Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 4, 2024

3,426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.31/cwt +3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,425/hd at 527 lb · 69 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.47/cwt +5.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,298/hd at 424 lb · 54 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.45/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,546/hd at 671 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,426	6,191	3,445
Feeder cattle	2,904	5,416	2,867
Slaughter cattle	332	573	385
Replacement cattle	190	202	193

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle 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
305–349	332	17	345.00–395.00	$374.10	$1,242	-17.58
353–390	376	35	330.00–377.00	$363.78	$1,368	-11.25
400–425	413	20	325.00–360.00	$347.30	$1,434	+0.29
445 value added	445	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,624	—
455–490	473	32	315.00–335.00	$331.19	$1,567	+2.33
505–545	538	42	292.50–325.00	$299.49	$1,611	-16.10
550–586	560	40	277.00–305.00	$292.95	$1,641	-2.02
605–635	620	3	262.00–272.00	$266.25	$1,651	-8.52
655–683	673	40	252.00–260.00	$252.46	$1,699	-1.62
743–745	743	38	240.00–248.00	$247.58	$1,840	+2.51
760–796	778	12	225.00–240.00	$230.55	$1,794	-4.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	328	12	317.00–377.00	$328.61	$1,078	-28.33
375	375	9	305.00–320.00	$312.67	$1,173	-39.31
405–445	422	11	300.00–337.00	$321.91	$1,358	-7.45
460–495	481	38	297.00–329.00	$322.15	$1,550	+3.48
510–545	535	19	282.00–300.00	$286.94	$1,535	-19.69
555–595	582	22	264.00–280.00	$269.88	$1,571	-21.94
605–645	624	22	255.00–275.00	$265.50	$1,657	-3.54
655–693	689	9	232.00–240.00	$239.15	$1,648	-12.69
705–725	718	6	227.00–232.50	$229.84	$1,650	-13.08
755–795	779	4	212.00–222.00	$217.70	$1,696	-19.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	319	6	302.00–357.00	$329.46	$1,051	-6.55
355–385	371	8	290.00–315.00	$299.14	$1,110	-32.59
405–445	428	3	280.00–315.00	$294.49	$1,260	-6.51
480	480	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,488	+4.92
503–535	518	7	260.00–285.00	$272.65	$1,412	+4.46
560–580	570	15	258.00–260.00	$258.66	$1,474	-11.72
605	605	3	240.00–250.00	$246.67	$1,492	-8.59
696	696	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,601	-0.40
705–725	715	4	215.00–220.00	$217.48	$1,555	-6.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	3	345.00–385.00	$371.67	$836	—
295	295	3	332.00	$332.00	$979	-28.00
305–345	329	29	320.00–345.00	$326.76	$1,075	-2.76
350–395	369	16	302.00–340.00	$318.13	$1,174	+6.64
386 fancy	386	9	332.00	$332.00	$1,282	—
400–445	420	32	285.00–320.00	$302.65	$1,271	+1.78
403–439 fancy	429	22	307.00–335.00	$312.02	$1,339	—
450–490	464	28	270.00–305.00	$285.25	$1,324	-2.47
505–545	527	69	260.00–280.00	$270.31	$1,425	+3.56
553–595	569	21	240.00–260.00	$252.93	$1,439	-0.16
620–638	629	8	239.00–241.00	$239.88	$1,509	+0.44
653–692	671	49	227.00–231.50	$230.45	$1,546	-0.69
705–740	723	8	220.00–231.00	$226.13	$1,635	+7.44
752 fancy	752	15	229.00	$229.00	$1,722	+10.50
753–795	764	27	220.00–221.00	$220.73	$1,686	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	278	6	300.00–340.00	$320.54	$891	-5.16
315–345	330	15	290.00–335.00	$308.27	$1,017	-2.17
350–395	376	17	282.00–320.00	$299.07	$1,125	-5.41
405–445	425	39	270.00–302.00	$285.25	$1,212	-2.38
465–496	482	38	265.00–285.00	$275.19	$1,326	-1.84
505–540	521	32	240.00–265.00	$257.14	$1,340	+1.56
550–598	573	34	232.00–250.00	$241.72	$1,385	-1.18
600–645	626	22	220.00–235.00	$228.56	$1,431	-12.65
650–680	663	12	210.00–222.00	$217.08	$1,439	-15.82
760	760	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,535	-4.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	320	21	270.00–310.00	$284.54	$911	-11.07
355–390	374	18	260.00–301.00	$279.24	$1,044	-5.74
400–445	426	15	255.00–290.00	$274.66	$1,170	+4.15
450–495	475	23	240.00–273.00	$263.85	$1,253	+2.61
505–545	531	22	220.00–255.00	$241.11	$1,280	-5.49
560–598	590	24	227.50–239.00	$234.05	$1,381	+4.43
615–645	633	5	215.00–222.00	$218.76	$1,385	+1.77
660–675	667	13	185.00–207.00	$191.64	$1,278	-17.38
725	725	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,450	-4.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	324	9	330.00–360.00	$345.62	$1,120	-6.23
355–395	372	13	322.00–340.00	$330.72	$1,230	+4.51
405–440	428	24	300.00–326.00	$314.47	$1,346	+6.49
455–490	466	30	277.00–308.00	$297.40	$1,386	+4.82
500–545	526	27	260.00–290.00	$278.42	$1,464	-2.83
555–595	573	24	250.00–275.00	$262.40	$1,504	+3.84
605–645	624	9	240.00–250.00	$246.53	$1,538	+0.49
655	655	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,552	+0.26
705	705	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,551	+1.80
765	765	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,568	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	11	348.00–377.00	$360.39	$1,196	-5.92
360–395	373	9	340.00–365.00	$351.15	$1,310	+10.71
405–445	425	21	317.00–345.00	$329.46	$1,400	+5.09
450–490	465	20	300.00–318.00	$310.85	$1,445	+4.42
455–475 fancy	467	3	330.00–335.00	$331.63	$1,549	—
505–535	520	19	285.00–305.00	$291.96	$1,518	+13.67
555 fancy	555	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,665	—
550–585	572	12	270.00–282.00	$274.46	$1,570	+3.51
605–635	625	9	251.00–268.00	$253.74	$1,586	+1.82
680–690	684	4	242.00–252.00	$247.72	$1,694	+11.02
715–740	726	5	221.00–227.00	$224.18	$1,628	+1.19
759	759	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,632	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,040	-2.94
355–380	370	17	295.00–322.00	$306.47	$1,134	—
405–445	424	17	275.00–318.00	$306.77	$1,301	+11.92
460–495	473	23	265.00–296.00	$286.84	$1,357	+3.36
525–545	533	7	252.00–270.00	$261.71	$1,395	-8.03
570–590	578	8	227.00–258.00	$240.71	$1,391	-11.69
605–645	629	12	222.00–230.00	$228.56	$1,438	-3.57
650–690	677	6	215.00–220.00	$219.19	$1,484	—
715–745	731	4	200.00–215.00	$206.47	$1,509	—
760–775	768	2	190.00–200.00	$194.95	$1,497	+5.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1390	1146	80-85%	44	103.00–114.00	$111.50	$1,278	—
890–1420	1174	80-85%	67	110.00–120.00	$115.85	$1,360	—
980–1495	1182	80-85%	30	118.00–127.00	$122.70	$1,450	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1190	983	85-90%	11	85.00–99.00	$92.75	$912	—
885–1190	1037	85-90%	26	100.00–112.00	$104.03	$1,079	+5.60
830–1265	1042	85-90%	28	98.00–117.00	$107.76	$1,123	+9.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1540	1399	75-80%	16	108.00–112.00	$110.10	$1,540	—
1310–1670	1436	75-80%	13	116.00–129.00	$123.63	$1,775	—
1075–1780	1461	75-80%	16	109.00–120.00	$115.52	$1,688	-0.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–2060	1576	16	126.00–149.00	$136.26	$2,147	—
1275–1970	1686	18	136.00–154.00	$141.57	$2,387	-15.24
1665–2055	1908	5	149.00–162.00	$154.01	$2,939	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	950.00–1,100.00	$1,018.18
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	1,023.00–1,393.00	$1,202.94

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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)	13	1,575.00–1,850.00	$1,721.15
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,950.00

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)	9	1,250.00–1,775.00	$1,458.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,125.00–1,375.00	$1,212.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,300.00–1,500.00	$1,450.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,300.00–2,600.00	$2,425.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,800.00–2,200.00	$1,971.88	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,350.00–1,400.00	$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.