Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 9, 2021

7,610 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.75/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 583 lb · 111 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.18/cwt +13.13 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 623 lb · 93 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.75/cwt +5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 528 lb · 90 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,610	5,025	4,835
Feeder cattle	6,220	4,178	4,095
Slaughter cattle	912	563	574
Replacement cattle	478	284	166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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
300–305	303	2	165.00–166.00	$165.50	$501	—
350–395	368	11	158.00–175.00	$166.19	$612	-3.67
400–448	439	24	155.00–167.00	$157.12	$690	-8.43
457–495	466	24	151.00–165.00	$156.91	$731	-1.68
491 value added	491	16	162.00	$162.00	$795	—
505–545	512	35	145.00–160.00	$151.99	$778	-0.64
537–538 value added	538	55	160.00–162.00	$161.42	$868	—
574–599 value added	581	58	154.00–157.00	$156.13	$907	—
555–595	586	53	142.00–155.00	$146.96	$861	-0.70
605–630	613	34	133.00–146.00	$139.94	$858	-0.06
618–635 value added	632	44	144.00–145.00	$144.80	$915	-2.20
655–690	663	12	130.00–137.00	$131.99	$875	-1.51
681 value added	681	10	142.50	$142.50	$970	—
705	705	2	125.00	$125.00	$881	±0.00
702–745 value added	733	25	140.00–142.00	$141.46	$1,037	+9.46
755–765	760	2	127.00–128.00	$127.50	$969	+7.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	3	156.00–158.00	$156.99	$455	—
300–345	326	11	150.00–170.00	$160.95	$525	-3.67
370–395	382	15	145.00–167.00	$157.49	$602	-3.59
400–440	419	23	137.00–162.00	$155.25	$650	-3.82
458–495	469	26	130.00–162.50	$151.36	$710	-2.02
500–540	526	41	125.00–150.00	$145.04	$763	-3.75
550–598	577	48	120.00–149.00	$140.26	$809	-1.52
615–645	636	36	118.00–141.00	$135.56	$862	+1.92
675–690	677	10	123.00–136.00	$130.90	$886	+6.15
701–735	713	23	110.00–133.00	$126.24	$900	+0.78
772–775	772	16	122.00–124.00	$122.25	$944	+7.18

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	366	7	150.00–153.00	$152.13	$557	-0.46
420–436	432	9	138.00–155.00	$143.86	$621	-7.78
450–478	470	14	133.00–147.00	$142.65	$670	-1.51
520–540	533	8	127.00–133.00	$130.80	$697	-2.65
560–595	565	16	117.00–135.00	$124.89	$706	-8.78
605–646	630	11	115.00–132.00	$127.26	$802	+8.96
680–695	688	2	119.00–122.00	$120.52	$829	—
705	705	1	115.00	$115.00	$811	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	150.00	$150.00	$368	—
255–290	276	5	145.00–148.00	$147.00	$406	—
300–325	314	11	132.00–144.00	$138.84	$436	-0.20
355–395	382	18	126.00–144.00	$133.91	$512	-9.25
400–445	429	37	128.00–145.00	$136.84	$587	+0.89
450–495	476	61	126.00–139.00	$135.16	$643	+2.05
527	527	2	140.00	$140.00	$738	+6.66
500–545	530	77	114.00–138.00	$131.22	$695	-2.12
550–586	577	89	105.00–138.00	$134.53	$776	+8.24
603	603	4	130.00	$130.00	$784	+6.95
600–647	621	52	120.00–135.00	$131.45	$816	+8.40
628 value added	628	37	143.50	$143.50	$901	—
655–685	678	48	113.00–131.50	$128.29	$870	+5.99
710–745	739	17	112.00–131.00	$128.49	$950	+13.91
750–755 fancy	753	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$870	—
750–790	770	2	108.00	$108.00	$832	+1.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	330	18	116.00–140.00	$133.05	$439	-4.90
360–398	378	38	128.00–145.00	$133.87	$506	-0.97
404–445	421	67	122.00–139.00	$130.22	$548	-5.15
450–499	471	89	111.00–132.00	$124.78	$588	-3.24
500–545	520	61	104.00–128.00	$121.06	$630	-2.14
550–595	573	61	102.00–125.00	$119.93	$687	+1.01
600–645	620	33	108.00–122.00	$115.77	$718	+0.17
650–685	668	23	105.00–115.00	$112.42	$751	-0.58
705–740	716	15	102.00–113.00	$107.92	$773	+3.39
775–795	786	5	90.00–112.00	$103.75	$815	-1.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	319	9	130.00–145.00	$134.98	$431	-4.58
350–395	384	38	108.00–137.00	$127.33	$489	-5.50
400–445	429	30	115.00–132.00	$122.85	$527	-1.57
450–495	470	42	102.00–127.00	$119.48	$562	+0.35
505–545	517	31	100.00–122.00	$114.16	$590	-1.04
550–590	575	11	105.00–117.00	$112.93	$649	+3.39
610–640	617	9	105.00–112.00	$108.54	$670	+0.41
660–665	663	4	100.00–107.00	$102.75	$681	+0.75
710–735	724	6	90.00–103.00	$98.82	$715	-2.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
619 value added	619	55	134.50	$134.50	$833	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	163.00	$163.00	$383	—
275	275	1	180.00	$180.00	$495	+10.41
300–345	327	21	149.00–178.00	$157.71	$516	-8.65
350–395	371	31	142.00–167.00	$154.31	$572	-4.72
405–445	425	50	135.00–160.00	$147.75	$628	-3.02
450–495	467	41	126.00–150.00	$141.79	$662	-1.04
500–545	524	53	123.00–139.00	$133.06	$697	+0.35
550–595	569	33	105.00–137.00	$126.73	$721	-0.77
600–645	626	29	113.00–125.00	$120.51	$754	+2.33
655–690	674	11	95.00–117.00	$111.70	$753	-3.65
705–745	719	8	107.00–113.00	$109.48	$787	+0.72
755–790	770	7	100.00–110.00	$103.08	$794	-3.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	319	19	160.00–185.00	$168.77	$538	-5.42
355–395	370	16	152.00–177.00	$162.08	$600	-5.95
400–445	424	44	145.00–170.00	$159.41	$676	+0.84
450–495	469	25	143.00–162.00	$153.68	$721	+5.65
500–535	520	21	138.00–146.00	$143.10	$744	+6.02
550–580	562	7	126.00–138.00	$134.01	$753	-0.29
600–625	609	7	114.00–132.00	$123.00	$749	-4.93
650–695	668	4	106.00–124.00	$116.94	$781	-4.47
705–740	728	5	114.00–124.00	$118.76	$865	+1.46
755–770	760	5	98.00–120.00	$110.23	$838	-4.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	150.00	$150.00	$390	-15.00
310–345	328	7	148.00–167.00	$161.11	$528	+5.50
360–395	377	10	135.00–155.00	$142.57	$537	-1.87
405–445	422	24	125.00–149.00	$138.01	$582	-1.03
455–495	471	40	130.00–140.00	$134.42	$633	+3.89
500–545	524	18	104.00–130.00	$121.02	$634	+0.91
555–595	567	25	108.00–122.00	$116.22	$659	+4.74
610–645	628	14	100.00–110.00	$106.95	$672	-2.72
650–690	669	10	90.00–110.00	$103.64	$693	-2.04
710	710	1	100.00	$100.00	$710	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1410	1152	80-85%	75	44.00–59.00	$51.89	$598	-2.39
880–1655	1211	80-85%	101	51.00–69.00	$57.08	$691	-3.83
800–1490	1224	80-85%	20	60.00–73.00	$65.92	$807	+0.52

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1175	949	85-90%	39	35.00–51.00	$42.36	$402	—
700–1315	1071	85-90%	67	36.00–56.00	$47.01	$503	-4.95
910–1230	1106	85-90%	24	42.00–60.00	$51.87	$574	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1450	1245	75-80%	13	62.00–69.00	$64.73	$806	—
1050–1670	1375	75-80%	41	50.00–59.00	$54.01	$743	—
1135–1870	1380	75-80%	39	57.00–65.00	$60.24	$831	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1945	1541	39	63.50–80.00	$71.89	$1,108	-3.75
1215–2325	1733	37	77.00–88.00	$81.97	$1,421	—
1365–2175	1788	9	86.00–95.00	$89.47	$1,600	+4.50

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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	16	450.00–500.00	$475.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1105	956	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	641.00–880.00	$769.41
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	700.00–800.00	$735.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–710	662	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	440.00–640.00	$566.86

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1190	1089	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,575.00–1,750.00	$1,654.89
1050–1150	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	725.00–925.00	$830.75
1125–1235 fancy	1169	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,942.26
1055–1315	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	950.00–1,150.00	$1,064.95
1020–1415	1179	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,157.93
1000–1490	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	1,100.00–1,325.00	$1,195.27
1160–1360	1266	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,325.00–1,550.00	$1,447.00
1110–1470 fancy	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,500.00–1,725.00	$1,557.31
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	650.00–950.00	$792.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	500.00–825.00	$721.58
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–770.00	$760.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	750.00–820.00	$778.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	330.00–420.00	$366.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	600.00–700.00	$650.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	525.00–575.00	$560.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	260.00	$260.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–955	858	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	525.00–700.00	$654.81
875–880	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$850.14
925–1000	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	725.00–950.00	$826.08
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	400.00–775.00	$565.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	370.00–450.00	$402.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	500.00–625.00	$558.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–905	894	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	825.00–900.00	$865.16
810–1065	958	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,600.00	$1,300.59
915–1015	975	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	730.00–845.00	$779.53
975 fancy	975	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1185–1340	1268	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,750.00–2,025.00	$1,916.49	—
1245–1350	1287	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,370.77	—
1410	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	900.00–1,175.00	$1,081.43	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	850.00–950.00	$875.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	700.00–800.00	$742.86	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
975	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	-87.69
1030–1180	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	725.00–950.00	$806.94	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—

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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.