Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 19, 2025

791 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $324.28/cwt -8.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,407/hd at 434 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $289.68/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 470 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $306.84/cwt -8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,451/hd at 473 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	791	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	7	382.00–395.00	$385.71	$1,254	+5.63
375–395	385	4	370.00–385.00	$377.31	$1,453	+9.81
420–445	431	4	338.00–360.00	$347.02	$1,496	+8.01
470–475	473	2	340.00–350.00	$344.97	$1,632	+15.15
515–540	528	7	295.00–320.00	$305.30	$1,612	+6.97
570–590	578	5	295.00–315.00	$303.91	$1,757	+36.58
645	645	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,870	+26.61
720–745	727	5	243.00–248.00	$244.83	$1,780	—
770–790	782	3	235.00–242.00	$237.30	$1,856	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	420.00–425.00	$422.55	$1,162	-7.45
310–325	319	4	400.00–435.00	$414.69	$1,323	+9.45
350–380	369	4	355.00–395.00	$370.14	$1,366	-19.46
415	415	1	382.00	$382.00	$1,585	+9.97
455–460	458	2	335.00–355.00	$344.95	$1,580	+22.95
550	550	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,650	—
625–635	628	3	290.00–295.00	$293.32	$1,842	—
655–665	663	8	270.00–287.00	$274.20	$1,818	-9.80
720–745	725	5	255.00–258.00	$257.38	$1,866	-2.62
765–775	770	3	245.00–252.00	$248.99	$1,917	-1.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	350.00–370.00	$359.93	$1,235	+16.55
590	590	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,711	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	4	330.00–340.00	$336.22	$918	-18.38
315–345	334	7	325.00–330.00	$327.60	$1,094	+6.23
355–390	377	12	307.00–317.00	$313.98	$1,184	-2.22
400–445	437	14	270.00–310.00	$300.71	$1,314	-3.53
455–490	470	22	270.00–302.00	$289.68	$1,361	+4.02
505–545	519	9	250.00–287.00	$270.41	$1,403	+6.86
555–595	572	10	245.00–275.00	$259.25	$1,483	-0.22
615–640	629	6	220.00–252.00	$239.71	$1,508	-6.37
655–690	669	6	230.00–239.00	$233.49	$1,562	+5.99
705	705	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,607	+13.00
755–795	782	5	214.00–225.00	$219.60	$1,717	-3.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	267	3	345.00–350.00	$348.31	$930	+8.37
300–335	325	11	332.00–345.00	$336.38	$1,093	-1.64
325 fancy	325	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,138	—
355–395	369	7	300.00–328.00	$320.69	$1,183	-3.44
405–445	421	15	280.00–335.00	$305.72	$1,287	-5.73
455–490	468	11	285.00–317.00	$297.59	$1,393	+5.49
495 fancy	495	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,495	—
515–530	520	7	278.00–290.00	$285.95	$1,487	+17.63
525 fancy	525	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,549	—
560–575	564	4	265.00–282.00	$271.71	$1,532	+11.33
605–645	610	12	245.00–260.00	$258.18	$1,575	+6.70
705	705	6	239.00	$239.00	$1,685	—
775	775	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,814	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	326	10	300.00–325.00	$314.21	$1,024	+14.98
375–390	382	5	297.00–310.00	$300.76	$1,149	+14.58
430–445	438	8	275.00–293.00	$288.52	$1,264	+11.38
450–490	471	5	260.00–275.00	$265.76	$1,252	+2.73
520–530	525	2	255.00–260.00	$257.48	$1,352	+1.61
550–580	570	4	245.00–250.00	$248.03	$1,414	+7.20
605–640	616	7	220.00–243.00	$235.69	$1,452	+3.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	425.00	$425.00	$914	—
255–290	278	3	365.00–415.00	$399.73	$1,111	-35.27
315–340	329	11	370.00–388.00	$380.25	$1,251	-4.30
365–390	376	11	330.00–360.00	$350.82	$1,319	+3.66
420–445	434	23	318.00–340.00	$324.28	$1,407	-8.51
460–495	473	20	300.00–320.00	$306.84	$1,451	-8.02
505–540	529	10	280.00–305.00	$294.05	$1,556	+9.04
555–595	584	12	257.00–285.00	$271.18	$1,584	-11.73
610–645	628	9	257.00–275.00	$264.13	$1,659	+1.94
665–680	669	4	235.00–248.00	$244.70	$1,637	-1.46
705–745	719	5	230.00–240.00	$233.50	$1,679	+6.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	268	6	430.00–435.00	$433.77	$1,163	+3.77
305–345	329	7	370.00–405.00	$385.97	$1,270	+7.22
355–395	381	7	350.00–370.00	$364.22	$1,388	-10.85
410–440	419	4	325.00–330.00	$327.55	$1,372	+2.52
455–480	463	9	309.00–340.00	$315.88	$1,463	+0.88
510–535	519	6	270.00–300.00	$289.16	$1,501	-30.71
560–565	562	5	280.00–285.00	$282.01	$1,585	+9.51
610–645	631	4	255.00–270.00	$258.83	$1,633	-1.17
655–660	658	2	255.00–258.00	$256.51	$1,688	—
725	725	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,740	—
780	780	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,794	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	16	340.00–375.00	$359.50	$1,172	+15.60
350–390	380	6	320.00–348.00	$336.60	$1,279	+11.02
420–445	425	9	307.00–320.00	$311.90	$1,326	+3.76
475–495	488	4	290.00–295.00	$293.78	$1,434	-2.94
530–535	533	2	252.00–270.00	$261.04	$1,391	-9.34
555–580	563	3	260.00–265.00	$261.72	$1,473	+23.08
615	615	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,538	-0.33
655	655	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,506	-1.62
725	725	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,522	-6.18
775	775	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,550	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1395	1128	80-85%	18	132.00–150.00	$141.60	$1,597	—
920–1390	1161	80-85%	29	132.00–156.00	$142.85	$1,658	—
980–1490	1198	80-85%	16	146.00–163.00	$150.54	$1,803	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1100	984	85-90%	14	113.00–137.00	$125.44	$1,234	—
955–1180	1011	85-90%	13	114.00–127.00	$122.44	$1,238	-7.61
955–1225	1092	85-90%	11	125.00–141.00	$135.33	$1,478	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1380	1355	75-80%	11	144.00–149.00	$146.72	$1,988	-3.64
1320–1570	1432	75-80%	11	148.00–171.00	$153.39	$2,197	+8.76
1280–1535	1435	75-80%	5	138.00–143.00	$141.56	$2,031	-3.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1890	1663	13	160.00–176.00	$171.23	$2,848	—
1620–2180	1821	8	152.00–166.00	$161.29	$2,937	—
1725–2140	1973	4	176.00–187.00	$180.99	$3,571	—

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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	6	1,100.00–1,255.00	$1,177.50
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,583.00–1,780.00	$1,679.57

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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)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,700.00–2,350.00	$1,905.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,280.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,623.21
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,500.00–1,900.00	$1,744.44

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)	14	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,282.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,828.57	—

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	22	2,000.00–2,350.00	$2,150.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,580.00	—

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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.