Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

12,301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.42/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 569 lb · 221 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.33/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 622 lb · 201 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.82/cwt -2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 625 lb · 194 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	12,301	13,897	11,570
Feeder cattle	10,158	10,979	9,680
Slaughter cattle	1,631	1,931	1,220
Replacement cattle	512	987	670

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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 381,887 compared to 344,444 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
310–345	329	19	178.00–200.00	$189.31	$623	+3.56
352–395	372	46	170.00–186.00	$176.87	$658	+3.37
400 value added	400	1	186.00	$186.00	$744	—
405–445	426	67	155.00–185.00	$168.10	$716	+5.02
450–495	466	142	150.00–170.00	$159.89	$745	-0.38
500–548	521	81	140.00–166.00	$154.12	$803	+1.73
550–595	579	95	132.50–160.00	$149.59	$866	+2.93
598 value added	598	17	150.00	$150.00	$897	-6.62
605 value added	605	13	149.00	$149.00	$901	—
600–645	626	181	127.50–157.00	$141.30	$885	-2.54
651–699	673	107	128.50–145.00	$138.82	$934	-1.82
660–689 value added	680	60	142.50–155.00	$143.84	$978	+5.47
705–745	733	67	124.50–137.00	$130.62	$957	-4.47
710–749 value added	737	58	138.00–145.00	$141.10	$1,040	+3.45
756–775 value added	758	8	137.00–139.00	$138.74	$1,052	—
750–799	783	34	115.00–137.00	$127.48	$998	-5.90
800	800	6	116.00–136.00	$132.67	$1,061	+0.17
804–834 value added	824	87	132.50–151.00	$144.77	$1,193	—
855	855	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,094	—
945	945	1	95.00	$95.00	$898	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	328	25	160.00–185.00	$175.03	$574	+1.74
351–395	369	40	152.00–183.00	$164.46	$607	-2.49
400–447	430	72	145.00–172.00	$157.93	$679	+1.93
450–495	473	100	140.00–167.00	$153.47	$726	+2.03
500–545	527	78	135.00–158.00	$147.56	$778	+1.56
550–595	575	118	120.00–147.00	$142.00	$816	-0.57
600–645	627	122	120.00–144.00	$137.59	$863	+2.09
665–695	675	35	115.00–139.00	$132.49	$894	-3.84
715–735	718	14	120.00–136.00	$128.78	$925	-0.24
775–795	783	6	110.00–118.00	$114.33	$895	-15.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	12	160.00–180.00	$165.44	$541	+2.42
360–395	376	14	144.00–175.00	$159.73	$601	+1.82
410–445	428	23	135.00–166.00	$149.41	$639	-6.70
455–495	477	20	132.00–158.00	$144.33	$688	-2.29
510–540	525	19	130.00–145.00	$137.68	$723	-6.73
560–590	574	23	130.00–140.00	$133.00	$763	-1.68
615–645	631	10	115.00–135.00	$125.27	$790	+3.06
660–695	678	3	125.00–127.00	$125.65	$852	-2.10

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
698 value added	698	73	151.90	$151.90	$1,060	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	235	3	167.00–169.00	$168.36	$396	-1.64
290	290	1	165.00	$165.00	$478	—
305–340	321	33	143.50–164.00	$151.94	$488	-3.42
350–395	375	47	135.00–157.00	$142.50	$534	-9.19
400–445	421	89	130.00–154.00	$139.79	$589	-0.31
450–495	471	91	127.00–150.00	$135.77	$639	-1.71
490 value added	490	8	140.00	$140.00	$686	—
510–540	520	3	133.00–136.00	$134.04	$697	+0.70
500–546	525	106	125.00–145.00	$132.01	$693	-1.33
520–545 value added	541	42	139.00–142.00	$140.51	$760	-1.08
560 fancy	560	23	142.00	$142.00	$795	+0.31
560–566 value added	562	57	134.00–142.00	$137.36	$772	-1.64
565	565	1	146.00	$146.00	$825	+15.17
550–598	574	140	120.00–143.00	$130.31	$748	-0.52
610	610	1	135.00	$135.00	$824	+6.79
600–645	619	131	120.00–137.00	$128.74	$797	+0.53
603–647 value added	628	69	128.00–134.50	$133.29	$837	-2.21
652–658 value added	655	36	132.00–133.00	$132.45	$868	-2.55
650–675	663	3	129.00–137.00	$133.37	$884	+7.74
650–673 fancy	666	5	130.00–133.00	$131.80	$878	—
650–697	672	59	117.00–132.00	$126.04	$847	+0.41
712–715 value added	713	12	124.00–130.00	$126.01	$898	—
700–745	714	45	113.00–125.00	$120.43	$860	+0.47
727–730 fancy	728	23	128.00–135.00	$133.26	$970	—
765	765	1	123.00	$123.00	$941	+9.00
758–795	773	8	110.00–122.00	$116.34	$899	+2.34
815	815	1	105.00	$105.00	$856	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	5	142.50–150.00	$146.90	$416	-10.20
300–345	324	28	132.00–155.00	$144.56	$468	-5.60
350–399	378	113	120.00–151.00	$137.22	$519	-4.31
400–447	424	116	120.00–148.00	$134.21	$569	-1.02
450–497	474	157	120.00–140.00	$130.87	$620	-1.67
500–545	524	174	115.00–137.00	$128.04	$671	+0.58
550–595	572	123	108.00–134.00	$123.85	$708	-0.66
600–645	624	41	108.00–127.00	$118.74	$741	-1.44
650–690	673	16	113.00–120.00	$116.59	$785	+2.95
705–745	723	12	107.00–115.00	$112.92	$816	+0.89
750–790	771	20	100.00–112.00	$108.96	$840	+5.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	331	20	129.00–153.00	$135.50	$449	-1.77
355–395	375	34	105.00–147.00	$132.41	$497	-5.49
400–445	428	52	107.50–140.00	$130.24	$557	+0.53
450–495	476	58	110.00–135.00	$125.66	$598	+1.36
500–545	524	41	102.00–133.00	$123.09	$645	+5.86
550–585	568	31	107.50–127.50	$119.04	$676	+3.44
615–635	627	7	114.00–120.00	$116.71	$732	+2.24
660–695	684	9	100.00–112.00	$108.09	$739	+1.48
770	770	2	106.00	$106.00	$816	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	195.00	$195.00	$439	-13.00
255–280	261	4	185.00–202.00	$189.56	$495	-12.86
300–345	327	29	129.00–195.00	$177.89	$582	-7.92
350–395	371	59	162.00–195.00	$171.63	$637	-1.07
400–445	421	97	149.00–172.00	$161.72	$681	-2.39
450–495	469	66	135.00–165.00	$150.34	$705	-2.65
510 fancy	510	1	158.00	$158.00	$806	—
500–545	522	109	128.00–157.00	$140.82	$735	-1.92
560–565 fancy	563	2	147.00	$147.00	$828	-2.00
550–596	572	89	125.00–145.00	$135.29	$774	-1.51
615 value added	615	1	145.00	$145.00	$892	+9.00
600–648	622	79	120.00–142.00	$132.45	$824	-2.78
610–635 fancy	623	2	138.00–139.00	$138.51	$863	-1.82
650 fancy	650	1	134.00	$134.00	$871	-5.01
650–695	666	36	115.00–140.00	$128.72	$857	-0.80
700–745	722	34	116.00–132.00	$124.18	$897	-0.55
750–785	771	8	109.00–120.00	$114.74	$885	-2.93
795 fancy	795	1	123.00	$123.00	$978	—
810–825	816	8	100.00–117.00	$105.23	$859	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	5	169.00–180.00	$175.60	$430	—
255–270	263	8	160.00–170.00	$166.52	$438	-13.05
300–345	325	41	148.00–177.00	$161.27	$524	-12.07
350–395	369	36	145.00–170.00	$160.55	$592	-1.66
400–445	426	90	140.00–164.00	$153.32	$653	-0.70
450–495	475	102	121.00–152.00	$141.79	$674	-2.37
500–545	518	104	117.50–145.00	$134.44	$696	-1.93
550–595	573	88	109.00–139.00	$130.38	$747	-0.47
600–645	619	45	115.00–134.00	$127.48	$789	+1.88
650–695	674	34	110.00–132.00	$121.97	$822	-1.98
705–740	720	22	100.00–129.00	$116.72	$840	+1.22
750–795	773	14	100.00–119.00	$111.70	$863	-0.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	274	6	167.00–177.00	$174.17	$477	+2.58
300–345	322	21	148.00–175.00	$162.15	$522	-1.24
355–390	372	18	145.00–160.00	$154.55	$575	+1.26
400–445	428	49	122.00–154.00	$141.93	$607	-2.28
450–495	476	54	119.00–142.00	$134.11	$638	-0.83
500–545	521	59	116.00–135.00	$128.05	$667	-1.54
550–595	575	25	120.00–131.00	$123.98	$713	+1.88
605–635	619	8	117.00–125.00	$119.54	$740	+1.55
650–675	663	11	110.00–120.00	$113.17	$750	+3.07
705–745	727	5	100.00–110.00	$104.09	$757	-5.20
780–790	785	2	80.00–102.00	$91.07	$715	-9.93

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1465	1100	80-85%	151	42.00–67.00	$61.39	$675	-3.20
815–1700	1154	80-85%	329	58.00–74.00	$66.53	$768	-3.98
880–1925	1222	80-85%	84	67.50–81.00	$72.56	$887	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1710	1307	75-80%	185	54.00–77.00	$69.90	$914	+1.78
1010–1690	1312	75-80%	40	62.00–84.00	$74.81	$982	+6.69
1070–1770	1347	75-80%	70	52.00–72.00	$66.18	$891	-1.94

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1310	981	85-90%	69	40.00–62.00	$52.30	$513	-3.76
725–1465	1011	85-90%	135	45.00–69.00	$57.34	$580	-3.81
890–1185	1015	85-90%	43	52.00–72.00	$61.94	$629	+0.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1870	1484	42	74.00–94.00	$83.88	$1,245	—
1125–2465	1664	61	80.00–102.00	$90.30	$1,503	—
1280–2345	1839	43	92.00–105.00	$99.70	$1,833	+1.95

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630–985	799	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	500.00–830.00	$687.10
1035–1165	1092	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	670.00–792.00	$719.96
1350 fancy	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	1,075.00–1,275.00	$1,200.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–920	759	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	300.00–600.00	$468.47
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	700.00–925.00	$772.92

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1185	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,126.45
1080–1255	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,107.49
1185–1320	1267	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00–975.00	$936.03
1340 fancy	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	56	625.00–1,150.00	$781.25
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	86	700.00–1,150.00	$901.86
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	900.00–1,250.00	$977.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1215	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–885.00	$851.55
1110–1305	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,025.00	$943.21
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	600.00–900.00	$710.71
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,075.00	$952.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–945	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–660.00	$634.79
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	400.00–775.00	$555.36
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	575.00–800.00	$674.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	675.00–775.00	$725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
765–840	789	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	630.00–775.00	$718.21
1155–1215	1185	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–900.00	$875.63
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	810.00	$810.00

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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
1220–1460	1302	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	900.00–1,025.00	$959.29	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	825.00–1,450.00	$1,025.73	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00–1,450.00	$1,362.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040–1165	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,100.00	$1,003.61	+79.23
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	725.00–850.00	$788.89	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105–1335	1227	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,112.44	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

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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
945	945	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
535	535	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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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.