Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

6,453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.22/cwt +4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 576 lb · 110 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.00/cwt +1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 435 lb · 98 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.69/cwt +1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 633 lb · 96 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,453	3,452	5,152
Feeder cattle	5,322	2,890	4,055
Slaughter cattle	757	350	646
Replacement cattle	374	212	451

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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
325	325	2	182.00–184.00	$183.00	$595	+5.83
355–395	372	22	176.00–193.00	$180.87	$673	+4.12
405–449	430	15	170.00–202.00	$177.06	$761	-0.03
456 value added	456	14	180.00	$180.00	$821	—
450–495	469	37	160.00–176.00	$165.99	$778	-2.26
501–527 value added	516	33	175.00–179.00	$176.29	$910	—
502–546	530	61	157.00–168.00	$164.00	$869	+2.90
560–564 value added	563	26	173.50–179.50	$177.03	$997	—
555–598	580	30	150.00–159.00	$156.49	$908	+2.20
605–648	633	96	136.00–157.00	$150.69	$954	+1.89
650–694	670	24	136.00–147.50	$142.26	$953	+0.22
709–711 value added	710	17	145.00–146.50	$145.88	$1,036	—
705–725	715	4	129.00–135.00	$132.25	$946	-2.75
785	785	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,020	-2.00
816 value added	816	27	144.50	$144.50	$1,179	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–349	335	22	170.00–188.00	$173.74	$582	-0.59
355–390	373	17	164.00–180.00	$171.87	$641	+1.25
410–445	431	17	160.00–177.00	$167.78	$723	-1.01
450–490	473	28	155.00–180.00	$166.21	$786	+6.23
505–545	523	20	147.00–162.00	$153.53	$803	+0.12
555–598	573	27	146.00–155.00	$150.21	$861	+1.23
615–645	635	8	140.00–151.00	$143.83	$913	+3.59
655–685	671	4	130.00–140.00	$134.99	$906	+0.89
790	790	1	122.00	$122.00	$964	-5.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	167.00	$167.00	$551	-2.00
350–395	369	7	153.00–179.00	$168.04	$620	+10.26
410–445	424	7	150.00–167.00	$156.13	$662	-1.54
465–495	479	7	143.00–153.00	$148.00	$709	-2.31
515–525	520	2	143.00–150.00	$146.53	$762	-1.47
555–585	565	4	135.00–147.00	$138.98	$785	+2.37
605	605	1	140.00	$140.00	$847	+11.60

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	3	150.00	$150.00	$322	—
305–345	316	18	141.00–167.50	$155.90	$493	-6.10
350–395	379	27	137.00–162.00	$144.37	$547	-6.34
400–448	435	98	131.00–154.00	$145.00	$631	+2.86
475 fancy	475	1	150.00	$150.00	$712	—
451–495	477	77	124.00–149.00	$140.55	$670	+3.63
500–545	523	75	125.00–147.00	$136.99	$716	+4.17
535 value added	535	17	142.50	$142.50	$762	—
552–595	570	78	125.00–142.00	$135.16	$770	+3.31
589 value added	589	32	142.25	$142.25	$838	—
615 value added	615	2	129.00	$129.00	$793	—
600–646	633	25	122.00–135.00	$130.86	$828	+1.52
655 value added	655	1	124.00	$124.00	$812	—
650–690	665	11	119.00–132.00	$123.11	$819	+2.50
715–725	720	3	112.00–126.00	$120.97	$871	+2.65
702–745 value added	728	41	138.50–144.50	$142.85	$1,040	—
750–775 value added	763	10	136.00–138.00	$137.02	$1,045	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	270	3	143.00–145.00	$143.72	$388	+2.43
300–345	326	18	133.00–157.00	$141.76	$462	-5.59
350–395	363	60	128.00–155.00	$144.12	$523	+0.85
400–447	426	53	120.00–150.00	$136.03	$579	-1.93
450–495	470	54	117.00–140.00	$128.83	$606	-2.89
500–545	527	46	120.00–137.00	$129.24	$681	+3.42
550–597	574	31	120.00–132.00	$125.39	$720	-0.50
600–640	626	11	119.00–127.00	$123.37	$772	+2.21
652–685	663	11	113.00–118.50	$116.88	$775	+3.87
700–745	714	4	109.00–119.00	$116.29	$830	+5.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	4	127.00–135.00	$132.95	$376	-4.43
305–345	333	27	130.00–155.00	$140.81	$469	+0.39
350–385	372	15	130.00–147.00	$137.20	$510	+2.77
400–445	423	27	119.00–140.00	$132.85	$562	+2.45
455–495	470	31	105.00–135.00	$127.37	$599	+2.30
500–545	521	11	110.00–127.00	$121.69	$634	-3.31
560–565	563	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$681	+4.60
625–645	630	8	110.00–115.00	$111.88	$705	+3.35
670	670	1	109.00	$109.00	$730	+2.00
745	745	1	100.00	$100.00	$745	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	317	13	157.00–212.00	$176.95	$561	-6.68
350–395	375	31	164.00–205.00	$181.10	$679	+3.51
405–445	431	49	160.00–182.00	$169.54	$731	-1.16
450–495	464	37	152.00–182.50	$167.52	$777	+9.11
501–545	513	53	146.00–165.00	$158.22	$812	+7.07
550–570	560	19	138.00–153.00	$149.83	$839	+6.20
600–640	613	16	127.00–145.00	$138.21	$847	-3.04
655–685	669	7	130.00–140.00	$135.52	$907	+1.06
680 fancy	680	1	139.00	$139.00	$945	—
700–730	711	11	125.00–137.00	$129.53	$921	+2.53
780	780	1	116.00	$116.00	$905	±0.00
815	815	1	115.00	$115.00	$937	-2.00
925	925	1	104.00	$104.00	$962	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	279	7	163.00–192.00	$171.96	$480	-6.32
300–345	327	25	160.00–190.00	$177.34	$580	+5.18
355–395	378	46	156.00–183.00	$176.05	$665	+7.47
400–445	424	26	160.00–175.00	$166.34	$705	+4.19
450–495	476	42	143.00–167.00	$156.39	$744	+4.76
500–545	523	35	131.00–157.00	$145.65	$762	+1.92
555–598	586	23	131.00–147.00	$138.36	$811	+3.34
600–645	623	15	125.00–138.00	$131.27	$818	+0.35
655–695	676	9	117.00–130.00	$122.85	$830	-0.58
700–740	725	5	98.00–120.00	$112.50	$816	-0.25
770–795	778	3	117.00–121.00	$118.36	$921	+6.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	182.00	$182.00	$491	—
300–345	325	10	170.00–177.00	$175.24	$570	+6.31
350–385	367	20	155.00–170.00	$161.19	$592	+5.41
405–445	417	9	145.00–160.00	$152.84	$637	+3.28
470–495	479	14	131.00–152.00	$139.29	$667	-3.94
500–545	521	15	120.00–138.00	$129.84	$676	-6.82
560–585	573	6	107.00–128.00	$122.58	$702	-7.55
600–640	623	9	116.00–128.00	$120.22	$749	-3.78
665–670	668	2	111.00–118.00	$114.51	$765	-0.46
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	-2.53
795	795	1	98.00	$98.00	$779	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1365	1148	80-85%	75	47.00–61.00	$54.02	$620	—
970–1505	1193	80-85%	78	53.00–67.00	$59.08	$705	-1.02
1060–1500	1204	80-85%	38	60.00–72.00	$67.56	$813	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1210	1018	85-90%	56	38.00–57.00	$49.51	$504	—
860–1230	1040	85-90%	22	44.00–64.00	$54.51	$567	—
850–1305	1043	85-90%	58	38.00–53.00	$46.30	$483	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1715	1366	75-80%	36	54.00–71.00	$63.50	$867	—
1100–1640	1367	75-80%	17	63.00–75.00	$67.24	$919	—
1175–1690	1452	75-80%	20	54.00–65.00	$59.28	$861	+4.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–2245	1560	40	78.00–90.00	$84.52	$1,319	—
1080–1975	1689	19	74.00–83.00	$77.46	$1,308	-8.61
1250–2085	1812	25	87.00–95.00	$91.97	$1,666	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1060	975	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	860.00–955.00	$909.58
870–1330	1049	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	570.00–853.00	$678.27

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–775	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	375.00–500.00	$435.26

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1290	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	625.00–975.00	$793.14
960–1220 fancy	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,288.27
1115 fancy	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1005–1400	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	800.00–1,100.00	$937.75
1005–1485	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,107.37
1255–1330 fancy	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,575.00–1,675.00	$1,626.45
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	775.00–1,025.00	$936.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	600.00–1,000.00	$858.18
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	680.00–975.00	$817.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1140	984	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–850.00	$820.04
1170–1315	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,000.00	$952.92
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	400.00–875.00	$683.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–850	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	400.00–550.00	$460.77
690–935	843	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	550.00–750.00	$663.23
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	340.00	$340.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	540.00–610.00	$586.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	575.00–745.00	$681.25

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630	630	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	550.00–575.00	$558.33
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
840–855	848	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–850.00	$775.66

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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
955–1110	1012	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,325.00–1,425.00	$1,378.24	—
920–1195	1027	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,138.07	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,225.00–1,275.00	$1,258.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–1,450.00	$1,115.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00	$900.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	310.00	$310.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	625.00–775.00	$715.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	500.00–625.00	$531.25	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	600.00–700.00	$650.00	—

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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.