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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

4,153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.32/cwt +1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 576 lb · 83 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.55/cwt -4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 468 lb · 82 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.44/cwt -2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 625 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,153 5,548 4,834
Feeder cattle 3,504 4,544 3,986
Slaughter cattle 321 782 582
Replacement cattle 328 222 266

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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 318 8 179.00–186.00 $181.84 $578 -10.04
350–395 380 21 174.00–192.00 $178.98 $680 -0.35
400–445 419 24 164.00–182.50 $173.11 $725 -4.37
450–495 479 36 157.00–172.00 $166.98 $800 -5.15
510–514 value added 512 18 172.00 $172.00 $881 —
500–545 522 49 150.00–160.00 $155.75 $813 -12.20
550–590 574 42 140.00–157.00 $152.26 $874 -3.90
578 value added 578 41 162.50 $162.50 $939 —
600–640 621 27 137.50–153.00 $146.22 $908 -5.67
666–670 value added 666 34 148.75–156.00 $149.89 $998 +0.78
660–695 673 20 122.00–151.00 $143.03 $963 -1.23
729–730 value added 729 19 151.00–155.00 $151.84 $1,107 +10.84
700–745 730 11 128.00–151.00 $135.62 $990 -11.31
770–790 780 2 128.00–130.00 $128.99 $1,006 -2.38
799 value added 799 37 147.00 $147.00 $1,175 —
810 810 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,029 —
900–908 906 4 130.00–135.00 $133.76 $1,212 —
910 value added 910 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,265 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 333 11 166.00–178.00 $169.50 $564 -1.22
362 362 3 171.00 $171.00 $619 +4.83
405–445 419 22 150.00–169.00 $162.91 $683 -1.70
450–495 479 41 145.00–165.00 $151.07 $724 -7.85
511–545 521 23 132.50–155.00 $143.67 $749 -11.28
550–590 569 51 130.00–148.00 $141.49 $805 -1.58
600–645 629 16 133.00–142.00 $136.38 $858 -1.93
650–665 657 11 121.00–142.00 $134.78 $886 +0.91
700–740 730 4 127.00–137.00 $129.40 $945 +1.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 328 7 151.00–161.00 $157.27 $516 +2.27
355–375 371 5 150.00–160.00 $157.48 $584 -6.27
405–415 411 5 150.00–158.00 $153.64 $631 +4.79
465–478 475 4 140.00–145.00 $141.22 $671 -11.35
520–545 536 7 132.00–140.00 $137.60 $738 +1.49
570–595 578 3 134.00–136.00 $135.31 $782 +3.51
615 615 5 130.00 $130.00 $800 +5.00
670–695 688 5 128.00–130.00 $129.21 $889 +6.71
715–725 717 5 124.00–130.00 $127.40 $913 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 16 142.00–154.00 $145.34 $469 -2.71
350–360 355 2 170.00–195.00 $182.32 $647 +39.56
350–395 363 30 137.00–150.00 $142.64 $518 -0.12
400–445 424 49 132.50–146.00 $138.06 $585 -1.06
462 value added 462 12 144.00 $144.00 $665 -6.50
450–495 469 70 128.00–143.00 $136.44 $640 -3.21
508 value added 508 4 137.00 $137.00 $696 -9.60
500–546 524 50 125.00–138.00 $131.68 $690 -1.51
550–568 value added 562 16 136.50–139.00 $138.24 $777 -5.10
550–595 573 37 120.00–135.00 $129.66 $743 +2.17
618 value added 618 21 132.00 $132.00 $816 -6.24
600–645 625 23 117.50–132.00 $125.16 $782 -0.10
615–633 fancy 632 25 129.00–137.00 $131.23 $829 —
650–695 671 26 110.00–131.00 $123.49 $829 +2.34
680–685 fancy 683 2 127.00–130.00 $128.51 $878 —
705–710 value added 706 19 131.00–136.00 $134.94 $953 —
700–715 707 14 114.00–128.00 $120.18 $850 +5.87
755–790 771 9 111.00–119.00 $116.08 $895 +3.55
772 value added 772 14 125.00 $125.00 $965 -7.50
790 790 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,027 +17.47
893 893 2 107.50 $107.50 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 281 5 140.00–144.00 $141.65 $398 -2.59
305–345 334 21 136.00–144.00 $139.28 $465 -2.92
350–396 374 43 125.00–141.00 $136.26 $510 -2.69
405–445 423 52 120.00–140.00 $131.77 $557 -4.83
450–495 475 58 115.00–135.00 $127.17 $604 -2.52
509–540 521 41 120.00–132.00 $125.48 $654 -2.46
550–595 579 35 118.00–125.00 $122.76 $711 -2.06
600–645 623 30 105.00–125.00 $115.59 $720 -2.08
650–685 672 18 100.00–120.00 $115.69 $777 +3.46
705–710 708 2 105.00–112.00 $108.51 $768 +0.19
770–795 781 8 85.00–110.00 $101.80 $795 -2.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–347 332 9 127.00–142.00 $135.98 $451 -3.07
350–395 378 11 117.50–135.00 $128.75 $487 -8.27
405–445 427 19 120.00–133.00 $124.95 $534 -2.29
450–480 467 13 116.00–128.00 $120.68 $564 -1.40
500–540 515 25 105.00–120.00 $119.06 $613 -2.18
555–590 567 8 110.00–117.00 $111.38 $632 +2.23
670–690 681 6 102.00–110.00 $106.15 $723 —
710–735 726 4 100.00–105.00 $101.73 $739 —
790 790 2 95.00 $95.00 $750 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 317 13 167.50–177.50 $170.93 $542 +1.55
355–385 371 20 160.00–170.00 $165.00 $612 +1.32
400–445 427 26 150.00–168.00 $157.59 $673 -0.81
450–495 468 31 139.00–155.00 $147.06 $688 -3.64
500–540 522 36 127.00–146.00 $134.54 $702 -6.91
555–590 569 21 116.00–141.00 $130.25 $741 -5.17
605–645 625 18 118.50–134.00 $124.75 $780 +5.14
660–675 668 2 112.00–115.00 $113.52 $758 -10.81
705–745 726 9 100.00–125.00 $117.50 $853 +4.12
770–795 780 7 95.00–120.00 $109.92 $857 —
890 890 1 85.00 $85.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 190.00 $190.00 $408 -1.32
310–345 334 23 176.00–195.00 $180.15 $602 +2.62
355–395 373 34 170.00–182.50 $176.68 $659 +6.52
405–445 423 22 160.00–178.00 $167.35 $708 +2.84
450–485 462 17 150.00–160.00 $157.06 $726 -1.40
500–545 528 26 130.00–150.00 $145.16 $766 -2.11
555–585 568 18 135.00–150.00 $141.50 $804 +1.49
600–645 630 11 122.50–138.00 $130.82 $824 -4.37
655–695 671 12 113.00–142.00 $129.78 $871 -0.46
700–725 713 2 115.00–125.00 $119.91 $855 -2.08
765 765 1 112.50 $112.50 $861 -5.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 165.00 $165.00 $553 +10.96
350–385 370 5 150.00–160.00 $155.64 $576 -4.84
400–440 424 14 140.00–158.00 $149.22 $633 +4.59
455–495 471 13 125.00–148.00 $136.54 $643 -5.18
505–545 526 15 120.00–135.00 $127.98 $673 -3.59
550–595 573 20 115.00–130.00 $121.10 $694 -2.88
615–645 629 4 118.00–122.00 $120.73 $759 —
655–695 669 6 107.00–118.00 $112.09 $750 -3.42
730–745 736 5 109.00–115.00 $112.80 $830 +10.30
790–795 793 3 101.00–108.00 $103.32 $819 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1490 1102 80-85% 39 46.00–57.00 $53.37 $588 —
890–1525 1143 80-85% 54 52.00–64.00 $59.53 $680 —
885–1400 1160 80-85% 20 59.00–69.00 $64.54 $749 +11.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1170 1013 85-90% 14 36.00–44.00 $40.75 $413 -5.42
765–1290 1022 85-90% 30 42.00–54.00 $47.00 $480 +0.83
870–1225 1109 85-90% 7 46.00–49.00 $47.05 $522 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1480 1328 75-80% 7 63.00–73.00 $67.89 $902 —
1050–1510 1377 75-80% 8 50.00–55.00 $51.77 $713 -13.38
1215–1625 1421 75-80% 22 56.00–67.00 $61.42 $873 +1.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1860 1422 13 64.00–79.00 $72.42 $1,030 —
1235–2190 1666 23 76.00–89.00 $81.74 $1,362 —
1690–2095 1915 4 87.00–89.00 $87.69 $1,679 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1230 1113 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00–900.00 $844.10
1020–1365 1147 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 800.00–1,010.00 $871.53
1120–1245 fancy 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,182.88
1100–1295 1254 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 1,040.00–1,275.00 $1,145.09
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 550.00–800.00 $661.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 750.00–1,100.00 $965.63
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 35 650.00–1,075.00 $779.14
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–855 848 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 675.00–700.00 $691.80
895–950 923 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–675.00 $662.13
900–970 926 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 800.00–950.00 $870.31
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 400.00–550.00 $464.38
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 530.00–700.00 $618.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00–825.00 $775.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225–1340 1283 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 710.00–740.00 $724.33
1510 1510 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 550.00–850.00 $652.27
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 550.00–790.00 $611.25
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 500.00 $500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–995 797 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 610.00–800.00 $737.12
860–995 fancy 934 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 810.00–960.00 $894.91
955 955 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 765.00 $765.00
1010 fancy 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
1060 1060 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1350 fancy 1350 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1205 fancy 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
1120–1465 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,250.00–1,425.00 $1,350.21 +500.21
1370–1380 1375 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,349.64 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 775.00–1,125.00 $959.38 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 650.00–775.00 $691.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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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.