Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 4, 2025

1,312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $263.61/cwt +20.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,669/hd at 633 lb · 80 head

light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $264.71/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,901/hd at 718 lb · 60 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $267.64/cwt -8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,847/hd at 690 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,312	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,182	+30.00
320–335	328	2	390.00–400.00	$394.89	$1,295	-5.69
375–396	385	12	385.00–410.00	$396.61	$1,527	+6.45
405–440	426	14	345.00–370.00	$354.54	$1,510	+3.95
455–495	483	19	334.00–362.00	$346.89	$1,675	+4.43
505–548	537	22	325.00–350.00	$334.87	$1,798	+6.25
558–590	570	30	315.00–340.00	$331.85	$1,892	+11.88
600–645	622	12	290.00–320.00	$301.40	$1,875	+3.82
652–699	690	42	260.00–278.00	$267.64	$1,847	-8.36
705–748	718	60	253.00–267.00	$264.71	$1,901	+4.71
816–819	819	14	235.00–250.00	$247.86	$2,030	+2.86
894	894	5	235.00	$235.00	$2,101	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	271	7	460.00–480.00	$467.60	$1,267	—
320–335	326	9	450.00–485.00	$460.49	$1,501	+25.80
355–365	360	7	400.00–420.00	$407.08	$1,465	-2.97
410–440	423	6	380.00–405.00	$392.31	$1,659	+0.64
455–495	471	11	352.00–377.00	$359.58	$1,694	-1.96
558–585	572	10	298.00–331.00	$320.38	$1,833	—
699	699	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,237	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	316	8	370.00–385.00	$376.77	$1,191	+5.20
355–390	367	11	355.00–370.00	$361.12	$1,325	+24.44
425–440	433	2	330.00–337.00	$333.56	$1,444	-3.80
460–485	473	2	330.00–335.00	$332.43	$1,572	+38.24
500–540	526	7	310.00–320.00	$314.26	$1,653	+5.32
575–595	582	6	273.00–310.00	$289.52	$1,685	-13.49
610–620	617	7	250.00–284.00	$272.36	$1,680	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	324	10	330.00–370.00	$346.04	$1,121	-14.28
350–398	379	25	320.00–350.00	$335.00	$1,270	-2.04
405–445	425	15	300.00–335.00	$316.52	$1,345	+1.10
450–495	476	25	286.00–307.00	$295.74	$1,408	-6.16
510–545	535	32	278.00–292.00	$287.91	$1,540	+4.57
550–590	565	36	260.00–290.00	$281.10	$1,588	+12.14
600–645	633	80	243.00–271.00	$263.61	$1,669	+20.12
655–690	669	29	240.00–260.00	$250.09	$1,673	+13.59
702–740	715	14	227.00–240.00	$233.35	$1,668	+3.01
752–785	775	13	220.00–230.00	$228.23	$1,769	+8.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–349	340	18	350.00–368.00	$359.42	$1,222	-18.92
351–395	374	23	340.00–380.00	$357.73	$1,338	-8.64
405–445	428	18	325.00–350.00	$337.44	$1,444	-7.29
460–490	475	11	306.00–322.00	$311.89	$1,481	-2.79
501–545	517	18	288.00–312.00	$298.55	$1,544	-0.25
560–595	569	20	278.00–325.00	$287.23	$1,634	+10.40
630–640	633	39	270.00–273.00	$272.87	$1,727	+14.87
680–697	696	14	252.00–254.00	$252.14	$1,755	—
705–720	713	2	244.00–248.00	$246.02	$1,754	—
755–775	759	14	241.00–246.00	$241.80	$1,835	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	3	310.00–345.00	$323.06	$1,027	-10.08
365–395	377	8	300.00–325.00	$308.06	$1,161	-5.72
420–445	434	12	285.00–320.00	$295.08	$1,281	-12.23
465–495	482	5	275.00–285.00	$280.91	$1,354	-8.35
500–545	523	2	255.00–260.00	$257.61	$1,347	-16.43
565	565	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,424	+1.23
653	653	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,535	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,197	+20.00
345	345	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,518	+31.68
355–379	370	5	405.00–420.00	$409.82	$1,516	+28.89
425–445	431	6	350.00–360.00	$351.70	$1,516	-6.19
455–485	473	9	325.00–355.00	$340.02	$1,608	+2.07
500–545	526	10	290.00–325.00	$308.20	$1,621	+1.50
555–575	565	13	277.00–302.00	$291.53	$1,647	-6.21
620–645	631	7	260.00–288.00	$276.45	$1,744	+8.45
655–690	668	10	233.00–276.00	$263.50	$1,760	+9.03
710–740	723	5	230.00–250.00	$244.51	$1,768	—
770–795	781	6	242.00–254.00	$246.97	$1,929	—
855	855	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,881	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,136	-25.00
365–390	385	5	340.00–385.00	$354.81	$1,366	-22.90
405–445	419	6	315.00–375.00	$332.48	$1,393	+5.35
455–490	475	3	290.00–313.00	$304.29	$1,445	-23.81
525–540	531	4	282.00–300.00	$294.20	$1,562	+9.45
550–580	571	4	255.00–286.00	$276.51	$1,579	-7.24
615–630	623	8	266.00–272.00	$269.27	$1,678	+23.27
670–695	683	2	255.00–260.00	$257.55	$1,759	—
725–730	728	4	230.00–240.00	$234.98	$1,711	—
770–785	781	4	215.00–220.00	$216.23	$1,689	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–340	321	5	395.00–450.00	$438.34	$1,407	+22.71
365	365	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,424	+10.47
420	420	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,575	-0.01
465–495	482	13	340.00–356.00	$348.09	$1,678	-2.48
505–545	526	5	302.00–330.00	$315.09	$1,657	-15.53
610	610	2	292.00	$292.00	$1,781	+20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1560	1200	80-85%	42	129.00–162.00	$147.45	$1,769	—
1050–1390	1221	80-85%	21	150.00–167.00	$155.83	$1,903	—
1095–1445	1254	80-85%	20	136.00–156.00	$145.38	$1,823	-15.68

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1195	994	85-90%	24	115.00–144.00	$135.19	$1,344	—
915–1200	1037	85-90%	15	140.00–149.00	$143.49	$1,488	+13.69
820–1120	1047	85-90%	21	110.00–132.00	$127.44	$1,334	-2.36

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1680	1317	75-80%	21	135.00–154.00	$148.30	$1,953	—
1060–1585	1323	75-80%	15	139.00–147.00	$143.67	$1,901	—
1245–1575	1358	75-80%	13	143.00–160.00	$157.46	$2,138	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1950	1503	8	147.00–159.00	$151.92	$2,283	—
1250–2005	1627	15	160.00–179.00	$170.31	$2,771	—
1455–2225	1883	12	176.00–193.00	$185.31	$3,489	—

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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	850.00–1,240.00	$1,123.00

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,000.00–2,175.00	$2,125.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	1,750.00–2,400.00	$2,101.32
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,600.00–1,850.00	$1,750.00

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)	7	1,425.00–2,275.00	$1,967.86
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,378.57

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	2,300.00–2,650.00	$2,488.89	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,125.00–2,325.00	$2,175.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,900.00–3,075.00	$3,016.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,350.00–2,800.00	$2,583.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,144.44	—

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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.