Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

9,198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.33/cwt +0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 525 lb · 149 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.24/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $539/hd at 423 lb · 142 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.45/cwt +5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 613 lb · 134 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,198	8,337	4,422
Feeder cattle	7,395	6,732	3,690
Slaughter cattle	1,262	1,007	488
Replacement cattle	541	598	244

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 64,596 compared to 67,749 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
240–245	243	2	180.00–185.00	$182.53	$444	-15.97
250–295	280	12	172.00–200.00	$179.75	$503	+0.91
305–345	332	35	162.50–186.00	$175.84	$584	-0.11
350–395	381	48	158.00–195.00	$169.88	$647	+0.35
400–445	418	90	150.00–174.00	$163.01	$681	+0.10
450–495	472	89	140.00–169.00	$157.44	$743	-1.44
505–545	523	39	134.00–156.00	$144.97	$758	-5.62
550–590	570	54	124.00–152.00	$141.87	$809	+0.13
606 value added	606	82	138.00	$138.00	$836	+3.00
600–645	625	43	120.00–141.00	$133.56	$835	-4.18
650–695	677	24	116.00–135.00	$127.44	$863	-3.63
723–725 value added	723	75	125.00–128.50	$128.17	$927	—
715–745	732	34	112.00–130.00	$120.44	$882	-3.70
763–770	766	5	115.00–120.00	$117.19	$898	-3.66
783 value added	783	38	127.00	$127.00	$994	±0.00
829 value added	829	21	121.50	$121.50	$1,007	-0.96
800–845	831	11	100.00–117.00	$108.50	$902	-8.94
865	865	2	114.00	$114.00	$986	-2.50
1220	1220	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,122	—
1350–1365	1354	7	100.00–107.00	$104.71	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	175.00	$175.00	$376	—
260	260	1	170.00	$170.00	$442	—
315–345	327	17	155.00–176.00	$166.97	$546	-1.04
350–395	376	54	145.00–166.00	$159.30	$599	-1.77
405–445	422	30	136.00–161.00	$153.11	$646	-2.46
450–495	479	35	135.00–158.00	$148.69	$712	+0.19
505–548	532	44	125.00–148.00	$138.85	$739	-5.32
550–595	570	39	116.00–142.00	$133.52	$761	-3.64
600–640	621	40	114.00–132.00	$124.92	$776	-6.23
650–695	674	11	112.00–129.00	$119.85	$808	-5.03
700–720	713	4	108.00–123.00	$114.26	$815	-6.30
755–770	761	7	115.00–123.00	$119.53	$910	+7.54
806–845	825	8	107.00–119.00	$114.05	$941	—
905	905	3	108.00	$108.00	$977	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	160.00	$160.00	$424	—
315–345	327	13	150.00–160.00	$155.05	$507	-1.26
375–395	381	10	147.00–156.00	$151.48	$577	-0.58
420–440	432	6	130.00–150.00	$144.92	$626	-5.87
450–465	456	7	130.00–141.00	$136.57	$623	-4.23
510–545	530	19	110.00–137.00	$129.42	$686	-9.32
555–595	575	2	114.00–125.00	$119.69	$688	-11.86
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	-12.89
715–720	717	3	100.00–110.00	$106.65	$765	—
764–785	769	24	95.00–110.00	$107.42	$826	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
769	769	66	128.25	$128.25	$986	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	218	3	160.00–170.00	$166.41	$363	+11.41
250–265	262	7	152.50–173.00	$167.34	$438	+16.14
300–345	322	75	135.00–160.00	$149.38	$481	+4.06
350–395	368	65	135.00–147.00	$140.20	$516	+0.04
400–445	428	93	126.00–144.00	$133.69	$572	-3.30
454 value added	454	23	139.00	$139.00	$631	—
450–495	479	85	115.00–137.00	$128.01	$613	-4.12
513–525 value added	522	19	129.50–135.00	$131.23	$685	—
500–546	526	130	116.00–145.00	$126.76	$667	-0.37
560–570 value added	562	5	122.00–130.00	$123.62	$695	-7.93
550–595	563	72	110.00–135.00	$124.45	$701	+2.08
601 value added	601	75	126.00	$126.00	$757	—
605–645	629	59	107.50–125.00	$117.93	$742	+0.58
655–695	671	27	105.00–118.00	$112.79	$757	-0.21
691 value added	691	12	119.00	$119.00	$822	+4.00
710–745	732	22	99.00–111.00	$103.54	$758	-3.33
743 value added	743	68	120.50	$120.50	$895	—
770 value added	770	2	103.00	$103.00	$793	—
870	870	1	86.00	$86.00	$748	-5.49
1095	1095	1	80.00	$80.00	$876	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	270	13	130.00–153.00	$138.13	$373	-4.41
300–345	325	46	124.00–148.00	$136.93	$445	-0.98
350–395	373	78	120.00–145.00	$132.50	$494	-0.66
415 value added	415	8	135.00	$135.00	$560	—
400–445	424	134	109.00–141.00	$126.78	$538	-2.26
450–495	477	88	105.00–135.00	$121.71	$581	-3.68
500–545	524	83	100.00–132.00	$118.90	$623	-1.51
550–596	574	81	105.00–128.00	$117.72	$676	+3.19
600–645	625	36	102.00–120.00	$107.49	$672	-3.80
650–695	674	15	98.00–112.00	$104.25	$703	-5.19
705–745	718	9	95.00–110.00	$99.94	$718	-1.40
755–790	769	13	82.50–100.00	$93.28	$717	+12.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	282	5	135.00–143.00	$140.45	$396	+12.64
300–345	321	10	125.00–145.00	$134.03	$430	+8.54
350–395	378	47	102.00–138.00	$121.24	$458	-4.49
405–445	426	44	116.00–134.00	$123.80	$527	+4.05
450–490	472	39	90.00–131.00	$116.71	$551	-0.17
500–545	523	22	102.00–120.00	$111.32	$582	-0.10
555–595	582	18	100.00–120.00	$110.20	$641	+2.86
605–630	619	8	93.00–110.00	$104.52	$647	+3.71
650–690	669	11	80.00–106.00	$94.61	$633	-7.39
705–745	722	6	76.00–92.00	$86.25	$623	+6.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	187.00	$187.00	$449	—
260–295	274	9	160.00–190.00	$174.26	$477	+7.68
304–345	325	30	135.00–178.00	$162.43	$528	+0.29
355–395	374	46	130.00–172.00	$153.73	$575	-0.32
400–445	423	89	120.00–162.00	$147.30	$623	-0.98
450–495	472	83	127.50–152.00	$141.99	$670	+3.83
500–549	523	111	123.00–140.00	$134.77	$705	+2.85
550–595	569	62	102.00–135.00	$124.43	$708	+0.08
600–649	629	64	110.00–125.00	$117.66	$740	-2.04
660–690	679	15	103.00–122.00	$114.24	$776	+2.04
705–745	726	10	101.00–115.00	$106.29	$772	+2.24
750–785	772	11	90.00–112.00	$101.66	$785	+1.91

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	228	3	192.00–195.00	$192.90	$440	-10.50
255–295	277	11	160.00–182.00	$168.70	$467	-4.87
305–345	326	35	155.00–195.00	$169.73	$553	-1.52
350–395	375	61	145.00–188.00	$163.81	$614	-0.67
400–445	421	68	140.00–172.00	$155.87	$656	-1.87
450–495	475	64	126.00–164.00	$145.67	$692	-2.32
500–545	517	62	121.00–148.00	$137.35	$710	-2.75
550–595	564	30	116.00–138.00	$129.39	$730	-2.82
600–645	621	25	115.00–127.00	$121.50	$755	-2.29
650–685	661	22	107.00–161.00	$122.07	$807	+2.50
705–745	720	8	98.00–115.00	$107.30	$773	-3.74
755–790	766	4	100.00–114.00	$109.05	$835	+3.17
803–810	804	6	100.00–105.00	$100.84	$811	+5.83
865–895	879	6	90.00–98.00	$93.65	$823	+4.65
905	905	2	90.00	$90.00	$814	—
960	960	2	80.00	$80.00	$768	-7.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	279	4	138.00–172.00	$156.48	$437	+10.42
305–345	329	25	126.00–165.00	$152.98	$503	+9.96
350–395	379	20	130.00–158.00	$146.89	$557	-3.40
400–445	425	44	130.00–150.00	$140.05	$595	+1.39
450–495	474	36	120.00–140.00	$131.32	$622	+1.74
505–545	522	29	110.00–130.00	$124.01	$647	+1.80
550–595	574	25	107.00–122.00	$115.13	$661	-1.57
610–645	631	28	80.00–117.00	$109.34	$690	+0.05
665–690	678	2	101.00–110.00	$105.42	$715	+13.33
705–745	732	20	95.00–100.00	$96.13	$704	-3.47
925	925	1	70.00	$70.00	$648	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1430	1093	80-85%	97	50.00–66.00	$58.17	$636	—
710–1525	1143	80-85%	201	52.00–72.00	$63.59	$727	+4.99
875–1485	1197	80-85%	111	58.00–79.00	$69.96	$837	+7.01

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1165	984	85-90%	46	38.00–56.00	$49.15	$484	—
705–1370	1013	85-90%	110	43.00–68.00	$54.13	$548	+1.37
820–1245	1068	85-90%	46	50.00–66.00	$58.64	$626	+0.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1600	1255	75-80%	15	52.00–62.00	$58.35	$732	—
945–1925	1361	75-80%	100	51.00–74.00	$65.21	$888	—
1035–1880	1419	75-80%	53	63.00–79.00	$71.11	$1,009	+2.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1860	1434	37	70.00–84.00	$78.45	$1,125	—
1015–2220	1634	57	80.00–102.00	$87.97	$1,437	—
1235–2160	1711	35	89.00–103.00	$93.55	$1,601	-1.19

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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	22	515.00–575.00	$545.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–765	713	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–625.00	$590.26

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1175	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–1,040.00	$930.00
1065–1255	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–875.00	$820.91
1125–1505	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	750.00–1,100.00	$923.67
1005–1675	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	500.00–1,200.00	$807.49
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	650.00–975.00	$785.24
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	675.00–1,170.00	$845.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	525.00–815.00	$692.22
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,085.00–1,100.00	$1,092.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
545–625	598	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	485.00–500.00	$489.55
770–935	851	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	675.00–875.00	$801.18
735–990	871	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	500.00–650.00	$579.26
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	355.00–500.00	$430.88
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	600.00–700.00	$672.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	450.00–725.00	$602.22

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	740.00–885.00	$800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	375.00	$375.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	610.00–735.00	$675.77
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1305	1139	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	710.00–840.00	$769.34
960–1445	1178	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–950.00	$891.89
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$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
1000–1515	1196	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,125.00–1,350.00	$1,221.01	-123.99
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,181.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	56	625.00–1,260.00	$909.02	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	450.00	$450.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	525.00–950.00	$800.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775–1060	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,000.00	$940.86	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00	-175.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	630.00	$630.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	550.00–860.00	$685.38	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1250	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,017.26	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	700.00–825.00	$768.33	—

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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.