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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

12,357 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.02/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 624 lb · 225 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.93/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 525 lb · 200 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.59/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 476 lb · 191 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 12,357 14,618 5,569
Feeder cattle 10,000 11,718 4,562
Slaughter cattle 1,581 1,989 658
Replacement cattle 776 911 349

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 316,964 compared to 286,673 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
295 295 2 196.00–200.00 $198.00 $584 —
305–345 328 17 172.50–200.00 $182.46 $598 +5.14
355–395 379 34 159.00–186.00 $172.08 $652 -1.08
400–445 422 67 154.00–177.00 $165.77 $700 -1.59
450–495 475 88 150.00–170.00 $159.60 $758 -2.58
505–547 528 185 145.00–162.00 $152.61 $806 -4.62
545 value added 545 1 166.00 $166.00 $905 —
550–596 578 165 139.00–158.00 $146.28 $845 -4.99
605–635 value added 623 24 143.00–155.00 $144.48 $900 —
605–648 624 201 135.00–155.00 $146.20 $912 +3.88
650–695 670 76 130.00–154.00 $138.62 $929 -0.14
660–685 value added 670 37 138.00–155.00 $138.58 $928 -7.89
700–745 725 63 124.00–140.00 $129.89 $942 -1.59
755–795 769 47 117.00–140.00 $131.94 $1,015 +3.77
765–770 value added 769 8 130.50–137.00 $131.31 $1,010 -1.69
807–840 819 13 117.00–127.00 $125.27 $1,026 +9.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 327 18 162.50–180.00 $168.48 $551 -2.81
355–399 385 78 150.00–175.00 $165.78 $638 +1.00
400–445 428 47 148.00–170.00 $157.94 $676 +0.25
450–495 474 81 140.00–165.00 $150.97 $716 -0.98
500–549 527 85 130.00–156.00 $148.20 $781 +0.15
540 540 5 149.00 $149.00 $805 +0.95
550–596 575 99 130.00–151.00 $140.45 $808 +0.21
595 595 11 144.00 $144.00 $857 +3.76
605–645 629 38 120.00–150.00 $133.74 $841 -3.14
650–691 679 67 124.00–145.00 $135.09 $917 +4.74
700–745 733 5 121.00–137.00 $131.10 $961 +0.25
765–790 780 3 115.00–121.00 $116.96 $912 -7.76
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —
975 975 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 323 12 137.00–161.00 $148.18 $479 -7.09
355–380 371 12 132.00–162.00 $148.64 $551 -2.66
420–440 428 9 137.00–160.00 $149.88 $641 +0.44
455–495 471 12 139.00–155.00 $145.65 $686 +1.77
505–545 524 16 127.00–150.00 $136.25 $714 -6.93
570 570 1 135.00 $135.00 $770 -0.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,006 —
915 915 6 122.00 $122.00 $1,116 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 163.00–177.00 $170.00 $366 —
260–295 277 6 152.50–157.50 $155.73 $431 -4.27
300–345 328 41 142.50–157.00 $149.95 $492 +0.09
350–395 374 58 136.00–155.00 $145.35 $544 +1.92
400–445 427 81 131.00–150.00 $139.15 $594 -2.00
435 fancy 435 1 150.00 $150.00 $652 —
450–495 470 115 126.00–150.00 $137.04 $644 -2.85
456–482 value added 478 24 141.00–141.50 $141.42 $676 —
510 value added 510 12 150.00 $150.00 $765 —
500–549 526 188 124.00–145.00 $132.90 $699 -3.27
550–576 fancy 566 7 137.00–139.00 $137.56 $779 +0.56
550–598 575 144 120.00–138.00 $130.00 $748 -1.71
591–596 value added 595 26 139.00–140.00 $139.23 $828 —
605 605 1 128.00 $128.00 $774 +0.13
600–647 621 124 120.00–136.00 $127.00 $789 -0.87
634–643 value added 639 47 130.00–137.50 $130.80 $836 -4.20
665 value added 665 2 127.50 $127.50 $848 +1.50
650–696 672 95 115.00–128.00 $122.46 $823 +0.10
700–745 713 20 107.00–124.00 $115.85 $826 -2.05
755–775 764 14 109.00–116.50 $113.55 $868 +2.76
817–830 821 3 102.00–107.00 $103.68 $851 -2.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 4 142.00–165.00 $157.69 $347 —
255–285 266 11 145.00–164.00 $150.89 $401 —
300–345 324 47 125.00–154.00 $144.05 $467 +1.58
355–397 378 83 128.00–150.00 $139.38 $527 +0.44
400–445 422 143 122.00–147.00 $136.13 $574 -1.28
450–495 476 191 115.00–145.00 $133.59 $636 -0.84
500–545 527 166 120.00–137.00 $130.36 $687 +2.07
550–595 575 88 118.00–132.00 $124.33 $715 +0.90
600–640 622 52 110.00–124.00 $120.12 $747 +1.48
650–695 675 27 110.00–122.00 $114.61 $774 +0.75
705–745 729 14 105.00–115.00 $108.76 $793 -2.01
765–795 778 3 101.00–109.00 $103.98 $809 -2.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 152.00 $152.00 $395 +3.32
300–345 327 12 125.00–149.00 $136.42 $446 +2.78
355–395 375 31 120.00–146.00 $133.80 $502 +2.70
400–445 424 37 117.00–139.00 $131.01 $555 +2.47
450–495 473 46 118.00–134.00 $129.30 $612 +5.49
500–545 516 32 113.00–130.00 $123.50 $637 +2.47
555–595 575 29 108.00–125.00 $116.10 $668 -1.67
620–645 633 13 100.00–115.00 $109.82 $695 -0.89
665–685 675 2 99.00–110.00 $104.58 $706 -1.82
735 735 3 100.00–101.00 $100.67 $740 -1.86
760–765 763 6 105.00–114.00 $109.51 $836 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 49 131.50 $131.50 $822 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 220 5 169.00–188.00 $177.95 $391 —
255–290 276 8 175.00–182.00 $179.32 $495 +4.36
305–345 324 16 146.00–175.00 $164.18 $532 +1.25
350–395 375 65 131.00–167.00 $154.63 $580 -0.81
400–445 425 83 140.00–162.00 $149.18 $634 -0.61
450–495 476 136 125.00–152.00 $143.14 $681 +0.21
500–545 525 119 120.00–149.00 $135.77 $713 +0.24
550–595 573 74 114.00–145.00 $130.36 $747 -1.44
600–645 625 71 118.00–136.00 $126.12 $788 -0.15
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 -9.68
650–695 671 52 110.00–128.00 $120.25 $807 +0.57
705–745 723 13 104.00–124.00 $115.45 $835 +0.85
760–795 769 8 95.00–120.00 $110.04 $846 +0.11
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 222 3 195.00–205.00 $199.89 $444 —
255–275 266 4 185.00–193.00 $188.76 $502 +2.33
300–345 322 27 153.00–185.00 $172.48 $555 +2.20
350–395 374 43 146.00–175.00 $160.06 $599 -6.35
405–445 423 69 137.00–168.00 $156.53 $662 +0.12
450–495 468 92 135.00–162.00 $149.51 $700 -0.26
505–513 fancy 511 4 156.00–158.00 $156.49 $800 +5.49
500–545 524 112 129.00–154.00 $142.26 $745 +1.80
550–595 573 101 124.00–144.00 $135.59 $777 -2.39
600–645 623 84 120.00–140.00 $129.91 $809 -1.00
645 fancy 645 1 136.00 $136.00 $877 +1.00
650–695 672 53 117.00–133.00 $126.96 $853 -0.19
700–745 718 23 115.00–127.00 $121.55 $873 +1.79
736 fancy 736 3 128.00 $128.00 $942 —
750–790 773 18 113.00–125.00 $118.03 $912 +5.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 178.00 $178.00 $400 -2.00
295 295 1 170.00 $170.00 $502 -2.52
310–345 327 17 147.00–167.00 $158.94 $520 +4.34
350–395 376 19 137.00–157.00 $150.21 $565 +3.62
400–445 425 47 135.00–152.00 $144.11 $612 +4.62
450–495 474 53 125.00–142.00 $135.28 $641 +0.09
500–545 525 64 120.00–137.00 $129.31 $679 +1.41
555–595 572 23 111.00–132.00 $124.54 $712 +2.89
600–645 623 16 111.00–126.00 $120.05 $748 +1.38
660–695 688 5 110.00–120.00 $115.00 $791 -5.75
710–740 724 11 108.00–115.00 $110.79 $802 +3.79
755–775 765 2 100.00–107.00 $103.45 $791 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 137.50 $137.50 $598 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1510 1130 80-85% 163 51.00–68.00 $61.22 $692 -1.07
775–1620 1169 80-85% 301 59.00–75.00 $66.49 $777 -0.79
880–1575 1177 80-85% 104 66.00–81.00 $72.38 $852 +5.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1265 946 85-90% 101 40.00–59.00 $51.52 $487 —
725–1335 1003 85-90% 169 43.50–67.00 $58.11 $583 -4.54
745–1225 1051 85-90% 34 53.00–70.00 $61.93 $651 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1845 1324 75-80% 123 54.00–75.00 $69.95 $926 —
1060–1555 1371 75-80% 44 62.00–69.00 $66.14 $907 -6.87
1060–1885 1402 75-80% 16 64.00–81.00 $74.34 $1,042 +9.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1905 1500 38 74.00–91.00 $82.66 $1,240 —
1040–2400 1614 73 81.00–99.00 $89.92 $1,451 —
1200–2265 1834 46 92.00–105.00 $96.58 $1,771 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695–995 836 (<2 yrs)Open 7 695.00–895.00 $769.65
825–1340 1056 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 760.00–1,125.00 $957.13
1420–1550 fancy 1505 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,065.00–1,160.00 $1,104.37
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–945 839 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 345.00–645.00 $503.51
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 350.00–500.00 $425.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1265 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00–925.00 $804.83
1000–1515 1246 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 700.00–1,075.00 $966.54
1190–1470 fancy 1332 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,150.00–1,300.00 $1,221.28
1090–1555 1361 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 900.00–1,125.00 $1,033.61
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,275.00–1,350.00 $1,306.25
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 950.00–1,750.00 $1,170.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 73 700.00–1,600.00 $1,038.70
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 800.00–900.00 $862.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 29 550.00–900.00 $749.31
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 32 825.00–1,350.00 $1,156.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1025 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 810.00–820.00 $815.07
1160–1400 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,000.00 $977.34
1355 1355 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–1,025.00 $881.67
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 600.00–900.00 $786.04
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–830 769 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 375.00–500.00 $467.36
785–980 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 625.00–875.00 $719.57
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 380.00–800.00 $611.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–675.00 $625.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 810.00–900.00 $848.57
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 725.00–745.00 $735.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690–825 764 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 685.00–875.00 $756.08
940 940 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
910–1000 948 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–1,000.00 $918.45

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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
985–1085 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00–1,375.00 $1,339.31 —
925–1600 1151 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 23 975.00–1,260.00 $1,162.36 —
1525 fancy 1525 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
1585–1645 1615 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,800.00 $1,701.86 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 46 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,161.96 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,450.00–1,725.00 $1,625.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,275.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 51 900.00–1,500.00 $1,224.51 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,320.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 20 650.00–775.00 $730.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 24 850.00–1,050.00 $950.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 975.00–1,050.00 $1,012.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945–985 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 750.00–800.00 $775.52 -367.37
885–1125 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 725.00–950.00 $832.47 -310.42
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1160 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 -250.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 575.00–1,175.00 $883.93 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 14 675.00–875.00 $796.43 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 (<2 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.