Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

5,525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.06/cwt +2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 525 lb · 73 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.60/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 476 lb · 71 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.60/cwt -1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 620 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,525	5,070	4,261
Feeder cattle	4,555	4,234	3,501
Slaughter cattle	691	448	558
Replacement cattle	279	388	202

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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–346	334	15	163.00–178.00	$173.05	$578	+7.69
355–395	382	13	158.00–170.00	$166.55	$636	+2.52
402–440	420	34	153.00–166.00	$161.06	$676	+3.47
460–495	478	24	140.00–162.50	$153.77	$735	+3.36
520–540	528	25	145.00–154.00	$150.92	$797	+6.64
562–595	573	34	135.00–148.00	$146.72	$841	+6.41
615–640	619	11	125.00–144.00	$141.31	$875	+8.42
775–780	778	5	123.00–130.00	$127.21	$990	+5.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	340	5	170.00–190.00	$178.96	$608	-4.60
360–379	373	15	165.00–180.00	$173.22	$646	+0.35
400–445	413	8	156.00–177.00	$164.51	$679	+0.08
452–475	461	14	142.00–165.00	$157.09	$724	+0.22
505–545	517	10	140.00–159.00	$153.65	$794	+3.77
565–590	568	12	140.00–153.00	$146.73	$833	-1.04
605–645	614	30	134.00–154.00	$148.89	$914	+10.49
670–675	672	3	128.00–132.00	$130.33	$876	-6.37
675 value added	675	1	139.00	$139.00	$938	+4.00
710–724	721	9	126.00–130.00	$129.12	$931	-1.01
760–785	763	15	123.00–145.00	$141.98	$1,083	+16.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	328	6	162.00–167.00	$165.82	$544	+1.71
410–440	430	6	132.00–150.00	$143.75	$618	-2.14
455–475	461	7	138.00–148.00	$140.18	$646	+2.28
505–545	536	8	130.00–140.00	$136.56	$732	+3.44
555–595	583	4	100.00–138.00	$125.50	$732	+2.17
610	610	1	132.00	$132.00	$805	+4.00
665	665	3	125.00	$125.00	$831	+6.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	11	133.00–137.00	$135.13	$365	-3.56
305–340	328	15	128.00–151.00	$135.77	$445	+0.73
350–395	373	51	120.00–147.00	$133.78	$499	+0.06
400–445	424	50	114.00–141.00	$130.94	$555	+0.26
450–495	476	71	110.00–134.00	$127.60	$607	+0.62
505–545	525	73	110.00–129.00	$125.06	$657	+2.37
550–590	569	20	105.00–126.00	$119.30	$679	+3.44
600–645	623	27	115.00–122.00	$118.56	$739	+5.59
655–695	672	14	106.00–116.00	$111.36	$748	-0.43
705–745	725	2	105.00–110.00	$107.57	$780	-0.05
755–765	760	2	100.00–105.00	$102.48	$779	+2.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	140.00	$140.00	$399	—
305–345	323	18	135.00–154.00	$142.32	$460	+1.27
350–390	366	17	131.00–155.00	$136.69	$500	-1.13
400–445	420	34	127.00–145.00	$133.39	$560	-2.22
450–495	475	35	120.00–137.00	$130.52	$620	-3.38
505–545	522	55	118.00–135.00	$129.90	$678	-0.48
550–595	574	28	118.00–132.00	$125.28	$719	+1.16
610–615	613	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$794	+10.05
600–645	620	55	113.00–125.00	$122.35	$759	+2.90
650–695	678	14	115.00–124.00	$118.64	$804	+2.25
700–725 fancy	712	3	122.00–123.00	$122.67	$873	—
715–740	724	6	109.00–122.00	$114.94	$832	+3.30
760	760	1	104.00	$104.00	$790	-11.26
825	825	1	101.00	$101.00	$833	-9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	5	123.00–145.00	$131.05	$432	+1.07
350–395	368	16	120.00–140.00	$127.99	$471	+3.34
400–440	430	40	110.00–132.00	$124.09	$534	-0.36
450–495	478	25	104.00–125.00	$118.17	$565	-4.97
500–545	525	17	107.00–120.00	$115.38	$606	+0.14
550–595	578	10	100.00–117.00	$112.41	$650	+1.58
615–625	620	3	107.00–110.00	$109.00	$676	—
670	670	1	107.00	$107.00	$717	+4.73
705–740	720	3	90.00–100.00	$95.06	$684	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	7	152.00–175.00	$162.52	$530	-5.06
350–395	370	29	135.00–172.00	$157.86	$584	-1.35
405–445	427	45	125.00–162.00	$144.52	$617	-3.80
450–495	471	47	127.00–152.00	$141.35	$666	+1.50
500–545	526	40	110.00–139.00	$130.31	$685	-3.23
550–595	576	24	113.00–133.00	$124.18	$715	+0.87
605–645	626	25	115.00–129.00	$121.01	$758	+4.05
655–695	673	19	99.00–122.00	$114.12	$768	+1.10
700–745	725	7	94.00–115.00	$102.45	$743	-4.19
765–795	782	5	95.00–105.00	$101.17	$791	+6.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	326	17	160.00–182.00	$164.73	$537	-14.95
360–395	375	18	152.00–175.00	$161.65	$606	-5.16
400–445	426	27	140.00–175.00	$158.53	$675	+0.72
450–495	472	25	132.00–162.00	$150.83	$712	+0.71
505–535	518	30	122.00–147.00	$138.10	$715	-4.87
555–590	565	13	118.00–138.00	$130.86	$739	-4.66
600–645	618	14	113.00–134.00	$125.65	$777	-3.10
650–695	672	12	108.00–124.00	$117.68	$791	-2.94
715–725	720	3	98.00–118.00	$110.01	$792	-6.02
750–785	768	2	101.00–124.00	$112.76	$866	+4.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	139.00–160.00	$148.84	$476	-9.39
370–395	380	4	145.00–160.00	$151.94	$577	+0.90
400–445	421	24	110.00–150.00	$134.25	$565	-5.23
455–495	476	25	117.00–135.00	$125.61	$598	-5.60
505–545	524	30	103.00–132.00	$117.36	$615	-7.06
550–590	576	18	110.00–126.00	$122.11	$703	+5.19
605–635	619	10	105.00–116.00	$111.00	$687	-0.21
660–695	678	6	100.00–110.00	$105.05	$712	-1.26
710	710	1	100.00	$100.00	$710	+5.00
755–795	782	3	90.00–97.00	$92.25	$721	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1625	1255	80-85%	88	54.00–64.00	$58.40	$733	—
955–1485	1268	80-85%	69	47.00–58.00	$52.08	$660	—
1045–1625	1308	80-85%	19	60.00–67.00	$62.82	$822	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1205	1052	85-90%	13	49.00–59.00	$54.45	$573	—
800–1220	1060	85-90%	67	35.00–50.00	$41.73	$442	—
745–1320	1077	85-90%	56	43.00–57.00	$50.03	$539	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1485	1338	75-80%	5	65.00–69.00	$66.81	$894	—
1200–1705	1435	75-80%	27	52.00–64.00	$59.40	$852	—
1110–1810	1471	75-80%	26	52.00–58.00	$55.60	$818	+1.77

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–2200	1474	28	60.00–81.00	$70.76	$1,043	—
1075–2255	1620	30	77.00–88.00	$81.01	$1,312	+0.86
1465–2235	1863	10	84.00–95.00	$88.35	$1,646	—

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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	10	400.00–575.00	$487.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1145	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–1,050.00	$946.70
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	675.00–1,200.00	$921.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	575.00–1,050.00	$851.20
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	675.00–950.00	$822.62

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	450.00–610.00	$547.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	490.00–850.00	$689.44

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	760.00–800.00	$770.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	690.00–700.00	$694.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1030	963	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–750.00	$717.82
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 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
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00	$925.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	850.00–1,175.00	$1,029.35	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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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.