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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

11,481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.00/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 576 lb · 181 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.91/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 473 lb · 125 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.92/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 524 lb · 119 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,481 14,836 11,294
Feeder cattle 9,198 12,249 9,530
Slaughter cattle 1,499 1,741 1,134
Replacement cattle 784 846 630

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 514,268 compared to 469,376 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
305–345 325 2 164.00–168.00 $166.12 $540 -23.88
360–395 379 12 157.00–175.00 $165.46 $627 +3.48
405–445 421 35 149.00–170.00 $156.77 $660 +0.14
450–495 470 74 143.00–165.00 $151.24 $711 +0.62
500–547 518 80 139.00–157.25 $148.94 $772 +5.82
550–585 562 47 130.00–145.00 $142.70 $802 +5.35
600–645 616 32 132.00–144.00 $138.57 $854 +4.10
650 value added 650 2 135.00 $135.00 $878 ±0.00
650–690 660 81 123.00–139.00 $133.77 $883 +1.68
700–740 719 48 124.00–139.00 $135.95 $977 +7.12
720 value added 720 1 127.00 $127.00 $914 -7.00
760–795 769 7 117.00–137.00 $126.62 $974 +5.68
805–845 819 10 115.00–134.00 $121.69 $997 +16.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 155.00 $155.00 $442 -5.00
300–340 326 13 149.00–160.00 $155.89 $508 -1.93
360–395 379 28 148.00–167.00 $155.97 $591 +5.56
400–440 423 53 138.00–167.00 $152.89 $647 +7.59
450–495 465 29 135.00–155.00 $146.48 $681 +0.24
500–545 529 49 135.00–148.00 $140.29 $742 -1.06
550–595 577 22 130.00–140.00 $133.86 $772 +0.19
605–638 622 30 122.50–136.00 $129.61 $806 -1.17
650–695 679 21 122.00–129.00 $125.36 $851 -3.77
705–746 721 13 117.00–120.00 $119.70 $863 +4.30
750–795 777 23 104.00–128.00 $118.97 $924 +4.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 155.00 $155.00 $426 —
300–335 323 10 140.00–150.00 $145.98 $472 +1.53
355–380 370 11 139.00–156.00 $142.20 $526 +4.81
410–440 423 13 130.00–152.00 $142.08 $601 +6.37
450–490 470 22 120.00–148.00 $139.12 $654 +11.69
500–545 523 20 125.00–137.00 $129.84 $679 +3.93
560–590 580 6 122.00–130.00 $126.63 $734 +4.23
605–645 617 5 120.00–122.00 $120.80 $745 -0.77
655–690 673 5 107.00–116.00 $112.47 $757 -9.16
735 735 1 110.00 $110.00 $808 +0.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 271 4 138.00–145.00 $141.99 $385 —
300–345 332 23 130.00–150.00 $138.89 $461 +4.80
360–390 375 48 127.50–145.00 $133.18 $499 +0.35
400–445 418 68 124.00–142.50 $130.66 $546 +0.74
425–440 fancy 431 4 137.50–140.00 $138.26 $596 —
450–499 470 57 120.00–142.00 $127.11 $597 -2.59
500–540 fancy 520 2 135.00–137.00 $136.04 $707 —
500–549 524 117 116.00–139.00 $124.73 $654 -1.28
558 value added 558 12 130.25 $130.25 $727 —
555–580 fancy 574 12 134.00–139.00 $137.76 $791 +7.83
550–598 577 156 115.00–135.00 $123.60 $713 -1.32
590 590 1 128.00 $128.00 $755 +3.08
619 value added 619 4 124.00 $124.00 $768 -6.40
600–645 624 79 110.00–128.00 $119.46 $745 -3.32
625 fancy 625 1 133.00 $133.00 $831 +7.46
653 value added 653 10 133.50 $133.50 $872 -3.50
650–695 670 68 109.00–122.50 $116.16 $778 -4.07
700–740 715 24 105.00–117.00 $113.05 $808 -14.95
721 value added 721 5 124.50 $124.50 $898 -9.97
740–745 fancy 743 2 118.00–119.00 $118.50 $880 +1.00
755–792 780 6 105.00–114.00 $110.72 $864 -17.23
812 812 2 110.00 $110.00 $893 +17.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 44 122.50–144.00 $130.14 $427 -1.24
350–395 373 49 118.00–145.00 $127.96 $477 -0.51
400–448 427 98 115.00–140.00 $126.65 $541 +1.54
450–495 473 125 110.00–135.00 $121.91 $577 +0.34
500–545 524 79 109.00–132.00 $119.74 $627 -1.02
550–595 573 49 107.00–124.00 $116.05 $665 -2.82
600–645 624 30 102.00–117.00 $110.53 $690 -1.12
650–695 674 22 100.00–116.00 $107.40 $724 -6.16
715–745 731 7 100.00–110.00 $106.13 $776 +1.48
750–795 775 6 90.00–108.00 $96.13 $745 -6.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 279 4 125.00–130.00 $127.47 $356 +7.47
310–345 324 20 120.00–140.00 $125.07 $405 -1.09
350–398 376 61 115.00–140.00 $124.05 $466 +3.70
400–445 426 46 110.00–131.00 $120.70 $514 +3.42
450–495 473 85 103.00–128.00 $118.01 $558 +2.86
500–545 525 24 106.00–122.00 $115.51 $606 +3.65
550–595 574 25 105.00–115.00 $109.14 $626 +1.64
615–645 638 8 100.00–105.00 $101.75 $649 -0.04
660–685 672 3 94.00–96.00 $95.01 $638 -6.76
720 720 1 90.00 $90.00 $648 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 116.00 $116.00 $415 —
629 fancy 629 14 133.00 $133.00 $837 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 285 7 152.00–160.00 $153.72 $438 -3.41
300–345 331 39 134.00–170.00 $153.74 $509 -0.80
350–395 376 48 130.00–165.00 $149.37 $562 +1.60
400–445 424 86 121.00–157.00 $143.02 $606 -0.03
450–495 472 89 120.00–148.00 $135.78 $641 +0.91
500–545 524 105 115.00–138.00 $130.15 $682 +2.26
550–595 572 84 110.00–134.00 $123.60 $707 +1.89
600–645 622 51 100.00–126.00 $119.26 $742 +1.27
650–695 668 26 105.00–124.00 $113.87 $761 +1.33
705–745 726 17 100.00–116.00 $109.78 $797 +4.40
755–795 776 8 101.00–110.00 $105.90 $822 +2.76
860 860 1 85.00 $85.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 280 4 148.00–170.00 $160.29 $449 -10.93
305–345 330 33 140.00–170.00 $156.81 $517 -10.69
355–395 380 40 142.00–180.00 $159.62 $607 +1.85
400–445 426 81 138.00–170.00 $152.37 $649 +2.59
450–495 467 71 127.00–160.00 $144.97 $677 -1.80
500–545 524 80 121.00–146.00 $135.05 $708 -1.73
550–595 567 65 120.00–143.00 $129.81 $736 -1.41
600–645 622 59 114.00–130.00 $124.40 $774 +1.26
650–685 668 31 109.00–127.00 $118.85 $794 +1.03
700–745 723 18 102.00–124.00 $115.24 $833 +1.20
750–795 770 7 106.00–119.00 $112.92 $869 +2.36
800–830 812 3 103.00–106.00 $104.98 $852 +3.22
890 890 1 105.00 $105.00 $934 +7.00
905–910 908 2 94.00–99.00 $96.49 $876 —
965 965 1 94.00 $94.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 269 9 134.00–172.00 $157.16 $423 +8.51
300–345 324 35 128.00–165.00 $148.67 $482 +4.31
355–395 375 38 120.00–155.00 $141.09 $529 +0.64
400–445 426 56 116.00–156.00 $135.06 $575 +0.33
450–495 473 43 115.00–135.00 $127.82 $605 +0.53
500–545 522 60 109.00–130.00 $122.64 $640 +2.42
550–598 572 55 105.00–122.50 $117.26 $671 +2.41
610–645 629 11 105.00–117.00 $111.47 $701 +2.86
655–695 680 24 100.00–110.00 $106.67 $725 +1.01
700–745 715 7 92.00–102.00 $100.03 $715 +0.51
760–795 779 9 92.00–97.00 $94.98 $740 -5.28

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1665 1107 80-85% 148 44.00–58.00 $50.28 $557 —
820–1475 1161 80-85% 225 49.00–63.00 $56.00 $650 +3.89
840–1430 1183 80-85% 54 57.00–67.00 $62.27 $737 -0.13
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1325 1013 85-90% 130 36.00–57.00 $46.02 $466 +2.28
780–1225 1024 85-90% 77 36.00–50.00 $43.49 $445 -5.45
730–1310 1049 85-90% 23 43.00–62.00 $50.61 $531 +1.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1615 1287 75-80% 20 62.00–70.00 $64.56 $831 —
1060–1840 1361 75-80% 113 48.00–67.00 $57.93 $788 -7.79
1195–1795 1430 75-80% 46 46.00–61.00 $54.75 $783 -3.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–2005 1537 30 65.00–84.00 $74.04 $1,138 —
1075–2150 1644 61 73.00–92.00 $81.37 $1,338 -2.32
1460–2275 1837 22 82.00–98.00 $89.24 $1,639 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1093 thin fleshed 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 21 400.00–580.00 $517.59
700–1175 950 (<2 yrs)Open 3 650.00–975.00 $828.46
725–1290 993 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 505.00–775.00 $603.48
— — (<2 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
585–755 667 (<2 yrs)Open 3 500.00–650.00 $573.13
700–895 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 350.00–460.00 $398.72

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–825.00 $812.50
1170 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
970–1390 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 600.00–925.00 $785.82
995–1700 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 49 570.00–1,375.00 $1,160.10
1090–1660 fancy 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 1,325.00–1,750.00 $1,541.43
995–1510 1319 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 500.00–1,300.00 $1,147.31
1375 fancy 1375 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1300–1520 fancy 1390 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,000.00–2,100.00 $2,052.64
1190–1620 1454 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 26 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,215.61
1150–1745 1457 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 750.00–1,800.00 $1,500.82
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 700.00–900.00 $810.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 550.00–700.00 $620.83
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 1,000.00–1,450.00 $1,165.91
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 55 640.00–1,100.00 $788.73
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–725.00 $716.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 700.00–1,050.00 $932.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–945 812 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 450.00–575.00 $519.37
750–915 859 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 425.00–700.00 $613.32
785–930 878 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–900.00 $805.12
880 fancy 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00
900–965 933 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 600.00–750.00 $675.94
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 350.00–700.00 $521.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 500.00–700.00 $566.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1390 1132 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 720.00–925.00 $827.07
1200–1220 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 610.00–735.00 $671.98
1105–1310 1228 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–950.00 $914.99
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 575.00–650.00 $620.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–835 815 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–770.00 $711.47
950–988 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 630.00–825.00 $761.69
1080 1080 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 thin fleshed 735 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
750 750 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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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
1113 1113 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1130–1380 1213 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,100.00–1,260.00 $1,203.63 —
1283 fancy 1283 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1200–1465 1284 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 875.00–1,450.00 $1,305.60 —
1310–1620 1496 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,050.00–1,375.00 $1,305.16 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 850.00–1,000.00 $923.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 40 750.00–1,350.00 $1,041.25 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1320 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,345.45 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 14 600.00–950.00 $830.36 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1005 862 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 575.00–950.00 $764.31 -60.69
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 +84.96
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 650.00–730.00 $676.67 —

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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.