Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

7,702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.65/cwt +4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 576 lb · 98 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.81/cwt +2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 473 lb · 97 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.65/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 629 lb · 87 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,702	4,435	5,074
Feeder cattle	6,430	3,704	4,307
Slaughter cattle	1,039	443	596
Replacement cattle	233	288	171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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
255	255	1	192.00	$192.00	$490	—
370–390	380	7	161.00–174.00	$170.15	$647	-0.86
405–445	424	24	154.00–180.00	$165.82	$703	+4.30
455–495	480	41	143.00–165.00	$157.98	$758	+2.57
500–545	515	31	140.00–160.00	$151.03	$778	+4.84
547 value added	547	5	162.00	$162.00	$886	—
550–595	565	36	133.00–151.00	$142.19	$803	+1.36
599 value added	599	22	152.50	$152.50	$913	—
604 value added	604	8	156.00	$156.00	$942	—
600–640	619	60	130.00–152.00	$139.43	$863	+2.38
650–680	663	24	130.00–147.00	$135.01	$895	-0.65
680–695 value added	690	40	145.50–148.50	$146.87	$1,013	—
710–740	717	21	127.00–137.00	$131.46	$943	+1.69
701–745 value added	726	49	140.00–144.50	$141.74	$1,029	—
755–794 value added	773	17	136.50–140.00	$138.07	$1,067	—
755–794	784	7	126.00–133.00	$127.34	$998	+2.51
810–817 value added	814	18	134.50–137.00	$135.61	$1,104	—
915	915	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,089	—
1105 value added	1105	13	110.50	$110.50	$1,221	—
1115	1115	6	107.00	$107.00	$1,193	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	334	5	152.00–172.00	$166.44	$556	+5.13
363–395	374	30	151.00–170.00	$163.09	$610	+1.66
410–445	436	9	140.00–167.00	$151.28	$660	-6.24
450–495	481	43	120.00–160.00	$153.69	$739	+7.19
500–545	523	26	135.00–156.00	$147.87	$773	+2.91
555–595	579	24	130.00–150.00	$142.91	$827	+5.04
615–638	630	68	130.00–139.00	$136.10	$857	+2.46
660–698	684	46	127.00–136.00	$131.56	$900	+1.20
705–725	714	9	120.00–132.00	$125.88	$899	+7.88
780–795	790	3	117.00–120.00	$117.99	$932	-6.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	145.00	$145.00	$478	-4.53
355–380	367	3	155.00–170.00	$160.50	$589	+6.45
405–445	423	7	129.00–167.00	$147.04	$622	—
450–487	473	10	113.00–156.00	$138.92	$657	-0.33
505–525	518	3	130.00–144.00	$139.45	$722	+1.14
555–590	573	7	130.00–140.00	$134.98	$773	+5.59
645	645	1	130.00	$130.00	$838	+8.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	160.00–163.00	$161.52	$360	—
270–275	274	7	153.00–160.00	$156.70	$429	+10.70
300–340	324	7	139.00–158.00	$148.89	$482	-6.12
355–395	369	9	138.00–155.00	$143.04	$528	-6.96
400–445	417	42	129.00–147.00	$141.03	$588	+2.45
450–497	478	32	124.00–142.00	$134.64	$644	+0.77
500–540	519	55	120.00–140.00	$133.34	$692	+1.28
533 value added	533	4	143.00	$143.00	$762	—
550–591	569	63	114.00–138.00	$128.68	$732	+0.41
588–589 value added	589	35	139.25–141.50	$139.79	$823	—
600–645	618	51	113.00–132.00	$126.44	$781	-1.93
610–625	618	2	126.00–129.00	$127.52	$788	-0.85
640–646 fancy	645	6	127.00–127.50	$127.42	$822	—
645 value added	645	28	135.50–140.00	$136.14	$878	—
650–690	663	25	111.00–132.00	$124.28	$824	+2.92
650–696 value added	677	37	132.50–135.50	$134.62	$911	—
660–694	686	7	120.00–144.50	$138.67	$951	+17.31
705–745	713	25	110.00–123.00	$121.91	$869	+4.90
710–725 fancy	718	2	121.00–123.00	$121.99	$876	—
737–740 value added	739	19	132.50–133.00	$132.63	$980	—
750–770	761	11	113.00–120.00	$118.28	$900	—
764–780 value added	772	19	127.50–132.00	$129.85	$1,002	—
860	860	1	107.00	$107.00	$920	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	3	155.00	$155.00	$333	—
290	290	2	150.00	$150.00	$435	+7.95
315–345	329	34	120.00–150.00	$141.63	$466	+1.37
355–385	372	39	122.00–145.00	$135.30	$503	+0.77
405–445	422	39	117.00–140.00	$131.04	$553	+1.05
450–495	473	97	119.00–137.00	$129.81	$614	+2.97
500–546	525	73	104.00–132.00	$126.81	$666	+0.55
550–595	574	60	103.00–130.00	$124.29	$713	+1.81
605–645	621	38	100.00–126.00	$121.81	$756	+3.17
660–695	680	11	110.00–120.00	$115.57	$786	+2.99
700–745	734	8	106.00–120.00	$112.12	$823	+4.71
755–797	793	10	105.00–105.50	$105.45	$836	—
883	883	5	99.00	$99.00	$874	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	326	6	128.00–136.00	$133.99	$437	+1.16
350–390	369	17	124.00–146.00	$130.51	$482	+1.03
400–440	422	28	100.00–139.00	$123.79	$522	+2.11
455–495	479	22	95.00–134.00	$119.51	$572	-1.24
500–545	528	29	94.00–127.00	$114.61	$605	-6.63
555–590	573	6	110.00–122.00	$116.36	$667	+7.45
640–645	643	5	100.00–105.00	$103.01	$662	-8.13
735	735	1	100.00	$100.00	$735	-8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678 value added	678	78	142.50	$142.50	$966	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	177.00	$177.00	$398	—
270–290	277	5	165.00–170.00	$168.56	$467	—
300–345	324	19	150.00–177.00	$162.38	$526	-0.23
355–385	368	18	146.00–167.00	$156.61	$576	+1.53
405–445	427	38	145.00–160.00	$153.28	$655	+7.11
450–499	478	70	118.00–155.00	$141.38	$676	+3.88
500–545	522	59	114.00–144.00	$134.34	$701	+3.24
550–595	571	37	109.00–136.00	$123.99	$708	-3.29
600–645	629	29	115.00–135.00	$125.27	$788	+4.23
675–695	686	12	108.00–125.00	$116.90	$802	-2.19
700–735	720	13	105.00–124.00	$115.24	$830	+3.01
755–790	784	6	110.00–115.00	$110.80	$869	+1.77
815–825	820	2	95.00–100.00	$97.48	$799	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	206	4	180.00–187.00	$181.78	$374	—
305–320	310	3	172.00–180.00	$174.75	$542	+6.27
355–395	380	15	155.00–177.00	$167.92	$638	+4.32
400–445	423	30	149.00–166.00	$159.85	$676	+3.35
450–490	470	18	130.00–162.00	$146.34	$688	-0.41
500–535	515	32	124.00–147.00	$135.10	$696	-3.30
550–595	577	27	120.00–140.00	$130.38	$752	-2.24
600–645	628	21	115.00–133.00	$123.18	$774	-8.03
655 fancy	655	1	130.00	$130.00	$852	-2.00
650–695	675	20	120.00–129.00	$123.72	$835	-1.48
700–740	719	6	115.00–125.00	$120.35	$865	-2.40
760–770	763	3	120.00–122.00	$120.67	$921	+0.44
935	935	1	94.00	$94.00	$879	—
955	955	1	84.00	$84.00	$802	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	170.00	$170.00	$366	—
275	275	3	164.00	$164.00	$451	—
310–345	336	19	137.00–157.00	$151.76	$510	+1.75
355–390	370	5	147.00–155.00	$149.90	$555	+4.87
405–445	427	30	120.00–147.00	$138.69	$592	+1.48
450–495	472	35	110.00–139.00	$130.66	$617	+0.13
505–545	533	19	110.00–133.00	$121.74	$649	-4.68
550–590	567	9	102.00–125.00	$118.49	$672	-2.20
605–640	620	10	110.00–120.00	$115.72	$717	+2.85
675	675	3	105.00	$105.00	$709	-1.62

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1440	1137	80-85%	61	65.00–79.00	$70.07	$797	+9.55
930–1650	1166	80-85%	157	59.00–72.00	$64.54	$753	-1.43
835–1540	1179	80-85%	115	53.00–65.00	$60.23	$710	-9.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1665	1288	75-80%	60	55.00–67.00	$63.53	$818	-2.17
1060–1730	1359	75-80%	104	60.00–72.00	$68.04	$925	-0.89
1060–1840	1444	75-80%	8	71.00–77.00	$73.49	$1,061	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1240	974	85-90%	45	41.00–59.00	$51.21	$499	-5.07
785–1245	1030	85-90%	59	48.00–65.00	$54.82	$565	—
970–1215	1075	85-90%	34	53.00–69.00	$60.62	$652	-1.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–2010	1429	26	73.50–92.00	$81.07	$1,158	—
1110–2515	1481	36	81.00–99.00	$89.06	$1,319	—
1445–2035	1769	16	90.00–106.00	$96.85	$1,713	-2.41

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	705.00	$705.00
1025–1445	1227	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	770.00–1,010.00	$858.80

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–940	828	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	475.00–675.00	$544.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1440	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–1,075.00	$969.05
1355	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	650.00–1,000.00	$859.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	750.00–1,200.00	$895.83

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–850	798	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$713.32
1010–1205	1127	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–860.00	$853.57
1385–1535	1440	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	960.00–985.00	$975.36
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	550.00–1,022.00	$855.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	600.00–825.00	$737.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	775.00–900.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	675.00–825.00	$758.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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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
1270	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,183.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	825.00–1,325.00	$1,030.91	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635–1060	884	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	500.00–700.00	$577.26	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00	$600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,000.00	$958.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,087.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00	$910.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.