Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 25, 2025

1,581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $279.00/cwt ≈ $1,794/hd at 643 lb · 84 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $273.62/cwt +3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,447/hd at 529 lb · 63 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.77/cwt +5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,369/hd at 419 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,581	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	420.00	$420.00	$882	+20.00
275	275	7	435.00–445.00	$437.86	$1,204	—
325–345	328	8	345.00–425.00	$408.30	$1,339	+19.83
375–390	376	21	360.00–410.00	$397.07	$1,493	+30.21
425–440	428	7	325.00–415.00	$373.62	$1,599	+21.13
450–495	470	20	340.00–370.00	$351.42	$1,652	+14.63
515–537	524	14	305.00–347.00	$326.02	$1,708	+6.86
555–590	575	10	300.00–337.00	$316.83	$1,822	+17.70
600–635	624	10	260.00–308.00	$294.45	$1,837	+19.97
680–698	693	12	260.00–290.00	$265.76	$1,842	-4.18
700–745	726	8	247.00–260.00	$253.83	$1,843	+11.30
750–765	758	3	246.00–266.00	$257.39	$1,951	—
841	841	2	247.00	$247.00	$2,077	—
850	850	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,955	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	8	400.00–470.00	$449.71	$1,241	+29.71
325–345	329	5	430.00–455.00	$439.19	$1,445	+28.16
354–395	367	14	385.00–460.00	$414.47	$1,521	+24.74
400–435	414	9	357.00–405.00	$383.51	$1,588	+17.68
450–475	462	15	353.00–397.00	$376.54	$1,740	+28.16
510–530	518	6	320.00–360.00	$337.60	$1,749	+7.65
550–580	574	31	307.00–370.00	$323.90	$1,859	+1.71
610–636	634	12	283.00–300.00	$298.64	$1,893	-5.33
655	655	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,736	-1.00
735–740	740	19	248.00–259.00	$258.21	$1,911	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	10	385.00–400.00	$394.00	$1,280	+27.59
360–375	373	9	370.00–390.00	$378.33	$1,411	+32.13
400–440	420	2	315.00–328.00	$321.81	$1,352	-8.17
470–480	475	2	303.00–315.00	$309.06	$1,468	+10.53
515–540	528	3	300.00–312.00	$307.43	$1,623	-1.06
625–645	632	3	262.00–280.00	$273.87	$1,731	—

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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	1	340.00	$340.00	$816	—
255–285	273	3	335.00–375.00	$353.32	$965	+13.19
310–345	323	11	325.00–355.00	$336.35	$1,086	+1.90
355–395	378	23	312.00–340.00	$322.75	$1,220	+2.19
400–445	431	33	300.00–325.00	$312.03	$1,345	+3.84
450–498	477	49	285.00–305.00	$293.78	$1,401	+1.27
500–546	529	63	253.00–298.00	$273.62	$1,447	+3.46
565–585	576	18	245.00–282.00	$263.04	$1,515	+6.56
600–648	633	19	240.00–268.00	$248.66	$1,574	+3.93
655–685	667	19	238.00–254.00	$245.37	$1,637	+16.02
710–725	718	2	230.00–236.00	$233.03	$1,673	+10.53
785	785	8	222.50	$222.50	$1,747	—
825	825	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,996	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	370.00–390.00	$379.71	$999	+9.71
305–345	320	12	350.00–395.00	$373.91	$1,197	+32.05
355–380 fancy	365	3	355.00–360.00	$358.26	$1,308	—
350–395	374	25	330.00–357.00	$341.80	$1,278	+5.51
413 value added	413	12	336.00	$336.00	$1,388	—
405–445	421	38	315.00–340.00	$323.86	$1,363	+2.19
450–495	468	24	300.00–325.00	$312.64	$1,463	+8.33
502–535	516	27	280.00–325.00	$294.91	$1,522	+11.63
550–575	564	19	255.00–296.00	$276.61	$1,560	+6.32
600–625	604	8	250.00–266.00	$262.56	$1,586	+10.04
655–670	668	8	247.00–264.00	$261.92	$1,750	+16.32
705–734	732	22	232.00–240.00	$238.70	$1,747	+10.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
643	643	84	279.00	$279.00	$1,794	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	320.00–350.00	$334.84	$780	—
260	260	2	355.00	$355.00	$923	+20.00
332–340	335	5	315.00–335.00	$321.09	$1,076	+0.59
350–390	370	7	300.00–315.00	$309.18	$1,144	-4.33
405–445	429	15	270.00–305.00	$291.53	$1,251	-2.46
455–490	472	11	276.00–289.00	$281.61	$1,329	+7.79
515–545	527	5	240.00–274.00	$261.93	$1,380	+6.52
565–590	579	4	237.00–255.00	$244.10	$1,413	+4.03
635	635	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,492	+4.51
710–735	723	2	210.00–218.00	$213.93	$1,547	+0.18

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	3	390.00–420.00	$404.83	$1,166	+14.95
318–345	329	8	365.00–400.00	$384.32	$1,264	-2.51
365–390	380	18	354.00–395.00	$372.41	$1,415	-5.07
400–445	420	28	327.00–355.00	$336.92	$1,415	-5.73
455–495	477	26	310.00–338.00	$323.17	$1,542	+1.40
500–545	528	42	285.00–315.00	$297.54	$1,571	-5.77
560–595	579	17	265.00–310.00	$284.24	$1,646	+11.86
600–645	632	10	248.00–290.00	$273.73	$1,730	+11.74
654–690	669	10	247.00–277.00	$261.87	$1,752	+12.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	420.00	$420.00	$966	—
250–290	276	4	410.00–440.00	$424.71	$1,172	+33.16
305–345	325	10	385.00–430.00	$409.53	$1,331	+26.72
355–385	372	11	370.00–390.00	$378.54	$1,408	+10.41
400–445	424	28	340.00–387.00	$362.46	$1,537	+5.89
450–495	472	22	327.00–360.00	$345.02	$1,628	+11.03
500–545	521	26	302.00–348.00	$319.44	$1,664	+2.91
555–590	570	15	272.00–340.00	$298.01	$1,699	+11.53
610–635	625	5	267.00–282.00	$273.14	$1,707	+25.14
665–695	680	2	254.00–257.00	$255.47	$1,737	-1.59
735–745	740	2	243.00–248.00	$245.48	$1,817	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	380.00	$380.00	$893	—
260	260	1	375.00	$375.00	$975	+7.29
305–335	319	4	280.00–395.00	$346.21	$1,104	-33.36
365–390	381	5	330.00–355.00	$341.00	$1,299	-11.03
410–445	431	7	310.00–325.00	$320.51	$1,381	-4.87
460–495	480	11	250.00–312.00	$300.03	$1,440	+1.44
505–545	530	6	280.00–295.00	$288.50	$1,529	+5.50
550–595	575	8	250.00–282.00	$270.81	$1,557	+4.37
645	645	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,548	-13.02
945	945	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,937	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1450	1156	80-85%	38	113.00–149.00	$138.63	$1,603	—
1040–1490	1229	80-85%	28	143.00–164.00	$152.69	$1,877	+14.26
945–1525	1245	80-85%	58	133.00–157.00	$146.56	$1,825	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1180	1012	85-90%	26	116.00–136.00	$129.11	$1,307	+3.09
900–1140	1051	85-90%	29	112.00–130.00	$124.91	$1,313	—
935–1315	1069	85-90%	19	125.00–148.00	$137.97	$1,475	+2.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1705	1394	75-80%	16	137.00–143.00	$139.44	$1,944	—
1200–1705	1416	75-80%	17	146.00–161.00	$154.24	$2,184	—
950–1880	1441	75-80%	26	141.00–150.00	$146.11	$2,105	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1675	1356	11	145.00–165.00	$155.35	$2,107	—
1200–2590	1720	19	157.00–180.00	$168.10	$2,891	—
1280–2345	1901	24	170.00–189.00	$183.09	$3,481	—

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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	10	1,240.00–1,320.00	$1,280.00

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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)	3	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,583.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	1,525.00–2,500.00	$2,032.41

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)	7	1,425.00–1,575.00	$1,510.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

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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	14	2,300.00–2,750.00	$2,539.29	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,000.00–2,900.00	$2,564.29	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

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	2,125.00–2,200.00	$2,162.50	—

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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.