Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 24, 2021

5,450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.00/cwt ≈ $965/hd at 592 lb · 82 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.73/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 525 lb · 78 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.75/cwt ≈ $913/hd at 590 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,450	4,412	5,759
Feeder cattle	4,641	3,637	4,715
Slaughter cattle	670	555	663
Replacement cattle	139	220	381

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 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
300–340	321	8	176.00–190.00	$181.63	$583	—
375–395	380	13	172.00–190.00	$178.44	$678	-1.97
400–445	425	11	164.00–185.00	$168.58	$716	-2.22
438 value added	438	6	176.00	$176.00	$771	—
450–495	481	30	156.00–170.00	$164.63	$792	+1.33
500–547	525	78	152.00–165.00	$156.73	$823	-1.44
560–595	569	33	149.50–159.50	$155.93	$887	+4.94
605–645	624	77	143.00–154.50	$150.09	$937	+5.56
660–693	677	52	136.00–147.50	$141.04	$955	+0.70
680 value added	680	9	150.00	$150.00	$1,020	—
705–742	724	33	135.00–142.00	$136.53	$988	+3.88
762 value added	762	6	141.00	$141.00	$1,074	—
770–799	793	14	127.00–136.00	$130.34	$1,034	-2.63
814 value added	814	29	139.00	$139.00	$1,131	—
800–835	832	16	124.00–128.00	$127.64	$1,062	—
852 value added	852	3	138.00	$138.00	$1,176	—
1074 value added	1074	5	118.00	$118.00	$1,267	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	327	13	170.00–176.00	$172.13	$563	+0.64
359–390	371	21	160.00–175.00	$169.18	$628	-1.49
400–445	425	20	155.00–172.00	$164.85	$701	-1.60
450–495	482	34	150.00–169.00	$159.01	$766	+0.06
500–545	522	14	145.00–157.00	$151.42	$790	-0.21
560–599	586	56	140.00–152.00	$144.29	$846	+3.33
600–640	620	21	133.00–145.00	$138.49	$859	+1.05
650–680	666	35	124.00–141.00	$133.78	$891	-0.08
700–745	710	16	120.00–131.00	$129.45	$919	-1.81
811	811	4	121.00	$121.00	$981	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	82	163.00	$163.00	$965	—
622 value added	622	51	155.25	$155.25	$966	—
719	719	52	154.00	$154.00	$1,107	—
833	833	40	143.50	$143.50	$1,195	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	319	5	145.00–167.00	$161.09	$514	+6.09
373–395	378	10	150.00–179.00	$163.57	$618	-6.96
419–440	429	19	155.00–170.00	$162.28	$696	+3.34
460–490	488	20	149.00–167.00	$153.61	$750	+9.26
510–546	540	14	134.00–150.00	$140.60	$759	+1.29
550–575	563	6	130.00–144.00	$137.12	$772	+2.33
620–640	627	3	125.00–137.00	$132.36	$830	+7.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 value added	305	1	160.00	$160.00	$488	—
300–345	322	14	141.00–152.00	$146.34	$471	-5.78
350–395	372	5	135.00–144.00	$137.12	$510	-7.54
420–445	434	10	133.00–156.00	$142.02	$616	+2.92
470 value added	470	1	158.00	$158.00	$743	—
450–495	480	55	127.00–152.00	$137.43	$660	+4.80
510–527 value added	519	13	138.00–139.50	$138.82	$720	—
500–545	534	34	130.00–142.00	$134.32	$717	+2.73
560 fancy	560	10	140.00	$140.00	$784	-0.50
550–595	570	52	125.00–136.00	$130.77	$745	-2.15
595	595	2	133.00–134.00	$133.50	$794	+0.58
607–630 value added	616	20	134.00–137.50	$136.07	$838	—
600–645	631	56	120.00–132.00	$128.68	$812	+0.13
651–675	661	11	120.00–127.00	$124.06	$820	-1.23
700–745	724	6	119.00–122.00	$120.68	$874	+0.20
709–748 value added	730	14	128.00–130.00	$129.16	$943	—
750–795	778	3	115.00–120.00	$118.06	$919	+0.06
800–815	808	2	112.00–114.00	$112.99	$913	-0.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	319	15	132.00–152.00	$140.56	$448	-0.69
350–385	374	19	134.00–150.00	$141.30	$528	+5.60
400–449	426	33	123.00–147.00	$134.57	$573	+1.77
450–495	478	52	122.00–140.00	$131.07	$627	+0.03
500–545	520	51	115.00–134.00	$128.12	$666	+1.27
550–595	569	33	120.00–129.00	$124.54	$709	-0.14
600–645	618	12	115.00–122.00	$118.27	$731	-1.61
655–690	674	4	115.00–118.00	$116.49	$785	-0.21
715–725	719	4	107.00–112.00	$109.74	$789	-0.64

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	129.00	$129.00	$561	—
469	469	75	164.00	$164.00	$769	—
590	590	77	154.75	$154.75	$913	—
602	602	16	141.50	$141.50	$852	—
757	757	29	140.00	$140.00	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	157.00	$157.00	$353	—
300–345	327	6	137.00–149.00	$141.24	$462	+8.25
350–375	369	17	124.00–145.00	$138.46	$511	+5.21
400–445	426	25	116.00–138.00	$131.39	$560	-3.14
450–495	468	16	115.00–134.00	$124.11	$581	-0.54
500–545	525	10	115.00–129.00	$123.45	$648	+3.53
560–590	576	8	110.00–123.00	$116.87	$673	+1.05
600–640	616	11	100.00–117.00	$112.13	$691	-2.60
660–685	673	3	110.00–112.00	$110.65	$745	-0.34
705–740	723	2	95.00–100.00	$97.44	$704	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	335	8	168.00–192.00	$180.65	$605	+4.73
350–395	376	17	160.00–182.00	$170.10	$640	-1.56
400–440	424	21	155.00–176.00	$162.58	$689	-3.95
450–495	473	26	133.00–167.00	$151.40	$716	-3.39
500–545	525	33	125.00–150.00	$140.61	$738	-3.45
550–595	577	41	129.00–147.00	$140.54	$811	+1.87
600–635	621	30	126.00–142.00	$135.26	$840	+0.35
654–696	663	25	127.00–139.00	$131.39	$871	+5.06
710 fancy	710	1	132.00	$132.00	$937	-5.00
705–745	728	10	119.00–129.00	$124.00	$903	-2.67
750–795	773	2	116.00–121.00	$118.43	$915	-1.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	277	3	182.00–190.00	$185.78	$515	—
300–345	325	10	145.00–180.00	$160.32	$521	-8.58
355–395	382	18	148.00–175.00	$166.50	$636	+2.77
400–445	424	18	136.00–165.00	$152.57	$647	-1.99
450–495	470	40	126.00–155.00	$142.06	$668	+2.91
500–545	525	44	124.00–146.00	$135.33	$710	+4.10
550–597	579	29	125.00–138.00	$134.14	$777	+5.95
620–640	629	9	120.00–128.00	$126.08	$793	+2.99
655–695	677	11	118.00–126.00	$122.11	$827	+0.84
725	725	3	120.00	$120.00	$870	+2.20
760–790	779	7	96.00–120.00	$111.64	$870	+1.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	273	4	175.00–180.00	$178.07	$486	—
305–345	328	3	125.00–170.00	$151.89	$498	+0.34
350–375	366	4	133.00–159.00	$151.78	$556	-5.71
405–440	425	11	130.00–155.00	$145.85	$620	+0.30
450–495	475	17	127.00–145.00	$134.99	$641	+1.57
500–545	529	16	120.00–136.00	$128.97	$682	-0.90
560–590	578	12	116.00–130.00	$122.28	$707	-1.68
605–640	631	10	110.00–125.00	$116.61	$736	-2.73
665	665	1	115.00	$115.00	$765	+1.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1445	1126	80-85%	28	67.00–83.00	$73.15	$824	+11.16
820–1450	1135	80-85%	57	55.00–68.00	$61.60	$699	-0.39
875–1520	1146	80-85%	90	61.00–77.00	$67.78	$777	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1205	970	85-90%	45	40.00–61.00	$54.70	$531	-4.54
635–1260	1015	85-90%	61	50.00–67.00	$58.24	$591	-5.97
785–1275	1026	85-90%	38	57.00–71.00	$62.21	$638	-2.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1550	1300	75-80%	19	71.00–80.00	$75.62	$983	+3.74
1030–1935	1325	75-80%	67	65.00–74.00	$71.05	$941	-0.83
1005–1885	1468	75-80%	24	61.00–68.00	$65.64	$964	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1600	1289	12	80.00–89.00	$84.94	$1,095	—
1255–1855	1525	19	87.00–98.00	$92.51	$1,411	—
1460–2160	1862	7	97.00–102.50	$99.60	$1,855	—

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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	11	600.00–675.00	$647.73

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
681–750	693	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	425.00–600.00	$568.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–920	918	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	540.00–600.00	$570.08
855–1030	943	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	865.00–940.00	$899.02

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1115	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–780.00	$691.44
1000–1255	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,000.00	$897.76
1035–1275	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–975.00	$928.19
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	850.00–1,000.00	$910.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–920	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	535.00–600.00	$565.83
940–955	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	565.00–700.00	$641.36
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	520.00	$520.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	675.00–700.00	$683.33

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	750.00–825.00	$792.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

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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
995–1155	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,162.71	—
1365–1550	1458	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,132.93	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	875.00–960.00	$911.43	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
895–1170	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–850.00	$828.33	-29.45

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	685.00	$685.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—

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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.