Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

1,020 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $301.90/cwt +7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,422/hd at 471 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $327.13/cwt -15.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 437 lb · 29 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $337.04/cwt -9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 375 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,020	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,160	—
310–345	325	11	385.00–425.00	$400.58	$1,302	+9.58
355–380	371	17	380.00–400.00	$390.16	$1,447	+4.71
405–445	436	14	347.50–360.00	$350.59	$1,529	-12.69
450–495	460	16	325.00–345.00	$342.46	$1,575	+2.38
525	525	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,732	+7.55
505–549	532	18	320.00–340.00	$328.62	$1,748	+6.17
565–595	576	26	297.00–324.00	$319.97	$1,843	+12.16
600–645	619	7	290.00–302.00	$297.58	$1,842	+5.53
675–676	676	2	270.00–282.00	$276.00	$1,866	—
720	720	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,872	+8.21
800	800	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,960	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	233	3	475.00–500.00	$484.25	$1,128	—
300–330	318	13	398.00–465.00	$434.69	$1,382	+26.69
375–395	386	6	388.00–430.00	$410.05	$1,583	+11.88
400–440	411	10	370.00–400.00	$391.67	$1,610	+13.46
470–485	477	5	352.00–366.00	$361.54	$1,725	+3.27
540–545	543	2	330.00–332.00	$331.00	$1,797	-6.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	322	9	360.00–395.00	$371.57	$1,196	-8.43
375–380	377	3	335.00–340.00	$336.68	$1,269	-30.82
410–445	435	11	325.00–340.00	$337.36	$1,468	-3.96
470–490	477	5	280.00–320.00	$294.19	$1,403	-39.25
505–525	515	5	300.00–315.00	$308.94	$1,591	-5.06
565–570	568	2	300.00–306.00	$303.01	$1,721	+3.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	288	6	365.00–370.00	$367.49	$1,058	+22.27
325–345	332	20	342.00–376.00	$360.32	$1,196	+9.13
355–395	375	26	330.00–350.00	$337.04	$1,264	-9.53
405–445	428	26	304.00–327.00	$315.42	$1,350	-0.34
450–495	471	33	287.00–325.00	$301.90	$1,422	+7.32
505–535	521	17	272.00–295.00	$283.34	$1,476	+4.14
565–590	579	9	256.00–278.00	$268.96	$1,557	+2.71
615–640	629	5	235.00–252.00	$243.49	$1,532	-2.47
660–670	663	8	232.00–244.00	$236.50	$1,568	-4.53
710–745	728	10	227.00–234.00	$230.34	$1,677	-1.43
765–790	775	3	217.00–225.00	$219.98	$1,705	-7.77

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	390.00	$390.00	$936	—
305–345	328	17	372.00–385.00	$378.34	$1,241	+4.48
360–390	378	20	358.00–377.00	$366.37	$1,385	+5.07
400–435	420	18	336.00–355.00	$344.73	$1,448	+10.52
455–475	466	15	309.00–322.00	$314.68	$1,466	+4.62
525–545	530	15	292.00–310.00	$298.80	$1,584	+4.61
555–575	563	9	266.00–284.00	$276.83	$1,559	-2.73
620	620	4	258.00	$258.00	$1,600	-6.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	334	14	325.00–335.00	$333.14	$1,113	-14.01
360–395	379	7	305.00–322.00	$313.78	$1,189	+10.75
415–445	431	9	294.00–315.00	$307.31	$1,325	+7.07
465–490	476	9	282.00–297.00	$289.26	$1,377	+2.81
500–545	521	11	268.00–280.00	$274.04	$1,428	+2.64
560–595	577	12	242.00–256.00	$250.77	$1,447	+0.68
730	730	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,460	-16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	415.00	$415.00	$934	—
275	275	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,100	-17.21
305–345	333	4	388.00–435.00	$408.32	$1,360	-0.30
365–395	376	9	352.00–420.00	$380.93	$1,432	-3.48
410–445	428	24	340.00–380.00	$357.89	$1,532	+0.83
450–490	471	24	320.00–345.00	$337.95	$1,592	+5.78
520–545	532	7	300.00–320.00	$306.70	$1,632	-0.12
555–585	572	6	275.00–308.00	$297.74	$1,703	+9.08
605–630	615	9	260.00–278.00	$268.00	$1,648	-5.95
665–675	669	9	246.00–264.00	$254.47	$1,702	-8.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	392.00	$392.00	$1,058	+2.00
315	315	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,197	-20.17
365–390	382	13	342.00–400.00	$377.71	$1,443	-1.49
410–445	437	29	310.00–360.00	$327.13	$1,430	-15.99
455–490	469	17	320.00–336.00	$328.10	$1,539	+10.30
510–545	533	6	280.00–294.00	$284.75	$1,518	-19.28
590–595	594	4	278.00–287.50	$283.75	$1,685	+3.09
605–615	608	4	242.00–248.00	$246.00	$1,496	-22.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,232	-42.54
330–345	339	4	400.00–455.00	$415.63	$1,409	+11.80
355–390	373	9	364.00–425.00	$379.53	$1,416	-14.16
405–445	421	14	360.00–395.00	$375.01	$1,579	-3.16
460–485	474	7	346.00–360.00	$350.57	$1,662	+6.83
515–540	528	17	322.00–342.00	$330.62	$1,746	+6.96
555	555	1	314.00	$314.00	$1,743	+5.98
625	625	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,700	-12.48

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1250	1010	85-90%	16	110.00–127.00	$123.18	$1,244	-11.40
970–1200	1018	85-90%	24	124.00–137.00	$129.80	$1,321	-4.78
870–1240	1134	85-90%	20	133.00–146.00	$139.31	$1,580	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1305	1158	80-85%	31	137.00–164.00	$150.95	$1,748	+7.97
1015–1580	1254	80-85%	6	149.00–170.00	$161.06	$2,020	+12.92
1000–1430	1279	80-85%	21	136.00–150.00	$146.41	$1,873	-1.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1315	1260	75-80%	11	120.00–156.00	$151.91	$1,914	—
1120–1765	1443	75-80%	2	148.00–150.00	$149.22	$2,153	-5.24
1470–1630	1580	75-80%	4	154.00–160.00	$156.21	$2,468	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1485	1323	6	140.00–159.00	$150.71	$1,994	—
1150–2000	1667	19	159.00–176.00	$166.47	$2,775	—
1585–2100	1826	4	175.00–191.00	$181.37	$3,312	—

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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	9	1,140.00–1,280.00	$1,202.22

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,400.00–1,825.00	$1,619.44
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,840.00–2,350.00	$2,053.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,100.00–2,600.00	$2,387.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,875.00–2,150.00	$1,975.00

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)	17	1,500.00–2,300.00	$1,748.24
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,250.00–1,800.00	$1,392.22

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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	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	2,300.00–2,525.00	$2,365.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,350.00–3,725.00	$3,537.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	2,000.00–3,000.00	$2,614.71	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,500.00–2,650.00	$2,575.00	—

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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.