Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, January 27, 2025

3,699 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $264.50/cwt ≈ $1,801/hd at 681 lb · 72 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $263.25/cwt ≈ $2,138/hd at 812 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $292.67/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 478 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,699	690	3,576
Feeder cattle	3,065	547	2,900
Slaughter cattle	368	24	478
Replacement cattle	266	119	198

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	400.00–470.00	$432.25	$964	—
250–295	283	9	420.00–470.00	$438.39	$1,241	—
320 fancy	320	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,344	—
300–330	321	10	400.00–447.00	$428.22	$1,375	—
360–365	363	2	380.00–400.00	$390.07	$1,416	-9.93
400–430	417	16	345.00–390.00	$370.10	$1,543	+0.22
450–480	466	13	340.00–357.00	$348.64	$1,625	—
515–545	528	19	314.00–343.00	$325.23	$1,717	-14.09
550–578	563	11	306.00–325.00	$315.39	$1,776	-5.23
608–630	612	10	300.00–315.00	$310.74	$1,902	+5.23
617	617	4	317.50	$317.50	$1,959	+11.99
655–690	680	6	287.00–290.00	$287.82	$1,957	-3.09
705–723	719	4	275.00–285.00	$277.45	$1,995	+3.70
755	755	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,963	—
805–818	816	6	247.50–255.00	$248.73	$2,030	-9.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	276	4	425.00–445.00	$432.51	$1,194	—
305–345	317	5	400.00–420.00	$413.01	$1,309	+23.01
360–395	377	14	340.00–395.00	$367.90	$1,387	—
410–445	423	10	325.00–365.00	$345.47	$1,461	—
455–495	472	13	315.00–365.00	$327.91	$1,548	—
505–545	526	19	302.50–337.00	$313.64	$1,650	-3.84
555–595	574	7	305.00–325.00	$317.67	$1,823	+22.76
600–630	604	15	275.00–291.00	$279.57	$1,689	-6.95
665–695	686	8	260.00–283.00	$269.03	$1,846	—
715–740	729	4	246.00–270.00	$262.59	$1,914	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
812	812	51	263.25	$263.25	$2,138	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	4	350.00–375.00	$360.30	$1,207	—
365–390	380	13	320.00–372.00	$349.54	$1,328	—
410–445	428	4	335.00–360.00	$344.84	$1,476	+12.84
485–490	487	3	316.00–325.00	$321.98	$1,568	—
515–545	530	2	305.00–317.00	$311.17	$1,649	+11.17
605–630	618	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,730	—
720	720	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,685	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	238	9	350.00–420.00	$397.96	$947	—
260–290	275	12	335.00–400.00	$355.68	$978	—
305–345	325	15	315.00–355.00	$340.43	$1,106	+10.43
360–395	382	15	305.00–340.00	$320.38	$1,224	—
405–445	423	38	295.00–322.00	$309.97	$1,311	+21.93
455–495	478	50	282.00–305.00	$292.67	$1,399	+4.71
500–545	512	20	270.00–285.00	$277.35	$1,420	+5.41
555–590	574	15	232.00–275.00	$259.24	$1,488	+3.39
600–645	620	13	222.00–257.00	$243.19	$1,508	-3.81
655–690	671	8	225.00–242.00	$235.15	$1,578	-0.81
735	735	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,632	+2.00
775	775	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,628	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	380.00–395.00	$386.92	$882	—
250–290	270	2	350.00–360.00	$354.63	$958	-15.37
305–340	323	14	332.00–380.00	$349.01	$1,127	-6.03
350–385	365	12	327.00–345.00	$332.50	$1,214	-12.50
400–445	425	28	308.00–335.00	$322.54	$1,371	+11.23
450–485	467	26	300.00–322.00	$308.82	$1,442	+0.90
500–505 fancy	503	2	305.00–307.00	$306.00	$1,539	-6.00
500–546	525	33	285.00–315.00	$297.26	$1,561	+1.77
555–592	570	17	275.00–295.00	$283.84	$1,618	+5.88
605–640	622	6	262.50–270.00	$266.11	$1,655	-1.79
652 fancy	652	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,728	—
670–685	674	5	250.00–265.00	$258.95	$1,745	+6.52
710	710	3	245.00–255.00	$251.67	$1,787	+11.67
750–799	791	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,780	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	310.00–345.00	$327.69	$764	—
250–285	272	6	295.00–330.00	$321.20	$874	—
315–345	338	14	320.00–340.00	$325.41	$1,100	—
355–395	371	15	285.00–325.00	$311.84	$1,157	—
400–445	423	16	275.00–310.00	$291.76	$1,234	+1.76
455–495	471	16	260.00–290.00	$275.85	$1,299	—
505–540	523	13	250.00–270.00	$259.55	$1,357	-1.44
555–585	573	4	240.00–250.00	$247.58	$1,419	+5.08
610–645	628	2	220.00–232.50	$226.42	$1,422	-9.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
681	681	72	264.50	$264.50	$1,801	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	3	340.00–400.00	$380.00	$836	+15.00
250–295	275	6	390.00–450.00	$422.88	$1,163	—
320–347	340	5	380.00–420.00	$398.18	$1,354	+58.18
350–395	367	11	330.00–380.00	$358.82	$1,317	+20.52
400–445	420	18	325.00–365.00	$348.93	$1,466	+26.02
450–495	466	22	320.00–332.00	$323.74	$1,509	+16.23
505–545	519	17	287.50–315.00	$300.97	$1,562	+14.50
550–595	571	23	270.00–300.00	$289.25	$1,652	—
605–645	631	18	252.00–280.00	$264.55	$1,669	—
655–685	670	6	241.00–257.00	$250.34	$1,677	—
715–745	732	6	230.00–247.00	$239.83	$1,756	—
755–760	756	4	222.00–227.00	$223.76	$1,692	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	242	3	370.00–430.00	$390.28	$944	—
250–290	263	6	380.00–420.00	$402.76	$1,059	+42.76
305–330	316	7	400.00–440.00	$411.25	$1,300	+42.48
355–370	365	8	382.00–395.00	$388.63	$1,418	+46.06
400–440	418	18	340.00–375.00	$357.59	$1,495	+13.09
455–490	474	19	332.00–350.00	$340.42	$1,614	+12.68
500–525	512	13	308.00–327.00	$318.96	$1,633	+6.12
550–575	559	7	280.00–315.00	$301.60	$1,686	—
750	750	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,838	+18.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	400.00	$400.00	$980	—
255–295	279	8	370.00–380.00	$375.12	$1,047	—
310–345	330	11	360.00–370.00	$363.53	$1,200	+3.53
350–395	375	8	350.00–360.00	$353.57	$1,326	—
400–445	422	19	300.00–335.00	$325.29	$1,373	—
465–495	475	8	300.00–316.00	$306.00	$1,454	—
505–540	530	4	285.00–292.00	$289.83	$1,536	—
565	565	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,526	—
600–640	620	10	252.00–262.00	$257.45	$1,596	-4.55
680–690	683	4	228.00–232.00	$230.99	$1,578	—
710–740	725	2	210.00–218.00	$214.08	$1,552	—
795	795	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,789	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1570	1180	80-85%	40	121.00–140.00	$129.71	$1,531	-4.32
905–1463	1210	80-85%	48	128.00–150.00	$138.75	$1,679	-5.12
960–1500	1280	80-85%	28	135.00–156.00	$147.04	$1,882	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1215	1013	85-90%	27	110.00–135.00	$121.00	$1,226	—
730–1220	1023	85-90%	33	101.00–128.00	$111.94	$1,145	—
820–1175	1053	85-90%	20	118.00–147.00	$132.69	$1,397	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1765	1417	75-80%	11	138.00–153.00	$145.04	$2,055	—
1315–1700	1484	75-80%	8	117.00–130.00	$125.46	$1,862	—
1260–1890	1558	75-80%	19	131.00–146.00	$137.25	$2,138	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1725	1418	15	141.00–153.00	$147.11	$2,086	—
1060–1890	1541	19	150.00–165.00	$156.58	$2,413	—
1600–2190	1986	5	160.00–185.00	$168.62	$3,349	—

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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	26	1,015.00–1,290.00	$1,137.12

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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)	29	1,820.00–2,650.00	$2,295.34
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	1,645.00–2,400.00	$1,900.60
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,000.00–2,525.00	$2,352.27
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,725.00–2,825.00	$2,775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,450.00–1,825.00	$1,637.50

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)	9	1,450.00–2,000.00	$1,713.89
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,500.00–2,250.00	$1,869.44
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,235.00–1,400.00	$1,308.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,500.00–1,565.00	$1,516.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,350.00–1,775.00	$1,512.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,600.00–2,075.00	$1,847.22

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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	12	2,250.00–2,650.00	$2,441.67	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,550.00–2,600.00	$2,575.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,850.00–2,375.00	$2,212.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—

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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.