Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

2,189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $148.40/cwt +11.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 707 lb · 85 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.31/cwt -0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 679 lb · 76 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.50/cwt ≈ $1,177/hd at 798 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,189	5,450	2,953
Feeder cattle	1,948	4,641	2,557
Slaughter cattle	191	670	212
Replacement cattle	50	139	184

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. 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
250	250	1	182.00	$182.00	$455	—
305–330	322	3	174.00–187.50	$178.27	$574	-3.36
350–380	367	12	160.00–178.00	$173.66	$637	-4.78
415–440	433	11	160.00–169.00	$164.32	$712	-4.26
450–495	471	29	149.00–165.00	$159.80	$753	-4.83
500–532	518	54	145.00–175.00	$155.42	$805	-1.31
555–598	575	48	137.50–168.00	$144.13	$829	-11.80
576 value added	576	6	148.00	$148.00	$852	—
605–640	628	34	130.00–144.00	$137.52	$864	-12.57
650–685	671	52	130.00–153.00	$141.41	$949	+0.37
697 value added	697	24	144.25	$144.25	$1,005	-5.75
703 value added	703	72	151.50	$151.50	$1,065	—
710–745	731	13	126.00–140.00	$131.22	$959	-5.31
760–778	771	8	129.00–138.00	$132.21	$1,019	+1.87
825	825	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,031	-2.64
1010	1010	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	166.00	$166.00	$415	—
320	320	1	150.00	$150.00	$480	-22.13
360–390	370	13	146.00–169.00	$157.83	$584	-11.35
405–445	421	14	143.00–168.00	$151.05	$636	-13.80
460–495	471	9	140.00–155.00	$146.63	$691	-12.38
500–545	530	16	135.00–165.00	$145.78	$773	-5.64
550–591	568	35	130.00–150.00	$135.27	$768	-9.02
620–640	625	15	125.00–137.00	$131.81	$824	-6.68
650–695	664	13	115.00–133.00	$123.40	$819	-10.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
798 value added	798	64	147.50	$147.50	$1,177	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	125.00	$125.00	$475	-38.57
400–430	417	5	112.00–155.00	$143.60	$599	-18.68
530–535	533	2	140.00–142.00	$141.00	$752	+0.40
555–580	570	4	129.00–135.00	$131.53	$750	-5.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	319	13	145.00–152.50	$148.34	$473	+2.00
350–398	373	23	140.00–165.00	$148.20	$553	+11.08
400–435	422	16	139.00–155.00	$145.59	$614	+3.57
450–495	473	32	125.00–137.50	$128.66	$609	-8.77
518 value added	518	8	148.00	$148.00	$767	+9.18
505–535	522	41	122.50–145.00	$127.80	$667	-6.52
560–590	578	51	120.00–143.00	$130.95	$757	+0.18
605–635	622	20	124.00–135.00	$127.84	$795	-0.84
667 value added	667	24	135.00	$135.00	$900	—
650–695	671	23	112.00–130.00	$119.87	$804	-4.19
700–720	708	10	108.00–118.00	$113.27	$802	-7.41
763 value added	763	2	119.00	$119.00	$908	—
785	785	1	115.00	$115.00	$903	-3.06
765–798 fancy	787	3	122.00–128.00	$126.06	$992	—
880	880	1	99.00	$99.00	$871	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	157.00	$157.00	$542	+16.44
355–395	375	13	132.00–150.00	$137.57	$516	-3.73
400–445	434	16	123.00–145.00	$132.21	$574	-2.36
450–494	476	28	123.00–140.00	$130.46	$621	-0.61
500–545	523	33	114.00–137.00	$125.04	$654	-3.08
550–598	575	25	113.00–130.00	$123.17	$708	-1.37
600–640	626	15	112.50–125.00	$119.85	$750	+1.58
650–695	673	8	111.00–120.00	$115.42	$777	-1.07
770–790	780	2	107.00–110.00	$108.48	$846	—
805	805	1	95.00	$95.00	$765	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	128.00–131.00	$129.52	$440	-11.72
360–385	376	6	117.50–142.00	$127.09	$478	-11.37
405–430	419	7	119.00–140.00	$125.28	$525	-6.11
465–495	481	8	116.00–130.00	$125.19	$602	+1.08
500–540	522	7	110.00–127.00	$122.51	$640	-0.94
558–580	567	8	105.00–120.00	$112.70	$639	-4.17
625	625	2	110.00	$110.00	$688	-2.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	182.00	$182.00	$491	-3.78
340–345	343	2	172.00–177.00	$174.52	$599	+14.20
350–398	380	13	145.00–172.00	$157.16	$597	-9.34
400–445	425	22	135.00–162.00	$144.89	$616	-7.68
450–495	465	18	128.00–150.00	$140.51	$653	-1.55
510–545	528	21	122.00–147.00	$131.54	$695	-3.79
550–590	573	9	125.00–137.00	$129.94	$745	-4.20
625	625	1	125.00	$125.00	$781	-1.08
665–685	679	5	117.00–122.00	$119.58	$812	-2.53
710–730	717	3	110.00–115.00	$113.30	$812	-6.70
770	770	1	110.00	$110.00	$847	-1.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	337	5	158.50–197.00	$175.29	$591	-5.36
355–385	371	9	153.00–180.00	$168.87	$627	-1.23
415–430	421	10	148.00–167.00	$156.31	$658	-6.27
450–495	473	17	135.00–147.50	$140.48	$664	-10.92
515–535	525	22	130.00–140.00	$133.60	$701	-7.01
550–585	568	12	124.00–145.00	$129.92	$738	-10.62
600–645	629	14	122.00–138.00	$126.73	$797	-8.53
650–655	653	2	122.00–125.00	$123.51	$807	-7.88
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	160.00	$160.00	$536	+8.11
385–390	388	2	150.00–155.00	$152.52	$592	+0.74
405–430	424	9	110.00–147.00	$133.15	$565	-12.70
460–495	478	16	129.00–140.00	$136.05	$650	+1.06
500–548	534	17	127.00–137.00	$130.66	$698	+1.69
580–590	585	3	115.00–125.00	$118.69	$694	-3.59
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	+3.39

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1225	1019	85-90%	24	46.00–63.00	$54.71	$557	-3.53
910–1275	1045	85-90%	4	52.00–60.50	$56.67	$592	-5.54
875–1200	1061	85-90%	14	41.00–60.00	$48.91	$519	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1300	1135	80-85%	13	55.00–66.00	$61.35	$696	-0.25
1030–1485	1214	80-85%	25	61.00–71.00	$66.11	$803	—
1135–1480	1276	80-85%	4	70.00–76.00	$72.35	$923	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1495	1267	75-80%	3	75.00–82.00	$78.49	$994	—
1080–1515	1306	75-80%	10	62.00–70.00	$66.36	$867	-9.26
1000–1795	1459	75-80%	18	62.00–76.00	$72.44	$1,057	+6.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1805	1433	8	72.00–92.00	$82.75	$1,186	—
1360–1860	1630	3	96.00–97.00	$96.38	$1,571	—
1595–2310	1994	7	85.00–101.00	$93.19	$1,858	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–980	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	590.00–675.00	$633.05

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	850.00–1,050.00	$935.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	690.00–930.00	$742.86

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
590	590	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	410.00–560.00	$485.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	890.00	$890.00

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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
1605	1605	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–1,175.00	$1,087.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	+171.67

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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.