Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 16, 2025

2,654 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $325.73/cwt ≈ $2,388/hd at 733 lb · 176 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $361.81/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,903/hd at 526 lb · 91 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $342.31/cwt +9.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,999/hd at 584 lb · 79 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,654	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	3	550.00	$550.00	$1,238	—
260–295	280	8	515.00–530.00	$523.33	$1,465	—
315–345	333	10	455.00–520.00	$489.24	$1,629	+8.37
355–395	378	29	437.00–460.00	$444.02	$1,678	-1.50
410–440	425	15	390.00–451.00	$438.82	$1,865	-3.39
476–495	482	13	424.00–440.00	$428.49	$2,065	+18.60
503–545	534	41	360.00–420.00	$386.27	$2,063	-23.27
555–590	578	15	380.00–400.00	$384.95	$2,225	+2.17
607–645	627	30	328.00–370.00	$347.39	$2,178	-12.91
660–689	683	30	345.00–360.00	$348.08	$2,377	+8.08
711–740	721	76	315.00–345.00	$337.61	$2,434	—
765–794	778	11	317.50–330.00	$324.38	$2,524	+14.38
800–808	805	7	308.00–316.00	$312.59	$2,516	—
856	856	9	307.00	$307.00	$2,628	—
950–982	978	8	250.00–275.00	$271.96	$2,660	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	5	540.00–565.00	$548.00	$1,507	-0.58
300 fancy	300	1	605.00	$605.00	$1,815	—
300–345	318	7	510.00–580.00	$543.03	$1,727	+24.30
355–390	373	15	480.00–500.00	$490.31	$1,829	+8.61
400–440	417	22	455.00–480.00	$467.00	$1,947	+8.60
450–493	474	35	430.00–455.00	$440.17	$2,086	+2.94
500–545	514	33	413.00–435.00	$424.76	$2,183	+7.32
552–569	562	34	398.00–412.50	$406.40	$2,284	+46.40
605	605	1	363.00	$363.00	$2,196	-5.69
675	675	2	348.00	$348.00	$2,349	-7.00
705–715	710	2	337.00–350.00	$343.55	$2,439	—
760–765	763	2	320.00–325.00	$322.51	$2,461	-4.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,742	+20.00
485–491	490	11	335.00–403.00	$350.19	$1,716	+5.19
505–535	519	5	345.00–385.00	$364.30	$1,891	—
575–582	579	6	339.00–360.00	$349.44	$2,023	—
600–638	619	26	320.00–355.00	$337.94	$2,092	—
665–693	680	9	330.00–342.00	$334.21	$2,273	—
715–725	723	6	318.00–324.00	$322.34	$2,331	—
750–795	779	9	220.00–316.00	$298.85	$2,328	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	229	9	440.00–605.00	$500.36	$1,146	-27.39
256–290	273	11	425.00–465.00	$450.66	$1,230	-1.04
310–345	329	21	415.00–465.00	$434.65	$1,430	+6.05
350–397	381	40	400.00–430.00	$413.31	$1,575	-1.56
400–445	431	45	380.00–410.00	$397.10	$1,712	+3.20
455–495	480	70	350.00–385.00	$373.26	$1,792	+6.57
500–547	526	91	330.00–382.00	$361.81	$1,903	+6.50
555–598	584	79	325.00–355.00	$342.31	$1,999	+9.72
600–648	635	73	300.00–337.00	$330.29	$2,097	+11.81
660–695	681	30	298.00–338.00	$324.29	$2,208	+30.52
700–725	712	8	280.00–318.00	$312.06	$2,222	—
767–792	787	33	285.00–314.50	$309.62	$2,437	+29.62
815	815	9	277.00	$277.00	$2,258	+7.00
990	990	2	263.00	$263.00	$2,604	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,430	+156.63
250 fancy	250	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,275	—
255–280	265	11	445.00–600.00	$516.76	$1,369	+57.37
300–345	326	17	430.00–500.00	$453.08	$1,477	+7.12
350–395	373	49	418.00–450.00	$433.75	$1,618	+2.83
400–445	422	71	400.00–435.00	$418.34	$1,765	-6.74
462 fancy	462	7	410.00	$410.00	$1,894	—
450–499	476	29	380.00–415.00	$391.03	$1,861	+5.79
500–535	520	39	360.00–375.00	$364.86	$1,897	-5.45
550	550	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,035	+22.91
550–585	563	12	338.00–350.00	$343.37	$1,933	-3.72
570 fancy	570	11	365.00	$365.00	$2,080	±0.00
600–630	614	10	315.00–340.00	$329.89	$2,026	+7.93
665–675	670	2	312.00–315.00	$313.51	$2,101	+11.07
705–740	722	3	300.00–310.00	$304.09	$2,196	+14.09
775	775	2	312.00	$312.00	$2,418	+27.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
664 value added	664	74	339.00	$339.00	$2,251	—
727–738 value added	733	176	324.00–326.50	$325.73	$2,388	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,100	+10.00
310–325	312	7	400.00–410.00	$406.38	$1,268	+0.97
353–395	366	14	350.00–403.00	$365.16	$1,336	-9.31
430–445	440	21	335.00–383.00	$353.13	$1,554	-13.38
455–495	480	21	320.00–365.00	$348.85	$1,674	+5.72
520–540	529	9	305.00–345.00	$329.49	$1,743	+3.16
560–595	580	5	270.00–331.00	$304.39	$1,765	+0.39
605–645	622	14	250.00–316.00	$296.84	$1,846	-15.63
660–690	678	3	290.00–310.00	$299.38	$2,030	+14.38
727	727	22	280.00	$280.00	$2,036	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	510.00–645.00	$579.68	$1,351	-1.67
280–295	286	4	500.00–600.00	$529.43	$1,514	-2.67
305–340	319	15	475.00–520.00	$497.00	$1,585	+21.00
350–395	380	32	435.00–510.00	$456.07	$1,733	+7.88
400–445	428	26	400.00–445.00	$427.54	$1,830	+2.21
450–495	471	36	385.00–417.50	$402.88	$1,898	-2.97
500–548	532	66	360.00–405.00	$383.19	$2,039	-0.15
555–595	577	26	347.00–395.00	$360.19	$2,078	+3.65
600–645	620	15	317.50–355.00	$334.84	$2,076	+0.30
660–695	674	7	305.00–350.00	$326.43	$2,200	+11.07
700–745	725	6	285.00–300.00	$293.71	$2,129	-4.57

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	238	5	560.00–680.00	$626.47	$1,491	+25.68
255–265	261	7	520.00–660.00	$548.13	$1,431	+19.73
300–345	321	24	437.50–545.00	$493.95	$1,586	+3.31
355–385	366	12	460.00–495.00	$474.58	$1,737	+11.58
403–413 fancy	407	10	485.00–495.00	$489.06	$1,990	—
400–445	426	30	435.00–465.00	$448.03	$1,909	+8.74
450–495	471	36	415.00–440.00	$426.97	$2,011	+2.67
508 fancy	508	2	415.00	$415.00	$2,108	—
500–548	521	43	385.00–430.00	$397.83	$2,073	+3.58
555–585	568	25	367.50–390.00	$378.71	$2,151	+8.93
600–640	615	17	335.00–365.00	$354.44	$2,180	+13.93
655–690	673	5	310.00–320.00	$315.06	$2,120	-18.80
710–725	718	4	295.00–305.00	$300.05	$2,154	-8.70
765–790	778	2	275.00–280.00	$277.46	$2,159	-12.54
800	800	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,160	-8.78
865	865	1	268.00	$268.00	$2,318	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,152	-5.00
295	295	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,534	+35.11
335–345	340	6	440.00–480.00	$459.71	$1,563	+15.61
370–395	381	10	405.00–455.00	$436.36	$1,663	+2.50
425–440	432	11	400.00–430.00	$413.41	$1,786	+0.97
455–485	472	13	365.00–395.00	$375.97	$1,775	-13.26
500–545	535	12	315.00–370.00	$348.22	$1,863	-6.72
565–595	574	8	325.00–355.00	$338.32	$1,942	+13.58
615–635	621	8	327.00–340.00	$329.65	$2,047	+25.65
735	735	2	298.00	$298.00	$2,190	±0.00
770	770	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,156	-2.00
900	900	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,340	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1685	1203	80-85%	26	130.00–158.00	$146.57	$1,763	—
915–1570	1210	80-85%	58	140.00–165.00	$155.33	$1,879	—
1045–1750	1273	80-85%	28	147.00–173.00	$164.13	$2,089	+2.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1600	1338	75-80%	7	155.00–177.00	$171.86	$2,299	—
1165–1680	1361	75-80%	27	149.00–175.00	$167.84	$2,284	—
1250–1685	1460	75-80%	18	144.00–165.00	$161.20	$2,354	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1345	980	85-90%	19	100.00–144.00	$130.21	$1,276	-3.03
830–1315	1062	85-90%	12	119.00–151.00	$137.69	$1,462	—
950–1375	1155	85-90%	3	144.00–150.00	$147.29	$1,701	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1765	1447	11	148.00–179.00	$168.45	$2,437	—
1200–2400	1573	17	174.00–195.00	$182.13	$2,865	—
1100–2250	1788	25	184.00–207.00	$196.54	$3,514	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,195.00–1,400.00	$1,297.50

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,350.00–3,100.00	$2,700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	62	1,875.00–2,950.00	$2,563.71
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,600.00–2,275.00	$2,023.61
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,900.00–4,000.00	$3,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,675.00	$1,637.50

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)	2	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,750.00–2,500.00	$2,250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,200.00–2,100.00	$1,858.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,900.00–3,200.00	$3,025.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	4,500.00	$4,500.00

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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	15	2,650.00–3,700.00	$3,171.67	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,550.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	4,000.00–4,600.00	$4,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,350.00–3,100.00	$2,580.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,200.00–2,300.00	$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	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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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.