Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 30, 2025

1,433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.95/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,771/hd at 579 lb · 50 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $335.41/cwt +6.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,063/hd at 615 lb · 49 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $326.30/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,550/hd at 475 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,433	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	460.00–495.00	$478.85	$1,092	-23.12
290	290	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,421	+16.11
350	350	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,540	-6.02
410–435	419	4	392.00–410.00	$403.32	$1,690	-15.13
450–495	465	17	375.00–402.00	$395.66	$1,840	-12.82
515–545	533	18	355.00–364.00	$358.72	$1,912	-9.50
555–585	564	15	335.00–355.00	$339.52	$1,915	-19.72
586 value added	586	4	370.00	$370.00	$2,168	—
605–640	615	49	326.00–338.00	$335.41	$2,063	+6.12
654–655	654	8	325.00	$325.00	$2,126	-3.32
738–741	739	20	302.00	$302.00	$2,232	+2.29
750–760	755	2	280.00–287.00	$283.52	$2,141	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	320	3	400.00–407.00	$404.07	$1,293	-26.46
375–395	385	2	390.00–395.00	$392.56	$1,511	-16.24
405–445	422	8	382.00–405.00	$395.33	$1,668	-9.77
450–490	474	20	350.00–380.00	$365.19	$1,731	-7.52
510–525	517	6	330.00–357.00	$349.89	$1,809	+2.47
560–593	580	8	320.00–337.00	$327.27	$1,898	-11.30
655	655	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,965	-4.18

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	330	3	380.00–387.00	$382.40	$1,262	-7.58
355–385	370	2	370.00–375.00	$372.60	$1,379	-2.44
415–425	421	4	350.00–384.00	$368.46	$1,551	+23.46
480	480	1	368.00	$368.00	$1,766	+31.00
515–545	528	8	315.00–330.00	$323.10	$1,706	—
660–690	677	3	270.00–280.00	$275.67	$1,866	-14.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	272	6	390.00–420.00	$402.33	$1,094	-21.02
305–320	310	10	380.00–410.00	$387.93	$1,203	-23.95
350–390	370	26	354.00–385.00	$370.16	$1,370	-11.31
400–447	427	42	344.00–385.00	$356.17	$1,521	-3.15
465–490	480	18	330.00–350.00	$341.37	$1,639	+2.49
500–545	520	30	313.00–340.00	$320.99	$1,669	-4.94
525 fancy	525	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,785	—
563 fancy	563	3	322.00	$322.00	$1,813	—
550–597	580	47	296.00–316.00	$304.93	$1,769	-1.97
600–635	619	10	290.00–300.00	$295.18	$1,827	-3.71
663 fancy	663	6	295.00	$295.00	$1,956	+0.50
650–695	689	25	263.00–292.00	$275.52	$1,898	-7.90
702 fancy	702	8	291.00	$291.00	$2,043	—
704–730	708	14	265.00–277.00	$270.97	$1,918	+8.97
790	790	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,054	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	281	5	400.00–410.00	$407.01	$1,144	+11.87
300–335	324	15	360.00–390.00	$368.89	$1,195	-10.80
360–395	375	24	342.00–360.00	$351.79	$1,319	-20.52
405–445	426	36	330.00–365.00	$340.97	$1,453	-2.39
455–495	475	46	320.00–340.00	$326.30	$1,550	-5.25
505–545	529	22	305.00–320.00	$310.64	$1,643	-12.01
560–595	579	23	280.00–305.00	$289.39	$1,676	-11.72
600–645	627	17	275.00–290.00	$285.63	$1,791	+3.27
655–690	674	10	267.00–275.00	$271.55	$1,830	-0.66
705–745	725	5	255.00–260.00	$256.60	$1,860	-0.96
755–790	775	7	247.00–260.00	$253.22	$1,962	+9.12
825	825	3	249.00	$249.00	$2,054	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	390.00	$390.00	$858	+10.00
305–345	322	5	340.00–360.00	$353.86	$1,139	-2.15
355–380	373	4	330.00–340.00	$335.93	$1,253	-14.16
415–440	425	5	310.00–330.00	$324.82	$1,380	-0.89
455–495	474	13	300.00–319.00	$310.66	$1,473	-3.73
505–545	525	11	272.00–300.00	$285.63	$1,500	-24.14
550–570	560	2	275.00–280.00	$277.54	$1,554	-0.57
610–645	631	7	270.00–278.00	$275.44	$1,738	+16.18
670–675	673	3	250.00–264.00	$259.36	$1,745	+2.41
710	710	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,704	+2.00
780–790	785	2	244.00–245.00	$244.50	$1,919	+24.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,012	+5.00
265–280	271	7	440.00–445.00	$442.21	$1,198	+12.21
305–345	323	5	415.00–425.00	$422.47	$1,365	-4.10
355–395	378	19	385.00–405.00	$393.89	$1,489	-8.31
400–440	423	27	350.00–390.00	$373.24	$1,579	-0.32
455–495	472	28	325.00–355.00	$344.64	$1,627	-13.30
500–545	527	16	317.50–335.00	$330.06	$1,739	-3.08
550–595	571	29	305.00–328.00	$312.89	$1,787	-11.76
605–633	622	7	292.00–305.00	$299.54	$1,863	-2.16
650–685	669	12	285.00–292.00	$288.98	$1,933	-2.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	490.00	$490.00	$1,078	+6.79
280–295	285	6	445.00–460.00	$454.05	$1,294	—
300–340	334	9	430.00–440.00	$433.89	$1,449	-2.60
350–395	365	17	400.00–430.00	$409.72	$1,495	-7.99
400–445	418	28	380.00–405.00	$388.78	$1,625	-9.88
450–490	475	12	335.00–370.00	$357.77	$1,699	-15.37
500–545	518	27	315.00–355.00	$341.14	$1,767	-3.64
555–585	569	7	318.00–335.00	$327.14	$1,861	-6.68
610–635	622	6	305.00–330.00	$315.52	$1,963	+0.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	264	4	415.00–435.00	$430.07	$1,135	—
300–345	328	11	400.00–420.00	$413.46	$1,356	+11.67
370–390	376	5	385.00–390.00	$386.99	$1,455	+6.29
430–445	440	12	355.00–370.00	$362.47	$1,595	-13.62
450–495	473	20	325.00–340.00	$333.45	$1,577	-3.27
505–530	516	12	305.00–320.00	$314.27	$1,622	-7.70
555–590	578	9	295.00–318.00	$309.66	$1,790	+12.03
620–625	623	2	282.00–290.00	$286.02	$1,782	+3.14
650–680	665	2	280.00–285.00	$282.44	$1,878	+19.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1455	1138	80-85%	33	132.00–143.00	$139.44	$1,587	—
980–1490	1170	80-85%	62	137.00–152.00	$145.73	$1,705	+9.42
1130–1400	1273	80-85%	23	150.00–163.00	$156.60	$1,994	+5.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315	1315	75-80%	2	158.00	$158.00	$2,078	+18.44
1235–1520	1372	75-80%	19	140.00–151.00	$143.80	$1,973	—
1390–1475	1421	75-80%	4	134.00–139.00	$137.48	$1,954	-15.65

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	85-90%	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,137	-15.47
790–1200	1014	85-90%	18	119.00–141.00	$131.02	$1,329	+9.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1685	1436	12	162.00–173.00	$168.71	$2,423	+7.99
1515–2005	1797	6	169.00–184.00	$176.34	$3,169	—
1640–2130	1905	5	178.00–195.00	$186.84	$3,559	—

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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)	23	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,817.39
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	1,850.00–2,750.00	$2,511.18
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,700.00–2,500.00	$2,223.08
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,100.00–3,300.00	$3,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	2,400.00–3,100.00	$2,723.08
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,800.00–2,750.00	$2,441.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,900.00

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)	3	1,450.00–1,700.00	$1,550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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	3,100.00–3,250.00	$3,187.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,450.00–3,725.00	$3,587.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,200.00–3,500.00	$3,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	2,550.00–3,400.00	$2,855.56	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	2,200.00–2,950.00	$2,566.67	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	2,600.00–2,850.00	$2,750.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,887.50	—

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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.