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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

14,705 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.48/cwt +5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 575 lb · 262 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.67/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 570 lb · 213 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.44/cwt +3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 471 lb · 212 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 14,705 15,935 16,361
Feeder cattle 12,326 12,785 14,157
Slaughter cattle 1,581 2,083 1,537
Replacement cattle 798 1,067 667

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 622,848 compared to 564,760 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 200.00 $200.00 $430 —
275–288 285 5 191.00–200.00 $192.73 $549 +9.73
300 fancy 300 1 225.00 $225.00 $675 —
300–345 321 15 179.00–207.00 $186.17 $598 +3.87
350–395 373 54 174.00–192.00 $179.79 $671 -1.13
405 fancy 405 1 190.00 $190.00 $770 —
420 value added 420 2 190.00 $190.00 $798 -2.50
400–446 429 76 164.00–186.00 $176.51 $757 +2.45
450–497 473 104 153.00–177.00 $169.48 $802 +5.04
500–545 522 156 146.00–174.25 $163.71 $855 +4.49
510–545 value added 524 39 168.00–177.50 $170.46 $893 —
550–598 569 169 137.00–166.50 $155.02 $882 +1.92
555–578 value added 576 44 162.50–170.00 $162.99 $939 -3.01
600–649 625 96 137.50–160.00 $149.07 $932 -0.03
659–692 value added 666 64 144.00–156.00 $149.94 $999 +1.87
650–695 667 65 122.00–151.00 $143.20 $955 -3.86
700–745 719 66 128.00–151.00 $142.31 $1,023 +3.79
728–730 value added 729 28 141.00–155.00 $148.36 $1,082 —
765–795 773 13 127.00–134.00 $130.67 $1,010 -0.67
756–799 value added 779 68 147.00–151.50 $148.99 $1,161 +14.99
805–810 value added 807 56 139.00–145.50 $142.59 $1,151 -0.90
810 810 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,029 —
855–895 875 2 126.00–128.00 $127.02 $1,111 -14.59
900–910 907 5 126.00–135.00 $132.20 $1,199 —
910 value added 910 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,265 —
1223 1223 4 86.00 $86.00 $1,052 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 179.00–185.00 $182.03 $488 +5.29
305–345 327 48 160.00–180.00 $172.93 $565 +0.08
355–395 378 62 155.00–187.00 $169.50 $641 -1.00
400–445 415 64 149.00–173.00 $164.87 $684 +4.27
450–495 478 83 145.00–170.00 $154.53 $739 +2.09
500–548 526 108 132.50–160.00 $152.13 $800 +2.01
550–595 571 80 130.00–153.00 $142.96 $816 +0.29
600–645 620 45 122.50–144.00 $136.74 $848 -3.81
650–695 668 35 121.00–142.00 $133.39 $891 +2.47
700–740 729 13 125.00–137.00 $129.28 $942 -2.71
775–790 780 8 121.00–131.00 $124.49 $971 +7.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 326 14 151.00–170.00 $160.61 $524 -1.29
355–395 376 16 145.00–172.00 $161.25 $606 +2.17
405–445 421 16 140.00–165.00 $153.00 $644 +2.29
450–495 471 31 140.00–156.00 $150.57 $709 +9.76
505–545 529 15 130.00–148.00 $138.34 $732 +3.19
555–595 574 12 120.00–144.00 $132.36 $760 +3.76
605–645 624 11 125.00–134.00 $130.25 $813 +5.91
660–695 681 7 122.00–130.00 $127.34 $867 +9.34
705–725 716 7 118.00–130.00 $125.73 $900 +24.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 value added 497 19 177.00 $177.00 $880 —
553–590 value added 573 80 159.00–162.00 $160.30 $919 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 173.00 $173.00 $398 —
275–290 283 6 150.00–153.00 $151.69 $429 +2.25
300–345 325 58 142.00–172.00 $149.24 $485 +1.62
350–360 355 2 170.00–195.00 $182.32 $647 +34.19
350–395 370 86 133.00–162.00 $144.15 $533 -3.98
410 fancy 410 3 148.00 $148.00 $607 -9.53
400–445 423 123 126.00–154.00 $138.65 $586 -3.88
428 value added 428 9 155.00 $155.00 $663 —
450–496 469 173 126.00–146.00 $137.77 $646 +2.12
462–489 value added 479 39 144.00–150.50 $146.84 $703 —
508–524 value added 517 40 137.00–149.25 $145.66 $753 —
500–548 523 156 122.00–139.00 $132.70 $694 +0.23
550–595 570 132 119.00–140.00 $129.80 $740 -1.13
550–597 value added 580 129 136.50–147.25 $143.37 $832 +7.37
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 -0.93
602–644 value added 617 80 132.00–139.50 $136.17 $840 +6.17
600–645 623 75 115.00–132.00 $125.45 $782 -1.55
615–633 fancy 632 25 129.00–137.00 $131.23 $829 -0.97
655–678 value added 665 58 131.00–137.00 $134.95 $897 +7.95
650–695 674 58 110.00–131.00 $123.05 $829 -2.05
680–685 fancy 683 2 127.00–130.00 $128.51 $878 —
705–715 value added 712 51 131.00–136.50 $135.92 $968 —
700–745 714 27 110.00–128.00 $120.14 $858 +4.08
715–724 fancy 721 6 129.00–130.00 $129.33 $932 +2.33
764 fancy 764 5 129.00 $129.00 $986 +4.00
755–790 772 16 110.00–119.00 $116.06 $896 +2.90
772 value added 772 27 125.00–132.50 $128.61 $993 —
790 790 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,027 +16.84
893 893 2 107.50 $107.50 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 277 19 140.00–167.00 $147.59 $409 +2.55
300–345 329 94 132.00–160.00 $141.71 $466 -1.07
350–396 374 117 125.00–168.00 $137.37 $514 -5.27
400–448 425 192 120.00–147.00 $134.05 $570 -1.91
450–498 474 196 115.00–140.00 $129.12 $612 -0.26
500–545 522 192 116.00–134.00 $126.71 $661 -0.42
550–595 575 104 110.00–131.00 $123.53 $710 +0.50
600–645 625 67 105.00–125.00 $117.00 $731 -1.12
650–695 672 34 100.00–120.00 $113.81 $765 +1.34
705–740 722 9 100.00–112.00 $105.76 $764 -1.60
750–795 774 18 85.00–110.00 $103.66 $802 -4.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 165.00–167.00 $166.01 $403 —
250–275 263 4 135.00–157.00 $148.82 $391 +1.64
305–347 328 39 127.00–152.00 $137.95 $452 +3.88
350–395 379 60 117.50–145.00 $134.61 $510 -0.57
400–445 422 60 120.00–137.00 $127.98 $540 +1.00
450–495 472 55 108.00–132.00 $121.41 $573 +0.31
500–545 518 53 105.00–127.00 $118.31 $613 +0.56
555–595 577 16 103.00–120.00 $110.79 $639 -7.23
620 620 1 105.00 $105.00 $651 -1.41
670–690 679 8 102.00–110.00 $106.85 $726 -2.15
710–735 726 4 100.00–105.00 $101.73 $739 -0.27
790 790 2 95.00 $95.00 $750 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 88 152.00 $152.00 $929 +20.00
635 635 41 143.00 $143.00 $908 +11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 210.00 $210.00 $441 —
270–295 281 18 160.00–200.00 $175.46 $493 +3.28
300–345 323 64 157.50–190.00 $170.18 $550 +4.39
350–395 372 80 145.00–177.00 $165.21 $615 +3.47
400–448 426 115 130.00–174.00 $158.67 $676 +4.89
450–498 476 130 123.00–165.00 $149.67 $712 +1.63
500–545 521 85 127.00–153.00 $139.40 $726 +0.91
550–595 572 75 116.00–148.00 $132.70 $759 +0.22
600–645 623 40 111.00–138.00 $124.24 $774 -2.02
650–685 665 12 112.00–130.00 $121.74 $810 +2.78
700–745 723 22 100.00–125.00 $116.39 $841 +4.81
755–795 774 13 95.00–120.00 $109.95 $851 -0.54
845 845 1 107.00 $107.00 $904 —
890 890 1 85.00 $85.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 220 4 190.00–194.00 $191.00 $420 +8.97
260–295 fancy 278 2 215.00–220.00 $217.66 $605 —
265–295 279 7 175.00–212.00 $198.63 $554 +10.49
305–340 fancy 322 3 207.00–212.00 $210.24 $677 —
305–345 330 49 168.00–202.00 $180.95 $597 +1.15
350–395 371 78 160.00–190.00 $175.58 $651 +2.89
400–445 426 99 150.00–188.00 $167.34 $713 +0.81
450–495 468 99 142.00–170.00 $158.24 $741 +1.44
500–545 524 94 127.00–157.00 $147.07 $771 ±0.00
550–595 568 66 123.00–159.00 $142.79 $811 +1.55
600 fancy 600 6 145.00 $145.00 $870 +8.02
600–645 621 42 116.00–144.00 $134.23 $834 +1.12
650–695 674 33 113.00–142.00 $131.25 $885 +2.14
700–735 715 12 115.00–128.00 $122.65 $877 -0.05
750–785 767 9 112.00–122.00 $116.97 $897 -3.64
800–830 810 4 101.00–115.00 $110.67 $896 -1.66
910 910 1 82.00 $82.00 $746 —
1210 1210 1 79.00 $79.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 177.00–180.00 $178.49 $505 +9.88
305–345 324 26 140.00–177.00 $156.12 $506 -6.09
350–395 376 37 137.00–167.00 $156.66 $589 +2.89
400–445 428 41 105.00–164.00 $145.91 $624 +2.91
450–495 475 33 125.00–148.00 $137.38 $653 +1.19
500–545 526 43 120.00–140.00 $129.72 $682 +1.45
550–595 574 33 112.50–130.00 $121.86 $699 +2.86
600–645 628 7 118.00–125.00 $121.39 $762 +4.02
655–695 672 16 107.00–120.00 $113.97 $766 +2.42
720–745 733 9 100.00–115.00 $110.31 $809 -1.69
790–795 794 5 101.00–108.00 $103.99 $826 -1.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1525 1152 80-85% 161 45.00–62.00 $53.31 $614 +2.74
705–1735 1187 80-85% 215 51.00–66.00 $58.74 $697 +2.61
845–1565 1211 80-85% 65 59.00–78.00 $64.05 $776 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1345 995 85-90% 140 38.00–57.00 $48.02 $478 +6.18
810–1245 1001 85-90% 92 35.00–50.00 $44.81 $449 -2.19
790–1295 1042 85-90% 36 44.00–62.00 $52.46 $547 +5.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1580 1330 75-80% 23 62.00–73.00 $65.56 $872 —
1040–1705 1428 75-80% 43 50.00–59.00 $54.79 $782 -2.34
1105–2185 1437 75-80% 99 52.00–67.00 $59.93 $861 +2.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–2105 1491 36 64.00–81.00 $74.19 $1,106 —
1040–2190 1629 69 75.00–90.00 $81.71 $1,331 —
1515–2190 1828 21 84.00–98.00 $89.13 $1,629 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 500.00–600.00 $550.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 (<2 yrs)Open 1 610.00 $610.00
945–1020 983 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 405.00–615.00 $505.99
1065 fancy 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 885.00 $885.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655–735 698 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 295.00–510.00 $419.04

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1045 994 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 950.00–985.00 $971.72
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
880–1245 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 645.00–900.00 $771.74
1015–1245 fancy 1127 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,173.00
960–1450 1139 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 750.00–1,010.00 $852.37
1220 fancy 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1100–1360 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 21 800.00–1,275.00 $1,082.09
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 29 510.00–850.00 $670.52
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 78 550.00–1,075.00 $755.77
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 27 600.00–1,100.00 $880.74
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–950 851 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 475.00–675.00 $595.67
695–930 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 400.00–850.00 $637.86
880–940 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–925.00 $912.91
925 fancy 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
900–970 926 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 800.00–950.00 $870.31
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 450.00–825.00 $625.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 23 320.00–550.00 $443.48
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 410.00–700.00 $527.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1385 1194 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 700.00–775.00 $740.21
1240 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1085–1510 1305 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 920.00–975.00 $939.93
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 550.00–850.00 $652.27
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 510.00–790.00 $614.58
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 500.00 $500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–995 803 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 610.00–800.00 $741.81
720–1060 901 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 650.00–1,050.00 $900.91
850–1140 915 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 765.00–975.00 $917.57
860–995 fancy 934 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 810.00–960.00 $894.91
965–1010 fancy 988 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 770.00–950.00 $857.95
950–1060 1005 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–1,050.00 $931.84
1350 fancy 1350 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1205 fancy 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
1090–1465 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 700.00–1,425.00 $1,297.85 —
1280–1525 1397 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 775.00–1,450.00 $1,259.94 +343.03
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,225.00 $1,187.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 43 775.00–1,325.00 $990.12 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1350–1535 1435 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,050.00–1,175.00 $1,133.77 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 650.00–775.00 $691.67 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 700.00–800.00 $750.00 —

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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.