Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

8,575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.60/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 523 lb · 142 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.74/cwt +3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 569 lb · 135 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.53/cwt +2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 524 lb · 134 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,575	10,990	10,025
Feeder cattle	6,217	8,918	7,837
Slaughter cattle	1,732	1,494	1,570
Replacement cattle	626	578	618

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 274,554 compared to 250,915 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
275	275	2	180.00	$180.00	$495	+4.21
300–346	332	22	160.00–182.00	$172.19	$572	+0.17
350–390	370	26	150.00–177.00	$166.89	$617	+1.60
400–445	422	49	154.00–174.00	$164.17	$693	+3.03
453 value added	453	8	165.00	$165.00	$747	—
450–498	476	82	147.00–171.00	$159.68	$760	+4.89
500–545	523	85	135.00–166.00	$154.74	$809	+3.31
550–593	574	102	133.00–156.00	$146.79	$843	+3.12
625 fancy	625	1	145.00	$145.00	$906	—
605–647	631	88	134.00–148.00	$139.71	$882	-0.26
640 value added	640	31	155.00	$155.00	$992	—
650–698	668	49	122.00–143.00	$135.37	$904	-0.26
698 value added	698	21	144.00	$144.00	$1,005	—
720 fancy	720	1	137.00	$137.00	$986	—
722 value added	722	5	139.00	$139.00	$1,004	—
700–749	726	48	124.00–137.00	$131.90	$958	+1.91
760–795	772	15	120.00–129.00	$124.62	$962	-2.48
790 value added	790	30	133.75	$133.75	$1,057	-3.19
805–845	820	10	119.00–125.00	$120.30	$986	-0.69
805–839 value added	831	17	129.00–130.00	$129.77	$1,078	+5.77
880	880	2	113.00–117.00	$115.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	3	160.00–170.00	$163.29	$446	—
300–325	310	3	141.00–160.00	$151.75	$470	-10.76
355–395	378	40	135.00–166.00	$159.56	$603	+2.80
400–445	419	30	137.00–164.00	$155.52	$652	+1.59
455–495	470	34	131.00–160.00	$151.43	$712	+1.83
505–545	522	60	128.00–155.00	$145.28	$758	+3.04
551–595	571	68	130.00–149.00	$143.41	$819	+3.65
600–635	626	45	123.00–140.00	$136.48	$854	+5.85
655–693	668	17	130.00–136.00	$132.28	$884	+5.35
705–745	712	24	106.00–133.00	$120.77	$860	-2.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	155.00	$155.00	$426	—
310–325	321	5	123.00–152.00	$145.34	$467	+0.90
365–395	382	17	139.00–152.00	$148.10	$566	+2.37
420–445	433	4	148.00–160.00	$151.57	$656	+0.56
450–490	477	31	125.00–155.00	$143.39	$684	+5.74
510–545	530	15	133.00–140.00	$137.19	$727	+3.60
550–594	584	15	125.00–136.00	$134.78	$787	+6.97
625–640	634	9	125.00–132.00	$129.35	$820	+9.44
655–690	675	4	107.00–120.00	$116.07	$783	+2.46
720–745	728	7	101.00–120.00	$110.98	$808	-5.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205	203	2	162.50–170.00	$166.30	$338	—
275–295	282	5	148.00–155.00	$151.53	$427	+2.64
300–345	327	12	133.00–150.00	$144.33	$472	-0.22
355–395	371	40	137.00–160.00	$144.74	$537	+5.94
400–446	432	88	134.00–149.00	$139.24	$602	-0.54
450–499	474	129	125.00–155.00	$137.09	$650	+1.98
500–545	523	142	118.00–140.00	$134.60	$704	-2.40
565 fancy	565	1	140.00	$140.00	$791	+5.00
550–595	569	134	113.00–145.00	$130.67	$744	+3.10
600–647	621	85	119.00–135.00	$125.20	$777	+1.37
650–690	665	38	116.00–126.00	$121.04	$805	+2.37
668 fancy	668	3	130.00	$130.00	$868	+7.00
678–680 value added	679	16	129.00–131.00	$130.25	$884	-1.75
700–745	728	26	101.00–125.00	$119.04	$867	+1.58
750–789	781	14	102.00–122.00	$112.05	$875	+9.63
815	815	1	99.00	$99.00	$807	—
890	890	1	85.00	$85.00	$756	-15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	283	3	142.00–143.00	$142.32	$403	-1.31
300–345	323	38	132.00–154.00	$141.02	$455	+2.75
350–395	375	77	128.00–152.00	$139.01	$521	+2.99
400–445	425	89	121.00–148.00	$135.97	$578	+1.43
450–495	471	105	120.00–142.00	$131.76	$621	+2.29
500–545	524	134	109.00–140.00	$128.53	$673	+2.70
550–590	570	58	112.50–133.00	$124.49	$710	+2.75
600–645	625	40	110.00–126.00	$118.98	$744	+4.14
655–695	676	19	105.00–122.00	$113.92	$770	+4.03
705–745	722	17	95.00–115.00	$105.35	$761	+0.48
755–795	769	10	99.00–112.00	$106.34	$818	+6.30
825	825	6	104.50	$104.50	$862	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	292	3	140.00–145.00	$141.63	$414	-4.61
305–345	326	27	125.00–150.00	$137.55	$448	+2.05
350–395	376	22	122.00–142.00	$132.40	$498	+1.52
402–445	424	45	120.00–140.00	$130.14	$552	+2.84
460–495	479	23	110.00–137.00	$125.24	$600	+4.56
500–547	524	31	107.00–130.00	$120.15	$630	+4.04
550–595	576	11	112.00–122.00	$117.68	$678	+10.63
625	625	1	110.00	$110.00	$688	+6.39
705–745	725	4	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$743	—
780	780	1	94.00	$94.00	$733	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	173.00	$173.00	$389	—
285–290	287	7	165.00–173.00	$170.55	$489	+3.20
305–345	330	31	144.00–177.00	$158.45	$523	+6.68
350–395	373	31	132.00–165.00	$150.92	$563	-0.42
400–445	424	75	130.00–156.00	$146.20	$620	+2.40
450–495	476	92	115.00–148.00	$138.32	$658	+2.81
500–545	528	106	116.00–145.00	$133.33	$704	+2.44
550–595	573	63	105.00–140.00	$127.23	$729	+4.37
600–645	620	43	112.50–137.00	$119.87	$743	+0.51
650–695	672	32	110.00–125.00	$116.65	$784	+0.57
700–745	730	11	105.00–120.00	$114.06	$833	-0.16
755–795	773	20	92.00–117.00	$107.66	$832	+0.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	262	6	162.50–183.00	$171.08	$448	-3.78
310–345	323	34	150.00–174.00	$163.54	$528	+0.01
350–395	376	34	149.00–170.00	$159.39	$599	-2.24
405–445	427	44	138.00–164.00	$150.70	$643	-1.27
450–495	480	61	126.00–158.00	$146.64	$704	+1.21
505–545	519	55	121.00–150.00	$137.18	$712	+1.86
550–595	573	64	119.00–141.00	$131.94	$756	+1.54
585 fancy	585	1	140.00	$140.00	$819	—
600–645	619	56	115.00–138.00	$128.20	$794	+2.76
620–630 fancy	625	2	133.00–135.00	$134.01	$838	—
655–695	678	29	105.00–125.00	$119.46	$810	-2.15
705–745	720	34	111.00–129.00	$119.86	$863	+0.78
750–795	773	15	102.50–124.00	$114.93	$888	-1.59
810–835	825	4	92.00–106.00	$100.47	$829	-8.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	150.00	$150.00	$398	-2.81
310–340	323	7	150.00–165.00	$154.75	$500	+6.17
355–395	374	13	135.00–158.00	$146.18	$547	+5.20
400–445	425	48	117.50–147.00	$137.18	$583	+0.55
450–495	472	63	120.00–140.00	$130.45	$616	+2.08
500–545	523	33	110.00–132.00	$123.82	$648	+0.21
550–595	578	18	117.00–125.00	$120.69	$698	+3.81
610–649	637	36	100.00–122.00	$117.41	$748	+8.20
655–680	668	4	105.00–117.00	$111.98	$748	+3.96
770–795	787	3	94.00–104.00	$100.63	$792	-1.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1495	1076	80-85%	153	57.00–70.00	$65.43	$704	—
785–1675	1149	80-85%	291	63.00–77.00	$70.70	$812	+5.24
895–1440	1179	80-85%	151	69.00–85.00	$76.70	$904	+6.22

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1145	930	85-90%	64	40.00–67.00	$53.10	$494	—
710–1180	974	85-90%	127	50.00–67.00	$60.05	$585	-0.34
700–1575	1051	85-90%	96	55.00–72.00	$64.08	$673	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1480	1306	75-80%	62	69.50–84.00	$78.36	$1,023	+1.62
980–1825	1393	75-80%	72	58.00–73.00	$68.69	$957	+0.35
900–1940	1397	75-80%	147	62.00–79.00	$72.54	$1,013	+4.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2055	1371	44	72.00–90.00	$84.57	$1,159	—
1080–2055	1558	44	82.00–97.00	$90.97	$1,417	—
1125–2210	1839	42	93.00–105.00	$100.07	$1,840	+1.20

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	475.00–555.00	$515.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1145	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	560.00–880.00	$709.25

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580–850	713	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	400.00–575.00	$485.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1155	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	740.00–825.00	$787.17
1030–1215	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	750.00–1,000.00	$833.73
975–1450	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	740.00–1,150.00	$968.24
1250 fancy	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	565.00–950.00	$745.19
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	650.00–1,150.00	$856.88
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	775.00–1,250.00	$1,001.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–1070	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	640.00–775.00	$703.16
980–1340	1189	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	825.00–925.00	$865.19
990–1495	1288	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	920.00–1,060.00	$1,017.35

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–975	869	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	375.00–675.00	$590.85
810–960	882	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	405.00–750.00	$589.73
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	300.00–800.00	$530.77

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	685.00–795.00	$763.57

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–940	833	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	700.00–850.00	$782.30
1075 fancy	1075	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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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
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1125–1365	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,000.00–1,470.00	$1,342.16	—
1505	1505	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,365.63	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–950.00	$937.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	67	825.00–1,400.00	$1,071.49	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
670–905	788	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–800.00	$742.54	—
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	+76.52
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–880.00	$815.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	550.00–850.00	$718.42	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855–1250	1104	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	1,100.00–1,260.00	$1,197.48	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	675.00–825.00	$775.00	—

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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
1035	1035	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1290	1290	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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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.