Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

14,836 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.25/cwt -3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 569 lb · 244 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.57/cwt -2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 473 lb · 176 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.11/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $529/hd at 423 lb · 175 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	14,836	10,543	7,766
Feeder cattle	12,249	8,306	6,424
Slaughter cattle	1,741	1,382	793
Replacement cattle	846	855	549

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 500,072 compared to 455,203 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
335	335	1	190.00	$190.00	$636	+19.92
350–395	371	35	155.00–180.00	$161.98	$601	-2.57
400–445	421	40	145.00–175.00	$156.63	$659	-2.97
450–495	467	59	140.00–165.00	$150.62	$703	-0.24
500–549	523	50	137.00–152.00	$143.12	$749	-3.95
550–595	570	33	130.00–146.00	$137.35	$783	-6.36
600–605 value added	601	10	139.00–142.00	$139.30	$837	-9.20
602–645	615	70	125.00–140.00	$134.47	$827	-2.81
663–670 value added	664	5	135.00	$135.00	$896	-4.23
655–698	670	63	123.00–137.00	$132.09	$885	-0.86
716 value added	716	9	134.00	$134.00	$959	+3.00
705–745	721	57	120.00–136.00	$128.83	$929	-1.46
766–784 value added	779	14	124.00–135.00	$133.86	$1,043	—
750–795	783	17	115.00–134.00	$120.94	$947	-11.93
825	825	1	105.00	$105.00	$866	-29.00
1130	1130	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,040	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	160.00	$160.00	$416	—
305–345	324	9	150.00–161.00	$157.82	$511	+2.68
350–390	373	41	135.00–160.00	$150.41	$561	-3.06
400–445	420	14	135.00–153.00	$145.30	$610	-5.19
455–495	477	44	130.00–154.00	$146.24	$698	+0.48
500–545	522	67	125.00–152.00	$141.35	$738	+0.72
550–595	570	99	116.00–141.00	$133.67	$762	-2.61
600–649	622	119	119.50–138.00	$130.78	$813	-2.81
660–690	681	42	115.00–133.00	$129.13	$879	+4.13
700–745	723	10	110.00–120.00	$115.40	$834	-6.33
765–790	782	8	105.00–116.00	$114.01	$892	-0.49
925	925	1	95.00	$95.00	$879	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	10	140.00–150.00	$144.45	$465	—
350–395	374	24	120.00–146.00	$137.39	$514	-8.88
400–445	422	14	125.00–150.00	$135.71	$573	-6.36
450–495	470	16	108.00–145.00	$127.43	$599	-7.13
512–545	523	39	107.50–137.00	$125.91	$659	-0.67
555–595	570	19	108.00–131.00	$122.40	$698	+0.60
605–640	621	5	119.00–125.00	$121.57	$755	+5.00
660–675	672	5	115.00–126.00	$121.63	$817	+3.13
715–735	725	2	105.00–114.00	$109.44	$793	+2.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	12	128.00–137.00	$134.09	$436	-5.54
360–390	377	17	129.00–136.00	$132.83	$501	+0.88
400–445	419	51	123.00–144.00	$129.92	$544	-1.62
450–497	471	82	120.00–143.00	$129.70	$611	+0.91
510	510	1	131.00	$131.00	$668	+2.31
500–547	522	146	120.00–138.00	$126.01	$658	-2.68
545 value added	545	2	128.00	$128.00	$698	—
550–595	568	228	114.00–137.00	$124.92	$710	-1.85
550–590 fancy	577	16	127.00–132.00	$129.93	$750	-3.07
605	605	2	139.00	$139.00	$841	+10.23
610–645 value added	617	15	125.50–138.00	$130.40	$805	+0.40
600–645	619	137	114.00–136.00	$122.78	$760	+0.11
615–645 fancy	630	2	124.00–127.00	$125.54	$791	—
655 value added	655	1	137.00	$137.00	$897	—
650–670 fancy	665	10	120.00–123.00	$122.21	$813	-2.80
650–685	673	44	107.00–135.00	$120.23	$809	+1.70
680–695	688	2	125.00–130.00	$127.47	$877	+8.94
705	705	1	128.00	$128.00	$902	+11.48
700–720 fancy	711	6	115.00–119.00	$117.50	$835	-2.50
716–736 value added	721	40	126.00–137.00	$134.47	$970	—
700–749	729	32	102.00–126.00	$115.12	$839	-1.40
755–795	765	18	100.00–121.00	$109.61	$839	-2.28
755–790	773	2	126.00–130.00	$127.95	$989	+16.06
779–784 value added	780	44	127.00–135.25	$132.80	$1,036	—
810–843	835	4	92.00–93.00	$92.76	$775	—
870–890	883	3	88.00	$88.00	$777	—
915–943	934	3	85.00–88.00	$85.98	$803	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	130.00	$130.00	$377	-0.54
300–344	322	37	123.00–152.00	$131.38	$423	+0.81
355–395	373	68	118.00–145.00	$128.47	$479	+0.14
400–449	423	175	113.00–138.00	$125.11	$529	-1.81
450–497	473	176	110.00–136.00	$121.57	$575	-2.15
500–545	524	133	106.00–130.00	$120.76	$633	+0.55
550–595	578	89	100.00–126.00	$118.87	$687	+2.70
600–645	619	37	100.00–124.00	$111.65	$691	-2.07
650–695	678	47	100.00–125.00	$113.56	$770	+7.40
705–745	728	12	90.00–116.00	$104.65	$762	-2.99
755–790	774	13	87.00–107.00	$102.67	$795	+0.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	130.00	$130.00	$299	—
275	275	3	120.00	$120.00	$330	-5.00
300–345	328	48	118.00–137.00	$126.16	$414	+6.24
350–395	371	66	110.00–136.00	$120.35	$446	+0.55
400–445	426	84	106.00–132.00	$117.28	$500	-0.27
450–495	473	84	101.00–128.00	$115.15	$545	+0.99
500–545	526	48	97.00–120.00	$111.86	$588	-1.51
550–595	569	24	95.00–115.00	$107.50	$612	-0.60
600–645	628	18	90.00–111.00	$101.79	$639	-2.05
655–695	675	18	93.00–105.00	$101.77	$687	+2.70
720	720	2	92.00	$92.00	$662	-3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650 fancy	650	73	141.78	$141.78	$922	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	160.00	$160.00	$328	—
250–295	268	14	145.00–170.00	$157.13	$421	-1.16
300–345	321	45	140.00–172.00	$154.54	$496	+2.88
350–395	372	59	130.00–162.00	$147.77	$550	-2.55
400–445	423	126	122.00–157.00	$143.05	$605	+1.85
450–495	476	102	120.00–148.00	$134.87	$642	+2.02
500–545	520	113	114.00–138.00	$127.89	$665	+0.57
550–595	571	98	105.00–135.00	$121.71	$695	-0.84
600–645	624	73	111.00–126.00	$117.99	$736	-1.03
650–695	675	73	100.00–122.00	$112.54	$760	+0.39
710–745	727	15	92.00–112.00	$105.38	$766	-0.28
760–795	775	8	100.00–110.00	$103.14	$799	-5.87

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	175.00	$175.00	$368	—
280–295	288	2	170.00–172.50	$171.22	$493	+5.22
300–345	330	16	157.50–182.00	$167.50	$553	+2.80
350–395	370	48	141.00–172.00	$157.77	$584	-4.76
400–445	422	68	135.00–165.00	$149.78	$632	-4.18
450–495	465	88	128.00–162.50	$146.77	$682	+2.60
500–548	525	128	125.00–148.00	$136.78	$718	+1.86
550 fancy	550	1	140.00	$140.00	$770	—
550–595	568	73	120.00–140.00	$131.22	$745	+0.95
600–645	623	66	115.00–130.00	$123.14	$767	-0.91
625 fancy	625	1	134.00	$134.00	$838	—
650–695	668	39	106.00–129.00	$117.82	$787	-3.30
700–740	721	25	110.00–120.00	$114.04	$822	-2.67
755–785	766	13	108.00–115.00	$110.56	$847	-1.52
805–825	819	5	96.00–110.00	$101.76	$833	—
890	890	1	98.00	$98.00	$872	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	283	15	142.50–167.00	$148.65	$421	+8.48
315–345	331	23	130.00–162.00	$144.36	$478	+3.82
350–395	377	51	123.00–155.00	$140.45	$529	+4.59
400–445	427	70	120.00–145.00	$134.73	$575	+1.63
450–495	478	77	105.00–138.00	$127.29	$608	+1.17
500–545	521	81	102.00–130.00	$120.22	$626	+1.22
555–595	575	50	100.00–120.00	$114.85	$660	+2.13
600–645	625	24	100.00–114.00	$108.61	$679	-0.67
655–695	677	23	100.00–112.00	$105.66	$715	+2.22
705–744	732	6	97.00–100.00	$99.52	$728	+6.43
755–760	756	4	98.00–107.00	$100.26	$758	+11.04

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1475	1150	80-85%	186	43.00–59.00	$52.11	$599	-7.42
870–1575	1172	80-85%	321	50.00–64.00	$56.93	$667	-2.60
885–1625	1176	80-85%	93	58.00–71.00	$62.40	$734	+2.87

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1280	1000	85-90%	98	38.00–51.00	$43.74	$437	-0.06
780–1270	1026	85-90%	131	35.00–57.00	$48.94	$502	-1.07
830–1510	1050	85-90%	44	43.00–67.00	$53.85	$565	-1.84

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1600	1352	75-80%	44	59.00–70.00	$65.72	$889	+0.34
1150–1850	1378	75-80%	33	49.50–62.00	$54.92	$757	-0.37
1040–1775	1408	75-80%	138	52.00–67.00	$57.94	$816	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–2095	1421	48	67.00–87.00	$77.78	$1,105	+1.44
1175–2270	1648	44	70.00–92.00	$83.69	$1,379	—
1100–2380	1790	15	86.00–97.00	$90.33	$1,617	-2.31

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–940	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	475.00–845.00	$603.21
765–1180	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	527.00–845.00	$661.60
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	725.00–775.00	$735.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	420.00–575.00	$497.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
495–875	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	325.00–575.00	$487.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1230	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	650.00–975.00	$877.57
1145 fancy	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
845–1490	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	675.00–1,350.00	$1,079.19
995–1528	1344	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	54	700.00–1,575.00	$1,361.82
1260–1475 fancy	1359	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,800.00–2,075.00	$1,867.95
1165–1620 fancy	1456	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,575.00–1,800.00	$1,683.39
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	510.00–775.00	$682.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	550.00–850.00	$688.39
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	500.00–950.00	$745.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	550.00–1,080.00	$771.38

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	575.00–750.00	$678.39
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	780.00–835.00	$802.92
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	250.00–300.00	$266.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
800–855	828	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–800.00	$696.68
820–935	877	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–725.00	$672.77
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	300.00–550.00	$444.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	510.00–800.00	$646.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1055	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	680.00–800.00	$734.40
870–1275	1092	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	710.00–900.00	$790.96
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	425.00–500.00	$462.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	425.00–575.00	$525.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	475.00–560.00	$512.86

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
900–995	948	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–775.00	$691.89
945–975	960	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–825.00	$774.22
945–990	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–950.00	$852.33
1025	1025	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
850–900	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,325.71	—
800–1125	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	825.00–1,175.00	$1,092.00	—
750–1540	943	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	800.00–1,300.00	$1,194.53	—
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
1175–1185	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,012.55	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	775.00–1,375.00	$961.21	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–825.00	$812.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
905–1065	992	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	700.00–825.00	$765.04	—
1220–1260	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,087.30	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	550.00–800.00	$656.67	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	525.00–750.00	$612.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	825.00–950.00	$908.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1300	979	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,064.55	—

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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.