Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 18, 2021

3,222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.90/cwt ≈ $1,060/hd at 698 lb · 73 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.24/cwt -7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 570 lb · 64 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.33/cwt -5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 620 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,222	5,932	3,229
Feeder cattle	2,613	4,813	2,649
Slaughter cattle	433	854	351
Replacement cattle	176	265	229

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady steady. 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
310–345	331	8	180.00–192.50	$186.35	$617	+0.87
352–395	367	22	172.00–186.00	$179.01	$657	+3.01
400 value added	400	1	186.00	$186.00	$744	—
405–445	428	23	155.00–185.00	$167.67	$718	-0.52
450–495	465	35	150.00–168.00	$159.94	$744	-2.13
503–545	515	36	145.00–158.00	$152.92	$788	-2.59
550–593	576	36	132.50–151.00	$142.35	$820	-11.61
602–645	620	58	127.50–150.00	$138.33	$858	-5.04
660 value added	660	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,023	+11.35
651–691	661	31	128.50–141.50	$138.06	$913	+0.49
720 value added	720	14	145.00	$145.00	$1,044	+5.27
710–745	733	29	124.50–135.00	$128.65	$943	-3.48
775 value added	775	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,062	-2.00
750–795	780	15	115.00–130.00	$125.97	$983	+0.33
834 value added	834	57	151.00	$151.00	$1,259	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	331	4	169.00–175.00	$173.19	$573	-3.98
351–380	363	21	159.00–170.00	$162.95	$592	-3.63
415–440	427	17	145.00–164.00	$155.42	$664	-3.55
450–495	469	26	140.00–155.00	$146.96	$689	-10.99
500–545	528	22	135.00–153.00	$142.53	$753	-6.60
555–590	573	14	120.00–141.00	$134.54	$771	-8.68
605–640	622	26	120.00–140.00	$131.51	$818	-8.55
665–695	670	21	115.00–134.00	$131.08	$878	-7.92
715	715	3	123.00	$123.00	$879	-6.57
780–795	788	4	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$887	-5.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
698 value added	698	73	151.90	$151.90	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	160.00	$160.00	$552	-7.16
375	375	3	144.00–150.00	$148.00	$555	-15.55
410–435	429	7	135.00–142.00	$140.46	$603	-22.24
455–495	471	9	142.00–147.00	$143.36	$675	-2.74
510	510	2	139.00	$139.00	$709	+0.64
560–576	573	18	130.00–133.00	$132.51	$759	-0.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	325	14	143.50–152.50	$146.08	$475	-14.75
352–395	374	18	138.00–155.00	$143.81	$538	+2.92
406–445	425	35	132.50–142.00	$136.65	$581	-6.97
450–495	472	35	128.00–150.00	$134.10	$633	-2.52
505–546	526	48	125.00–139.00	$129.12	$679	-3.50
550–589	570	64	120.00–140.00	$128.24	$731	-1.44
620 value added	620	4	128.00	$128.00	$794	-5.61
600–640	621	32	120.00–137.00	$127.21	$790	-0.46
660–673 fancy	670	4	130.00–132.00	$131.51	$881	—
650–695	674	24	117.00–132.00	$125.77	$848	+3.39
712 value added	712	8	124.00	$124.00	$883	-6.00
707–745	719	18	113.00–125.00	$120.48	$866	-0.32
730 fancy	730	1	130.00	$130.00	$949	—
765	765	1	123.00	$123.00	$941	+6.56
790	790	1	122.00	$122.00	$964	+5.56
815	815	1	105.00	$105.00	$856	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	136.00	$136.00	$442	-8.87
350–395	374	29	130.00–147.00	$134.06	$501	-5.19
400–445	422	35	122.50–142.00	$130.12	$549	-6.10
450–495	469	29	120.00–137.00	$126.78	$595	-5.08
500–545	522	28	115.00–135.00	$125.93	$657	-2.33
550–595	571	37	116.00–132.00	$123.75	$707	+0.53
600–635	622	6	108.00–123.00	$119.06	$741	+1.63
670–690	678	7	115.00–120.00	$117.56	$797	+2.14
725	725	2	115.00	$115.00	$834	+2.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	339	6	129.00–133.00	$131.49	$446	-8.45
355–390	372	7	123.00–129.00	$125.25	$466	-9.24
410	410	2	107.50–135.00	$121.25	$497	-9.40
450–495	473	18	110.00–132.00	$125.41	$593	-0.37
500–545	525	12	115.00–127.00	$122.43	$643	-2.01
565–575	571	4	107.50–120.00	$116.85	$667	-1.63
770	770	2	106.00	$106.00	$816	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	336	13	175.00–188.00	$182.48	$613	+8.81
355–385	370	20	162.00–185.00	$172.24	$637	-1.39
405–445	423	30	150.00–167.00	$157.89	$668	-5.72
455–475	459	8	140.00–155.00	$145.68	$669	-6.03
500–545	530	27	128.00–152.00	$136.89	$726	-6.04
550–595	571	28	125.00–142.00	$133.49	$762	-1.74
600–648	624	29	120.00–142.00	$130.23	$813	-2.84
650–690	665	12	115.00–137.00	$126.12	$839	-4.16
735	735	4	122.00–127.00	$125.75	$924	+2.71
765–785	775	4	110.00–120.00	$115.98	$899	+6.98
795 fancy	795	1	123.00	$123.00	$978	—
817	817	3	100.00	$100.00	$817	-3.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	264	5	160.00–170.00	$165.73	$438	-0.27
300–345	321	14	155.00–170.00	$161.28	$518	-0.07
360–380	364	6	145.00–167.00	$154.11	$561	-6.85
400–445	420	28	140.00–157.00	$150.90	$634	-4.16
450–495	474	25	130.00–147.00	$139.46	$661	-3.58
500–545	521	22	117.50–142.00	$131.76	$686	-4.27
550–590	569	36	115.00–135.00	$127.92	$728	-4.70
610–635	624	7	115.00–130.00	$126.03	$786	-3.49
675–690	685	6	110.00–123.00	$119.48	$818	-5.32
715–740	730	6	100.00–117.00	$111.00	$810	-9.19
770–795	780	5	110.00–116.00	$113.63	$886	+3.19

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	318	7	148.00–158.00	$152.01	$483	-17.56
375	375	1	155.00	$155.00	$581	+0.38
400–425	419	12	130.00–150.00	$140.14	$587	-1.38
455–490	472	15	125.00–138.00	$131.51	$621	-3.10
500–540	517	13	116.00–130.00	$126.24	$653	-1.58
550–595	576	5	120.00–125.00	$120.99	$697	-3.48
605–635	623	4	117.00–120.00	$119.27	$743	-1.45
650–675	661	7	110.00–115.00	$112.84	$746	-0.91
740	740	2	105.00	$105.00	$777	+1.54
780	780	1	80.00	$80.00	$624	-22.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1365	1073	80-85%	34	42.00–67.00	$59.89	$643	-2.10
820–1480	1119	80-85%	72	58.00–72.00	$64.88	$726	—
920–1470	1157	80-85%	13	67.50–76.00	$70.89	$820	+3.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1645	1277	75-80%	18	62.00–81.00	$74.25	$948	+3.73
805–1680	1312	75-80%	59	54.00–75.00	$66.86	$877	-7.16
1070–1725	1324	75-80%	25	52.00–69.00	$64.24	$851	-9.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1215	1009	85-90%	21	40.00–58.00	$48.21	$486	-11.17
725–1260	1017	85-90%	46	47.00–64.00	$54.75	$557	-4.63
1030–1135	1086	85-90%	4	54.00–56.00	$54.99	$597	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1700	1457	13	74.00–93.00	$84.04	$1,224	—
1250–2315	1747	22	84.00–102.00	$91.26	$1,594	—
1280–2160	1796	11	94.00–103.00	$97.79	$1,756	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–905	807	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	695.00–825.00	$778.12
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	792.00	$792.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	300.00	$300.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1185	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,126.45
1080–1255	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,107.49
1200–1320	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	920.00–975.00	$957.81
1340 fancy	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	730.00–1,100.00	$905.39
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,087.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	31	625.00–875.00	$724.19

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	470.00–660.00	$536.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	585.00–800.00	$684.29

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	860.00	$860.00
1305	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	600.00–750.00	$665.91
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–840	797	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	630.00–775.00	$724.04
1155–1215	1185	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–900.00	$875.63

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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
1220–1460	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–950.00	$922.76	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	825.00–1,000.00	$891.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1335	1335	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040–1165	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,100.00	$1,004.75	—
—	—	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.