Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

1,197 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $310.27/cwt +4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,610/hd at 519 lb · 50 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $334.39/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,398/hd at 418 lb · 36 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $285.55/cwt +14.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,613/hd at 565 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,197	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	490.00–500.00	$494.84	$1,178	—
265–295	280	2	445.00–470.00	$456.83	$1,279	-16.54
322–325	325	14	425.00–440.00	$432.85	$1,407	-19.68
355–390	376	13	405.00–425.00	$415.78	$1,563	+3.53
400–445	427	16	380.00–400.00	$387.18	$1,653	-26.43
450–492	470	10	358.00–380.00	$367.88	$1,729	-10.89
510–545	522	17	335.00–360.00	$344.84	$1,800	-4.04
555–585	576	13	320.00–352.00	$328.15	$1,890	-13.30
650–695	668	31	290.00–306.00	$299.38	$2,000	—
715	715	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,002	+7.47
750–792	775	6	250.00–255.00	$252.51	$1,957	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	400.00–420.00	$410.18	$1,169	—
325–345	333	6	400.00–420.00	$411.63	$1,371	-40.77
365–395	378	17	390.00–425.00	$402.39	$1,521	+9.39
425–445	433	4	355.00–385.00	$371.03	$1,607	-8.97
455–465	462	9	340.00–375.00	$355.72	$1,643	+0.50
525–543	536	15	312.50–350.00	$326.52	$1,750	-17.71
560–580	562	13	300.00–330.00	$321.03	$1,804	-3.26
605–625	619	8	302.00–315.00	$308.97	$1,913	+20.39
655–680	668	4	275.00–285.00	$279.70	$1,868	+6.89
705	705	2	272.00	$272.00	$1,918	+10.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	8	380.00–395.00	$387.44	$1,251	+5.30
395	395	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,521	+15.00
445	445	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,602	+3.89
450	450	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,508	-12.01
545	545	5	326.00	$326.00	$1,777	+16.46
580–585	583	2	290.00–307.00	$298.54	$1,740	-26.46
605–645	628	3	288.00–292.00	$290.63	$1,825	—
660	660	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,716	—
710	710	2	252.00	$252.00	$1,789	-10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	278	8	360.00–405.00	$392.92	$1,092	+27.83
305–345	330	27	340.00–400.00	$375.44	$1,239	+9.41
365–395	384	19	325.00–395.00	$357.31	$1,372	+5.43
405–445	418	36	310.00–382.00	$334.39	$1,398	-2.28
472–490	477	27	300.00–324.00	$310.59	$1,482	+0.63
500–545	529	18	289.00–305.00	$298.72	$1,580	+0.68
550–580	565	33	270.00–294.00	$285.55	$1,613	+14.11
605–645	625	16	252.00–272.00	$260.92	$1,631	+3.70
655–695	675	12	240.00–247.00	$243.17	$1,641	-5.41
760–785	770	3	220.00–230.00	$225.61	$1,737	-7.41

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	390.00	$390.00	$956	-40.00
275–280	277	3	380.00–430.00	$413.13	$1,144	+19.47
320 fancy	320	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,248	—
310–340	328	6	360.00–400.00	$371.69	$1,219	-15.13
355–385	379	28	345.00–412.00	$380.09	$1,441	+9.41
405–435	418	20	325.00–405.00	$360.05	$1,505	+15.60
450–498	467	22	315.00–348.00	$329.59	$1,539	+3.50
500–535	519	50	300.00–320.00	$310.27	$1,610	+4.04
550–585	566	24	290.00–305.00	$294.49	$1,667	+7.20
695	695	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,772	-6.29
710–737	729	4	237.50–254.00	$244.65	$1,783	-7.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	340.00	$340.00	$952	-27.64
305–330	322	20	320.00–375.00	$343.50	$1,106	-26.50
355–390	377	9	310.00–332.00	$326.32	$1,230	-19.80
420–445	434	12	295.00–340.00	$309.80	$1,345	-5.75
455–490	471	14	255.00–310.00	$282.46	$1,330	-16.92
505–545	518	4	270.00–290.00	$280.05	$1,451	-2.98
550–590	581	7	255.00–270.00	$265.75	$1,544	+1.67
605–645	630	7	240.00–250.00	$243.94	$1,537	-8.06
665	665	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,543	-10.54
705–715	708	3	212.00–217.00	$213.68	$1,513	-6.32
765	765	1	218.00	$218.00	$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
215	215	1	415.00	$415.00	$892	—
260–290	286	9	395.00–450.00	$408.50	$1,168	—
325–335	330	4	390.00–440.00	$422.69	$1,395	+1.67
355–390	372	11	340.00–405.00	$377.62	$1,405	-25.51
405–445	421	24	345.00–380.00	$371.11	$1,562	+3.35
455–495	481	26	325.00–360.00	$342.96	$1,650	+3.88
510–540	529	21	315.00–350.00	$330.67	$1,749	+12.37
550–595	574	10	297.00–306.00	$301.12	$1,728	+1.13
605–645	629	9	280.00–300.00	$289.16	$1,819	+3.13
665	665	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,776	-5.69
745	745	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,892	—
765–770	768	2	240.00–245.00	$242.49	$1,862	-7.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	425.00–430.00	$427.56	$941	-37.44
265	265	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,140	-65.00
300–345	318	6	410.00–450.00	$423.61	$1,347	-11.99
350–365	355	4	405.00–430.00	$417.57	$1,482	+6.17
400–430	419	20	365.00–404.00	$387.51	$1,624	-1.24
460–490	470	8	342.00–360.00	$349.37	$1,642	-4.82
500–540	509	7	332.00–342.00	$339.50	$1,728	+4.52
565–570	569	8	310.00–320.00	$311.24	$1,771	-8.01
655	655	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,801	-11.64
705–725	717	3	260.00–274.00	$265.26	$1,902	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	284	5	385.00	$385.00	$1,093	—
305–325	310	4	385.00–395.00	$387.62	$1,202	+2.62
355–385	361	10	340.00–380.00	$366.80	$1,324	-5.84
420–445	435	10	320.00–345.00	$336.70	$1,465	-8.95
480–490	484	6	310.00–325.00	$317.54	$1,537	-14.87
500–540	518	6	285.00–300.00	$292.58	$1,516	-10.51
550–595	580	10	260.00–287.00	$282.24	$1,637	+3.47
605–640	623	4	255.00–277.00	$266.71	$1,662	-8.29

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1725	1201	80-85%	29	135.00–164.00	$152.94	$1,837	-5.20
985–1700	1218	80-85%	26	128.00–150.00	$140.72	$1,714	-17.42
1095–1440	1222	80-85%	13	143.00–172.00	$152.35	$1,862	-5.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1690	1304	75-80%	17	137.00–157.00	$150.89	$1,968	—
1200–1735	1343	75-80%	9	126.00–151.00	$143.57	$1,928	—
1200–1570	1431	75-80%	8	160.00–168.00	$163.31	$2,337	+5.54

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1315	1026	85-90%	10	116.00–140.00	$130.31	$1,337	-9.24
910–1155	1030	85-90%	4	115.00–133.00	$127.07	$1,309	-3.87
985–1225	1131	85-90%	12	122.00–149.00	$138.01	$1,561	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1890	1457	10	148.00–165.00	$155.80	$2,270	—
1200–2230	1814	10	155.00–189.00	$171.10	$3,104	—
1740–1875	1845	5	173.00–205.00	$195.92	$3,615	—

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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	8	1,270.00–1,375.00	$1,322.50

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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)	20	1,585.00–2,350.00	$1,851.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,600.00–2,050.00	$1,827.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,800.00–2,600.00	$2,232.19
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,450.00–2,475.00	$2,462.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,510.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,550.00–2,050.00	$1,750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,575.00–1,600.00	$1,581.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,262.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,850.00	$1,775.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,450.00–1,700.00	$1,608.33

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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	16	3,125.00–3,550.00	$3,262.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,950.00–3,000.00	$2,975.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	2,500.00–2,925.00	$2,755.95	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,450.00–2,600.00	$2,550.00	—

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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.