Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

2,496 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.34/cwt +3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 567 lb · 64 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.86/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 472 lb · 45 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.78/cwt -2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 470 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,496	5,789	2,751
Feeder cattle	1,890	4,562	2,340
Slaughter cattle	322	787	269
Replacement cattle	284	440	142

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate 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
305–315	314	7	163.00–170.00	$167.59	$526	-9.32
350–395	376	6	158.00–171.00	$164.56	$619	+0.16
412–440	418	19	156.00–163.00	$161.26	$674	+2.54
473–490	479	6	150.00–159.00	$153.62	$736	+3.40
500–545	525	17	140.00–151.00	$145.49	$764	-3.75
525–530 value added	526	4	153.00–156.00	$153.76	$809	—
550–595	569	27	130.00–146.00	$140.54	$800	-5.23
605–645	621	17	127.50–138.00	$134.04	$832	-5.02
655–695	679	16	125.00–135.50	$131.63	$894	-3.99
700–733	723	12	125.00–126.50	$125.76	$909	-5.99
776	776	7	138.00	$138.00	$1,071	+6.57
802	802	13	134.00	$134.00	$1,075	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	160.00	$160.00	$360	—
325–345	333	8	141.00–166.00	$157.40	$524	+8.27
355–385	377	6	135.00–159.00	$148.61	$560	-8.07
455–495	475	25	125.00–156.50	$147.35	$700	+2.46
520–545	529	5	140.00–145.00	$141.43	$748	+0.36
550–595	577	10	122.50–138.00	$131.57	$759	-7.08
615–640	621	8	122.50–132.00	$125.87	$782	-8.51
725	725	1	125.00	$125.00	$906	+2.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	145.00	$145.00	$566	-5.43
410–420	415	4	135.00–155.00	$142.44	$591	-6.26
470–490	482	5	131.00–147.00	$140.29	$676	+5.51
530	530	1	115.00	$115.00	$610	-17.14
605	605	2	120.00	$120.00	$726	-2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	135.00	$135.00	$392	-5.72
300–335	319	10	138.00–146.00	$141.60	$452	+6.83
355–395	380	12	128.00–140.00	$132.21	$502	+0.27
400–444	420	13	127.00–145.00	$132.00	$554	+1.30
455–495	472	45	122.00–138.00	$127.86	$603	-1.94
500–545	522	34	124.00–137.00	$128.23	$669	-2.91
559 value added	559	20	144.00	$144.00	$805	—
550–588	570	44	120.00–130.00	$125.59	$716	-2.36
618 value added	618	3	130.00	$130.00	$803	—
600–645	630	17	116.00–125.00	$121.85	$768	-1.43
650–675	658	6	114.00–118.00	$115.17	$758	-4.16
745	745	1	112.00	$112.00	$834	-5.00
765–790	775	5	112.00–115.00	$113.22	$877	-0.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	268	3	126.00–130.00	$128.73	$345	-4.27
310–345	327	15	127.50–147.00	$135.14	$442	+7.83
350–395	370	28	120.00–142.00	$127.14	$470	-4.78
405–445	422	39	115.00–140.00	$124.83	$527	-3.66
450–495	470	43	115.00–134.00	$122.78	$577	-2.33
505–545	519	26	110.00–129.00	$119.98	$623	-1.49
550–588	571	18	110.00–122.00	$114.79	$655	-3.07
615–645	629	7	109.00–117.00	$113.42	$713	-1.58
673–690	677	4	100.00	$100.00	$677	-9.61
705	705	2	112.00	$112.00	$790	+8.62
770	770	2	105.00	$105.00	$808	+3.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	120.00	$120.00	$348	—
330–335	333	2	124.00–127.00	$125.49	$418	+3.48
365–395	386	14	110.00–139.00	$117.62	$454	-3.11
400–445	426	11	108.00–132.00	$122.48	$522	+4.49
450–495	470	7	105.00–127.00	$115.12	$541	-1.01
525–545	533	12	98.00–120.00	$116.45	$621	+3.93
565–585	575	2	117.00	$117.00	$673	+9.10
610	610	3	105.00	$105.00	$640	-1.34
655–695	671	5	91.00–101.00	$97.47	$654	-2.93

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	166.00	$166.00	$481	—
300–345	332	23	153.00–175.00	$163.75	$544	-26.25
350–390	369	16	149.00–172.00	$159.79	$590	-8.89
400–445	426	33	144.00–160.00	$152.60	$650	-4.36
450–495	473	27	139.00–160.00	$145.01	$686	+1.12
505–549	528	36	125.00–145.00	$133.16	$703	-2.48
550–585	565	31	122.00–137.00	$128.61	$727	-3.96
600–645	617	17	117.00–130.00	$121.41	$749	-5.39
665–673	670	3	117.00–120.00	$119.01	$797	-3.84
721	721	4	119.00	$119.00	$858	+2.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	277	3	150.00–156.00	$151.81	$421	-10.20
300–340	323	18	147.00–165.00	$153.51	$496	+4.40
350–385	376	15	135.00–160.00	$146.44	$551	-8.72
400–445	426	26	130.00–157.00	$138.46	$590	-6.75
460–495	477	37	125.00–149.00	$132.06	$630	-2.18
505–545	526	28	115.00–137.00	$127.01	$668	-0.67
550–595	577	15	120.00–129.00	$124.34	$717	+0.72
605–635	617	8	109.00–120.00	$115.86	$715	-6.42
650–695	673	11	105.00–115.00	$109.50	$737	-5.07
700–725	714	6	92.50–105.00	$100.93	$721	-9.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	272	3	138.00–144.00	$140.17	$381	—
315–345	328	10	130.00–162.00	$140.68	$461	+0.28
360–395	378	6	122.50–155.00	$134.72	$509	-1.56
400–445	427	7	120.00–145.00	$137.87	$589	+4.45
475–490	483	4	119.00–135.00	$129.81	$627	+3.00
510–540	532	12	120.00–127.00	$121.24	$645	+1.25
570–580	577	10	111.00–120.00	$113.90	$657	+0.07
600–620	606	7	105.00–115.00	$108.14	$655	-5.58
660–670	668	4	102.00–107.00	$103.24	$690	-0.31
720–735	731	4	80.00–95.00	$91.31	$667	-10.69
785	785	4	90.00	$90.00	$706	-14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1405	1136	80-85%	26	43.50–57.00	$52.81	$600	-2.33
990–1305	1153	80-85%	14	55.00–66.00	$61.91	$714	+1.64
905–1555	1172	80-85%	82	48.00–64.00	$59.00	$691	-1.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1035	945	85-90%	11	40.00–45.00	$42.03	$397	—
865–1280	1039	85-90%	43	38.00–52.00	$48.33	$502	-3.20
970–1505	1107	85-90%	21	52.00–56.50	$52.80	$584	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1550	1295	75-80%	5	50.00–57.00	$52.44	$679	—
1000–1590	1301	75-80%	34	53.00–65.00	$60.48	$787	—
1365–1450	1408	75-80%	2	62.00–65.00	$63.55	$895	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1910	1607	17	75.00–91.00	$83.41	$1,340	—
1210–2070	1625	4	65.00–79.00	$72.02	$1,170	—
1780–2135	1931	4	90.00–97.00	$93.99	$1,815	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–755	690	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	530.00–660.00	$595.35
915–960	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	995.00–1,015.00	$1,005.24

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1070	1036	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,073.43
1080–1155 fancy	1116	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,362.01
1160–1400	1311	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	870.00–920.00	$898.27
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	680.00–1,050.00	$860.74
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	750.00–1,050.00	$879.55
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,100.00–1,550.00	$1,225.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	950.00–1,025.00	$986.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	575.00–900.00	$707.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
1010–1310	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	790.00–810.00	$797.87
1373	1373	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	990.00	$990.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	550.00–675.00	$631.25
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	700.00–860.00	$743.57
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	700.00–800.00	$729.17

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–815	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	400.00–625.00	$514.61
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	500.00–680.00	$573.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	350.00–475.00	$428.13

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1035	970	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–775.00	$740.01
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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
1030–1245	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,130.00–1,190.00	$1,157.16	—
1050–1185	1138	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,425.00–1,550.00	$1,469.07	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	875.00–1,175.00	$975.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
630–840 thin fleshed	739	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	400.00–600.00	$484.44	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	700.00–970.00	$798.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	940.00–1,050.00	$998.57	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	600.00–880.00	$693.64	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.