Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

3,217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.87/cwt +4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 475 lb · 49 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.29/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 472 lb · 45 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.24/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 427 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,217	4,505	3,452
Feeder cattle	2,521	3,850	2,890
Slaughter cattle	517	446	350
Replacement cattle	179	209	212

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
340–345	343	2	207.50–212.50	$210.02	$720	+3.27
350–390	375	13	200.00–212.00	$205.01	$769	+9.34
400–440	418	15	190.00–200.00	$194.51	$813	+5.66
435 value added	435	1	202.00	$202.00	$879	+8.00
460 value added	460	1	195.00	$195.00	$897	—
460–495	485	11	182.00–190.00	$188.37	$914	+3.90
510–540	520	25	172.00–185.00	$181.05	$941	+0.19
555–590	560	13	167.00–182.00	$178.96	$1,002	+6.99
560–575 value added	568	3	175.00–177.00	$176.33	$1,002	-6.90
600–635	617	11	152.00–174.00	$163.78	$1,011	-2.63
653–670	654	15	160.00–165.00	$160.34	$1,049	+7.47
720–738	735	6	154.00–155.00	$154.16	$1,133	+8.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	327	18	190.00–210.00	$202.25	$661	+15.92
355–395	380	24	184.00–201.00	$195.24	$742	+12.37
405–435	420	10	177.00–190.00	$183.79	$772	+2.49
455–490	480	9	170.00–182.50	$178.17	$855	+4.15
500–546	534	16	160.00–175.00	$169.35	$904	+2.71
630–635	633	2	145.00–152.50	$148.76	$942	-7.77
665–695	681	4	130.00–156.00	$143.98	$981	-1.07
760	760	1	125.00	$125.00	$950	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	175.00–185.00	$180.19	$582	+5.19
355–390	369	10	170.00–182.00	$178.83	$660	+13.32
410–435	422	3	155.00–177.00	$165.74	$699	-2.89
450–490	474	4	160.00–170.00	$163.10	$773	+1.42
545	545	1	140.00	$140.00	$763	-15.22
570	570	1	140.00	$140.00	$798	-10.00
685	685	1	134.00	$134.00	$918	—
725	725	1	135.00	$135.00	$979	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	288	3	157.50–162.50	$159.09	$458	-7.09
300–345	325	13	147.50–180.00	$170.18	$553	+8.71
355–390	376	30	155.00–173.00	$163.26	$614	+6.93
400–447	427	37	135.00–167.00	$154.24	$659	+1.95
455–496	475	49	130.00–159.00	$149.87	$712	+4.11
505–548	529	32	125.00–151.00	$139.04	$736	-2.89
550–590	573	22	120.00–141.00	$131.26	$752	-1.27
615–645	628	4	130.00–132.00	$130.49	$819	+5.49
705–730	715	4	118.00–122.00	$119.99	$858	+7.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	319	5	160.00–172.00	$164.96	$526	-7.75
355–395	373	28	157.50–179.00	$165.74	$618	-1.83
400–445	423	29	152.50–171.00	$162.06	$686	-1.00
450 fancy	450	1	164.00	$164.00	$738	—
450–495	470	37	145.00–162.00	$153.78	$723	-1.41
485 value added	485	7	162.00	$162.00	$786	-5.00
500–545	516	20	145.00–155.00	$150.87	$778	-11.97
520–545 value added	538	7	160.00–162.00	$160.55	$864	-6.45
555–595	569	5	140.00–150.00	$144.78	$824	-4.12
570 value added	570	3	157.00	$157.00	$895	—
600–640	621	7	135.00–140.00	$138.49	$860	-4.59
645 value added	645	5	157.00	$157.00	$1,013	—
650–695	665	3	125.00–135.00	$129.89	$864	-3.32
665 value added	665	1	150.00	$150.00	$998	—
710–740	725	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$888	-8.69
705–741 fancy	735	6	136.00	$136.00	$1,000	—
775 fancy	775	1	122.00	$122.00	$946	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	25	135.00–162.00	$150.33	$486	+2.73
350–380	367	13	127.50–157.00	$147.82	$542	+6.55
405–445	426	15	120.00–152.00	$141.58	$603	+1.73
465–480	474	8	120.00–137.00	$130.27	$617	-1.91
505–545	526	16	115.00–136.00	$127.36	$670	-0.67
550–595	570	15	110.00–131.00	$125.06	$713	+6.35
610–645	621	6	110.00–120.00	$116.30	$722	-8.03
660–685	673	2	115.00–122.00	$118.43	$797	+14.09
770	770	1	102.00	$102.00	$785	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
653	653	4	136.00	$136.00	$888	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	182.00–186.00	$184.06	$484	-15.94
305–345	318	10	187.50–195.00	$191.21	$608	+7.52
350–395	370	9	178.00–187.00	$181.08	$670	+3.45
405–445	422	33	170.00–191.00	$177.72	$750	+8.25
455–490	475	30	162.00–181.00	$169.62	$806	+6.54
505–545	528	19	150.00–168.00	$158.16	$835	+3.92
550–590	573	19	140.00–152.50	$144.75	$829	+1.62
600–645	619	14	130.00–149.00	$138.49	$857	+2.72
675–695	682	6	126.00–135.00	$129.17	$881	+4.49
700–745	719	7	112.00–127.50	$118.63	$853	-6.41

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	198.00	$198.00	$525	—
325–335	330	6	184.00–200.00	$190.68	$629	-8.21
350–385	375	5	190.00–197.50	$192.43	$722	+3.37
405–440	423	24	180.00–200.00	$189.27	$801	+8.68
455–495	477	14	170.00–185.00	$176.03	$840	-1.03
505–545	522	16	160.00–182.00	$170.55	$890	+4.10
550–590	571	8	150.00–167.50	$158.60	$906	+1.90
600–635	611	4	145.00–152.50	$147.61	$902	+5.60
650–695	673	2	132.00–140.00	$135.87	$914	+1.60
705–740	722	8	126.00–137.50	$130.66	$943	+11.87
755–790	773	4	117.00–127.00	$122.23	$945	+9.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	18	174.00–185.00	$180.56	$581	+5.34
350–395	373	16	160.00–177.00	$168.98	$630	-2.48
405–445	425	14	152.50–175.00	$163.78	$696	+0.30
465–485	468	7	150.00–157.00	$153.85	$720	-2.32
505–545	523	11	140.00–152.00	$145.90	$763	+6.80
550–595	574	6	130.00–137.50	$132.21	$759	+1.66
620–645	633	6	120.00–128.00	$123.28	$780	-2.41
660–695	675	5	110.00–120.00	$116.32	$785	-7.68
715–720	718	2	105.00–122.00	$113.53	$815	+15.51
795	795	1	115.00	$115.00	$914	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1220	991	85-90%	36	40.00–59.00	$54.29	$538	+3.42
820–1270	1027	85-90%	53	47.00–64.00	$59.51	$611	+4.25
910–1370	1035	85-90%	19	54.00–71.00	$64.91	$672	+9.65

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1430	1180	80-85%	31	63.00–74.00	$70.23	$829	+2.32
890–1475	1206	80-85%	34	56.00–69.00	$65.20	$786	—
920–1600	1224	80-85%	31	66.00–78.00	$73.75	$903	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1420	1265	75-80%	2	65.00	$65.00	$822	—
1230–1695	1356	75-80%	9	65.00–76.00	$71.10	$964	—
1220–1695	1413	75-80%	20	59.00–73.00	$66.42	$939	+6.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1980	1482	26	77.00–88.00	$84.86	$1,258	—
1155–2095	1514	20	83.00–95.00	$91.61	$1,387	—
1730–2125	1900	6	97.00–106.00	$100.59	$1,911	—

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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	12	500.00–759.00	$590.50

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	575.00–625.00	$600.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	380.00	$380.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–850.00	$675.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	600.00–920.00	$805.75
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	590.00–680.00	$641.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–975.00	$837.50
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	730.00–795.00	$767.92

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	590.00–725.00	$658.00

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	900.00–975.00	$960.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,125.00–1,250.00	$1,187.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,093.75	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	700.00–800.00	$771.43	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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.