Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 11, 2024

3,264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $290.00/cwt ≈ $1,476/hd at 509 lb · 90 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $294.50/cwt ≈ $1,826/hd at 620 lb · 72 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $256.45/cwt -1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,349/hd at 526 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,264	4,127	2,163
Feeder cattle	2,657	3,449	1,599
Slaughter cattle	300	446	397
Replacement cattle	307	232	167

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 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
320–325	324	12	340.00–360.00	$350.48	$1,136	-23.78
355–390	368	15	330.00–367.00	$350.89	$1,291	-9.43
415–440	430	18	327.00–342.00	$331.22	$1,424	-14.83
455–495	477	16	315.00–328.00	$322.62	$1,539	+1.42
510–545	526	24	285.00–320.00	$306.80	$1,614	-5.17
555–592	579	23	285.00–305.00	$289.76	$1,678	+10.23
605–645	624	10	256.00–270.00	$263.19	$1,642	-3.12
665–690	673	13	230.00–255.00	$234.35	$1,577	-17.48
704–725	708	6	234.00–243.00	$241.46	$1,710	-0.07
755–766	761	7	221.00–239.00	$231.35	$1,761	+6.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,120	—
335	335	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,374	+15.00
350–395	378	8	352.00–400.00	$379.99	$1,436	+1.47
400–445	415	21	336.00–370.00	$350.47	$1,454	+15.33
455 value added	455	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,638	—
450–490	470	13	328.00–350.00	$335.40	$1,576	+5.38
505–545	520	15	314.00–340.00	$321.80	$1,673	+3.93
550 value added	550	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,760	—
550–575	566	18	295.00–305.00	$297.28	$1,683	+3.55
610–630	616	5	268.00–280.00	$273.98	$1,688	-3.38
655–670	669	35	253.00–256.00	$253.14	$1,694	—
705	705	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,692	±0.00
768	768	3	270.00	$270.00	$2,074	+40.00
810	810	4	242.50	$242.50	$1,964	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	72	294.50	$294.50	$1,826	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	375	10	310.00–345.00	$333.04	$1,249	-2.80
415–440	423	3	320.00–329.00	$325.88	$1,378	+19.26
455–490	471	16	305.00–325.00	$317.54	$1,496	+30.55
515–545	538	4	295.00–305.00	$298.73	$1,607	+18.73
555–595	575	6	260.00–280.00	$272.88	$1,569	+15.72
615–645	632	3	220.00–270.00	$239.58	$1,514	-7.77
675–685	682	3	212.00–215.00	$214.01	$1,460	-19.16
760	760	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,657	—

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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	274	6	315.00–370.00	$336.40	$922	+9.08
305–345	327	16	300.00–332.00	$316.42	$1,035	+1.99
355–395	380	30	287.00–322.00	$310.54	$1,180	+8.02
410–445	431	45	270.00–308.00	$291.62	$1,257	+0.76
455–495	474	36	260.00–283.00	$273.24	$1,295	-2.13
505–548	526	55	250.00–266.00	$256.45	$1,349	-1.72
555–594	573	34	232.00–250.00	$240.27	$1,377	-0.18
605–635	621	18	225.00–248.00	$236.60	$1,469	+2.35
655–695	663	14	220.00–240.00	$235.12	$1,559	+10.27
715–745	725	3	212.00–220.00	$214.74	$1,557	-0.97
765	765	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,568	-21.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	340.00	$340.00	$748	—
265	265	1	335.00	$335.00	$888	-22.10
305–330	322	9	312.00–332.00	$323.15	$1,041	-6.51
355 fancy	355	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,172	+11.00
355–395	373	16	305.00–335.00	$321.81	$1,200	+4.33
400–435 fancy	418	3	320.00–330.00	$323.47	$1,352	+23.47
400–445	421	30	285.00–316.00	$296.71	$1,249	-2.52
455–493	467	37	275.00–300.00	$289.35	$1,351	+4.94
500–535	520	35	262.00–282.00	$270.87	$1,409	+6.21
551 fancy	551	7	275.00	$275.00	$1,515	—
550–590	564	11	242.00–265.00	$254.60	$1,436	+8.23
605–640	614	25	237.00–243.00	$241.43	$1,482	+3.62
655 value added	655	2	248.00	$248.00	$1,624	—
650–690	670	11	230.00–241.00	$236.87	$1,587	—
725	725	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,631	+6.09
755	755	2	215.00–228.00	$221.50	$1,672	+23.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	331	10	282.00–318.00	$301.66	$998	+17.30
355–395	379	10	280.00–314.00	$297.12	$1,126	+16.36
405–440	434	18	270.00–298.00	$287.40	$1,247	+15.00
455–490	476	20	250.00–275.00	$265.81	$1,265	+3.78
510–545	532	16	230.00–252.00	$244.35	$1,300	+5.61
565–595	578	12	205.00–235.00	$225.52	$1,304	-1.74
610–640	630	3	220.00–227.00	$223.72	$1,409	+2.34
655–695	673	16	175.00–225.00	$192.21	$1,294	-19.97
760–780	773	3	199.00–200.00	$199.33	$1,541	+9.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
509	509	90	290.00	$290.00	$1,476	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	344.00	$344.00	$998	-26.00
300–315	308	4	340.00–345.00	$342.56	$1,055	-11.23
360–395	385	13	325.00–345.00	$333.13	$1,283	+0.11
410–445	436	31	305.00–342.00	$322.47	$1,406	+3.91
455–495	477	22	290.00–315.00	$303.66	$1,448	+2.98
500–545	523	36	275.00–310.00	$287.10	$1,502	-1.89
555–595	574	19	255.00–280.00	$265.22	$1,522	-8.38
610–620	615	5	245.00–255.00	$250.03	$1,538	-1.44
655–695	674	10	217.00–242.00	$230.77	$1,555	+1.05
740–745	743	3	207.00–209.00	$208.34	$1,548	-12.52
785	785	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,609	-6.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,004	-12.16
300–335	323	9	348.00–370.00	$355.40	$1,148	-3.64
350–375 fancy	363	2	370.00–380.00	$374.83	$1,361	—
350–395	374	14	340.00–362.00	$350.18	$1,310	-1.22
410 fancy	410	2	362.00–365.00	$363.50	$1,490	—
400–440	423	23	320.00–355.00	$333.50	$1,411	+6.99
450–490	462	21	310.00–340.00	$321.88	$1,487	+1.22
505–540	521	26	290.00–312.00	$301.02	$1,568	+1.07
550–590	575	13	265.00–295.00	$277.04	$1,593	-3.23
600–625	619	11	255.00–266.00	$258.29	$1,599	-2.96
675	675	2	235.00–245.00	$240.00	$1,620	-1.33
730	730	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,657	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	338	8	325.00–355.00	$335.87	$1,135	-5.40
360–380	374	8	315.00–325.00	$320.06	$1,197	+0.03
410–430	421	7	305.00–310.00	$308.00	$1,297	+6.04
470	470	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,410	+10.22
505–535	520	6	260.00–280.00	$269.48	$1,401	-1.98
570–595	589	7	247.00–262.00	$252.29	$1,486	+0.16
615–645	628	9	222.00–230.00	$226.35	$1,421	-12.17
655–695	682	3	205.00–210.00	$206.60	$1,409	-10.80
745	745	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,453	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1495	1157	80-85%	34	101.00–119.00	$112.41	$1,301	—
945–1475	1173	80-85%	30	108.00–125.00	$119.34	$1,400	—
950–1550	1189	80-85%	11	116.00–130.00	$124.23	$1,477	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1165	971	85-90%	15	81.00–104.00	$98.27	$954	—
820–1225	1046	85-90%	29	100.00–113.00	$107.85	$1,128	—
1045–1255	1116	85-90%	8	93.00–120.00	$108.67	$1,213	+0.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1460	1413	75-80%	8	105.00–118.00	$114.55	$1,619	-3.68
1315–1750	1430	75-80%	11	117.00–129.00	$125.46	$1,794	+7.23
1190–1770	1505	75-80%	12	115.00–124.00	$119.53	$1,799	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1865	1412	15	115.00–138.00	$130.92	$1,849	—
1300–2280	1717	22	122.00–148.00	$138.97	$2,386	+0.67
1765–2045	1940	4	146.00–151.00	$149.61	$2,902	—

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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	4	1,075.00–1,175.00	$1,131.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,103.03

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	1,650.00–2,350.00	$1,875.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,150.00	$2,066.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,701.43
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,125.00–1,550.00	$1,307.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,487.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,473.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	900.00–1,125.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,650.00–1,700.00	$1,687.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,490.00

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)	9	1,075.00–1,400.00	$1,266.67

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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	4	2,450.00–2,500.00	$2,475.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	2,000.00–2,700.00	$2,200.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,000.00–2,375.00	$2,187.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,583.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,900.00–1,950.00	$1,925.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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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.