900.00	$788.30
1005–1225	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	900.00–1,100.00	$979.97
1245–1455	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,125.00	$1,004.78
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,201.92
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	60	600.00–1,135.00	$887.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	60	625.00–1,000.00	$820.83

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
850–905	878	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00–825.00	$752.35
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	600.00–950.00	$711.36
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	380.00–650.00	$552.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	720.00–1,050.00	$888.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–975.00	$912.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–760	712	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	680.00–730.00	$699.11
925–1005	965	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,100.00	$1,004.15
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	950.00–1,075.00	$1,012.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	950.00–1,525.00	$1,209.62	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,275.00–1,400.00	$1,328.57	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,325.00–1,450.00	$1,380.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,187.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	650.00–875.00	$781.82	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020–1120	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,100.00	$1,004.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	725.00–950.00	$815.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	500.00–600.00	$533.33	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1475	1475	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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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
730–740	735	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	600.00–725.00	$662.07	—

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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.