Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 18, 2025

1,750 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $278.00/cwt ≈ $2,002/hd at 720 lb · 71 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $334.32/cwt -0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,431/hd at 428 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $316.73/cwt +6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,514/hd at 478 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,750	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–298	284	7	462.00–467.00	$463.26	$1,316	+53.08
315–345	334	11	400.00–450.00	$433.33	$1,447	+21.70
375–398	390	15	377.00–430.00	$406.19	$1,584	+3.80
420–445	432	15	355.00–400.00	$381.02	$1,646	+9.99
465–495	482	9	345.00–380.00	$368.29	$1,775	+12.57
505–545	518	35	325.00–360.00	$354.07	$1,834	+27.55
560–596	582	37	329.00–370.00	$336.98	$1,961	+15.95
620–630	624	6	285.00–350.00	$320.25	$1,998	+11.28
678–692	690	26	277.00–300.00	$289.09	$1,995	+9.39
700–745	721	30	280.00–290.00	$283.59	$2,045	+11.59
751–782	765	25	258.00–277.00	$263.37	$2,015	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	231	4	480.00–500.00	$489.73	$1,131	-5.11
250 fancy	250	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,262	—
275	275	6	460.00–480.00	$470.83	$1,295	+14.00
315–335	325	12	410.00–440.00	$433.00	$1,407	+0.15
365–396	384	22	392.50–440.00	$421.23	$1,618	+5.45
405–445	433	30	370.00–425.00	$413.99	$1,793	+26.81
460 value added	460	1	382.00	$382.00	$1,757	—
455–490	468	15	342.50–450.00	$369.93	$1,731	+2.05
500–530	520	9	348.00–380.00	$363.71	$1,891	+18.87
555–590	573	6	327.00–358.00	$345.78	$1,981	+17.63
600–644	630	24	300.00–336.00	$317.37	$1,999	—
655–670	661	4	291.00–325.00	$313.89	$2,075	+14.51
721	721	6	282.50	$282.50	$2,037	+2.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	71	278.00	$278.00	$2,002	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,182	—
415–445	432	3	314.00–337.00	$323.83	$1,399	-36.17
475	475	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,662	+15.00
500–545	523	3	310.00–325.00	$316.61	$1,656	-9.39
561–595	577	33	316.00–336.00	$326.41	$1,883	+27.87
600–643	632	4	262.00–290.00	$283.36	$1,791	-7.27
695	695	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,842	+5.00
710–747	742	16	270.00–276.00	$274.76	$2,039	+22.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	370.00	$370.00	$851	—
255–295	285	6	380.00–400.00	$395.41	$1,127	+2.49
300–345	318	18	340.00–395.00	$366.89	$1,167	-8.55
350–395	378	24	330.00–385.00	$355.55	$1,344	-1.76
400–448	428	61	310.00–370.00	$334.32	$1,431	-0.07
455–495	478	44	280.00–340.00	$316.73	$1,514	+6.14
505–545	523	32	260.00–330.00	$303.41	$1,587	+4.69
550–595	579	32	255.00–315.00	$282.27	$1,634	-3.28
615–645	631	38	250.00–297.00	$270.48	$1,707	+9.56
675–696	688	10	247.00–270.00	$260.03	$1,789	+16.86
706–740	721	12	237.00–250.00	$245.09	$1,767	—
765–795	780	2	220.00–240.00	$229.81	$1,793	+4.20

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	410.00	$410.00	$840	—
250–255	253	2	400.00–415.00	$407.57	$1,031	-5.56
315–345	330	18	365.00–400.00	$381.49	$1,259	+9.80
365 fancy	365	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,387	—
355–395	372	21	342.00–400.00	$376.99	$1,402	-3.10
400–440	422	23	320.00–390.00	$350.26	$1,478	-9.79
415–425 value added	422	3	395.00–405.00	$401.72	$1,695	—
450–485	462	12	300.00–410.00	$334.30	$1,544	+4.71
500–545	525	30	280.00–350.00	$310.23	$1,629	-0.04
555–580	563	15	275.00–320.00	$294.58	$1,658	+0.09
600–620	609	6	260.00–300.00	$279.01	$1,699	—
650–697	673	23	258.00–274.50	$266.62	$1,794	+11.62
700–733	722	25	245.00–262.00	$260.13	$1,878	+15.48
788	788	9	250.00	$250.00	$1,970	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	350.00–385.00	$366.95	$873	—
270–295	286	5	307.00–345.00	$327.88	$938	-12.12
320–345	329	11	335.00–355.00	$344.59	$1,134	+1.09
360–395	379	13	317.00–345.00	$330.27	$1,252	+3.95
406–445	425	17	300.00–325.00	$314.86	$1,338	+5.06
460–490	474	11	290.00–315.00	$309.14	$1,465	+26.68
525–535	528	14	280.00–307.00	$289.54	$1,529	+9.49
555–595	568	6	266.00–275.00	$272.12	$1,546	+6.37
610–635	619	12	250.00–267.00	$262.02	$1,622	+18.08
705–740	724	4	220.00–230.00	$225.50	$1,633	+11.82

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	6	405.00–460.00	$441.58	$1,214	+33.08
305–345	328	7	385.00–425.00	$393.81	$1,292	-28.88
350–395	376	32	360.00–420.00	$385.36	$1,449	+7.74
400–445	425	27	325.00–410.00	$358.88	$1,525	-12.23
450–495	481	38	305.00–375.00	$346.41	$1,666	+3.45
510–545	521	12	300.00–350.00	$321.40	$1,674	-9.27
560–595	579	23	290.00–330.00	$310.92	$1,800	+9.80
610–640	625	11	280.00–320.00	$307.46	$1,922	+18.30
655–695	680	12	265.00–294.00	$281.68	$1,915	+14.68
710–740	730	3	258.00–264.00	$259.95	$1,898	+5.95
750–770	760	2	245.00–252.00	$248.45	$1,888	+5.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	277	6	417.00–475.00	$446.06	$1,236	+16.06
300–345	317	8	400.00–450.00	$422.47	$1,339	-1.14
350–395	367	13	380.00–440.00	$418.71	$1,537	+1.14
405–445	429	26	345.00–415.00	$378.18	$1,622	-9.33
450–495	473	23	320.00–395.00	$358.22	$1,694	+8.85
510–545	531	18	320.00–370.00	$334.26	$1,775	-5.24
555–595	572	10	305.00–330.00	$314.02	$1,796	+2.78
610–625	618	3	300.00–310.00	$304.97	$1,885	—
670	670	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,809	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	4	385.00–420.00	$401.33	$1,055	+16.33
305–335	325	6	335.00–405.00	$384.77	$1,251	-2.85
370–395	384	13	340.00–400.00	$377.04	$1,448	+10.24
400–445	426	8	330.00–350.00	$340.51	$1,451	+3.81
455–495	474	13	315.00–365.00	$330.00	$1,564	+12.46
520	520	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,560	+7.42
560–595	582	9	265.00–315.00	$295.51	$1,720	+13.27
610–625	621	6	252.00–300.00	$283.75	$1,762	+17.04
675–680	676	5	260.00–275.00	$271.98	$1,839	—
740	740	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,813	—
775	775	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,837	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1595	1211	80-85%	58	137.00–157.00	$148.09	$1,793	+7.37
845–1520	1219	80-85%	31	130.00–148.00	$141.22	$1,721	+0.50
1015–1445	1247	80-85%	27	143.00–164.00	$154.80	$1,930	+2.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1565	1328	75-80%	38	153.00–167.00	$161.03	$2,138	+17.46
1015–1905	1339	75-80%	38	142.00–157.00	$149.48	$2,002	+5.91
1105–1675	1416	75-80%	18	135.00–148.00	$143.97	$2,039	-19.34

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1125	1010	85-90%	13	110.00–131.00	$119.90	$1,211	-10.41
925–1250	1043	85-90%	11	128.00–152.00	$139.43	$1,454	+12.36
915–1290	1074	85-90%	28	118.00–141.00	$133.33	$1,432	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1760	1486	11	144.00–166.00	$160.86	$2,390	+5.06
1225–2115	1774	14	160.00–185.00	$170.09	$3,017	—
1225–2415	1901	18	175.00–194.00	$183.45	$3,487	—

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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	4	1,225.00–1,450.00	$1,337.50

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,766.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,550.00	$2,350.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,525.00–2,700.00	$2,186.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,900.00	$1,637.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,525.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,650.00	$3,650.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,182.00	$2,182.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,650.00–2,950.00	$2,750.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,600.00–2,250.00	$1,945.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

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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.