Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 2, 2025

1,090 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $372.23/cwt +8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 374 lb · 42 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $317.99/cwt ≈ $1,978/hd at 622 lb · 36 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $286.86/cwt -9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,670/hd at 582 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,090	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	315	11	405.00–480.00	$454.86	$1,433	+12.30
350–395	376	23	370.00–455.00	$412.37	$1,551	-7.72
405–445	427	9	355.00–425.00	$396.31	$1,692	-1.80
475–490	484	10	360.00–390.00	$369.44	$1,788	-9.03
505–540	526	7	335.00–355.00	$349.00	$1,836	-4.99
570	570	6	345.00	$345.00	$1,966	+0.94
600–630	622	36	314.00–339.00	$317.99	$1,978	—
650–690	663	24	292.50–307.50	$304.54	$2,019	+3.79
750–785	767	14	260.00–283.00	$278.94	$2,139	+5.95

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,080	—
290	290	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,450	+7.48
305–335	316	7	430.00–495.00	$466.17	$1,473	-12.20
380	380	2	465.00	$465.00	$1,767	+23.46
403–420	407	11	390.00–450.00	$407.53	$1,659	-13.07
460–470	467	3	385.00–400.00	$395.07	$1,845	+7.67
510	510	1	367.00	$367.00	$1,872	-7.35
555	555	6	352.00	$352.00	$1,954	+3.22
620–635	628	2	327.00–330.00	$328.48	$2,063	-3.33
665	665	2	310.00–315.00	$312.50	$2,078	-10.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	350.00	$350.00	$840	-50.00
360–390	372	6	350.00–440.00	$388.48	$1,445	-2.28
410–445	428	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,327	-30.00
475–480	478	2	302.50–355.00	$328.89	$1,572	-16.49
570–585	582	5	300.00–317.00	$313.67	$1,826	-3.33
610–618	616	4	287.50–300.00	$290.59	$1,790	+23.10
670	670	3	262.00	$262.00	$1,755	-13.00
775	775	1	272.00	$272.00	$2,108	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,320	+75.00
310–340	326	19	350.00–395.00	$384.28	$1,253	+5.06
350–395	374	42	345.00–390.00	$372.23	$1,392	+8.32
408–445	424	22	340.00–360.00	$352.20	$1,493	+15.75
465–495	480	19	305.00–346.00	$331.07	$1,589	+3.15
510–545	527	20	282.00–320.00	$311.27	$1,640	+4.57
560–595	582	28	275.00–303.00	$286.86	$1,670	-9.62
605–645	631	10	260.00–294.00	$273.90	$1,728	+5.55
655–675	665	23	255.00–277.50	$266.29	$1,771	+16.06
700	700	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,698	—
805	805	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,940	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,128	—
255	255	3	480.00	$480.00	$1,224	—
315–320	318	7	400.00–405.00	$402.12	$1,279	+3.91
365–395	381	18	380.00–402.00	$390.41	$1,487	+7.63
405–435	418	18	340.00–395.00	$371.29	$1,552	+9.89
480	480	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,728	+16.09
505–510	508	6	318.00–328.00	$321.31	$1,632	+7.28
555–590	571	10	297.00–309.00	$303.65	$1,734	-18.86
620–625	623	3	287.00–290.00	$287.99	$1,794	+11.85
655–690	673	2	282.00–315.00	$298.93	$2,012	+15.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	336	10	317.00–385.00	$361.74	$1,215	+10.92
355–390	376	5	335.00–370.00	$361.67	$1,360	+18.25
405–445	431	14	300.00–350.00	$336.07	$1,448	+22.27
455–480	466	19	315.00–335.00	$326.08	$1,520	+7.72
580–595	589	4	262.00–295.00	$280.56	$1,652	+10.56
630–645	641	6	245.00–282.00	$274.60	$1,760	—
685	685	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,781	+3.00
705–740	721	6	237.00–250.00	$242.61	$1,749	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,225	—
255–290	278	3	465.00–470.00	$468.47	$1,302	+19.52
305–340	326	10	440.00–455.00	$447.94	$1,460	+18.95
355–395	373	15	400.00–435.00	$410.90	$1,533	+2.40
410–445	436	23	350.00–397.00	$371.59	$1,620	-6.60
455–495	476	24	320.00–365.00	$347.33	$1,653	-7.46
500–525	516	17	310.00–336.00	$330.40	$1,705	-2.49
560–590	575	14	305.00–325.00	$312.17	$1,795	-15.43
605–640	620	11	282.00–315.00	$302.23	$1,874	-8.56
690	690	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,966	-0.59
715–740	723	3	262.00–268.00	$265.95	$1,923	-4.05
755	755	2	251.00	$251.00	$1,895	-7.00
1015	1015	1	237.50	$237.50	$2,411	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,071	+15.00
255–297	287	5	455.00–485.00	$464.37	$1,333	+17.93
320	320	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,504	+40.88
355–375	367	6	425.00–445.00	$430.78	$1,581	+6.36
425–440	435	9	375.00–400.00	$386.59	$1,682	-12.13
460–495	482	9	365.00–370.00	$368.48	$1,776	-7.47
505–530	520	23	335.00–345.00	$340.46	$1,770	-6.41
560–580	568	13	330.00–335.00	$332.61	$1,889	+8.20
605	605	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,996	+20.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	282	5	450.00–455.00	$451.03	$1,272	—
320	320	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,376	+56.84
355–385	364	12	365.00–395.00	$376.01	$1,369	+6.11
405–440	425	17	350.00–382.00	$356.38	$1,515	+4.61
465–485	476	9	335.00–354.00	$346.85	$1,651	+12.06
505–545	527	11	280.00–325.00	$310.94	$1,639	+17.72
580–590	585	2	309.00–314.00	$311.48	$1,822	+31.48
645	645	1	294.00	$294.00	$1,896	+15.63
675–695	685	3	225.00–260.00	$240.05	$1,644	—
705	705	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,812	—
790–795	793	3	242.00–244.00	$242.66	$1,924	+15.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1320	1166	80-85%	10	149.00–156.00	$152.57	$1,779	—
920–1505	1185	80-85%	39	128.00–142.00	$138.52	$1,641	—
920–1535	1221	80-85%	48	136.00–149.00	$145.15	$1,772	+2.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1085	990	85-90%	10	127.50–145.00	$135.27	$1,339	+11.92
780–1195	1019	85-90%	18	123.00–139.00	$130.17	$1,326	—
1010–1160	1063	85-90%	6	118.00–130.00	$123.14	$1,309	-10.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1755	1467	75-80%	15	139.00–155.00	$148.27	$2,175	—
1330–1715	1481	75-80%	8	138.00–143.00	$140.58	$2,082	—
1475–1535	1505	75-80%	2	155.00–158.00	$156.47	$2,355	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1550	1515	4	170.00–178.00	$174.72	$2,647	—
1200–2020	1603	17	155.00–188.00	$174.15	$2,792	—
1015–1995	1689	4	180.00–201.50	$191.31	$3,231	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	1,700.00–1,800.00	$1,753.33
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,550.00–2,650.00	$2,600.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,500.00–1,850.00	$1,654.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	2,050.00–2,650.00	$2,249.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,100.00–2,300.00	$2,228.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,875.00

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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	27	2,300.00–2,850.00	$2,562.96	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	2,800.00–3,500.00	$3,150.00	—
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,025.00	$3,025.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,100.00–2,250.00	$2,183.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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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.