Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 17, 2024

5,199 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $300.94/cwt +13.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 440 lb · 130 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $254.91/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,463/hd at 574 lb · 98 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $270.00/cwt ≈ $1,542/hd at 571 lb · 94 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,199	2,430	3,435
Feeder cattle	4,242	2,001	2,360
Slaughter cattle	738	213	691
Replacement cattle	219	216	384

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 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
225–245	233	5	390.00–400.00	$393.15	$916	—
325–345	329	14	365.00–380.00	$372.51	$1,226	+4.60
354–395	371	39	340.00–364.00	$353.63	$1,312	+9.41
400–447	427	25	315.00–350.00	$335.70	$1,433	+5.98
450–495	474	50	310.00–330.00	$323.11	$1,532	+14.66
500–540	524	35	285.00–332.00	$319.75	$1,675	+12.10
550–595	575	42	282.50–302.00	$288.24	$1,657	+10.63
605–643	628	24	242.00–280.00	$262.82	$1,651	-2.43
650–686	666	41	228.00–267.00	$256.06	$1,705	+12.84
703–745	719	18	238.00–250.00	$245.20	$1,763	-5.61
751–798	782	14	235.00–243.00	$241.21	$1,886	—
810–828	824	6	220.00–240.00	$235.04	$1,937	—
897	897	3	225.00	$225.00	$2,018	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	232	3	430.00–455.00	$438.81	$1,018	—
265–291	283	7	400.00–425.00	$416.04	$1,177	+14.19
305–345	324	7	365.00–395.00	$384.71	$1,246	-1.70
365–385	375	6	340.00–400.00	$366.82	$1,376	+5.45
410–445	424	17	330.00–385.00	$364.32	$1,545	+26.78
457–495	467	14	323.00–340.00	$335.00	$1,564	+7.65
505–545	524	16	305.00–375.00	$322.03	$1,687	+7.62
555–595	564	55	295.00–320.00	$308.20	$1,738	—
601–638	613	58	272.00–302.00	$297.28	$1,822	—
650–686	666	15	260.00–290.00	$277.41	$1,848	—
715	715	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,788	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	310.00	$310.00	$852	—
325	325	15	330.00–350.00	$342.67	$1,114	+14.67
355–375	368	9	310.00–330.00	$322.79	$1,188	+0.23
410–440	428	3	287.00–300.00	$294.57	$1,261	-21.84
478–485	481	7	300.00–310.00	$306.44	$1,474	+2.50
570–580	575	12	262.00–280.00	$270.17	$1,553	+25.13
600–642	620	12	242.00–260.00	$250.11	$1,551	-5.35
655–695	674	8	236.00–245.00	$240.11	$1,618	—
780	780	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,677	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	330.00	$330.00	$776	—
265–290	278	2	312.00–320.00	$316.18	$879	—
305–345	324	30	295.00–320.00	$310.33	$1,005	-11.43
355–395	376	39	277.00–320.00	$301.69	$1,134	-1.53
400–445	440	130	262.00–315.00	$300.94	$1,324	+13.56
450–495	467	74	260.00–306.50	$285.68	$1,334	+8.23
500–548	532	81	240.00–280.00	$259.99	$1,383	-2.23
560–599	574	98	235.00–264.00	$254.91	$1,463	+9.00
605–645	634	92	223.00–257.00	$242.42	$1,537	+5.81
652–695	665	20	213.00–240.00	$232.62	$1,547	+10.23
705–735	725	10	220.00–230.00	$226.65	$1,643	+16.96
755–784	767	12	224.00–227.00	$225.27	$1,728	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	229	4	340.00–365.00	$347.95	$797	—
255–290	269	9	330.00–385.00	$366.56	$986	+36.38
300–340	316	12	307.00–340.00	$324.31	$1,025	-9.65
355–395	372	42	301.00–340.00	$321.90	$1,197	+3.79
400–440	418	28	281.00–315.00	$301.21	$1,259	-7.56
455–485	470	21	270.00–295.00	$283.83	$1,334	-6.73
510 value added	510	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,428	—
500–545	516	19	250.00–290.00	$272.81	$1,408	+4.20
556 fancy	556	5	275.00	$275.00	$1,529	—
550–585	565	11	240.00–270.00	$256.91	$1,452	+1.40
605–645	618	16	232.00–251.00	$242.88	$1,501	+7.88
660–685	675	8	230.00–235.00	$232.64	$1,570	—
705–745	723	4	218.00–235.00	$225.40	$1,630	—
751	751	4	222.50	$222.50	$1,671	—
909	909	7	194.00	$194.00	$1,763	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	310.00	$310.00	$651	—
285	285	1	275.00	$275.00	$784	—
315–345	330	16	280.00–300.00	$288.80	$953	-20.90
355–395	374	15	252.00–300.00	$279.08	$1,044	-2.30
420–445	425	31	245.00–280.00	$270.45	$1,149	-3.58
455–495	476	29	250.00–282.00	$260.27	$1,239	+1.83
505–545	528	54	230.00–255.00	$240.23	$1,268	-0.76
560–580	571	13	220.00–245.00	$231.19	$1,320	+1.36
605–640	624	4	220.00–225.00	$221.98	$1,385	+7.81
680–695	689	4	200.00–217.00	$205.29	$1,414	+5.41
730–743	740	4	195.00–200.00	$196.23	$1,452	+8.23
780	780	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,482	+6.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571	571	94	270.00	$270.00	$1,542	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	3	365.00	$365.00	$840	+23.00
275–290	283	5	355.00–400.00	$374.54	$1,060	—
310–345	328	20	330.00–375.00	$353.48	$1,159	-5.99
360–395	377	13	320.00–350.00	$331.26	$1,249	-15.85
400–445	427	57	228.00–362.50	$326.55	$1,394	+5.18
455–495	475	41	290.00–310.00	$300.18	$1,426	-6.82
500–545	523	46	270.00–308.00	$286.08	$1,496	+1.48
550–595	571	35	255.00–306.00	$270.11	$1,542	-2.85
610–640	626	28	223.00–260.00	$249.87	$1,564	+4.92
655–695	675	26	220.00–246.00	$233.48	$1,576	-1.18
705–745	715	33	210.00–234.00	$227.41	$1,626	+9.91
760–775	769	6	200.00–220.00	$211.18	$1,624	—
810	810	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,782	—
874	874	5	209.00	$209.00	$1,827	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	233	5	380.00–450.00	$421.46	$982	—
250–270	259	5	385.00–425.00	$396.04	$1,026	+6.04
305–340	318	11	350.00–385.00	$366.37	$1,165	-3.69
350–390	369	10	335.00–365.00	$347.58	$1,283	-2.28
400–445	419	27	322.00–350.00	$334.32	$1,401	+1.12
450–495	476	14	305.00–325.00	$314.47	$1,497	-0.84
500–540	514	23	290.00–325.00	$305.49	$1,570	+0.50
550–585	563	13	275.00–292.00	$284.66	$1,603	+12.66
600–630	618	4	250.00–263.00	$257.00	$1,588	—
650–695	667	3	240.00–250.00	$246.20	$1,642	+8.72
700–730	715	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,644	—
785	785	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,782	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	355.00	$355.00	$870	+20.00
255–290	273	8	340.00–345.00	$342.41	$935	—
315–345	327	6	320.00–360.00	$341.23	$1,116	-16.59
360–395	382	3	317.00–335.00	$323.89	$1,237	-12.46
400–445	425	18	290.00–305.00	$300.57	$1,277	-0.25
450–495	471	24	275.00–295.00	$284.17	$1,338	+4.40
510–545	529	18	250.00–285.00	$267.48	$1,415	+4.47
560–590	574	11	240.00–254.00	$248.53	$1,427	-0.73
605–645	622	10	228.00–245.00	$238.63	$1,484	+10.71
680–695	688	3	225.00–234.00	$229.68	$1,580	+17.75
705–746	733	6	205.00–218.00	$213.61	$1,566	+11.33
760–780	770	2	192.00–210.00	$201.12	$1,549	+11.12
800	800	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,440	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1270	986	85-90%	39	92.00–109.00	$100.70	$993	—
975–1210	1101	85-90%	11	106.00–120.00	$113.61	$1,251	—
930–1290	1103	85-90%	38	100.00–115.00	$108.30	$1,195	-0.95

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1325	1153	80-85%	13	102.00–113.00	$110.19	$1,270	—
940–1520	1200	80-85%	39	112.00–124.00	$116.91	$1,403	+9.54
1035–1545	1302	80-85%	17	117.00–134.00	$122.86	$1,600	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1410	1342	75-80%	3	107.00–111.00	$109.05	$1,463	—
1265–1710	1440	75-80%	8	119.00–126.00	$122.92	$1,770	—
1240–1765	1460	75-80%	18	112.00–118.00	$114.82	$1,676	+10.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1950	1493	6	124.00–143.00	$132.75	$1,982	—
1385–2115	1752	9	137.00–155.00	$145.92	$2,557	—
1585–2295	1780	6	154.50–163.00	$157.53	$2,804	—

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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	23	1,075.00–1,180.00	$1,125.22
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	1,022.00–1,309.00	$1,167.27

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,400.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,025.00–2,200.00	$2,108.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,241.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,525.00–2,050.00	$1,865.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,400.00–1,675.00	$1,491.67

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	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,270.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	925.00–1,050.00	$987.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,143.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,683.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,425.00

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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	4	1,550.00–2,550.00	$2,043.75	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,725.00–2,800.00	$2,266.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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

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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.