Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 11, 2025

1,352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.34/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,751/hd at 670 lb · 100 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $337.09/cwt -9.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,605/hd at 476 lb · 48 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.01/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,586/hd at 515 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,352	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	276	7	410.00–445.00	$427.24	$1,179	-9.11
325–340	326	11	380.00–430.00	$418.47	$1,364	-8.14
375–395	378	8	355.00–410.00	$393.46	$1,487	+3.93
425–448	431	11	350.00–405.00	$375.75	$1,619	-0.67
450–498	473	31	320.00–370.00	$343.55	$1,625	-12.62
510–540	528	10	320.00–345.00	$335.50	$1,771	+3.14
558–595	569	17	305.00–337.00	$331.11	$1,884	+1.03
625–645	634	5	272.50–295.00	$282.10	$1,789	-15.95
700–735	724	7	250.00–268.00	$260.31	$1,885	-9.69
773–795	777	11	240.00–260.00	$257.68	$2,002	-2.32

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	281	4	440.00–480.00	$463.33	$1,302	+18.33
310–345	328	6	430.00–450.00	$442.38	$1,451	+12.92
355–390	372	16	390.00–460.00	$415.60	$1,546	-6.79
405–425	421	5	380.00–410.00	$404.23	$1,702	-1.25
465–475	468	8	375.00–398.00	$390.58	$1,828	+20.27
505–538	532	17	340.00–360.00	$354.50	$1,886	+5.35
550–585	560	12	320.00–340.00	$334.34	$1,872	-2.40
610–613	613	16	300.00–325.00	$323.44	$1,983	-5.19
651–685	663	14	285.00–301.00	$295.81	$1,961	+3.15
705	705	4	262.00	$262.00	$1,847	-15.26
755–762	761	10	250.00–272.00	$269.82	$2,053	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	318	3	380.00–390.00	$386.81	$1,230	—
425	425	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,658	+39.13
515–535	519	5	295.00–312.50	$305.92	$1,588	-5.33
580	580	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,682	-1.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	400.00	$400.00	$920	—
235 fancy	235	3	420.00	$420.00	$987	—
260–285	273	4	370.00–400.00	$388.49	$1,061	—
300–335	322	9	365.00–415.00	$384.03	$1,237	+3.66
305–335 fancy	328	4	390.00–410.00	$405.34	$1,330	—
365–395	373	10	345.00–380.00	$365.98	$1,365	-9.09
415–445	427	13	325.00–390.00	$349.13	$1,491	-9.15
450–455 fancy	453	2	330.00–337.00	$333.48	$1,511	—
450–485	467	10	315.00–328.00	$322.56	$1,506	-9.76
500–540	515	31	292.00–323.00	$308.01	$1,586	+0.79
550–575	563	11	287.00–304.00	$293.31	$1,651	+2.30
610	610	3	280.00–290.00	$286.67	$1,749	+6.67
655–672	670	100	252.00–270.00	$261.34	$1,751	-0.99
745	745	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,825	—
755–770	763	2	230.00–242.00	$236.06	$1,801	+6.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	268	6	345.00–355.00	$349.24	$936	-28.42
300–345	331	13	335.00–400.00	$366.67	$1,214	-4.97
365–395	382	18	330.00–357.00	$340.74	$1,302	-9.64
400–445	424	27	295.00–345.00	$320.57	$1,359	-4.40
460–495	475	22	297.00–320.00	$306.59	$1,456	-4.10
505–545	523	31	280.00–305.00	$290.50	$1,519	-1.09
555–595	572	26	270.00–288.00	$278.55	$1,593	+0.51
605–645	628	16	250.00–287.50	$269.51	$1,693	+10.32
650–685	669	8	240.00–250.00	$247.39	$1,655	+0.12
710–739	731	8	234.00–245.00	$236.22	$1,727	+3.60
785	785	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,766	+2.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	340.00	$340.00	$748	-15.00
255–285	272	3	335.00–360.00	$345.31	$939	+0.23
300–335	318	6	310.00–330.00	$321.56	$1,023	-13.39
350–395	382	13	270.00–320.00	$308.27	$1,178	-5.08
400–435	421	11	290.00–335.00	$307.31	$1,294	-12.70
460–490	472	23	245.00–297.00	$280.36	$1,323	-9.02
500–545	516	8	240.00–288.00	$269.93	$1,393	-1.12
555–590	573	5	258.00–268.00	$261.64	$1,499	+7.63
615–640	628	3	237.00–250.00	$244.02	$1,532	-1.36
650–685	669	8	210.00–235.00	$218.07	$1,459	-16.53
725	725	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,668	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	450.00–460.00	$455.14	$1,265	+15.57
320–345	337	3	395.00–430.00	$418.91	$1,412	+3.24
350–390	378	6	365.00–382.00	$373.18	$1,411	-5.84
410–445	427	21	335.00–390.00	$358.61	$1,531	+2.51
455–495	476	48	320.00–352.00	$337.09	$1,605	-9.23
505–545	530	28	290.00–335.00	$311.59	$1,651	-11.12
560–595	577	18	295.00–312.00	$302.51	$1,745	-8.92
605–645	617	13	277.00–300.00	$286.07	$1,765	+2.24
660–695	681	7	260.00–275.00	$267.56	$1,822	-1.07
725–730	729	4	250.00–262.00	$252.98	$1,844	+7.98
775–790	780	4	222.50–230.00	$228.10	$1,779	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	4	470.00	$470.00	$1,104	-20.00
250–290	269	5	415.00–465.00	$431.56	$1,161	+1.56
330 fancy	330	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,386	—
310–345	337	5	410.00–455.00	$440.40	$1,484	+13.35
370–390	379	5	390.00–407.00	$398.28	$1,509	-15.84
405–445	425	15	350.00–410.00	$384.42	$1,634	-1.72
450–495	473	16	337.00–375.00	$353.65	$1,673	-18.86
500–545	521	17	322.00–340.00	$328.32	$1,711	-5.13
550–580	566	6	310.00–327.50	$320.26	$1,813	+6.17
600–625	612	6	294.00–314.99	$302.67	$1,852	+0.10
665	665	3	277.00–290.00	$284.00	$1,889	—
705–735	719	5	250.00–275.00	$256.90	$1,847	+0.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	312	3	365.00–370.00	$368.37	$1,149	-21.63
355–385	370	3	362.00–390.00	$377.47	$1,397	-5.09
405–445	429	9	320.00–360.00	$329.77	$1,415	-17.73
455–495	474	6	310.00–330.00	$315.80	$1,497	-16.80
510–540	526	9	280.00–310.00	$297.79	$1,566	-7.18
595	595	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,696	+9.53
615–640	628	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,727	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1570	1217	80-85%	65	138.00–160.00	$146.30	$1,780	+0.73
1030–1900	1253	80-85%	29	128.00–141.00	$137.23	$1,719	-11.86
1040–1650	1282	80-85%	24	148.00–167.00	$153.93	$1,973	+4.84

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1610	1325	75-80%	40	138.00–156.00	$151.51	$2,008	—
1050–1795	1348	75-80%	12	146.00–163.00	$156.79	$2,114	—
1110–1920	1401	75-80%	24	135.00–150.00	$145.23	$2,035	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1150	1064	85-90%	24	116.00–145.00	$134.44	$1,430	+0.64
860–1280	1065	85-90%	18	105.00–135.00	$126.61	$1,348	-7.19
980–1245	1069	85-90%	12	127.00–143.00	$137.55	$1,470	+3.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1955	1487	15	134.00–170.00	$158.59	$2,358	—
1260–2045	1529	18	163.00–189.00	$173.20	$2,648	—
1150–2295	1748	28	175.00–199.50	$184.45	$3,224	+14.02

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	1,900.00–2,050.00	$1,980.77
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,350.00–1,580.00	$1,465.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,650.00–2,350.00	$1,933.33
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,350.00–2,400.00	$2,383.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,050.00–2,500.00	$2,340.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,550.00–2,800.00	$2,737.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,350.00–1,950.00	$1,705.56

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)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,575.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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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	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,850.00–2,600.00	$2,360.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.