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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

14,597 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.22/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 422 lb · 216 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.85/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 425 lb · 179 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.59/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 523 lb · 164 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 14,597 8,180 11,105
Feeder cattle 12,405 6,761 9,298
Slaughter cattle 1,442 1,042 984
Replacement cattle 750 377 823

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 36,639 compared to 35,203 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 166.00 $166.00 $365 —
295 295 1 182.00 $182.00 $537 -5.83
300–345 326 53 157.00–200.00 $174.48 $569 +4.84
350–395 372 60 144.00–179.00 $164.32 $611 -0.65
400–445 423 49 144.00–180.00 $157.07 $664 +2.65
452–468 value added 462 38 162.50–174.00 $166.64 $770 -11.36
455–495 472 77 141.00–175.00 $151.27 $714 +5.42
500–545 521 68 135.00–151.00 $141.79 $739 +3.02
524 value added 524 28 150.00 $150.00 $786 -16.00
559 value added 559 7 139.50 $139.50 $780 -5.50
550–595 574 113 124.00–141.00 $134.91 $774 +0.70
600–645 623 97 120.00–136.00 $130.27 $812 +3.92
626 value added 626 11 129.00 $129.00 $808 -5.01
655–696 675 88 114.00–132.50 $123.55 $834 +1.48
681–689 value added 685 15 124.00–133.50 $129.04 $884 -0.46
716–722 value added 719 19 128.00–129.00 $128.52 $924 -0.23
700–745 726 55 107.00–127.00 $117.51 $853 -1.26
750–795 774 50 101.00–120.00 $117.03 $906 +3.30
800–845 value added 814 55 108.00–124.25 $123.40 $1,004 —
852–888 874 25 105.00–115.00 $108.91 $952 +2.61
913 913 3 102.00 $102.00 $931 —
950–960 955 2 100.00–103.00 $101.49 $969 +1.49
1005–1040 1023 3 97.00–101.00 $98.68 $1,009 —
1253 1253 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,065 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 281 4 160.00–165.00 $163.54 $460 —
300–345 325 52 150.00–172.00 $165.66 $538 -0.93
350–395 374 36 140.00–167.00 $157.28 $588 -0.93
400–445 427 45 140.00–166.00 $151.55 $647 +0.01
450–495 476 45 128.00–157.00 $142.96 $680 +1.77
500–546 528 77 125.00–152.00 $137.47 $726 +3.39
550–595 574 31 120.00–136.00 $131.13 $753 -0.15
600–647 632 85 110.00–130.00 $123.36 $780 +2.38
655–698 686 67 117.00–128.00 $123.05 $844 +2.42
707–743 723 13 104.00–117.00 $115.28 $833 -0.77
755–795 786 14 93.00–116.00 $107.49 $845 +0.44
800 800 1 82.00 $82.00 $656 —
875 875 1 91.00 $91.00 $796 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 154.00 $154.00 $408 —
305–345 326 15 130.00–160.00 $148.19 $483 -6.11
350–390 374 19 135.00–155.00 $148.30 $555 +0.02
405–445 429 18 120.00–150.00 $140.57 $603 -0.69
455–495 468 39 115.00–142.00 $133.36 $624 +1.87
504–545 527 29 118.00–141.00 $130.51 $688 +9.25
550–585 565 5 110.00–130.00 $123.60 $698 +1.07
600–645 636 10 117.00–124.00 $118.77 $755 +7.80
665–695 674 5 96.00–115.00 $106.87 $720 -9.46
840 840 1 89.00 $89.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 value added 865 58 121.75 $121.75 $1,053 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 217 3 155.00–192.00 $176.04 $382 +19.35
300–345 332 19 134.00–144.00 $140.53 $467 -1.04
350 value added 350 7 144.00 $144.00 $504 +0.50
350–395 374 120 126.00–146.00 $137.74 $515 -4.66
405–425 value added 420 71 142.50–148.50 $146.95 $617 —
400–448 423 145 120.00–141.00 $132.46 $560 -1.42
450–495 475 152 118.00–134.00 $125.33 $595 +1.24
511 value added 511 28 133.00 $133.00 $680 +0.02
505–545 525 136 112.00–131.00 $121.65 $639 +2.17
560 fancy 560 1 125.00 $125.00 $700 —
550–598 577 163 109.00–122.00 $117.54 $678 +2.71
600–645 622 117 106.00–120.00 $113.06 $703 +0.43
655 fancy 655 1 118.00 $118.00 $773 —
650–695 672 105 101.00–116.00 $108.67 $730 -4.70
672 value added 672 13 117.50 $117.50 $790 -1.84
705–746 740 43 95.00–107.00 $101.16 $749 -0.37
765–767 767 4 95.00–100.50 $99.13 $760 -3.08
777 777 7 108.00 $108.00 $839 +5.79
785 value added 785 57 116.25 $116.25 $913 —
805–815 813 6 88.00–98.00 $89.99 $732 —
810–827 value added 819 9 97.00–107.00 $102.41 $839 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 280 13 130.00–140.00 $133.31 $373 -16.69
300–345 326 112 124.00–144.00 $133.90 $437 -4.81
350–395 374 121 118.00–150.00 $129.63 $485 -3.98
400–445 425 179 110.00–133.00 $122.85 $522 -3.10
450–498 478 139 105.00–127.00 $119.01 $569 -1.10
500–545 524 147 104.00–124.00 $115.51 $605 +1.17
550–595 570 65 99.00–118.00 $113.33 $646 +2.06
605–645 624 39 95.00–114.00 $107.12 $668 -0.49
642 642 2 101.00 $101.00 $648 -6.61
660–695 674 18 93.00–110.00 $101.88 $687 +0.16
700–735 719 10 77.00–103.00 $92.58 $666 -6.58
760–790 774 10 77.00–100.00 $90.44 $700 —
1009 1009 10 77.00 $77.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 130.00 $130.00 $318 —
256–296 276 19 124.00–137.00 $132.60 $366 +1.12
300–345 332 57 117.50–132.00 $125.86 $418 +4.44
350–395 375 44 100.00–130.00 $119.62 $449 -6.79
400–445 426 59 103.00–123.00 $115.98 $494 -0.64
455–498 481 37 101.00–118.00 $111.31 $535 -0.07
505–545 526 35 93.00–113.00 $106.91 $562 +0.76
550–596 582 25 100.00–110.00 $104.77 $610 +2.55
605–640 623 13 85.00–107.00 $97.45 $607 -2.56
655–675 668 6 90.00–102.00 $92.79 $620 +7.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 14 119.00 $119.00 $694 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 219 5 180.00–202.00 $189.23 $414 —
265–295 284 20 162.00–190.00 $170.63 $485 -5.47
300–345 329 59 145.00–186.00 $165.61 $545 +1.01
350–395 375 79 139.00–180.00 $158.21 $593 -0.64
400–445 423 100 135.00–170.00 $149.28 $631 -2.29
450–495 469 109 125.00–158.00 $140.61 $659 -0.44
500–545 522 158 118.00–150.00 $131.17 $685 +1.97
550–595 570 82 110.00–140.00 $123.94 $706 +1.34
600–645 620 76 106.00–132.00 $116.49 $722 -2.37
650–695 674 44 105.00–127.00 $113.44 $765 +1.55
700–745 721 26 96.00–118.00 $107.14 $772 +3.99
755–790 766 14 91.00–115.00 $104.23 $798 +1.57
880 880 3 81.00 $81.00 $713 —
905 905 1 80.00 $80.00 $724 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 187.00 $187.00 $393 —
250–295 279 17 152.00–180.00 $165.64 $462 +3.21
305–340 321 27 150.00–172.00 $158.98 $510 +5.94
350–395 378 60 130.00–169.00 $150.68 $570 -0.32
400–445 423 141 127.50–160.00 $144.26 $610 +2.07
450–497 475 112 116.00–148.00 $134.51 $639 +1.27
500–545 519 89 117.00–138.00 $131.07 $680 +4.63
550–595 573 59 106.00–128.00 $120.39 $690 +2.69
600–648 625 48 104.00–122.00 $113.50 $709 +2.49
650–695 674 27 95.00–115.00 $108.62 $732 +4.61
700–740 716 13 85.00–108.00 $102.19 $732 +4.36
755–795 776 9 83.00–107.00 $98.36 $763 +8.36
815–830 823 2 78.00–91.00 $84.56 $696 +4.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 279 12 141.00–158.00 $147.84 $412 -4.78
300–345 322 12 130.00–160.00 $145.94 $470 +5.99
350–395 367 22 137.00–155.00 $142.44 $523 +1.45
400–445 417 53 124.00–147.00 $132.16 $551 -0.36
455–495 475 40 112.00–136.00 $126.30 $600 +3.25
500–545 523 54 104.00–128.00 $117.11 $612 -1.79
555–595 571 24 102.00–120.00 $110.52 $631 -3.29
605–645 624 14 99.00–110.00 $104.61 $653 -4.77
665–695 674 10 85.00–105.00 $96.20 $648 -3.80
730–735 733 2 88.00–93.00 $90.51 $663 -4.49
770–785 780 3 79.00–86.00 $81.64 $637 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1500 1166 80-85% 115 55.00–67.00 $61.19 $713 +1.50
735–1635 1175 80-85% 91 44.00–54.00 $51.03 $600 -8.66
765–1650 1199 80-85% 233 48.00–60.00 $55.37 $664 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1840 1356 75-80% 148 46.50–68.00 $57.76 $783 -2.54
1050–1650 1380 75-80% 26 58.00–67.00 $62.42 $861 +5.69
1035–1815 1403 75-80% 49 48.00–56.00 $52.75 $740 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1360 1017 85-90% 65 38.00–50.00 $43.71 $445 -0.29
705–1515 1022 85-90% 101 41.00–55.00 $49.17 $503 +5.17
810–1345 1065 85-90% 20 49.00–59.00 $52.19 $556 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–2060 1504 60 62.00–77.00 $70.51 $1,060 -0.98
1210–2355 1719 86 72.00–85.00 $78.14 $1,343 +0.46
1330–2220 1748 33 80.00–94.00 $84.01 $1,468 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 32 370.00–650.00 $505.16

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1125 1014 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 900.00–1,020.00 $941.67
975–1120 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 810.00–910.00 $857.50
985–1225 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 925.00–975.00 $939.65
950–1145 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 800.00–850.00 $834.00
860–1500 1159 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 675.00–985.00 $838.63
1205–1245 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,050.82
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 46 675.00–1,075.00 $883.26
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 43 550.00–995.00 $755.70
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 530.00–750.00 $649.23
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
550–1035 721 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 300.00–525.00 $427.24
890–895 893 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 575.00–650.00 $612.61
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 315.00–525.00 $445.91
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 330.00–700.00 $522.81
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 500.00–700.00 $592.86
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1000–1050 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–775.00 $762.50
1000–1105 1051 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 750.00–800.00 $776.00
890–1305 1084 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 775.00–850.00 $800.66
1050–1145 1101 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 840.00–925.00 $893.75
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–710.00 $706.67
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 750.00–875.00 $826.92
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 200.00 $200.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 600.00–740.00 $690.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 37 650.00–950.00 $789.19

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1205 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1050–1300 1208 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,193.94 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,025.00–1,350.00 $1,212.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 70 625.00–1,225.00 $990.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 800.00–950.00 $875.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 400.00–550.00 $494.44 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 36 625.00–900.00 $843.06 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995 995 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 525.00–700.00 $612.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 600.00–760.00 $665.00 —

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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.