Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

1,200 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.15/cwt +7.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,656/hd at 521 lb · 47 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $355.46/cwt -8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,838/hd at 517 lb · 40 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.91/cwt -3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,493/hd at 423 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,200	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	273	4	445.00–460.00	$450.05	$1,229	-20.78
350 value added	350	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,662	—
355–390	373	5	415.00–427.00	$420.33	$1,568	-0.90
408 fancy	408	4	425.00	$425.00	$1,734	—
405–445	428	8	385.00–411.00	$399.48	$1,710	-14.51
455–480	463	9	379.00–390.00	$381.42	$1,766	+11.49
500–540	517	40	335.00–375.00	$355.46	$1,838	-8.25
550–591	584	33	329.00–350.00	$332.68	$1,943	-13.10
628 fancy	628	13	334.00	$334.00	$2,098	—
615–645	632	3	310.00–328.00	$321.15	$2,030	+3.78
650	650	1	317.00	$317.00	$2,060	+3.11
740	740	2	282.00	$282.00	$2,087	-0.50
769	769	28	279.00	$279.00	$2,146	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,235	+11.74
325	325	3	410.00	$410.00	$1,332	-23.33
375–395	382	9	390.00–430.00	$404.64	$1,546	-1.55
425	425	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,700	+18.98
470–490	480	13	335.00–375.00	$356.27	$1,710	-12.02
510–540	522	11	325.00–352.00	$343.57	$1,793	-10.50
555–590	574	6	320.00–332.00	$326.18	$1,872	-10.80
662–690	673	5	275.00–287.50	$284.84	$1,917	-4.25
715	715	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,895	-18.59
790	790	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,975	-13.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,209	—
440	440	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,496	+16.17
460–490	473	4	358.00–366.00	$363.68	$1,720	+13.68
520–545	537	3	310.00–342.00	$328.46	$1,764	+11.85
560–585	573	4	302.00–320.00	$313.10	$1,794	-13.31
600–645	626	5	275.00–292.00	$283.33	$1,774	-0.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,090	—
260–290	277	3	390.00–420.00	$408.31	$1,131	+0.74
310–345	329	9	380.00–415.00	$396.61	$1,305	+15.12
350 fancy	350	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,382	+15.00
355–390	376	11	360.00–395.00	$378.19	$1,422	+1.20
400–445	423	34	330.00–400.00	$352.91	$1,493	+2.65
455–490	468	17	325.00–345.00	$330.52	$1,547	-3.78
520 fancy	520	18	326.00	$326.00	$1,695	—
500–545	521	29	305.00–327.00	$313.28	$1,632	+3.05
550–590	576	16	285.00–311.00	$300.81	$1,733	+6.23
600–645	617	12	270.00–295.00	$281.05	$1,734	+2.04
639 fancy	639	15	292.00	$292.00	$1,866	—
655–680	666	7	252.00–270.00	$263.00	$1,752	-3.62
705–739	736	22	250.00–255.00	$253.19	$1,863	-6.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	215	2	375.00–390.00	$382.33	$822	+12.33
290	290	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,146	-0.41
300–340	315	12	360.00–400.00	$379.06	$1,194	+12.17
355–395	377	17	330.00–385.00	$362.86	$1,368	+7.31
400–445	430	22	315.00–357.00	$338.47	$1,455	+4.15
455–495	475	18	300.00–335.00	$319.37	$1,517	+2.64
505–545	524	27	285.00–317.00	$301.65	$1,581	-1.76
555–595	583	28	270.00–302.00	$286.26	$1,669	+3.99
615–640	630	13	262.00–289.00	$277.61	$1,749	+7.13
660–690	671	7	242.00–264.00	$256.64	$1,722	-3.39
710–725	715	6	244.00–252.00	$248.84	$1,779	+3.75
780	780	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,895	+13.19

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	350.00–360.00	$355.09	$976	+27.21
330–345	338	7	345.00–365.00	$357.94	$1,210	+13.35
365–390	373	6	285.00–360.00	$335.59	$1,252	+5.32
410–445	430	17	295.00–340.00	$326.19	$1,403	+11.33
450–495	471	10	280.00–316.00	$292.08	$1,376	-17.06
510–540	522	3	270.00–280.00	$274.92	$1,435	-14.62
560–595	574	6	260.00–289.00	$271.06	$1,556	-1.06
610–645	622	6	250.00–276.00	$263.99	$1,642	+1.97
660–675	668	2	237.00–250.00	$243.43	$1,626	—
735–745	740	2	227.00–238.00	$232.46	$1,720	+6.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,050	—
265 fancy	265	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,338	—
265–290	279	4	465.00–480.00	$476.10	$1,328	+30.04
310–340	326	9	405.00–470.00	$439.03	$1,431	+16.56
375–390	383	5	404.00–430.00	$416.82	$1,596	-1.89
405–445	423	22	340.00–415.00	$381.90	$1,615	+3.72
450–490	473	11	335.00–380.00	$360.40	$1,705	+2.18
500–545	522	23	307.00–355.00	$337.54	$1,762	+3.28
555–590	569	6	300.00–322.00	$314.77	$1,791	+0.75
610–640	625	4	292.00–312.00	$301.96	$1,887	-3.01
655–682	675	16	280.00–302.00	$284.85	$1,923	+14.85
705–748	739	7	260.00–273.00	$267.19	$1,975	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	240	3	440.00–460.00	$446.81	$1,072	—
275–290	285	3	450.00–460.00	$453.22	$1,292	+11.64
320–340	328	6	390.00–440.00	$419.66	$1,376	+25.85
355–390	370	22	385.00–420.00	$407.02	$1,506	+21.66
405–440	422	17	355.00–400.00	$371.58	$1,568	+12.70
455–490	472	13	310.00–375.00	$352.24	$1,663	+5.83
500–545	531	16	295.00–334.00	$313.71	$1,666	-7.69
565–596	584	14	290.00–310.00	$301.93	$1,763	-8.99
605–645	626	7	280.00–303.00	$296.68	$1,857	-10.78
660–670	665	3	280.00–286.00	$283.32	$1,884	+1.64
740–745	743	2	259.00–267.00	$263.01	$1,954	+3.06
755–795	778	4	240.00–258.00	$248.46	$1,933	+0.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	405.00–445.00	$424.56	$955	—
265	265	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,140	+28.67
305–340	321	4	390.00–410.00	$402.14	$1,291	+17.37
360–385	372	6	365.00–395.00	$380.81	$1,417	+3.77
410–445	437	9	325.00–380.00	$366.43	$1,601	+25.92
455–490	473	6	312.00–354.00	$333.95	$1,580	+3.95
505–540	523	5	300.00–318.00	$307.69	$1,609	+7.69
590	590	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,770	+4.49
625–645	635	2	277.00–295.00	$286.14	$1,817	+2.39

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1685	1221	80-85%	28	132.00–148.00	$142.94	$1,745	+1.72
920–1540	1228	80-85%	29	136.00–155.00	$146.98	$1,805	+5.76
1080–1575	1257	80-85%	15	147.00–165.00	$156.80	$1,971	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–970	891	85-90%	13	112.00–121.00	$116.61	$1,039	—
745–1250	1008	85-90%	12	118.00–136.00	$126.10	$1,271	+6.20
890–1240	1034	85-90%	9	125.00–135.00	$130.52	$1,350	-8.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1650	1444	75-80%	10	138.00–155.00	$144.34	$2,084	+0.37
1290–1525	1474	75-80%	8	136.00–148.00	$142.41	$2,099	—
1310–1845	1541	75-80%	9	147.00–165.00	$156.31	$2,409	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–2005	1705	9	151.00–180.00	$173.01	$2,950	—
1400–2045	1713	10	166.00–190.00	$180.92	$3,099	—
1765–2090	1946	6	175.00–204.00	$187.06	$3,640	—

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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	1,450.00–1,590.00	$1,485.00

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,700.00–2,250.00	$1,905.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,350.00–2,850.00	$2,540.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,750.00–2,100.00	$1,854.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,775.00–2,300.00	$2,025.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,700.00–2,200.00	$1,893.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,737.50

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	1,300.00	$1,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,400.00–1,750.00	$1,527.86

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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	9	2,750.00–3,025.00	$2,936.11	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,825.00–3,200.00	$2,705.21	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,975.00–3,000.00	$2,995.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	27	1,950.00–2,500.00	$2,398.15	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,650.00–2,675.00	$2,666.67	—

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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.