Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

4,505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.42/cwt +6.08 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 519 lb · 124 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.81/cwt +5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 675 lb · 90 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.50/cwt ≈ $915/hd at 546 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,505	4,738	4,153
Feeder cattle	3,850	4,194	3,504
Slaughter cattle	446	458	321
Replacement cattle	209	86	328

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	18	200.00–209.25	$206.75	$670	+6.75
350–395	375	13	190.00–200.00	$195.67	$734	+2.11
400–445	431	25	184.00–196.00	$188.85	$814	-11.27
436 value added	436	8	194.00	$194.00	$846	—
450–495	473	31	180.00–192.50	$184.47	$873	+0.88
500 value added	500	5	186.00	$186.00	$930	+3.00
505–545	530	64	170.00–187.00	$180.86	$959	+3.31
555–595	571	31	166.00–177.00	$171.97	$982	-1.07
550–591 value added	577	37	180.00–185.00	$183.23	$1,057	+3.47
600 value added	600	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,062	—
600–645	628	49	160.00–171.00	$166.41	$1,045	-0.34
670–690	673	12	142.00–160.00	$152.87	$1,029	-9.50
674–675 value added	675	78	170.00–173.50	$172.42	$1,164	+1.12
718 value added	718	21	154.75	$154.75	$1,111	-13.75
720–740	726	5	141.00–152.00	$145.70	$1,058	-20.30
775–780	778	2	122.00–152.00	$137.05	$1,066	-17.95
778–793 value added	782	9	134.00–171.00	$153.04	$1,197	-6.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271	271	4	185.00	$185.00	$501	—
315–340	329	7	184.00–190.00	$186.33	$613	-3.67
355–398	381	37	170.00–192.00	$182.87	$697	-1.50
400–445	426	25	175.00–187.50	$181.30	$772	-4.74
450–495	472	23	167.50–180.00	$174.02	$821	-4.85
500–545	524	18	160.00–172.50	$166.64	$873	-6.01
550–595	571	20	155.00–165.00	$160.72	$918	-9.60
605–635	617	47	137.00–157.50	$156.53	$966	-2.70
656–690	662	24	144.00–149.00	$145.05	$960	-8.18
725	725	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,000	-0.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	77	178.50	$178.50	$1,098	—
751 value added	751	13	158.00	$158.00	$1,187	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	175.00	$175.00	$534	-3.40
360–375	368	4	161.00–169.00	$165.51	$609	-10.83
418–445	431	13	165.00–176.00	$168.63	$727	+5.62
460–490	477	3	160.00–165.00	$161.68	$771	+9.14
510–540	525	4	150.00–160.00	$155.22	$815	+0.77
585	585	2	150.00	$150.00	$878	-0.62
625	625	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	$891	+10.54
770	770	1	110.00	$110.00	$847	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	266	9	177.00–200.00	$183.59	$488	—
300–345	323	23	167.50–179.00	$172.71	$558	-8.45
375 value added	375	18	179.00	$179.00	$671	—
360–395	377	20	164.00–170.00	$167.57	$632	-7.87
400–445	422	41	157.00–166.50	$163.06	$688	+0.07
470 value added	470	3	167.00	$167.00	$785	—
450–495	475	52	150.00–163.00	$155.19	$737	-4.19
506 value added	506	46	167.00	$167.00	$845	+6.00
515–523	520	6	162.50–163.00	$162.84	$847	+12.24
505–545	527	65	140.00–160.00	$152.71	$805	+2.11
536 fancy	536	7	169.00	$169.00	$906	—
555–590	574	35	145.00–154.00	$148.90	$855	-2.84
600–640	610	4	153.00–154.00	$153.74	$938	+8.22
600–645	621	52	127.00–148.00	$143.08	$889	-2.44
655–695	672	14	129.00–140.00	$133.21	$895	-5.80
700–747	734	17	120.00–135.00	$131.14	$963	—
755–780	768	2	117.50–125.00	$121.19	$931	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	4	162.50–170.00	$166.18	$457	—
300–345	328	41	155.00–165.00	$161.47	$530	-5.56
350–395	377	33	150.00–162.00	$156.33	$589	-3.34
404–445	423	69	137.00–158.00	$152.29	$644	-1.49
455–495	473	46	140.00–156.00	$145.76	$689	-3.42
500–540	519	43	133.00–154.00	$141.93	$737	-0.95
550–593	571	30	126.00–142.00	$132.53	$757	-3.16
620	620	2	125.00	$125.00	$775	-6.59
653–685	667	22	114.00–133.00	$126.16	$841	-3.84
720	720	1	112.00	$112.00	$806	—
780	780	1	125.00	$125.00	$975	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	281	4	147.00–155.00	$151.05	$424	—
305–345	321	18	140.00–160.00	$147.60	$474	-4.20
355–395	368	14	134.00–150.00	$141.27	$520	—
405–445	427	27	128.00–150.00	$139.85	$597	-3.23
450–495	475	21	120.00–140.00	$132.18	$628	-5.94
510–545	526	19	117.00–132.00	$128.03	$673	-4.59
570–585	580	4	115.00–125.00	$118.71	$689	-3.56
605–630	620	5	117.00–130.00	$124.33	$771	+9.33
655–675	662	3	104.00–105.00	$104.34	$691	-11.94
710–740	725	2	100.00–119.00	$109.70	$795	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546	546	77	167.50	$167.50	$915	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	200.00	$200.00	$560	+8.00
300–335	324	27	180.00–195.00	$183.69	$595	+1.83
360–395	375	25	172.00–185.00	$177.63	$666	-2.15
400–445	424	38	160.00–175.00	$169.47	$719	-8.12
450–490	473	45	158.00–170.00	$163.08	$771	-7.21
505–545	527	36	146.00–162.50	$154.24	$813	-6.87
555–585	568	15	140.00–147.00	$143.13	$813	-4.51
600–645	614	11	130.00–140.00	$135.77	$834	-4.30
655–698	681	8	118.00–136.00	$124.68	$849	-3.49
710–735	721	4	120.00–130.00	$125.04	$902	-2.97
760–795	776	7	107.00–121.00	$114.49	$888	+0.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	330	16	185.00–205.00	$198.89	$656	-3.80
355–395	379	33	180.00–200.00	$189.06	$717	-6.94
400–445	423	37	177.00–187.50	$180.59	$764	-6.61
450–495	477	32	168.00–185.00	$177.06	$845	-2.26
500–540	518	31	158.00–174.00	$166.45	$862	+0.03
555–590	569	28	150.00–162.50	$156.70	$892	-3.65
615–630	622	6	135.00–150.00	$142.01	$883	-1.52
665–695	674	8	132.50–140.00	$134.27	$905	-4.07
700–745	720	4	115.00–121.00	$118.79	$855	—
755–770	763	2	112.00–114.00	$112.99	$862	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	321	8	167.50–178.00	$175.22	$562	-9.30
350–395	372	9	168.00–175.00	$171.46	$638	-5.46
406–445	426	25	155.00–167.00	$163.48	$696	-4.52
450–485	471	19	150.00–160.00	$156.17	$736	-2.75
510–545	525	11	130.00–147.00	$139.10	$730	-9.23
550–585	571	10	120.00–140.00	$130.55	$745	-9.13
605–640	627	15	120.00–130.00	$125.69	$788	-7.59
660	660	1	124.00	$124.00	$818	-3.96
705–720	713	2	96.00–100.00	$98.02	$699	-20.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1435	1116	80-85%	62	53.00–67.00	$60.92	$680	—
775–1450	1176	80-85%	67	59.00–74.00	$67.91	$799	+4.54
1065–1570	1278	80-85%	10	67.00–80.00	$72.77	$930	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1190	962	85-90%	42	39.00–54.00	$50.87	$489	—
900–1130	1018	85-90%	11	51.00–64.00	$55.26	$563	-2.42
850–1380	1068	85-90%	59	45.00–64.00	$55.71	$595	-8.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1465	1393	75-80%	10	63.00–75.00	$72.12	$1,005	+2.91
1015–1680	1410	75-80%	21	53.00–65.00	$60.24	$849	—
1120–1905	1434	75-80%	25	63.00–71.00	$66.70	$956	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1935	1579	10	72.00–84.00	$79.32	$1,252	-12.68
1235–1990	1587	7	94.00–99.00	$96.60	$1,533	+4.60
1275–2175	1668	18	81.00–94.50	$88.86	$1,482	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	600.00–850.00	$691.70
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	882.00–1,010.00	$981.40

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	375.00–585.00	$518.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,325.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	900.00–1,150.00	$1,006.82
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	525.00–975.00	$707.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,225.00–1,550.00	$1,430.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	550.00–700.00	$640.91
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	360.00–505.00	$439.62
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	675.00–725.00	$708.33
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	750.00–900.00	$854.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	710.00–850.00	$783.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	700.00–875.00	$812.50	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	925.00–1,250.00	$1,130.56	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,270.00–1,300.00	$1,292.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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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.