Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

5,548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.14/cwt ≈ $923/hd at 619 lb · 129 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.90/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 576 lb · 116 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.92/cwt +4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 523 lb · 102 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,548	5,004	7,185
Feeder cattle	4,544	4,278	6,430
Slaughter cattle	782	478	602
Replacement cattle	222	248	153

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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
288	288	4	191.00	$191.00	$550	-9.00
325–345	335	2	188.00–196.00	$191.88	$643	+1.24
351–395	365	24	174.00–182.00	$179.33	$655	-3.56
405–446	436	39	170.00–182.00	$177.48	$774	-2.27
453–497	468	49	153.00–177.00	$172.13	$806	+4.62
500–545	523	96	146.00–174.25	$167.95	$878	+5.85
553–598	571	85	137.00–166.50	$156.16	$892	+0.65
605–645	624	43	142.00–160.00	$151.89	$948	+4.51
659–672 value added	664	14	144.00–152.00	$149.11	$990	-1.67
650–695	670	24	134.00–150.00	$144.26	$967	+2.14
707–737	721	26	137.00–148.00	$146.93	$1,059	+6.21
728 value added	728	9	141.00	$141.00	$1,026	—
756 value added	756	31	151.50	$151.50	$1,145	—
767–780	769	8	127.00–132.00	$131.37	$1,010	+1.40
1223	1223	4	86.00	$86.00	$1,052	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	268	2	179.00–185.00	$182.03	$488	—
305–345	329	18	160.00–180.00	$170.72	$562	-6.38
355–395	378	30	155.00–175.00	$166.17	$628	-6.61
400–445	412	30	149.00–173.00	$164.61	$678	-4.51
450–495	473	19	150.00–170.00	$158.92	$752	+1.81
500–548	527	69	139.00–160.00	$154.95	$817	+3.00
560–595	574	15	138.00–150.00	$143.07	$821	-5.06
610–645	626	6	135.00–140.00	$138.31	$866	+1.74
650–695	671	8	130.00–137.00	$133.87	$898	+1.65
715–725	720	4	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$918	-3.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497 value added	497	19	177.00	$177.00	$880	—
553–590 value added	573	80	159.00–162.00	$160.30	$919	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	155.00	$155.00	$488	-12.43
360–395	379	8	145.00–172.00	$163.75	$621	+3.01
405–445	422	6	140.00–162.00	$148.85	$628	-8.45
455–495	471	21	150.00–156.00	$152.57	$719	+2.72
505–545	528	6	130.00–145.00	$136.11	$719	-11.89
555–590	571	4	128.00–135.00	$131.80	$753	+0.80
605	605	2	125.00	$125.00	$756	—
660–670	665	2	122.00–123.00	$122.50	$815	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	173.00	$173.00	$398	—
275–290	283	6	150.00–153.00	$151.69	$429	—
305–345	327	26	142.00–157.00	$148.05	$484	-7.03
350–395	373	27	133.00–157.00	$142.76	$532	-4.20
410 fancy	410	3	148.00	$148.00	$607	—
400–445	425	42	126.00–154.00	$139.12	$591	+0.17
428 value added	428	9	155.00	$155.00	$663	—
450–496	469	70	126.00–146.00	$139.65	$655	+3.08
484 value added	484	15	150.50	$150.50	$728	+5.50
514–524 value added	518	36	142.00–149.25	$146.60	$759	—
500–548	525	66	122.00–138.00	$133.19	$699	-0.01
550–595	576	39	121.00–135.00	$127.49	$734	-4.04
572–593 value added	576	76	138.00–145.00	$143.34	$826	-2.16
585	585	1	130.00	$130.00	$760	-1.53
602–644 value added	617	31	137.50–139.50	$138.24	$853	+1.24
600–645	621	27	120.00–130.00	$125.26	$778	-0.67
655–672 value added	663	48	132.00–137.00	$135.47	$898	+2.96
660–690	679	13	118.00–126.00	$121.15	$823	-2.61
715–724 fancy	721	6	129.00–130.00	$129.33	$932	—
700–745	724	4	110.00–117.00	$114.31	$828	-8.38
764 fancy	764	5	129.00	$129.00	$986	—
760–780	770	2	110.00–115.00	$112.53	$866	-4.88
772 value added	772	13	132.50	$132.50	$1,023	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	279	8	140.00–146.00	$144.24	$402	-13.12
305–345	330	36	132.00–152.00	$142.20	$469	-0.44
350–395	372	28	128.00–168.00	$138.95	$517	+1.49
400–448	426	63	125.00–143.00	$136.60	$582	+3.10
450–498	477	81	120.00–140.00	$129.69	$619	-0.60
500–545	520	77	116.00–134.00	$127.94	$665	+1.81
550–595	572	39	110.00–131.00	$124.82	$714	+2.07
610–645	631	15	115.00–122.00	$117.67	$742	-0.79
680–695	685	4	108.00–117.00	$112.23	$769	+0.72
720–735	725	3	107.00–109.00	$108.32	$785	+5.82
750–795	770	3	102.00–106.00	$104.36	$804	-1.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
611	611	88	152.00	$152.00	$929	—
635	635	41	143.00	$143.00	$908	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	135.00	$135.00	$364	-18.60
305–340	324	11	130.00–147.00	$139.05	$451	+0.79
375–395	387	18	129.00–143.00	$137.02	$530	+1.77
405–445	421	19	120.00–135.00	$127.24	$536	-4.05
455–495	475	15	108.00–130.00	$122.08	$580	+0.70
505–545	520	12	108.00–127.00	$121.24	$630	+6.30
565–595	586	5	103.00–120.00	$109.15	$640	-2.85

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	222	3	190.00–194.00	$191.32	$425	—
305–345	324	10	168.00–190.00	$177.53	$575	-6.68
350–395	378	19	160.00–180.00	$170.16	$643	-8.15
405–440	424	34	150.00–176.00	$164.51	$698	-5.04
450–495	474	46	142.00–170.00	$158.46	$751	-0.06
500–545	523	40	127.00–157.00	$147.27	$770	-1.33
550–590	569	18	123.00–153.00	$140.01	$797	-5.23
600–640	617	17	116.00–144.00	$135.19	$834	-0.62
650–695	670	9	125.00–136.00	$130.24	$873	-3.22
700–730	715	4	120.00–128.00	$121.99	$872	-2.01
765–775	770	2	114.00–122.00	$118.03	$909	+0.68
830	830	1	101.00	$101.00	$838	-13.00
910	910	1	82.00	$82.00	$746	—
1210	1210	1	79.00	$79.00	$956	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	282	10	160.00–177.50	$168.66	$476	-15.34
300–340	329	24	160.00–187.00	$169.38	$557	-1.18
350–395	371	21	145.00–177.00	$163.68	$607	-2.46
400–445	423	36	130.00–168.00	$158.40	$670	-0.97
450–495	477	38	123.00–165.00	$150.70	$719	+0.37
500–545	521	14	130.00–151.00	$141.45	$737	-2.12
550–595	574	22	128.00–142.00	$135.42	$777	+2.99
600–640	618	6	111.00–129.00	$119.61	$739	-5.79
655–670	663	3	120.00–127.00	$124.33	$824	+1.33
700–745	727	3	110.00–118.00	$113.38	$824	-2.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	177.00–180.00	$178.49	$505	—
305–345	331	10	150.00–175.00	$154.04	$510	-2.28
355–395	379	7	138.00–167.00	$160.48	$608	+4.69
400–440	431	9	105.00–159.00	$144.63	$623	+0.62
450–470	458	4	140.00–147.00	$141.72	$649	+4.70
500–540	516	10	127.00–135.00	$131.57	$679	+1.40
565–595	580	8	120.00–130.00	$123.98	$719	+2.51
655–670	663	2	115.00–116.00	$115.51	$766	+0.53
740	740	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$758	-9.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1430	1170	80-85%	73	46.00–58.00	$53.17	$622	-0.32
705–1705	1199	80-85%	78	53.00–63.00	$58.57	$702	+5.08
990–1565	1229	80-85%	18	61.00–66.00	$63.47	$780	-0.62

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1200	989	85-90%	62	39.00–57.00	$50.14	$496	+4.21
855–1245	1013	85-90%	66	35.00–50.00	$46.17	$468	-6.43
935–1295	1050	85-90%	12	46.00–62.00	$55.62	$584	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1580	1371	75-80%	9	62.00–67.00	$65.15	$893	—
1135–2185	1428	75-80%	52	52.00–64.00	$59.68	$852	+5.55
1180–1655	1445	75-80%	28	50.00–59.00	$55.78	$806	+1.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–2105	1461	14	70.00–78.00	$73.49	$1,074	—
1040–2070	1644	26	78.00–84.00	$81.27	$1,336	+3.88
1515–2180	1767	13	84.00–92.00	$88.46	$1,563	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655–735	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	295.00–460.00	$372.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	615.00	$615.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00
1015 fancy	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1220 fancy	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1135–1360	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–975.00	$898.63
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	550.00–900.00	$678.55
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	510.00–850.00	$680.36
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	600.00–850.00	$688.13

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–930	844	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	400.00–575.00	$476.00
925 fancy	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	320.00–550.00	$432.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	450.00–575.00	$537.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	410.00–560.00	$464.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	510.00–550.00	$530.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1140	910	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	850.00–975.00	$937.59
760–1060	948	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	825.00–1,050.00	$960.11

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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
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	850.00–975.00	$889.29	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.