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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

14,088 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.67/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 571 lb · 189 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.14/cwt -4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 525 lb · 182 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.52/cwt -4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 471 lb · 164 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 14,088 12,725 11,988
Feeder cattle 11,386 10,627 9,961
Slaughter cattle 1,856 1,365 1,386
Replacement cattle 846 733 641

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 470,671 compared to 426,444 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
320–340 330 2 192.00–200.00 $195.88 $646 +24.64
350–395 366 18 160.00–172.50 $165.31 $605 -3.37
400–445 417 22 150.00–180.00 $158.56 $661 -0.80
455–485 462 26 147.50–165.00 $157.17 $726 +4.68
500–545 520 51 135.00–150.00 $142.16 $739 -7.31
550–585 566 69 131.00–150.00 $143.39 $812 -1.12
605–649 622 139 129.00–145.00 $137.05 $852 +4.71
605–645 value added 631 12 144.00–147.00 $145.65 $919 +5.65
650–697 677 67 118.00–136.00 $130.26 $882 -0.11
660–690 value added 680 6 143.00–144.00 $143.32 $975 +1.03
701 value added 701 9 133.00 $133.00 $932 +0.95
710–749 725 38 113.00–134.00 $126.41 $916 -2.25
775–795 788 16 120.00–128.00 $125.43 $988 -4.92
981 981 4 105.50 $105.50 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
320–345 333 11 148.00–164.00 $157.31 $524 -4.93
350–395 380 28 145.00–177.00 $158.53 $602 -0.88
404–445 419 46 140.00–165.00 $152.52 $639 +3.91
450–495 480 85 128.00–157.00 $146.12 $701 -2.31
500–545 526 80 135.00–150.00 $141.56 $745 -0.29
555–594 580 66 120.00–140.00 $133.34 $773 -1.80
601–649 627 84 124.00–135.00 $130.48 $818 -0.48
650–695 670 21 120.00–129.00 $125.03 $838 -4.37
704–745 713 11 116.00–126.00 $123.02 $877 -1.11
755–780 767 3 123.00–127.00 $125.01 $959 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 326 10 148.00–160.00 $152.12 $496 -1.66
360–395 381 8 139.00–162.00 $147.11 $560 -4.51
420–445 439 10 135.00–141.00 $139.08 $611 -6.20
450–493 471 23 135.00–150.00 $137.23 $646 +1.54
505–545 522 25 110.00–137.00 $128.20 $669 -1.76
560–595 580 12 118.00–128.00 $124.76 $724 +6.11
605–632 618 8 115.00–126.00 $122.28 $756 +1.98
660–670 665 3 112.00–117.00 $114.32 $760 -0.01
705–730 715 4 108.00–112.00 $110.25 $788 -0.30
769 769 7 112.00 $112.00 $861 -8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 140.00 $140.00 $385 —
300–345 319 18 134.00–138.00 $135.57 $432 -4.94
355–395 370 11 124.00–132.00 $129.15 $478 -7.54
400–445 423 42 124.00–138.00 $129.61 $548 -3.39
450–495 476 56 118.00–135.00 $126.78 $603 -4.40
505–515 fancy 510 3 135.00–141.00 $138.51 $706 +4.51
505–536 value added 521 6 126.00–128.00 $127.03 $662 —
500–547 525 173 116.00–135.00 $124.84 $655 -4.99
550 value added 550 11 134.50 $134.50 $740 -3.50
565–566 566 12 128.00–133.00 $132.58 $750 +6.20
568 fancy 568 3 127.00 $127.00 $721 —
550–598 573 163 110.00–130.00 $123.38 $707 -3.00
600–645 623 119 110.00–125.00 $120.80 $753 -10.20
625–635 value added 627 27 125.00–130.00 $128.88 $808 -7.12
620–640 630 2 131.00–137.00 $134.05 $845 +12.13
640 fancy 640 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $835 -0.50
660–690 fancy 672 5 120.00–125.00 $123.42 $829 -5.58
650–695 673 52 110.00–124.00 $117.68 $792 -0.75
650–685 value added 679 6 124.00–128.00 $124.64 $846 -7.43
700–745 721 40 103.00–122.00 $111.92 $807 -5.42
773 value added 773 67 130.75 $130.75 $1,011 —
750–798 780 32 96.00–116.00 $111.02 $866 -0.08
810 810 1 100.00 $100.00 $810 -15.00
830 830 1 106.00 $106.00 $880 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 275 10 130.00–146.00 $134.80 $371 -7.81
310–345 329 41 124.00–137.00 $128.62 $423 -7.00
350–395 374 80 116.00–140.00 $126.51 $473 -3.53
400–445 423 122 109.00–135.00 $122.99 $520 -3.72
450–495 471 164 105.00–132.00 $120.52 $568 -4.62
500–545 521 122 103.00–127.00 $118.58 $618 -4.08
550–595 576 101 97.00–123.00 $115.66 $666 -3.94
600–645 617 63 100.00–119.00 $112.27 $693 -4.72
650–695 675 38 90.00–112.00 $106.36 $718 -5.57
700–745 719 12 95.00–111.00 $106.14 $763 -2.15
750–760 753 3 100.00–102.00 $100.67 $758 +0.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 287 6 125.00–130.00 $128.17 $368 -4.83
305–340 320 27 115.00–127.00 $121.88 $390 -5.23
355–395 376 50 110.00–132.00 $117.29 $441 -6.34
400–445 418 56 102.00–131.00 $114.00 $477 -8.80
450–495 475 71 103.00–125.00 $114.50 $544 -2.62
505–545 528 60 90.00–122.00 $108.40 $572 -4.79
560–595 579 19 107.00–117.00 $110.89 $642 +2.40
600–635 620 11 80.00–110.00 $100.86 $625 -5.50
655–695 682 20 90.00–107.00 $100.28 $684 -3.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–210 208 2 170.00–172.00 $171.01 $356 -0.44
270–290 276 10 148.00–160.00 $156.20 $431 -2.14
300–345 328 41 138.00–160.00 $152.18 $499 -4.90
350–395 367 58 135.00–160.00 $146.81 $539 -6.23
400–445 425 103 126.00–157.00 $140.49 $597 -5.48
450–495 475 120 118.00–150.00 $132.68 $630 -4.68
500–545 522 84 110.00–138.00 $127.41 $665 -2.89
550–595 574 116 102.00–134.00 $121.14 $695 -3.70
600–645 623 73 100.00–126.00 $115.99 $723 -2.81
650–695 674 46 100.00–125.00 $111.99 $755 -0.62
705–740 723 14 102.00–124.00 $110.85 $801 +1.39
755–785 775 14 80.00–107.00 $99.64 $772 -6.59
800–815 808 2 97.50–100.00 $98.74 $798 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 3 185.00–190.00 $186.67 $383 -5.33
310 fancy 310 1 185.00 $185.00 $574 —
305–345 325 18 150.00–172.00 $163.66 $532 -5.90
350–395 371 59 145.00–170.00 $160.31 $595 -4.74
390 fancy 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 -17.00
400 fancy 400 1 167.00 $167.00 $668 —
400–445 423 94 140.00–162.00 $148.73 $629 -6.09
450–495 471 85 130.00–160.00 $142.57 $672 -2.89
500–545 520 136 118.00–145.00 $133.16 $692 -2.54
550–595 575 67 112.00–139.00 $127.88 $735 -2.11
600 fancy 600 1 134.00 $134.00 $804 —
600–645 619 92 108.00–133.00 $124.12 $768 -1.74
650–690 672 41 100.00–128.00 $116.92 $786 -4.70
675–680 fancy 678 2 129.00–132.00 $130.49 $885 -0.83
710 fancy 710 2 130.00 $130.00 $923 +12.00
700–745 723 40 105.00–128.00 $115.53 $835 -1.78
750–785 764 11 107.00–126.00 $115.87 $885 +0.89
800–830 815 2 107.50–110.00 $108.77 $886 +2.82
885 885 1 97.00 $97.00 $858 +5.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 160.00 $160.00 $344 —
295 295 2 155.00 $155.00 $457 -22.00
300–345 317 35 132.00–152.00 $142.75 $453 -4.91
355–395 379 30 130.00–146.00 $137.94 $523 -2.19
400–445 426 78 118.00–145.00 $130.86 $557 -4.54
450–495 477 46 115.00–135.00 $124.30 $593 -4.80
500–545 525 60 110.00–127.00 $119.31 $626 -3.08
550–595 574 44 100.00–122.00 $111.46 $640 -3.07
605–645 628 28 100.00–119.00 $111.56 $701 -0.16
655–695 675 14 98.00–113.00 $105.12 $710 -1.56
720–725 723 3 70.00–100.00 $90.05 $651 -15.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1480 1158 80-85% 190 47.00–59.00 $52.65 $610 -8.16
870–1580 1182 80-85% 338 52.00–66.00 $58.37 $690 -2.44
835–1480 1219 80-85% 91 57.00–71.00 $63.66 $776 -4.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1150 980 85-90% 113 35.00–50.00 $43.32 $425 -4.57
730–1310 1031 85-90% 165 39.00–59.00 $48.92 $504 -4.52
850–1270 1055 85-90% 52 48.00–64.00 $55.77 $588 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1850 1383 75-80% 111 52.00–68.00 $59.90 $828 -0.51
1015–1825 1391 75-80% 63 47.00–62.00 $56.15 $781 -2.28
1190–1755 1411 75-80% 28 62.00–69.00 $65.72 $927 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1880 1459 68 60.00–86.00 $75.43 $1,101 —
1100–2250 1779 78 79.00–97.00 $85.18 $1,515 —
1350–2210 1845 36 80.00–102.00 $90.68 $1,673 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–1160 905 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 522.00–970.00 $736.04
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 500.00–640.00 $580.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–865 780 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 500.00–680.00 $553.81

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705–1453 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 575.00–975.00 $820.98
1065–1340 fancy 1172 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,131.51
1090–1355 1231 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 750.00–1,200.00 $1,049.49
1025–1770 1262 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 750.00–1,097.00 $858.34
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 42 700.00–1,125.00 $848.69
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 700.00–825.00 $793.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 34 725.00–1,150.00 $925.88
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 27 500.00–875.00 $748.70
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–900 810 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 450.00–500.00 $472.22
930–975 953 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00–700.00 $626.77
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 27 300.00–700.00 $475.56
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 500.00–625.00 $561.11
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1260 1061 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 650.00–775.00 $710.41
985–1390 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 780.00–900.00 $842.41
1375–1615 1495 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,075.00 $1,017.52
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 575.00 $575.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 575.00–1,000.00 $875.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 610.00–975.00 $767.50
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 725.00–790.00 $768.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600 600 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
695–860 782 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 550.00–775.00 $684.95
940–1125 1048 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 710.00–830.00 $745.87
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 768.00 $768.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00
— — (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,050.00 $1,000.00
— — (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 800.00–1,000.00 $860.83

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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
950–1125 1008 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,025.00–1,125.00 $1,087.81 —
800–1300 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,335.00–1,525.00 $1,452.62 +131.58
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1040–1200 1122 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,300.00–1,325.00 $1,316.08 —
900–1400 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,185.86 —
1100–1300 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,350.00–1,475.00 $1,420.14 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 58 700.00–1,250.00 $1,044.48 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 825.00–950.00 $887.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1200 1076 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,224.44 —
900–1300 1096 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,188.57 —
1080–1320 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 1,050.00–1,110.00 $1,083.22 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 500.00–710.00 $545.56 —
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 800.00–845.00 $822.50 —
940–980 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 400.00–600.00 $497.92 —
1015–1070 1036 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 600.00–900.00 $746.62 —
1255 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 985.00 $985.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 850.00–1,050.00 $983.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 550.00–800.00 $717.86 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 450.00–500.00 $475.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 800.00–1,000.00 $966.67 —

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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.