Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

3,371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.52/cwt -5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 528 lb · 75 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.08/cwt +7.20 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 627 lb · 64 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.09/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 470 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,371	6,874	1,805
Feeder cattle	2,705	5,825	1,372
Slaughter cattle	407	751	187
Replacement cattle	259	298	246

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 active with good 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
370–385	378	10	157.50–171.00	$166.63	$630	+0.81
420–445	435	12	160.00–168.00	$163.84	$713	+0.46
452–495	473	26	151.00–167.00	$159.68	$755	+4.44
500–535	516	24	145.00–162.00	$154.08	$795	+3.89
550–595	571	47	138.00–157.00	$147.74	$844	+0.10
600–635	612	42	136.00–145.00	$142.78	$874	+2.66
650–698	686	12	125.00–144.00	$139.64	$958	+2.99
708–715	709	10	130.00–144.00	$141.39	$1,002	+11.66
754–795	775	17	123.00–141.50	$139.19	$1,079	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	160.00–168.00	$164.14	$468	—
300–345	317	10	155.00–182.00	$163.52	$518	+1.48
350–395	379	20	145.00–175.00	$160.57	$609	+5.03
425–445	434	13	139.00–167.00	$157.48	$683	+1.70
450–485	469	14	132.00–160.00	$149.38	$701	+1.40
515–545	530	19	128.00–152.00	$143.01	$758	+0.16
560–590	568	7	124.00–141.00	$135.76	$771	-0.12
610–615	612	3	122.00–125.00	$123.99	$759	-6.45
658–695	673	14	115.00–134.00	$125.19	$843	-6.38
745	745	1	94.00	$94.00	$700	-28.64
765–790	778	2	115.00–119.00	$117.03	$910	+2.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	157.00	$157.00	$502	+5.25
365–385	371	4	147.00–153.00	$150.53	$558	+7.71
415–445	435	6	148.00–155.00	$152.22	$662	+19.93
470–498	484	8	140.00–147.00	$142.29	$689	+11.22
535	535	1	127.00	$127.00	$679	-5.15
570–585	579	9	125.00–132.00	$128.79	$746	+10.41
648	648	2	120.00	$120.00	$778	—
655	655	4	124.00	$124.00	$812	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	12	134.00–144.00	$137.72	$445	+2.07
350–395	368	26	129.00–157.00	$134.02	$493	-2.38
400–435	417	47	127.50–142.00	$132.72	$553	-4.42
450–495	467	37	122.50–140.00	$126.39	$590	-3.79
464–493 value added	479	15	143.00–150.00	$146.16	$700	—
500–545	527	49	120.00–135.00	$123.33	$650	-10.02
528–532 value added	530	26	143.00–145.00	$144.07	$764	+4.07
554 fancy	554	7	146.00	$146.00	$809	—
555–595	576	40	115.00–133.00	$120.40	$694	-7.86
607 fancy	607	3	123.00	$123.00	$747	-13.00
600–645	626	26	117.00–128.00	$120.09	$752	-3.25
600–648 value added	630	35	138.00–141.00	$139.94	$882	-0.06
655–690	668	10	106.00–119.00	$114.86	$767	-5.64
710–745	728	10	105.00–116.00	$111.37	$811	-6.90
765–795	774	4	107.00–116.00	$112.70	$872	-5.28
808 value added	808	23	130.00	$130.00	$1,050	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	278	3	130.00–132.00	$131.39	$365	-7.34
300–340	321	21	125.00–150.00	$132.86	$426	-3.18
355–395	376	34	120.00–145.00	$129.25	$486	-3.37
400–445	428	36	118.00–142.00	$126.66	$542	-2.67
450–495	476	43	117.50–132.00	$122.97	$585	-1.17
500–545	524	26	115.00–127.00	$118.91	$623	-2.06
555–595	575	23	110.00–122.00	$115.10	$662	-2.88
610–635	629	7	107.00–115.00	$112.17	$706	-4.66
670–680	673	3	107.00–114.00	$111.35	$749	+0.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	137.00	$137.00	$356	—
310–315	313	2	125.00–131.00	$128.02	$401	+2.86
350–380	370	11	100.00–130.00	$119.24	$441	-1.30
410–435	420	12	114.00–132.00	$121.00	$508	-0.86
450–495	472	18	110.00–123.00	$115.55	$545	-2.40
505–548	535	6	107.00–117.00	$110.59	$592	-5.10
560	560	1	107.00	$107.00	$599	-1.07
625	625	1	104.00	$104.00	$650	-0.05
695	695	4	100.00	$100.00	$695	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	208	4	178.00–180.00	$179.48	$373	-0.52
305–345	322	13	160.00–181.00	$166.22	$535	-3.67
350–398	375	33	145.00–170.00	$158.22	$593	-0.61
400–445	420	33	138.00–165.00	$153.79	$646	+0.29
455 fancy	455	1	157.00	$157.00	$714	—
450–495	469	42	135.00–155.00	$148.24	$695	-2.29
500–540	524	32	128.00–147.00	$137.49	$720	-2.97
550–596	579	47	123.00–135.00	$128.96	$747	+0.07
600–645	623	32	122.00–132.00	$126.41	$788	-0.47
655–690	673	13	115.00–128.00	$123.07	$828	-2.30
700–745	724	13	115.00–123.00	$119.35	$864	+1.74
765–795	779	9	110.00–116.00	$114.01	$888	+2.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	148.00	$148.00	$437	—
300–345	330	26	145.00–162.00	$155.81	$514	+0.27
360–395	376	22	135.00–160.00	$150.64	$566	+2.37
405–445	429	32	125.00–152.00	$142.20	$610	-4.74
450–490	470	34	120.00–145.00	$136.81	$643	-0.32
500–545	532	29	120.00–136.00	$131.50	$700	+4.48
560–595	574	23	110.00–127.00	$121.00	$695	-2.76
600–645	621	14	110.00–125.00	$118.45	$736	-4.06
655–680	667	6	109.00–120.00	$111.51	$744	-4.76
725–730	727	5	110.00–115.00	$112.99	$821	+3.49
770	770	2	110.00	$110.00	$847	+2.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	3	164.00	$164.00	$462	—
305–345	331	14	142.50–162.00	$155.49	$515	+6.29
375–390	379	4	140.00–152.00	$143.09	$542	+4.32
400–445	425	11	130.00–142.00	$136.21	$579	-0.40
465–485	479	14	125.00–135.00	$130.63	$626	+10.33
510–540	521	7	120.00–125.00	$122.88	$640	+4.44
550–590	573	5	115.00–122.00	$118.81	$681	+0.17
605–625	619	7	110.00–112.00	$110.56	$684	+13.11
660–695	676	5	105.00–108.00	$107.19	$725	-0.81
705–743	728	8	100.00–105.00	$101.24	$737	—
790	790	2	95.00	$95.00	$750	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1305	1050	80-85%	45	45.00–58.00	$52.44	$551	—
725–1515	1132	80-85%	74	50.00–65.00	$57.23	$648	—
790–1660	1163	80-85%	29	60.00–72.00	$66.80	$777	+14.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1225	1007	85-90%	50	37.00–53.00	$47.41	$477	+3.04
785–1270	1011	85-90%	14	30.00–47.00	$41.14	$416	-3.23
1105–1225	1165	85-90%	2	44.00	$44.00	$513	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1525	1198	75-80%	7	47.00–56.00	$50.03	$599	—
1160–1450	1326	75-80%	9	61.50–70.00	$66.26	$879	—
968–1560	1353	75-80%	29	50.00–64.00	$59.30	$802	-8.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–2015	1575	10	74.00–82.00	$77.44	$1,220	—
1190–2520	1714	23	74.00–89.00	$84.64	$1,451	—
1580–2080	1718	6	90.00–95.00	$92.75	$1,593	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–775	720	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	500.00–760.00	$639.93
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	745.00	$745.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	400.00–650.00	$533.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–855	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	340.00–470.00	$410.43

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1395	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	820.00–950.00	$900.53
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	575.00–800.00	$670.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	700.00–900.00	$802.06
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	750.00–925.00	$837.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–845	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–800.00	$787.73
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	350.00–530.00	$435.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	500.00–650.00	$555.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	500.00–600.00	$541.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1335	1113	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–800.00	$748.60
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	890.00	$890.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	550.00–675.00	$617.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
763	763	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	720.00	$720.00
890	890	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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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
970–1005	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,030.00–1,050.00	$1,040.18	—
975–1040	1009	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	875.00–1,400.00	$1,047.65	—
1000–1090 fancy	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,275.00	$1,261.96	—
1070–1200	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,225.00	$1,120.96	—
1030–1800	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,192.05	-320.82
1520	1520	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	850.00–1,100.00	$955.95	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	600.00–800.00	$742.31	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,035.00	$1,035.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	730.00	$730.00	—

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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.