Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, February 3, 2025

3,722 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $283.50/cwt ≈ $1,568/hd at 553 lb · 85 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.00/cwt ≈ $2,017/hd at 761 lb · 67 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $353.09/cwt -12.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,483/hd at 420 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,722	2,590	2,970
Feeder cattle	3,071	2,143	2,417
Slaughter cattle	321	252	403
Replacement cattle	330	195	150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	2	490.00–505.00	$497.83	$1,120	+5.28
275–295	278	7	425.00–500.00	$482.12	$1,340	+9.62
310–335	325	7	470.00–485.00	$474.30	$1,541	+26.34
355–375	370	7	380.00–410.00	$389.85	$1,442	+2.40
405–430	418	9	355.00–385.00	$368.54	$1,540	+1.99
450–470	460	2	340.00–365.00	$352.77	$1,623	+3.70
510–535	516	8	315.00–350.00	$340.48	$1,757	+4.06
555–560	559	7	325.00–330.00	$325.71	$1,821	+12.76
600–645	621	12	285.00–305.00	$295.51	$1,835	-2.38
690	690	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,898	-12.64
710–730	728	9	265.00–269.00	$265.43	$1,932	-0.58
751–770	765	12	255.00–256.00	$255.75	$1,956	+8.93
800–835	809	5	245.00–251.00	$246.61	$1,995	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	322	7	400.00–420.00	$407.03	$1,311	-8.04
370–395	377	9	358.00–380.00	$365.09	$1,376	+4.57
425–445	430	12	337.50–367.00	$344.89	$1,483	-6.31
460–490	478	6	340.00–347.00	$342.12	$1,635	+1.35
510–530	523	9	330.00–337.00	$332.27	$1,738	-2.21
560–595	585	11	300.00–312.00	$307.09	$1,796	+7.91
605–645	633	10	262.00–282.50	$277.02	$1,754	-12.23
655–680	673	10	257.00–272.00	$264.62	$1,781	+0.58
704–740	713	8	255.00–259.00	$256.04	$1,826	+3.19
765–795	777	5	240.00–249.00	$243.02	$1,888	-2.10

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
761	761	67	265.00	$265.00	$2,017	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	328	6	350.00–370.00	$358.72	$1,177	—
370–390	376	12	340.00–355.00	$348.65	$1,311	+3.65
440	440	1	332.00	$332.00	$1,461	—
490–495	492	5	320.00–327.00	$324.18	$1,595	-3.82
515–545	535	5	295.00–310.00	$303.33	$1,623	-6.67
555–595	573	6	270.00–290.00	$276.55	$1,585	-1.66
695	695	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,738	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	350.00	$350.00	$805	—
260–270	268	4	400.00–410.00	$402.43	$1,079	+23.12
310–345	325	27	315.00–340.00	$327.38	$1,064	-20.86
365–395	379	32	302.00–322.00	$311.11	$1,179	-12.01
400–445	428	28	287.00–310.00	$298.71	$1,278	-3.28
455–495	471	25	275.00–295.00	$283.08	$1,333	-6.37
510–545	528	26	267.00–282.00	$273.79	$1,446	+3.12
555–575	564	7	240.00–260.00	$250.27	$1,412	-18.06
600–645	625	14	218.00–252.00	$236.27	$1,477	-8.62
655–695	678	6	228.00–245.00	$233.60	$1,584	+0.22
720–745	731	8	222.00–227.00	$224.75	$1,643	+7.75
765–790	782	3	210.00–218.00	$213.35	$1,668	+3.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
236	236	4	360.00	$360.00	$850	-70.00
280–295	288	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,008	-23.40
310–335	318	3	342.00–358.00	$352.39	$1,121	+0.85
350–390	371	21	325.00–345.00	$331.63	$1,230	-18.10
400–440	424	21	312.00–330.00	$318.65	$1,351	-6.50
450–485	466	12	297.00–317.00	$308.07	$1,436	-2.25
500–535	520	21	285.00–296.00	$289.27	$1,504	+5.45
555–580	564	23	256.00–279.00	$273.91	$1,545	+0.05
623 fancy	623	4	272.00	$272.00	$1,695	—
600–649	634	15	240.00–265.00	$254.98	$1,617	-8.60
660–680	667	3	230.00–250.00	$236.80	$1,579	-14.80
705–745	727	6	222.00–245.00	$231.50	$1,683	+0.22
755 fancy	755	3	236.00	$236.00	$1,782	—
770–795	780	3	225.00–232.00	$228.96	$1,786	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	340.00	$340.00	$782	—
285–290	288	2	330.00–335.00	$332.48	$958	—
305–335	317	16	310.00–325.00	$314.12	$996	-34.85
355–395	375	19	282.00–310.00	$295.88	$1,110	-3.16
425–443	431	22	265.00–290.00	$273.56	$1,179	-13.70
465–497	480	21	250.00–280.00	$263.95	$1,267	-13.15
510–545	524	6	250.00–266.00	$258.53	$1,355	-1.95
550–595	576	7	236.00–255.00	$245.60	$1,415	+3.93
600–645	619	4	237.00–245.00	$240.95	$1,491	+21.39
665–695	681	11	215.00–230.00	$220.53	$1,502	-2.12
710–735	723	3	215.00–220.00	$218.36	$1,579	+8.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	85	283.50	$283.50	$1,568	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	280	5	385.00–445.00	$431.89	$1,209	-4.11
305–345	330	3	375.00–380.00	$378.28	$1,248	-12.12
365–395	387	13	350.00–360.00	$355.41	$1,375	-13.99
425–445	433	27	325.00–350.00	$341.02	$1,477	-0.91
460–495	475	16	327.00–340.00	$332.23	$1,578	+6.14
500–545	522	27	287.00–312.00	$295.58	$1,543	-10.22
560–595	577	6	265.00–284.00	$272.57	$1,573	-13.16
605–625	616	14	260.00–272.00	$267.72	$1,649	-11.22
650–685	665	20	238.00–260.00	$250.28	$1,664	-3.28
720–745	737	3	232.00–247.00	$238.36	$1,757	-11.45
755–765	760	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,672	+2.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–248	237	6	420.00–530.00	$460.81	$1,092	-24.03
265–295	282	9	412.00–470.00	$452.47	$1,276	-32.53
310–345	323	14	385.00–450.00	$428.77	$1,385	+14.51
355–390	375	18	370.00–385.00	$373.27	$1,400	-11.72
400–440	420	33	340.00–366.00	$353.09	$1,483	-12.80
460–485	466	13	325.00–347.00	$338.79	$1,579	-0.26
505–545	525	11	302.00–327.00	$315.55	$1,657	+0.43
555	555	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,676	+8.60
715–740	728	2	240.00–244.00	$241.97	$1,762	—
780	780	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,825	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	370.00	$370.00	$758	—
285	285	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,040	—
305–340	321	6	345.00–355.00	$350.25	$1,124	-49.10
350–395	375	6	330.00–345.00	$339.99	$1,275	-13.35
405–445	434	16	315.00–330.00	$319.16	$1,385	-18.05
455–495	482	15	290.00–317.00	$305.30	$1,472	-1.38
500–540	518	17	274.00–300.00	$282.70	$1,464	-9.11
550–595	579	5	255.00–262.00	$258.84	$1,499	-18.64
620–643	635	8	245.00–255.00	$248.48	$1,578	-15.30
650–670	664	6	222.00–245.00	$236.79	$1,572	—
705–720	715	3	214.00–225.00	$219.71	$1,571	—
755–775	762	3	210.00–235.00	$226.52	$1,726	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1520	1172	80-85%	41	120.00–134.00	$129.12	$1,513	-15.94
950–1425	1204	80-85%	44	124.00–140.00	$134.70	$1,622	-3.34
1015–1560	1226	80-85%	18	139.00–146.00	$142.77	$1,750	+4.73

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1165	923	85-90%	21	103.00–121.00	$112.55	$1,039	—
865–1195	1042	85-90%	28	117.00–137.00	$124.92	$1,302	-0.18
805–1300	1048	85-90%	30	110.00–128.00	$119.68	$1,254	-5.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1350	1315	75-80%	7	128.00–139.00	$133.66	$1,758	—
1320–1675	1492	75-80%	15	133.00–144.00	$137.43	$2,050	-8.55
1345–1795	1554	75-80%	4	122.00–129.00	$126.54	$1,966	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1805	1654	17	140.00–164.00	$153.43	$2,538	+3.51
1250–2155	1857	11	150.00–173.00	$162.75	$3,022	—
1840–2250	2056	6	161.00–182.00	$172.22	$3,541	—

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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	46	1,145.00–1,260.00	$1,202.50

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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)	20	1,600.00–2,650.00	$2,270.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,400.00–2,200.00	$1,929.76
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,743.18
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,650.00–3,050.00	$2,875.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,550.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,845.00–1,960.00	$1,921.67
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,300.00–2,390.00	$2,354.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	1,750.00–2,150.00	$1,941.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,325.00–1,750.00	$1,538.89

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)	7	1,630.00–1,770.00	$1,690.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,525.00–1,585.00	$1,538.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,230.00–1,350.00	$1,305.00

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)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,300.00	$2,125.00

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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	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,200.00–2,350.00	$2,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,300.00–2,675.00	$2,466.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,650.00–2,750.00	$2,700.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,850.00–2,250.00	$1,983.33	—

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	1,850.00–2,275.00	$2,062.50	—

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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.