Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

5,812 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.78/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 572 lb · 96 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.46/cwt ≈ $883/hd at 620 lb · 89 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.31/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 466 lb · 85 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,812	1,204	2,076
Feeder cattle	4,822	1,023	1,558
Slaughter cattle	787	105	228
Replacement cattle	203	76	290

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly 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
315	315	3	183.00–205.00	$190.33	$600	—
350–395	382	34	170.00–195.00	$176.84	$676	—
405–436	425	31	165.50–175.00	$167.87	$713	-4.13
455–485	467	36	158.00–170.00	$165.37	$772	+0.71
500–545	521	53	148.00–164.00	$157.32	$820	+0.66
550–595	569	70	140.00–155.00	$147.31	$838	-6.91
600–646	620	89	138.50–149.00	$142.46	$883	—
650–695	673	71	134.00–145.00	$137.54	$926	—
704–745	717	26	130.00–136.00	$132.87	$953	+2.87
755–795	772	26	128.00–139.00	$132.82	$1,025	—
820	820	2	132.00	$132.00	$1,082	—
895	895	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,146	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–398	381	6	160.00–169.00	$163.07	$621	-3.54
405–445	427	18	153.00–170.00	$159.22	$680	-4.71
450–495	472	9	149.00–165.00	$155.49	$734	+1.59
505–543	528	10	145.00–152.00	$148.71	$785	-4.82
555–595	578	23	135.00–147.00	$140.36	$811	-1.73
605–645	624	13	130.00–133.00	$131.63	$821	-3.07
660–695	674	22	128.00–134.00	$131.68	$888	+1.59
710–743	728	6	126.00–131.00	$128.55	$936	+3.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	335	3	158.00–180.00	$165.11	$553	+4.14
365–395	380	2	153.00–154.00	$153.52	$583	+3.97
405–425	416	4	150.00–166.00	$161.50	$672	—
455–488	472	19	134.00–157.00	$140.77	$664	+0.75
525–545	531	8	125.00–142.00	$135.16	$718	-1.29
560–585	577	11	122.00–138.00	$130.30	$752	-1.44
600–640	622	5	118.00–125.00	$120.59	$750	-6.17
700	700	1	115.00	$115.00	$805	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	222	3	163.00–165.00	$164.29	$365	—
275–280	277	3	154.00–160.00	$157.98	$438	—
305–345	324	21	146.00–160.00	$154.48	$501	—
350–390	364	35	135.00–160.00	$144.57	$526	-7.26
405–445	426	40	130.00–155.00	$139.76	$595	—
460	460	1	142.00	$142.00	$653	+6.00
450–495	466	84	125.00–154.00	$135.23	$630	-0.77
500–545	522	30	123.00–148.00	$136.75	$714	+3.08
550–598	572	95	123.00–137.00	$129.59	$741	-1.49
575	575	1	148.00	$148.00	$851	+16.92
608 value added	608	22	140.00	$140.00	$851	+8.00
615	615	1	150.00	$150.00	$922	+21.61
600–642	623	52	123.00–135.00	$130.04	$810	+1.65
650–695	669	40	120.00–134.00	$126.56	$847	+7.56
686 value added	686	20	140.00	$140.00	$960	—
716–734 value added	724	13	137.00–140.00	$138.40	$1,002	—
705–740	725	34	115.00–126.00	$120.77	$876	+7.27
765–795	778	18	103.00–123.00	$112.73	$877	+0.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	155.00	$155.00	$326	—
285	285	2	148.00	$148.00	$422	—
310–345	328	13	136.00–147.00	$142.72	$468	-5.76
350–395	375	18	128.00–152.00	$140.21	$526	-2.50
405–447	424	31	121.00–148.00	$130.36	$553	-6.15
455–495	474	63	120.00–147.00	$133.16	$631	+1.36
500–545	521	40	118.00–136.00	$127.92	$666	-1.33
550–595	565	48	115.00–134.00	$128.01	$723	+3.82
600–635	612	40	105.00–131.00	$121.96	$746	-0.80
655–695	675	16	111.00–126.00	$121.02	$817	+9.55
700–725	717	6	110.00–111.00	$110.34	$791	—
750–775	763	4	100.00–103.00	$101.52	$775	-5.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	330	11	130.00–150.00	$141.02	$465	—
355–395	372	11	122.00–147.00	$133.36	$496	-1.92
405–445	431	19	116.00–140.00	$131.36	$566	+3.53
450–495	480	22	111.00–133.00	$125.02	$600	-4.40
505–540	520	18	110.00–129.00	$122.82	$639	+1.47
555–590	573	6	117.00–126.00	$121.45	$696	+10.43
610	610	1	122.00	$122.00	$744	—
660	660	1	110.00	$110.00	$726	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	200.00	$200.00	$410	—
270–275	271	4	193.00–195.00	$194.00	$526	—
300–345	325	21	170.00–197.00	$180.54	$587	—
360 fancy	360	1	190.00	$190.00	$684	—
350–397	375	38	164.00–182.00	$172.71	$648	+12.66
400–445	419	37	155.00–182.00	$165.56	$694	+0.99
425 value added	425	1	170.00	$170.00	$722	—
450–495	474	62	148.00–167.00	$154.04	$730	+3.06
504–543	523	53	130.00–161.00	$145.41	$760	+4.19
550–585	564	28	131.00–155.00	$138.93	$784	+3.93
600–645	627	47	126.00–143.00	$133.73	$838	+2.04
655–680 fancy	668	2	136.00–138.00	$136.98	$915	—
650–695	672	26	119.00–140.00	$129.37	$869	+5.04
700–737	726	9	118.00–130.00	$125.19	$909	+3.65
755–780	771	7	118.00–131.00	$124.74	$962	—
815	815	1	122.00	$122.00	$994	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	183.00	$183.00	$503	+19.25
300–345	330	30	148.00–180.00	$168.50	$556	+22.50
350–395	374	30	134.00–177.00	$159.49	$596	+11.55
400–445	425	44	139.00–170.00	$155.04	$659	+6.62
450–495	474	50	135.00–160.00	$147.26	$698	+4.05
500–545	516	49	129.00–150.00	$139.36	$719	+4.77
550–595	575	27	122.00–143.00	$131.05	$754	+0.32
600–645	623	34	113.00–139.00	$128.74	$802	+3.73
650–695	668	19	110.00–135.00	$125.97	$841	+6.75
700–745	725	11	112.00–126.00	$120.45	$873	+4.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	170.00	$170.00	$416	—
285	285	2	166.00	$166.00	$473	—
320–325	322	3	165.00–170.00	$168.32	$542	+8.32
365–395	379	7	136.00–167.00	$148.68	$563	-0.33
410–445	425	34	137.00–157.00	$143.89	$612	+6.26
455–495	478	37	128.00–147.00	$138.27	$661	+1.59
500–545	525	38	118.00–138.00	$129.72	$681	+3.72
550–595	564	9	116.00–134.00	$124.92	$705	+2.30
605–645	625	13	114.00–130.00	$121.87	$762	+3.87
660	660	1	125.00	$125.00	$825	+9.32
775	775	2	110.00	$110.00	$852	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1595	1120	80-85%	46	55.00–67.00	$60.82	$681	-5.19
910–1545	1147	80-85%	212	60.00–73.00	$67.09	$770	+1.08
935–1490	1185	80-85%	64	66.00–79.00	$72.84	$863	-2.91

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1160	889	85-90%	17	40.00–51.00	$46.47	$413	—
800–1315	996	85-90%	77	45.00–63.00	$55.37	$551	—
810–1360	1026	85-90%	51	56.00–67.00	$61.71	$633	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1800	1299	75-80%	64	63.00–76.00	$69.67	$905	—
1100–1835	1400	75-80%	28	70.00–83.00	$74.23	$1,039	—
1050–1905	1418	75-80%	26	60.00–70.00	$66.29	$940	-3.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1750	1494	19	75.00–91.00	$84.94	$1,269	—
1240–1970	1607	37	78.00–98.00	$88.98	$1,430	—
1420–2160	1717	16	96.00–105.00	$100.17	$1,720	+9.53

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1355	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	671.00–1,000.00	$833.73

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–850	796	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	415.00–540.00	$476.39

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1030	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–840.00	$820.30
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1260–1685	1473	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,145.00	$1,104.35
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	600.00–800.00	$727.27
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	700.00–1,000.00	$864.74
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–775.00	$737.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
840–1205	1039	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	775.00–800.00	$790.88
1245–1355	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,000.00	$952.12
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	750.00–850.00	$790.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	410.00	$410.00
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	400.00–600.00	$530.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–650.00	$625.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	680.00–730.00	$713.33

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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
1140–1295	1218	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,039.89	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	900.00–1,350.00	$1,137.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–985.00	$861.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	425.00–500.00	$465.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.