Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 9, 2025

2,900 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $324.00/cwt +14.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,200/hd at 679 lb · 123 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $351.43/cwt +11.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,365/hd at 673 lb · 109 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.86/cwt +10.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,112/hd at 627 lb · 90 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,900	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,012	—
255	255	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,275	—
315–349	338	13	460.00–535.00	$474.45	$1,604	+9.61
355–395	373	21	420.00–460.00	$450.73	$1,681	+3.03
405–430	415	3	435.00–450.00	$440.18	$1,827	+0.28
450–495	482	52	395.00–440.00	$411.29	$1,982	-2.12
515–545	528	48	370.00–425.00	$397.58	$2,099	+19.29
550–596	586	41	354.00–410.00	$365.49	$2,142	-5.55
600–642	622	56	335.00–366.00	$353.03	$2,196	-7.52
650–685	673	109	332.00–356.00	$351.43	$2,365	+11.68
700–743	720	70	310.00–339.00	$330.47	$2,379	+9.47
759–787	774	67	318.50–329.00	$324.43	$2,511	+17.43
809–830	814	39	303.00–316.00	$312.45	$2,543	—
880–885	883	3	280.00–290.00	$283.32	$2,502	—
919	919	11	280.00	$280.00	$2,573	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,446	-2.48
375–380	378	2	415.00–420.00	$417.52	$1,578	-10.03
415	415	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,536	-42.49
490	490	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,838	-13.04
505–530	515	8	349.00–375.00	$363.25	$1,871	-0.60
583–595	583	40	370.00–382.00	$370.31	$2,159	—
629	629	17	329.00	$329.00	$2,069	+4.00
655–695	674	6	300.00–346.00	$326.79	$2,203	—
725	725	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,320	—
750–795	765	17	280.00–320.00	$310.00	$2,372	—
840	840	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,352	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	234	6	550.00–600.00	$562.95	$1,317	-22.00
265–290	277	6	510.00–530.00	$519.14	$1,438	+1.62
300–340	325	17	480.00–500.00	$491.09	$1,596	+12.23
325–330 value added	328	4	540.00–550.00	$545.04	$1,788	—
360–390	377	23	460.00–555.00	$478.55	$1,804	+12.93
400–430	418	5	430.00–455.00	$444.26	$1,857	+5.30
405–445 value added	426	8	500.00–520.00	$505.98	$2,155	—
455–470	460	3	405.00–420.00	$410.11	$1,887	-18.65
506–520	510	8	385.00–403.00	$392.28	$2,001	-13.05
555–565	558	3	380.00–385.00	$383.31	$2,139	+24.48
610	610	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,135	-14.05
780	780	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,535	+7.53
895	895	2	300.00–302.50	$301.25	$2,696	—
900	900	6	320.00	$320.00	$2,880	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,350	+185.00
255–295	281	10	420.00–500.00	$442.31	$1,243	-2.69
300–345	322	30	410.00–440.00	$422.79	$1,361	+13.78
350–395	377	58	395.00–428.00	$410.81	$1,549	+4.27
400–445	426	72	375.00–412.00	$390.63	$1,664	+2.90
451–496	473	74	350.00–400.00	$369.43	$1,747	+11.89
500–547	532	75	335.00–362.50	$347.28	$1,848	+5.86
550–595	581	47	315.00–345.00	$330.87	$1,922	+4.20
600–645	620	37	280.00–415.00	$325.54	$2,018	+10.90
650–690	679	123	298.00–330.00	$324.00	$2,200	+14.75
707–748	723	47	250.00–323.00	$314.20	$2,272	+12.21
754–770	757	21	285.00–316.00	$311.94	$2,361	+28.62
800–849	838	10	225.00–284.00	$274.35	$2,299	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	221	4	510.00–640.00	$549.89	$1,215	—
270–290	284	4	445.00–485.00	$460.79	$1,309	-14.43
300–345	329	28	425.00–470.00	$442.56	$1,456	+18.26
355–395	379	38	420.00–450.00	$429.79	$1,629	+10.97
400–445	418	49	390.00–440.00	$409.99	$1,714	-0.93
450–480	467	20	375.00–410.00	$387.46	$1,809	+11.30
500–545	517	39	355.00–380.00	$363.69	$1,880	+8.67
550–595	563	56	330.00–366.00	$349.05	$1,965	+5.57
605–635	627	90	305.00–345.00	$336.86	$2,112	+11.21
655–685	668	4	280.00–320.00	$308.51	$2,061	-10.25
670	670	9	387.00	$387.00	$2,593	+68.24
701–730	714	17	317.00–319.00	$318.52	$2,274	+13.51
755–762	756	15	260.00–316.00	$308.78	$2,334	—
859	859	4	285.00	$285.00	$2,448	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
624	624	87	344.50	$344.50	$2,150	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	408.00	$408.00	$1,367	+18.93
385–390	387	3	395.00–400.00	$396.68	$1,535	+21.93
410–440	428	9	350.00–385.00	$362.35	$1,551	+5.80
465–480	476	7	325.00–350.00	$339.28	$1,615	-3.53
510–535	522	7	320.00–345.00	$334.22	$1,745	+2.42
570–595	578	10	307.00–335.00	$314.73	$1,819	-3.83
610–649	632	24	295.00–320.00	$306.57	$1,938	+5.78
660–695	675	10	240.00–310.00	$291.34	$1,967	+4.34
705–725	718	3	298.00–300.00	$298.65	$2,144	+30.19

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,000	—
265–295	279	7	470.00–490.00	$477.71	$1,333	-18.92
300–345	323	20	425.00–475.00	$445.06	$1,438	-1.37
350–398	377	35	407.50–460.00	$428.23	$1,614	-2.31
400–445	422	53	395.00–440.00	$418.51	$1,766	+1.26
450–495	473	49	370.00–420.00	$392.54	$1,857	+4.43
500–545	524	59	350.00–405.00	$377.01	$1,976	+12.97
555–590	572	52	335.00–395.00	$363.99	$2,082	+20.90
600–645	620	29	305.00–370.00	$332.52	$2,062	+7.18
650–695	669	25	300.00–350.00	$321.35	$2,150	+3.25
700–735	709	7	280.00–380.00	$308.52	$2,187	+12.84
750–795	780	3	270.00–370.00	$337.95	$2,636	+59.65
800–815	808	2	252.50–265.00	$258.69	$2,090	-16.31
870	870	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,132	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	660.00	$660.00	$1,584	+150.00
265–290	280	4	500.00–555.00	$516.09	$1,445	-8.80
300–345	320	23	440.00–550.00	$472.24	$1,511	+7.27
355–390	365	20	430.00–475.00	$449.59	$1,641	+9.69
400–445	422	63	415.00–465.00	$444.29	$1,875	+13.84
450–495	470	57	390.00–445.00	$413.32	$1,943	+8.04
500–545	520	43	365.00–425.00	$395.13	$2,055	+14.75
550–580	567	26	352.50–375.00	$360.97	$2,047	+1.91
602–636	622	14	327.50–347.50	$334.11	$2,078	-2.32
650–680	660	6	315.00–332.50	$320.41	$2,115	+0.32
700–745	721	5	292.50–297.50	$295.23	$2,129	-14.77
765–785	777	3	285.00–305.00	$297.43	$2,311	+7.43
815	815	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,241	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	430.00–450.00	$440.45	$1,453	-2.71
360–395	384	11	420.00–430.00	$422.63	$1,623	-14.34
405–445	433	14	300.00–420.00	$393.73	$1,705	-18.99
460–495	481	18	375.00–390.00	$381.49	$1,835	-1.35
515–545	528	8	350.00–370.00	$362.32	$1,913	+22.32
575–595	586	6	300.00–340.00	$321.05	$1,881	-2.53
610–640	628	10	285.00–330.00	$308.57	$1,938	-3.43
695	695	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,876	—
730–740	735	4	305.00–310.00	$307.48	$2,260	+15.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1310	1139	80-85%	17	130.00–150.00	$141.01	$1,606	—
910–1400	1165	80-85%	53	135.00–165.00	$150.49	$1,753	—
985–1700	1322	80-85%	20	142.00–170.00	$159.52	$2,109	+2.08

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1185	1022	85-90%	10	127.00–136.00	$129.94	$1,328	-8.33
895–1265	1045	85-90%	20	117.00–148.00	$127.14	$1,329	-13.61
900–1135	1058	85-90%	14	100.00–144.00	$127.20	$1,346	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1945	1441	75-80%	21	146.00–174.00	$161.43	$2,326	-0.73
1300–1895	1535	75-80%	14	153.00–163.00	$157.85	$2,423	—
1245–2085	1601	75-80%	9	135.00–155.00	$141.71	$2,269	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1950	1574	15	150.00–186.00	$168.78	$2,657	—
1140–2350	1735	20	175.00–194.00	$182.59	$3,168	-10.47
1530–2520	1877	14	188.00–207.00	$196.19	$3,682	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	900.00–1,100.00	$1,000.00

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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)	32	1,875.00–3,100.00	$2,529.69
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	3,000.00–3,700.00	$3,371.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,600.00–3,350.00	$3,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	1,325.00–2,500.00	$1,755.26

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,928.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,640.00	$1,535.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,000.00–2,200.00	$2,125.00

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)	3	1,800.00–2,250.00	$2,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,800.00–2,100.00	$2,010.00	—

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	1,500.00–3,000.00	$1,987.50	—

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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.