Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, December 2, 2024

1,897 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $264.62/cwt +13.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,254/hd at 474 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $296.16/cwt +14.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,265/hd at 427 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $278.46/cwt +12.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,200/hd at 431 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,897	1,922	2,600
Feeder cattle	1,545	1,448	2,088
Slaughter cattle	213	243	361
Replacement cattle	139	231	151

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	277	6	345.00–360.00	$354.11	$981	+22.39
310–340	325	8	340.00–350.00	$348.10	$1,131	+32.10
365–375	374	8	332.00–342.00	$337.39	$1,262	+2.59
405–445	425	14	315.00–330.00	$322.34	$1,370	+13.30
465–490	480	5	310.00–312.00	$311.23	$1,494	+14.71
520–535	532	6	293.00–302.00	$296.80	$1,579	+18.33
555–590	565	15	268.00–295.00	$277.86	$1,570	+10.10
600–640	618	11	255.00–272.50	$261.71	$1,617	+2.75
655–665	660	2	242.00–245.00	$243.49	$1,607	+1.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,017	—
250–295	278	5	385.00–400.00	$391.80	$1,089	+51.80
325	325	9	365.00–375.00	$369.44	$1,201	+48.42
355–395	374	7	344.00–370.00	$355.46	$1,329	+39.60
410–435	425	12	326.00–342.00	$331.88	$1,410	+15.74
455–490	474	7	322.00–330.00	$326.82	$1,549	+20.99
505–510	507	3	312.00–317.00	$314.66	$1,595	+9.93
560–570	563	3	280.00–288.00	$285.30	$1,606	+11.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	378	5	315.00–325.00	$319.84	$1,209	+29.84
455–485	466	7	275.00–307.00	$291.72	$1,359	+14.72
525–545	535	4	264.00–275.00	$269.60	$1,442	-9.74
560–595	583	7	254.00–265.00	$257.48	$1,501	+1.51
610–630	624	10	242.00–252.00	$247.02	$1,541	—
720	720	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,620	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	280	3	295.00–300.00	$298.27	$835	—
325–345	334	11	290.00–300.00	$294.86	$985	+2.71
365–395	373	22	280.00–298.00	$287.16	$1,071	+10.53
410–445	431	29	270.00–288.00	$278.46	$1,200	+12.83
455–495	474	35	255.00–274.00	$264.62	$1,254	+13.16
500–530	516	23	248.00–267.00	$252.46	$1,303	+9.50
560–595	578	14	230.00–250.00	$238.91	$1,381	+1.31
600–645	621	17	218.00–237.00	$229.31	$1,424	+7.26
655–695	679	11	210.00–220.00	$214.63	$1,457	-4.48
705–730	714	5	202.00–206.00	$203.60	$1,454	+15.60

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	3	345.00	$345.00	$759	—
250–280	262	5	322.00–325.00	$323.95	$849	—
315–345	328	9	307.00–320.00	$316.00	$1,036	+15.32
355–385	370	15	295.00–317.00	$308.13	$1,140	+22.90
410–445	427	29	290.00–302.00	$296.16	$1,265	+19.07
465–495	479	22	274.00–300.00	$289.02	$1,384	+23.23
505–530	520	23	254.00–290.00	$267.63	$1,392	+5.16
555–590	563	9	250.00–270.00	$254.91	$1,435	+13.61
605–635	615	6	228.00–234.00	$231.93	$1,426	-13.35
765	765	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,721	+22.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	322.00	$322.00	$660	—
310–325	321	11	275.00–295.00	$286.09	$918	+17.99
375–395	388	7	260.00–288.00	$273.66	$1,062	—
405–440	420	20	245.00–276.00	$260.20	$1,093	+2.09
450–495	474	4	240.00–250.00	$246.33	$1,168	+0.81
515–540	528	12	220.00–247.00	$236.55	$1,249	+1.11
560–570	568	4	220.00–230.00	$227.53	$1,292	+4.45
645	645	3	212.00	$212.00	$1,367	-8.75
680–690	684	5	200.00–204.00	$201.61	$1,379	+3.35
720	720	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,411	+16.00
760–770	768	4	182.00–187.00	$183.24	$1,407	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	12	336.00–367.00	$346.74	$1,144	+23.96
365–390	381	10	314.00–340.00	$324.54	$1,236	+13.41
400–445	428	26	300.00–330.00	$311.67	$1,334	+14.72
470–495	481	14	280.00–310.00	$292.80	$1,408	+15.36
500–540	513	16	275.00–290.00	$279.08	$1,432	+15.47
560–585	573	14	252.00–276.00	$261.45	$1,498	+11.71
605–640	625	14	240.00–261.00	$253.16	$1,582	+19.52
655–695	674	7	222.00–245.00	$231.92	$1,563	+5.90
700–735	716	8	210.00–230.00	$220.34	$1,578	+19.93
790–795	791	7	196.00–198.00	$197.43	$1,562	+5.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	211	5	345.00–350.00	$347.91	$734	-27.09
305–340	320	16	340.00–387.00	$365.48	$1,170	+37.88
350–380	362	18	336.00–355.00	$345.78	$1,252	+21.13
410–445	428	10	314.00–332.00	$319.68	$1,368	+7.20
455–480	468	8	290.00–320.00	$305.92	$1,432	+7.51
510–530	518	17	286.00–310.00	$292.64	$1,516	+20.95
550	550	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,595	+26.78
605–645	622	3	256.00–260.00	$257.96	$1,605	+16.97
690	690	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,697	+8.96
725	725	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,696	+4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	4	330.00–334.00	$331.91	$923	—
325–335	333	4	330.00–340.00	$332.44	$1,107	+5.44
355–380	363	7	306.00–325.00	$317.90	$1,154	+9.78
410–440	423	9	280.00–296.00	$289.12	$1,223	+3.79
475–495	488	11	272.00–285.00	$279.36	$1,363	+1.58
525–535	528	7	266.00–272.00	$268.02	$1,415	+12.53
560–590	577	3	240.00–257.00	$247.85	$1,430	+5.84
625–645	639	8	220.00–231.00	$226.09	$1,445	+0.11
670–690	677	3	210.00–217.00	$214.29	$1,451	+2.27
745	745	2	210.00–215.00	$212.50	$1,583	+2.50
760–795	774	6	185.00–200.00	$190.93	$1,478	-2.02
800	800	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,640	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1030	938	85-90%	20	97.00–109.00	$102.29	$959	—
895–1165	1046	85-90%	7	112.00–120.00	$115.16	$1,205	+12.06
920–1210	1058	85-90%	27	102.00–115.00	$109.91	$1,163	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1600	1173	80-85%	18	113.00–123.00	$118.99	$1,396	-2.98
1105–1470	1300	80-85%	10	107.00–114.00	$109.87	$1,428	—
1215–1430	1316	80-85%	4	122.00–131.00	$126.06	$1,659	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1480	1410	75-80%	5	113.00–124.00	$119.81	$1,689	—
1155–1615	1478	75-80%	5	116.00–121.00	$117.83	$1,742	-13.30
1545–1580	1557	75-80%	3	122.00–127.00	$123.69	$1,926	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1580	1249	17	129.00–138.00	$133.57	$1,668	—
1275–1760	1449	10	137.00–150.00	$143.92	$2,085	—
1600–1950	1709	9	145.00–159.00	$153.67	$2,626	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	900.00–1,025.00	$962.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	900.00–1,050.00	$982.08

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,150.00	$2,125.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,275.00–1,625.00	$1,441.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,700.00–2,450.00	$2,037.31
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,450.00–1,625.00	$1,508.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	1,425.00–1,900.00	$1,666.96

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)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,375.00–1,525.00	$1,437.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,270.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,260.00–1,400.00	$1,344.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,200.00	$1,162.50

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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	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,700.00–2,325.00	$2,030.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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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.