Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

7,160 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.26/cwt -2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 570 lb · 126 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.40/cwt -5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 469 lb · 103 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $131.69/cwt +4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 620 lb · 91 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,160	4,090	3,849
Feeder cattle	5,896	3,398	3,357
Slaughter cattle	844	411	372
Replacement cattle	420	281	120

Market comments — USDA reporter

-Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate 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
305–325	319	6	150.00–160.00	$157.58	$503	-3.42
350–390	375	24	140.00–160.00	$152.09	$570	+2.62
400–425	417	7	135.00–153.00	$144.35	$602	-4.67
460–495	479	25	130.00–152.00	$147.05	$704	+1.05
500–540	524	25	125.00–152.00	$140.95	$739	-0.76
555–595	571	70	120.00–139.00	$135.27	$772	+2.01
605–649	620	91	119.50–135.00	$131.69	$816	+4.84
665–690	682	35	125.00–133.00	$129.97	$886	+3.53
725–740	733	2	110.00–115.00	$112.53	$825	-1.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	190.00	$190.00	$636	—
370	370	1	180.00	$180.00	$666	+11.86
400–435	420	18	149.00–175.00	$157.33	$661	-1.53
450–485	465	37	140.00–165.00	$151.40	$704	-2.66
504–540	522	34	137.00–152.00	$143.46	$749	-0.35
550–595	581	7	132.00–140.00	$136.04	$790	-5.68
600 value added	600	9	139.00	$139.00	$834	-3.00
602–645	617	31	125.00–140.00	$133.84	$826	-3.93
655–671	666	50	124.00–137.00	$132.03	$879	+3.07
716 value added	716	9	134.00	$134.00	$959	—
705–739	720	35	120.00–132.00	$126.44	$910	+0.46
766–784 value added	779	14	124.00–135.00	$133.86	$1,043	—
750–795	783	8	115.00–134.00	$120.56	$944	-3.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	5	140.00–150.00	$145.29	$468	+1.67
350–380	364	7	134.00–146.00	$139.07	$506	+1.75
400–445	430	3	125.00–130.00	$126.55	$544	-14.27
450–476	464	8	120.00–140.00	$130.63	$606	-0.26
520–545	526	21	120.00–130.00	$126.96	$668	-6.54
560–575	570	4	117.00–125.00	$120.51	$687	-0.89
605–640	621	5	119.00–125.00	$121.57	$755	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	9	128.00–137.00	$133.59	$438	—
400–425	416	11	124.00–144.00	$132.16	$550	-3.20
455–497	477	21	120.00–140.00	$131.77	$629	-6.16
510	510	1	131.00	$131.00	$668	+1.90
500–545	519	56	123.00–138.00	$126.64	$657	-2.46
545 value added	545	2	128.00	$128.00	$698	—
550 fancy	550	1	132.00	$132.00	$726	+2.00
550–593	570	125	114.00–131.00	$125.21	$714	-1.71
614 value added	614	9	125.50	$125.50	$771	-12.15
600–630	615	60	114.00–125.00	$121.25	$746	-17.75
650–680	665	6	115.00–121.00	$117.53	$782	-5.31
660–670 fancy	668	8	122.00–123.00	$122.75	$820	+2.75
700–710 fancy	707	4	115.00–119.00	$117.75	$832	+0.75
716–736 value added	721	40	126.00–137.00	$134.47	$970	—
710–740	724	18	109.00–126.00	$120.81	$875	-7.19
779–784 value added	780	44	127.00–135.25	$132.80	$1,036	—
770–795	783	3	107.00–117.00	$110.95	$869	-17.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	130.00	$130.00	$377	—
305–325	315	5	123.00–130.00	$125.17	$394	-10.33
355–385	372	24	118.00–145.00	$127.10	$473	-3.79
400–449	429	79	113.00–138.00	$125.51	$538	-2.98
452–495	469	103	110.00–136.00	$120.40	$565	-5.21
500–545	521	58	106.00–130.00	$120.66	$629	-2.81
550–595	581	53	100.00–124.00	$119.37	$694	-0.11
600–630	613	9	105.00–120.00	$112.89	$692	-1.05
655–692	681	22	108.00–125.00	$115.44	$786	-3.48
710–745	730	8	100.00–116.00	$107.88	$788	+3.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	130.00	$130.00	$299	—
275	275	3	120.00	$120.00	$330	—
315–340	329	19	118.00–130.00	$124.33	$409	-3.51
355–395	371	24	110.00–136.00	$118.77	$441	-6.00
400–445	423	31	106.00–132.00	$117.68	$498	-1.20
450–490	471	28	101.00–128.00	$114.39	$539	-3.77
505–545	526	18	103.00–118.00	$112.38	$591	+0.36
555–585	571	6	105.00–115.00	$108.33	$619	-3.54
630–645	636	7	100.00–107.00	$103.04	$655	-1.12
655–695	676	6	93.00–100.00	$97.33	$658	-4.67
720	720	2	92.00	$92.00	$662	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650 fancy	650	73	141.78	$141.78	$922	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	160.00	$160.00	$328	—
290	290	2	158.00	$158.00	$458	-2.36
305–340	321	12	140.00–172.00	$154.66	$496	-1.16
350–395	370	27	130.00–162.00	$147.62	$546	-3.92
400–445	423	57	125.00–157.00	$144.63	$612	+0.39
455–495	481	26	121.00–148.00	$132.82	$639	-3.77
500–545	516	52	114.00–138.00	$127.72	$659	-1.15
550–595	573	33	105.00–135.00	$121.67	$697	-0.34
600–645	622	29	115.00–126.00	$119.19	$741	+1.27
650–695	676	36	107.00–122.00	$115.00	$777	+2.95
710–745	724	8	105.00–112.00	$107.74	$780	+5.74
785–795	790	2	100.00–102.00	$101.01	$798	-2.55

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	177.00–182.00	$179.65	$584	+13.39
350–395	379	23	143.00–172.00	$153.61	$582	-9.86
400–445	420	14	135.00–165.00	$146.81	$617	-5.81
450–495	466	44	128.00–162.50	$149.84	$698	+3.77
500–545	521	58	125.00–148.00	$137.13	$714	-2.16
550–590	560	30	120.00–140.00	$131.27	$735	-1.89
625 fancy	625	1	134.00	$134.00	$838	—
600–645	626	11	115.00–125.00	$121.00	$757	-3.71
650–670	659	5	117.00–119.00	$117.80	$776	-2.87
705–740	722	11	112.00–120.00	$115.01	$830	+1.99
755–785	770	5	109.00–115.00	$111.37	$858	+1.28
825	825	1	96.00	$96.00	$792	—
890	890	1	98.00	$98.00	$872	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	148.00–167.00	$157.50	$457	+10.25
315–340	323	8	130.00–162.00	$142.66	$461	-6.12
355–395	377	18	123.00–152.00	$138.07	$521	-5.68
400–445	426	17	120.00–145.00	$135.05	$575	-1.26
450–495	475	24	105.00–138.00	$125.94	$598	-1.58
500–545	521	28	102.00–130.00	$119.59	$623	-1.11
555–595	575	25	100.00–120.00	$115.71	$665	+2.53
600–640	624	11	107.00–114.00	$111.19	$694	+4.87
655–695	675	16	100.00–110.00	$106.25	$717	-5.75
755–760	756	4	98.00–107.00	$100.26	$758	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1435	1159	80-85%	68	45.00–59.00	$52.20	$605	+0.46
945–1575	1197	80-85%	132	51.00–64.00	$57.04	$683	+5.30
915–1625	1220	80-85%	40	59.00–68.00	$62.71	$765	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1275	1019	85-90%	40	38.00–51.00	$46.69	$476	-1.17
780–1230	1035	85-90%	53	36.00–57.00	$51.00	$528	-0.44
830–1510	1057	85-90%	24	43.00–67.00	$55.84	$590	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1560	1375	75-80%	21	61.00–70.00	$65.80	$905	+5.75
1195–1850	1382	75-80%	23	50.00–59.00	$54.34	$751	-5.71
1040–1775	1406	75-80%	55	52.00–65.00	$58.19	$818	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–2095	1401	32	73.00–87.00	$78.32	$1,097	+0.95
1310–2015	1661	20	78.00–92.00	$83.85	$1,393	—
1100–2045	1778	12	86.00–95.00	$89.64	$1,594	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–1180	991	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	527.00–800.00	$646.54

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–875	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	325.00–575.00	$485.60

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1185–1430	1324	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,273.18
1260–1475 fancy	1359	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,800.00–2,075.00	$1,867.95
1135–1528	1381	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	45	1,325.00–1,575.00	$1,446.81
1165–1620 fancy	1456	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,575.00–1,800.00	$1,683.39
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	550.00–900.00	$742.40
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	550.00–850.00	$692.37
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	500.00–950.00	$653.57
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	695.00–775.00	$717.14

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	450.00–520.00	$483.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	510.00–800.00	$667.22

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	575.00–750.00	$665.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	475.00–560.00	$512.86
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	425.00–500.00	$462.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
995	995	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	775.00–1,050.00	$861.11	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	550.00–625.00	$587.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	525.00–650.00	$608.33	—

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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.