Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

8,180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.57/cwt -2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 476 lb · 156 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.70/cwt +10.84 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 668 lb · 153 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.11/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 618 lb · 148 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,180	11,585	10,577
Feeder cattle	6,761	9,288	8,888
Slaughter cattle	1,042	1,543	931
Replacement cattle	377	754	758

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 21,724 compared to 23,680 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	180.00–195.00	$187.83	$532	—
305–345	330	20	157.50–185.00	$169.64	$560	+2.50
355–395	377	38	150.00–187.00	$164.97	$622	+6.25
400–445	426	72	140.00–168.00	$154.42	$658	-1.34
427–445 value added	434	23	160.00–190.00	$163.00	$707	+7.00
450–499	476	91	125.00–156.00	$145.85	$694	-2.67
485 value added	485	1	178.00	$178.00	$863	+28.75
525 value added	525	8	166.00	$166.00	$872	—
500–545	526	92	131.00–147.50	$138.77	$730	-3.14
553 value added	553	13	145.00	$145.00	$802	—
550–597	572	93	120.00–150.00	$134.21	$768	-0.59
600–648	622	71	115.00–136.00	$126.35	$786	+0.40
628–633 value added	631	21	130.00–137.00	$134.01	$846	—
657 value added	657	36	129.50	$129.50	$851	+3.78
650–685	670	36	112.00–129.00	$122.07	$818	-0.28
700–745	710	47	100.00–122.25	$118.77	$843	-0.13
719–725 value added	720	49	128.50–130.50	$128.75	$927	+5.75
750–790	766	11	110.00–116.00	$113.73	$871	-2.27
792 value added	792	53	123.00	$123.00	$974	+3.00
818	818	16	116.50	$116.50	$953	—
852–865	856	3	99.00–110.00	$106.30	$910	+7.51
874 value added	874	8	111.50	$111.50	$975	—
970	970	1	100.00	$100.00	$970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	156.00	$156.00	$359	—
300–340	322	10	154.00–180.00	$166.59	$536	+11.31
355–395	376	26	145.00–167.00	$158.21	$595	+5.72
400–445	420	58	137.00–165.00	$151.54	$636	+2.55
455–495	473	36	127.00–159.00	$141.19	$668	+0.13
500–540	522	50	122.00–139.00	$134.08	$700	-4.64
550–595	574	49	114.00–137.00	$131.28	$754	+2.55
605–646	625	18	109.00–132.00	$120.98	$756	+0.27
650–690	674	17	104.00–125.00	$120.63	$813	+9.02
700–725	715	8	110.00–120.00	$116.05	$830	+1.05
760–775	767	3	95.00–114.00	$107.05	$821	+3.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
619 value added	619	21	138.00	$138.00	$854	—
748 value added	748	67	126.75	$126.75	$948	—
753 value added	753	32	124.50	$124.50	$937	—
885–890	886	9	105.00–106.00	$105.22	$932	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	334	7	148.00–167.00	$154.30	$515	+6.14
360–395	369	6	140.00–150.00	$148.28	$547	+6.38
410–440	429	15	127.00–147.00	$141.26	$606	+1.57
455–495	472	16	127.00–137.00	$131.49	$621	+0.34
500–545	526	10	115.00–125.00	$121.26	$638	-5.86
560–595	568	9	112.00–127.00	$122.53	$696	+7.39
605–640	623	2	110.00–112.00	$110.97	$691	+6.90
690–695	693	12	115.00–119.00	$116.33	$806	+7.31
785	785	2	113.00	$113.00	$887	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	227	3	155.00–160.00	$156.69	$356	—
255	255	1	143.00	$143.00	$365	+16.60
310–345	334	26	133.00–156.00	$141.57	$473	+8.36
350–395	372	94	129.00–165.00	$142.40	$530	+9.08
365–399 value added	381	21	143.00–144.00	$143.50	$547	+19.50
420–425 fancy	423	2	146.00–148.00	$146.99	$622	+12.51
400–445	429	119	115.00–146.00	$133.88	$574	+4.59
466 fancy	466	8	136.00	$136.00	$634	—
450–498	476	123	111.00–134.00	$124.09	$591	-0.79
469–487 value added	478	25	123.00–137.00	$129.50	$619	-5.50
500–540 value added	522	18	132.00–137.00	$132.98	$694	—
500–545	523	120	109.00–127.00	$119.48	$625	+2.49
554–580 value added	565	45	128.00–134.00	$128.60	$727	—
550–595	569	66	103.00–124.00	$114.83	$653	+1.82
603–615 value added	605	11	114.00–123.75	$121.95	$738	+5.16
609 fancy	609	14	121.00	$121.00	$737	—
600–647	620	123	105.00–121.00	$112.63	$698	+4.13
651–678 value added	660	111	118.80–120.00	$119.34	$788	-0.66
650–695	688	42	106.00–115.75	$113.37	$780	+8.09
700–740	718	9	100.00–105.00	$101.53	$729	+0.04
765–790	781	15	91.00–106.00	$102.21	$798	+1.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	150.00	$150.00	$330	—
280	280	2	150.00	$150.00	$420	+27.22
300–345	325	36	130.00–162.00	$138.71	$451	+6.50
350–395	377	50	122.50–148.00	$133.61	$504	+7.72
400–445	423	66	106.00–138.00	$125.95	$533	+3.68
450–495	475	72	111.00–130.00	$120.11	$571	+2.47
500–549	526	92	106.00–125.00	$114.34	$601	+5.95
550–595	571	55	90.00–120.00	$111.27	$635	+1.86
600–645	622	25	100.00–112.50	$107.61	$669	+2.53
670–695	680	7	95.00–105.00	$101.72	$692	+5.49
705–730	723	6	95.00–102.00	$99.16	$717	+4.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
539	539	89	132.00	$132.00	$711	—
644 value added	644	14	121.25	$121.25	$781	—
674 value added	674	75	121.25	$121.25	$817	—
754 value added	754	11	115.50	$115.50	$871	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	279	9	125.00–152.00	$131.48	$367	+8.65
305–345	328	18	110.00–130.00	$121.42	$398	-2.85
350–395	378	30	118.00–144.00	$126.41	$478	+6.72
400–445	428	43	105.00–130.00	$116.62	$499	+2.51
450–495	473	35	103.00–124.00	$111.38	$527	-4.03
515–540	530	15	102.00–112.00	$106.15	$563	-1.86
555–595	572	15	80.00–110.00	$102.22	$585	-3.17
605–645	631	8	90.00–107.00	$100.01	$631	-0.65
695	695	1	85.00	$85.00	$591	-14.00
710	710	1	95.00	$95.00	$674	+15.15
785	785	1	92.00	$92.00	$722	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	276	10	156.00–175.00	$162.43	$448	+8.69
305–340	326	28	137.50–170.00	$153.04	$499	-1.95
350–395	379	42	138.00–160.00	$151.00	$572	+5.08
400–445	426	72	120.00–156.00	$142.19	$606	+4.37
455–495	477	90	119.00–145.00	$133.24	$636	+1.15
500–545	530	80	118.00–136.00	$126.44	$670	+1.70
550–595	576	70	105.00–132.00	$117.70	$678	+2.35
600–645	626	57	102.00–124.00	$111.01	$695	+2.60
655–698	679	26	90.00–117.00	$104.01	$706	-1.61
710–747	732	11	89.00–112.00	$97.83	$716	+3.61
750	750	1	90.00	$90.00	$675	+3.32
805	805	1	80.00	$80.00	$644	-11.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	278	6	165.00–187.00	$176.10	$490	—
305–345	332	32	157.00–182.00	$164.60	$546	+3.81
350–393	370	36	141.00–177.00	$158.85	$588	+2.55
400–445	422	67	136.00–172.00	$151.57	$640	+2.23
450–495	468	48	130.00–165.00	$141.05	$660	+0.50
500–545	522	54	121.00–138.00	$129.20	$674	-0.97
550–590	562	22	115.00–128.00	$122.60	$689	+2.19
600–645	621	19	109.00–130.00	$118.86	$738	+2.43
655–695	669	26	97.50–122.00	$111.89	$749	+5.85
700–745	730	10	98.00–110.00	$103.15	$753	-6.64
755–790	771	4	95.00–110.00	$102.66	$792	+5.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	264	6	150.00–160.00	$152.62	$403	-8.26
300–340	317	8	117.50–157.00	$139.95	$444	-3.88
355–395	372	26	132.00–150.00	$140.99	$524	+2.52
400–445	424	27	120.00–142.00	$132.52	$562	+1.46
455–495	480	19	115.00–130.00	$123.05	$591	+1.87
500–545	530	19	110.00–126.00	$118.90	$630	+2.24
560–595	577	13	105.00–117.00	$113.81	$657	+4.67
610–640	624	6	100.00–113.00	$109.38	$683	+7.77
685	685	1	100.00	$100.00	$685	+0.21
728	728	2	95.00	$95.00	$692	+3.71

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1370	1079	80-85%	38	44.00–54.00	$50.17	$541	—
740–1705	1154	80-85%	215	47.00–62.00	$54.82	$633	+4.17
770–1605	1163	80-85%	117	47.00–67.00	$59.69	$694	+5.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1660	1318	75-80%	30	48.00–60.00	$54.14	$714	—
955–1875	1354	75-80%	35	58.00–67.00	$60.30	$816	-1.77
980–2015	1389	75-80%	122	49.00–67.00	$56.73	$788	+5.05

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1085	957	85-90%	13	48.00–57.00	$51.18	$490	+8.47
710–1630	983	85-90%	79	42.00–54.00	$48.25	$474	+5.54
755–1245	1041	85-90%	44	40.00–48.00	$44.00	$458	-2.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–2090	1504	36	62.00–78.00	$71.49	$1,075	—
1025–2245	1702	56	68.00–88.00	$77.68	$1,322	—
1410–2165	1826	24	80.00–96.00	$84.43	$1,542	+2.06

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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	17	400.00–600.00	$512.06

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	410.00–560.00	$488.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–935	832	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	400.00–600.00	$549.90

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1230	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–925.00	$844.61
1005–1500	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–975.00	$803.99
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	400.00–800.00	$612.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	600.00–800.00	$687.29
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,133.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	500.00–1,000.00	$826.04

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	625.00–790.00	$725.26

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
550–620	585	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	300.00–375.00	$339.74
815 thin fleshed	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	475.00	$475.00
850–925	877	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	500.00–625.00	$575.81
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	330.00–575.00	$495.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	450.00–600.00	$522.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1265	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	725.00–750.00	$732.56
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
1180–1320	1267	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00–875.00	$818.03
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	375.00–675.00	$481.25
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	475.00–600.00	$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
1335–1520	1432	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,135.68	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	51	775.00–1,175.00	$915.29	—
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–710.00	$705.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,006.25	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–825.00	$805.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	400.00–425.00	$412.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	450.00–690.00	$530.91	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00	$500.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00–675.00	$637.50	—

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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.