Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 10, 2024

4,127 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $258.17/cwt -0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 527 lb · 131 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $275.37/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 476 lb · 98 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $290.86/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,254/hd at 431 lb · 96 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,127	3,626	2,124
Feeder cattle	3,449	3,117	1,797
Slaughter cattle	446	259	203
Replacement cattle	232	250	124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good to very 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
315–345	327	12	365.00–382.00	$374.26	$1,224	+2.85
360–380	372	20	340.00–380.00	$360.32	$1,340	+10.46
409–440	417	30	320.00–362.00	$346.05	$1,443	+16.63
450–490	472	70	300.00–340.00	$321.20	$1,516	-5.37
500–540	515	67	285.00–326.00	$311.97	$1,607	+9.94
560–585	574	10	270.00–300.00	$279.53	$1,605	-6.47
610–630	624	19	252.00–280.00	$266.31	$1,662	+0.93
650–695	669	67	225.00–258.00	$251.83	$1,685	+4.83
700–745	729	29	230.00–250.00	$241.53	$1,761	+2.08
750	750	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,688	+3.00
815–825	820	2	220.00–235.00	$227.55	$1,866	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	430.00–445.00	$437.66	$1,050	-6.31
320–325	322	3	390.00–400.00	$395.00	$1,272	+17.51
350–390	370	11	355.00–410.00	$378.52	$1,401	+10.56
405–445	417	12	325.00–346.00	$335.14	$1,398	-16.56
465–495	474	15	315.00–338.00	$330.02	$1,564	+8.52
505–530	516	14	300.00–330.00	$317.87	$1,640	-5.36
555–585	564	42	285.00–296.00	$293.73	$1,657	-10.77
605–647	629	14	272.00–285.00	$277.36	$1,745	-10.57
715	715	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,716	-20.56
750	750	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,725	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	321	4	340.00–350.00	$347.59	$1,116	+12.59
375–390	376	14	330.00–340.00	$335.84	$1,263	—
420–445	431	5	305.00–310.00	$306.62	$1,322	+14.62
475–480	477	5	272.00–298.00	$286.99	$1,369	+6.99
520	520	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,456	-12.14
555–595	584	6	248.00–260.00	$257.16	$1,502	-17.84
600–640	629	10	236.00–257.00	$247.35	$1,556	-4.65
660–695	678	6	230.00–240.00	$233.17	$1,581	-8.16

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	271	6	325.00–335.00	$327.32	$887	—
315–345	329	23	302.00–325.00	$314.43	$1,034	-0.57
352–395	374	47	285.00–315.00	$302.52	$1,131	-3.08
400–445	431	96	270.00–305.00	$290.86	$1,254	+2.56
455–495	476	98	260.00–286.00	$275.37	$1,311	-0.85
500–548	527	131	243.00–272.00	$258.17	$1,361	-0.43
550–595	576	62	225.00–254.00	$240.45	$1,385	+0.25
600–645	622	79	208.00–245.00	$234.25	$1,457	+2.87
655–690	671	17	195.00–245.00	$224.85	$1,509	+3.85
700–720	715	7	212.00–229.00	$215.71	$1,542	+8.23
787	787	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,779	—
820	820	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,804	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	335.00–380.00	$357.10	$1,000	+34.46
305–345	327	16	315.00–340.00	$329.66	$1,078	+5.77
360 fancy	360	1	319.00	$319.00	$1,148	+9.00
358–390	372	27	297.00–331.00	$317.48	$1,181	+2.18
405 fancy	405	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,215	±0.00
400–445	418	23	285.00–308.00	$299.23	$1,251	+1.66
450–490	471	33	270.00–304.00	$284.41	$1,340	-2.50
500–525	510	23	250.00–287.00	$264.66	$1,350	-8.15
555–595	570	25	238.00–255.00	$246.37	$1,404	-11.78
600–625	615	24	223.00–247.00	$237.81	$1,463	-10.66
731–745	736	16	218.50–220.00	$218.91	$1,611	—
790	790	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,564	-14.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
196	196	1	304.00	$304.00	$596	—
315–340	326	10	275.00–295.00	$284.36	$927	-20.48
365–395	384	8	270.00–303.00	$280.76	$1,078	-7.62
425–445	431	9	265.00–282.00	$272.40	$1,174	+2.23
475–495	479	27	252.00–270.00	$262.03	$1,255	+2.96
505–545	527	27	227.00–256.00	$238.74	$1,258	-3.93
575–590	578	12	220.00–237.00	$227.26	$1,314	-0.43
605–645	621	13	215.00–228.00	$221.38	$1,375	-1.65
650–690	671	6	208.00–215.00	$212.18	$1,424	+2.18
700–710	706	4	170.00–197.00	$181.72	$1,283	-3.94
790	790	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,501	-4.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
624	624	87	256.50	$256.50	$1,601	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,036	+19.91
300–335	320	17	335.00–385.00	$353.79	$1,132	-7.23
355–395	374	11	320.00–345.00	$333.02	$1,245	-3.91
400–445	424	45	300.00–360.00	$318.56	$1,351	-1.21
450–495	473	32	290.00–340.00	$300.68	$1,422	-3.11
500–545	521	34	275.00–320.00	$288.99	$1,506	+4.34
550–595	576	20	260.00–300.00	$273.60	$1,576	+6.92
600–645	618	18	240.00–262.00	$251.47	$1,554	+5.01
655–690	679	10	220.00–255.00	$229.72	$1,560	-6.61
705–735	722	6	212.00–228.00	$220.86	$1,595	-7.83
755–780	768	2	210.00–213.00	$211.48	$1,624	-10.49
820	820	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,820	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	233	3	440.00–450.00	$443.50	$1,033	+43.50
255–290	273	5	360.00–395.00	$377.16	$1,030	+2.16
300–335	318	10	350.00–370.00	$359.04	$1,142	-4.81
355–385	366	19	335.00–400.00	$351.40	$1,286	-1.55
400–445	424	19	317.00–332.00	$326.51	$1,384	-1.74
450–495	473	13	310.00–335.00	$320.66	$1,517	-0.22
505–540	521	19	285.00–314.00	$299.95	$1,563	-4.22
550–580	560	11	275.00–289.00	$280.27	$1,570	+4.36
600–635	613	6	248.00–272.00	$261.25	$1,601	—
650–685	665	4	230.00–255.00	$241.33	$1,605	+3.33
750–755	753	3	222.00–227.00	$224.00	$1,687	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	325	4	325.00–350.00	$341.27	$1,109	-4.01
365–395	379	8	310.00–330.00	$320.03	$1,213	+11.06
405–445	422	17	287.00–315.00	$301.96	$1,274	+5.78
455–490	478	12	275.00–297.00	$289.78	$1,385	+8.43
515–545	529	16	260.00–295.00	$271.46	$1,436	+14.11
570–595	585	11	232.00–270.00	$252.13	$1,475	+4.78
605–649	642	16	230.00–241.00	$238.52	$1,531	+3.66
670–690	679	8	210.00–225.00	$217.40	$1,476	—
735	735	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,470	-12.29
795	795	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,654	-2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1580	1245	80-85%	37	104.00–116.00	$111.55	$1,389	-10.15
910–1450	1263	80-85%	42	110.00–123.00	$116.60	$1,473	—
910–1595	1312	80-85%	9	119.00–128.00	$124.44	$1,633	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1290	1078	85-90%	22	83.00–108.00	$101.63	$1,096	+0.46
865–1460	1124	85-90%	30	90.00–116.00	$108.34	$1,218	—
880–1745	1157	85-90%	9	96.00–122.00	$113.39	$1,312	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1530	1380	75-80%	4	123.00–129.00	$125.93	$1,738	+11.47
1235–1700	1396	75-80%	15	111.00–120.00	$115.80	$1,617	+1.34
1245–1690	1407	75-80%	23	113.00–125.00	$118.23	$1,663	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1995	1591	12	120.00–141.00	$125.56	$1,998	—
1140–2150	1619	14	133.00–148.00	$140.01	$2,267	+6.17
1340–1890	1707	9	138.00–139.00	$138.30	$2,361	-16.43

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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	8	1,016.00–1,358.00	$1,123.63
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,175.00–1,235.00	$1,201.67

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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)	13	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,457.69
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,800.00–3,000.00	$2,950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	1,150.00–2,950.00	$1,968.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,750.00–2,100.00	$2,008.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,000.00–1,700.00	$1,400.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,012.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,493.18
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,225.00	$1,141.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,583.33

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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	19	1,850.00–2,775.00	$2,431.58	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,885.00	—

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	1,625.00–1,900.00	$1,700.00	—

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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.