Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

5,004 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.09/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 577 lb · 93 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.50/cwt -2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 425 lb · 77 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.13/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 526 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,004	4,340	4,342
Feeder cattle	4,278	3,597	3,741
Slaughter cattle	478	486	353
Replacement cattle	248	257	248

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	200.00	$200.00	$430	—
275	275	1	200.00	$200.00	$550	—
300 fancy	300	1	225.00	$225.00	$675	—
300–335	321	5	185.00–207.00	$190.64	$612	+9.90
360–395	379	9	179.00–190.00	$182.89	$693	+4.11
405 fancy	405	1	190.00	$190.00	$770	—
420 value added	420	2	190.00	$190.00	$798	—
400–440	422	13	170.00–186.00	$179.75	$759	+7.92
455–495	473	19	164.00–175.00	$167.51	$792	+4.83
500–520	515	11	160.00–170.00	$162.10	$835	+4.01
532–545 value added	534	21	168.00–177.50	$169.19	$903	—
555 value added	555	3	170.00	$170.00	$944	—
550–585	560	42	149.00–164.00	$155.51	$871	+3.08
602–649	630	26	145.00–153.00	$147.38	$928	+5.35
650–680	659	21	135.00–145.00	$142.12	$937	-0.87
660–692 value added	668	16	150.00–153.00	$150.78	$1,007	+0.70
706–745	712	29	132.00–142.00	$140.72	$1,002	+0.50
765–795	778	3	127.00–134.00	$129.97	$1,011	-0.66
805–810 value added	807	56	139.00–145.50	$142.59	$1,151	-7.41
855–895	875	2	126.00–128.00	$127.02	$1,111	-14.59
910	910	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	19	172.00–180.00	$177.10	$572	+3.71
360–395	380	29	168.00–187.00	$172.78	$657	+0.91
405–440	414	12	165.00–171.00	$169.12	$700	+8.17
460–495	482	23	150.00–165.00	$157.11	$757	+7.15
504–545	525	16	142.50–156.00	$151.95	$798	+4.00
555–590	574	14	141.00–153.00	$148.13	$850	+5.59
600–635	613	23	122.50–144.00	$136.57	$837	-6.77
650–695	674	16	128.00–138.00	$132.22	$891	-0.49
735–740	736	5	127.00–134.00	$130.60	$961	-12.40
775–790	780	8	121.00–131.00	$124.49	$971	+9.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	329	5	165.00–170.00	$167.43	$551	—
355–385	375	3	158.00–162.00	$160.74	$603	-1.33
405–445	429	5	145.00–165.00	$157.30	$675	+3.21
450–490	468	6	140.00–155.00	$149.85	$701	+9.76
510	510	2	148.00	$148.00	$755	—
565–595	573	5	120.00–144.00	$131.00	$751	—
645	645	4	132.00–134.00	$133.00	$858	+6.50
705–725	715	2	118.00–125.00	$121.55	$869	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	16	146.00–172.00	$155.08	$502	+4.50
350–395	374	29	140.00–162.00	$146.96	$550	-4.25
405–440	420	32	135.00–144.00	$138.95	$584	-5.20
455–495	466	33	130.00–141.00	$136.57	$636	+0.63
489 value added	489	12	145.00	$145.00	$709	—
500–540	520	40	123.00–139.00	$133.20	$693	+2.34
550–590	564	56	119.00–140.00	$131.53	$742	+0.80
596–597 value added	597	37	138.00–147.25	$145.50	$869	—
615 value added	615	28	137.00	$137.00	$843	—
605–645	624	25	115.00–132.00	$125.93	$786	-0.15
655–690	674	19	111.00–128.00	$123.76	$834	+1.26
660–678 value added	674	10	131.00–134.00	$132.51	$893	—
715 value added	715	32	136.50	$136.50	$976	—
705–730	719	9	120.00–127.00	$122.69	$882	+5.14
760–785	774	5	115.00–118.00	$117.41	$909	+0.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	270	6	140.00–167.00	$157.36	$425	—
300–345	324	37	134.00–160.00	$142.64	$462	-0.53
360–395	376	46	130.00–152.00	$137.46	$517	-8.05
400–445	425	77	125.00–147.00	$133.50	$567	-2.41
455–495	469	57	121.00–140.00	$130.29	$611	+2.15
500–545	526	74	118.00–133.00	$126.13	$663	+0.48
550–595	572	30	115.00–131.00	$122.75	$702	+1.25
610–640	624	22	110.00–125.00	$118.46	$739	+1.25
650–695	668	12	107.50–115.00	$111.51	$745	+3.54
715–740	728	4	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$746	+0.03
750–795	768	7	100.00–110.00	$105.51	$810	+5.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	165.00–167.00	$166.01	$403	—
250–275	260	3	152.00–157.00	$153.60	$399	—
310–345	328	19	130.00–152.00	$138.26	$453	+4.18
355–395	375	31	121.00–145.00	$135.25	$507	-0.95
400–445	418	22	120.00–137.00	$131.29	$549	+3.86
450–495	474	27	114.00–132.00	$121.38	$575	+3.58
505–540	521	16	107.00–125.00	$114.94	$599	-4.39
590	590	3	108.00–120.00	$112.00	$661	-6.60
620	620	1	105.00	$105.00	$651	-3.50
675	675	2	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$736	+2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	210.00	$210.00	$441	—
270–295	280	8	170.00–200.00	$184.00	$515	—
300–345	320	27	157.50–190.00	$170.56	$546	+7.17
355–395	373	39	150.00–177.00	$166.14	$620	+2.19
400–448	427	53	145.00–174.00	$159.37	$681	+3.71
450–498	478	61	137.00–157.00	$150.33	$719	+3.27
500–545	521	35	130.00–153.00	$143.57	$748	+6.19
550–595	573	32	125.00–148.00	$132.43	$759	-0.64
600–645	623	16	115.00–138.00	$125.40	$781	-4.19
650–685	665	7	118.00–130.00	$123.00	$818	+0.92
700–735	720	10	113.00–122.00	$116.30	$837	+3.48
755–785	768	6	109.00–112.00	$109.99	$845	-2.41
845	845	1	107.00	$107.00	$904	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295 fancy	278	2	215.00–220.00	$217.66	$605	—
265–295	279	7	175.00–212.00	$198.63	$554	+18.63
305–340 fancy	322	3	207.00–212.00	$210.24	$677	—
305–345	329	16	172.50–202.00	$184.21	$606	-3.99
350–395	365	25	162.50–190.00	$178.31	$651	+4.18
400–445	430	43	155.00–188.00	$169.55	$729	+0.60
450–485	463	36	148.00–167.00	$158.52	$734	+1.39
500–545	521	28	138.00–157.00	$148.60	$774	+1.29
550–595	569	30	134.00–159.00	$145.24	$826	+2.28
600 fancy	600	6	145.00	$145.00	$870	—
600–640	619	14	124.00–143.00	$135.81	$841	+0.28
655–695	679	12	127.00–138.00	$133.46	$906	+2.86
700–735	717	6	121.00–127.00	$124.00	$889	+17.00
750–785	767	6	112.00–122.00	$117.35	$900	-4.65
800–805	803	3	112.00–115.00	$114.00	$915	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	318	14	140.00–177.00	$156.32	$497	-11.47
350–395	376	25	137.00–166.00	$155.79	$586	+1.20
410–445	429	18	130.00–164.00	$144.01	$618	-3.44
465–495	483	16	125.00–147.00	$137.02	$662	+0.32
505–545	531	18	120.00–140.00	$130.17	$691	-3.68
555–585	569	5	112.50–127.00	$121.47	$691	-0.55
600–645	627	3	120.00–125.00	$122.27	$767	—
670–690	677	8	110.00–120.00	$114.98	$778	—
720	720	2	112.00	$112.00	$806	—
795	795	2	105.00	$105.00	$835	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1525	1165	80-85%	49	45.00–62.00	$53.49	$623	-2.16
890–1735	1205	80-85%	83	51.00–66.00	$58.41	$704	—
845–1450	1237	80-85%	27	59.00–78.00	$64.09	$793	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1110	923	85-90%	12	36.00–45.00	$41.84	$386	—
720–1345	988	85-90%	48	38.00–54.00	$45.93	$454	+8.13
790–1180	1009	85-90%	17	44.00–62.00	$52.60	$531	+8.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1435	1281	75-80%	7	62.00–66.00	$63.69	$816	—
1040–1705	1420	75-80%	7	52.00–56.00	$54.13	$769	-2.78
1105–1775	1470	75-80%	25	54.00–63.00	$59.18	$870	+6.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1990	1567	20	75.00–90.00	$82.29	$1,289	—
1345–2005	1638	9	70.00–81.00	$77.39	$1,268	+4.33
1630–2190	1939	4	85.00–98.00	$92.53	$1,794	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	500.00–600.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	610.00	$610.00
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	405.00	$405.00
1065 fancy	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	885.00	$885.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	420.00–510.00	$465.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1045	994	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	950.00–985.00	$971.72
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
880–1245	1074	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	645.00–825.00	$741.76
960–1450	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	750.00–975.00	$840.90
1200–1335	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,000.00	$976.33
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–975.00	$941.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	800.00–925.00	$887.08

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–875	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	475.00–550.00	$517.07
850–915	892	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–850.00	$790.75
880–940	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–925.00	$912.91
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1385	1149	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–775.00	$759.58
1085–1320	1203	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–975.00	$952.44
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$712.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–960	808	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–825.00	$762.00
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
950	950	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
965 fancy	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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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
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
1280–1525	1406	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	775.00–1,325.00	$1,224.86	+274.86
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	875.00–1,325.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1350–1535	1435	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,133.77	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–800.00	$750.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.