Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

4,342 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.76/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 473 lb · 70 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $111.06/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 632 lb · 53 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.07/cwt +1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $513/hd at 374 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,342	3,865	3,929
Feeder cattle	3,741	3,126	3,389
Slaughter cattle	353	381	242
Replacement cattle	248	358	298

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	266	7	177.50–181.00	$180.08	$479	—
305–345	328	17	170.00–179.00	$174.89	$574	+2.85
350–395	377	27	150.00–172.00	$167.75	$632	-2.10
405–445	426	31	157.00–166.00	$163.03	$695	+1.76
455–495	482	29	147.00–159.00	$155.97	$752	+9.97
505–540	528	15	135.00–142.00	$138.28	$730	+2.10
555–585	574	17	131.00–140.00	$134.91	$774	+5.10
605–645	620	20	121.00–129.00	$125.06	$775	-1.68
660–675	669	14	115.00–123.00	$119.43	$799	-3.14
720–735	730	6	112.00–121.00	$117.65	$859	-5.18
765–790	780	6	111.00–118.00	$114.71	$895	-2.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	284	5	152.50–172.50	$165.07	$469	—
310–345	321	17	160.00–168.00	$164.42	$528	+0.13
355–395	377	37	140.00–166.00	$156.11	$589	-5.52
425–445	440	25	137.50–159.00	$148.92	$655	-0.76
460–495	478	28	137.00–157.00	$144.92	$693	+8.49
505–545	524	34	127.50–147.00	$140.47	$736	+5.40
553–585	564	18	127.00–139.00	$132.45	$747	+11.63
605–645	624	14	100.00–135.00	$122.25	$763	+2.28
655–685	672	8	97.50–124.00	$114.66	$771	+5.67
710–720	713	3	110.00–114.00	$111.35	$794	-6.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	230	4	160.00–165.00	$161.33	$371	—
280–290	283	3	160.00–162.00	$161.32	$457	—
315–330	326	7	145.00–155.00	$150.55	$491	+1.93
360	360	1	140.00	$140.00	$504	+1.72
405–440	419	5	130.00–135.00	$131.74	$552	+1.74
515–525	519	6	115.00–134.00	$123.62	$642	—
575	575	1	125.00	$125.00	$719	—
635–645	642	3	112.00–115.00	$114.01	$732	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	3	147.00–152.00	$148.64	$354	—
260–295	282	12	137.50–148.00	$143.04	$403	—
305–345	318	6	132.50–146.00	$139.41	$443	-1.51
365–395	374	49	127.50–141.00	$137.07	$513	+1.62
400–445	425	41	122.50–136.00	$131.52	$559	-2.81
455–490	467	44	120.00–130.00	$126.91	$593	+0.38
500–535	513	41	115.00–123.00	$117.97	$605	-2.83
569 value added	569	7	118.00	$118.00	$671	—
555–595	574	27	110.00–117.00	$112.86	$648	-0.45
610–645	632	53	106.00–116.00	$111.06	$702	-1.68
655–695	674	5	105.00–110.00	$107.88	$727	+0.43
715	715	2	105.00	$105.00	$751	-1.30
755	755	1	100.00	$100.00	$755	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	291	6	127.50–145.00	$140.46	$409	+7.69
305–345	328	28	120.00–138.00	$132.04	$433	+1.14
360–395	374	44	120.00–134.00	$128.20	$479	+0.07
405–445	425	30	117.50–129.00	$124.97	$531	-1.47
455–495	473	70	112.50–126.00	$119.76	$566	+2.01
500–545	524	12	102.50–116.00	$108.95	$571	-6.08
550–585	568	8	102.00–113.00	$107.49	$611	-0.43
625–645	634	7	96.00–105.00	$100.92	$640	-6.16
670–695	680	7	90.00–102.00	$97.41	$662	-7.73
715–735	725	2	90.00–98.00	$93.94	$681	—
755	755	1	95.00	$95.00	$717	+30.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	270	8	124.00–132.00	$129.13	$349	+5.54
305–340	324	17	115.00–127.00	$123.24	$399	+3.11
355–395	377	12	112.50–122.00	$118.64	$447	+2.42
405–435	421	4	110.00–120.00	$114.47	$482	-0.02
455–490	478	10	100.00–113.00	$106.83	$511	+1.32
560–580	572	6	98.00–105.00	$102.31	$585	+7.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	286	9	160.00–185.00	$173.00	$495	—
305–345	323	25	167.00–182.00	$172.93	$559	-0.44
360–395	373	19	145.00–171.00	$163.66	$610	-5.17
405–435	420	29	140.00–168.00	$157.14	$660	-1.68
455–490	466	23	132.50–156.00	$148.48	$692	+3.73
505–545	525	36	125.00–138.00	$131.66	$691	+0.37
550–585	559	25	119.00–131.00	$125.19	$700	+3.74
610–645	632	14	110.00–124.00	$114.69	$725	-0.04
735	735	1	105.00	$105.00	$772	+2.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	289	8	147.50–164.00	$158.32	$458	-9.68
325–345	338	12	140.00–170.00	$156.35	$528	-2.91
360–395	375	21	132.50–160.00	$151.17	$567	-4.75
410–445	431	29	130.00–160.00	$144.61	$623	-5.19
455–495	472	24	120.00–146.00	$136.49	$644	+1.62
510–545	525	25	110.00–134.00	$124.74	$655	-0.06
555–595	569	17	110.00–125.00	$115.64	$658	+1.34
605–645	625	13	105.00–117.00	$109.71	$686	-0.47
670–695	679	11	95.00–109.00	$102.64	$697	-1.36
705–730	718	2	100.00–102.50	$101.23	$727	-3.77
750–795	771	4	93.00–100.00	$97.56	$752	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	153.00	$153.00	$360	—
270	270	1	147.00	$147.00	$397	—
305–325	313	10	145.00–155.00	$148.16	$464	-2.52
360–395	384	6	134.00–148.00	$139.53	$536	-7.47
415–440	429	13	121.00–146.00	$138.85	$596	-0.57
450–490	472	9	112.50–136.00	$125.76	$594	+1.00
505–545	529	7	110.00–122.00	$114.69	$607	-3.05
565	565	1	100.00	$100.00	$565	-13.73
620–640	628	5	95.00–108.00	$100.59	$632	+3.57
685–695	688	3	90.00–95.00	$92.99	$640	—
705–745	730	4	90.00–100.00	$93.66	$684	+13.66
795	795	1	90.00	$90.00	$716	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1270	1023	80-85%	18	38.00–51.00	$46.51	$476	—
825–1585	1124	80-85%	12	56.00–67.00	$61.32	$689	+7.21
850–1520	1160	80-85%	66	42.00–59.00	$49.80	$578	-13.94

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1235	983	85-90%	46	34.00–50.00	$42.06	$413	-1.69
940–1095	998	85-90%	8	50.00–55.00	$52.06	$520	+11.20
935–1200	1006	85-90%	7	35.00–42.00	$38.61	$388	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1495	1269	75-80%	13	48.00–55.00	$50.76	$644	-3.24
995–1560	1301	75-80%	7	53.00–60.00	$57.42	$747	+11.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1555	1495	3	66.00–74.00	$70.57	$1,055	—
1215–2095	1613	18	73.00–81.00	$77.52	$1,250	—
1235–2030	1727	9	79.00–87.00	$83.36	$1,440	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	430.00–500.00	$453.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–835	785	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	630.00–750.00	$705.36

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–1350	1011	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	750.00–900.00	$815.96
820–1250	1022	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	725.00–875.00	$831.20
940–1375	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–950.00	$872.37
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	700.00–980.00	$836.25
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	575.00–745.00	$654.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–725.00	$612.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–1180	987	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	475.00–575.00	$538.18
1045–1140	1077	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	525.00–650.00	$569.12
1080–1160	1117	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	500.00–600.00	$546.99
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	535.00–650.00	$592.50

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	515.00–595.00	$555.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
565–690	628	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	300.00–350.00	$327.49

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	1,650.00–1,800.00	$1,778.57

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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
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00	-235.00
1220–1575	1378	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	850.00–1,075.00	$918.63	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	875.00–995.00	$929.55	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	700.00–1,125.00	$1,000.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	600.00–750.00	$707.14	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00	—
805–895	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	525.00–585.00	$553.41	—

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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.