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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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,378.57
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,425.00–2,275.00 $1,967.86

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage 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 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,125.00–2,325.00 $2,175.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 18 2,300.00–2,650.00 $2,488.89 —
— — 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 AgeStage 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.