Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

3,586 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.80/cwt -1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 564 lb · 78 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.36/cwt -2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $512/hd at 415 lb · 70 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.11/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 523 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,586	7,160	2,239
Feeder cattle	2,955	5,896	1,728
Slaughter cattle	486	844	199
Replacement cattle	145	420	312

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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
350–375	367	23	155.00–162.00	$158.16	$580	-21.84
400–445	423	13	145.00–157.00	$154.13	$652	-3.20
450–495	473	14	140.00–152.00	$146.64	$694	-4.76
500–549	528	14	138.00–147.00	$142.24	$751	-1.22
558–590	569	19	130.00–142.00	$136.26	$775	+0.22
606–645	614	30	130.50–140.00	$134.13	$824	+0.29
695–698	698	6	136.00–137.00	$136.17	$950	+4.14
705–740	723	20	126.00–136.00	$133.26	$963	+6.82
750–795	784	5	118.00–122.50	$119.27	$935	-1.29
825	825	1	105.00	$105.00	$866	—
1130	1130	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,040	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	160.00	$160.00	$416	—
345	345	2	153.00–161.00	$157.00	$542	-0.58
360–380	367	9	135.00–152.00	$146.69	$538	-5.40
411	411	4	144.00	$144.00	$592	-0.35
458–490	474	16	140.00–154.00	$145.00	$687	-2.05
500–545	517	20	125.00–149.00	$141.48	$731	+0.53
550–593	565	13	116.00–135.00	$125.46	$709	-9.81
600–645	622	16	120.00–138.00	$128.65	$800	-3.04
675–690	682	3	115.00–127.50	$122.84	$838	-7.13
700–735	719	6	112.00–120.00	$117.00	$841	+4.47
765–790	782	8	105.00–116.00	$114.01	$892	—
925	925	1	95.00	$95.00	$879	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	381	12	120.00–144.00	$136.48	$520	-2.59
410–435	427	3	130.00–135.00	$131.60	$562	+5.05
465–488	480	3	108.00–125.00	$113.49	$545	-17.14
512–545	517	16	107.50–135.00	$123.52	$639	-3.44
575	575	4	126.00–128.00	$127.00	$730	+6.49
735	735	1	105.00	$105.00	$772	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	313	3	135.00–137.00	$135.68	$425	+2.09
360–390	377	17	129.00–136.00	$132.83	$501	—
405–445	425	28	123.00–131.00	$126.83	$539	-5.33
450–495	472	39	121.00–128.00	$124.03	$585	-7.74
500–547	523	63	120.00–132.00	$124.11	$649	-2.53
550–595	564	77	118.00–131.00	$123.76	$698	-1.45
590 fancy	590	1	127.00	$127.00	$749	—
603–645	617	39	115.00–127.00	$122.91	$758	+1.66
615–645 fancy	630	2	124.00–127.00	$125.54	$791	—
660–685	676	26	107.00–127.00	$119.64	$809	+2.11
680–695	688	2	125.00–130.00	$127.47	$877	+9.94
740–749	747	10	102.00–115.00	$105.69	$790	-15.12
755–775	762	11	100.00–112.00	$105.64	$805	-5.31
810–843	835	4	92.00–93.00	$92.76	$775	—
870–890	883	3	88.00	$88.00	$777	—
915–943	934	3	85.00–88.00	$85.98	$803	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–344	323	14	125.00–140.00	$128.24	$414	+3.07
360–395	377	19	122.00–131.00	$127.03	$479	-0.07
405–445	415	70	116.00–131.00	$123.36	$512	-2.15
450–495	473	36	115.00–127.00	$120.65	$571	+0.25
505–545	524	28	110.00–123.00	$116.39	$610	-4.27
560–595	579	15	111.00–121.00	$116.26	$673	-3.11
600–645	623	15	100.00–117.00	$108.95	$679	-3.94
650–680	671	17	100.00–112.00	$108.53	$728	-6.91
730–745	738	2	90.00–94.00	$92.02	$679	-15.86
755–790	778	8	87.00–107.00	$104.07	$810	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	324	6	120.00–130.00	$125.51	$407	+1.18
350–380	367	21	112.00–126.00	$117.69	$432	-1.08
400–435	424	22	110.00–121.00	$114.42	$485	-3.26
465–495	477	29	109.00–117.00	$113.12	$540	-1.27
515–540	529	10	107.00–112.00	$110.62	$585	-1.76
550–595	564	10	95.00–111.00	$103.44	$583	-4.89
600–620	611	4	91.00–100.00	$95.26	$582	-7.78
675–680	676	10	102.00–105.00	$104.40	$706	+7.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	159.00	$159.00	$477	-20.65
370–395	384	4	141.00–162.50	$153.39	$589	-0.22
400–435	420	35	139.00–156.00	$149.40	$627	+2.59
455–485	468	29	132.00–150.00	$142.49	$667	-7.35
500–548	528	59	125.00–142.00	$135.98	$718	-1.15
550 fancy	550	1	140.00	$140.00	$770	—
550–595	573	27	126.00–135.00	$130.02	$745	-1.25
600–640	623	40	115.00–129.00	$123.16	$767	+2.16
650–695	671	20	106.00–123.00	$115.83	$777	-1.97
700–730	715	8	110.00–116.00	$113.48	$811	-1.53
765	765	3	110.00	$110.00	$842	-1.37
805–822	818	4	101.00–110.00	$103.21	$844	+7.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	260	3	145.00–150.00	$146.60	$381	-11.40
300–330	310	6	143.00–152.50	$148.25	$460	-6.41
350–390	373	13	130.00–152.00	$142.55	$532	-5.07
400–445	424	36	122.00–150.00	$139.48	$591	-5.15
450–495	474	41	120.00–142.00	$134.71	$639	+1.89
500–545	526	34	115.00–135.00	$127.39	$670	-0.33
550–590	570	20	110.00–125.00	$121.10	$690	-0.57
605–645	625	19	111.00–120.00	$116.24	$726	-2.95
660–695	681	15	100.00–111.00	$107.38	$731	-7.62
720–735	730	6	92.00–105.00	$102.83	$751	-4.91
760–775	768	2	103.00–106.00	$104.49	$802	+3.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	332	7	140.00–144.00	$141.12	$469	-1.54
360–385	378	13	135.00–145.00	$138.67	$524	+0.60
415–445	427	29	125.00–142.00	$133.24	$569	-1.81
455–495	478	21	125.00–134.00	$128.47	$614	+2.53
500–540	523	23	112.00–127.00	$120.37	$630	+0.78
570–595	579	6	114.00–120.00	$116.53	$675	+0.82
610–645	630	7	105.00–110.00	$106.52	$671	-4.67
675–695	678	6	102.00–105.00	$103.01	$698	-3.24
710–744	737	5	100.00	$100.00	$737	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1440	1131	80-85%	75	43.00–55.00	$52.24	$591	—
885–1405	1141	80-85%	31	58.00–66.00	$61.62	$703	—
895–1420	1167	80-85%	109	50.00–61.00	$56.78	$663	+4.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1600	1331	75-80%	23	59.00–70.00	$65.64	$874	—
1150–1795	1392	75-80%	7	49.50–55.00	$53.93	$751	-0.41
1080–1725	1425	75-80%	51	53.00–61.00	$56.38	$803	-1.81

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1175	959	85-90%	22	39.00–43.00	$40.94	$393	—
875–1270	1017	85-90%	45	35.00–52.00	$47.26	$481	+0.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1895	1506	8	67.00–83.00	$76.19	$1,147	—
1235–1975	1658	9	70.00–89.00	$82.83	$1,373	-1.02

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–890	815	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	620.00–845.00	$742.85
1055–1075	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–845.00	$722.80
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	725.00–775.00	$735.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
495–730	638	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	450.00–525.00	$490.22

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,510.00	$1,510.00
1045–1215	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–970.00	$896.09
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	510.00–700.00	$600.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	650.00–800.00	$737.92
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	565.00–775.00	$674.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	750.00–950.00	$825.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
875–935	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–725.00	$660.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	300.00–550.00	$398.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–600.00	$583.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	680.00	$680.00
1010–1275	1143	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	710.00–760.00	$726.35
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	575.00	$575.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	250.00–300.00	$266.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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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
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
1175–1185	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,012.55	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,025.00–1,375.00	$1,245.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–825.00	$812.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1220–1260	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,087.30	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	700.00–800.00	$735.71	—

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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.