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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

15,971 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.71/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 574 lb · 228 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.14/cwt -1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 522 lb · 203 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.06/cwt -3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 481 lb · 197 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 15,971 8,880 10,284
Feeder cattle 13,452 7,078 8,352
Slaughter cattle 1,838 1,391 1,280
Replacement cattle 681 411 652

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 441,741 compared to 397,096 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
255 255 1 192.00 $192.00 $490 —
310–345 332 12 170.00–176.00 $172.38 $572 -15.01
350–395 374 20 161.00–180.00 $170.63 $638 -5.71
400–445 422 54 154.00–180.00 $163.69 $691 -4.81
455–495 479 79 142.00–165.00 $156.89 $752 -8.59
500–549 519 103 140.00–160.00 $150.05 $779 -7.20
547 value added 547 5 162.00 $162.00 $886 —
550–595 566 64 133.00–151.00 $142.04 $804 -5.86
599 value added 599 22 152.50 $152.50 $913 —
604 value added 604 8 156.00 $156.00 $942 —
600–645 623 142 130.00–152.00 $138.46 $863 -2.94
650–685 668 88 129.00–147.00 $133.95 $895 -2.75
680–695 value added 690 40 145.50–148.50 $146.87 $1,013 —
700–745 717 47 115.00–137.00 $129.00 $925 -2.34
701–745 value added 726 49 140.00–144.50 $141.74 $1,029 —
755–794 value added 770 20 127.00–140.00 $136.44 $1,051 —
755–795 778 26 115.00–133.00 $124.02 $965 -7.67
810–817 value added 814 18 134.50–137.00 $135.61 $1,104 —
835 835 1 119.00 $119.00 $994 -13.00
900–915 908 2 107.00–119.00 $113.05 $1,026 —
1105 value added 1105 13 110.50 $110.50 $1,221 —
1115 1115 6 107.00 $107.00 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 328 19 152.00–172.00 $162.85 $534 -4.18
350–395 373 81 145.00–170.00 $161.28 $602 -4.50
400–445 425 20 140.00–167.00 $153.44 $652 -3.35
450–495 476 67 120.00–160.00 $151.54 $721 -2.58
500–545 520 78 134.00–156.00 $144.96 $754 -4.44
550–595 572 55 128.00–150.00 $139.25 $797 +1.83
600–645 627 111 125.00–139.00 $134.05 $840 +1.59
660–698 681 76 117.00–136.00 $130.11 $886 -0.62
705–735 721 14 110.00–132.00 $121.85 $879 -4.33
750–795 784 6 117.00–127.00 $121.14 $950 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 321 5 145.00–151.00 $148.60 $477 -8.68
355–380 372 13 135.00–170.00 $152.28 $566 -5.27
405–445 423 7 129.00–167.00 $147.04 $622 -4.16
450–490 468 45 113.00–156.00 $143.79 $673 +3.02
505–545 525 51 124.00–145.00 $138.90 $729 +4.07
550–590 573 45 122.00–140.00 $130.27 $746 -0.90
605–645 629 13 115.00–130.00 $121.42 $764 +0.83
670–685 679 5 117.00 $117.00 $794 -4.00
745 745 2 115.00 $115.00 $857 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 223 2 160.00–163.00 $161.52 $360 -2.77
265–295 275 11 146.00–160.00 $154.88 $426 -3.10
300–340 324 18 139.00–158.00 $148.77 $482 -4.81
355–395 372 26 135.00–155.00 $141.80 $527 -2.44
400–445 420 85 129.00–147.00 $138.86 $583 +0.19
450–497 481 197 124.00–142.00 $131.06 $630 -3.94
500–545 522 199 120.00–140.00 $131.92 $689 -1.68
533 value added 533 4 143.00 $143.00 $762 —
550–595 570 187 114.00–138.00 $128.86 $735 -0.76
588–596 value added 590 41 135.50–141.50 $139.15 $821 —
610–625 618 2 126.00–129.00 $127.52 $788 -22.48
600–645 621 116 113.00–133.00 $127.38 $791 -2.83
640–646 fancy 644 8 127.00–127.50 $127.31 $820 —
645 value added 645 28 135.50–140.00 $136.14 $878 —
660 fancy 660 2 128.00 $128.00 $845 —
650–690 669 65 111.00–132.00 $123.25 $825 -2.23
650–696 value added 677 37 132.50–135.50 $134.62 $911 -5.38
660–694 686 7 120.00–144.50 $138.67 $951 +13.67
705–745 718 35 110.00–123.00 $120.84 $868 +0.04
710–725 fancy 718 2 121.00–123.00 $121.99 $876 —
737–740 value added 739 19 132.50–133.00 $132.63 $980 -5.77
762 fancy 762 2 116.00 $116.00 $884 —
750–795 767 13 113.00–120.00 $117.76 $903 +3.78
764–780 value added 772 19 127.50–132.00 $129.85 $1,002 —
860 860 1 107.00 $107.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 3 155.00 $155.00 $333 -0.76
260–295 280 12 140.00–150.00 $144.05 $403 -3.95
314 value added 314 9 142.00 $142.00 $446 —
305–345 328 68 120.00–151.00 $139.66 $458 -3.46
350–395 371 115 122.00–145.00 $134.11 $498 -3.81
400–445 426 132 115.00–140.00 $128.85 $549 -3.37
450–495 473 184 119.00–137.00 $128.20 $606 -2.81
500–546 524 124 104.00–132.00 $125.98 $660 +0.26
550–598 573 102 103.00–130.00 $123.05 $705 -3.60
600–645 622 78 100.00–132.50 $119.83 $745 -1.48
655–695 677 27 105.00–120.00 $114.63 $776 -2.21
700–747 731 18 105.00–120.00 $109.39 $800 -0.38
755–797 793 10 105.00–105.50 $105.45 $836 +3.93
883 883 5 99.00 $99.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 281 6 130.00–142.00 $135.26 $380 —
305–345 320 19 128.00–140.00 $133.58 $427 -5.54
350–395 376 47 120.00–146.00 $128.82 $484 +0.12
400–445 425 64 100.00–139.00 $122.38 $520 -6.61
455–495 478 65 95.00–134.00 $120.02 $574 -3.30
500–547 525 61 94.00–127.00 $116.64 $612 -2.54
550–595 571 33 100.00–122.00 $111.13 $635 -5.31
600–645 629 15 100.00–115.00 $108.07 $680 -4.90
655–675 663 3 102.00–112.00 $107.04 $710 +0.68
735 735 2 100.00–108.00 $104.00 $764 -6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 5 126.00 $126.00 $658 —
583 583 9 123.00 $123.00 $717 —
678 value added 678 78 142.50 $142.50 $966 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 177.00 $177.00 $398 —
270–290 277 5 165.00–170.00 $168.56 $467 -8.75
300–345 325 39 149.00–177.00 $160.67 $522 -6.47
350–395 369 63 130.00–167.00 $153.00 $565 -6.27
400–445 425 88 135.00–160.00 $148.93 $633 -4.62
450–499 476 140 118.00–155.00 $139.17 $662 -6.52
500–545 522 141 114.00–144.00 $131.02 $684 -4.56
550–595 572 107 109.00–136.00 $125.25 $716 -3.96
600–645 625 75 112.00–135.00 $121.49 $759 -3.98
650–695 677 33 108.00–125.00 $116.23 $787 -7.54
700–735 723 30 105.00–124.00 $112.79 $815 -6.82
750–795 783 16 105.00–115.00 $108.54 $850 -1.65
815–825 820 2 95.00–100.00 $97.48 $799 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–210 206 4 180.00–187.00 $181.78 $374 -18.22
255–275 268 4 170.00–174.00 $172.02 $461 -23.80
305–345 328 16 164.00–180.00 $171.64 $563 -9.11
355–395 379 61 155.00–177.00 $163.68 $620 -8.80
400–445 425 82 142.50–168.00 $155.78 $662 -9.49
450–495 471 52 130.00–162.00 $145.75 $686 -8.89
500–545 523 133 124.00–152.00 $134.25 $702 -9.78
550–595 570 93 120.00–140.00 $128.98 $735 -6.64
600–645 621 94 115.00–136.00 $126.82 $788 -6.42
655–660 fancy 658 2 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $862 -5.98
650–695 672 64 119.00–130.00 $123.40 $829 -5.40
700–745 723 11 115.00–125.00 $120.21 $869 -5.03
730 fancy 730 1 129.00 $129.00 $942 —
753–795 771 18 107.00–127.00 $118.68 $915 -3.04
820–845 828 3 115.00–118.00 $116.98 $969 -3.04
935 935 1 94.00 $94.00 $879 —
955 955 1 84.00 $84.00 $802 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 170.00 $170.00 $366 ±0.00
275 275 3 164.00 $164.00 $451 -2.00
305–345 331 35 137.00–162.00 $149.72 $496 -4.43
355–395 372 34 125.00–157.00 $144.01 $536 -2.17
400–445 425 84 120.00–147.00 $137.61 $585 -4.38
450–495 473 79 110.00–139.00 $130.10 $615 -5.86
500–545 528 65 110.00–133.00 $123.90 $654 -4.13
550–595 571 41 102.00–127.00 $119.96 $685 -1.82
600–645 622 33 107.00–120.00 $113.24 $704 -5.98
670–690 676 11 100.00–115.00 $105.90 $716 -7.39
780–790 785 3 95.00–113.00 $106.04 $832 -3.96

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1540 1136 80-85% 193 53.00–70.00 $59.97 $681 -0.60
700–1650 1150 80-85% 327 56.00–77.00 $64.65 $743 -1.68
825–1455 1155 80-85% 118 63.00–85.00 $70.19 $811 +3.86
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1240 958 85-90% 100 40.00–59.00 $50.99 $488 —
760–1245 1002 85-90% 130 42.00–65.00 $54.70 $548 -0.99
845–1215 1072 85-90% 56 49.00–69.00 $60.79 $652 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1665 1287 75-80% 73 55.00–69.00 $63.76 $821 —
1060–1835 1374 75-80% 164 57.50–75.00 $67.33 $925 +1.39
1060–1900 1506 75-80% 20 67.00–79.00 $72.82 $1,097 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–2010 1434 50 71.00–92.00 $81.31 $1,166 —
1110–2515 1531 76 80.00–99.00 $89.23 $1,366 +4.26
1135–2490 1676 42 90.00–106.00 $97.10 $1,627 +7.73

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
578–1105 912 (<2 yrs)Open 23 530.00–1,090.00 $924.45
722–1445 1003 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 647.00–1,010.00 $833.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 675.00–800.00 $717.05
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690–795 743 (<2 yrs)Open 2 750.00–875.00 $816.92
710–940 813 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 475.00–675.00 $546.92
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 520.00–620.00 $580.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 540.00 $540.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1270 1077 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 900.00–975.00 $940.79
1175 fancy 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1070–1440 1216 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 700.00–1,100.00 $899.72
995–1400 1258 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 600.00–1,325.00 $1,060.02
1265–1345 fancy 1307 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,166.26
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 725.00–1,200.00 $942.11
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,075.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 40 650.00–1,000.00 $867.63
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 24 600.00–850.00 $721.88
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–975 839 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 675.00–775.00 $733.94
940–1340 1199 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 850.00–950.00 $886.12
1000–1535 1334 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 960.00–1,060.00 $1,002.59
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 550.00–1,022.00 $897.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 600.00–860.00 $698.13
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–960 923 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 475.00–625.00 $546.95
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 550.00–900.00 $712.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 660.00–710.00 $685.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 410.00–440.00 $425.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 19 440.00–825.00 $583.16
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 625.00–825.00 $733.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 fancy 940 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
785–1100 943 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 625.00–1,100.00 $902.19
870–1035 fancy 953 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,113.58
860–1030 971 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–1,050.00 $956.96
970–1025 998 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 820.00–900.00 $858.90
870–1170 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,150.00 $1,096.69
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–700.00 $656.67
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 530.00–690.00 $627.50

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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
900–1300 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,275.00–1,300.00 $1,285.23 —
1240 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,140.00 $1,140.00 +100.11
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,183.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 43 825.00–1,325.00 $991.51 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
635–1170 972 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 500.00–960.00 $706.93 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,000.00 $958.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 600.00–750.00 $641.67 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1175 1038 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,125.00–1,150.00 $1,139.16 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,075.00–1,100.00 $1,087.50 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 650.00–800.00 $725.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 500.00–550.00 $525.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 910.00 $910.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
790 790 (<2 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.