Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 12, 2025

972 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $268.91/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 481 lb · 44 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.26/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 519 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.13/cwt -6.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,347/hd at 466 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	972	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	280	5	390.00–500.00	$439.48	$1,231	+42.30
320–345	336	7	380.00–390.00	$385.84	$1,296	-0.01
355–380	368	6	335.00–375.00	$360.81	$1,328	+2.98
410–445	428	6	315.00–350.00	$335.58	$1,436	-1.56
455–495	471	8	320.00–332.00	$326.14	$1,536	+3.34
515–545	531	6	277.00–315.00	$301.35	$1,600	-2.33
565–595	577	9	275.00–307.00	$295.37	$1,704	-7.05
615–645	630	8	290.00–296.00	$293.71	$1,850	+28.23
675	675	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,822	+25.05
745	745	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,803	-3.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	2	515.00–520.00	$517.52	$1,361	+60.05
305–335	329	7	385.00–410.00	$398.49	$1,311	-13.14
355–380	368	4	384.00–390.00	$386.90	$1,424	+2.42
405	405	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,458	+1.94
510–540	528	9	316.00–325.00	$319.74	$1,688	+6.75
560–590	578	8	308.00–315.00	$310.70	$1,796	—
625–645	635	6	270.00–301.00	$291.33	$1,850	-9.95
655–688	677	10	265.00–290.00	$272.99	$1,848	—
785	785	2	241.00	$241.00	$1,892	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,416	+210.00
325–335	331	5	320.00–370.00	$350.36	$1,160	-13.69
355–390	368	6	350.00–360.00	$354.98	$1,306	+18.73
410–445	428	10	328.00–335.00	$331.02	$1,417	+12.42
455–470	463	6	300.00–318.00	$311.30	$1,441	+3.06
510–545	528	12	275.00–300.00	$291.52	$1,539	+15.52
555–590	570	4	260.00–290.00	$277.15	$1,580	+13.14
625	625	2	260.00–285.00	$272.50	$1,703	+27.50
690	690	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,794	+41.00
760	760	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,672	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	345.00	$345.00	$828	+15.00
275–290	283	5	310.00–340.00	$325.32	$921	-2.43
300–345	323	15	300.00–324.00	$313.32	$1,012	+5.09
355–395	375	10	280.00–310.00	$300.95	$1,129	+2.21
400–445	422	16	270.00–308.00	$289.60	$1,222	+7.43
455–495	481	44	252.00–294.00	$268.91	$1,293	-2.90
500–540	520	19	257.00–278.00	$268.87	$1,398	+7.83
555–590	578	14	232.00–268.00	$256.16	$1,481	+5.49
610–640	622	6	253.00–255.00	$254.00	$1,580	+12.89
650–685	671	6	220.00–244.00	$236.56	$1,587	+3.09
715	715	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,652	+2.49
755	755	2	223.00	$223.00	$1,684	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	345.00	$345.00	$794	-25.00
280	280	3	350.00	$350.00	$980	—
300–345	319	8	320.00–335.00	$329.88	$1,052	+12.38
355–398	368	14	310.00–325.00	$320.04	$1,178	+7.81
400–445	422	16	280.00–316.00	$302.63	$1,277	+7.85
455–480	466	20	275.00–302.00	$289.13	$1,347	-5.41
500–540	519	21	267.00–290.00	$276.26	$1,434	+3.89
555–590	573	8	250.00–275.00	$268.28	$1,537	+5.55
605–635	625	16	238.00–260.00	$245.84	$1,536	+2.47
715	715	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,573	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	320.00	$320.00	$944	-2.38
315–345	329	9	280.00–312.00	$301.53	$992	+4.40
355–395	383	9	265.00–300.00	$292.50	$1,120	+8.63
400–445	422	17	245.00–298.00	$282.17	$1,191	+8.54
450–485	466	11	240.00–280.00	$265.20	$1,236	+2.02
500–545	516	8	235.00–268.00	$251.15	$1,296	+1.11
550–595	572	5	237.00–260.00	$248.78	$1,423	+9.83
610–625	615	4	222.00–247.00	$233.91	$1,439	+6.21
790	790	2	203.00	$203.00	$1,604	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,174	+60.00
359–390	374	9	352.00–370.00	$360.51	$1,348	+29.03
400–445	426	19	300.00–330.00	$313.17	$1,334	+0.18
455–495	478	15	277.00–314.00	$301.83	$1,443	-2.29
500–545	533	18	260.00–295.00	$280.64	$1,496	-2.53
550–575	565	9	262.00–278.00	$268.49	$1,517	+3.98
600–620	608	9	247.50–268.00	$255.31	$1,552	+2.20
680–695	685	3	240.00–256.00	$250.59	$1,717	+4.67
745	745	2	238.00	$238.00	$1,773	+6.33
775	775	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,705	-17.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,239	+148.00
315–345	338	5	325.00–380.00	$359.69	$1,216	+19.37
350–380	372	10	320.00–350.00	$340.23	$1,266	+21.74
425–440	433	9	295.00–318.00	$310.83	$1,346	+5.31
460–476	473	12	277.00–280.00	$279.75	$1,323	-16.45
500–545	526	8	265.00–284.00	$272.16	$1,432	+4.17
550–590	569	7	250.00–270.00	$263.27	$1,498	+7.96
605–640	625	5	237.00–256.00	$245.82	$1,536	+1.61
675	675	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,586	+6.42
700–740	724	4	215.00–222.00	$219.79	$1,591	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	268	6	450.00–455.00	$451.71	$1,211	+38.61
305–340	321	8	375.00–410.00	$397.14	$1,275	+19.53
355–393	373	13	340.00–395.00	$368.67	$1,375	+21.03
405–440	419	7	320.00–340.00	$333.25	$1,396	-2.13
455–480	462	6	300.00–327.00	$321.32	$1,484	+21.92
505–532	519	11	270.00–305.00	$283.35	$1,471	-15.09
553–560	555	6	270.00–275.00	$271.68	$1,508	-3.98
670	670	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,675	+7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1270	1126	80-85%	22	124.00–136.00	$131.24	$1,478	—
950–1490	1144	80-85%	27	129.00–142.00	$138.01	$1,579	—
910–1445	1159	80-85%	14	141.00–150.00	$145.83	$1,690	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1080	991	85-90%	10	115.00–127.00	$122.61	$1,215	—
930–1115	1017	85-90%	9	115.00–119.00	$117.16	$1,192	+12.38
915–1120	1019	85-90%	4	110.00–114.00	$112.65	$1,148	+7.87

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1435	1363	75-80%	4	132.00–139.00	$136.89	$1,866	+3.56
1390–1440	1415	75-80%	2	131.00–132.00	$131.51	$1,861	—
1360–1610	1519	75-80%	5	142.00–157.00	$148.56	$2,257	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1690	1413	6	128.00–161.00	$149.41	$2,111	—
1555–2080	1745	11	156.00–173.00	$167.61	$2,925	—
1735–1990	1872	6	166.00–176.00	$171.12	$3,203	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,150.00–1,500.00	$1,330.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,512.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,890.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,200.00	$2,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,243.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	1,600.00–2,300.00	$2,035.23
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,450.00–2,700.00	$2,608.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,600.00–1,650.00	$1,625.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,475.00–1,550.00	$1,525.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,750.00–1,900.00	$1,825.00

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)	5	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,260.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,510.00

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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)	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00

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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	36	3,000.00–4,000.00	$3,416.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,275.00–2,650.00	$2,462.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	2,300.00–2,900.00	$2,684.62	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,840.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,300.00	—

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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.