Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

5,152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $130.56/cwt +13.17 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 618 lb · 123 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.51/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 520 lb · 69 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $141.95/cwt +4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 425 lb · 68 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,152	3,962	3,094
Feeder cattle	4,055	3,235	2,359
Slaughter cattle	646	490	271
Replacement cattle	451	237	464

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	376	11	152.00–158.00	$155.07	$583	-11.16
415–445	428	12	143.00–177.50	$149.22	$639	-2.19
451 value added	451	4	154.00	$154.00	$695	—
455–490	475	29	138.00–162.00	$147.65	$701	+0.19
504–545	527	54	132.00–144.00	$140.32	$739	-0.81
550–590	576	22	128.00–140.00	$133.91	$771	+0.83
598 value added	598	14	133.00	$133.00	$795	—
612–631 value added	614	59	120.00–135.50	$134.15	$824	—
605–647	622	64	111.00–135.00	$127.26	$792	+9.87
655–690	677	13	114.00–128.50	$121.94	$826	-5.80
680 value added	680	6	119.50	$119.50	$813	-8.00
700–745	721	18	116.00–128.50	$124.83	$900	—
768	768	2	120.00	$120.00	$922	—
965	965	1	84.00	$84.00	$811	—
1090	1090	1	78.00	$78.00	$850	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	281	7	140.00–146.00	$142.53	$401	-11.99
305–346	334	20	130.00–158.00	$140.18	$468	-17.50
355–390	371	23	130.00–157.00	$145.18	$539	-7.31
400–445	419	20	128.00–157.00	$138.74	$581	-3.90
455–498	482	38	120.00–151.00	$133.40	$643	-0.03
515–545	527	39	124.00–135.00	$129.61	$683	+4.93
550–585	570	29	116.00–134.00	$123.52	$704	+3.33
605–625	620	35	114.00–128.00	$125.12	$776	+7.59
652–693	676	39	115.00–125.00	$116.41	$787	+1.43
703–715	709	2	118.00–119.00	$118.50	$840	+8.47
755–775	765	10	112.00–122.00	$119.10	$911	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	330	4	130.00–152.00	$140.29	$463	-11.19
375–380	377	3	125.00–146.00	$137.04	$517	-3.38
425–445	433	7	133.00–147.00	$141.77	$614	+15.38
495	495	3	115.00	$115.00	$569	—
530–545	539	6	110.00–117.00	$113.19	$610	-4.92
575	575	1	127.00	$127.00	$730	+9.63
615–630	624	4	105.00–125.00	$117.46	$733	—
705–715	710	2	117.00	$117.00	$831	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	150.00	$150.00	$338	—
255–275	265	11	134.00–140.00	$137.44	$364	—
315–345	328	11	127.00–133.00	$129.56	$425	—
355–395	371	26	125.00–135.00	$128.48	$477	-5.27
405–445	419	29	121.00–131.00	$124.84	$523	-0.42
455–495	469	31	115.00–130.00	$122.32	$574	+0.48
500–545	520	69	110.00–125.00	$119.51	$621	+3.45
550–599	572	39	109.00–124.00	$117.36	$671	+7.73
620–645	638	24	108.00–120.50	$111.27	$710	+3.24
654–681 value added	666	35	110.50–122.00	$117.90	$785	—
660–680	668	4	99.00–104.00	$101.72	$679	-2.73
704–745	723	21	96.00–111.00	$105.92	$766	+3.22
799 value added	799	6	100.00	$100.00	$799	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	8	123.00–130.00	$126.73	$346	—
305–345	329	31	118.00–136.00	$126.80	$417	-1.82
350–396	377	43	114.00–132.00	$122.80	$463	-3.45
400–445	423	37	113.00–130.00	$119.87	$507	+0.65
455–495	472	30	106.00–124.00	$114.14	$539	+1.06
505–545	529	33	102.00–117.00	$108.74	$575	+2.27
555–594	579	42	94.00–112.00	$104.64	$606	+2.15
605–641	632	26	98.00–105.00	$99.88	$631	-2.62
656–698	671	12	90.00–98.00	$94.49	$634	-4.64
715	715	1	100.00	$100.00	$715	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	15	112.00–125.00	$118.60	$384	+6.36
350–395	371	16	110.00–122.00	$117.16	$435	-7.84
410–445	435	21	102.00–120.00	$108.78	$473	-1.89
455–490	473	14	92.00–118.00	$109.40	$517	+6.47
521–525	522	11	95.00–102.00	$97.19	$507	-2.86
555–595	582	7	92.00–108.00	$101.83	$593	+8.32
605–640	618	10	85.00–96.00	$90.65	$560	—
675	675	2	85.00	$85.00	$574	-8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	334	13	140.00–155.00	$147.94	$494	-3.29
355–395	384	14	132.00–153.00	$145.28	$558	-0.70
405–445	425	68	110.00–150.00	$141.95	$603	+4.34
455–495	477	22	110.00–143.00	$130.10	$621	-2.31
500–525	514	15	120.00–130.00	$124.06	$638	-1.64
555–595	570	12	110.00–119.00	$116.51	$664	-0.64
610	610	1	107.00	$107.00	$653	-4.14
660–695	676	6	99.00–108.00	$101.49	$686	-5.98
705–745	731	5	95.00–102.00	$96.63	$706	-3.65

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	326	8	130.00–140.00	$133.42	$435	-34.24
360–390	372	9	155.00–160.00	$157.39	$585	-0.29
405–446	433	22	125.00–158.00	$147.58	$639	-0.02
455–495	476	28	121.00–147.00	$139.50	$664	+1.18
500–545	517	29	118.00–145.00	$130.72	$676	+0.71
550–595	568	16	115.00–132.00	$122.87	$698	-0.55
600–640	621	7	111.00–122.00	$117.50	$730	+0.81
666–695	676	22	110.00–118.00	$117.03	$791	+0.03
740–745	742	3	104.00–106.00	$105.00	$779	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	285	6	134.00–150.00	$145.04	$413	+6.64
360–395	374	15	120.00–145.00	$130.16	$487	+0.21
415–440	427	16	110.00–137.00	$123.10	$526	-1.89
450–480	469	8	120.00–135.00	$128.22	$601	+5.63
505–530	519	13	100.00–117.00	$110.04	$571	+0.54
555–575	565	7	100.00–112.00	$105.43	$596	-3.01
625	625	5	95.00–100.00	$97.00	$606	—
655–675	666	4	91.00–95.00	$92.73	$618	—
725–740	730	3	88.00–91.00	$89.99	$657	—
775	775	2	86.00	$86.00	$666	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1360	1130	80-85%	23	47.00–61.00	$52.79	$597	—
990–1405	1156	80-85%	34	45.00–51.00	$47.70	$551	-1.00
830–1480	1165	80-85%	115	40.00–58.00	$50.07	$583	+1.37

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1230	1020	85-90%	38	38.00–45.00	$42.02	$429	—
685–1240	1034	85-90%	52	40.00–52.00	$46.64	$482	—
1060–1190	1136	85-90%	11	51.00–56.00	$53.87	$612	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1340	1316	75-80%	5	50.00–52.00	$51.20	$674	—
1055–1715	1385	75-80%	53	47.00–58.00	$52.36	$725	—
1245–1695	1547	75-80%	9	54.00–59.00	$56.24	$870	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1785	1463	28	60.00–78.00	$70.05	$1,025	-2.46
1075–2035	1570	37	73.00–84.00	$76.71	$1,204	—
980–2035	1613	21	79.00–88.00	$83.02	$1,339	+5.05

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–840	788	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–755.00	$706.95

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145–1255	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–825.00	$816.15
1235–1300 fancy	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,088.46
1195–1445	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–950.00	$908.95
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	1,010.00–1,325.00	$1,145.59
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	775.00–900.00	$846.15
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	575.00–1,125.00	$818.61
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,212.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	750.00–1,325.00	$960.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	500.00–675.00	$600.00
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	725.00–925.00	$803.57
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	300.00–550.00	$491.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	600.00–700.00	$628.57
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	400.00–500.00	$450.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	925.00–1,075.00	$1,041.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–995	881	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	500.00–675.00	$601.60
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	500.00–600.00	$550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	400.00–850.00	$610.71

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
843–870	852	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00	$600.00
810–918	891	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	650.00–800.00	$765.91

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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
1095–1400	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	900.00–1,075.00	$975.09	+211.46
1155–1365	1271	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,178.87	—
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,035.00	$1,035.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	775.00–1,450.00	$1,098.13	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,303.57	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	500.00–625.00	$562.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	450.00–600.00	$512.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	900.00–1,100.00	$1,046.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–1090	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	600.00–725.00	$644.18	+36.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	550.00–825.00	$705.56	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	935.00	$935.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,112.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	675.00	$675.00	—

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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.