Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

3,625 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.79/cwt +1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 671 lb · 50 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $136.63/cwt -4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 523 lb · 49 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.66/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 468 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,625	6,702	2,067
Feeder cattle	3,003	5,547	1,593
Slaughter cattle	393	885	219
Replacement cattle	229	270	255

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. 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
310–325	320	3	162.00–168.00	$164.61	$527	+1.61
360	360	1	180.00	$180.00	$648	+10.00
410–445	427	20	147.00–175.00	$158.16	$675	-5.52
455–499	491	27	146.50–165.00	$154.25	$757	-4.19
500–540	529	21	135.00–158.00	$149.89	$793	-1.38
551 value added	551	7	155.50	$155.50	$857	—
550–595	581	28	132.00–147.50	$141.27	$821	-2.50
604–645	621	23	130.00–142.00	$134.25	$834	-2.07
665–695	670	44	128.00–135.00	$134.22	$899	+1.18
677 value added	677	6	139.00	$139.00	$941	—
710–745	718	28	123.00–135.00	$126.09	$905	-4.52
765–795	775	4	118.00–125.00	$122.48	$949	-4.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	164.00	$164.00	$467	+4.00
305–335	321	4	150.00–165.00	$158.41	$508	-8.69
355–380	364	10	146.00–165.00	$159.95	$582	-1.60
405–445	419	25	142.00–160.00	$157.35	$659	+2.74
460–485	474	9	135.00–160.00	$149.47	$708	-3.64
510–545	531	34	128.00–150.00	$141.82	$753	-3.77
555–595	577	15	125.00–145.00	$135.68	$783	-2.62
605–625	610	16	118.00–138.00	$132.30	$807	-2.58
650–685	671	10	116.00–131.00	$125.93	$845	+2.57
725–745	732	7	121.00–125.00	$122.45	$896	-1.38
755–795	780	6	108.00–120.00	$116.67	$910	-4.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	160.00	$160.00	$520	+7.59
375–385	379	7	141.00–158.00	$149.49	$567	-6.04
405–440	416	7	140.00–151.00	$147.90	$615	+6.26
470–495	476	5	132.00–144.00	$140.15	$667	+4.92
535	535	1	135.00	$135.00	$722	+11.07
595	595	1	122.00	$122.00	$726	+0.02
645	645	2	125.00	$125.00	$806	+2.99
670–690	681	8	115.00–124.00	$119.79	$816	+2.79
715–745	730	4	112.00–120.00	$115.92	$846	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	22	136.00–153.00	$143.82	$460	+2.32
355–385	371	23	130.00–140.00	$132.48	$492	-6.94
400–440	423	35	126.00–147.00	$133.98	$567	+0.09
450–490	468	49	123.00–135.00	$128.66	$602	-4.48
520–535 value added	523	10	137.00–145.00	$138.32	$723	—
505–545	530	24	121.00–132.00	$125.93	$667	-2.08
560–590	573	20	120.00–130.00	$123.68	$709	-1.21
585 value added	585	5	135.00	$135.00	$790	—
608 fancy	608	8	130.00	$130.00	$790	-4.00
600–645	623	19	117.00–125.00	$121.01	$754	-0.63
655–690	665	19	114.00–120.00	$116.64	$776	-4.46
695	695	1	122.00	$122.00	$848	+0.90
705–745	724	10	110.00–114.00	$112.30	$813	-8.90
748 fancy	748	2	115.00	$115.00	$860	—
765–785	778	4	110.00–116.00	$113.52	$883	+0.94
965	965	6	97.00	$97.00	$936	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	28	127.00–145.00	$131.33	$431	-6.01
355–395	369	28	120.00–143.00	$132.17	$488	-4.69
400–445	428	48	115.00–137.00	$125.70	$538	-5.06
455–495	479	40	112.50–132.00	$122.68	$588	-4.08
505–545	517	35	117.00–126.00	$120.69	$624	-1.79
550–598	569	36	112.00–125.00	$116.33	$662	-2.45
615–645	621	7	110.00–115.00	$111.56	$693	-3.80
655–695	676	16	108.00–113.00	$110.13	$744	-2.49
700–745	724	4	107.00–108.00	$107.50	$778	+0.50
770	770	1	103.00	$103.00	$793	-1.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	135.00	$135.00	$432	+0.34
355–395	376	7	125.00–135.00	$130.52	$491	+0.19
400–440	422	19	113.00–130.00	$125.63	$530	+1.86
460–495	478	18	112.00–122.00	$118.57	$567	+1.80
500–545	522	22	110.00–119.00	$113.95	$595	+1.82
555–590	569	9	107.00–112.00	$110.10	$626	+1.41
610–635	622	3	100.00–107.00	$104.03	$647	-1.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
667 fancy	667	6	131.00	$131.00	$874	—

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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	278	4	150.00–175.00	$168.34	$468	+12.40
300–345	321	17	142.00–167.00	$159.39	$512	+2.92
355–390	378	19	138.00–165.00	$154.62	$584	+2.43
400–445	426	36	128.00–157.00	$145.94	$622	-0.29
450–490	468	42	127.00–150.00	$139.67	$654	-2.08
500–545	520	41	120.00–139.00	$130.28	$677	-2.99
550–595	570	33	117.50–128.00	$124.47	$709	-0.90
600–635	616	22	110.00–125.00	$118.05	$727	-1.70
655–690	673	9	110.00–118.00	$113.79	$766	-2.51
715–745	733	8	109.00–114.00	$112.36	$824	+4.36
765–795	776	4	102.00–108.00	$105.51	$819	+2.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	319	13	150.00–172.50	$166.02	$530	-0.99
360 fancy	360	1	182.00	$182.00	$655	—
350–390	370	38	145.00–175.00	$163.37	$604	+4.45
400–445	427	42	138.00–167.00	$154.86	$661	-0.85
450–490	471	26	132.00–157.00	$147.88	$697	-2.65
500–545	523	49	125.00–144.00	$136.63	$715	-4.44
550–585	564	26	122.00–137.00	$128.41	$724	-5.29
605 fancy	605	1	135.00	$135.00	$817	—
600–635	622	20	115.00–130.00	$124.45	$774	-2.64
655–690	673	5	120.00–125.00	$122.38	$824	+1.88
705–735	724	7	109.00–123.00	$113.10	$819	-4.92
755–795	777	3	103.00–114.00	$109.64	$852	+0.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	11	150.00–162.00	$155.56	$507	+3.94
360–395	383	6	145.00–155.00	$151.50	$580	+8.18
405–445	430	14	132.50–147.00	$139.09	$598	+1.18
455–495	478	25	125.00–137.00	$133.23	$637	+9.57
520–545	533	10	120.00–127.00	$124.11	$662	+2.07
555–590	569	8	107.50–122.00	$116.69	$664	-2.89
615–645	622	6	110.00–117.00	$112.87	$702	+1.86
670	670	1	107.00	$107.00	$717	+3.76
705–715	713	5	103.00–105.00	$104.60	$746	-0.40

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1350	1120	80-85%	29	56.00–73.00	$66.90	$749	+7.86
920–1470	1141	80-85%	43	51.00–67.00	$60.05	$685	+1.01
930–1585	1161	80-85%	43	48.00–60.00	$55.32	$642	+2.65

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1205	946	85-90%	21	33.00–45.00	$40.07	$379	—
715–1285	998	85-90%	43	33.00–51.00	$47.14	$470	+1.32
905–1250	1056	85-90%	14	42.00–53.50	$49.59	$524	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1410	1292	75-80%	21	62.50–70.00	$66.33	$857	—
1180–1450	1297	75-80%	5	50.00–56.00	$53.06	$688	—
1200–1450	1338	75-80%	20	55.00–68.00	$63.39	$848	-5.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1955	1607	11	70.00–80.00	$75.90	$1,220	—
1120–2130	1631	17	77.00–88.00	$83.96	$1,369	—
1600–2180	1824	12	82.00–92.00	$88.89	$1,621	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–695	653	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	695.00–725.00	$710.98
1050–1260	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	705.00–830.00	$773.18
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	575.00–700.00	$641.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–835	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	465.00–625.00	$547.98

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1220	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–900.00	$802.95
1175–1415	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	825.00–1,050.00	$924.61
1310–1420	1366	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,150.00–1,925.00	$1,497.58
1380 fancy	1380	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1460 fancy	1460	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	725.00–1,000.00	$857.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	580.00–900.00	$701.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	720.00–1,050.00	$878.60
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,225.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	400.00–575.00	$470.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	355.00–550.00	$435.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	450.00–700.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	500.00–850.00	$681.25
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–700.00	$687.50

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
590–655	626	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	490.00–650.00	$558.17
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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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
1160–1560	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,375.00	$1,245.96	—
1460–1685	1573	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,725.00	$1,620.55	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	725.00–1,025.00	$898.08	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	575.00–800.00	$631.82	—

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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.