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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

9,612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.00/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 630 lb · 224 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $137.29/cwt +3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 615 lb · 197 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.36/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 520 lb · 163 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,612 8,154 8,835
Feeder cattle 7,564 5,914 7,073
Slaughter cattle 1,214 1,633 953
Replacement cattle 834 607 809

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 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 85,297 compared to 95,385 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
240 240 1 200.00 $200.00 $480 +15.00
255–286 274 15 167.00–192.00 $175.43 $481 -2.80
301–345 324 24 167.00–190.00 $176.91 $573 +1.60
350–395 373 53 160.00–197.00 $167.48 $625 -2.62
405–449 428 51 150.00–170.00 $161.75 $692 +1.69
452–495 461 75 140.00–170.00 $152.68 $704 -0.98
502–514 value added 504 36 146.00–176.00 $170.05 $857 +10.96
500–549 524 59 135.00–175.00 $153.49 $804 +7.42
550–598 576 81 134.00–153.00 $140.13 $807 +1.39
608 value added 608 1 140.00 $140.00 $851 —
600–648 615 196 125.00–145.00 $137.28 $844 +3.57
655–695 669 104 120.00–140.00 $131.38 $879 +1.41
704 value added 704 27 129.25 $129.25 $910 +0.40
705–746 732 53 119.00–136.00 $124.48 $911 -4.02
753–794 770 124 115.00–130.00 $124.27 $957 +5.65
810–835 823 5 109.00–120.00 $112.57 $926 -6.43
809–847 value added 839 18 115.00–119.50 $118.54 $995 -4.96
925 925 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,018 +4.77
990 990 1 92.00 $92.00 $911 -8.00
1070 1070 1 90.00 $90.00 $963 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 284 7 170.00–180.00 $175.92 $500 -0.16
308–345 331 19 157.50–175.00 $165.25 $547 -1.01
350–395 373 32 152.00–170.00 $158.84 $592 -1.38
400–445 433 38 139.00–170.00 $159.86 $692 +5.49
455–495 474 28 125.00–160.00 $149.83 $710 +4.71
501–547 530 59 124.00–157.00 $142.55 $756 +1.41
535 535 7 134.00 $134.00 $717 -7.14
550–595 577 61 115.00–145.00 $136.74 $789 +1.29
605–640 626 36 120.00–134.00 $127.69 $799 -1.75
640 640 3 124.00 $124.00 $794 -5.44
665–695 685 43 116.00–128.50 $126.94 $870 +3.41
700–748 718 57 110.00–129.00 $121.90 $875 -2.10
755–770 766 4 110.00–118.00 $116.03 $889 -1.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 190.00 $190.00 $466 —
275–290 285 3 160.00–170.00 $166.78 $475 -2.63
305–345 324 7 146.00–172.00 $159.23 $516 +2.74
350–395 374 20 135.00–167.00 $154.10 $576 +3.69
403–445 426 21 128.00–155.00 $141.55 $603 -2.64
460–490 475 7 142.00–157.00 $149.42 $710 +14.71
505–545 520 23 126.00–140.00 $135.74 $706 +3.20
590–595 594 7 132.00–135.00 $134.57 $799 +10.81
610–620 615 2 115.00–122.00 $118.47 $729 —
680–695 691 4 110.00–127.00 $120.05 $830 +3.09
715 715 1 115.00 $115.00 $822 +3.03
765–785 775 2 105.00–110.00 $107.47 $833 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 value added 608 83 144.50 $144.50 $879 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 12 138.00 $138.00 $693 —
616 616 11 129.00 $129.00 $795 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 267 3 145.00–150.00 $146.63 $392 -5.01
300–345 321 48 133.00–165.00 $145.18 $466 +0.86
350–396 378 81 127.00–158.00 $143.68 $543 +4.89
400–445 426 94 129.00–156.00 $136.93 $583 +0.99
450–495 472 110 124.00–142.00 $132.56 $626 +2.98
505–545 520 163 118.00–138.00 $127.36 $662 +3.35
550–596 572 142 115.00–132.00 $123.63 $707 +4.30
610–645 fancy 616 26 120.00–127.50 $124.13 $765 —
600–648 632 198 112.00–126.00 $119.46 $755 +1.13
655–699 678 156 108.00–121.00 $116.26 $788 +1.74
705–735 fancy 720 2 112.00–113.00 $112.51 $810 —
710–748 731 44 91.00–117.00 $111.78 $817 +5.32
755–790 766 18 102.00–110.00 $107.70 $825 +5.36
810–820 814 5 95.00–100.00 $97.40 $793 +8.72
865–885 877 3 90.00–93.00 $90.99 $798 +8.12
910–940 925 3 88.00–95.00 $90.96 $841 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
221–245 225 8 140.00–151.00 $147.30 $331 —
258–290 274 7 141.00–150.00 $143.68 $394 +1.35
301–345 322 51 128.00–152.00 $138.36 $446 +0.68
350–395 375 55 120.00–147.00 $136.19 $511 +3.36
420 420 1 145.50 $145.50 $611 +19.36
405–448 425 80 115.00–140.00 $130.31 $554 +4.17
450–495 475 109 111.00–135.00 $124.20 $590 +1.43
500–546 520 79 107.50–129.00 $123.27 $641 +5.85
538 value added 538 7 130.00 $130.00 $699 —
555–595 576 52 104.00–126.00 $117.95 $679 +3.96
600–645 623 26 107.00–116.00 $111.44 $694 +1.85
651–695 672 31 94.00–114.00 $107.64 $723 +3.67
705–745 727 18 80.00–109.00 $101.93 $741 +2.19
755–785 772 8 90.00–105.00 $98.44 $760 -5.03
865 865 1 88.00 $88.00 $761 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 142.00 $142.00 $348 +8.20
260–285 271 7 125.00–143.00 $130.65 $354 -10.36
305–348 330 23 116.00–142.00 $132.58 $438 +7.26
355–390 375 13 110.00–137.00 $123.01 $461 -1.66
400–445 425 40 108.00–133.00 $122.04 $519 +3.15
455–495 474 44 100.00–128.00 $114.49 $543 +1.09
500–540 517 13 100.00–117.00 $109.96 $568 +0.38
560–580 573 20 95.00–116.00 $107.62 $617 +3.21
615–645 626 5 102.00–105.00 $103.20 $646 -0.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 4 102.00 $102.00 $847 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 200.00 $200.00 $460 +11.81
265–295 277 6 180.00–192.00 $186.55 $517 +2.62
300–345 320 44 150.00–187.00 $169.93 $544 +3.92
350–395 376 48 147.50–182.00 $163.66 $615 +1.99
400–445 425 57 140.00–175.00 $156.95 $667 +0.46
455–495 474 70 136.00–167.00 $148.85 $706 -1.20
500–545 523 78 128.00–158.00 $142.20 $744 +2.97
550–595 569 47 122.00–150.00 $132.18 $752 +2.77
600–640 620 36 112.00–140.00 $122.95 $762 +0.53
650–695 670 18 110.00–129.00 $117.97 $790 +1.52
705–740 722 3 105.00–116.00 $111.04 $802 +4.16
755–795 772 6 98.00–107.00 $102.83 $794 -3.91
805–835 820 2 91.00–100.00 $95.58 $784 —
855–865 860 2 91.00–92.00 $91.50 $787 -1.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 281 14 142.50–182.00 $164.18 $461 +6.09
300–345 325 48 137.50–177.00 $159.53 $518 -3.47
355–395 378 38 135.00–167.00 $151.42 $572 -5.98
400–445 422 69 130.00–162.00 $150.35 $634 -0.30
455–495 473 53 122.50–152.00 $141.89 $671 -0.34
500–545 522 67 117.50–142.00 $135.05 $705 +3.22
555–595 570 60 109.00–140.00 $128.72 $734 +5.76
600–648 623 31 105.00–134.00 $121.18 $755 +3.65
650–685 666 11 107.00–126.00 $116.38 $775 +4.95
720–745 731 8 96.00–109.00 $102.65 $750 -5.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 153.00–158.00 $155.55 $373 -8.66
285 285 1 161.00 $161.00 $459 +4.00
300–330 318 8 131.00–167.00 $154.50 $491 -1.33
355–395 380 16 130.00–157.00 $145.59 $553 -7.01
400–445 428 28 118.00–148.00 $137.82 $590 -3.02
450–495 481 25 116.00–138.00 $127.70 $614 -2.61
500–545 524 24 120.00–131.00 $125.01 $655 +1.76
560–595 577 15 107.00–143.00 $116.63 $673 +4.41
605–635 622 10 105.00–117.00 $111.42 $693 +0.81
650–685 670 6 100.00–117.00 $107.91 $723 +4.94
785 785 1 85.00 $85.00 $667 -3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1550 1150 80-85% 94 61.00–78.00 $72.07 $829 +4.67
705–1585 1168 80-85% 235 53.00–72.00 $65.84 $769 -7.79
840–1695 1180 80-85% 101 55.00–65.00 $60.26 $711 -13.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1210 947 85-90% 51 42.00–54.00 $50.04 $474 —
705–1240 983 85-90% 105 41.00–64.00 $55.57 $546 +2.72
860–1190 1073 85-90% 31 61.00–67.00 $63.51 $681 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1715 1342 75-80% 29 64.00–79.00 $73.03 $980 —
1060–1845 1379 75-80% 57 60.00–75.00 $65.98 $910 -8.72
1305–1760 1433 75-80% 5 55.00–62.50 $60.08 $861 -7.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–2135 1513 31 74.00–84.00 $78.31 $1,185 —
1175–2180 1642 54 80.00–94.00 $85.68 $1,407 -3.39
1275–2255 1873 19 86.00–104.00 $94.01 $1,761 —

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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 21 445.00–575.00 $507.38
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–880 843 (<2 yrs)Open 2 530.00–720.00 $629.23
1395–1425 1410 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 685.00–855.00 $770.90
— fancy — (<2 yrs)Open 7 1,025.00–1,275.00 $1,153.57
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665–745 714 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 380.00–550.00 $478.61

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1105 1069 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 880.00–1,025.00 $952.50
935–1325 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 775.00–925.00 $838.19
1170 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1200 fancy 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1030–1465 1226 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 925.00–1,125.00 $1,005.06
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 500.00–700.00 $600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 59 625.00–1,200.00 $838.81
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 925.00–975.00 $950.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 56 725.00–1,075.00 $892.95
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,041.18
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 26 550.00–950.00 $718.27
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–985 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 625.00–800.00 $698.24
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 525.00–800.00 $664.62
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 450.00–700.00 $597.22
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 22 350.00–650.00 $509.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1085 1018 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $950.00
990–1125 1058 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–875.00 $837.50
940–1365 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 725.00–875.00 $762.41
1105–1500 1311 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,050.00 $970.83
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 580.00 $580.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 525.00–750.00 $674.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 850.00–900.00 $870.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1025 947 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–950.00 $819.98
1010 1010 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
1100–1195 1147 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,191.67 -155.00
1015–1300 1163 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,010.00–1,125.00 $1,049.62 -221.01
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 +29.37
1350–1400 1375 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,375.00 —
1490–1525 fancy 1508 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,425.00 $1,361.77 —
1460–1590 1525 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,800.00–1,850.00 $1,823.93 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,475.00–1,550.00 $1,531.25 —
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 28 700.00–910.00 $804.64 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 60 1,025.00–1,175.00 $1,110.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 48 1,175.00–1,550.00 $1,416.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 128 825.00–1,425.00 $1,092.77 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845–910 891 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 800.00–1,000.00 $874.75 —
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00 —
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 30 550.00–725.00 $668.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 40 700.00–975.00 $853.75 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1215 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,060.00–1,125.00 $1,095.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 400.00–950.00 $605.56 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 700.00–850.00 $780.00 —

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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.