Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 25, 2025

1,469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $279.88/cwt +13.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,727/hd at 617 lb · 44 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $378.87/cwt +20.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,984/hd at 524 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $323.34/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,549/hd at 479 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,469	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,030	—
200–225	215	4	495.00–505.00	$500.06	$1,075	-6.97
275–290	278	8	470.00–490.00	$478.76	$1,331	+6.68
325–345	331	9	440.00–460.00	$450.55	$1,491	+1.94
360–375	374	14	420.00–440.00	$427.82	$1,600	-9.33
405–445	426	18	365.00–445.00	$420.49	$1,791	+10.41
460–475	471	13	365.00–440.00	$401.63	$1,892	+22.05
518 value added	518	3	400.00	$400.00	$2,072	—
500–540	524	39	355.00–380.00	$377.24	$1,977	+18.97
560–586	584	26	345.00–355.00	$354.25	$2,069	+9.54
605–645	623	22	310.00–339.00	$325.43	$2,027	-9.81
655–662	659	15	305.00–330.00	$316.34	$2,085	—
705–740	715	14	280.00–290.00	$285.66	$2,042	—
831–836	833	16	268.00	$268.00	$2,232	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	272	3	440.00–455.00	$450.12	$1,224	+4.18
310–335	328	8	420.00–465.00	$445.52	$1,461	+19.03
355–375	370	8	400.00–430.00	$414.32	$1,533	+0.30
405–445	420	21	390.00–425.00	$403.47	$1,695	+15.64
450–495	472	14	347.00–400.00	$373.87	$1,765	+13.20
505–545	519	27	320.00–365.00	$349.25	$1,813	+9.55
550–595	578	19	312.00–345.00	$336.03	$1,942	+6.06
600–620	609	4	280.00–315.00	$300.09	$1,828	+4.81
675–695	682	14	288.00–301.00	$293.26	$2,000	+8.26
705–720	713	2	272.00–277.00	$274.53	$1,957	+2.81
775–790	789	10	266.00–267.00	$266.10	$2,100	—
875–880	878	2	235.00–245.00	$239.99	$2,107	—
940	940	1	238.00	$238.00	$2,237	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	400.00	$400.00	$940	—
290	290	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,088	—
390	390	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,502	+12.47
410–445	425	5	314.00–360.00	$340.75	$1,448	-24.60
455	455	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,502	-13.57
525–530	528	2	300.00–320.00	$310.05	$1,637	-1.95
550–595	567	3	277.00–290.00	$282.96	$1,604	—
645	645	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,677	-5.02
665–690	677	3	250.00–288.00	$272.65	$1,846	—
710–733	725	3	219.00–260.00	$232.38	$1,685	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	400.00	$400.00	$900	+16.67
255–295	285	9	360.00–395.00	$377.02	$1,075	-19.67
305–345	327	14	355.00–400.00	$378.32	$1,237	+11.80
350–390	370	21	340.00–385.00	$366.11	$1,355	+17.67
405–440	423	29	310.00–370.00	$345.74	$1,462	+12.16
455–495	479	34	300.00–355.00	$323.34	$1,549	+4.21
500–545	526	24	273.00–330.00	$297.93	$1,567	-4.35
555–595	579	25	263.00–315.00	$283.26	$1,640	-1.40
601–645	617	44	252.00–293.00	$279.88	$1,727	+13.11
675–693	689	7	235.00–260.00	$254.71	$1,755	—
735	735	2	251.00	$251.00	$1,845	+11.78
752–775	759	7	230.00–257.00	$247.12	$1,876	+11.86
887	887	4	244.00	$244.00	$2,164	—
930	930	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,139	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	400.00–440.00	$425.83	$1,171	+7.65
305–345	325	8	380.00–420.00	$398.83	$1,296	+9.89
350–395	379	16	360.00–400.00	$381.88	$1,447	+0.42
370–390 fancy	380	2	395.00–400.00	$397.43	$1,510	—
405–425 fancy	415	2	365.00–370.00	$367.44	$1,525	-5.06
405–445	430	29	337.00–390.00	$355.95	$1,531	-3.40
450 fancy	450	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,665	+22.50
455–490	474	19	320.00–390.00	$331.44	$1,571	+6.20
500–540	525	22	300.00–340.00	$321.54	$1,688	+3.67
555–593	571	22	280.00–320.00	$300.24	$1,714	-0.81
605–625	613	11	275.00–300.00	$286.99	$1,759	+15.85
655–680	673	17	260.00–265.00	$262.25	$1,765	+0.25
705–735	715	11	251.00–260.00	$254.98	$1,823	+4.27
829	829	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,907	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	355.00–370.00	$362.71	$990	+3.91
310–330	324	8	330.00–355.00	$337.55	$1,094	-2.00
355–390	373	6	320.00–360.00	$329.69	$1,230	+10.20
400–445	422	14	260.00–315.00	$302.97	$1,279	-6.41
455–495	471	19	275.00–308.00	$298.15	$1,404	-5.71
505–545	522	11	242.00–295.00	$272.40	$1,422	-16.07
575	575	2	253.00–270.00	$261.50	$1,504	-6.96
630–645	638	2	252.00–255.00	$253.52	$1,617	+11.52
690	690	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,484	-52.94
710–730	723	4	227.00–242.00	$237.72	$1,719	+17.72
750–760	755	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,661	-8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	2	430.00–445.00	$437.06	$931	+7.06
264–270	266	4	440.00–480.00	$457.59	$1,217	-0.12
315–345	330	2	410.00–460.00	$433.86	$1,432	+20.58
350–390	368	5	395.00–440.00	$407.83	$1,501	+2.66
400–445	420	14	360.00–440.00	$387.62	$1,628	+13.79
450–495	473	18	345.00–405.00	$369.15	$1,746	+24.53
500–540	519	12	320.00–360.00	$329.35	$1,709	-0.30
550–595	572	15	298.00–330.00	$315.55	$1,805	+1.87
600–635	623	5	290.00–310.00	$299.06	$1,863	+0.43
660–680	667	5	280.00–300.00	$290.27	$1,936	+14.31
700–740	721	7	253.00–275.00	$267.61	$1,929	-4.87
845	845	1	247.00	$247.00	$2,087	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,012	—
280–290	283	3	455.00–495.00	$471.59	$1,335	+11.62
300–340	323	10	425.00–460.00	$437.91	$1,414	-4.67
350–390	373	7	415.00–465.00	$424.80	$1,585	+15.59
405–446	428	14	380.00–410.00	$398.99	$1,708	+7.03
455–490	469	16	360.00–395.00	$383.73	$1,800	+13.89
500–540	517	6	330.00–380.00	$343.98	$1,778	+3.05
550–590	575	5	320.00–332.00	$325.10	$1,869	-3.92
605–645	624	5	302.00–317.00	$311.08	$1,941	-0.57
650	650	1	297.00	$297.00	$1,930	+7.00
740	740	1	272.00	$272.00	$2,013	-5.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,029	—
260–265	263	2	395.00–400.00	$397.52	$1,045	-25.53
320–345	338	6	385.00–415.00	$397.67	$1,344	-8.29
360–395	374	7	360.00–390.00	$376.63	$1,409	-7.24
400–445	423	5	340.00–355.00	$346.89	$1,467	-5.34
450–495	473	7	315.00–330.00	$321.74	$1,522	-3.45
505–535	521	4	300.00–315.00	$308.13	$1,605	+0.47
580–585	583	2	270.00–280.00	$275.02	$1,603	-18.32
600–645	619	5	250.00–280.00	$260.36	$1,612	-23.92

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1320	1128	80-85%	30	132.00–156.00	$140.50	$1,585	—
990–1480	1203	80-85%	49	139.00–161.00	$147.24	$1,771	-2.84
990–1700	1215	80-85%	17	145.00–165.00	$150.95	$1,834	+5.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1240	1001	85-90%	26	115.00–137.00	$129.97	$1,301	+6.07
750–1350	1017	85-90%	17	100.00–130.00	$118.75	$1,208	-5.15
900–1330	1029	85-90%	31	125.00–149.00	$137.30	$1,413	+13.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1480	1302	75-80%	27	138.00–154.00	$149.54	$1,947	—
1155–1825	1323	75-80%	24	134.00–147.00	$143.22	$1,895	—
1215–1695	1440	75-80%	12	151.00–161.00	$155.37	$2,237	+17.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1710	1463	11	151.00–169.00	$163.29	$2,389	-1.68
1315–2020	1744	21	159.00–183.00	$174.43	$3,042	+1.90
1025–2335	1908	16	170.00–195.00	$180.29	$3,440	—

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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	17	1,400.00–1,545.00	$1,468.24

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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)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,750.00–2,875.00	$2,828.13
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	2,400.00–2,675.00	$2,620.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,150.00	$2,075.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	1,625.00–2,700.00	$2,149.14

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)	11	1,200.00–2,000.00	$1,450.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,666.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,653.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,575.00–1,710.00	$1,642.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

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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	26	2,000.00–3,075.00	$2,686.54	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,550.00–3,025.00	$2,750.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	2,250.00–2,400.00	$2,343.75	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00–2,450.00	$2,018.75	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,000.00–2,650.00	$2,468.18	—

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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.