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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

12,051 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.27/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 573 lb · 179 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.58/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 521 lb · 156 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $142.54/cwt +7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 717 lb · 156 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 12,051 12,301 13,091
Feeder cattle 10,226 10,158 10,899
Slaughter cattle 1,416 1,631 1,333
Replacement cattle 409 512 859

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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 398,708 compared to 358,304 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
250 250 1 182.00 $182.00 $455 —
300–340 321 11 174.00–190.00 $180.71 $580 -8.60
350–395 373 31 160.00–190.00 $176.99 $660 +0.12
400–445 426 34 160.00–185.00 $167.96 $716 -0.14
438 value added 438 6 176.00 $176.00 $771 —
450–495 474 75 149.00–170.00 $162.50 $770 +2.61
515 fancy 515 1 170.00 $170.00 $876 —
500–547 521 155 145.00–175.00 $156.49 $815 +2.37
555–598 573 94 137.50–168.00 $149.19 $855 -0.40
576 value added 576 6 148.00 $148.00 $852 -2.00
600–645 624 152 130.00–154.50 $145.77 $910 +4.47
650–695 674 117 130.00–153.00 $141.13 $951 +2.31
680–697 value added 692 33 144.25–150.00 $145.79 $1,009 +1.95
703–720 value added 705 80 142.50–151.50 $150.58 $1,062 +9.48
705–745 730 76 126.00–142.00 $134.07 $979 +3.45
762 value added 762 6 141.00 $141.00 $1,074 +2.26
760–799 782 31 123.00–138.00 $131.57 $1,029 +4.09
814 value added 814 29 139.00 $139.00 $1,131 -5.77
800–835 831 17 124.00–128.00 $127.48 $1,059 -5.19
852 value added 852 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,176 —
1010 1010 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,060 —
1074 value added 1074 5 118.00 $118.00 $1,267 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 166.00 $166.00 $415 —
315–340 327 26 150.00–180.00 $171.00 $559 -4.03
350–390 371 48 146.00–177.00 $166.54 $618 +2.08
400–445 424 51 143.00–172.00 $161.63 $685 +3.70
450–495 480 57 140.00–169.00 $157.08 $754 +3.61
500–545 524 66 135.00–165.00 $150.15 $787 +2.59
550–599 578 129 130.00–152.00 $140.91 $814 -1.09
600–645 623 83 125.00–145.00 $136.68 $852 -0.91
650–695 669 61 115.00–141.00 $131.60 $880 -0.89
700–745 716 24 120.00–132.00 $130.06 $931 +1.28
770–780 775 2 125.00–132.00 $128.48 $996 +14.15
811 811 4 121.00 $121.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 82 163.00 $163.00 $965 —
622 value added 622 51 155.25 $155.25 $966 —
719 719 52 154.00 $154.00 $1,107 —
798 value added 798 64 147.50 $147.50 $1,177 —
833 833 40 143.50 $143.50 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 321 7 145.00–167.00 $159.33 $511 -6.11
366–395 377 15 125.00–179.00 $162.82 $614 +3.09
400–440 426 29 112.00–170.00 $158.56 $675 +9.15
460–490 486 24 132.00–167.00 $152.11 $739 +7.78
505–546 532 25 130.00–150.00 $140.18 $746 +2.50
550–580 565 15 129.00–144.00 $134.84 $762 +1.84
620–640 624 5 125.00–137.00 $129.44 $808 +4.17
680 680 1 131.00 $131.00 $891 +5.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 value added 305 1 160.00 $160.00 $488 —
300–345 321 42 141.00–156.00 $149.02 $478 -2.92
350–398 371 51 135.00–165.00 $145.52 $540 +3.02
400–445 430 60 133.00–156.00 $141.29 $608 +1.50
470 value added 470 1 158.00 $158.00 $743 +18.00
450–495 477 119 125.00–152.00 $133.81 $638 -1.96
510–527 value added 519 21 138.00–148.00 $142.31 $739 +1.80
500–545 524 120 122.50–145.00 $131.09 $687 -0.92
560 value added 560 3 136.00 $136.00 $762 -1.36
560–570 fancy 561 12 140.00–141.00 $140.08 $786 -1.92
550–599 574 162 120.00–143.00 $131.61 $755 +1.30
595 595 2 133.00–134.00 $133.50 $794 +3.19
607–630 value added 616 20 134.00–137.50 $136.07 $838 +2.78
600–645 625 110 120.00–135.00 $128.49 $803 -0.25
658 fancy 658 5 136.00 $136.00 $895 +4.20
650–695 666 51 112.00–135.00 $122.57 $816 -10.80
667 value added 667 24 135.00 $135.00 $900 +2.55
700–745 717 30 108.00–125.00 $118.15 $847 -2.28
709–748 value added 730 14 128.00–130.00 $129.16 $943 +3.15
763 value added 763 2 119.00 $119.00 $908 —
750–795 774 10 115.00–123.00 $117.71 $911 +1.37
765–798 fancy 787 3 122.00–128.00 $126.06 $992 —
800–815 807 5 111.00–117.50 $113.29 $914 +8.29
880 880 2 99.00–108.00 $103.50 $911 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 266 15 144.00–155.00 $149.90 $399 +3.00
300–345 324 29 132.00–157.00 $141.48 $458 -3.08
350–395 376 55 132.00–150.00 $138.07 $519 +0.85
400–449 429 115 123.00–147.00 $133.22 $572 -0.99
450–495 475 121 120.00–143.00 $130.92 $622 +0.05
500–545 523 132 114.00–137.00 $126.88 $664 -1.16
550–598 572 87 113.00–130.00 $124.19 $710 +0.34
600–645 624 60 112.50–127.00 $119.55 $746 +0.81
650–695 672 25 111.00–124.00 $116.25 $781 -0.34
700–725 714 8 107.00–112.00 $110.06 $786 -2.86
755–790 776 4 107.00–112.00 $108.96 $846 ±0.00
805 805 1 95.00 $95.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 157.00 $157.00 $353 —
300–345 330 13 126.00–149.00 $136.21 $449 +0.71
350–385 369 35 117.50–145.00 $134.71 $497 +2.30
400–445 424 55 116.00–141.00 $131.93 $559 +1.69
450–495 476 46 105.00–135.00 $124.56 $593 -1.10
500–545 526 30 110.00–130.00 $121.70 $640 -1.39
555–595 571 27 100.00–123.00 $115.21 $658 -3.83
600–640 620 21 100.00–117.00 $112.92 $700 -3.79
650–685 666 9 110.00–112.00 $110.88 $738 +2.79
705–740 723 2 95.00–100.00 $97.44 $704 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 129.00 $129.00 $561 —
469 469 75 164.00 $164.00 $769 —
590 590 77 154.75 $154.75 $913 —
602 602 16 141.50 $141.50 $852 —
757 757 29 140.00 $140.00 $1,060 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 275 4 182.00–190.00 $184.85 $508 +18.33
300–345 327 28 145.00–180.00 $166.27 $544 +5.00
350–398 378 57 145.00–175.00 $163.11 $617 +2.56
400–445 425 72 135.00–165.00 $151.11 $642 -2.21
450–495 471 105 126.00–155.00 $140.49 $662 -1.30
500–545 525 114 122.00–147.00 $132.87 $698 -1.57
550–597 575 75 123.00–138.00 $130.71 $752 +0.33
600–645 623 29 117.00–130.00 $124.09 $773 -3.39
650–695 674 29 117.00–126.00 $121.30 $818 -0.67
710–730 721 12 110.00–125.00 $117.24 $845 +0.52
760–790 777 12 96.00–120.00 $111.04 $863 -0.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 24 158.50–197.00 $177.39 $585 -0.50
350–395 375 51 153.00–182.00 $170.65 $640 -0.98
400–445 420 64 148.00–176.00 $163.63 $687 +1.91
450–495 470 73 133.00–167.00 $150.22 $706 -0.12
470–497 fancy 495 12 166.00–167.50 $167.38 $829 —
500–545 523 83 125.00–152.50 $139.90 $732 -0.92
550–595 574 81 124.00–147.00 $138.34 $794 +3.05
600–645 623 59 122.00–142.00 $133.13 $829 +0.68
650–696 666 48 120.00–139.00 $128.84 $858 +0.12
660–685 fancy 676 5 135.00–138.00 $135.60 $917 +1.60
710–720 fancy 715 2 132.00–137.00 $134.52 $962 —
700–745 721 20 119.00–132.00 $125.24 $903 +1.06
750–795 768 8 116.00–123.00 $119.60 $919 +4.86
800 fancy 800 1 117.00 $117.00 $936 —
810–830 820 4 107.00–115.00 $110.95 $910 +5.72
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 273 4 175.00–180.00 $178.07 $486 +3.90
300–345 319 12 125.00–170.00 $152.38 $486 -9.77
350–395 371 15 133.00–162.00 $155.30 $576 +0.75
405–440 424 37 110.00–155.00 $142.63 $605 +0.70
450–495 475 56 122.00–145.00 $134.65 $640 +0.54
500–548 531 47 120.00–137.00 $129.85 $690 +1.80
550–595 575 28 115.00–130.00 $122.66 $705 -1.32
605–640 628 14 110.00–125.00 $117.43 $737 -2.11
665–690 676 4 110.00–116.00 $114.22 $772 +1.05
720–745 733 2 100.00–110.00 $104.91 $769 +0.82

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1450 1126 80-85% 98 54.00–68.00 $61.68 $695 +0.29
895–1480 1159 80-85% 63 66.00–83.00 $72.99 $846 +6.46
770–1525 1166 80-85% 195 60.00–77.00 $67.29 $785 +0.76
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1205 969 85-90% 97 38.00–61.00 $54.26 $526 +1.96
635–1310 1003 85-90% 127 46.00–67.00 $57.88 $581 +0.54
785–1275 1028 85-90% 70 52.00–71.00 $62.69 $644 +0.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1550 1293 75-80% 25 71.00–82.00 $76.43 $988 —
1000–1935 1346 75-80% 140 62.00–77.00 $71.57 $963 +5.39
1005–1885 1388 75-80% 44 61.00–70.00 $65.86 $914 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1835 1351 30 72.00–92.00 $83.62 $1,130 —
1235–2310 1689 52 85.00–101.00 $93.34 $1,577 +3.04
1360–2160 1822 23 96.00–102.50 $98.90 $1,802 -0.80

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 580.00–675.00 $631.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–1030 878 (<2 yrs)Open 9 770.00–940.00 $847.81
915–1610 1183 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 540.00–1,062.00 $830.41
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
681–980 761 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 425.00–675.00 $588.95

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1145 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 600.00–1,058.00 $809.13
1000–1485 1169 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 800.00–1,150.00 $921.64
1035–1555 1298 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 850.00–1,400.00 $1,083.59
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 690.00–930.00 $740.63
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 800.00–1,150.00 $947.65
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 850.00–1,080.00 $971.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
590 590 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
705–955 861 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 400.00–700.00 $554.08
830–920 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 535.00–600.00 $565.83
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 410.00–700.00 $570.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 520.00 $520.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 20 750.00–890.00 $838.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1300 1173 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–975.00 $896.67
1275–1700 1488 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,020.00–1,125.00 $1,065.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 710.00–890.00 $800.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–1015 893 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 740.00–850.00 $798.84
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00

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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
995–1155 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,100.00–1,225.00 $1,162.71 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
950–1550 1243 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,000.00–1,375.00 $1,195.38 —
1490–1615 fancy 1553 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,500.00 $1,421.98 —
1605 1605 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,225.00–1,300.00 $1,262.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 30 850.00–1,200.00 $1,074.17 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 875.00–960.00 $911.43 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 685.00–1,000.00 $933.57 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125–1200 1163 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,225.00–1,375.00 $1,302.42 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,160.00 $1,160.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 910.00 $910.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
895–1170 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 800.00–900.00 $845.97 —

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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.