Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 18, 2025

972 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $314.86/cwt -5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,496/hd at 475 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $285.66/cwt +3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,345/hd at 471 lb · 34 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $304.24/cwt +6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 426 lb · 29 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
175–195	185	2	400.00–415.00	$407.91	$755	—
285–295	290	2	370.00–400.00	$384.74	$1,116	—
315–340	324	12	350.00–395.00	$380.08	$1,231	-2.77
355–390	374	25	340.00–390.00	$367.50	$1,374	+3.42
400–440	422	14	320.00–370.00	$339.01	$1,431	+2.67
470–493	481	6	320.00–345.00	$329.82	$1,586	-4.83
500–545	525	5	282.00–337.00	$298.33	$1,566	-16.22
565–595	583	3	252.50–280.00	$267.33	$1,559	-29.44
615–640	625	3	250.00–270.00	$263.39	$1,646	-23.26
655–685	666	7	240.00–270.00	$249.56	$1,662	-15.44
800	800	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,864	—
885	885	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,982	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	470.00	$470.00	$870	—
205–230	220	4	430.00–445.00	$438.89	$966	-11.11
260	260	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,118	+5.00
300–345	324	15	395.00–435.00	$405.24	$1,313	-9.49
355–390	371	12	375.00–400.00	$389.60	$1,445	+14.79
414–435	422	17	335.00–392.00	$372.03	$1,570	+11.86
470	470	1	322.00	$322.00	$1,513	-22.37
500 value added	500	1	317.00	$317.00	$1,585	—
670	670	1	284.00	$284.00	$1,903	—
745	745	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,937	—
795	795	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,988	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	340	3	335.00–355.00	$343.38	$1,167	-21.62
380–390	387	3	330.00–350.00	$341.64	$1,322	+16.42
430	430	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,398	+1.55
470	470	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,410	-13.65
510–520	517	3	317.00–322.00	$320.35	$1,656	+15.20
565	565	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,582	-10.15
620–625	622	6	235.00–245.00	$236.68	$1,472	-0.85
745	745	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,639	+0.07

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	271	15	335.00–365.00	$354.60	$961	+49.60
300–345	322	19	310.00–345.00	$321.37	$1,035	+14.09
350–395	377	24	302.00–345.00	$316.20	$1,192	+2.90
400–445	426	29	280.00–330.00	$304.24	$1,296	+6.29
454–495	471	34	270.00–315.00	$285.66	$1,345	+3.16
510–540	524	14	250.00–280.00	$263.55	$1,381	-6.23
550–590	571	10	250.00–270.00	$259.47	$1,482	+0.32
605–635	621	6	238.00–254.00	$246.08	$1,528	+8.45
680–685	683	2	227.00–228.00	$227.50	$1,554	+2.72
725	725	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,559	-9.06
770–795	783	2	222.00–224.00	$222.98	$1,746	+15.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	277	5	275.00–315.00	$304.77	$844	—
315–345	333	14	275.00–315.00	$299.23	$996	-12.85
355–390	374	21	275.00–310.00	$286.18	$1,070	-12.91
405–445	427	13	255.00–295.00	$277.14	$1,183	-3.01
450–495	471	9	240.00–274.00	$263.03	$1,239	-6.02
505–545	527	10	250.00–262.00	$255.87	$1,348	+1.42
550–595	583	7	234.00–249.00	$240.83	$1,404	-4.27
605–635	620	2	227.00–237.00	$232.12	$1,439	-1.06
735	735	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,507	-10.00
765	765	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,530	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	3	335.00–350.00	$339.94	$945	-1.68
320–325	323	5	330.00–345.00	$338.02	$1,092	-0.83
380–395	384	6	315.00–330.00	$324.13	$1,245	-2.08
415–440	430	10	302.00–320.00	$311.45	$1,339	-2.02
455–490	471	5	282.00–300.00	$292.10	$1,376	+0.77
500–510	505	3	265.00–270.00	$268.32	$1,355	-11.13
560–590	580	5	253.00–287.00	$260.38	$1,510	+2.38
605–620	613	2	250.00–253.00	$251.48	$1,542	-8.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,283	—
300–340	328	19	350.00–410.00	$384.55	$1,261	+1.31
355–390	363	9	340.00–350.00	$347.16	$1,260	-13.98
400–440	425	22	305.00–370.00	$332.79	$1,414	+1.47
450–497	475	34	295.00–328.00	$314.86	$1,496	-5.45
500–545	524	14	272.00–310.00	$285.01	$1,493	-2.80
555–595	574	9	260.00–295.00	$282.91	$1,624	+9.27
600–635	625	14	250.00–274.00	$262.19	$1,639	+3.60
650–690	677	6	240.00–260.00	$246.16	$1,667	-1.42
725–740	733	2	224.00–230.00	$226.97	$1,664	-3.03
760–780	769	5	226.00–232.00	$228.60	$1,758	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	350.00–355.00	$352.64	$970	—
325–340	335	4	330.00–360.00	$343.90	$1,152	-7.60
350–390	367	13	310.00–335.00	$325.58	$1,195	-13.35
420–445	433	11	295.00–315.00	$308.14	$1,334	-8.90
455–495	475	13	285.00–310.00	$296.72	$1,409	-5.01
505–545	519	8	265.00–278.00	$270.38	$1,403	+2.73
565–585	575	4	225.00–250.00	$238.64	$1,372	-24.55
605–645	625	7	240.00–262.00	$250.33	$1,565	+5.54
650–695	673	2	228.00–235.00	$231.62	$1,559	+3.68
700–725	715	4	200.00–225.00	$216.18	$1,546	-2.18
765	765	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,606	-5.00
865	865	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,791	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
269	269	5	430.00	$430.00	$1,157	+36.23
300–320	309	8	360.00–400.00	$378.75	$1,170	-5.61
380–385	383	2	365.00–385.00	$375.07	$1,437	-4.70
420–425	423	4	320.00–330.00	$325.03	$1,375	-17.97
460	460	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,449	-18.54
500–535	512	13	287.00–350.00	$319.87	$1,638	+21.74
555	555	2	268.00–277.00	$272.50	$1,512	-4.79
610	610	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,586	+9.35

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1360	1209	80-85%	24	135.00–149.00	$143.86	$1,739	-1.32
890–1575	1254	80-85%	24	126.00–138.00	$134.91	$1,692	-19.12
1025–1460	1311	80-85%	13	143.00–159.00	$150.57	$1,974	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1225	1020	85-90%	19	119.00–135.00	$130.05	$1,327	+16.86
805–1180	1041	85-90%	19	100.00–128.00	$118.45	$1,233	+5.26
1035–1240	1136	85-90%	13	124.00–143.00	$137.85	$1,566	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1490	1387	75-80%	3	150.00–151.00	$150.36	$2,085	+15.40
1300–1460	1388	75-80%	6	136.00–138.00	$137.01	$1,902	+2.05
1230–1675	1410	75-80%	14	138.00–149.00	$144.63	$2,039	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1935	1448	10	147.00–176.00	$154.86	$2,242	—
1200–2100	1577	14	159.00–187.00	$168.35	$2,655	+4.54
1520–2160	1870	20	166.00–199.00	$181.15	$3,388	—

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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	5	700.00–1,050.00	$945.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,319.00–1,561.00	$1,473.25

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,525.00–1,750.00	$1,625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,775.00–1,950.00	$1,862.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,525.00–2,200.00	$1,803.93
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,650.00–1,725.00	$1,675.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,400.00–1,750.00	$1,484.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,420.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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	29	2,400.00–2,800.00	$2,586.21	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,900.00–3,300.00	$3,021.43	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,050.00–2,450.00	$2,256.25	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00–1,800.00	$1,750.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,900.00–2,250.00	$2,090.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,650.00–1,750.00	$1,700.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,750.00	—

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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.