Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 8, 2021

3,068 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.38/cwt -4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 525 lb · 77 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.58/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 468 lb · 46 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.01/cwt -5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 474 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,068	5,812	2,076
Feeder cattle	2,256	4,822	1,558
Slaughter cattle	604	787	228
Replacement cattle	208	203	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 to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate 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
315–340	330	4	182.00–190.00	$185.28	$611	-5.05
350–375	360	5	169.00–178.00	$172.75	$622	-4.09
405–448	433	19	164.00–175.00	$169.51	$734	+1.64
450–493	477	23	158.00–170.00	$165.66	$790	+0.29
500–545	506	38	150.00–160.00	$157.15	$795	-0.17
550–578	564	12	146.00–155.00	$151.38	$854	+4.07
600–649	631	23	134.00–142.00	$137.37	$867	-5.09
650–680	667	14	127.00–138.00	$132.40	$883	-5.14
705–740	729	15	125.00–135.00	$128.75	$939	-4.12
780–790	783	3	120.00–126.00	$122.02	$955	-10.80
865	865	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,021	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	166.00–168.00	$167.03	$551	—
350–395	370	12	160.00–172.00	$167.18	$619	+4.11
415–445	429	16	151.00–166.00	$154.06	$661	-5.16
455–495	478	23	145.00–164.00	$153.59	$734	-1.90
500–540	518	30	135.00–155.00	$149.64	$775	+0.93
550–595	573	35	127.00–148.00	$135.47	$776	-4.89
605–635	612	13	125.00–145.00	$133.30	$816	+1.67
657–685	667	12	120.00–134.00	$128.98	$860	-2.70
700–745	723	2	118.00–120.00	$119.03	$861	-9.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	329	14	120.00–168.00	$155.57	$512	-9.54
360–395	371	9	148.00–162.00	$158.47	$588	+4.95
410–445	430	14	142.00–156.00	$148.35	$638	-13.15
500	500	1	132.00	$132.00	$660	-3.16
590–595	592	3	127.00–138.00	$134.31	$795	+4.01
655	655	2	121.00	$121.00	$793	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	325	14	144.00–160.00	$152.22	$495	-2.26
360–395	375	23	140.00–155.00	$143.75	$539	-0.82
400–445	430	36	132.00–150.00	$137.47	$591	-2.29
450–487	468	46	127.50–142.00	$134.58	$630	-0.65
500–545	525	77	128.00–138.00	$132.38	$695	-4.37
555–595	571	36	125.00–136.00	$129.68	$740	+0.09
600 fancy	600	3	129.50	$129.50	$777	—
600–645	621	32	122.00–135.00	$130.49	$810	+0.45
665–695	678	16	117.00–128.00	$122.80	$833	-3.76
685	685	1	125.00	$125.00	$856	-1.56
700–725	708	5	117.00–123.00	$120.98	$857	+0.21
725–730	728	4	128.00–129.00	$128.50	$935	+7.73
755–780	764	7	111.00–121.00	$117.26	$896	+4.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	3	156.00	$156.00	$351	+1.00
315–345	324	17	135.00–148.00	$143.43	$465	+0.71
350–390	374	20	130.00–145.00	$135.86	$508	-4.35
400–445	428	28	127.00–145.00	$134.26	$575	+3.90
450–490	474	45	122.00–137.00	$128.01	$607	-5.15
505–548	528	34	120.00–129.00	$123.18	$650	-4.74
560–595	574	15	118.00–126.00	$122.33	$702	-5.68
615–640	626	7	115.00–120.00	$117.73	$737	-4.23
668–685	672	17	110.00–120.00	$112.89	$759	-8.13
720–745	733	2	101.00–115.00	$108.12	$793	-2.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	330	4	129.00–138.00	$133.89	$442	-7.13
365–395	381	14	118.00–135.00	$125.12	$477	-8.24
405–425	420	7	119.00–130.00	$122.36	$514	-9.00
450–492	472	11	115.00–127.00	$119.87	$566	-5.15
500–549	520	19	112.00–120.00	$115.73	$602	-7.09
555–575	566	8	110.00–115.00	$112.63	$637	-8.82
610–620	615	2	107.00–110.00	$108.49	$667	-13.51
650–665	658	2	102.00–107.00	$104.53	$688	-5.47
715	715	2	110.00	$110.00	$786	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	172.00	$172.00	$507	-11.00
305–340	315	8	155.00–172.00	$161.83	$510	-6.67
355–390	367	9	155.00–162.50	$158.50	$582	-0.99
405–440	428	26	145.00–160.00	$151.05	$646	-3.99
450–495	470	26	128.00–154.00	$142.64	$670	-4.62
500–540	524	36	119.00–139.00	$130.53	$684	-8.83
560–586	575	21	123.00–132.00	$126.84	$729	-4.21
600–635	615	27	110.00–130.00	$121.30	$746	-7.44
655–685	672	8	112.00–121.00	$118.60	$797	-7.37
720	720	2	115.00	$115.00	$828	-5.45
770–795	791	6	105.00–113.00	$110.19	$872	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	277	3	194.00–200.00	$198.19	$549	+4.19
315–345	330	6	175.00–187.00	$181.49	$599	+0.95
350–390	373	27	165.00–180.00	$172.15	$642	-0.56
400–445	426	24	155.00–174.00	$164.85	$702	-0.71
450–485	465	19	147.00–162.00	$156.64	$728	+2.60
515–545	526	14	132.50–147.50	$138.81	$730	-6.60
550–595	578	39	125.00–138.00	$133.29	$770	-5.64
605–645	626	15	124.00–137.00	$131.72	$825	-2.01
670–690	680	5	123.00–130.00	$125.84	$856	-3.53
715	715	2	124.00–127.00	$125.50	$897	+0.31
760–795	783	8	118.00–120.00	$119.12	$933	-5.62
800	800	1	118.00	$118.00	$944	-4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	10	142.00–156.00	$149.93	$486	-18.39
365–390	374	10	137.00–152.00	$144.41	$540	-4.27
400–445	425	16	125.00–144.00	$137.95	$586	-5.94
450–490	478	21	115.00–140.00	$131.89	$630	-6.38
510–535	520	14	120.00–127.00	$123.43	$642	-6.29
550–595	576	12	108.00–122.00	$119.47	$688	-5.45
605–645	629	6	110.00–115.00	$113.50	$714	-8.37
675	675	5	111.00	$111.00	$749	-14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1420	1120	80-85%	46	56.00–65.00	$60.33	$676	-0.49
725–1360	1186	80-85%	28	68.00–75.00	$70.17	$832	-2.67
955–1490	1198	80-85%	84	58.50–71.00	$64.49	$773	-8.35

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1120	958	85-90%	32	39.00–52.00	$47.70	$457	—
850–1110	982	85-90%	7	52.00–58.00	$54.47	$535	-0.90
810–1370	1012	85-90%	58	45.00–65.00	$56.11	$568	-5.60

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1530	1300	75-80%	6	64.00–66.00	$64.31	$836	—
1010–1650	1380	75-80%	27	62.00–72.00	$66.56	$919	—
1290–1760	1532	75-80%	7	69.00–75.00	$72.04	$1,104	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–2165	1550	13	80.00–94.00	$85.00	$1,318	—
1575–2050	1756	4	90.00–101.00	$94.48	$1,659	—
1450–1965	1777	13	80.00–99.00	$90.37	$1,606	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–970	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	440.00–650.00	$566.66

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1000	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	590.00–750.00	$666.23
1035–1265	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–990.00	$870.42
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	775.00–875.00	$833.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,750.00	$1,446.43
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,950.00	$1,521.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	650.00–950.00	$807.70
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	550.00–875.00	$713.42

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
1060–1105	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	690.00–700.00	$695.10
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	440.00–550.00	$483.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	500.00–625.00	$560.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	500.00–575.00	$541.67

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	225.00	$225.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
885–1000	943	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$753.05
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	900.00	$900.00

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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
1480	1480	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1520	1520	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,250.00–1,700.00	$1,521.43	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	875.00–1,125.00	$976.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1215	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,080.00	$1,080.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	600.00–800.00	$752.78	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1160	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–975.00	$871.93	—
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–900.00	$825.00	—

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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
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,190.00	$1,190.00	—

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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.