Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

3,089 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.27/cwt -4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 466 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.96/cwt -3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 569 lb · 54 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.12/cwt -10.38 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 628 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,089	5,822	3,035
Feeder cattle	2,598	4,931	2,377
Slaughter cattle	291	637	377
Replacement cattle	200	254	281

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	333	6	170.00–175.00	$170.86	$569	—
365–375	370	2	155.00–175.00	$164.86	$610	-5.14
425–440	433	20	152.00–160.00	$157.05	$680	-3.67
453–495	480	29	145.00–159.00	$152.63	$733	+0.87
500–547	522	42	140.00–155.00	$147.55	$770	-4.18
550–595	569	26	130.00–140.00	$135.91	$773	-13.52
600–645	625	26	125.00–135.00	$129.39	$809	-4.97
650–695	685	24	120.00–145.00	$124.82	$855	-10.64
710–720	718	17	120.00–138.00	$129.47	$930	+1.51
710–747 value added	726	16	125.25–128.00	$126.19	$916	-9.64
753 value added	753	5	124.50	$124.50	$937	-13.17
785	785	2	120.00	$120.00	$942	-11.72
801–816	808	12	114.00–133.00	$123.84	$1,001	—
1010	1010	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,020	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	166.00	$166.00	$556	+6.95
355–375	369	7	150.00–165.00	$159.23	$588	+4.68
410–440	422	6	137.50–153.00	$145.08	$612	-5.41
460–495	475	17	132.00–151.00	$145.10	$689	-5.84
500–545	531	28	125.00–150.00	$138.88	$737	-4.46
555–595	574	22	121.00–140.00	$126.97	$729	-12.11
610–638	632	21	110.00–137.00	$125.57	$794	-8.23
670–680	674	7	120.00–124.00	$121.43	$818	-9.44
713–745	724	10	115.00–117.00	$115.70	$838	-12.93
880	880	1	106.00	$106.00	$933	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	145.00–151.00	$148.00	$481	-16.12
370–375	374	7	140.00–150.00	$146.28	$547	-5.77
405–415	410	6	140.00–143.00	$141.48	$580	-4.65
455–470	460	3	132.00–138.00	$135.69	$624	+16.95
515–545	527	14	127.00–136.00	$130.53	$688	+2.78
575	575	2	120.00	$120.00	$690	+13.99
615–625	620	4	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$697	-9.66
695	695	2	110.00	$110.00	$764	-4.53
745	745	4	105.00	$105.00	$782	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	26	137.50–142.50	$139.64	$455	-0.98
355–390	368	27	132.00–145.00	$135.84	$500	-3.70
400–440	423	25	127.00–135.00	$130.77	$553	-6.32
455	455	1	140.00	$140.00	$637	+5.81
451–495	466	54	126.00–135.00	$129.07	$601	-5.12
500–545	528	49	124.00–130.00	$127.25	$672	-4.86
550–590	569	54	120.00–131.00	$124.96	$711	-2.04
600–645	628	54	112.00–127.00	$120.12	$754	-3.74
655–687	667	20	110.00–122.50	$115.55	$771	-4.26
689 fancy	689	6	129.00	$129.00	$889	—
710–720	718	5	105.00–115.00	$112.99	$811	-4.83
750–755	753	2	110.00–114.00	$111.99	$843	-0.27
865	865	1	95.00	$95.00	$822	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	326	7	131.00–140.00	$135.59	$442	+0.77
350–390	377	26	120.00–137.00	$128.81	$486	-3.27
400–448	427	40	117.50–135.00	$124.82	$533	-4.58
453–490	475	44	119.00–128.00	$123.69	$588	-1.21
500–545	522	53	115.00–125.00	$120.85	$631	-1.63
565–585	575	24	114.00–123.00	$117.89	$678	-2.89
610–645	636	7	108.00–116.00	$112.16	$713	-5.42
650–690	666	15	95.00–115.00	$105.64	$704	-10.83
700–745	729	4	108.00–110.00	$109.27	$797	+4.27
750	750	4	85.00–104.00	$89.75	$673	-17.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	336	9	123.00–130.00	$128.38	$431	+3.46
355–390	369	15	117.50–132.00	$121.72	$449	-0.72
420–440	427	6	110.00–122.00	$116.03	$495	-5.79
460–495	477	19	105.00–122.00	$114.85	$548	-3.73
506–545	520	22	107.00–116.00	$112.08	$583	-0.03
560–580	570	11	90.00–110.00	$105.27	$600	-4.90
625	625	2	105.00	$105.00	$656	-1.23
670	670	1	100.00	$100.00	$670	-4.34

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	156.00	$156.00	$429	-4.70
325–340	331	4	147.50–165.00	$155.66	$515	+1.00
380–395	389	5	140.00–152.50	$144.88	$564	-12.48
400–445	430	20	128.00–151.00	$140.86	$606	-8.15
450–498	469	28	122.50–144.00	$131.20	$615	-9.39
500–545	525	42	118.00–131.00	$125.28	$658	-8.96
550–595	573	41	114.00–129.00	$119.45	$684	-9.77
605–645	626	16	110.00–122.00	$117.90	$738	-3.66
650–685	667	15	102.00–115.00	$108.40	$723	-10.67
715–740	728	6	92.50–110.00	$102.27	$745	-16.23
790–795	793	3	105.00–108.00	$107.00	$849	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	9	160.00–180.00	$168.41	$552	-2.88
355–380	366	7	155.00–163.00	$159.42	$583	-9.49
400–430	422	19	144.00–155.00	$149.79	$632	-9.09
450–495	475	28	135.00–149.00	$140.15	$666	-11.76
505–545	525	44	126.00–142.00	$132.23	$694	-6.56
550–555	552	9	122.50–130.00	$127.18	$702	-3.29
600–640	622	19	119.00–125.00	$121.57	$756	-8.39
650–690	662	16	118.00–121.00	$119.56	$791	-4.76
710–740	730	7	105.00–116.00	$108.54	$792	-13.56
750–755	754	5	100.00–110.00	$105.51	$796	-18.49
845	845	1	97.00	$97.00	$820	—
875–895	885	2	85.00–97.50	$91.18	$807	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	327	7	136.00–140.00	$137.73	$450	-11.56
365–390	374	8	130.00–138.00	$134.14	$502	-4.63
410–435	424	18	128.00–140.00	$132.86	$563	-3.90
460–485	473	14	116.00–134.00	$122.20	$578	-10.83
500–540	517	17	111.00–121.00	$117.36	$607	-7.46
555–595	567	9	105.00–117.00	$111.73	$634	-4.07
640	640	1	109.00	$109.00	$698	-2.96
710–745	726	7	90.00–105.00	$99.89	$725	-9.97

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1425	1081	80-85%	31	45.00–59.00	$53.67	$580	—
825–1510	1152	80-85%	63	49.50–65.00	$58.02	$668	—
1125–1380	1211	80-85%	4	56.00–65.00	$61.95	$750	-6.59

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1125	942	85-90%	7	41.00–47.00	$43.69	$412	—
785–1285	1042	85-90%	35	40.00–58.00	$49.84	$519	-4.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1570	1283	75-80%	3	56.00–64.00	$59.26	$760	—
1150–1810	1362	75-80%	29	50.00–64.00	$58.43	$796	+1.40
1330–1705	1451	75-80%	5	55.00–62.00	$59.31	$861	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1775	1525	8	65.00–86.00	$79.17	$1,207	—
1200–1995	1681	18	75.00–95.00	$83.70	$1,407	—
1815–2090	1972	5	97.00–103.00	$99.96	$1,971	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1025	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	533.00–717.00	$644.20
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	675.00–825.00	$729.55

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–930	833	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	325.00–575.00	$435.36

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,125.00–1,750.00	$1,262.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–1,150.00	$930.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	600.00–975.00	$733.54
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–720.00	$660.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	700.00–1,050.00	$832.42

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	390.00	$390.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00–800.00	$662.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	405.00–590.00	$483.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	540.00–775.00	$624.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1315	1093	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–810.00	$804.01
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–700.00	$662.50

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1480–1515	1498	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,212.94	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,366.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,127.08	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	-225.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	450.00–550.00	$500.00	—

↑ Back to top

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.