Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

4,412 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.80/cwt +2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 428 lb · 66 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.30/cwt +5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 572 lb · 64 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $131.23/cwt -0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 523 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,412	3,222	4,379
Feeder cattle	3,637	2,613	3,627
Slaughter cattle	555	433	458
Replacement cattle	220	176	294

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold uneven, 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	326	12	168.00–180.00	$171.49	$559	-1.70
350–385	372	14	165.00–177.00	$170.67	$635	+7.72
415–440	425	17	160.00–172.00	$166.45	$707	+11.03
460–495	483	14	155.00–165.00	$158.95	$768	+11.99
500–545	522	36	147.50–157.00	$151.63	$792	+9.10
550–595	576	38	137.00–150.00	$140.96	$812	+6.42
600–645	623	47	130.00–141.00	$137.44	$856	+5.93
650–695	683	13	125.00–137.00	$133.86	$914	+2.78
710–730	728	8	127.00–132.00	$131.26	$956	+8.26
770–780	775	2	125.00–132.00	$128.48	$996	+15.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	369	6	175.00–187.50	$180.41	$666	+1.40
405–425	421	12	170.00–175.00	$170.80	$719	+3.13
455–475	468	16	159.00–170.00	$163.30	$764	+3.36
505–545	514	23	155.00–167.00	$158.17	$813	+5.25
515 fancy	515	1	170.00	$170.00	$876	—
555–585	571	13	145.00–157.00	$150.99	$862	+8.64
600–635	621	41	138.50–153.00	$144.53	$898	+6.20
655–695	673	13	135.00–147.00	$140.34	$944	+2.28
720 value added	720	8	142.50	$142.50	$1,026	-2.50
725–745	737	30	131.50–140.00	$132.65	$978	+4.00
765–795	775	9	123.00–135.00	$132.97	$1,031	+7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	155.00	$155.00	$504	-5.00
366–395	373	4	170.00–172.00	$170.53	$636	+22.53
423–430	426	5	150.00–165.00	$158.94	$677	+18.48
465–490	474	4	132.00–157.00	$144.35	$684	+0.99
505–535	519	9	130.00–147.00	$139.31	$723	+0.31
555–570	563	5	130.00–140.00	$134.79	$759	+2.28
620	620	2	125.00	$125.00	$775	—
680	680	1	131.00	$131.00	$891	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	322	15	147.00–156.00	$152.12	$490	+6.04
355–395	370	23	140.00–155.00	$144.66	$535	+0.85
410–445	432	34	135.00–147.50	$139.10	$601	+2.45
455–490	475	32	130.00–140.00	$132.63	$630	-1.47
505–540	517	45	127.00–145.00	$131.59	$680	+2.47
560 value added	560	3	136.00	$136.00	$762	—
565–570 fancy	568	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$798	—
550–599	573	59	124.00–139.00	$132.92	$762	+4.68
605–635	616	34	122.50–135.00	$128.55	$792	+1.34
658 fancy	658	5	136.00	$136.00	$895	+4.49
650–690	664	17	120.00–135.00	$125.29	$832	-0.48
700–742	721	14	117.00–125.00	$120.48	$869	±0.00
750–780	769	6	115.00–123.00	$118.00	$907	-5.00
800–815	807	3	111.00–117.50	$113.49	$916	+8.49
880	880	1	108.00	$108.00	$950	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	266	15	144.00–155.00	$149.90	$399	—
300–345	328	13	137.00–145.00	$141.25	$463	+5.25
355–395	378	23	132.00–140.00	$135.70	$513	+1.64
400–445	428	66	125.00–147.00	$132.80	$568	+2.68
450–495	472	41	120.00–143.00	$131.04	$619	+4.26
505–545	525	48	123.00–135.00	$126.85	$666	+0.92
550–590	573	29	120.00–130.00	$124.68	$714	+0.93
600–645	625	33	115.00–127.00	$119.88	$749	+0.82
650–695	671	13	112.00–124.00	$116.70	$783	-0.86
700–725	710	4	107.50–112.00	$110.38	$784	-4.62
755–790	773	2	107.00–112.00	$109.44	$846	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	329	5	126.00–135.00	$132.99	$438	+1.50
350–380	365	12	121.00–142.00	$133.25	$486	+8.00
405–445	424	23	118.00–141.00	$134.53	$570	+13.28
450–495	480	22	105.00–135.00	$124.65	$598	-0.76
515–545	528	13	110.00–130.00	$119.92	$633	-2.51
555–595	570	11	100.00–122.00	$115.82	$660	-1.03
610–635	624	8	110.00–117.00	$114.73	$716	—
650–675	663	6	110.00–112.00	$110.99	$736	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	16	164.00–177.00	$168.90	$551	+7.62
350–395	375	26	152.00–172.00	$163.73	$614	+9.62
405–445	425	32	147.00–162.00	$154.56	$657	+3.66
455–495	474	47	131.00–150.00	$139.15	$660	-0.31
505–540	523	49	125.00–142.50	$131.23	$686	-0.53
550–590	573	37	123.00–135.00	$128.19	$735	+0.27
600–645	620	19	117.00–130.00	$123.09	$763	-2.94
650–690	669	13	117.50–123.00	$121.27	$811	+1.79
715–730	722	6	110.00–125.00	$117.80	$851	+6.80
775	775	4	110.00–111.00	$110.25	$854	-3.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	324	11	172.00–178.00	$175.92	$570	-6.56
355–395	376	25	166.00–175.00	$171.66	$645	-0.58
400–445	418	33	160.00–175.00	$166.53	$696	+8.64
450–492	467	30	148.00–165.00	$154.79	$723	+9.11
470–497 fancy	495	12	166.00–167.50	$167.38	$829	—
500–545	518	28	135.00–152.50	$144.06	$746	+7.17
550–595	574	28	135.00–145.00	$138.67	$796	+5.18
600–645	621	15	125.00–140.00	$134.91	$838	+4.68
650–690	671	21	120.00–134.00	$126.33	$848	+0.21
660–685 fancy	676	5	135.00–138.00	$135.60	$917	—
700–735	715	9	120.00–132.00	$126.67	$906	+0.92
720 fancy	720	1	137.00	$137.00	$986	—
750–775	767	6	118.00–123.00	$119.99	$920	+4.01
800 fancy	800	1	117.00	$117.00	$936	—
810–830	820	4	107.00–115.00	$110.95	$910	+10.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	314	8	140.00–165.00	$151.55	$476	-0.46
350–395	370	9	155.00–162.00	$157.49	$583	+2.49
410–435	423	17	128.00–151.00	$145.55	$616	+5.41
450–495	473	23	122.00–142.00	$133.42	$631	+1.91
505–545	529	14	124.00–135.00	$129.87	$687	+3.63
550–595	571	13	115.00–129.00	$123.96	$708	+2.97
625–630	627	3	118.00–122.00	$119.34	$748	+0.07
675–690	680	3	110.00–116.00	$113.97	$775	+1.13
720–745	733	2	100.00–110.00	$104.91	$769	-0.09

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1370	1105	80-85%	28	54.00–66.00	$61.99	$685	-2.89
1015–1425	1173	80-85%	31	66.00–79.00	$72.95	$856	+2.06
770–1525	1174	80-85%	80	60.00–73.00	$67.14	$788	-3.75

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1050	934	85-90%	38	38.00–60.00	$55.96	$523	—
715–1310	977	85-90%	42	47.00–66.00	$59.24	$579	—
800–1150	1028	85-90%	28	53.00–70.00	$64.21	$660	+9.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1340	1272	75-80%	3	79.00–80.00	$79.68	$1,014	+5.43
1095–1485	1280	75-80%	10	63.00–70.00	$65.95	$844	-8.30
1045–1755	1335	75-80%	55	65.00–77.00	$71.88	$960	+7.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1835	1359	10	74.00–89.00	$82.86	$1,126	—
1235–2150	1728	26	89.00–99.00	$93.91	$1,623	+2.65
1620–2125	1844	13	96.00–101.00	$99.03	$1,826	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	580.00–640.00	$616.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–935	859	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	770.00–910.00	$831.76
1285–1610	1448	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	912.00–1,062.00	$995.42

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1145	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–1,058.00	$925.23
1000–1485	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–1,150.00	$936.12
1315–1555	1448	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,400.00	$1,206.80
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,080.00	$1,032.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	800.00–1,050.00	$934.44
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	800.00–890.00	$862.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1300	1173	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–975.00	$896.67
1275–1700	1488	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,020.00–1,125.00	$1,065.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–870	816	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	400.00–600.00	$503.26

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–1015	893	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	740.00–850.00	$798.84
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00

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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
950–1525	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,217.37	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
1490–1615 fancy	1553	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,421.98	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	850.00–1,125.00	$1,055.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	950.00–1,000.00	$975.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125–1200	1163	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,225.00–1,375.00	$1,302.42	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1120	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	825.00–900.00	$857.78	—

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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.