Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 23, 2025

957 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.37/cwt +16.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,711/hd at 510 lb · 53 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $317.93/cwt +11.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,669/hd at 525 lb · 37 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.72/cwt +10.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,821/hd at 571 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	957	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	5	397.00–415.00	$404.87	$1,551	+0.62
410–430	418	4	390.00–410.00	$400.06	$1,672	+8.28
455–495	483	7	360.00–380.00	$374.28	$1,808	+11.31
505–545	526	5	340.00–370.00	$358.08	$1,884	+2.53
570–595	586	6	312.00–345.00	$325.30	$1,906	-9.21
605–645	626	5	310.00–330.00	$317.29	$1,986	+1.08
675–685	677	5	287.00–290.00	$289.39	$1,959	-7.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,591	+63.24
400	400	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,820	+34.47
455–475	461	5	380.00–410.00	$391.51	$1,805	+5.38
505–525	517	7	360.00–380.00	$366.64	$1,896	+1.24
555–570	566	10	340.00–360.00	$351.52	$1,990	-0.98
665–685	673	5	333.00–340.00	$336.25	$2,263	+16.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,300	-17.54
455	455	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,706	+45.00
505–545	523	3	300.00–335.00	$314.57	$1,645	-21.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,128	-5.67
305–345	321	6	375.00–400.00	$389.97	$1,252	-0.53
365–375 fancy	370	2	395.00–400.00	$397.53	$1,471	+17.53
350–390	371	14	370.00–390.00	$380.05	$1,410	-0.42
400–445	425	19	337.00–370.00	$354.25	$1,506	+4.32
450–495	465	19	330.00–355.00	$339.23	$1,577	+2.59
500 fancy	500	19	344.00	$344.00	$1,720	—
500–531	516	34	325.00–336.00	$330.55	$1,706	+11.35
563–568 fancy	566	15	330.00–331.00	$330.40	$1,870	—
555–585	576	17	297.50–320.00	$308.41	$1,776	+0.50
611–645	624	20	285.00–305.00	$293.08	$1,829	-1.15
675–685	682	15	275.50–295.00	$282.59	$1,927	+7.07
725	725	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,812	-8.66
785	785	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,041	+3.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,026	-2.19
320–325	323	3	390.00–400.00	$396.70	$1,281	+27.23
350–385	367	10	340.00–365.00	$352.46	$1,294	-4.27
400–445	424	26	315.00–355.00	$334.95	$1,420	-1.46
455–495	473	16	320.00–345.00	$330.33	$1,562	-0.31
500–545	525	37	300.00–327.00	$317.93	$1,669	+11.12
552–595	568	24	270.00–305.00	$289.60	$1,645	-2.10
605–640	618	18	267.00–295.00	$281.04	$1,737	+4.56
655–695	667	10	250.00–280.00	$266.56	$1,778	+3.47
795	795	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,948	+6.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,050	—
355–390	369	8	332.00–350.00	$341.93	$1,262	+6.12
415–445	435	9	330.00–340.00	$333.18	$1,449	+13.22
460–490	473	10	305.00–330.00	$318.73	$1,508	+17.48
500–545	527	9	270.00–300.00	$288.37	$1,520	-7.00
560–595	570	6	275.00–285.00	$281.55	$1,605	+2.90
620–640	630	3	260.00–265.00	$261.67	$1,649	-1.18
670–675	673	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,682	+10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,342	+24.28
340	340	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,445	+11.42
350–395	371	5	400.00–420.00	$408.23	$1,515	+18.52
405–445	428	23	360.00–390.00	$374.91	$1,605	+5.09
455–495	483	19	325.00–380.00	$346.36	$1,673	+2.77
500–545	533	28	310.00–340.00	$325.78	$1,736	-1.72
565–580	573	10	300.00–320.00	$309.16	$1,771	-5.07
605–645	629	12	285.00–305.00	$294.78	$1,854	-6.83
655–690	670	8	280.00–295.00	$284.85	$1,908	+1.73
755–760	758	3	245.00–250.00	$248.34	$1,882	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260 fancy	260	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,300	—
275	275	3	490.00	$490.00	$1,348	+15.00
304 fancy	304	5	510.00	$510.00	$1,550	—
305–330	323	5	440.00–475.00	$453.96	$1,466	+2.17
350–390	371	5	425.00–455.00	$438.89	$1,628	+25.64
405–430	411	18	385.00–407.00	$395.37	$1,625	+5.90
450–495	474	15	345.00–395.00	$364.99	$1,730	+7.15
515–545	527	12	327.00–355.00	$338.57	$1,784	+5.91
555–590	572	15	315.00–340.00	$327.06	$1,871	+5.58
600–645	624	8	300.00–317.00	$309.17	$1,929	-0.86
660–665	662	3	295.00–307.00	$301.35	$1,995	+10.35
762	762	3	270.00	$270.00	$2,057	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	3	425.00–435.00	$431.70	$1,373	+23.52
355–390	371	10	395.00–405.00	$399.71	$1,483	+14.39
405–445	433	6	332.00–375.00	$357.37	$1,547	+13.84
450–495	484	6	330.00–340.00	$334.96	$1,621	+9.73
515–545	530	9	285.00–335.00	$310.80	$1,647	+1.15
575–595	587	7	270.00–310.00	$285.48	$1,676	-0.37
615–635	626	7	250.00–285.00	$270.57	$1,694	-14.03
660–690	679	6	240.00–270.00	$254.32	$1,727	-15.68
740	740	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,924	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1660	1184	80-85%	13	125.00–144.00	$134.32	$1,590	—
960–1390	1192	80-85%	23	133.00–153.00	$142.78	$1,702	—
1000–1440	1214	80-85%	11	142.00–167.00	$149.43	$1,814	+8.05

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1085	956	85-90%	4	109.00–113.00	$111.36	$1,065	—
845–1085	981	85-90%	12	116.00–134.00	$125.09	$1,227	—
900–1245	1045	85-90%	18	122.00–135.00	$131.73	$1,377	+6.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1585	1407	75-80%	10	136.00–140.00	$138.11	$1,943	-6.84
1300–1670	1465	75-80%	3	157.00–163.00	$160.46	$2,351	+13.65
1450–1755	1603	75-80%	2	131.00–135.00	$133.19	$2,135	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1805	1363	3	160.00–162.00	$160.58	$2,189	—
1465–1865	1723	6	167.00–173.00	$169.97	$2,929	—
1435–2025	1762	6	172.00–182.00	$175.52	$3,093	+1.20

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,369.00–1,594.00	$1,462.86
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,305.88

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	2,125.00–3,150.00	$2,486.84
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,850.00–3,150.00	$2,990.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,850.00–2,750.00	$2,267.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,350.00–3,000.00	$2,662.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,400.00–3,650.00	$3,483.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,050.00–2,200.00	$2,116.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,388.89
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,716.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,480.00	$1,480.00

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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	4	2,850.00–3,000.00	$2,912.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,725.00–4,000.00	$3,172.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	3,650.00–3,875.00	$3,781.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	3,400.00–3,650.00	$3,592.31	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,600.00–2,725.00	$2,662.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00–2,650.00	$2,625.00	—

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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.