Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

3,147 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $158.47/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 460 lb · 66 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.19/cwt +6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 616 lb · 65 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.67/cwt +4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 474 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,147	3,370	2,799
Feeder cattle	2,732	2,588	2,251
Slaughter cattle	344	505	279
Replacement cattle	71	277	269

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate 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
320–345	329	7	178.00–200.00	$194.86	$641	+20.32
360–385	376	17	170.00–177.50	$174.54	$656	+10.20
405–445	425	13	162.50–177.00	$168.68	$717	+11.12
459–480	460	66	158.00–167.00	$158.47	$729	+0.29
500–540	529	11	149.00–161.00	$153.65	$813	+6.85
560–585	567	9	148.00–160.00	$153.99	$873	+12.55
600–645	627	40	138.00–152.00	$141.23	$886	+6.07
655–690	676	51	134.00–145.00	$139.90	$946	+6.10
710–719 value added	717	5	138.00–142.00	$141.21	$1,012	—
726–740	732	10	125.00–137.00	$132.08	$967	+2.18
755–799	789	15	125.00–137.00	$129.46	$1,021	+6.73
804 value added	804	30	132.50	$132.50	$1,065	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	332	9	160.00–185.00	$173.05	$575	—
355–395	379	7	155.00–173.00	$165.24	$626	+5.05
405–447	429	18	150.00–169.00	$158.13	$678	+5.24
450–490	470	28	145.00–158.00	$152.00	$714	+9.04
500–541	526	23	142.00–157.00	$150.13	$790	+12.87
560–595	585	26	132.50–147.00	$142.36	$833	+9.17
600–645	618	21	127.50–142.00	$136.14	$841	+9.03
670–695	686	11	126.00–136.00	$133.40	$915	+8.40
717–735	720	6	131.00	$131.00	$943	+11.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	331	4	161.00–170.00	$165.80	$549	—
360–395	378	2	158.00–162.00	$160.09	$605	+7.71
410–445	429	10	140.00–165.00	$147.77	$634	—
465–495	486	5	140.00–150.00	$143.95	$700	+6.49
515–530	525	14	132.00–145.00	$137.35	$721	—
570	570	1	140.00	$140.00	$798	+9.41
615–645	634	6	122.00–135.00	$127.08	$806	+4.87
680	680	1	125.00	$125.00	$850	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	313	8	147.50–157.50	$149.96	$469	+0.17
365–395	376	13	140.00–147.50	$142.67	$536	-4.89
400–445	420	18	136.00–144.00	$138.34	$581	+2.37
455–490	475	11	134.00–142.00	$137.60	$654	+6.39
505–540	528	21	130.00–145.00	$137.53	$726	+8.26
543 value added	543	14	139.50	$139.50	$757	—
552–598	578	39	128.00–143.00	$134.25	$776	+5.99
610	610	1	135.00	$135.00	$824	+10.97
600–640	616	64	124.00–136.00	$130.11	$801	+6.08
650 fancy	650	1	133.00	$133.00	$864	—
665–675	670	2	134.00–137.00	$135.49	$908	+17.59
650–697	672	29	123.00–132.00	$127.02	$854	+9.12
700–735	715	11	115.00–123.00	$119.82	$857	+4.42
727–729 fancy	727	22	128.00–135.00	$133.41	$970	—
775	775	1	110.00	$110.00	$852	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	3	142.50–147.50	$145.79	$413	—
300–335	325	6	140.00–150.00	$144.90	$471	-1.36
360–399	388	33	133.00–150.00	$136.88	$531	+4.26
400–445	423	33	127.00–148.00	$135.58	$574	+7.78
450–495	474	53	125.00–140.00	$131.67	$624	+4.12
500–545	525	52	123.00–137.00	$128.76	$676	+5.39
550–595	573	39	118.00–134.00	$124.71	$715	+2.70
600–645	621	8	117.50–127.00	$122.97	$764	+6.26
670	670	2	117.00–117.50	$117.25	$786	+4.79
705–745	720	6	107.00–115.00	$112.33	$809	+2.33
750–765	762	10	100.00–112.00	$110.33	$841	+6.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	7	134.00–135.00	$134.57	$437	+7.07
365–385	375	4	125.00–147.00	$132.90	$498	+5.68
400–445	425	16	120.00–140.00	$130.45	$554	+3.12
460–495	481	16	119.00–135.00	$125.77	$605	+2.94
510–540	523	18	111.00–133.00	$122.70	$642	+6.50
555–585	569	7	112.00–127.50	$121.89	$694	—
630	630	1	120.00	$120.00	$756	—
660–695	682	3	110.00–112.00	$111.33	$759	+4.72

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	3	185.00	$185.00	$472	—
305–340	328	4	170.00–180.00	$174.83	$573	-0.87
350–395	373	21	162.50–175.00	$169.36	$632	+5.41
405–435	422	20	152.50–171.00	$163.06	$688	+7.86
455–480	463	18	145.00–157.00	$149.29	$691	+4.33
510 fancy	510	1	158.00	$158.00	$806	—
505–545	528	30	135.00–155.00	$140.80	$743	+4.11
560–565 fancy	563	2	147.00	$147.00	$828	—
550–595	569	24	135.00–144.00	$137.48	$782	+6.35
600–635	618	22	129.00–138.00	$134.64	$832	+2.03
650 fancy	650	1	134.00	$134.00	$871	—
650–695	664	6	125.00–133.00	$129.21	$858	+0.08
700–745	720	15	117.50–132.00	$124.91	$899	+4.22
750–775	763	3	110.00–120.00	$115.02	$878	+4.67
810–815	813	2	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$943	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	169.00	$169.00	$414	—
265–267	266	2	167.50–170.00	$168.75	$449	—
310–340	323	9	155.00–170.00	$161.07	$520	-3.57
355–395	373	8	152.50–167.00	$164.15	$612	+15.74
405–445	429	17	140.00–160.00	$152.64	$655	+5.13
450–495	476	35	135.00–152.00	$141.95	$676	+0.77
500–545	513	36	129.00–142.00	$134.04	$688	+1.73
550–590	573	12	127.00–135.00	$130.23	$746	+6.59
600–630	615	22	122.00–131.00	$126.45	$778	+5.56
650–685	674	11	117.00–124.00	$118.99	$802	-0.52
705–730	716	7	110.00–125.00	$117.25	$840	+1.35
755–795	776	4	105.00–113.00	$110.81	$860	+4.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	167.00	$167.00	$468	—
300–325	312	5	160.00–167.00	$162.47	$507	+7.47
355–390	371	4	150.00–157.00	$154.21	$572	+11.21
410–445	433	15	137.00–150.00	$143.92	$623	+5.59
455–495	480	13	131.00–142.00	$136.06	$653	+5.38
505–530	515	10	125.00–135.00	$131.26	$676	+6.36
550–595	581	11	120.00–130.00	$124.94	$726	+8.91
605	605	1	117.00	$117.00	$708	+0.39

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1465	1131	80-85%	45	55.00–65.00	$61.54	$696	-0.69
905–1690	1174	80-85%	64	63.00–71.00	$67.10	$788	—
980–1640	1207	80-85%	25	69.00–75.00	$72.31	$873	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1580	1317	75-80%	16	65.00–72.00	$68.05	$896	—
1050–1710	1331	75-80%	48	64.00–77.00	$72.60	$966	—
1065–1515	1335	75-80%	8	73.00–84.00	$77.41	$1,033	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1125	960	85-90%	14	46.00–59.00	$51.13	$491	+3.85
815–1465	1001	85-90%	28	45.00–68.00	$57.21	$573	—
960–1160	1031	85-90%	15	52.00–69.00	$61.78	$637	+13.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1600	1532	3	82.00–84.00	$83.33	$1,277	+4.88
1290–1935	1680	11	84.00–96.00	$90.86	$1,526	—
1580–2230	1838	12	97.00–105.00	$101.61	$1,868	+5.33

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–985	887	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	610.00–830.00	$710.40

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–920	868	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	590.00–600.00	$594.70

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	625.00–900.00	$768.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–1,000.00	$932.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–945	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–660.00	$634.79
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
770	770	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.