Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 31, 2021

6,649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $121.48/cwt ≈ $1,105/hd at 910 lb · 107 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.50/cwt -0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 475 lb · 104 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.59/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 426 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,649	10,052	9,078
Feeder cattle	5,086	7,885	7,575
Slaughter cattle	1,101	1,314	938
Replacement cattle	462	853	565

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 239,358 compared to 213,908 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	334	8	155.00–160.00	$157.66	$527	-3.34
350–380	366	7	145.00–158.00	$152.27	$557	-0.02
410–447	427	27	133.00–165.00	$149.04	$636	-3.00
450–495	479	30	135.00–155.00	$142.87	$684	-2.76
505–546	522	62	125.00–147.00	$138.62	$724	-1.60
555–598	582	52	125.00–144.00	$136.34	$793	+3.44
600–645	616	44	118.00–135.00	$129.47	$798	-1.82
665 value added	665	4	129.00	$129.00	$858	—
650–695	670	35	115.00–130.00	$125.86	$843	-0.91
726 value added	726	5	125.00	$125.00	$908	—
705–747	736	29	119.00–125.00	$123.02	$905	+1.86
776	776	4	115.00	$115.00	$892	-2.51
780 value added	780	2	120.00	$120.00	$936	—
921	921	9	119.00	$119.00	$1,096	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	5	160.00–170.00	$163.92	$538	-8.15
355–385	372	26	153.00–170.00	$159.33	$593	-10.02
405–445	432	27	147.00–170.00	$155.94	$674	-2.50
450–495	473	30	131.00–158.00	$148.91	$704	-5.81
520 value added	520	36	157.00	$157.00	$816	—
505–545	525	21	134.00–153.00	$147.41	$774	-0.04
550–595	566	26	130.00–150.00	$143.17	$810	+0.82
590 value added	590	25	151.75	$151.75	$895	—
610 value added	610	4	133.50	$133.50	$814	—
600–645	623	25	124.50–145.00	$136.97	$853	+1.34
650–695	668	15	122.00–139.00	$130.10	$869	-0.06
701–745	715	28	117.00–130.00	$126.98	$908	+11.17
765–771	769	10	113.00–127.00	$123.02	$946	+6.60
810–835	821	11	110.00–125.00	$121.42	$997	+9.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
888	888	55	127.75	$127.75	$1,134	—
908–911	910	107	120.50–122.25	$121.48	$1,105	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	372	10	132.00–162.00	$140.34	$522	-2.20
440	440	6	132.00–150.00	$144.00	$634	+3.32
460–490	471	21	128.00–141.00	$136.36	$642	-0.01
515–545	526	6	120.00–135.00	$129.06	$679	+4.26
555–595	569	15	115.00–130.00	$124.05	$706	-1.15
615–640	627	6	113.00–125.00	$122.14	$766	-2.26
660–681	673	22	115.00–120.00	$118.54	$798	+8.54
720–725	724	5	113.00–117.00	$114.60	$830	+0.11
775–795	784	4	107.00–114.00	$110.74	$868	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	140.00	$140.00	$308	—
270–290	277	6	133.00–138.00	$136.11	$377	+5.11
300–345	322	24	125.00–147.00	$133.71	$431	-1.88
350–395	372	55	120.00–145.00	$130.89	$487	-1.17
400–445	426	77	117.00–140.00	$130.59	$556	+1.85
450–495	475	104	109.00–132.00	$124.50	$591	-0.80
509	509	6	123.00	$123.00	$626	+0.63
500–545	522	56	110.00–128.00	$121.71	$635	-0.66
555–595	571	71	107.00–124.00	$119.50	$682	+2.28
605–645	627	44	97.50–118.00	$114.34	$717	+0.99
655–690	678	27	83.00–112.00	$108.35	$735	+0.82
705–745	722	32	82.00–108.00	$102.78	$742	+3.92
788–790 fancy	790	12	110.00–110.50	$110.42	$872	—
755–795	791	9	91.00–100.00	$99.04	$783	-2.62

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	140.00	$140.00	$399	-4.44
300–335	320	25	129.00–150.00	$138.29	$443	-5.49
350–395	367	26	127.00–150.00	$134.80	$495	-2.37
400–445	429	40	121.00–142.00	$129.21	$554	-4.56
450–495	476	44	120.00–140.00	$128.39	$611	-2.93
500–545	522	50	115.00–138.00	$127.65	$666	+0.13
550 fancy	550	1	132.00	$132.00	$726	—
552–595	567	41	114.00–133.50	$123.92	$703	-0.27
600–645	618	41	110.00–127.60	$119.83	$741	-0.27
630 fancy	630	1	124.00	$124.00	$781	—
650 fancy	650	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$786	—
650–690	673	40	105.00–122.00	$115.65	$778	-3.78
705–745	739	37	108.00–118.50	$114.94	$849	+3.73
755–772	765	5	108.00–115.00	$110.17	$843	+5.45
822–829	827	16	110.00–111.50	$111.03	$918	+17.03
900	900	1	85.00	$85.00	$765	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	3	130.00	$130.00	$312	-27.00
260–295	271	8	130.00–145.00	$134.30	$364	-1.30
315–345	327	17	115.00–138.00	$127.41	$417	-1.41
350–395	378	25	113.00–137.00	$129.09	$488	+2.47
400–445	425	29	115.00–132.00	$123.48	$525	+1.77
450–490	471	26	102.00–127.00	$117.95	$556	+0.35
500–545	519	21	75.00–120.00	$110.35	$573	-3.25
550–595	573	18	105.00–115.00	$110.48	$633	+1.60
615–645	635	7	100.00–110.00	$102.40	$650	-0.88
690–695	692	3	100.00–102.00	$100.67	$697	-1.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	160.00	$160.00	$320	—
260–270	266	5	150.00–152.00	$151.22	$402	-5.24
310–345	329	8	140.00–165.00	$154.55	$508	+3.70
350–395	375	24	137.00–160.00	$150.67	$565	+1.95
400–445	424	40	120.00–155.00	$139.51	$592	-3.16
450–495	470	69	115.00–145.00	$132.03	$621	-1.36
500–545	528	66	112.50–135.00	$126.36	$667	-0.05
550–595	577	43	109.00–130.00	$122.24	$705	+2.45
600–645	620	31	107.50–123.00	$118.58	$735	-0.02
650–690	675	16	107.00–117.00	$112.41	$759	-2.06
700–748	726	19	100.00–115.00	$109.29	$793	+0.19
760–795	776	12	100.00–108.00	$103.66	$804	-0.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	164.00	$164.00	$369	—
300–340	329	12	149.00–170.00	$157.93	$520	-2.90
350–390	372	19	142.00–170.00	$156.19	$581	+3.92
400–430	417	14	137.50–156.00	$144.66	$603	-2.66
450–490	475	37	124.00–156.00	$139.23	$661	+3.30
496 value added	496	4	143.00	$143.00	$709	—
505 fancy	505	1	150.00	$150.00	$758	—
500–545	518	37	117.00–147.00	$131.46	$681	-1.90
550–595	566	36	115.00–137.00	$127.56	$722	-0.11
600–645	619	33	110.00–133.00	$123.75	$766	+1.86
650–695 fancy	665	4	125.00–128.00	$126.26	$840	-1.74
655–695	666	17	112.00–125.00	$117.53	$783	-0.97
705–725	716	14	107.00–117.00	$110.42	$791	-0.55
790	790	1	105.00	$105.00	$830	-1.07
815	815	1	98.00	$98.00	$799	+0.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	172.00	$172.00	$482	+19.13
305–345	329	11	124.00–167.00	$141.56	$466	-1.87
350–395	381	11	136.00–155.00	$146.18	$557	+4.28
400–445	420	35	125.00–145.00	$136.46	$573	+5.96
450–495	473	39	105.00–137.00	$127.29	$602	+2.86
505–545	532	27	115.00–127.00	$121.62	$647	+2.90
550–590	575	14	110.00–120.00	$115.00	$661	-2.46
615–635	620	4	110.00	$110.00	$682	-0.56
655–675	665	2	100.00–107.00	$103.55	$689	+0.15
715–720	718	2	98.00–100.00	$99.00	$711	-0.99
790	790	1	105.00	$105.00	$830	+18.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1475	1076	80-85%	105	52.00–68.00	$60.99	$656	—
740–1570	1156	80-85%	223	62.00–75.00	$66.71	$771	-1.82
930–1460	1216	80-85%	84	68.00–83.00	$73.05	$888	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1120	918	85-90%	41	40.00–57.00	$49.15	$451	—
705–1355	974	85-90%	131	45.00–65.00	$55.71	$543	-3.01
865–1255	1015	85-90%	50	52.00–69.00	$62.38	$633	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1695	1333	75-80%	38	68.00–82.00	$74.27	$990	-2.01
1145–1790	1413	75-80%	74	62.00–75.00	$69.10	$976	+4.80
1220–1715	1453	75-80%	33	60.00–69.00	$65.07	$945	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1845	1483	19	67.00–90.00	$80.39	$1,192	-0.59
1000–2560	1740	53	82.00–98.00	$88.89	$1,547	—
1430–2095	1793	25	90.00–103.00	$95.56	$1,713	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–1000	906	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	670.00–940.00	$799.74
890–1125	997	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	650.00–890.00	$736.39

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–855	731	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	295.00–605.00	$472.14

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
995–1355	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–925.00	$899.38
1005–1485	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	700.00–1,080.00	$814.85
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	48	675.00–1,125.00	$818.13
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	31	500.00–1,075.00	$723.87
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	650.00–925.00	$767.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	570.00–700.00	$625.56

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	450.00–575.00	$504.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	395.00–610.00	$468.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	475.00–775.00	$584.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1375	1375	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00	$775.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	525.00–780.00	$610.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	675.00–730.00	$702.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1100	899	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–825.00	$773.09
1010	1010	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
1385	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	-287.49
1433	1433	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	885.00–1,000.00	$945.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	92	800.00–1,500.00	$1,148.37	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,525.00–1,625.00	$1,565.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735–975	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–875.00	$824.73	-429.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	650.00–1,175.00	$905.12	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	675.00–800.00	$710.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1075	1045	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,348.56	-134.53

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–995	888	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,092.04	—

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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.