Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

5,025 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.34/cwt +3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 517 lb · 89 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.37/cwt +9.67 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 428 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.02/cwt +5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 478 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,025	3,625	3,232
Feeder cattle	4,178	3,003	2,791
Slaughter cattle	563	393	254
Replacement cattle	284	229	187

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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
355–395	372	12	166.00–177.50	$169.86	$632	-10.14
400–445	418	14	161.00–170.00	$165.55	$692	+7.39
455–490	469	14	147.00–168.00	$158.59	$744	+4.34
505–545	529	27	149.00–157.00	$152.63	$807	+2.74
555–590	565	35	140.00–154.00	$147.66	$834	+6.39
605 value added	605	1	147.00	$147.00	$889	—
605–645	622	12	134.00–146.00	$140.00	$871	+5.75
655–660	658	4	133.00–134.00	$133.50	$878	-0.72
705	705	1	125.00	$125.00	$881	-1.09
720 value added	720	1	132.00	$132.00	$950	—
780	780	1	120.00	$120.00	$936	-2.48
880 value added	880	22	138.50	$138.50	$1,219	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	308	7	162.00–174.00	$164.62	$507	+6.21
355–390	364	5	158.00–167.50	$161.08	$586	+1.13
405–445	422	14	146.00–167.00	$159.07	$671	+1.72
450–495	473	23	148.00–157.00	$153.38	$725	+3.91
500–545	525	21	144.00–153.00	$148.79	$781	+6.97
550–595	568	26	130.00–148.00	$141.78	$805	+6.10
605–635	618	7	122.00–142.00	$133.64	$826	+1.34
665–695	684	9	121.00–129.00	$124.75	$853	-1.18
705–715	710	2	120.00–131.00	$125.46	$891	+3.01
760–795	778	2	112.00–118.00	$115.07	$895	-1.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	45	162.50	$162.50	$691	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	331	12	175.00	$175.00	$579	+15.00
360–390	371	4	146.00–160.00	$152.59	$566	+3.10
405–445	424	5	148.00–155.00	$151.64	$643	+3.74
455–490	468	6	140.00–150.00	$144.16	$675	+4.01
510–525	518	2	130.00–137.00	$133.45	$691	-1.55
553–560	555	6	133.00–135.00	$133.67	$742	—
610–640	625	3	117.00–121.00	$118.30	$739	-6.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	287	3	137.50–140.00	$139.19	$399	—
305–345	330	27	132.50–147.00	$137.95	$455	+6.62
350–395	377	18	127.50–142.00	$134.84	$508	+2.67
400–445	428	61	125.00–140.00	$135.37	$579	+9.67
455–495	478	59	120.00–135.00	$128.02	$612	+5.34
500–545	530	38	116.00–130.00	$123.20	$653	+2.51
550–585	560	22	112.50–125.00	$118.92	$666	+2.59
600–640	617	16	105.00–120.00	$115.60	$713	+4.04
655–695	671	9	107.00–117.00	$113.00	$758	+2.87
715–745	733	4	102.00–107.00	$104.53	$766	-2.97
755–785	764	5	100.00–110.00	$105.64	$807	+2.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	3	138.00–141.00	$139.04	$462	-4.78
350–380	363	22	135.00–147.50	$143.16	$520	+10.68
400–425	416	14	132.00–144.00	$135.95	$566	+1.97
450–495	463	36	126.00–137.00	$133.11	$616	+4.45
500–545	517	89	125.00–138.00	$133.34	$689	+7.41
555–595	573	26	118.00–132.00	$126.29	$724	+2.61
575–590 fancy	580	3	135.00–140.00	$138.30	$802	—
600–645	620	20	115.00–130.00	$123.05	$763	+2.04
655–685	669	4	118.00–126.00	$122.30	$818	+5.66
675–690 value added	677	19	127.00–130.75	$130.35	$882	—
700–745	718	8	108.00–118.00	$114.58	$823	+2.28
720–725 fancy	722	3	121.00–124.00	$122.00	$881	+7.00
755–775	765	2	105.00–108.00	$106.48	$815	-7.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	145.00	$145.00	$377	—
313–345	325	9	137.00–142.00	$139.56	$454	+4.56
350–395	375	14	125.00–136.00	$132.83	$498	+2.31
400–445	427	34	112.00–132.00	$124.42	$531	-1.21
450–490	469	23	105.00–127.00	$119.13	$559	+0.56
500–530	515	13	110.00–121.00	$115.20	$593	+1.25
555–585	576	5	105.00–114.00	$109.54	$631	-0.56
600–645	624	7	105.00–111.00	$108.13	$675	+4.10
660–680	667	3	102.00	$102.00	$680	—
705–730	720	4	100.00–105.00	$101.72	$732	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	277	6	167.50–172.50	$169.59	$470	+1.25
300–345	321	36	157.50–177.00	$166.36	$534	+6.97
350–390	368	22	150.00–167.00	$159.03	$585	+4.41
400–445	427	29	140.00–157.00	$150.77	$644	+4.83
450–495	477	34	130.00–150.00	$142.83	$681	+3.16
500–545	525	39	120.00–140.00	$132.71	$697	+2.43
550–595	582	26	117.50–136.00	$127.50	$742	+3.03
605–645	621	17	112.00–127.00	$118.18	$734	+0.13
655–695	672	13	110.00–125.00	$115.35	$775	+1.56
710–745	722	11	105.00–113.00	$108.76	$785	-3.60
755–790	768	9	100.00–112.00	$106.12	$815	+0.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	321	10	170.00–180.00	$174.19	$559	+8.17
350–395	375	25	162.50–180.00	$168.03	$630	+4.66
400–445	417	26	152.50–163.00	$158.57	$661	+3.71
450–495	468	39	142.50–155.00	$148.03	$693	+0.15
500–535	520	26	132.50–150.00	$137.08	$713	+0.45
555–585	567	18	127.50–140.00	$134.30	$761	+5.89
600–640	622	5	124.00–132.00	$127.93	$796	+3.48
655–675	666	7	117.00–128.00	$121.41	$809	-0.97
705–720 fancy	713	2	120.00–122.00	$121.01	$863	—
700–730	715	3	115.00–120.00	$117.30	$839	+4.20
752–765	755	5	113.00–116.00	$114.80	$867	+5.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	286	8	150.00–175.00	$165.00	$472	—
305–345	323	23	140.00–165.00	$155.61	$503	+0.05
350–395	368	13	130.00–157.00	$144.44	$532	-7.06
400–445	425	20	125.00–147.00	$139.04	$591	-0.05
460–495	477	19	120.00–137.00	$130.53	$623	-2.70
500–540	521	11	110.00–125.00	$120.11	$626	-4.00
550–560	556	5	107.50–120.00	$111.48	$620	-5.21
600–645	621	15	100.00–119.00	$109.67	$681	-3.20
670–695	678	3	100.00–110.00	$105.68	$717	-1.32
770	770	1	90.00	$90.00	$693	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1420	1171	80-85%	69	46.00–61.00	$54.28	$636	-1.04
960–1710	1213	80-85%	77	52.00–68.00	$60.91	$739	—
1020–1610	1220	80-85%	24	59.00–73.00	$65.40	$798	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1190	1001	85-90%	30	35.00–51.00	$43.10	$431	—
720–1275	1016	85-90%	55	37.00–60.00	$49.07	$499	—
760–1210	1065	85-90%	25	44.00–66.00	$51.96	$553	+2.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1380	1255	75-80%	15	64.00–66.00	$65.01	$816	—
1240–1670	1449	75-80%	8	52.00–58.00	$55.24	$800	—
1080–1895	1466	75-80%	35	54.00–66.00	$60.73	$890	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1920	1538	21	64.00–83.00	$75.64	$1,163	—
1300–2125	1786	18	76.00–90.00	$84.97	$1,518	—
1460–2115	1823	14	88.00–97.00	$92.84	$1,692	+3.95

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630–880	754	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	410.00–610.00	$496.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–1130	887	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	547.00–676.00	$619.35

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00	$700.00
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
965–1290	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	620.00–850.00	$780.64
1135 fancy	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
945–1705	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	675.00–1,175.00	$951.58
1055–1285 fancy	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	975.00–1,325.00	$1,239.84
1065–1405	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	775.00–1,250.00	$965.30
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	590.00–690.00	$636.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	715.00–975.00	$804.23
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	700.00–1,075.00	$906.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–870	776	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	550.00–750.00	$652.82
790–860	813	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	550.00–600.00	$567.62
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00	$725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	400.00–525.00	$462.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1030	860	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	625.00–700.00	$664.53
835–1210	1018	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–875.00	$835.76
1245	1245	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	575.00–600.00	$587.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–775	700	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–750.00	$694.20
720–775	747	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	675.00–750.00	$715.74
935–1120	1028	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–900.00	$886.37

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	800.00–900.00	$875.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
1360	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	-270.96

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–990	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	575.00–600.00	$587.69	—

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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.