Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

4,340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.21/cwt +5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 373 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.77/cwt +2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 469 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $147.06/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 472 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,340	6,785	3,865
Feeder cattle	3,597	5,315	3,126
Slaughter cattle	486	1,026	381
Replacement cattle	257	444	358

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No trends available due to markets being closed last week in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	339	15	177.00–184.00	$180.74	$613	-34.26
355–395	381	26	170.00–200.00	$178.78	$681	-5.70
400–445	425	26	165.00–187.00	$171.83	$730	-7.38
450–495	476	31	156.00–185.00	$162.68	$774	-2.52
500–545	528	28	150.00–164.00	$158.09	$835	-2.06
552–593	570	41	148.00–159.50	$152.43	$869	-0.82
615 value added	615	2	155.00	$155.00	$953	—
600–645	620	28	135.00–148.00	$142.03	$881	-10.10
650–685	669	10	132.00–150.00	$142.99	$957	-5.46
673–695 value added	687	24	148.00–156.00	$150.08	$1,031	+12.08
705–735	723	8	132.00–146.00	$140.22	$1,014	+2.32
765–785	774	5	120.00–138.00	$130.63	$1,011	-1.58
835 value added	835	9	150.00	$150.00	$1,252	+18.50
840	840	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,042	-0.50
857–880	859	14	124.00–143.00	$141.61	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	4	174.00–180.00	$176.74	$451	—
310–345	323	20	162.50–183.00	$173.39	$560	-3.82
355–390	377	17	160.00–185.00	$171.87	$648	+2.80
400–445	433	26	155.00–185.00	$160.95	$697	+0.62
455–493	477	11	143.00–154.00	$149.96	$715	-2.61
505–545	525	36	132.50–157.00	$147.95	$777	-3.98
550–580	570	20	138.00–148.00	$142.54	$812	±0.00
603–643	635	19	135.00–147.00	$143.34	$910	+5.80
660–695	684	7	127.00–138.00	$132.71	$908	+2.28
725	725	3	143.00	$143.00	$1,037	+13.01
795	795	1	115.00	$115.00	$914	-2.73
977	977	3	123.00	$123.00	$1,202	—
1123	1123	2	112.00	$112.00	$1,258	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	377	6	150.00–177.00	$162.07	$611	+4.13
410–445	432	7	150.00–156.00	$154.09	$666	+30.09
475–490	481	7	130.00–155.00	$140.09	$674	—
615	615	2	126.00–127.00	$126.50	$778	-0.13

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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	328	24	145.00–168.00	$150.58	$494	+6.90
350–395	373	56	137.50–164.00	$151.21	$564	+5.07
400–440	422	40	136.00–160.00	$144.15	$608	+1.47
425 fancy	425	1	160.00	$160.00	$680	—
465 fancy	465	3	150.00	$150.00	$698	—
450–490	469	48	125.00–140.00	$135.94	$638	+1.83
500–545	523	37	122.00–137.00	$130.86	$684	-2.79
550–595	566	37	120.00–135.00	$130.73	$740	-0.74
605–645	634	41	122.00–131.00	$126.08	$799	-2.73
650–680	658	22	120.00–127.00	$122.50	$806	-6.06
715–745	736	7	112.00–125.00	$117.55	$865	+0.35
770–785	775	3	110.00–122.00	$117.01	$907	+3.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	333	25	131.00–157.00	$143.17	$477	+1.67
350–398	376	33	135.00–152.00	$145.51	$547	+4.04
400–445	421	38	122.50–145.00	$135.91	$572	-1.69
455–495	479	30	120.00–140.00	$128.14	$614	-2.20
500–545	529	32	115.00–133.00	$125.65	$665	-3.19
550–590	570	19	110.00–125.00	$121.50	$693	-3.63
600–645	623	19	113.00–120.00	$117.21	$730	-2.45
655–680	673	5	95.00–112.00	$107.97	$727	-6.82
705–720	713	2	100.00–105.00	$102.47	$731	-6.48
775	775	1	100.00	$100.00	$775	-9.54

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	326	15	125.00–142.00	$134.08	$437	-4.62
350–390	369	20	124.00–142.00	$136.20	$503	+1.60
400–435	417	13	116.00–135.00	$127.43	$531	-0.07
465–490	477	20	110.00–130.00	$117.80	$562	-5.44
500–545	525	19	110.00–125.00	$119.33	$626	+4.46
593–595	593	5	117.00–119.00	$118.60	$703	+0.60
600	600	2	107.00–110.00	$108.50	$651	-2.53
658	658	3	107.00	$107.00	$704	-3.16
740	740	1	102.00	$102.00	$755	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	180.00	$180.00	$531	-28.50
330–345	338	2	179.00–197.00	$188.20	$636	+11.53
355–375 fancy	365	2	197.00	$197.00	$719	—
355–395	377	37	167.00–182.00	$174.13	$656	+4.11
400–435	419	41	159.00–182.00	$168.95	$708	+1.92
450–495	470	29	147.50–172.00	$157.13	$739	+0.06
500–545	519	34	137.50–155.00	$147.31	$765	+0.55
550–580	564	16	137.00–146.00	$142.96	$806	+2.63
600–645	619	16	130.00–143.00	$135.53	$839	+3.40
650–695	670	14	123.00–138.00	$130.60	$875	-0.09
700	700	1	107.00	$107.00	$749	-16.06
795	795	2	122.00	$122.00	$970	+0.54
825	825	1	116.00	$116.00	$957	+5.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	326	20	134.00–187.00	$163.39	$533	-4.79
350–395	377	18	152.00–177.00	$163.95	$618	+4.15
400–445	431	29	147.50–171.00	$155.66	$671	+2.40
450–495	472	44	140.00–155.00	$147.06	$694	-3.41
500–545	532	22	131.00–145.00	$137.38	$731	-3.40
555–590	573	19	128.00–140.00	$133.07	$762	-1.59
600–635	622	9	122.00–133.00	$129.59	$806	+1.95
660–695	682	10	116.00–127.00	$122.08	$833	+3.88
725–745	735	6	105.00–119.00	$112.82	$829	+3.10
780–790	784	5	110.00–116.00	$112.40	$881	+2.88

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–348	344	13	160.00–170.00	$167.79	$577	+5.67
355–395	362	14	150.00–165.00	$154.59	$560	-0.18
405–445	422	14	133.00–155.00	$147.45	$622	+5.42
460–490	478	21	122.50–142.00	$136.70	$653	-4.17
500–545	522	13	130.00–136.00	$133.85	$699	+6.04
550–595	576	9	118.00–127.00	$122.02	$703	+3.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1530	1132	80-85%	46	46.00–53.00	$49.68	$562	-11.95
720–1625	1166	80-85%	76	51.00–60.50	$55.65	$649	-0.47
780–1565	1171	80-85%	47	59.00–69.00	$62.36	$730	+6.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1585	1311	75-80%	19	61.00–68.00	$64.15	$841	—
1065–1830	1431	75-80%	43	50.50–60.00	$56.91	$814	-0.66
1160–1665	1465	75-80%	21	50.00–54.00	$52.59	$770	-0.51

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1220	958	85-90%	16	35.00–46.00	$37.80	$362	—
760–1300	1022	85-90%	40	37.00–49.00	$44.32	$453	+0.08
1025–1150	1076	85-90%	4	45.00–52.00	$47.84	$515	-2.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1945	1609	20	62.00–79.00	$73.06	$1,176	—
1240–2280	1703	16	74.00–85.00	$80.88	$1,377	-1.93
1600–2280	1824	5	88.00–100.00	$93.47	$1,705	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–830	813	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	845.00–875.00	$859.68
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	655.00	$655.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	400.00–475.00	$441.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1195	1041	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	700.00–970.00	$854.21
950–1200	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	770.00–775.00	$772.21
1125–1650	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	850.00–975.00	$924.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	650.00–975.00	$792.43
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–800.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	800.00–1,175.00	$948.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	525.00–725.00	$579.23

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
845–880	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–750.00	$663.30
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	450.00–625.00	$525.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1315	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–675.00	$641.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–910	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	690.00–750.00	$721.38
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00

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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
1095–1435	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	950.00–1,125.00	$1,019.31	—
1420	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	950.00–1,350.00	$1,167.78	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	900.00–1,075.00	$981.25	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	-250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	550.00–900.00	$778.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	425.00–450.00	$437.50	—

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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.