Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 18, 2024

3,392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $260.50/cwt -25.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 473 lb · 37 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $319.34/cwt -7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 428 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $288.22/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,358/hd at 471 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,392	5,199	1,940
Feeder cattle	2,714	4,242	1,301
Slaughter cattle	382	738	365
Replacement cattle	296	219	274

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower. 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
325–335	327	6	332.00–340.00	$335.85	$1,098	-36.66
360–375	374	13	320.00–340.00	$328.19	$1,227	-25.44
410–440	429	7	316.00–347.00	$325.95	$1,398	-9.75
455–495	476	10	300.00–325.00	$312.76	$1,489	-10.35
510–545	530	19	290.00–309.00	$300.73	$1,594	-19.02
550–590	568	12	280.00–292.00	$286.35	$1,626	-1.89
605–640	628	23	260.00–277.00	$266.29	$1,672	+3.47
655–685	670	6	245.00–255.00	$249.89	$1,674	-6.17
705–735	719	4	230.00–250.00	$239.14	$1,719	-6.06
790	790	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,738	-21.21

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	260	2	405.00–410.00	$407.45	$1,059	-8.59
310–335	323	2	380.00–385.00	$382.40	$1,235	-2.31
350–380	365	4	375.00–395.00	$383.77	$1,401	+16.95
400–435	421	9	332.00–355.00	$342.47	$1,442	-21.85
465–480	470	6	320.00–332.00	$325.35	$1,529	-9.65
500–540	518	20	305.00–327.00	$314.29	$1,628	-7.74
550–590	573	13	285.00–302.00	$292.55	$1,676	-15.65
605–645	631	14	272.00–292.50	$276.52	$1,745	-20.76
650–690	677	3	250.00–275.00	$258.00	$1,747	-19.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	9	317.00–320.00	$319.33	$1,191	-3.46
465–485	477	7	282.00–305.00	$295.27	$1,408	-11.17
505–545	529	6	270.00–294.00	$286.46	$1,515	—
560–580	571	6	267.00–275.00	$270.49	$1,544	+0.32
605–640	628	3	245.00–265.00	$253.49	$1,592	+3.38
655–680	669	6	237.00–240.00	$238.51	$1,596	-1.60
735	735	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,617	—
780	780	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,544	-17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	320.00	$320.00	$704	-10.00
255–285	270	2	310.00–317.00	$313.69	$847	-2.49
305–345	321	25	300.00–325.00	$315.51	$1,013	+5.18
355–395	367	25	290.00–310.00	$300.66	$1,103	-1.03
400–446	426	29	270.00–290.00	$280.65	$1,196	-20.29
450–495	473	37	240.00–272.00	$260.50	$1,232	-25.18
500–545	519	31	235.00–262.00	$251.67	$1,306	-8.32
550–595	572	23	234.00–250.00	$242.18	$1,385	-12.73
600–645	633	17	220.00–245.00	$230.69	$1,460	-11.73
660–690	679	8	212.00–225.00	$221.00	$1,501	-11.62
735–745	741	5	205.00–215.00	$208.99	$1,549	-17.66
770	770	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,594	-18.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	274	12	318.00–370.00	$333.39	$913	-33.17
315–335	320	6	320.00–332.00	$327.88	$1,049	+3.57
330–335 fancy	333	2	335.00–340.00	$337.52	$1,124	—
365 fancy	365	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,186	—
355–395	369	18	300.00–327.00	$311.17	$1,148	-10.73
405–445	421	23	285.00–315.00	$304.20	$1,281	+2.99
450–490	477	11	272.00–286.00	$279.64	$1,334	-4.19
500–540	530	27	260.00–272.00	$265.61	$1,408	-7.20
565 value added	565	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,441	—
550–595	584	30	241.00–265.00	$251.40	$1,468	-5.51
600–635	617	16	238.00–257.00	$244.40	$1,508	+1.52
655 fancy	655	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,670	—
660–675	667	15	227.00–245.00	$233.18	$1,555	+0.54
720 fancy	720	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,692	—
740	740	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,643	-3.40
790	790	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,706	—
800 fancy	800	3	223.00	$223.00	$1,784	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	310.00	$310.00	$682	±0.00
285	285	1	300.00	$300.00	$855	+25.00
305–335	319	22	285.00–310.00	$305.00	$973	+16.20
355–395	374	16	270.00–302.00	$281.32	$1,052	+2.24
405–445	432	20	235.00–284.00	$267.28	$1,155	-3.17
470–495	483	22	225.00–262.00	$246.72	$1,192	-13.55
510–535	522	11	215.00–248.00	$234.41	$1,224	-5.82
560–595	579	8	230.00–235.00	$232.11	$1,344	+0.92
610–630	620	4	220.00–223.00	$221.48	$1,373	-0.50
665–680	674	5	210.00–218.00	$214.84	$1,448	+9.55
710–715	712	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,424	+3.77
780	780	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,521	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	273	3	360.00–390.00	$379.76	$1,037	+5.22
315–340	331	20	338.00–375.00	$357.68	$1,184	+4.20
355–395	374	21	325.00–365.00	$344.42	$1,288	+13.16
400–445	428	35	295.00–345.00	$319.34	$1,367	-7.21
455–496	476	26	282.00–320.00	$296.93	$1,413	-3.25
500–545	529	31	262.50–290.00	$277.84	$1,470	-8.24
555–580	566	9	255.00–275.00	$265.25	$1,501	-4.86
600–645	624	11	245.00–260.00	$249.97	$1,560	+0.10
680–695	688	2	217.00–227.00	$222.05	$1,528	-11.43
720	720	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,706	+9.59
765–775	770	3	190.00–225.00	$204.06	$1,571	-7.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	340.00	$340.00	$867	-2.41
305–335	319	11	320.00–350.00	$335.28	$1,070	-5.95
370–390	377	16	318.00–337.00	$327.17	$1,233	+3.28
405–445	426	19	300.00–320.00	$310.80	$1,324	+10.23
455–485	471	34	280.00–300.00	$288.22	$1,358	+4.05
505–540	528	19	260.00–280.00	$267.82	$1,414	+0.34
560–595	572	11	240.00–280.00	$261.94	$1,498	+13.41
600–645	626	4	222.00–255.00	$240.38	$1,505	+1.75
735	735	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,455	-15.61
770	770	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,617	+8.88

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	3	452.00	$452.00	$1,107	+30.54
265–280	275	3	364.00–430.00	$385.20	$1,059	-10.84
300–335	317	10	350.00–385.00	$360.77	$1,144	-5.60
350–395	372	25	335.00–365.00	$345.16	$1,284	-2.42
405–446	427	22	310.00–340.00	$326.04	$1,392	-8.28
450–490	469	13	300.00–330.00	$310.44	$1,456	-4.03
500–545	520	11	275.00–300.00	$290.81	$1,512	-14.68
555–590	575	11	265.00–285.00	$274.33	$1,577	-10.33
605–635	615	3	255.00–260.00	$258.28	$1,588	+1.28
665–685	671	4	230.00–255.00	$242.57	$1,628	-3.63
755	755	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,774	+8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1430	1144	80-85%	54	108.00–116.00	$112.41	$1,286	—
1005–1450	1148	80-85%	21	120.00–129.00	$124.54	$1,430	—
970–1510	1175	80-85%	47	113.00–123.00	$119.47	$1,404	+9.28

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1245	1078	85-90%	22	96.00–113.00	$109.02	$1,175	—
960–1215	1104	85-90%	34	90.00–112.00	$103.92	$1,147	-4.38
1010–1200	1136	85-90%	14	82.00–98.00	$94.31	$1,071	-13.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1545	1405	75-80%	23	114.00–119.00	$116.01	$1,630	-6.91
1360–1655	1431	75-80%	21	118.00–128.00	$123.95	$1,774	+1.03
1250–1580	1461	75-80%	7	106.00–112.00	$110.40	$1,613	-4.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1990	1661	14	124.00–145.00	$135.52	$2,251	—
1550–1990	1825	11	132.00–154.00	$145.61	$2,657	—
1790–2030	1863	4	149.00–166.00	$156.32	$2,912	—

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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	26	1,050.00–1,425.00	$1,269.12

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,025.00–1,150.00	$1,081.82

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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)	14	1,950.00–2,350.00	$2,175.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,490.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,950.00–2,250.00	$2,166.07
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	1,500.00–2,175.00	$1,848.48
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,425.00–1,750.00	$1,587.50

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)	6	1,100.00–1,775.00	$1,483.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,238.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,800.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,525.00–1,580.00	$1,552.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,395.00–1,495.00	$1,455.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,950.00	$1,950.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	2,400.00–3,450.00	$2,653.13	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00–3,250.00	$3,050.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	1,800.00–2,200.00	$2,002.78	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,550.00–2,650.00	$2,600.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,650.00–1,725.00	$1,687.50	—

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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.