Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 15, 2021

1,657 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.00/cwt +4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 539 lb · 38 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.06/cwt -7.87 vs last sale · ≈ $410/hd at 318 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.19/cwt -7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $514/hd at 428 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,657	9,198	9,035
Feeder cattle	912	7,395	7,481
Slaughter cattle	375	1,262	940
Replacement cattle	370	541	614

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago with limited receipts due to inclement weather conditions: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 66,429 compared to 77,343 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
360–365	363	3	160.00–163.00	$161.33	$586	-8.55
450–475	459	9	148.00–162.00	$158.34	$727	+0.90
539	539	38	149.00	$149.00	$803	+4.03
550–595	573	2	137.00–138.00	$137.48	$788	-4.39
605	605	1	136.00	$136.00	$823	+2.44
680	680	1	123.00	$123.00	$836	-4.44
700	700	1	115.00	$115.00	$805	-5.44
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	-2.19
1205–1210	1208	2	102.00–103.00	$102.50	$1,238	+10.50
1275–1290	1283	3	97.00–100.00	$98.34	$1,262	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	160.00–166.00	$163.08	$462	-6.92
325–340	328	6	154.00–161.00	$159.79	$524	-7.18
370–380	375	7	150.00–154.00	$151.14	$567	-8.16
410–440	426	7	146.00–154.00	$148.55	$633	-4.56
455–490	474	10	140.00–152.00	$145.88	$691	-2.81
515–545	529	8	120.00–144.00	$137.96	$730	-0.89
585–590	586	6	130.00	$130.00	$762	-3.52
640–645	643	4	120.00–128.00	$123.50	$794	-1.42
680	680	1	123.00	$123.00	$836	+3.15
730–745	738	2	116.00	$116.00	$856	+1.74
835	835	1	105.00	$105.00	$877	-9.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	145.00	$145.00	$413	-15.00
340	340	1	135.00	$135.00	$459	-20.05
355–375	366	4	138.00–149.00	$141.43	$518	-10.05
420–425	423	3	136.00–143.00	$138.31	$585	-6.61
455–495	474	11	120.00–140.00	$134.00	$635	-2.57
540	540	1	112.00	$112.00	$605	-17.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	285	11	130.00–134.00	$131.22	$374	-6.91
300–340	318	22	122.00–140.00	$129.06	$410	-7.87
355–395	373	17	115.00–130.00	$123.90	$462	-8.60
405–445	428	19	110.00–126.00	$120.19	$514	-6.59
475–495	483	19	109.00–124.00	$117.18	$566	-4.53
505–540	524	14	96.00–120.00	$111.94	$587	-6.96
555–585	573	8	95.00–114.00	$107.46	$616	-10.26
605–630	615	3	105.00–110.00	$107.96	$664	+0.47
760–780	770	2	93.00–97.00	$95.03	$732	+1.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	150.00	$150.00	$412	-17.34
355–390	378	16	125.00–140.00	$132.32	$500	-7.88
405–445	425	8	120.00–126.00	$124.14	$528	-9.55
455–475	466	11	120.00–130.00	$122.28	$570	-5.73
510–548	533	8	116.00–126.00	$120.08	$640	-6.68
550–585	567	5	112.00–120.00	$114.95	$652	-9.50
603–635	613	8	107.00–114.00	$111.83	$686	-6.10
655–660	658	3	109.00–113.00	$111.01	$730	-1.78
705–715	710	2	100.00–103.00	$101.51	$721	-2.03
835	835	1	98.00	$98.00	$818	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	276	8	127.00–137.00	$130.18	$359	-10.27
340–345	342	3	115.00–117.50	$115.84	$396	-18.19
355–395	369	13	107.00–124.00	$115.12	$425	-6.12
410–440	423	14	90.00–120.00	$110.45	$467	-13.35
455–475	467	6	105.00–115.00	$110.38	$515	-6.33
575	575	4	103.00–105.00	$104.50	$601	-5.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	275	16	145.00–162.00	$152.39	$419	-21.87
305–335	316	14	140.00–157.00	$147.96	$468	-14.47
355–380	369	5	135.00–147.00	$140.29	$518	-13.44
410–445	420	10	134.00–148.00	$141.65	$595	-5.65
455–490	469	12	130.00–141.00	$134.49	$631	-7.50
510–545	529	8	115.00–142.00	$127.18	$673	-7.59
560–565	563	2	110.00–124.00	$117.03	$659	-7.40
610	610	3	116.00	$116.00	$708	-1.66
655	655	3	105.00	$105.00	$688	-9.24
730	730	1	108.00	$108.00	$788	+1.71
770	770	1	103.00	$103.00	$793	+1.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	10	130.00–145.00	$140.16	$460	-12.82
360–395	379	6	130.00–138.00	$135.26	$513	-11.63
475	475	3	124.00	$124.00	$589	-7.32
505–540	531	4	120.00–125.00	$121.19	$644	-2.82
575	575	1	91.00	$91.00	$523	-24.13
615–625	618	3	105.00–114.00	$110.97	$686	+1.63
725	725	1	102.00	$102.00	$740	+5.87
760–775	767	3	92.00–98.00	$94.99	$729	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	278	3	156.00–168.00	$163.08	$453	-5.62
350–395	383	4	152.00–159.00	$154.30	$591	-9.51
400–440	420	13	140.00–160.00	$150.62	$633	-5.25
475	475	2	133.00	$133.00	$632	-12.67
515–530	523	2	130.00–135.00	$132.54	$693	-4.81

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1545	1145	80-85%	51	56.00–68.00	$63.88	$731	+0.29
830–1590	1164	80-85%	69	62.00–74.00	$68.58	$798	-1.38
940–1625	1219	80-85%	33	69.00–79.00	$74.23	$905	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1285	973	85-90%	30	44.00–59.00	$54.33	$529	+5.18
905–1085	1002	85-90%	11	59.00–63.00	$61.16	$613	+7.03
810–1290	1007	85-90%	33	53.00–64.00	$58.78	$592	+4.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1540	1348	75-80%	8	59.00–64.00	$61.43	$828	—
1160–1645	1447	75-80%	17	61.00–71.00	$67.48	$976	-3.63
1500	1500	75-80%	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,035	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–2095	1508	12	75.00–87.00	$81.31	$1,226	—
1300–2075	1635	21	82.00–100.00	$92.09	$1,506	+4.12
1490–2120	1920	5	95.00–100.00	$96.18	$1,847	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	800.00–1,075.00	$912.90
— 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)	2	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,187.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	675.00–1,065.00	$801.49
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	560.00–825.00	$701.54
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,132.78

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	450.00–525.00	$491.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	525.00–700.00	$647.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–800.00	$783.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	630.00–700.00	$686.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	725.00–900.00	$875.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,175.00–1,300.00	$1,237.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	172	1,350.00–2,025.00	$1,756.10	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	62	900.00–1,300.00	$1,115.73	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	23	700.00–1,100.00	$875.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	775.00–840.00	$801.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00	$600.00	—

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	450.00	$450.00	—

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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.