Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

10,913 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.87/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 523 lb · 171 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.31/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 569 lb · 149 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.43/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 472 lb · 137 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,913	12,357	9,104
Feeder cattle	9,088	10,000	7,212
Slaughter cattle	1,269	1,581	1,121
Replacement cattle	556	776	771

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 333,870 compared to 303,251 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
265	265	1	190.00	$190.00	$504	-8.00
305–345	326	32	170.00–190.00	$182.02	$593	-0.44
350–395	372	31	161.00–188.00	$177.27	$659	+5.19
400–445	423	49	157.00–179.00	$168.77	$714	+3.00
450 value added	450	1	165.00	$165.00	$742	—
450–498	474	63	150.00–172.00	$160.48	$761	+0.88
500 value added	500	1	157.00	$157.00	$785	—
500–545	522	93	145.00–169.00	$155.67	$813	+3.06
550–597	573	97	140.00–161.00	$149.48	$857	+3.20
602–648	625	97	130.00–156.00	$143.88	$899	-2.32
650–693	664	84	125.00–147.00	$138.27	$918	-0.35
686 value added	686	8	144.00	$144.00	$988	+5.42
705–721 value added	719	22	145.00–149.00	$145.53	$1,046	—
700–746	724	53	125.00–141.00	$131.79	$954	+1.90
754–795	769	44	120.00–135.00	$130.93	$1,007	-1.01
773 value added	773	12	136.00	$136.00	$1,051	+4.69
815–830 value added	819	7	128.00–132.00	$128.87	$1,055	—
820–830	822	5	131.00–137.00	$135.79	$1,116	+10.52
860 value added	860	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,118	—
870	870	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,079	—
900–934	929	7	115.00–129.00	$127.06	$1,180	—
1130	1130	1	102.50	$102.50	$1,158	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	180.00	$180.00	$378	—
305–345	325	11	162.50–179.00	$173.78	$565	+5.30
360–390	375	30	135.00–175.00	$167.23	$627	+1.45
400–445	423	36	140.00–168.00	$158.43	$670	+0.49
455–495	478	80	145.00–165.00	$157.59	$753	+6.62
500–549	530	96	135.00–158.00	$151.01	$800	+2.81
550–595	573	63	125.00–155.00	$142.10	$814	+1.65
600–645	621	56	115.00–147.00	$138.38	$859	+4.64
637	637	5	134.00	$134.00	$854	+0.26
655–695	685	63	127.00–139.00	$136.46	$935	+1.37
700–741	727	29	101.00–135.00	$126.78	$922	-4.32
760–795	782	3	114.00–125.00	$119.59	$935	+2.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	4	160.00–162.00	$161.03	$440	—
305–345	323	8	150.00–167.00	$158.28	$511	+10.10
350–390	373	19	150.00–165.00	$156.67	$584	+8.03
405–445	425	10	120.00–162.00	$150.41	$639	+0.53
455–495	479	16	135.00–155.00	$148.51	$711	+2.86
505–540	521	15	126.00–147.00	$140.24	$731	+3.99
550–595	585	11	118.00–140.00	$129.38	$757	-5.62
600–640	624	9	119.00–135.00	$129.93	$811	—
685–695	688	3	105.00–130.00	$113.41	$780	—
745	745	1	120.00	$120.00	$894	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	175.00	$175.00	$368	+5.00
255–285	279	8	158.00–167.00	$161.74	$451	+6.01
305–345	326	32	142.00–160.00	$153.29	$500	+3.34
350–395	373	67	143.00–157.50	$149.28	$557	+3.93
400–445	426	105	137.00–155.00	$142.22	$606	+3.07
455	455	1	148.00	$148.00	$673	+10.96
450–495	470	124	134.00–145.00	$138.39	$650	+1.35
500–545	524	125	126.00–142.00	$134.54	$705	+1.64
566 fancy	566	5	139.00	$139.00	$787	+1.44
550–595	569	144	125.00–139.00	$132.08	$752	+2.08
613–635	616	18	132.00–140.00	$134.95	$831	+7.95
600–648	622	114	120.00–137.00	$129.06	$803	+2.06
605–645 fancy	628	4	138.00–142.00	$139.22	$874	—
665	665	1	131.00	$131.00	$871	+8.54
656–670 value added	666	13	133.00–134.00	$133.30	$888	+5.80
650–695	668	116	114.00–133.00	$125.35	$837	+2.89
665–695 fancy	683	5	127.00–136.00	$133.85	$914	—
705–730 value added	723	52	130.25–134.75	$133.57	$966	—
700–740	728	19	111.00–126.50	$120.91	$880	+5.06
730 fancy	730	1	127.00	$127.00	$927	—
750–757 fancy	756	6	120.00–125.00	$124.17	$939	—
750–789	782	15	112.00–123.00	$118.81	$929	+5.26
815 fancy	815	1	111.00	$111.00	$905	—
820–840	830	2	96.00–102.00	$98.96	$821	-4.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	155.00	$155.00	$333	-2.69
255–290	276	9	148.00–158.00	$151.34	$418	+0.45
305–345	330	31	134.00–157.00	$146.41	$483	+2.36
355–398	381	102	131.00–150.00	$141.62	$540	+2.24
400–448	427	128	119.00–146.00	$137.29	$586	+1.16
450–495	472	137	114.00–141.00	$133.43	$630	-0.16
500–548	523	171	120.00–136.00	$130.87	$684	+0.51
550–595	572	102	120.00–132.00	$127.17	$727	+2.84
600–645	619	44	115.00–126.00	$122.21	$756	+2.09
655–695	680	18	110.00–120.00	$114.57	$779	-0.04
700–745	728	25	100.00–120.00	$109.80	$799	+1.04
765–795	780	5	105.00–117.00	$112.68	$879	+8.70

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	140.00	$140.00	$315	—
265–285	274	5	137.00–152.00	$145.55	$399	-6.45
300–345	327	14	119.00–150.00	$136.58	$447	+0.16
355–395	377	52	125.00–145.00	$135.95	$513	+2.15
400–445	428	75	111.00–140.00	$130.02	$556	-0.99
450–495	478	55	117.00–135.00	$127.75	$611	-1.55
505–545	526	30	110.00–128.00	$122.00	$642	-1.50
550–595	573	25	93.00–123.00	$118.56	$679	+2.46
610–640	628	9	110.00–120.00	$113.98	$716	+4.16
655–695	672	13	102.00–112.00	$109.45	$736	+4.87
705	705	1	105.00	$105.00	$740	+4.33
755	755	1	100.00	$100.00	$755	-9.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	231	9	190.00–198.00	$193.73	$448	-6.16
255–290	275	14	177.50–200.00	$184.84	$508	-3.92
310–345	326	34	160.00–185.00	$175.33	$572	+2.85
350–395	378	55	157.00–176.00	$164.93	$623	+4.87
400–445	420	81	144.00–170.00	$157.86	$663	+1.33
450–495	472	104	138.00–165.00	$149.74	$707	+0.23
500–545	521	94	128.00–157.00	$141.32	$736	-0.94
550–595	573	63	125.00–146.00	$135.85	$778	+0.26
610–625 fancy	618	3	139.00–140.00	$139.67	$863	+3.67
600–645	620	97	125.00–145.00	$133.33	$827	+3.42
650–685 fancy	661	7	135.00–139.00	$136.71	$904	—
650–696	672	66	122.00–141.00	$129.51	$870	+2.55
700–715 fancy	708	2	129.00	$129.00	$913	+1.00
700–745	721	51	117.50–133.00	$124.75	$899	+3.20
750–795	770	15	110.00–128.00	$119.91	$923	+1.88
805 fancy	805	1	120.00	$120.00	$966	—
800–845	814	9	107.50–122.00	$114.72	$934	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	183.00	$183.00	$430	+5.05
250–295	273	11	165.00–180.00	$172.34	$470	-6.98
300–345	324	36	151.00–178.00	$166.42	$539	+2.24
350–395	370	42	132.00–168.00	$153.47	$568	-1.16
400–449	428	120	140.00–162.00	$150.25	$643	+1.07
450–495	474	113	119.00–155.00	$142.09	$674	-1.05
500–545	523	115	121.00–147.00	$136.93	$716	+1.16
550–595	573	82	120.00–141.00	$132.18	$757	+1.82
600–645	629	71	112.00–136.00	$125.90	$792	-0.22
650–695	668	27	106.00–134.00	$124.10	$829	+3.85
715–745	734	13	115.00–127.00	$120.22	$882	+4.77
750–795	765	6	90.00–123.00	$110.77	$847	+0.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	168.00–173.00	$170.45	$392	-7.55
250–270	260	3	172.00–177.00	$173.67	$452	+3.67
305–345	324	10	150.00–167.00	$161.80	$524	+2.86
350–395	374	29	124.50–160.00	$148.03	$554	-2.18
400–445	424	65	125.00–155.00	$143.34	$608	-0.77
450–495	474	50	130.00–145.00	$137.23	$650	+1.95
500–545	525	65	120.00–137.00	$129.50	$680	+0.19
550–595	572	33	110.00–130.00	$120.31	$688	-4.23
600–645	623	18	105.00–122.00	$117.01	$729	-3.04
705–740	722	3	102.00–115.00	$108.97	$787	-1.82

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1480	1143	80-85%	232	58.00–76.00	$67.39	$770	+6.17
775–1635	1146	80-85%	123	50.00–68.00	$61.76	$708	+0.54
775–1545	1205	80-85%	88	64.00–85.00	$74.06	$892	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1165	930	85-90%	55	44.00–61.00	$51.96	$483	+0.44
800–1285	993	85-90%	26	48.00–71.00	$61.31	$609	—
750–1425	998	85-90%	117	39.00–67.00	$58.13	$580	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1785	1402	75-80%	115	58.00–74.00	$69.62	$976	-4.72
1120–1805	1413	75-80%	34	63.00–69.00	$66.40	$938	-7.94
1220–1705	1460	75-80%	13	72.00–83.00	$76.15	$1,112	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1885	1416	35	69.00–90.00	$81.72	$1,157	—
1135–2210	1607	65	80.00–100.00	$90.97	$1,462	+1.05
1130–2220	1782	37	90.00–107.00	$96.99	$1,728	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–995	988	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	845.00–980.00	$911.99
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	735.00	$735.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	775.00–945.00	$835.71

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
585–825	700	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	630.00–700.00	$663.44
705–865	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	300.00–530.00	$441.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1070	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–675.00	$662.80
845–1390	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	705.00–1,000.00	$861.49
1260 fancy	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00
995–1545	1292	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	800.00–1,100.00	$976.58
1170–1435	1316	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,250.00	$1,063.75
1490–1625 fancy	1555	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,013.00–1,147.00	$1,087.83
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	800.00–875.00	$841.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	710.00–1,250.00	$876.46
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	800.00–1,075.00	$980.71
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,066.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	675.00–1,050.00	$830.95
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,066.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	345.00	$345.00
715–990	866	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	400.00–750.00	$580.37
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
845–945	892	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	575.00–700.00	$642.85
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	400.00–775.00	$653.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	325.00–570.00	$417.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	500.00–750.00	$625.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	700.00–730.00	$718.75
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	700.00–775.00	$712.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–815	805	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$725.31
1080–1220	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–866.00	$835.01
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–995	965	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00–1,025.00	$973.45
875–1065	966	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	700.00–850.00	$769.02
1050 fancy	1050	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
570–720	650	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	625.00–725.00	$668.08
670–730	700	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–675.00	$639.11

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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
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1222	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1050–1440	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	900.00–1,275.00	$1,076.75	—
1295–1465 fancy	1380	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,375.00	$1,316.35	—
1400–1665	1533	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,325.00–1,875.00	$1,722.04	—
1535	1535	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1655	1655	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,433.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	825.00–1,375.00	$1,087.18	—
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–985.00	$892.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	900.00–1,075.00	$1,005.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—
960–1065	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–1,000.00	$928.89	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	500.00–725.00	$648.86	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	650.00–825.00	$785.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	575.00–1,200.00	$872.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,100.00	—

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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
910–935	927	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–950.00	$925.45	+25.45
955 fancy	955	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1075	1075	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.