Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

7,185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.27/cwt +8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 426 lb · 152 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.17/cwt +5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 529 lb · 98 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.09/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 475 lb · 98 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,185	4,342	3,929
Feeder cattle	6,430	3,741	3,389
Slaughter cattle	602	353	242
Replacement cattle	153	248	298

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	326	14	154.00–170.00	$161.87	$528	-2.55
355–375	366	24	155.00–170.00	$164.58	$602	+8.47
405–445	419	37	146.00–161.00	$155.21	$650	+6.29
455–498	486	52	138.00–158.00	$146.68	$713	+1.76
505–545	527	66	129.00–145.00	$136.96	$722	-3.51
551–595	566	52	119.00–137.00	$131.71	$745	-0.74
576 unweaned	576	4	126.00	$126.00	$726	—
601–635	612	77	112.00–134.00	$130.47	$798	+8.22
660–698	674	57	117.00–126.00	$122.25	$824	+7.59
705–745	722	18	114.00–122.00	$116.71	$843	+5.36
765–795	778	4	110.00–115.00	$112.02	$872	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	175.00	$175.00	$508	-5.08
305–345	329	4	165.00–170.00	$167.27	$550	-7.62
355–395	381	19	160.00–174.00	$165.94	$632	-1.81
405–445	428	30	156.00–167.00	$160.64	$688	-2.39
450–495	472	30	150.00–172.00	$159.89	$755	+3.92
510–535	516	26	138.00–153.00	$147.40	$761	+9.12
555–599	584	41	128.00–143.00	$134.00	$783	-0.91
585 value added	585	3	135.00	$135.00	$790	—
605–645	631	77	120.00–140.00	$132.33	$835	+7.27
652–667	659	74	127.50–130.50	$128.66	$848	+9.23
715–740	722	38	120.00–126.25	$124.53	$899	+6.88
756–761	758	54	112.00–119.50	$115.62	$876	+0.91

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	329	9	122.00–155.00	$136.09	$448	-14.46
375–395	381	4	140.00–146.00	$142.95	$545	+2.95
405–445	441	15	132.00–138.00	$137.50	$606	+5.76
505–545	529	5	120.00–126.00	$122.53	$648	-1.09
580	580	1	120.00	$120.00	$696	-5.00
635–645	642	3	115.00–119.00	$116.99	$751	+2.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	3	143.00–147.00	$144.33	$325	—
260–295	277	7	132.00–145.00	$136.90	$379	-3.56
300–345	317	35	120.00–140.00	$132.16	$419	+0.12
335	335	21	135.50	$135.50	$454	+3.46
355–395	370	34	120.00–138.00	$130.23	$482	+2.03
400–445	426	64	117.00–132.00	$125.05	$533	+0.08
450–499	475	98	110.00–126.00	$119.09	$566	-0.67
500–545	524	48	105.00–120.00	$112.31	$589	+3.36
555–598	582	72	104.00–114.00	$110.73	$644	+3.24
605–645	625	49	101.00–111.00	$107.55	$672	+6.63
653–698	690	35	95.00–100.00	$96.93	$669	-0.48
700–745	713	40	92.00–104.00	$102.30	$729	+8.36
755–770	765	6	90.00–95.00	$93.35	$714	-1.65

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	160.00	$160.00	$352	+11.36
310–345	331	12	137.00–150.00	$142.95	$473	+3.54
360–395	383	21	130.00–147.00	$136.69	$524	-0.38
400–445	424	29	127.00–142.00	$130.80	$555	-0.72
425–430 value added	426	123	134.00–143.60	$142.50	$607	—
455–490	471	16	120.00–132.00	$125.56	$591	-1.35
509–545	529	98	116.00–126.00	$123.17	$652	+5.20
555–595	578	80	109.00–123.50	$120.80	$698	+7.94
605–645	623	46	105.00–120.00	$115.92	$722	+4.86
667–685	677	47	108.00–120.00	$118.25	$801	+10.37
745	745	23	116.25	$116.25	$866	+11.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	277	21	125.00–140.00	$130.58	$362	+1.45
305–340	324	9	117.00–125.00	$120.81	$391	-2.43
355–385	371	9	115.00–123.00	$118.53	$440	-0.11
405–445	422	28	107.00–125.00	$113.49	$479	-0.98
455–495	469	61	100.00–115.00	$111.16	$521	+4.33
501–549	524	75	90.00–112.00	$107.55	$564	—
554–595	575	58	85.00–107.00	$104.08	$598	+1.77
610–645	635	22	96.00–102.00	$101.32	$643	—
650–690	663	4	87.00–95.00	$90.46	$600	—
725	725	2	80.00	$80.00	$580	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	267	5	165.00–170.00	$167.13	$446	+8.81
315–348	333	10	155.00–170.00	$161.22	$537	+4.87
350–395	364	32	145.00–167.00	$157.35	$573	+6.18
400–445	423	46	130.00–157.00	$148.95	$630	+4.34
455–490	474	47	125.00–152.00	$137.86	$653	+1.37
500–545	525	54	120.00–137.00	$128.91	$677	+4.17
555–595	571	22	98.00–127.00	$118.28	$675	+2.64
605–642	626	45	101.00–120.00	$112.25	$703	+2.54
655–695	670	12	96.00–116.00	$111.09	$744	+8.45
705–740	719	20	88.00–111.00	$101.47	$730	+0.24
770–795	778	8	95.00–105.00	$98.26	$764	+0.70

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	235	4	185.00	$185.00	$435	—
275–290	281	14	180.00–190.00	$182.91	$514	+9.91
315–345	327	9	170.00–185.00	$175.38	$573	+2.45
350–390	368	20	158.00–175.00	$164.71	$606	+1.05
405–445	429	25	147.00–170.00	$158.69	$681	+1.55
450–485	470	21	145.00–165.00	$151.21	$711	+2.73
505–540	513	23	130.00–147.00	$139.60	$716	+7.94
555–580	562	12	125.00–131.00	$127.35	$716	+2.16
605–625	615	2	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$753	+7.77
670–690	674	5	121.00–122.00	$121.20	$817	—
725	725	3	115.00	$115.00	$834	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	9	130.00–165.00	$150.82	$490	+2.66
350–390	374	4	126.00–160.00	$140.22	$524	+0.69
420–445	426	33	130.00–145.00	$137.54	$586	-1.31
450–495	474	10	115.00–135.00	$127.78	$606	+2.02
511–545	526	13	105.00–126.00	$118.63	$624	+3.94
555–595	576	11	85.00–118.00	$107.26	$618	+7.26
625–645	641	11	100.00–110.00	$107.62	$690	+7.03
655–693	684	9	86.00–100.00	$93.10	$637	+0.11
725–735	733	4	84.00–95.00	$90.74	$665	-2.92
765	765	1	80.00	$80.00	$612	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1380	1091	80-85%	37	38.00–53.00	$44.60	$487	—
780–1545	1227	80-85%	78	42.00–59.00	$52.46	$644	—
980–1640	1256	80-85%	23	53.00–65.00	$60.16	$756	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1170	1008	85-90%	40	24.00–48.00	$40.58	$409	+1.97
855–1265	1025	85-90%	41	30.00–53.00	$43.17	$442	+4.56
1000–1215	1108	85-90%	13	35.00–57.00	$43.13	$478	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1555	1231	75-80%	7	49.00–51.00	$50.35	$620	—
1125–1685	1357	75-80%	30	48.00–59.00	$54.18	$735	—
1160–1695	1441	75-80%	28	51.00–65.00	$55.31	$797	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1865	1329	10	65.00–73.00	$69.96	$930	—
1080–2115	1602	33	73.00–85.00	$77.55	$1,242	+0.03
1590–2155	1855	15	79.00–89.00	$82.44	$1,529	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–960	821	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	612.00–770.00	$718.08

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
955–1095	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	550.00–675.00	$617.29
1050 fancy	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
950–1200	1091	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	850.00–1,000.00	$913.64
1200–1250	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,016.67
1280–1360	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–775.00	$738.64
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	725.00–800.00	$766.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	550.00–975.00	$703.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	575.00–725.00	$616.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1045	953	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	775.00–825.00	$806.25
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	700.00–825.00	$753.57
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	300.00–375.00	$341.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–875	843	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	400.00–525.00	$464.91
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	575.00	$575.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	425.00–800.00	$625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	600.00–800.00	$714.29

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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
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
1000–1250	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,182.50	+407.50
1225 fancy	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–950.00	$937.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995–1195	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,029.17	—
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	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.