Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 12, 2025

1,382 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $367.76/cwt +9.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,574/hd at 428 lb · 36 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.56/cwt +6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 375 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.45/cwt -4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,460/hd at 424 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,382	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	292	3	470.00–480.00	$473.37	$1,382	+10.04
310–345	323	9	427.00–480.00	$452.53	$1,462	+10.15
375–390	380	5	400.00–435.00	$412.25	$1,567	-3.35
400–415	404	6	400.00–427.00	$413.61	$1,671	+9.38
455–490	469	7	360.00–395.00	$378.77	$1,776	-11.81
500–535	518	9	335.00–367.00	$348.88	$1,807	-5.62
550–570	559	7	325.00–350.00	$341.45	$1,909	+7.11
620–625	623	4	305.00–315.00	$309.98	$1,931	-13.46
705–725	716	28	267.00–285.00	$272.53	$1,951	+10.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	450.00–455.00	$452.40	$1,416	+33.93
375–385	379	4	385.00–397.00	$393.00	$1,489	-0.46
415	415	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,577	+4.25
460–495	476	4	345.00–377.00	$355.22	$1,691	+11.67
500–545	522	13	325.00–351.00	$344.23	$1,797	+8.73
560–585	574	6	315.00–340.00	$324.29	$1,861	-6.82
615–640	623	3	282.00–292.00	$288.58	$1,798	+6.48
685–690	689	5	257.00–280.00	$272.81	$1,880	—
725–745	732	5	255.00–275.00	$261.25	$1,912	+0.94
760–770	765	2	260.00–265.00	$262.52	$2,008	+4.84

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	3	370.00–390.00	$382.14	$1,269	-4.67
370–395	383	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,417	—
420–445	435	3	350.00–360.00	$356.11	$1,549	-33.89
450–493	479	10	340.00–350.00	$347.01	$1,662	—
515–540	525	5	300.00–318.00	$309.54	$1,625	+3.62
555	555	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,804	+35.00
745	745	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,952	—
755	755	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,850	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	272	6	355.00–380.00	$365.09	$993	+15.85
300–345	327	23	335.00–395.00	$366.03	$1,197	-0.64
355–395	375	15	325.00–380.00	$351.88	$1,320	+11.14
400–445	422	24	305.00–365.00	$336.67	$1,421	+16.10
450–495	481	33	290.00–322.00	$309.96	$1,491	+3.37
504–545	518	36	270.00–310.00	$298.04	$1,544	+7.54
555–595	579	20	265.00–280.00	$271.44	$1,572	-7.11
615–640	630	16	247.00–265.00	$257.22	$1,620	-12.29
680–690	687	5	246.00–255.00	$248.58	$1,708	+1.19
720	720	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,764	+8.78
755–765	761	5	230.00–235.00	$233.02	$1,773	+8.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,032	+30.00
265–295	280	2	370.00–420.00	$393.66	$1,102	+5.17
300–335	324	13	360.00–420.00	$386.82	$1,253	+2.79
350–385 fancy	365	3	390.00–400.00	$393.20	$1,435	—
353–395	376	33	345.00–395.00	$370.68	$1,394	+4.70
400–445	424	36	327.00–390.00	$344.45	$1,460	-4.68
455 fancy	455	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,592	+16.52
455–490	464	19	310.00–340.00	$326.09	$1,513	+3.53
500–545	522	14	297.00–318.00	$306.23	$1,599	-1.78
550–565	562	15	280.00–300.00	$287.29	$1,615	-6.02
600–635	624	8	270.00–275.00	$272.89	$1,703	-13.78
655–675	662	7	257.00–265.00	$261.29	$1,730	-0.05
705–710	708	3	250.00–255.00	$251.66	$1,782	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	265	3	345.00–400.00	$367.64	$974	+22.33
335	335	4	370.00	$370.00	$1,240	+48.44
375–390	386	4	325.00–370.00	$346.12	$1,336	+37.85
405–445	424	7	300.00–340.00	$315.55	$1,338	+8.24
455–485	475	16	280.00–312.00	$299.38	$1,422	+19.02
500–545	532	9	275.00–295.00	$283.03	$1,506	+13.10
560–590	575	4	260.00–270.00	$264.08	$1,518	+2.44
614–615	614	5	250.00–252.50	$252.00	$1,547	+7.98
670–690	680	2	240.00–245.00	$242.54	$1,649	+24.47
700	700	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,540	-10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	17	405.00–445.00	$421.02	$1,377	+2.11
355–395	370	23	388.00–415.00	$403.13	$1,492	+29.95
405–445	428	36	342.00–395.00	$367.76	$1,574	+9.15
450–495	473	21	325.00–350.00	$339.08	$1,604	+1.99
510–545	528	18	310.00–330.00	$318.30	$1,681	+6.71
555–595	577	30	285.00–315.00	$299.99	$1,731	-2.52
610–645	630	11	281.00–290.00	$286.03	$1,802	-0.04
655–695	678	5	267.00–280.00	$272.69	$1,849	+5.13
750	750	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,875	+21.90

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	465.00	$465.00	$953	-5.00
285	285	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,411	+63.44
300–345	319	11	422.00–455.00	$435.60	$1,390	-4.80
355–390	376	12	400.00–435.00	$411.40	$1,547	+13.12
400–445	423	17	370.00–415.00	$388.75	$1,644	+4.33
450–495	466	21	337.00–370.00	$354.19	$1,651	+0.54
500–540	517	26	322.00–350.00	$334.98	$1,732	+6.66
550–570	560	8	308.00–340.00	$319.25	$1,788	-1.01
605–645	623	9	296.00–320.00	$305.16	$1,901	+2.49
650–665	660	3	285.00–290.00	$286.64	$1,892	+2.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	400.00	$400.00	$980	—
325	325	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,251	+16.63
350–395	380	12	365.00–385.00	$372.64	$1,416	-4.83
410–445	435	14	302.00–365.00	$345.65	$1,504	+15.88
455–480	467	6	325.00–336.00	$332.41	$1,552	+16.61
500–540	519	13	285.00–315.00	$303.09	$1,573	+5.30
570–595	582	5	260.00–295.00	$278.77	$1,622	-6.23
615	615	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,691	±0.00
695	695	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,786	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1375	1145	80-85%	29	131.00–149.00	$141.82	$1,624	—
1020–1695	1190	80-85%	36	140.00–158.00	$150.12	$1,786	—
1025–1380	1227	80-85%	14	150.00–164.00	$158.14	$1,940	+11.84

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1195	1021	85-90%	23	125.00–149.00	$139.55	$1,425	—
805–1275	1036	85-90%	13	121.00–139.00	$130.94	$1,357	—
865–1150	1049	85-90%	18	110.00–134.00	$126.28	$1,325	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1525	1377	75-80%	13	139.00–155.00	$145.88	$2,009	—
1305–1755	1401	75-80%	8	149.00–163.00	$157.77	$2,210	+12.54
1340–1675	1535	75-80%	6	133.00–147.00	$139.76	$2,145	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1830	1695	3	161.00–173.00	$168.67	$2,859	—
1540–1800	1712	10	165.00–191.00	$176.41	$3,020	—
1790–2355	1937	5	173.00–197.50	$184.04	$3,565	—

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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	6	1,800.00–2,075.00	$1,991.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,245.00–1,365.00	$1,305.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,621.43

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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)	12	2,200.00–2,650.00	$2,512.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,600.00–2,225.00	$1,860.42
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	2,700.00–2,850.00	$2,780.56
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	2,000.00–2,550.00	$2,314.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	1,800.00–2,500.00	$2,181.35

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)	22	1,400.00–2,175.00	$1,744.32
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,375.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,950.00–2,200.00	$2,066.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,650.00–2,100.00	$1,890.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,650.00–2,050.00	$1,778.13

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,950.00–3,350.00	$3,060.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	78	2,500.00–3,250.00	$2,694.23	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	2,300.00–2,750.00	$2,566.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	27	2,250.00–2,550.00	$2,407.41	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,850.00–2,200.00	$1,992.50	—

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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.