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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

8,337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.00/cwt +9.61 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 677 lb · 149 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.39/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 474 lb · 122 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.13/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 473 lb · 120 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,337 7,620 11,123
Feeder cattle 6,732 6,120 8,995
Slaughter cattle 1,007 963 1,123
Replacement cattle 598 537 1,005

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 53,975 compared to 59,793 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
245 245 2 197.00–200.00 $198.50 $486 +20.92
255–280 274 4 175.00–180.00 $178.84 $490 -0.12
300–345 319 20 160.00–197.00 $175.95 $561 +0.29
350–380 363 31 157.00–194.00 $169.53 $615 +0.89
405–445 418 38 150.00–179.00 $162.91 $681 +4.35
450–491 475 63 138.00–172.00 $158.88 $755 +8.40
500–545 523 59 127.50–167.00 $150.59 $788 +2.29
550–562 value added 557 54 152.50–155.00 $153.57 $855 +10.00
550–590 568 42 125.00–150.00 $141.74 $805 +3.89
600–640 618 42 122.50–154.00 $137.74 $851 +5.43
625 value added 625 3 135.00 $135.00 $844 —
650–695 677 145 124.00–145.00 $131.07 $887 +9.68
680 value added 680 4 128.50 $128.50 $874 —
715–745 732 21 120.00–125.50 $124.14 $909 +2.94
760 value added 760 4 127.00 $127.00 $965 +5.00
787 fancy 787 15 125.00 $125.00 $984 —
753–797 789 52 115.00–122.00 $120.85 $954 +1.64
812–815 812 9 113.00–118.00 $117.44 $954 -0.56
820–845 value added 833 2 120.00–125.00 $122.46 $1,020 +4.46
863 863 2 116.50 $116.50 $1,005 +10.75
943 943 6 111.00 $111.00 $1,047 +9.02
960 960 1 100.00 $100.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 326 23 160.00–180.00 $168.01 $548 +4.18
350–398 371 55 145.00–172.00 $161.07 $598 +1.75
405–445 423 40 135.00–172.00 $155.57 $658 +4.97
455–495 474 57 125.00–160.00 $148.50 $704 -0.68
500–546 526 72 135.00–155.00 $144.17 $758 +6.22
550–595 577 69 130.00–149.00 $137.16 $791 +4.09
605–645 617 33 120.00–137.00 $131.15 $809 +4.59
658–695 674 36 110.00–133.00 $124.88 $842 +5.83
700–748 730 17 113.00–123.00 $120.56 $880 +2.88
775–790 784 6 110.00–115.00 $111.99 $878 +1.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 334 7 145.00–162.00 $156.31 $522 -0.35
365–395 377 18 138.00–162.00 $152.06 $573 +2.04
405–445 429 18 145.00–157.00 $150.79 $647 +6.04
450–493 480 22 121.00–149.00 $140.80 $676 +4.72
515–519 517 11 135.00–142.00 $138.74 $717 +13.43
565–598 587 7 130.00–134.00 $131.55 $772 +12.77
608–645 619 16 120.00–126.00 $122.89 $761 +7.16
680–685 681 4 110.00–112.00 $110.50 $753 +0.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 155.00 $155.00 $318 -15.00
265–290 281 5 148.00–154.00 $151.20 $425 +8.72
300–348 329 50 138.00–153.00 $145.32 $478 +7.96
350–395 369 71 132.00–148.00 $140.16 $517 +4.45
400–445 421 76 121.00–145.00 $136.99 $577 +3.98
450–496 473 120 120.00–140.00 $132.13 $625 +4.13
500–548 522 120 114.00–135.00 $127.13 $664 +2.20
567 fancy 567 9 132.50 $132.50 $751 —
550–595 571 78 112.00–131.00 $122.37 $699 +3.04
557–595 value added 580 18 129.50–135.00 $131.55 $763 +0.55
600–647 626 110 109.00–121.00 $117.35 $735 +0.03
665 fancy 665 33 119.00 $119.00 $791 —
650–690 672 53 100.00–120.00 $113.00 $759 +3.17
683 value added 683 5 115.00 $115.00 $785 —
705–740 722 12 97.00–115.00 $106.87 $772 +4.19
770 770 1 90.00 $90.00 $693 -17.99
801 801 5 106.00 $106.00 $849 +9.00
860–870 865 2 89.00–94.00 $91.49 $791 +7.24
908 908 11 98.00 $98.00 $890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 17 138.00–146.00 $142.54 $392 —
300–345 325 51 130.00–148.00 $137.91 $448 +2.54
350–397 374 105 121.00–144.00 $133.16 $498 -0.26
400–445 425 96 115.00–142.00 $129.04 $548 +0.41
450–495 474 122 96.00–134.00 $125.39 $594 +0.58
500–545 523 96 110.00–127.00 $120.41 $630 +4.37
550–595 577 56 108.00–123.00 $114.53 $661 +0.81
600–645 625 38 100.00–118.00 $111.29 $696 -23.71
655–690 672 19 100.00–117.00 $109.44 $735 +4.10
700–745 728 6 90.00–106.00 $101.34 $738 +2.02
795 795 1 81.00 $81.00 $644 -13.85
840 840 1 80.00 $80.00 $672 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 140.00 $140.00 $315 —
255–260 257 9 125.00–135.00 $127.81 $328 -1.19
305–340 323 19 120.00–137.00 $125.49 $405 -7.57
355–395 373 23 118.00–135.00 $125.73 $469 -0.03
400–448 426 32 91.00–133.00 $119.75 $510 +2.44
455–495 466 31 90.00–130.00 $116.88 $545 +0.05
510–545 527 28 100.00–122.00 $111.42 $587 +3.42
550–560 557 3 105.00–110.00 $107.34 $598 +7.71
630–645 637 5 97.00–107.00 $100.81 $642 -1.88
680 680 1 102.00 $102.00 $694 +5.83
720–735 728 2 80.00 $80.00 $582 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 202.00–205.00 $203.40 $468 +7.97
255–290 279 8 167.00–190.00 $173.57 $484 -5.56
300–345 321 61 150.00–195.00 $171.25 $550 +3.66
350–395 374 72 150.00–190.00 $164.48 $615 +6.61
400–445 420 76 140.00–185.00 $157.74 $663 +7.43
450–495 470 86 135.00–166.00 $147.99 $696 +3.65
505 value added 505 2 146.00 $146.00 $737 —
500–545 521 103 130.00–153.00 $140.10 $730 +3.62
550–595 570 58 115.00–146.00 $132.21 $754 +5.15
600–645 623 38 112.00–135.00 $123.79 $771 +2.17
650–685 668 23 110.00–131.00 $119.57 $799 +2.87
705–735 717 12 100.00–120.00 $111.04 $796 -0.93
755–780 764 9 104.00–108.00 $105.88 $809 -2.97
815 value added 815 1 102.00 $102.00 $831 —
815–845 835 7 89.00–101.00 $95.01 $793 -2.99
875 875 1 89.00 $89.00 $779 -3.99
970–975 973 2 85.00–90.00 $87.51 $851 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 278 12 157.00–182.00 $166.58 $463 -9.25
300–345 326 59 140.00–182.00 $162.14 $529 +0.13
350–395 373 53 135.00–180.00 $154.05 $575 -1.75
400–445 422 76 130.00–172.00 $148.28 $626 +1.52
450–495 474 91 120.00–160.00 $138.16 $655 -0.71
500–545 526 68 117.50–142.00 $131.92 $694 +1.66
550–595 576 61 111.00–137.00 $124.35 $716 +1.92
605–645 626 41 110.00–129.00 $119.70 $749 +6.77
655–695 667 22 105.00–121.00 $112.20 $748 +9.25
710–745 723 15 90.00–111.00 $104.05 $752 -0.42
755–795 773 19 82.00–112.00 $99.75 $771 -7.58
850 850 1 85.00 $85.00 $722 +1.00
905–930 917 3 81.00–90.00 $84.30 $773 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 145.00–147.00 $146.06 $399 -18.94
305–345 321 24 125.00–175.00 $143.02 $459 -1.09
360–390 376 9 140.00–157.00 $150.29 $565 +5.24
400–445 425 29 119.00–150.00 $138.66 $589 +1.91
450–495 474 39 114.00–140.00 $129.58 $614 -1.96
500–545 515 13 110.00–130.00 $122.21 $629 -1.20
550–595 572 25 108.00–125.00 $116.70 $668 +2.47
605–645 620 10 100.00–116.00 $109.29 $678 +1.74
655–670 664 4 75.00–105.00 $92.09 $611 -9.04
705–740 729 12 90.00–103.00 $99.60 $726 +3.16
945 945 1 80.00 $80.00 $756 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1455 1131 80-85% 68 49.00–67.00 $58.60 $663 +4.62
840–1575 1177 80-85% 145 52.00–73.00 $62.95 $741 +5.32
735–1655 1240 80-85% 119 56.00–79.00 $71.11 $882 +8.65
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1220 1007 85-90% 38 40.00–57.00 $50.70 $511 —
775–1275 1015 85-90% 82 43.00–63.00 $52.76 $536 —
870–1330 1072 85-90% 23 49.00–71.00 $57.67 $618 +4.19
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1915 1398 75-80% 69 53.00–71.00 $63.31 $885 +5.88
1035–2010 1421 75-80% 33 61.00–82.00 $69.04 $981 —
1065–1775 1432 75-80% 27 54.00–64.00 $59.42 $851 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–2150 1524 44 64.00–89.00 $78.76 $1,200 —
1030–2160 1660 53 70.00–97.00 $86.30 $1,433 —
1195–2280 1712 38 84.00–104.00 $94.74 $1,622 —

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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 11 485.00–570.00 $531.36
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740–870 831 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 645.00–760.00 $679.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705–915 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 500.00–640.00 $581.71
1265–1420 1343 (<2 yrs)Open 2 885.00–995.00 $943.18

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
975–1450 1117 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 750.00–1,050.00 $893.17
995–1250 1122 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 830.00–1,100.00 $971.67
1000–1210 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,175.00 $1,128.33
1200 fancy 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00
985–1450 1233 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 625.00–1,030.00 $838.10
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 22 750.00–1,085.00 $921.82
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,037.50
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 43 675.00–1,000.00 $815.81
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 26 525.00–825.00 $690.96
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765–880 821 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 625.00–775.00 $710.86
680–915 836 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 500.00–800.00 $582.37
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 305.00–580.00 $457.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 450.00–800.00 $605.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 400.00–625.00 $525.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1200 1031 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 790.00–975.00 $913.00
1050–1200 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,025.00
1155 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00
1005–1470 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 825.00–925.00 $868.11
1000–1350 1229 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 700.00–850.00 $750.39
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 600.00–725.00 $687.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 565.00–775.00 $723.61

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–980 945 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–875.00 $836.11

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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
1065–1235 1123 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 750.00–1,100.00 $923.47 -126.53
1100–1200 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,237.50 —
1045–1250 1169 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,300.00–1,375.00 $1,345.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,320.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 56 600.00–1,200.00 $1,006.52 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 12 450.00–525.00 $483.33 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 750.00–775.00 $762.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
790–840 815 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–975.00 $936.35 —
955 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 530.00–700.00 $638.75 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 690.00–800.00 $735.00 —

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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.