Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

4,090 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.47/cwt +3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 527 lb · 47 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.27/cwt +4.19 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 625 lb · 46 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $122.01/cwt -2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 570 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,090	2,496	1,678
Feeder cattle	3,398	1,890	1,339
Slaughter cattle	411	322	222
Replacement cattle	281	284	117

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	161.00	$161.00	$507	+3.60
360–375	372	8	146.00–157.00	$149.47	$556	+0.86
430–445	440	3	147.00–150.00	$149.02	$656	—
455–490	467	3	146.00	$146.00	$682	-1.35
508–545	524	22	130.00–145.00	$141.71	$743	+0.28
560–595	571	16	125.00–141.00	$133.26	$761	+1.69
600–645	636	12	122.00–133.00	$126.85	$807	+0.98
660–690	674	4	120.00–129.00	$126.44	$852	—
700–745	723	2	112.00–115.00	$113.55	$821	-11.45

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	378	11	164.00–172.50	$168.14	$636	+3.58
405–430	421	9	156.00–165.00	$158.86	$669	-2.40
455–480	468	8	147.50–161.00	$154.06	$721	+0.44
500–515	508	2	140.00–147.50	$143.81	$731	-1.68
555–565	560	7	135.00–146.00	$141.72	$794	+1.18
605 value added	605	1	142.00	$142.00	$859	—
606–625	609	9	130.00–139.00	$137.77	$839	+3.73
663–670 value added	664	5	135.00	$135.00	$896	—
660–695	679	7	123.00–136.00	$128.96	$876	-2.67
715–745	730	2	125.00–127.00	$125.98	$920	+0.22
765–795	781	4	122.00–126.00	$123.77	$967	-14.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	321	5	142.00–144.00	$143.62	$461	—
360–395	372	5	130.00–146.00	$137.32	$511	-7.68
410–435	418	8	125.00–150.00	$140.82	$589	-1.62
465–495	473	5	120.00–145.00	$130.89	$619	-9.40
545	545	2	130.00–137.00	$133.50	$728	+18.50
555–595	568	11	108.00–131.00	$121.40	$690	—
660–675	672	5	115.00–126.00	$121.63	$817	—
715	715	1	114.00	$114.00	$815	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	323	18	131.00–152.00	$135.50	$438	+0.36
355–390	371	25	126.00–135.00	$130.89	$486	+3.75
405–445	425	26	124.00–135.00	$128.49	$546	+3.66
455–497	482	37	118.00–130.00	$125.61	$605	+2.83
500–545	527	47	110.00–130.00	$123.47	$651	+3.49
550–590	572	21	110.00–126.00	$119.48	$683	+4.69
605–635	619	13	100.00–124.00	$113.94	$705	+0.52
660–695	686	8	107.00–124.00	$118.92	$816	+18.92
705–710	708	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$740	-7.50
760–770	768	5	100.00–102.00	$100.40	$771	-4.60

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	408	12	135.00–137.00	$135.36	$552	+3.36
450–475	462	22	130.00–143.00	$137.93	$637	+10.07
500–545	525	27	126.00–132.00	$129.10	$678	+0.87
550–590	571	26	122.50–137.00	$126.92	$725	+1.33
578 fancy	578	14	130.00	$130.00	$751	—
605	605	2	139.00	$139.00	$841	+17.15
610–645 value added	622	6	137.00–138.00	$137.65	$856	+7.65
600–645	626	38	117.00–136.00	$125.01	$783	+3.16
650–660 fancy	655	2	120.00	$120.00	$786	—
655 value added	655	1	137.00	$137.00	$897	—
650–685	670	12	114.00–135.00	$122.84	$823	+7.67
700–710	704	4	111.00–115.00	$113.75	$801	—
705	705	1	128.00	$128.00	$902	—
720 fancy	720	2	117.00	$117.00	$842	—
755–775	760	4	119.00–121.00	$119.51	$908	+6.29
755–790	773	2	126.00–130.00	$127.95	$989	+14.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	329	23	123.00–137.00	$127.84	$421	+2.35
355–395	374	21	119.00–135.00	$124.77	$467	+7.15
400–445	431	31	110.00–130.00	$118.88	$512	-3.60
455–490	471	27	105.00–125.00	$118.16	$557	+3.04
500–545	525	20	97.00–120.00	$112.02	$588	-4.43
555–590	573	8	109.00–114.00	$111.87	$641	-5.13
605–645	628	7	90.00–111.00	$104.16	$654	-0.84
660–670	665	2	102.00	$102.00	$678	+4.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	265	9	152.50–170.00	$160.36	$425	+8.55
305–345	323	27	150.00–167.00	$155.82	$503	+2.31
355–390	375	19	145.00–160.00	$151.54	$568	+5.10
400–445	423	33	139.00–150.00	$144.24	$610	+5.78
455–495	474	35	129.00–143.00	$136.59	$647	+4.53
500–545	519	27	125.00–137.00	$128.87	$669	+1.86
550–590	570	45	118.00–127.00	$122.01	$695	-2.33
605–645	626	25	115.00–124.00	$117.92	$738	+2.06
650–685	671	22	107.00–118.00	$112.05	$752	+2.55
730	730	1	102.00	$102.00	$745	+1.07
760–795	771	4	100.00–110.00	$103.56	$798	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	282	13	142.50–156.00	$147.25	$415	+7.08
320–345	338	8	135.00–160.00	$148.78	$503	+8.10
350–395	377	20	132.50–155.00	$143.75	$542	+9.03
400–445	427	24	125.00–142.00	$136.31	$582	-1.56
450–495	480	32	120.00–135.00	$127.52	$612	-2.29
500–545	519	30	115.00–126.00	$120.70	$626	-0.54
560–595	574	19	107.00–118.00	$113.18	$650	-0.72
615–630	623	6	100.00–112.00	$106.32	$662	-1.82
695	695	1	112.00	$112.00	$778	+8.76
705	705	1	97.00	$97.00	$684	+5.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	175.00	$175.00	$368	—
280–295	288	2	170.00–172.50	$171.22	$493	+5.22
305–340	333	13	157.50–182.00	$166.26	$554	+2.51
350–380	359	21	155.00–170.00	$163.47	$587	+3.68
405–445	427	19	147.50–157.00	$152.62	$652	+0.02
450–475	457	15	142.50–150.00	$146.07	$668	+1.06
505–545	526	11	135.00–143.00	$139.29	$733	+6.13
555–595	573	16	130.00–135.00	$133.16	$763	+4.55
600–645	621	15	120.00–130.00	$124.71	$774	+3.30
650–690	668	14	115.00–129.00	$120.67	$806	+1.66
705–740	728	6	110.00–117.00	$113.02	$823	-5.98
755–765	763	5	108.00–112.50	$110.09	$840	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1490	1136	80-85%	80	52.00–63.00	$56.94	$647	+4.13
910–1255	1144	80-85%	22	58.00–71.00	$62.91	$720	+10.10
725–1475	1169	80-85%	43	46.00–58.00	$51.74	$605	-7.26

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1280	1004	85-90%	36	40.00–45.00	$42.05	$422	-6.28
835–1190	1025	85-90%	33	39.00–53.00	$47.86	$491	-0.47
835–1190	1042	85-90%	20	44.00–58.00	$51.44	$536	+3.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1405	1317	75-80%	3	62.00	$62.00	$817	+1.52
1105–1600	1386	75-80%	32	52.00–67.00	$60.05	$832	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1715	1414	8	70.00–84.00	$77.37	$1,094	—
1175–2270	1625	15	80.00–89.00	$83.99	$1,365	+11.97
1255–2380	1835	3	91.00–97.00	$93.04	$1,707	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	420.00–575.00	$497.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–940	857	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	475.00–565.00	$514.65
845–1095	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	575.00–710.00	$638.63

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1230	1036	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	650.00–975.00	$865.87
845–1490	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	675.00–1,100.00	$899.07
1145 fancy	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1045–1340	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	700.00–885.00	$786.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	625.00–1,080.00	$884.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	600.00–750.00	$691.67

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	780.00–835.00	$802.92
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	615.00–750.00	$690.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
870–1180	1051	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–900.00	$847.15

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–855	828	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–800.00	$696.68

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–975	960	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–825.00	$774.22
1025	1025	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	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
850–900	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,325.71	—
800–1125	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	825.00–1,175.00	$1,092.00	—
750–1540	943	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	800.00–1,300.00	$1,194.53	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–1,150.00	$1,025.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1300	979	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,064.55	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	550.00–750.00	$616.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	825.00–950.00	$908.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
905–1065	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–775.00	$734.45	—

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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.