Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

3,470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.80/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 535 lb · 85 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.73/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 525 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $138.48/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 473 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,470	2,189	2,679
Feeder cattle	2,778	1,948	2,228
Slaughter cattle	431	191	305
Replacement cattle	261	50	146

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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
340	340	2	188.00	$188.00	$639	+9.73
355–395	381	9	171.00–179.00	$173.84	$662	+0.18
410–445	427	8	165.00–174.00	$171.30	$731	+6.98
450–480	471	10	153.00–165.00	$159.41	$751	-0.39
515 value added	515	26	159.50	$159.50	$821	—
510–545	536	25	147.00–161.00	$151.81	$814	-3.61
580 value added	580	22	153.00	$153.00	$887	+5.00
565–598	589	11	141.00–154.00	$143.65	$846	-0.48
600–645	629	27	136.00–150.00	$146.12	$919	+8.60
655–690	670	8	138.00–144.00	$140.70	$943	-0.71
671 value added	671	14	146.00	$146.00	$980	+1.75
705–745	719	17	130.00–142.50	$137.24	$987	+6.02
781	781	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,101	+8.79
830	830	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,013	-3.00
930	930	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,079	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	331	4	164.00–175.00	$171.08	$566	+21.08
360–395	376	6	168.00–172.00	$169.30	$637	+11.47
405–430	418	4	160.00–170.00	$164.68	$688	+13.63
450–495	473	31	147.00–162.00	$154.66	$732	+8.03
513–545	524	20	147.00–157.50	$152.91	$801	+7.13
550–575	572	26	140.00–147.50	$144.32	$826	+9.05
605–635	623	17	131.00–140.00	$134.04	$835	+2.23
675–695	681	20	127.00–140.00	$130.86	$891	+7.46
725	725	4	130.00	$130.00	$942	—
770–795	783	8	122.50–126.00	$125.06	$979	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	150.00–162.00	$155.63	$506	—
370–375	373	3	147.00–157.00	$150.30	$561	+25.30
425–445	432	3	145.00–160.00	$150.15	$649	+6.55
456–490	466	7	152.00–155.00	$153.82	$717	—
515–545	530	4	130.00–148.00	$140.81	$746	-0.19
555–595	563	7	129.00–142.00	$131.79	$742	+0.26
605–625	615	5	125.00–137.00	$128.03	$787	—
660	660	2	125.00	$125.00	$825	—
785	785	1	118.00	$118.00	$926	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	3	154.00–157.50	$155.21	$515	+6.87
360–396	383	11	140.00–157.50	$149.06	$571	+0.86
400–445	416	16	135.00–147.50	$141.96	$591	-3.63
450–490	458	34	135.00–139.00	$136.95	$627	+8.29
500–542	533	70	127.00–142.00	$135.54	$722	+7.74
542 value added	542	15	137.00	$137.00	$743	-11.00
565 fancy	565	1	140.00	$140.00	$791	—
550–595	569	27	122.50–137.00	$131.84	$750	+0.89
610 value added	610	1	130.00	$130.00	$793	—
610–645	624	20	122.50–137.00	$127.34	$795	-0.50
655–685	671	19	117.00–130.00	$123.01	$825	+3.14
700–720	709	7	119.00–125.00	$121.36	$860	+8.09
760–780	764	7	107.00–112.00	$111.13	$849	-3.87
810	810	1	110.00	$110.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	321	14	140.00–160.00	$150.03	$482	-6.97
350–395	376	39	130.00–148.00	$139.11	$523	+1.54
400–445	424	27	125.00–145.00	$134.18	$569	+1.97
450–495	473	46	124.00–140.00	$129.51	$613	-0.95
500–545	527	17	117.50–135.00	$126.02	$664	+0.98
560–595	572	32	117.50–127.00	$121.84	$697	-1.33
610–640	622	21	110.00–122.00	$117.14	$729	-2.71
675–695	683	4	107.50–117.00	$114.09	$779	-1.33
730	730	1	115.00	$115.00	$840	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	155.00–160.00	$157.53	$367	—
275	275	1	150.00	$150.00	$412	—
305–340	326	11	130.00–150.00	$142.12	$463	+12.60
350–385	367	10	127.00–142.00	$138.51	$508	+11.42
400–440	420	27	120.00–140.00	$128.19	$538	+2.91
450–497	478	16	115.00–134.00	$126.49	$605	+1.30
500–545	527	11	115.00–128.00	$121.47	$640	-1.04
560–595	583	3	105.00–120.00	$109.80	$640	-2.90
600	600	1	112.00	$112.00	$672	+2.00
655–667	665	6	111.00–112.00	$111.16	$739	—
770	770	1	105.00	$105.00	$808	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	287	3	176.00–204.00	$185.62	$533	—
315–345	328	21	161.00–184.00	$172.65	$566	-2.64
350–390	372	23	155.00–177.00	$167.77	$624	-1.10
410–445	424	13	150.00–167.50	$158.25	$671	+1.94
450–485	472	39	143.00–162.50	$154.69	$730	+14.21
500–545	524	33	136.00–156.00	$147.74	$774	+14.14
550–595	574	16	130.00–145.00	$137.19	$787	+7.27
600–645	618	19	127.00–137.50	$133.10	$823	+6.37
620 fancy	620	2	137.00	$137.00	$849	—
650–665 fancy	658	2	136.00–137.00	$136.49	$898	—
650–695	667	12	120.00–132.00	$126.82	$846	+3.31
710–740	725	6	122.00–125.00	$124.17	$900	-0.83
755–795	774	7	117.00–122.00	$118.56	$918	—
805–840	823	3	101.00–112.00	$107.75	$887	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	4	160.00–168.00	$164.22	$530	-10.30
350–395	373	9	141.00–162.50	$150.26	$560	-6.90
400–440	420	22	131.00–157.50	$146.67	$616	+1.78
450–495	473	49	125.00–152.00	$138.48	$655	-2.03
500–545	524	19	129.00–145.00	$135.20	$708	+3.66
555–595	571	30	122.00–134.00	$128.61	$734	-1.33
600–645	623	22	117.00–127.00	$120.98	$754	-4.02
670–695	686	6	115.00–122.00	$117.00	$803	-2.58
705–745	733	6	90.00–117.00	$109.92	$806	-3.38
760–795	778	2	100.00–112.00	$105.86	$824	-4.14
805	805	1	102.00	$102.00	$821	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	379	7	141.00–155.00	$147.93	$561	-4.59
400–445	427	19	125.00–150.00	$141.92	$606	+8.77
450–495	478	11	123.00–142.00	$135.76	$649	-0.29
500–545	521	16	120.00–132.00	$126.98	$662	-3.68
550–595	575	11	116.00–125.00	$119.25	$686	+0.56
605–645	620	3	117.00–122.00	$120.27	$746	+0.27
670	670	1	112.00	$112.00	$750	—
700–740	717	3	110.00–112.00	$110.65	$793	—
755–780	768	2	108.00–110.00	$109.02	$837	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1535	1125	80-85%	35	56.00–66.00	$61.34	$690	-0.01
900–1535	1139	80-85%	76	63.00–74.00	$67.92	$774	+6.57
905–1460	1273	80-85%	25	69.00–78.00	$74.12	$944	+1.77

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1145	923	85-90%	17	40.00–59.00	$47.28	$436	—
850–1095	994	85-90%	28	50.00–65.00	$57.43	$571	—
720–1100	1021	85-90%	19	55.00–69.00	$65.02	$664	+10.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1650	1298	75-80%	31	67.00–77.00	$73.00	$948	-5.49
905–1770	1361	75-80%	20	60.00–71.00	$67.32	$916	—
1060–1600	1363	75-80%	13	73.00–81.00	$78.22	$1,066	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1660	1371	10	74.00–92.00	$84.22	$1,155	—
1120–2050	1612	18	87.00–100.00	$94.18	$1,518	-2.20
1690–2255	2025	6	97.00–105.00	$101.78	$2,061	—

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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	14	550.00–635.00	$592.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–730	708	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	660.00–685.00	$672.10
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	640.00	$640.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1073 fancy	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00
965–1570	1247	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	775.00–1,255.00	$1,071.46
1306	1306	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1210–1650	1382	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	950.00–1,450.00	$1,318.12
1351–1540 fancy	1388	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,300.00–1,575.00	$1,405.80
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	840.00–1,110.00	$968.13
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	835.00–1,000.00	$903.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,087.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1165	1078	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	725.00–838.00	$779.90
760–1550	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00–950.00	$905.13
1255–1515	1356	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,025.00–1,175.00	$1,090.60
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–915	862	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–875.00	$758.42
825–905	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$773.84
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	275.00–450.00	$345.83

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	240.00	$240.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	645.00–765.00	$705.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–925	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–850.00	$779.52

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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
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
900–1475	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	900.00–1,375.00	$1,139.44	—
1075–1450	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,325.83	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	1,025.00–1,510.00	$1,249.21	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–950.00	$850.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1210	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,210.00–1,250.00	$1,229.92	—
1100–1400	1237	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,218.13	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	875.00–940.00	$896.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,040.00	$1,040.00	—

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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.