Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

3,737 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.11/cwt -4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 431 lb · 101 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.00/cwt ≈ $917/hd at 628 lb · 77 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.25/cwt ≈ $982/hd at 667 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,737	6,453	3,200
Feeder cattle	2,903	5,322	2,300
Slaughter cattle	470	757	384
Replacement cattle	364	374	516

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 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
255	255	2	188.00	$188.00	$479	—
300–345	331	9	180.00–202.00	$185.85	$615	+2.85
350–395	380	11	177.50–207.00	$184.40	$701	+3.53
400–440	418	15	171.00–195.00	$176.06	$736	-1.00
464 value added	464	9	173.50	$173.50	$805	-6.50
450–499	482	39	161.00–182.00	$170.33	$821	+4.34
500–545	527	29	158.00–163.00	$159.73	$842	-4.27
525–545 value added	532	3	166.00–170.00	$168.63	$897	-7.66
570 value added	570	2	166.00	$166.00	$946	-11.03
570–599	581	24	154.00–163.00	$159.49	$927	+3.00
604–645	612	17	145.00–162.00	$151.44	$927	+0.75
625–640 value added	634	7	163.00–168.00	$165.86	$1,052	—
650–678	665	20	144.00–160.00	$151.89	$1,010	+9.63
720–735	730	11	133.00–140.00	$136.37	$996	+4.12
785	785	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,178	+20.00
830–835 value added	833	3	155.00–159.00	$156.67	$1,305	+12.17
855 value added	855	2	149.00–155.00	$152.00	$1,300	—
900	900	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,062	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	185.00	$185.00	$536	—
301–345	325	14	173.00–181.00	$177.56	$577	+3.82
350–395	379	12	167.00–192.00	$172.86	$655	+0.99
400–445	425	27	157.00–182.00	$169.92	$722	+2.14
450–495	474	14	150.00–167.00	$157.51	$747	-8.70
500–545	522	24	144.00–155.00	$150.70	$787	-2.83
555–590	570	7	139.00–152.00	$145.49	$829	-4.72
605–640	616	7	140.00–150.00	$145.25	$895	+1.42
675–695	685	2	130.00–139.00	$134.43	$921	-0.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	140.00	$140.00	$420	-27.00
420–445	433	5	160.00–170.00	$165.89	$718	+9.76
450–460	456	6	145.00–157.00	$149.15	$680	+1.15
500–535	520	3	140.00–142.00	$141.31	$735	-5.22
560–595	579	6	122.50–141.00	$133.92	$775	-5.06
605–610	608	2	130.00–136.00	$133.01	$809	-6.99
745	745	1	130.00	$130.00	$968	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	160.00	$160.00	$408	—
300–335	322	17	140.00–165.00	$147.89	$476	-8.01
355–395	372	36	135.00–155.00	$141.51	$526	-2.86
400–445	431	101	130.00–149.00	$140.11	$604	-4.89
455–497	473	47	126.00–148.00	$135.02	$639	-5.53
500–545	522	48	125.00–145.00	$133.33	$696	-3.66
550–585	566	13	122.50–142.00	$134.24	$760	-0.92
555–590 value added	569	5	140.00–145.00	$142.07	$808	-0.18
600–625 fancy	613	2	135.00	$135.00	$828	—
600–640	616	19	120.00–138.00	$127.84	$787	-3.02
605–645 value added	617	6	140.00–147.00	$144.13	$889	+15.13
665 fancy	665	1	130.00	$130.00	$864	—
660–680	671	8	115.00–135.00	$125.18	$840	+2.07
655–685 value added	678	4	138.00–142.00	$138.97	$942	+14.97
715–725 value added	720	2	135.00–137.00	$135.99	$979	-6.86
720–745	728	6	109.00–134.00	$121.57	$885	+0.60
765 value added	765	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,033	-2.02
750–795 fancy	773	2	125.00	$125.00	$966	—
765–795	779	6	104.00–130.00	$122.08	$951	—
915–930	923	2	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$1,098	—
985	985	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,133	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	333	30	130.00–155.00	$135.08	$450	-6.68
350–395	368	41	125.00–148.00	$132.41	$487	-11.71
400–445	424	48	120.00–145.00	$129.82	$550	-6.21
450–495	473	53	122.50–140.00	$131.36	$621	+2.53
500–545	518	36	122.00–136.00	$128.11	$664	-1.13
550–590	564	21	115.00–130.00	$124.68	$703	-0.71
600–625	614	6	110.00–125.00	$119.75	$735	-3.62
650–660	655	2	115.00–119.00	$116.98	$766	+0.10
700–745	723	6	100.00–127.00	$117.51	$850	+1.22
765–785	778	5	99.00–120.00	$111.23	$865	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
628	628	77	146.00	$146.00	$917	—
667 value added	667	70	147.25	$147.25	$982	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	326	11	125.00–160.00	$135.97	$443	-4.84
360–395	379	10	120.00–138.00	$126.71	$480	-10.49
405–445	423	18	115.00–135.00	$125.52	$531	-7.33
455–495	473	9	107.50–132.00	$124.23	$588	-3.14
520–545	541	7	115.00–125.00	$120.03	$649	-1.66
575–580	577	3	113.00–120.00	$115.35	$666	-5.65
600–645	623	2	107.00–110.00	$108.45	$676	-3.43
755–785	760	6	110.00–111.00	$110.17	$837	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	200.00	$200.00	$480	—
270–295	287	8	185.00–190.00	$186.56	$535	—
300–345	327	22	180.00–200.00	$184.24	$602	+7.29
360 fancy	360	1	200.00	$200.00	$720	—
350–390	368	26	175.00–197.00	$181.57	$668	+0.47
400–445	424	50	155.00–190.00	$174.57	$740	+5.03
450–495	474	27	145.00–170.00	$157.65	$747	-9.87
500–545	524	31	137.50–160.00	$147.64	$774	-10.58
540 value added	540	2	160.00	$160.00	$864	—
560 value added	560	1	164.00	$164.00	$918	—
550–585	565	16	140.00–158.00	$146.38	$827	-3.45
605–630	623	16	129.00–153.00	$143.08	$891	+4.87
650–685	664	16	122.50–148.00	$130.23	$865	-5.29
675 value added	675	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,053	—
700–730	718	3	127.00–144.00	$133.73	$960	+4.20
710–730 value added	723	3	148.00–157.00	$150.94	$1,091	—
765–795	780	4	129.00–138.00	$131.72	$1,027	+15.72
970	970	1	90.00	$90.00	$873	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	4	178.00–180.00	$179.02	$483	+7.06
310–345	327	17	168.00–192.00	$177.06	$579	-0.28
350–399	379	41	150.00–187.00	$167.99	$637	-8.06
400–445	426	20	148.00–175.00	$159.00	$677	-7.34
455–495	476	35	140.00–157.00	$148.19	$705	-8.20
500–545	519	28	125.00–148.00	$138.05	$716	-7.60
555–595	571	17	129.00–147.00	$138.59	$791	+0.23
600–645	628	13	122.00–138.00	$131.21	$824	-0.06
655–680	668	4	132.00–134.00	$132.98	$888	+10.13
785	785	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,005	+9.64
880	880	1	87.50	$87.50	$770	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	3	170.00	$170.00	$450	-12.00
325–330	328	3	170.00–172.00	$171.33	$562	-3.91
365–380	375	7	160.00–170.00	$162.83	$611	+1.64
410–445	428	11	152.00–162.00	$155.79	$667	+2.95
450–495	472	13	137.00–142.00	$140.16	$662	+0.87
515–525	520	3	132.00–136.00	$133.99	$697	+4.15
550–575	562	3	112.50–125.00	$120.85	$679	-1.73
625–640	634	5	111.00–121.00	$118.58	$752	-1.64
685	685	1	116.00	$116.00	$795	+1.49
755–795	771	4	100.00–125.00	$114.04	$879	+16.04

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1390	1075	80-85%	48	49.00–65.00	$58.78	$632	—
870–1475	1127	80-85%	74	56.00–71.00	$62.84	$708	+8.82
915–1505	1214	80-85%	19	62.00–77.00	$71.04	$862	+3.48

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1205	930	85-90%	19	32.00–51.00	$44.33	$412	—
705–1230	990	85-90%	48	38.00–57.00	$49.26	$488	—
845–1205	1002	85-90%	10	45.00–58.00	$52.24	$523	+2.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1800	1317	75-80%	16	70.00–79.00	$73.58	$969	—
1085–1535	1332	75-80%	42	57.00–73.00	$64.70	$862	—
990–1540	1333	75-80%	7	52.00–55.00	$54.05	$720	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–2225	1521	9	73.00–84.00	$77.45	$1,178	—
1220–2130	1649	22	79.00–93.00	$84.72	$1,397	—
1590–2140	1906	9	91.00–106.50	$97.56	$1,859	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–890	836	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	620.00–800.00	$728.63
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	600.00–725.00	$660.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
485–735	533	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	300.00–450.00	$337.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–990	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	97.00–100.00	$98.57	$931

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–1230	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	700.00–950.00	$805.79
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1315 fancy	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,500.00	$1,316.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	620.00–950.00	$788.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	650.00–800.00	$707.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	775.00–1,100.00	$930.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	850.00–1,375.00	$1,025.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–855	734	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	400.00–625.00	$465.66
645–920	783	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	525.00–550.00	$539.70
735–885	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	525.00–700.00	$648.65
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	550.00–850.00	$746.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	375.00–450.00	$420.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	550.00–700.00	$635.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1330	1083	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	710.00–760.00	$732.24
1025–1340	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	840.00–870.00	$857.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	450.00–810.00	$713.21

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–750	740	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–775.00	$686.32
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	835.00	$835.00
875	875	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,142.86

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
435–465	455	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	325.00–350.00	$332.97

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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
1310	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,025.00	$962.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,150.63	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715–865	813	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	500.00–575.00	$539.70	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	625.00–975.00	$847.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	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.