Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

1,400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $327.92/cwt +11.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,554/hd at 474 lb · 59 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $332.89/cwt -3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,761/hd at 529 lb · 50 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.96/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,527/hd at 422 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,400	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,416	+29.89
314–340	324	15	430.00–460.00	$442.56	$1,434	+11.21
365–395	383	14	395.00–435.00	$420.09	$1,609	+2.17
405–445	432	14	350.00–420.00	$398.11	$1,720	+10.46
465–494	479	18	367.00–390.00	$378.47	$1,813	+22.30
505–545	521	19	335.00–365.00	$353.99	$1,844	+0.93
550–585	568	11	330.00–350.00	$344.06	$1,954	+7.89
670–690	680	3	292.00–310.00	$300.75	$2,045	—
705–740	725	25	265.00–290.00	$267.74	$1,941	—
775–780	778	2	270.00–276.00	$272.99	$2,124	—
810–815	813	2	246.00–255.00	$250.49	$2,036	—
865	865	1	247.00	$247.00	$2,137	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	490.00–495.00	$492.52	$1,443	—
305–345	326	8	465.00–500.00	$478.37	$1,559	—
365–398	380	10	425.00–455.00	$441.54	$1,678	+0.44
400–440	420	15	400.00–440.00	$420.60	$1,767	+3.25
450–465	457	5	385.00–390.00	$387.40	$1,770	-1.47
515–525	524	7	350.00–380.00	$374.35	$1,962	+2.47
555–595	568	11	338.00–355.00	$348.78	$1,981	-0.95
600–622	617	4	325.00–334.00	$331.81	$2,047	+6.45
655–675	662	13	320.00–325.00	$322.63	$2,136	+17.63
725–745	736	5	290.00–300.00	$296.79	$2,184	—
805	805	2	261.00	$261.00	$2,101	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	400.00	$400.00	$840	—
335	335	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,390	±0.00
370–395	383	7	380.00–395.00	$390.76	$1,497	-0.60
405	405	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,377	-44.98
460–485	474	4	335.00–357.00	$345.38	$1,637	-14.62
505	505	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,616	-5.00
595	595	1	317.00	$317.00	$1,886	+7.00
605–610	608	2	265.00–270.00	$267.49	$1,626	—
685	685	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,884	-5.00
740	740	4	252.50	$252.50	$1,868	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	317	19	380.00–420.00	$398.21	$1,262	+6.54
350–395	375	34	365.00–400.00	$382.78	$1,435	+1.26
415 fancy	415	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,598	—
400–445	422	41	340.00–385.00	$361.40	$1,525	-0.52
450–490	464	29	320.00–356.00	$343.91	$1,596	+6.56
500–545	518	34	305.00–327.00	$314.03	$1,627	+0.02
550–575	557	35	283.00–390.00	$322.51	$1,796	+21.10
605–625	619	16	267.50–297.00	$276.14	$1,709	+5.50
655–661	659	17	265.00–288.00	$283.12	$1,866	+19.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	390.00	$390.00	$897	+10.00
265–290	274	4	375.00–385.00	$380.00	$1,041	+10.00
315–345	331	17	370.00–397.00	$379.22	$1,255	-2.33
355–395	383	26	345.00–372.00	$363.91	$1,394	+4.89
403–445	425	30	315.00–370.00	$336.45	$1,430	-2.31
453–497	474	59	292.00–360.00	$327.92	$1,554	+11.92
500–545	527	18	290.00–340.00	$306.70	$1,616	+3.38
555–595	581	23	275.00–307.00	$296.48	$1,723	+15.45
600–645	626	11	262.00–290.00	$268.35	$1,680	+1.80
650–695	678	11	234.00–272.00	$250.23	$1,697	-1.20
755	755	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,736	-4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	3	360.00–365.00	$363.33	$981	+18.33
305–335	329	6	330.00–355.00	$350.82	$1,154	-0.64
355–395	378	9	325.00–355.00	$343.42	$1,298	-5.27
400–445	424	9	295.00–327.00	$313.80	$1,331	-8.69
470–495	485	5	305.00–335.00	$318.36	$1,544	+14.63
510–540	527	5	280.00–300.00	$287.50	$1,515	+1.58
580–590	585	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,580	+0.65
690	690	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,773	+17.02
875	875	2	224.00	$224.00	$1,960	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	4	435.00–465.00	$448.95	$1,257	+23.95
310–345	327	10	390.00–485.00	$428.99	$1,403	+18.99
350–395	377	23	385.00–480.00	$408.50	$1,540	+14.27
400–445	423	23	355.00–425.00	$378.19	$1,600	+5.62
455–495	474	31	330.00–395.00	$354.79	$1,682	+0.53
500–545	529	50	307.00–370.00	$332.89	$1,761	-3.56
550–595	574	14	312.00–350.00	$327.60	$1,880	+5.10
605–640	624	12	287.00–330.00	$310.79	$1,939	+13.98
665–690	678	5	282.00–290.00	$285.59	$1,936	+17.59
710	710	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,917	±0.00
760	760	1	258.00	$258.00	$1,961	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,064	-25.00
250–280	269	6	425.00–500.00	$446.44	$1,201	-10.06
300–345	319	11	395.00–470.00	$429.12	$1,369	-8.42
350–390	371	13	400.00–490.00	$424.42	$1,575	+3.25
400–445	422	24	385.00–412.00	$398.72	$1,683	+1.70
450–495	467	23	345.00–390.00	$375.95	$1,756	+4.25
500–545	524	18	313.00–370.00	$346.87	$1,818	-6.23
555–590	570	13	312.00–345.00	$324.41	$1,849	+9.00
600–630	617	7	297.00–318.00	$309.45	$1,909	-1.15
650–655	653	2	290.00–304.00	$297.03	$1,940	—
765	765	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,027	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	327	3	370.00–380.00	$373.16	$1,220	-30.41
355–390	368	11	355.00–385.00	$369.90	$1,361	-13.55
405–440	424	7	325.00–375.00	$351.77	$1,492	-7.41
465–495	478	12	328.00–340.00	$334.79	$1,600	-5.71
505–540	518	9	280.00–320.00	$293.22	$1,519	-23.90
580	580	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,624	-25.36
600–625	613	2	272.00–285.00	$278.37	$1,706	-6.63
760	760	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,725	-23.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1465	1215	80-85%	63	139.00–148.00	$142.37	$1,730	—
1020–1530	1269	80-85%	22	146.00–158.00	$149.56	$1,898	—
905–1390	1283	80-85%	34	130.00–139.00	$135.79	$1,742	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1600	1295	75-80%	48	130.00–142.00	$138.78	$1,797	—
1180–1660	1377	75-80%	26	140.00–149.00	$144.68	$1,992	—
1340–1660	1447	75-80%	5	151.00–161.00	$155.77	$2,254	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1160	994	85-90%	23	110.00–128.00	$123.35	$1,226	+0.79
850–1340	1051	85-90%	7	129.00–141.00	$133.69	$1,405	+8.08
795–1335	1083	85-90%	29	118.00–135.00	$129.95	$1,407	+4.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–2100	1559	7	149.00–169.00	$160.23	$2,498	-13.70
1440–2090	1760	17	155.00–182.00	$169.95	$2,991	—
1205–2265	1880	18	170.00–200.00	$181.72	$3,416	—

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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	3	1,190.00	$1,190.00

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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)	7	1,850.00–2,700.00	$2,110.71
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,700.00–2,600.00	$2,286.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,725.00–1,900.00	$1,812.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,550.00–1,675.00	$1,616.67

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)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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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	8	3,000.00–3,200.00	$3,084.38	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,700.00–3,750.00	$3,089.29	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,700.00–2,900.00	$2,820.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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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.