Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

1,935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.11/cwt -3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 661 lb · 39 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.98/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $487/hd at 372 lb · 37 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.73/cwt +4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 427 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,935	3,371	578
Feeder cattle	1,641	2,705	456
Slaughter cattle	242	407	71
Replacement cattle	52	259	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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
360–385	370	3	162.50–170.00	$166.58	$616	-0.05
415–440	426	4	160.00–165.00	$162.06	$690	-1.78
455–495	480	10	153.00–162.00	$157.58	$756	-2.10
510–545	533	16	147.00–154.00	$149.80	$798	-4.28
560–565	562	10	145.00–147.00	$145.40	$817	-2.34
605–646	622	29	136.00–143.00	$140.38	$873	-2.40
658–662	661	39	130.25–137.00	$136.11	$900	-3.53
710	710	1	129.00	$129.00	$916	-12.39
765–787	786	29	120.00–126.00	$125.80	$989	-13.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–330	310	10	160.00–170.00	$161.16	$500	-2.36
393	393	3	158.00	$158.00	$621	-2.57
405–445	430	21	150.00–161.00	$154.09	$663	-3.39
450–474	466	10	148.00–159.00	$151.34	$705	+1.96
521–548	528	23	139.00–149.00	$142.95	$755	-0.06
553–595	567	17	130.00–143.00	$137.61	$780	+1.85
605–643	630	14	122.00–133.00	$129.22	$814	+5.23
680–690	685	2	121.00–127.00	$123.98	$849	-1.21
710–735	718	3	117.00–123.00	$120.95	$868	+26.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	332	3	150.00–154.00	$152.75	$507	-4.25
370–395	380	3	140.00–145.00	$142.06	$540	-8.47
530	530	2	131.00	$131.00	$694	+4.00
570–595	583	2	124.00–125.00	$124.51	$726	-4.28
665	665	2	113.00	$113.00	$751	-11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	142.50	$142.50	$392	—
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	+2.28
355–380	372	14	135.00–140.00	$136.82	$509	+2.80
422 value added	422	13	139.00	$139.00	$587	—
400–448	430	21	130.00–139.00	$135.32	$582	+2.60
458–490	472	24	126.00–135.00	$130.21	$615	+3.82
510 fancy	510	3	136.00	$136.00	$694	—
505–545	513	12	123.00–132.50	$127.74	$655	+4.41
560–596	587	27	120.00–126.00	$124.54	$731	+4.14
615–645	637	5	120.00–121.00	$120.41	$767	+0.32
660–696	689	21	116.00–120.00	$119.08	$820	+4.22
700–710	705	3	113.00–115.00	$114.00	$804	+2.63
723 fancy	723	5	118.00	$118.00	$853	—
755–775	761	7	117.00–119.00	$117.58	$895	+4.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	282	15	135.00–139.00	$136.42	$385	+5.03
300–345	329	11	131.00–146.00	$135.87	$447	+3.01
355–390	372	37	127.00–142.00	$130.98	$487	+1.73
405–440	425	27	125.00–135.00	$129.42	$550	+2.76
455–495	476	27	119.00–129.00	$125.86	$599	+2.89
505–535	525	7	115.00–125.00	$121.07	$636	+2.16
550–580	567	10	114.00–122.00	$116.70	$662	+1.60
600–630	618	8	108.00–118.00	$111.05	$686	-1.12
670–685	678	4	110.00–112.00	$110.99	$753	-0.36
730–745	737	3	105.00–108.00	$106.34	$784	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	130.00	$130.00	$370	-7.00
315	315	5	123.00–126.00	$124.80	$393	-3.22
360–375	369	6	120.00–123.00	$120.99	$446	+1.75
425–445	441	7	113.00–128.00	$118.95	$525	-2.05
455–490	472	6	110.00–123.00	$117.26	$553	+1.71
515–535	525	12	110.00–117.00	$113.92	$598	+3.33
575	575	3	108.00–113.00	$109.67	$631	+2.67
655	655	1	102.00	$102.00	$668	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	5	164.00–172.00	$166.40	$479	+18.40
305–345	318	13	147.50–168.00	$158.24	$503	+2.43
350–395	370	17	140.00–160.00	$151.43	$560	+0.79
405–440	423	27	135.00–157.00	$147.57	$624	+5.37
455–495	475	22	130.00–149.00	$139.27	$662	+2.46
500–545	526	15	120.00–138.00	$129.44	$681	-2.06
570–595	581	6	124.00–134.00	$130.71	$759	+9.71
600–635	621	4	120.00–124.00	$122.53	$761	+4.08
660–675	666	6	116.00–119.00	$117.26	$781	+5.75
700–740	723	8	110.00–117.00	$114.54	$828	+1.55
760–765	762	3	109.00–110.00	$109.67	$836	-0.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	176.00	$176.00	$484	—
305	305	1	172.00	$172.00	$525	+5.78
370–385	379	14	157.50–166.00	$161.67	$613	+3.45
405–440	421	16	147.50–164.00	$154.75	$651	+0.96
460–495	473	25	142.50–158.00	$147.53	$698	-0.71
505–545	525	30	135.00–144.00	$140.40	$737	+2.91
550–585	566	20	127.50–142.00	$135.57	$767	+6.61
605–628	617	5	124.00–134.00	$128.72	$794	+2.31
700–730	715	4	118.00–122.50	$119.64	$855	+0.29
765	765	2	117.00	$117.00	$895	+2.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	282	12	142.50–156.00	$148.32	$418	-15.68
315–340	328	10	135.00–155.00	$139.15	$456	-16.34
350–395	370	7	127.50–153.00	$144.63	$535	+1.54
405–425	411	9	137.00–145.00	$142.31	$585	+6.10
460–480	470	11	120.00–139.00	$128.95	$606	-1.68
505–545	524	7	110.00–125.00	$115.20	$604	-7.68
570–580	577	3	117.00–120.00	$117.99	$681	-0.82
655	655	2	105.00	$105.00	$688	-2.19

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1440	1087	80-85%	23	41.00–56.00	$50.10	$545	—
845–1455	1125	80-85%	46	46.00–62.00	$56.47	$635	-0.76
1000–1380	1224	80-85%	9	53.00–66.00	$59.64	$730	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1225	959	85-90%	15	38.00–52.00	$43.69	$419	—
1005–1090	1033	85-90%	3	40.00–45.00	$43.24	$447	+2.10

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1720	1385	75-80%	6	65.00–68.00	$66.84	$926	+7.54
1330–1605	1429	75-80%	7	60.00–64.00	$62.22	$889	—
1425–1675	1536	75-80%	5	54.00–57.00	$55.77	$857	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1635	1309	7	62.00–81.00	$68.25	$893	—
1005–2070	1573	12	80.00–87.00	$82.90	$1,304	+5.46
1805–2190	1933	3	90.00–97.00	$94.36	$1,824	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1150	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–875.00	$790.32
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00–925.00	$887.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	525.00–580.00	$552.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
755–985	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–750.00	$669.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–950.00	$937.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	820.00	$820.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

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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
1195–1385	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–950.00	$816.67	-375.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	475.00	$475.00	-225.00
1130–1175	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00–800.00	$787.26	—
1330	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00	$600.00	—

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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.