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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

10,125 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.17/cwt -4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 424 lb · 144 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.82/cwt -4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 524 lb · 140 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.05/cwt -4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 473 lb · 137 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,125 12,156 4,631
Feeder cattle 7,718 9,510 3,597
Slaughter cattle 1,481 1,577 676
Replacement cattle 926 1,069 358

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 169,591 compared to 141,791 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
205 205 1 182.00 $182.00 $373 —
290–295 293 2 185.00–192.50 $188.72 $553 —
300–315 309 4 165.00–185.00 $172.24 $532 -7.05
355–390 363 8 165.00–170.00 $169.33 $615 -2.74
410–441 420 31 148.00–171.00 $159.47 $670 -8.21
453–490 468 38 149.00–172.00 $158.02 $740 -6.70
505–545 524 41 143.00–156.00 $151.26 $793 -2.49
553–595 569 41 130.00–150.00 $143.93 $819 -3.05
610 value added 610 10 143.50 $143.50 $875 -1.25
605–645 621 60 125.00–141.00 $137.16 $852 -4.23
655–680 668 22 124.00–140.00 $133.71 $893 -2.69
700–745 719 24 117.00–134.00 $125.58 $903 -2.31
732 value added 732 10 128.50 $128.50 $941 -2.83
750–765 value added 750 33 125.00–132.00 $131.69 $988 -2.04
755–795 784 16 110.00–131.00 $122.40 $960 -1.49
801–845 818 14 114.00–121.00 $119.11 $974 -7.54
829–840 value added 839 49 129.50–130.25 $130.19 $1,092 —
868 value added 868 4 126.50 $126.50 $1,098 —
870–887 884 7 112.00–115.50 $114.51 $1,012 -4.49
910 910 6 111.50 $111.50 $1,015 -2.50
980 value added 980 3 108.00 $108.00 $1,058 —
985 985 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,034 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 218 3 164.00–190.00 $172.14 $375 +4.14
255–295 285 8 160.00–185.00 $169.21 $482 -6.03
305–345 330 17 152.00–187.00 $165.08 $545 -10.21
355–395 375 53 150.00–170.00 $157.73 $591 -11.83
400–445 428 46 145.00–175.00 $156.50 $670 -7.12
451–498 477 67 143.00–162.00 $150.43 $718 -6.22
500–545 526 76 130.00–157.00 $142.52 $750 -5.88
555–595 576 26 130.00–143.00 $136.85 $788 -1.15
605–645 631 22 120.00–135.00 $128.42 $810 -4.02
655–695 678 18 110.00–133.00 $123.49 $837 -7.52
710–745 727 9 95.00–129.00 $115.13 $837 -10.31
805–815 810 2 100.00–102.00 $100.99 $818 -25.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 11 143.00–180.00 $149.76 $491 -17.63
355–395 378 18 138.00–172.00 $152.18 $575 -5.14
410–445 429 7 140.00–167.00 $150.44 $645 -10.94
460–490 473 8 142.00–145.00 $143.46 $679 -3.86
515–540 528 6 120.00–128.00 $124.09 $655 -9.00
560–590 575 6 120.00–130.00 $125.59 $722 -2.18
610–645 628 11 112.00–127.00 $118.92 $747 -5.28
655–685 665 6 99.00–105.00 $101.22 $673 -11.50
765–780 773 2 90.00–92.00 $91.01 $704 -13.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
727 727 29 130.00 $130.00 $945 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 165.00 $165.00 $346 —
290 290 2 148.00–160.00 $154.00 $447 -11.46
300–345 322 28 138.00–155.00 $145.25 $468 -3.86
355–395 373 61 131.00–155.00 $140.81 $525 -4.39
395 395 2 147.00 $147.00 $581 +1.80
400–446 423 106 125.00–147.50 $135.21 $572 -7.79
455–499 475 79 120.00–140.00 $132.50 $629 -6.46
500–546 524 140 118.00–142.00 $129.82 $680 -4.35
550–595 571 80 114.00–135.00 $125.48 $716 -6.16
600–649 625 87 106.00–126.50 $119.67 $748 -4.65
650–685 661 22 110.00–117.00 $113.60 $751 -13.40
713 value added 713 7 117.50 $117.50 $838 -5.62
715 fancy 715 1 117.00 $117.00 $837 -9.09
700–735 720 30 102.00–116.00 $109.61 $789 -5.98
755 value added 755 16 113.00 $113.00 $853 -7.75
760 760 1 116.00 $116.00 $882 +2.57
755–785 770 4 95.00–112.00 $99.82 $769 -13.61
843 value added 843 9 111.50 $111.50 $940 -7.25
810–847 844 19 87.50–106.00 $98.65 $833 —
860–885 878 8 86.00–97.00 $88.49 $777 -33.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 237 3 145.00–147.50 $146.73 $348 -10.45
260–295 275 12 138.00–151.00 $142.57 $392 -5.28
305–345 323 38 130.00–148.00 $138.28 $447 -2.19
350–399 376 104 122.50–152.00 $137.07 $515 -4.89
400–447 424 144 115.00–149.00 $134.17 $569 -4.43
450–495 473 137 115.00–142.00 $129.05 $610 -4.37
505–545 527 122 105.00–133.00 $122.66 $646 -6.20
550–595 573 61 100.00–126.00 $118.45 $679 -5.34
600–645 624 34 105.00–117.50 $112.64 $703 -7.19
650–695 676 37 103.00–113.00 $109.09 $737 -5.49
715–745 729 7 102.00–109.00 $106.01 $773 +4.03
775 775 1 96.00 $96.00 $744 -10.32
1040 1040 1 80.00 $80.00 $832 —
1055 1055 1 75.00 $75.00 $791 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 228 3 130.00–167.00 $142.39 $325 —
280–295 288 2 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $376 -4.89
300–345 325 23 117.50–157.00 $131.09 $426 -7.95
350–395 378 35 118.00–145.00 $131.75 $498 -4.54
400–445 422 52 110.00–140.00 $128.92 $544 +0.15
450–495 470 34 115.00–132.00 $124.28 $584 -4.06
500–542 526 42 98.00–126.00 $116.14 $611 -5.00
550–595 574 22 92.00–117.00 $109.89 $631 -2.72
605–645 622 13 87.00–108.00 $96.94 $603 -10.09
675–685 680 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $683 -1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 7 142.00 $142.00 $701 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 160.00–182.00 $171.36 $391 -8.62
270–290 280 6 148.00–157.50 $152.92 $428 -23.51
305–345 329 25 140.00–185.00 $161.90 $533 -7.45
355–397 378 101 130.00–179.00 $155.89 $589 -6.14
400–445 423 95 127.00–168.00 $148.58 $628 -6.90
465 465 1 142.00 $142.00 $660 -4.63
450–495 474 119 121.00–157.00 $141.29 $670 -5.34
500–545 524 80 125.00–147.00 $135.07 $708 -2.67
550–599 576 80 114.00–137.00 $125.62 $724 -3.68
600–645 621 37 107.00–130.00 $119.00 $739 -5.27
655–695 670 10 111.00–117.00 $114.41 $767 -3.57
700–735 725 15 89.00–115.00 $106.72 $774 -5.10
755–795 780 14 99.00–110.00 $103.35 $806 -4.79
825 825 1 95.00 $95.00 $784 —
935 935 2 87.00–88.00 $87.50 $818 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 170.00 $170.00 $382 -15.72
260–290 275 11 164.00–177.50 $169.94 $467 -18.24
300–345 322 32 152.50–190.00 $165.95 $534 -15.88
355–395 369 50 146.00–180.00 $155.82 $575 -11.34
400–445 424 88 135.00–175.00 $154.80 $656 -9.50
450–495 470 94 134.00–165.00 $149.25 $701 -2.67
500–545 519 59 125.00–155.00 $140.53 $729 -3.59
550–590 567 59 119.00–142.00 $132.82 $753 -4.20
605–645 624 51 115.00–140.00 $128.56 $802 -1.23
650–690 665 31 111.00–134.00 $121.66 $809 -3.43
705–745 723 6 110.00–123.00 $117.34 $848 -1.91
753–770 758 7 107.00–121.00 $109.45 $830 -2.45
810–820 815 2 104.00–105.00 $104.50 $852 -4.50
865–895 884 4 95.00–113.00 $102.79 $909 -2.94
970–975 973 2 90.00–93.00 $91.50 $890 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 3 180.00 $180.00 $533 +13.35
300–345 322 21 135.00–177.00 $156.56 $504 -3.09
350–395 373 26 130.00–167.00 $149.12 $556 -4.41
400–445 419 46 130.00–157.00 $142.66 $598 -2.51
455–495 478 42 120.00–147.00 $134.85 $645 -1.79
500–545 528 28 120.00–137.00 $128.06 $676 +0.98
555–595 570 21 115.00–127.00 $118.63 $676 -2.68
620–645 631 4 112.00–124.00 $119.68 $755 +3.73
680–690 683 3 99.00–110.00 $102.70 $701 -3.26
725–735 732 3 95.00–98.00 $97.01 $710 -7.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1520 1105 80-85% 153 45.00–65.00 $57.59 $636 -10.50
805–1625 1176 80-85% 292 52.00–70.00 $63.05 $741 -11.61
720–1515 1183 80-85% 82 58.00–76.00 $71.49 $846 -3.17
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1285 961 85-90% 72 35.00–58.00 $49.48 $476 -10.79
800–1280 977 85-90% 120 41.00–65.00 $54.23 $530 -3.56
700–1260 1013 85-90% 34 50.00–69.00 $57.16 $579 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1560 1241 75-80% 26 48.00–65.00 $60.33 $749 —
975–1620 1314 75-80% 35 64.00–75.00 $71.92 $945 +0.68
990–1765 1340 75-80% 129 50.00–72.00 $64.55 $865 -6.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–2335 1554 24 65.00–88.00 $77.77 $1,209 —
1040–2320 1627 56 78.00–92.00 $85.41 $1,390 -2.66
1500–2240 1878 34 89.00–99.00 $93.38 $1,754 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705–970 854 (<2 yrs)Open 6 677.00–900.00 $828.51
720–1085 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 500.00–700.00 $584.27
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675–685 680 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 370.00–450.00 $409.71

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1135 fancy 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
925–1470 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 755.00–850.00 $818.17
995–1735 1262 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 750.00–1,300.00 $1,123.63
1050–1605 1280 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 775.00–1,175.00 $960.15
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 41 700.00–1,250.00 $910.37
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 93 600.00–1,050.00 $814.03
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,200.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00 $650.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 550.00–675.00 $625.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 41 580.00–875.00 $732.20
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–810 808 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 625.00–675.00 $650.08
755–935 858 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 675.00–785.00 $727.47
875–885 880 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 540.00–600.00 $570.17
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 590.00–825.00 $660.56
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 29 325.00–725.00 $517.41
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1115 991 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 825.00–925.00 $860.82
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
840–1430 1163 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 975.00–1,100.00 $1,052.44
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 500.00–800.00 $562.22
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 575.00–1,080.00 $709.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–850 823 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 650.00–750.00 $694.41
775–875 825 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–870.00 $837.12
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
605–610 608 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 475.00–575.00 $524.79

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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
805–1210 977 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 800.00–1,300.00 $1,068.94 —
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 -266.01
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1000–1550 1263 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 26 1,075.00–1,500.00 $1,316.24 —
1180–1355 1268 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 750.00–1,000.00 $883.63 —
1420–1810 1630 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,450.00–1,650.00 $1,536.40 —
1655 1655 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 16 825.00–1,140.00 $978.13 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,225.00 $1,212.50 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 36 1,125.00–1,950.00 $1,283.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 139 800.00–1,375.00 $1,013.42 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
765–1035 893 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 675.00–825.00 $768.61 —
980–1125 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 650.00–825.00 $740.73 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 28 650.00–825.00 $724.64 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 57 560.00–1,030.00 $817.46 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
770–1390 1052 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 38 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,076.80 -9.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 1,125.00–1,175.00 $1,150.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 14 550.00–880.00 $679.29 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 600.00 $600.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 480.00–590.00 $541.43 —

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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.