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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 19, 2023

3,435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.43/cwt +20.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,351/hd at 618 lb · 184 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $219.70/cwt +27.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,659/hd at 755 lb · 99 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.87/cwt +17.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 526 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,435 2,457 2,022
Feeder cattle 2,360 1,925 1,826
Slaughter cattle 691 333 93
Replacement cattle 384 199 103

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 270.00 $270.00 $932 —
350–375 360 8 280.00–290.00 $285.48 $1,028 +17.48
415–445 436 18 272.00–280.00 $273.81 $1,194 —
455–468 463 3 262.00–270.00 $266.71 $1,235 +1.71
505–535 514 27 238.00–268.00 $259.95 $1,336 +4.60
555–590 575 13 224.00–250.00 $240.33 $1,382 +5.27
606–630 613 10 222.00–241.00 $234.23 $1,436 -1.25
660 660 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,419 -5.00
735 735 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,521 -1.75
753–760 755 99 217.00–221.00 $219.70 $1,659 +27.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 329 17 280.00–291.00 $287.26 $945 +10.91
350–390 374 16 270.00–280.00 $275.24 $1,029 +10.01
410–440 424 8 257.00–272.00 $263.92 $1,119 +3.98
465–490 473 7 238.00–265.00 $252.46 $1,194 +1.10
510–545 524 8 224.00–254.00 $242.06 $1,268 -0.90
550–580 560 7 220.00–245.00 $234.67 $1,314 +2.34
625–640 632 3 209.00–227.00 $220.92 $1,396 +2.52
651–695 671 11 200.00–220.00 $211.54 $1,419 —
705–718 716 12 190.00–211.00 $207.44 $1,485 +18.41
770–795 783 6 185.00–209.00 $201.34 $1,576 +16.34
800 800 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 270.00 $270.00 $926 ±0.00
415–425 420 4 237.00–242.00 $238.98 $1,004 —
625 625 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,375 +8.81
665 665 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,230 -20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 240.00 $240.00 $660 —
305–345 320 13 230.00–255.00 $243.49 $779 -19.39
355–380 366 12 228.00–247.00 $238.73 $874 -4.52
400–435 425 28 224.00–244.00 $239.10 $1,016 +5.39
450–495 472 22 222.00–243.00 $238.61 $1,126 +16.62
502–547 523 23 213.00–232.00 $223.09 $1,167 +7.43
528 value added 528 44 239.50 $239.50 $1,265 —
550–598 587 31 209.00–224.00 $215.43 $1,265 +7.01
605–616 value added 613 109 224.00–226.50 $225.87 $1,385 +18.37
600–640 626 75 199.00–212.00 $207.62 $1,300 +12.30
655–690 670 26 196.00–212.00 $201.53 $1,350 +14.53
730–739 739 55 185.00–208.00 $207.59 $1,534 +27.59
752 value added 752 25 213.00 $213.00 $1,602 —
755–780 768 2 175.00–195.00 $184.84 $1,420 —
800 800 7 172.00–177.00 $174.86 $1,399 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 281 5 232.00–255.00 $248.38 $698 +9.14
315–345 330 17 218.00–245.00 $239.01 $789 +3.20
355–395 376 10 230.00–240.00 $234.90 $883 +9.27
400–445 421 37 210.00–235.00 $224.70 $946 +4.75
455–499 482 32 210.00–232.00 $219.16 $1,056 +6.46
500–540 530 50 202.00–222.00 $214.31 $1,136 +11.02
555–585 569 15 192.00–210.00 $203.25 $1,156 +8.43
605–645 623 11 190.00–200.00 $195.47 $1,218 +13.75
685 685 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,233 +2.19
704–735 720 14 176.00–190.00 $182.22 $1,312 +5.22
760 760 2 150.00–160.00 $155.00 $1,178 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 245.00 $245.00 $686 —
305–345 324 12 210.00–235.00 $227.47 $737 +3.34
355–395 372 6 218.00–230.00 $225.10 $837 +5.80
415–445 430 11 205.00–220.00 $213.75 $919 +7.78
455–495 473 10 198.00–218.00 $205.48 $972 +0.12
515–540 528 12 188.00–206.00 $195.24 $1,031 +0.58
590–595 593 2 184.00–194.00 $189.02 $1,121 +5.07
600–640 614 5 172.00–180.00 $176.94 $1,086 +1.95
680–690 685 2 170.00–176.00 $173.02 $1,185 +8.21
705 705 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,093 -9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 277.00–280.00 $278.49 $774 —
310–345 327 13 260.00–285.00 $270.55 $885 +7.60
355–395 375 13 250.00–270.00 $257.77 $967 +5.53
400–445 421 25 236.00–257.00 $248.55 $1,046 +5.68
455–497 479 26 228.00–250.00 $238.51 $1,142 +6.25
505–545 525 11 218.00–245.00 $232.86 $1,223 +15.28
555–595 576 11 206.00–236.00 $222.95 $1,284 +14.10
615–645 630 11 192.00–216.00 $207.23 $1,306 +7.73
650–690 669 4 189.00–211.00 $201.17 $1,346 +12.24
700–712 705 23 178.00–187.00 $181.82 $1,282 +9.82
800 800 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 290.00 $290.00 $594 —
330–345 335 4 282.00–287.00 $283.29 $949 +18.20
355–395 370 12 264.00–280.00 $271.15 $1,003 +4.56
405–445 423 16 252.00–275.00 $264.13 $1,117 +11.18
455–495 473 16 242.00–268.00 $254.16 $1,202 +11.50
510–535 521 9 224.00–250.00 $240.86 $1,255 +6.33
555–585 569 7 233.00–245.00 $237.51 $1,351 +19.70
612–625 616 5 208.00–220.00 $212.04 $1,306 +7.03
700 700 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,400 +11.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 264.00 $264.00 $647 -2.61
275 275 1 260.00 $260.00 $715 +1.74
305–345 321 10 254.00–275.00 $266.04 $854 +20.48
355–380 371 6 242.00–255.00 $247.79 $919 +7.05
410–445 433 9 226.00–247.00 $240.92 $1,043 +7.59
470–485 476 9 220.00–235.00 $226.54 $1,078 +6.54
540 540 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,188 +16.65
565–585 575 2 182.00–217.00 $199.80 $1,149 +11.04
620 620 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,271 +20.82
660–685 666 5 176.00–197.00 $187.15 $1,246 +18.29
740–745 743 3 158.00–168.00 $161.32 $1,199 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1430 1174 80-85% 75 87.00–98.00 $92.55 $1,087 +6.06
925–1875 1196 80-85% 61 81.00–92.00 $87.04 $1,041 +0.55
960–1415 1213 80-85% 34 93.00–104.00 $98.11 $1,190 +4.87
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1315 1001 85-90% 15 79.00–95.00 $85.56 $856 +5.37
840–1200 1052 85-90% 35 74.00–91.00 $83.70 $881 —
840–1255 1070 85-90% 58 69.00–85.00 $79.34 $849 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1425 1311 75-80% 10 101.00–106.00 $103.11 $1,352 —
1240–1745 1470 75-80% 23 90.00–100.00 $95.05 $1,397 —
1120–1700 1508 75-80% 23 85.00–93.00 $88.74 $1,338 -20.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1730 1391 17 94.00–110.00 $103.79 $1,444 —
1450–1975 1678 12 113.00–122.00 $117.93 $1,979 —
1270–2200 1699 13 101.00–115.00 $110.41 $1,876 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 48 1,050.00–1,575.00 $1,392.71
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 49 1,300.00–1,750.00 $1,615.82
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,750.00–2,100.00 $1,950.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,625.00–1,700.00 $1,662.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 1,050.00–1,425.00 $1,207.78
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 1,300.00–1,450.00 $1,369.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 875.00–1,025.00 $950.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,175.00–1,275.00 $1,241.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,650.00–1,925.00 $1,765.63 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 2,225.00–2,425.00 $2,325.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,825.00–2,025.00 $1,905.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 44 1,325.00–1,850.00 $1,501.70 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 17 1,600.00–2,000.00 $1,788.24 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,200.00–1,550.00 $1,366.67 —

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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.