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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

9,756 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.90/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 519 lb · 223 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.82/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 425 lb · 153 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.85/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 472 lb · 138 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,756 9,856 4,191
Feeder cattle 7,465 7,598 2,607
Slaughter cattle 1,325 1,305 1,112
Replacement cattle 966 953 472

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 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 123,931 compared to 117,019 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
235–245 239 5 170.00–172.00 $170.82 $408 —
325 325 2 169.00 $169.00 $549 -5.36
355–395 374 20 160.00–175.00 $168.37 $630 +1.74
400–445 422 51 156.00–180.00 $162.28 $685 -2.14
450–495 470 64 152.50–179.00 $160.39 $754 +1.13
505 value added 505 9 171.50 $171.50 $866 —
500–549 522 44 141.00–162.00 $150.08 $783 -0.09
550–595 570 53 134.00–154.00 $142.49 $812 +1.94
600–645 620 65 128.00–157.00 $138.33 $858 +1.81
654–695 667 61 120.00–142.00 $134.60 $898 +1.57
668 value added 668 2 133.50 $133.50 $892 —
700–749 729 32 119.00–131.00 $124.79 $910 -2.34
765–795 784 18 107.00–125.00 $120.15 $942 +0.91
800–830 812 3 112.00–118.00 $115.33 $936 —
850–870 860 2 104.00–119.00 $111.41 $958 +4.41
900–935 924 8 101.00–118.50 $115.96 $1,071 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 2 164.00–170.00 $166.93 $384 —
305–345 322 31 150.00–167.00 $161.74 $521 -2.55
355–395 380 37 150.00–166.00 $158.05 $601 +0.13
405–444 425 36 147.50–170.00 $155.11 $659 +0.98
450–495 476 44 137.50–165.00 $151.75 $722 -0.17
505–545 523 60 132.50–155.00 $142.24 $744 -2.45
550–595 572 39 127.50–146.00 $137.10 $784 -1.07
605–648 627 36 123.00–139.00 $133.03 $834 +1.80
650–699 686 33 113.00–132.00 $126.18 $866 -2.44
705–740 723 10 110.00–124.00 $119.17 $862 +1.47
770 770 2 117.00 $117.00 $901 -4.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 4 155.00–159.00 $156.98 $374 —
280–295 285 3 150.00–153.00 $151.04 $430 -14.66
320–345 330 10 150.00–180.00 $158.33 $522 -0.66
355–395 374 19 143.00–175.00 $149.33 $558 -2.88
405–445 437 15 140.00–168.00 $149.30 $652 -3.42
452–485 463 16 141.00–150.00 $142.73 $661 -1.31
500–545 523 22 117.50–149.00 $135.87 $711 -0.45
550–597 579 18 118.00–137.00 $129.73 $751 +3.70
625–635 628 7 110.00–127.00 $117.75 $739 -4.89
665–690 682 3 112.00–120.00 $114.60 $782 -5.29
700–740 710 11 100.00–118.00 $111.88 $794 +4.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 165.00 $165.00 $446 —
315–345 331 19 133.00–162.00 $145.62 $482 +2.60
355–395 372 65 130.00–160.00 $141.94 $528 -0.97
403–445 421 99 127.00–150.00 $137.34 $578 -0.24
450–495 472 138 120.00–147.00 $132.85 $627 +0.72
500–547 518 201 120.00–147.00 $132.66 $687 +4.08
515–534 value added 531 22 131.00–136.00 $135.12 $717 —
550–595 567 128 115.00–137.00 $127.73 $724 +3.08
585 value added 585 2 126.00 $126.00 $737 —
603–648 618 54 113.00–132.00 $123.02 $760 +3.41
621 value added 621 17 125.50 $125.50 $779 —
627 627 3 124.00 $124.00 $777 +4.39
659 fancy 659 7 124.50 $124.50 $820 —
650–695 664 57 107.00–124.00 $118.72 $788 +2.47
700–745 720 28 98.00–118.00 $104.68 $754 -4.68
755–785 770 5 95.00–115.00 $102.97 $793 +6.97
790 790 1 80.50 $80.50 $636 -15.50
855 855 1 96.00 $96.00 $821 -9.00
960 960 1 93.00 $93.00 $893 +3.42
1015 1015 1 87.00 $87.00 $883 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 233 4 133.00–140.00 $138.31 $322 —
265–275 271 7 130.00–144.00 $135.02 $366 -2.98
300–345 322 52 125.00–155.00 $140.71 $453 +2.35
350–395 375 72 121.00–158.00 $137.04 $514 +1.25
400–445 425 153 121.00–147.00 $136.82 $581 +6.36
450–495 473 77 120.00–140.00 $128.64 $608 +0.92
500–546 522 117 114.00–136.00 $125.35 $654 +2.70
550–598 572 68 109.00–131.00 $117.67 $673 +0.77
600–635 615 57 105.00–123.00 $113.72 $699 +2.07
650–690 674 10 102.00–111.00 $107.10 $722 +1.66
700–745 722 10 88.00–107.00 $96.16 $694 -6.95
755–790 773 2 90.00–107.00 $98.69 $763 +6.98
915 915 1 85.00 $85.00 $778 —
985 985 1 80.00 $80.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 130.00 $130.00 $318 -2.33
260–295 278 12 120.00–139.00 $128.47 $357 +4.21
300–345 325 29 117.00–150.00 $131.62 $428 +3.07
350–395 378 56 110.00–147.00 $134.61 $509 +7.86
400–445 423 51 105.00–137.00 $125.05 $529 +3.58
455–495 478 32 115.00–135.00 $124.57 $595 +4.68
500–545 516 29 102.00–130.00 $117.98 $609 +5.42
555–595 574 14 106.00–122.00 $113.60 $652 +6.95
635–645 640 3 100.00–112.00 $105.68 $676 +4.80
655–695 680 15 81.00–105.00 $91.15 $620 -7.40
705–720 713 2 90.00–94.00 $92.02 $656 -1.13
755–795 775 2 92.00–95.00 $93.46 $724 +4.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 238 4 165.00–187.00 $170.67 $406 +0.67
270–290 279 18 152.00–180.00 $161.34 $450 -4.46
300–345 323 51 146.00–192.00 $160.88 $520 -4.97
350–395 370 56 140.00–185.00 $157.11 $581 +0.32
400–445 427 114 132.50–168.00 $151.67 $648 -1.80
450–498 473 87 130.00–157.00 $145.58 $689 +0.97
500–548 529 79 124.00–148.00 $135.52 $717 -0.96
550–595 574 77 115.00–137.00 $128.22 $736 -0.31
600–645 624 40 110.00–129.00 $121.94 $761 +0.01
655–695 674 15 112.00–127.00 $119.83 $808 +5.27
700–746 721 21 105.00–118.00 $110.72 $798 +6.42
765–795 785 3 95.00–122.00 $103.77 $815 -0.24
835 835 1 90.00 $90.00 $752 +8.00
885 885 1 94.00 $94.00 $832 +8.95
905 905 1 81.00 $81.00 $733 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 5 177.00–200.00 $187.89 $428 —
270–295 281 8 163.00–187.00 $168.31 $473 -19.69
300–345 326 40 155.00–180.00 $161.52 $527 -20.33
350–395 375 57 148.00–192.00 $164.78 $618 -1.83
400–447 425 83 148.00–182.00 $161.56 $687 +4.06
450–495 474 104 140.00–169.00 $152.57 $723 +3.01
500–547 524 81 130.00–158.00 $142.87 $749 +1.70
555–595 570 48 125.00–148.00 $135.52 $772 +3.29
600–646 625 48 120.00–140.00 $128.67 $804 +1.15
650–695 669 24 118.00–132.00 $123.74 $828 +2.89
705–740 720 13 112.50–124.00 $119.20 $858 +9.03
755–775 763 3 108.00–120.00 $114.28 $872 +1.27
825–835 829 4 93.00–106.00 $97.51 $808 +1.88
925 925 1 95.00 $95.00 $879 —
990 990 1 96.00 $96.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 9 140.00–180.00 $153.83 $423 -8.47
300–340 320 14 133.00–182.00 $157.11 $503 +1.74
350–395 367 48 133.00–167.00 $152.95 $561 +3.47
405–445 422 54 128.00–158.00 $142.03 $599 -2.11
450–495 475 37 125.00–145.00 $136.02 $646 +0.26
505–545 528 26 117.00–137.00 $129.20 $682 -0.26
555–595 576 25 112.00–130.00 $120.31 $693 +0.96
605–635 617 8 108.00–120.00 $114.97 $709 +0.27
690 690 1 115.00 $115.00 $794 +3.40
715 715 2 100.00 $100.00 $715 —
775 775 1 93.00 $93.00 $721 +1.86
805–840 823 2 85.00 $85.00 $700 —
915 915 1 80.00 $80.00 $732 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1380 1069 80-85% 78 49.00–61.00 $54.64 $584 +0.37
825–1525 1151 80-85% 196 53.00–68.00 $60.43 $696 —
840–1490 1166 80-85% 128 60.00–72.00 $65.13 $759 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1210 961 85-90% 58 40.00–53.00 $46.95 $451 -4.39
770–1270 1000 85-90% 104 39.00–60.00 $53.29 $533 —
885–1195 1073 85-90% 42 50.00–66.00 $61.25 $657 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1765 1373 75-80% 28 50.00–61.00 $56.53 $776 -3.62
1170–1650 1378 75-80% 39 59.00–70.00 $66.71 $919 +6.56
1050–1815 1389 75-80% 105 50.00–68.00 $59.24 $823 +2.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–2315 1500 54 70.00–81.00 $76.60 $1,149 —
1200–2465 1650 68 78.00–91.00 $84.53 $1,395 +1.21
1390–2300 1891 28 87.00–99.00 $91.07 $1,722 +1.80

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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 24 420.00–540.00 $488.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755–1110 856 (<2 yrs)Open 5 560.00–835.00 $691.40
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–995 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 525.00–675.00 $609.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–1055 931 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 725.00–925.00 $862.52
885–1595 1122 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 575.00–1,025.00 $879.92
1030–1420 1272 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,100.00–1,225.00 $1,156.52
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,100.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 740.00–875.00 $785.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,350.00 $1,150.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 26 600.00–1,275.00 $918.27
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 600.00–825.00 $739.17
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 54 550.00–980.00 $821.20
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–965 904 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 450.00–750.00 $572.40
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 500.00–800.00 $667.69
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 22 400.00–800.00 $603.86
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–1200 993 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 600.00–675.00 $638.66
1045–1365 1189 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 740.00–875.00 $797.16
870–1695 1214 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 900.00–1,075.00 $950.24
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 335.00–730.00 $505.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 510.00–900.00 $685.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 665.00–745.00 $705.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
670–905 788 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–825.00 $771.83
1235 1235 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1050–1200 1113 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,325.00–1,400.00 $1,350.00 +175.00
1255 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 -514.33
1085–1590 1291 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 29 1,125.00–1,310.00 $1,233.60 -180.73
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00–1,310.00 $1,186.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 113 700.00–1,650.00 $1,227.61 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 28 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,085.71 —
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 14 750.00–975.00 $889.29 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 106 1,900.00–2,175.00 $2,049.53 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,350.00–1,650.00 $1,500.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 575.00 $575.00 —
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
860–985 942 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 500.00–1,000.00 $818.04 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 24 800.00–1,050.00 $912.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 32 575.00–1,300.00 $1,118.75 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840–1475 1086 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 26 1,020.00–1,125.00 $1,068.17 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 600.00–980.00 $756.88 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,037.50 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 800.00–850.00 $837.50 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 625.00 $625.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 16 725.00–875.00 $781.25 —

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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.