Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

4,574 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.47/cwt +4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 474 lb · 60 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $148.26/cwt +6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 423 lb · 59 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.01/cwt +5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 528 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,574	3,135	2,272
Feeder cattle	3,820	2,474	1,929
Slaughter cattle	492	457	255
Replacement cattle	262	204	88

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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
310–345	325	13	152.50–167.00	$159.79	$519	+5.24
360–395	373	19	139.00–159.00	$153.14	$571	-5.08
405–445	422	10	149.00–157.00	$151.01	$637	-0.58
455–485	462	8	140.00–155.00	$148.70	$687	+4.73
505–545	530	15	135.00–147.00	$143.00	$758	+5.25
555–585	576	8	130.00–140.00	$136.87	$788	+4.93
600–645	629	7	125.00–133.00	$129.03	$812	-0.43
675–695	681	5	120.00–129.00	$124.98	$851	-0.47
715–740	729	4	115.00–124.00	$121.54	$886	+1.54

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	330	5	162.50–167.50	$165.95	$548	+1.95
375–395	389	8	157.50–162.50	$158.72	$617	-1.67
405–440	422	10	152.50–161.00	$157.88	$666	+3.48
450–475	464	5	150.00–164.00	$155.29	$721	+3.48
505–540	511	12	142.50–154.00	$150.20	$768	-0.57
555–570	563	8	144.00–149.00	$145.99	$822	+4.98
610–645	631	11	131.00–136.00	$133.05	$840	-4.68
665–685	679	8	129.00–132.00	$130.50	$886	-7.87
710–730	721	7	126.00–129.00	$127.72	$921	-7.54
750–770	756	4	123.00–126.00	$124.75	$943	—
790 value added	790	2	127.00–128.00	$127.50	$1,007	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	140.00–145.00	$142.52	$446	—
350–395	366	4	135.00–145.00	$139.54	$511	-10.18
405–445	420	15	125.00–147.00	$140.54	$590	-2.54
465	465	1	137.00	$137.00	$637	-5.00
505–545	524	13	115.00–134.00	$129.38	$678	+1.43
550–590	576	4	107.50–129.00	$122.76	$707	—
605–625	612	16	120.00–126.00	$123.30	$755	+3.30
660–690	675	2	114.00–122.00	$118.09	$797	+5.62
725–730	726	6	107.00–114.00	$112.83	$819	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	13	130.00–145.00	$135.36	$453	+8.85
355–395	374	26	125.00–142.00	$133.15	$498	+8.83
405–445	423	35	119.00–140.00	$127.94	$541	+5.75
450–495	474	60	120.00–132.00	$123.47	$585	+4.29
500–545	519	28	112.00–129.00	$118.59	$615	+2.20
550–595	568	28	110.00–126.00	$115.20	$654	-0.13
600–640	623	10	108.00–117.00	$112.63	$702	+2.35
650–695	677	11	105.00–111.00	$108.26	$733	+1.49
700–745	716	8	100.00–108.00	$105.20	$753	+5.20
755	755	1	100.00	$100.00	$755	+5.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	375	11	135.00–140.00	$137.40	$515	+6.93
400–445	429	29	130.00–137.50	$134.99	$579	+7.61
460–495	479	20	124.00–134.00	$129.27	$619	+5.62
500–515 fancy	508	2	135.00–136.00	$135.49	$688	—
500–545	529	49	120.00–137.00	$127.70	$676	+5.63
550–595	577	42	116.00–132.00	$123.24	$711	+3.81
605–645	621	13	115.00–122.00	$118.16	$734	-0.70
655	655	1	122.00	$122.00	$799	+6.65
665–675	670	2	113.00–120.00	$116.53	$781	+1.18
705–735	719	5	112.00–117.00	$114.72	$825	+4.12
735 fancy	735	1	120.00	$120.00	$882	—
760	760	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$844	+3.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	157.00	$157.00	$338	—
290–295	291	4	145.00–149.00	$146.01	$425	—
305–345	326	40	120.00–145.00	$130.52	$425	+8.15
360–395	384	17	117.50–140.00	$128.14	$492	+8.56
400–445	421	38	110.00–132.00	$119.97	$505	+3.37
450–495	471	25	105.00–128.00	$116.55	$549	+4.14
500–545	524	37	100.00–122.00	$112.78	$591	—
555–595	573	10	100.00–115.00	$107.48	$616	+0.85
610–645	628	5	102.00–110.00	$104.63	$657	+2.88

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	118.00	$118.00	$555	—

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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	267	9	160.00–172.00	$164.42	$439	+11.78
305–345	326	30	152.00–170.00	$158.80	$518	+9.74
350–395	378	25	150.00–166.00	$154.73	$585	+8.05
400–445	423	59	140.00–156.00	$148.26	$627	+6.96
450–495	480	47	130.00–145.00	$137.87	$662	+5.09
500–545	520	38	125.00–139.00	$130.47	$678	+3.31
555–595	576	43	115.00–131.00	$123.45	$711	+2.19
600–645	619	17	110.00–127.00	$116.68	$722	+2.46
650–695	673	6	112.00–116.00	$113.85	$766	+3.67
730–745	738	3	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$793	-2.51
780–790	787	3	95.00–107.00	$98.97	$779	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	160.00–162.50	$161.26	$489	+5.71
355–390	373	23	157.50–176.00	$165.99	$619	+8.06
400–445	421	32	150.00–161.00	$155.09	$653	+5.26
450–490	472	29	142.50–157.00	$146.55	$692	+3.51
510–540	523	29	134.00–145.00	$138.52	$724	+4.94
555–595	580	21	127.50–140.00	$133.93	$777	+4.15
600–645	620	18	123.00–132.00	$127.29	$789	+4.43
650–695	672	16	117.00–124.00	$121.97	$820	+6.88
700–725	710	4	114.00–118.00	$115.49	$820	+7.21
755–795	768	4	110.00–114.00	$111.65	$857	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	279	6	135.00–140.00	$137.15	$383	-23.88
300–345	318	17	130.00–162.00	$148.16	$471	+6.06
355–395	379	28	125.00–155.00	$145.23	$550	+10.63
400–445	420	30	120.00–142.00	$136.65	$574	+5.45
450–495	479	19	115.00–137.00	$130.48	$625	+5.74
500–545	526	20	110.00–127.00	$121.95	$641	+3.66
550–595	573	22	105.00–122.00	$118.21	$677	+5.42
605–625	613	5	95.00–115.00	$105.68	$648	-6.32
650–685	668	2	101.00–110.00	$105.38	$704	-1.87
720	720	1	100.00	$100.00	$720	+1.50
755–770	764	4	92.00–107.00	$97.72	$747	+2.59

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1340	1083	80-85%	42	44.00–54.00	$49.29	$534	-1.64
705–1595	1181	80-85%	88	51.00–61.00	$55.98	$661	-0.28
805–1485	1200	80-85%	34	57.00–66.00	$61.48	$738	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–1125	972	85-90%	28	35.00–49.00	$42.35	$412	—
770–1215	1004	85-90%	55	40.00–54.00	$46.55	$467	-0.33
870–1105	1029	85-90%	15	47.00–59.00	$51.35	$528	+4.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1865	1417	75-80%	25	53.00–64.00	$58.89	$834	+8.85
1045–1780	1437	75-80%	13	54.00–58.00	$56.24	$808	+6.20
1225–1670	1464	75-80%	4	62.00–69.00	$64.17	$939	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1715	1463	12	70.00–81.00	$76.37	$1,117	—
1370–1875	1646	17	78.00–90.00	$83.86	$1,380	—
1375–2145	1767	9	85.00–93.00	$89.09	$1,574	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	500.00–630.00	$575.83

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580–660	620	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	445.00–600.00	$517.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1065 fancy	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–1,000.00	$974.70
940–1220	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00–875.00	$809.72
1050–1200	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	725.00–925.00	$829.27
785–1555	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	700.00–900.00	$807.69
1240 fancy	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	625.00–800.00	$712.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	625.00–980.00	$786.82
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00–960.00	$895.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	775.00–855.00	$815.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–1205	1024	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00–810.00	$765.22
1075–1470	1224	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–925.00	$882.87

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
750–990	852	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–750.00	$694.81
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–560.00	$530.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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 $
750–760	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00–700.00	$687.58
800–950	889	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	720.00–775.00	$742.63
905	905	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1030	1030	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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
990–1150	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,323.13	—
1030–1225	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,275.00	$1,217.90	—
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–900.00	$880.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.