Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 5, 2025

976 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $240.50/cwt ≈ $1,857/hd at 772 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $298.11/cwt +2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,410/hd at 473 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $379.07/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,581/hd at 417 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	976	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	285	3	395.00–405.00	$399.91	$1,140	-30.09
305–325	318	3	395.00–400.00	$398.40	$1,267	+3.51
395	395	2	394.00	$394.00	$1,556	-2.61
415–420	419	4	354.00–360.00	$358.51	$1,502	+3.97
460–490	473	15	340.00–365.00	$346.74	$1,640	-0.15
505–545	527	6	320.00–350.00	$333.89	$1,760	-0.98
550–590	571	11	320.00–340.00	$323.96	$1,850	-7.89
615–635	625	2	290.00–335.00	$312.86	$1,955	+11.46
670–695	675	14	270.00–283.00	$281.17	$1,898	+13.53
710	710	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,846	-4.71
775	775	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,015	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	415.00–430.00	$422.33	$1,427	-38.16
365–390	373	3	410.00–415.00	$411.74	$1,536	+4.66
410–445	433	11	375.00–400.00	$384.57	$1,665	-7.74
470–490	474	5	350.00–390.00	$367.11	$1,740	+7.53
505–545	531	21	342.00–375.00	$353.96	$1,880	—
550 value added	550	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,090	—
550–585	570	12	328.00–350.00	$338.17	$1,928	+17.79
610	610	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,842	—
816	816	5	257.50	$257.50	$2,101	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,134	-16.77
495	495	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,609	-7.43
515–545	530	6	300.00–325.00	$313.43	$1,661	-0.83
590	590	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,770	+10.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	266	4	355.00–380.00	$371.03	$987	—
305–340	323	14	330.00–363.00	$353.37	$1,141	+7.33
360–395	381	20	320.00–360.00	$342.19	$1,304	+7.19
400–440	423	18	307.00–332.00	$319.22	$1,350	+2.70
455–495	473	30	280.00–310.00	$298.11	$1,410	+2.37
505–545	529	19	265.00–299.00	$286.08	$1,513	-1.83
555–590	571	11	250.00–275.00	$265.60	$1,517	-15.50
610–635	620	12	245.00–265.00	$253.36	$1,571	-10.25
675–695	685	4	242.00–257.00	$249.53	$1,709	-0.56
705–715	713	6	230.00–237.00	$235.01	$1,676	+1.66
765–775	770	2	217.00–220.00	$218.49	$1,682	-9.74

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,092	—
315–330	324	8	345.00–370.00	$362.45	$1,174	+3.03
370 fancy	370	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,406	—
355–390	372	19	340.00–377.00	$363.53	$1,352	+5.80
405–440	421	15	330.00–340.00	$334.81	$1,410	-2.63
450–478	470	10	305.00–320.00	$310.67	$1,460	-1.22
505–546	526	17	275.00–310.00	$293.74	$1,545	-4.81
550–590	573	5	265.00–300.00	$279.10	$1,599	-8.13
600–645	621	11	260.00–290.00	$271.05	$1,683	-1.82
660–665	663	3	248.00–254.00	$249.99	$1,657	-2.15
705	705	3	238.00–245.00	$240.33	$1,694	-5.69
755–798	784	6	230.00–232.00	$230.64	$1,808	-11.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	345.00–350.00	$347.52	$966	—
305–315	311	8	340.00–350.00	$345.07	$1,073	+22.01
375–395	389	9	305.00–344.00	$330.58	$1,286	+22.52
405–445	428	13	287.00–324.00	$312.93	$1,339	+17.85
465–490	474	9	270.00–300.00	$291.70	$1,383	+10.79
500–540	525	14	260.00–289.00	$273.08	$1,434	+15.47
555–590	577	5	252.00–264.00	$259.28	$1,496	+7.28
610–640	627	10	240.00–246.00	$242.70	$1,522	—
655–660	658	3	225.00–237.00	$232.35	$1,529	-2.65
715–740	728	2	217.00–222.00	$219.46	$1,598	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
772	772	40	240.50	$240.50	$1,857	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,076	—
270–290	281	4	415.00–420.00	$417.58	$1,173	—
315–345	335	7	410.00–420.00	$414.74	$1,389	-23.60
360–390	375	6	390.00–432.00	$402.00	$1,508	+12.00
405–445	417	23	360.00–400.00	$379.07	$1,581	+4.07
455–495	473	19	340.00–380.00	$346.33	$1,638	-1.76
500–545	524	20	320.00–345.00	$332.06	$1,740	+16.97
555–575	562	11	304.00–332.00	$316.29	$1,778	—
620–645	633	2	296.00–310.00	$302.86	$1,917	+10.86
655–660	658	5	276.00–278.00	$276.80	$1,821	—
710–745	734	5	249.00–277.00	$256.27	$1,881	—
755	755	1	251.00	$251.00	$1,895	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,107	—
260–290	281	7	400.00–410.00	$405.08	$1,138	-14.92
315–340	330	3	390.00–400.00	$394.87	$1,303	-45.13
355–395	375	8	370.00–394.00	$385.04	$1,444	-24.78
405–445	424	16	337.00–370.00	$353.33	$1,498	+1.63
455–495	480	14	320.00–355.00	$335.96	$1,613	-4.06
515–545	527	14	302.00–320.00	$314.94	$1,660	+6.74
565–590	575	11	280.00–310.00	$298.67	$1,717	+7.14
615–645	631	5	280.00–295.00	$287.56	$1,815	+11.11
655–680	668	3	266.00–272.00	$268.36	$1,793	+4.86
735–740	738	2	243.00–257.00	$250.02	$1,845	+5.51
755–780	763	3	238.00–250.00	$245.05	$1,870	-1.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	308	3	380.00–420.00	$395.27	$1,217	+40.27
365–395	376	10	350.00–380.00	$368.27	$1,385	+13.46
400–445	427	13	315.00–355.00	$338.25	$1,444	+5.77
465–490	473	8	285.00–328.00	$311.66	$1,474	+7.37
500–545	521	7	295.00–306.00	$302.91	$1,578	+8.71
550–595	574	8	265.00–290.00	$278.93	$1,601	+2.42
610–645	634	11	247.00–278.00	$263.06	$1,668	-6.21
655–685	669	4	240.00–260.00	$251.66	$1,684	-5.89
725–745	735	2	210.00–230.00	$220.14	$1,618	-14.84

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1495	1191	80-85%	31	133.00–154.00	$143.69	$1,711	—
1020–1435	1219	80-85%	34	128.00–140.00	$135.65	$1,654	-20.18
1090–1565	1309	80-85%	11	146.00–164.00	$156.10	$2,043	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1055	977	85-90%	7	109.00–124.00	$116.23	$1,136	-18.96
880–1280	1013	85-90%	12	119.00–140.00	$124.75	$1,264	-18.74
1020–1230	1124	85-90%	15	123.00–146.00	$130.80	$1,470	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1630	1450	75-80%	4	146.00–154.00	$149.50	$2,168	—
1325–1605	1458	75-80%	8	143.00–146.00	$144.16	$2,102	—
1455–1675	1554	75-80%	8	150.00–159.00	$155.01	$2,409	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1555	1373	5	152.00–177.00	$165.26	$2,269	—
1270–2250	1773	8	161.00–184.00	$170.65	$3,026	—
1815–1975	1870	3	189.00–194.00	$192.03	$3,591	+6.72

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,416.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,140.00	$1,140.00

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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)	4	2,350.00–2,650.00	$2,475.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,600.00	$2,550.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,575.00–1,800.00	$1,718.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,775.00–2,150.00	$1,983.93
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,850.00–2,200.00	$1,975.00

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)	12	1,300.00–1,660.00	$1,409.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,750.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,450.00–1,750.00	$1,633.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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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	7	3,050.00–3,600.00	$3,357.14	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,300.00–2,950.00	$2,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	2,000.00–3,450.00	$2,657.69	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,800.00	—

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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.