Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 8, 2025

1,573 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $340.62/cwt +14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,458/hd at 428 lb · 68 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $378.48/cwt +25.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,790/hd at 473 lb · 50 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $286.18/cwt +21.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,640/hd at 573 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,573	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	280	4	440.00–445.00	$443.68	$1,242	—
300–345	329	20	400.00–430.00	$418.96	$1,378	+6.96
355–385	371	17	400.00–425.00	$418.44	$1,552	+16.80
400–446	422	12	365.00–415.00	$385.49	$1,627	+2.24
453–498	473	50	350.00–385.00	$378.48	$1,790	+25.32
500–547	518	37	327.00–360.00	$337.85	$1,750	+0.54
555–595	572	16	300.00–344.00	$324.74	$1,858	+1.11
600–645	625	20	285.00–322.00	$305.15	$1,907	-0.69
671–690	675	12	270.00–290.00	$283.32	$1,912	+1.32
715–735	723	5	260.00–272.50	$266.94	$1,930	—
755–768	758	25	260.00–264.00	$263.03	$1,994	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	450.00	$450.00	$922	—
247 fancy	247	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,235	—
260–295	278	3	440.00–485.00	$465.24	$1,293	—
320	320	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,408	+9.37
355–385	377	6	425.00–435.00	$429.10	$1,618	—
402–415	405	12	395.00–433.00	$403.42	$1,634	+10.53
465–485	475	2	370.00–390.00	$379.79	$1,804	—
500–545	519	9	347.00–367.00	$355.30	$1,844	-9.73
553–590	558	28	325.00–357.00	$349.65	$1,951	+9.50
604–640	608	12	312.00–320.00	$318.82	$1,938	+4.84
669–675	671	5	285.00–335.00	$305.95	$2,053	+2.94
705–735	719	8	261.00–265.00	$262.00	$1,884	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	326	4	310.00–420.00	$385.86	$1,258	-9.14
360–385	369	9	380.00–400.00	$389.45	$1,437	-2.01
435–447	446	17	366.00–368.00	$366.23	$1,633	-3.04
460–490	472	6	340.00–362.00	$349.67	$1,650	+5.68
510–545	529	4	320.00–338.00	$328.53	$1,738	+9.10
575–590	583	2	256.00–265.00	$260.56	$1,519	-45.30
640–645	643	2	270.00–280.00	$274.98	$1,768	-12.00
724	724	9	251.00	$251.00	$1,817	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	4	350.00–380.00	$369.87	$1,073	-26.53
305–345	324	21	330.00–385.00	$366.07	$1,186	+5.65
350–395	379	47	320.00–375.00	$354.96	$1,345	+10.94
400–445	428	68	315.00–346.00	$340.62	$1,458	+14.00
452–495	475	46	300.00–340.00	$319.53	$1,518	+16.60
505–545	529	24	277.00–320.00	$303.95	$1,608	+11.84
550–595	573	49	270.00–305.00	$286.18	$1,640	+21.40
600–645	618	11	260.00–276.00	$267.50	$1,653	+14.44
650–696	677	20	240.00–258.00	$254.48	$1,723	+11.78
710–721	719	14	235.00–243.00	$241.87	$1,739	+2.84

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	4	390.00–440.00	$418.06	$941	+23.06
250–285	272	13	380.00–420.00	$394.14	$1,072	+17.35
280 fancy	280	2	410.00–430.00	$420.00	$1,176	—
305–345	330	11	370.00–400.00	$389.01	$1,284	+7.58
355 fancy	355	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,349	—
350–390	370	17	350.00–390.00	$378.33	$1,400	+12.64
400–438	420	32	330.00–382.00	$359.92	$1,512	+6.90
450–475	462	24	320.00–355.00	$339.12	$1,567	+22.11
505–547	526	23	300.00–328.00	$312.18	$1,642	+8.48
553 value added	553	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,825	—
554–585	566	17	285.00–314.00	$303.41	$1,717	+22.16
600–635	620	4	270.00–290.00	$280.09	$1,737	+18.69
659	659	20	270.00	$270.00	$1,779	+18.91

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	320.00–350.00	$334.18	$919	-11.68
305–345	325	4	325.00–340.00	$333.37	$1,083	-16.33
355–385	365	17	325.00–350.00	$336.21	$1,227	+23.46
405–440	428	6	302.00–326.00	$316.68	$1,355	+14.83
455–495	475	8	260.00–302.00	$285.23	$1,355	-0.46
505–545	529	5	260.00–290.00	$275.06	$1,455	+6.17
567–595	572	13	258.00–277.50	$273.67	$1,565	-1.24
670–690	678	5	230.00–238.00	$235.17	$1,594	-10.83
705–735	720	2	218.00–220.00	$219.02	$1,577	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
627	627	40	283.00	$283.00	$1,774	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	400.00–430.00	$415.00	$975	—
270–285	280	5	420.00–430.00	$426.07	$1,193	-6.77
305–325	317	9	390.00–410.00	$396.68	$1,257	-6.96
360–385	371	13	375.00–395.00	$388.56	$1,442	+7.89
400–445	427	43	340.00–380.00	$359.46	$1,535	-4.30
455–495	470	19	320.00–360.00	$339.55	$1,596	+1.62
500–545	521	26	305.00–345.00	$322.15	$1,678	+3.47
555–595	579	17	290.00–320.00	$308.86	$1,788	+6.80
600–640	627	13	285.00–312.00	$292.85	$1,836	+9.12
650–690	672	8	286.00–300.00	$292.80	$1,968	+25.57
745	745	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,937	-0.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	3	445.00–480.00	$459.57	$1,232	+7.56
300–345	320	10	405.00–430.00	$416.65	$1,333	-11.82
350–384	366	15	400.00–430.00	$413.49	$1,513	+15.95
400–440	419	26	360.00–395.00	$378.52	$1,586	+5.78
450–475	462	13	335.00–390.00	$351.70	$1,625	-9.51
500–535	518	10	320.00–355.00	$335.90	$1,740	+4.65
555–575	567	6	310.00–319.00	$314.30	$1,782	-7.54
615–635	625	4	300.00–305.00	$302.46	$1,890	+4.46
655	655	1	297.00	$297.00	$1,945	+9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	215	2	420.00	$420.00	$903	-5.11
265–290	275	3	315.00–405.00	$374.33	$1,029	-24.03
335–345	340	3	380.00–390.00	$386.72	$1,315	-5.06
360–390	381	5	360.00–370.00	$367.98	$1,402	+23.33
475–490	483	2	320.00–327.00	$323.45	$1,562	+0.97
505–525	518	3	290.00–305.00	$300.13	$1,555	+1.23
555	555	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,510	-14.64
670–690	678	4	265.00–282.00	$274.74	$1,863	+17.10
730	730	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,803	+33.43

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1395	1133	80-85%	17	121.00–137.00	$131.35	$1,488	—
1030–1490	1156	80-85%	39	129.00–145.00	$138.27	$1,598	+7.09
965–1375	1227	80-85%	22	124.00–148.00	$137.22	$1,684	-8.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1525	1384	75-80%	14	119.00–139.00	$134.45	$1,861	-9.74
1185–1630	1386	75-80%	9	136.00–165.00	$148.17	$2,054	+3.98
1245–1649	1405	75-80%	25	125.00–152.00	$138.69	$1,949	+0.62

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1300	976	85-90%	5	100.00–113.00	$107.01	$1,044	-8.37
770–1125	983	85-90%	13	115.00–136.00	$124.04	$1,219	+8.66
935–1335	1057	85-90%	12	109.00–131.00	$118.75	$1,255	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1735	1388	15	130.00–167.00	$149.83	$2,080	-3.57
1495–1825	1700	3	150.00–178.00	$159.64	$2,714	-7.01
1315–2305	1718	24	150.00–176.00	$162.87	$2,798	-3.78

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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)	3	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,433.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,600.00–2,050.00	$1,779.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,800.00–2,800.00	$2,228.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	1,875.00–2,750.00	$2,166.07

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)	14	1,350.00–1,900.00	$1,660.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,375.00–1,575.00	$1,475.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,500.00–2,050.00	$1,875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,200.00–2,650.00	$2,425.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	3,025.00–3,100.00	$3,043.75	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	51	2,475.00–3,500.00	$2,993.63	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,600.00–4,100.00	$3,791.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,750.00–4,200.00	$3,450.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,175.00–3,150.00	$2,830.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,625.00–3,600.00	$2,920.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,700.00–3,100.00	$3,000.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,150.00–2,250.00	$2,200.00	—

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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.