Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

5,537 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.94/cwt ≈ $956/hd at 576 lb · 216 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $174.17/cwt +10.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 616 lb · 94 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $159.99/cwt +5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 427 lb · 93 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,537	3,217	6,453
Feeder cattle	4,511	2,521	5,322
Slaughter cattle	711	517	757
Replacement cattle	315	179	374

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 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
315–348	330	9	214.00–223.00	$218.30	$720	+8.28
350–385	373	46	200.00–220.00	$209.28	$781	+4.27
375 value added	375	1	222.00	$222.00	$832	—
420 value added	420	1	207.00	$207.00	$869	+5.00
405–441	428	36	190.00–210.00	$199.47	$854	+4.96
450–495	467	53	180.00–204.00	$193.38	$903	+5.01
505–543	523	70	172.00–199.00	$188.33	$985	+7.28
550–595	563	29	166.00–192.00	$182.97	$1,030	+4.01
583 value added	583	16	176.00	$176.00	$1,026	-0.33
600–647	616	94	155.00–179.00	$174.17	$1,073	+10.39
655–670	663	2	152.00–157.00	$154.47	$1,024	-5.87
705–709	708	5	145.00–160.00	$157.01	$1,112	+2.85
710 value added	710	6	156.00	$156.00	$1,108	—
750	750	1	131.00	$131.00	$982	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	210.00	$210.00	$620	—
310–345	322	32	195.00–210.00	$202.94	$653	+0.69
350–395	377	13	183.00–205.00	$195.64	$738	+0.40
405–445	426	27	180.00–197.00	$189.00	$805	+5.21
455–492	478	17	172.00–193.00	$182.90	$874	+4.73
520–545	529	10	160.00–177.00	$170.64	$903	+1.29
550–595	564	7	155.00–170.00	$163.40	$922	—
615–645	630	2	152.00–160.00	$155.90	$982	+7.14
705–740	723	3	135.00–147.00	$142.58	$1,031	—
770	770	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,063	+13.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516	516	17	188.00	$188.00	$970	—
605–613	606	60	177.50–180.00	$177.84	$1,078	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	6	185.00–192.00	$186.99	$608	+6.80
360–380	375	9	160.00–189.00	$179.63	$674	+0.80
420–440	430	2	176.00–177.00	$176.51	$759	+10.77
460–475	468	3	158.00–167.00	$161.70	$757	-1.40
535	535	1	157.00	$157.00	$840	+17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	160.00	$160.00	$352	—
250–295	261	5	180.00–188.00	$183.33	$478	+24.24
305–345	322	13	162.00–179.00	$168.36	$542	-1.82
350–395	376	38	150.00–175.00	$162.58	$611	-0.68
400–445	427	93	152.00–166.00	$159.99	$683	+5.75
450–495	475	37	145.00–162.00	$152.73	$725	+2.86
505–545	521	67	135.00–155.00	$148.15	$772	+9.11
550–595	580	33	132.00–150.00	$140.42	$814	+9.16
600–640	615	21	125.00–145.00	$135.26	$832	+4.77
655–685	672	10	120.00–138.00	$129.31	$869	—
765–790	783	8	116.00–127.00	$123.03	$963	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	162.00	$162.00	$429	—
305–340	325	7	172.00–190.00	$184.46	$599	+19.50
355–395	373	22	159.00–187.00	$175.23	$654	+9.49
400–440	416	30	154.00–180.00	$166.73	$694	+4.67
450–495	474	50	151.00–166.00	$158.37	$751	+4.59
500–520	510	39	144.00–162.00	$155.97	$795	+5.10
520 value added	520	1	158.00	$158.00	$822	-2.55
550–590	563	71	140.00–160.00	$155.04	$873	+10.26
575 value added	575	3	157.00	$157.00	$903	±0.00
605–645	618	11	133.00–139.00	$135.72	$839	-2.77
625	625	1	145.00	$145.00	$906	+6.51
656 value added	656	8	151.00	$151.00	$991	+1.00
655–682	672	18	127.00–148.00	$139.24	$936	+9.35
705–740	725	3	125.00–127.00	$125.99	$913	+3.54
760–790	786	8	132.00–138.00	$132.72	$1,043	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
554–598	576	216	152.00–168.50	$165.94	$956	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	150.00	$150.00	$412	—
310–325	319	12	150.00–162.00	$157.39	$502	+7.06
350–390	371	13	143.00–159.00	$154.27	$572	+6.45
400–445	422	20	140.00–152.00	$146.27	$617	+4.69
450–495	471	18	130.00–149.00	$141.19	$665	+10.92
505–535	519	14	130.00–140.00	$135.94	$706	+8.58
550–595	572	13	125.00–135.00	$129.30	$740	+4.24
615–635	625	5	120.00–130.00	$126.39	$790	+10.09
670–690	680	2	115.00–117.00	$116.01	$789	-2.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	214.00	$214.00	$471	—
265–285	274	7	202.00–212.00	$207.22	$568	+9.22
300–345	323	19	199.00–217.00	$203.75	$658	+13.07
340 fancy	340	1	215.00	$215.00	$731	—
350–395	370	29	190.00–210.00	$196.59	$727	+4.16
370–375 fancy	373	2	210.00–215.00	$212.52	$793	—
405–445	419	41	180.00–205.00	$192.15	$805	+2.88
455–485	471	11	170.00–187.00	$178.76	$842	+2.73
500–545	516	41	160.00–185.00	$171.71	$886	+1.16
550–585	559	13	155.00–168.00	$160.97	$900	+2.37
600 fancy	600	1	159.00	$159.00	$954	—
600–645	619	12	142.00–166.00	$152.00	$941	+4.39
650–670 fancy	662	3	145.00–150.00	$148.32	$982	—
665–680	673	2	134.00–135.00	$134.49	$905	-1.38
745	745	1	130.00	$130.00	$968	-0.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	275	6	190.00–200.00	$198.24	$545	+14.18
300–335	320	10	185.00–195.00	$190.66	$610	-0.55
350–395	378	14	180.00–200.00	$187.95	$710	+6.87
400–435	423	35	175.00–190.00	$184.51	$780	+6.79
450–495	474	43	160.00–187.00	$175.33	$831	+5.71
500–535	521	33	150.00–173.00	$162.31	$846	+4.15
550–595	578	28	142.00–169.00	$155.19	$897	+10.44
600–625	615	3	135.00–140.00	$137.30	$844	-1.19
680–695	688	2	135.00–142.00	$138.54	$953	+9.37
710–745	734	5	129.00–135.00	$131.57	$966	+12.94
750–760	757	3	117.00–122.00	$118.65	$898	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	10	178.00–185.00	$180.62	$592	+0.06
415–440	430	5	160.00–176.00	$169.07	$727	+5.29
450–490	471	12	150.00–169.00	$161.11	$759	+7.26
505–545	523	5	145.00–154.00	$149.13	$780	+3.23
555–590	571	6	136.00–157.00	$145.48	$831	+13.27
625–630	628	2	128.00–132.00	$130.01	$816	+6.73
705–745	727	3	120.00–124.00	$122.04	$887	+8.51
765–780	773	2	111.00–116.00	$113.48	$877	-1.52

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1305	986	85-90%	83	40.00–62.00	$55.68	$549	+1.39
700–1200	1024	85-90%	28	54.00–73.00	$61.90	$634	+2.39
695–1365	1062	85-90%	39	50.00–68.00	$61.75	$656	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1535	1140	80-85%	65	66.00–74.00	$69.26	$790	—
885–1505	1173	80-85%	58	59.00–68.00	$63.59	$746	-6.64
990–1480	1196	80-85%	23	72.00–78.00	$74.64	$893	+4.41

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1615	1286	75-80%	15	61.00–69.00	$66.30	$853	+1.30
1030–1600	1358	75-80%	43	60.00–73.00	$69.09	$938	-2.01
1225–1530	1377	75-80%	7	75.00–80.00	$76.72	$1,056	+5.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1860	1488	19	75.00–92.00	$84.11	$1,252	-0.75
1200–1840	1633	33	84.00–100.00	$90.03	$1,470	—
1725–2260	1936	14	91.00–108.00	$97.54	$1,888	—

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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	16	585.00–995.00	$775.13

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	385.00–510.00	$454.17

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	800.00–1,235.00	$1,146.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	700.00–1,400.00	$1,288.83
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,085.00–1,400.00	$1,283.75
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	730.00–900.00	$827.14

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	300.00–825.00	$625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	775.00–800.00	$787.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	807.00–840.00	$823.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,375.00–1,400.00	$1,383.33	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,402.63	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,198.44	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,525.00	$1,518.75	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,175.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,150.00	$1,075.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	750.00–1,000.00	$930.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.