Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

1,735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $333.20/cwt ≈ $2,292/hd at 688 lb · 87 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $380.44/cwt +7.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,624/hd at 427 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $352.74/cwt +8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,672/hd at 474 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,735	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
676–691	688	87	291.00–342.50	$333.20	$2,292	—
828	828	19	268.00	$268.00	$2,219	—
885–899 value added	895	21	262.00–273.00	$265.11	$2,373	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,054	—
320–345	332	11	390.00–460.00	$425.16	$1,412	+21.09
350–395	379	22	385.00–445.00	$409.41	$1,552	+16.85
400–445	418	9	360.00–405.00	$385.46	$1,611	-9.87
450–490	479	27	360.00–382.00	$372.52	$1,784	+7.33
500–545	526	9	318.00–360.00	$341.16	$1,795	-8.73
555–595	577	3	312.00–340.00	$323.55	$1,867	-3.72
615	615	1	304.00	$304.00	$1,870	—
670	670	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,976	-5.00
705–720	713	2	270.00–277.00	$273.46	$1,950	—
770–780	775	2	265.00–272.00	$268.52	$2,081	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	2	460.00–470.00	$464.91	$1,255	-25.09
305–325	320	12	440.00–520.00	$459.17	$1,469	—
355–385	368	9	420.00–470.00	$434.80	$1,600	-5.20
400–425	411	10	410.00–430.00	$418.77	$1,721	+15.45
455	455	2	417.00	$417.00	$1,897	+21.34
505–540	529	12	365.00–395.00	$381.20	$2,017	+22.48
550–595	554	12	322.00–365.00	$342.53	$1,898	+3.01
640 fancy	640	7	355.00	$355.00	$2,272	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,300	+17.60
375–395	383	7	375.00–390.00	$384.12	$1,471	+11.52
400–435	418	2	330.00–335.00	$332.60	$1,390	-35.86
490	490	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,617	-38.00
540	540	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,728	-3.10
560–595	575	4	270.00–332.00	$301.58	$1,734	—
610–645	634	4	300.00–308.00	$303.05	$1,921	—
730	730	3	271.00	$271.00	$1,978	—
755–775	765	2	262.00–263.00	$262.51	$2,008	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	278	20	380.00–405.00	$395.23	$1,099	-11.78
300–345	325	45	365.00–395.00	$374.17	$1,216	+5.28
355–395	372	38	345.00–375.00	$357.83	$1,331	+6.04
410–445	426	28	330.00–360.00	$345.93	$1,474	+4.96
450–495	474	41	320.00–350.00	$330.71	$1,568	+4.41
505–540	521	37	302.00–326.00	$316.84	$1,651	+6.20
555–590	576	25	290.00–310.00	$300.70	$1,732	+11.31
605–649	634	19	265.00–297.00	$286.19	$1,814	+0.56
655–685	670	7	258.00–285.00	$274.12	$1,837	+2.57
720–740	732	5	205.00–250.00	$239.48	$1,753	-17.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,164	—
250–295	266	14	410.00–445.00	$423.07	$1,125	+20.74
300–340	317	19	385.00–405.00	$393.46	$1,247	+5.53
355–395	367	25	370.00–385.00	$379.10	$1,391	+8.94
400–445	427	27	354.00–370.00	$361.81	$1,545	+5.64
459–495	475	26	330.00–360.00	$348.27	$1,654	+6.90
500–545	512	29	324.00–347.00	$338.43	$1,733	+17.44
550–565	558	6	315.00–325.00	$319.69	$1,784	+14.76
600–635	621	22	288.00–310.00	$302.28	$1,877	+7.10
705–706	706	6	280.00	$280.00	$1,977	+9.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	333	9	355.00–370.00	$361.02	$1,202	+7.16
360–395	371	20	340.00–352.00	$344.84	$1,279	+8.91
405–445	425	10	325.00–340.00	$332.64	$1,414	+7.82
455–495	470	13	302.00–330.00	$311.39	$1,464	+0.73
505–540	526	7	290.00–300.00	$292.43	$1,538	+6.80
555–585	570	4	260.00–275.00	$267.30	$1,524	-10.24
625–635	630	2	250.00–260.00	$254.96	$1,606	-20.48
660–690	668	4	242.00–255.00	$251.64	$1,681	-7.72
790	790	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,801	-16.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725 value added	725	8	265.00	$265.00	$1,921	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	223	6	430.00–440.00	$434.96	$970	-15.04
255–295	272	10	420.00–475.00	$438.53	$1,193	-3.68
300–345	321	14	405.00–450.00	$420.26	$1,349	-2.21
355–395	366	26	395.00–420.00	$406.75	$1,489	+12.86
400–445	427	61	360.00–425.00	$380.44	$1,624	+7.20
450–495	474	51	335.00–377.00	$352.74	$1,672	+8.10
500–545	530	46	318.00–350.00	$333.19	$1,766	+3.13
550–595	574	32	310.00–332.50	$315.90	$1,813	+3.01
605–645	627	33	277.00–316.00	$302.85	$1,899	+3.31
660–695	677	14	265.00–306.00	$282.51	$1,913	-6.47
700–723	717	16	257.00–275.00	$267.96	$1,921	—
750–780	770	3	260.00–275.00	$265.06	$2,041	—
800–805	803	2	260.00–270.00	$264.98	$2,128	—
850	850	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,998	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	4	450.00–460.00	$456.58	$1,050	-33.42
255–290	278	6	445.00–490.00	$463.54	$1,289	+9.49
300–335	315	11	420.00–430.00	$423.77	$1,335	-10.12
355–385	373	11	410.00–420.00	$415.47	$1,550	+5.75
400–440	421	17	385.00–460.00	$401.88	$1,692	+13.10
465–490	475	9	360.00–370.00	$362.89	$1,724	+5.12
500–540	519	25	332.00–350.00	$343.16	$1,781	+2.02
558–595	567	22	325.00–342.00	$336.02	$1,905	+8.88
610–635	620	10	307.00–315.00	$310.29	$1,924	-5.23
665–685	675	5	290.00–295.00	$291.80	$1,970	—
730	730	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,971	—
755	755	10	260.00–270.00	$267.00	$2,016	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	333	8	390.00–420.00	$414.28	$1,380	+0.82
370–390	380	8	372.00–390.00	$381.85	$1,451	-5.14
405–440	424	14	344.00–375.00	$361.18	$1,531	-1.29
460–490	482	20	330.00–350.00	$337.17	$1,625	+3.72
525–545	536	6	300.00–340.00	$325.04	$1,742	+10.77
560–595	578	6	290.00–300.00	$295.10	$1,706	-14.56
600	600	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,680	-6.02
790	790	1	254.00	$254.00	$2,007	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1575	1172	80-85%	50	140.00–150.00	$145.32	$1,703	-0.41
1015–1555	1237	80-85%	18	149.00–159.00	$153.02	$1,893	—
850–1565	1260	80-85%	32	135.00–142.00	$138.64	$1,747	-17.96

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1010	926	85-90%	19	97.00–125.00	$117.35	$1,087	—
920–1090	998	85-90%	31	115.00–137.00	$133.58	$1,333	+17.58
965–1195	1037	85-90%	12	120.00–147.00	$140.48	$1,457	+9.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1415	1340	75-80%	2	151.00–158.00	$154.30	$2,068	-3.70
1235–1610	1430	75-80%	20	144.00–150.00	$146.93	$2,101	+9.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1915	1640	19	144.00–170.00	$162.92	$2,672	—
1155–2350	1808	14	160.00–190.00	$177.26	$3,205	—
1545–2020	1847	14	182.00–204.00	$191.65	$3,540	—

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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	5	1,900.00	$1,900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,575.00	$1,575.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,900.00–2,150.00	$1,995.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	2,300.00–3,025.00	$2,587.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	3,100.00–3,350.00	$3,212.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,700.00–2,200.00	$1,954.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,450.00–3,500.00	$3,475.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,600.00–1,875.00	$1,745.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	1,800.00–2,750.00	$2,226.96

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,700.00–1,850.00	$1,783.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,450.00–1,600.00	$1,514.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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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)	2	3,750.00–3,950.00	$3,850.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	3,150.00–3,975.00	$3,280.36	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,750.00–3,600.00	$2,925.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,650.00–4,050.00	$3,816.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	2,250.00–3,900.00	$2,818.18	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,350.00–3,550.00	$3,430.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	3,250.00–3,450.00	$3,316.67	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,625.00–3,725.00	$3,675.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,800.00–3,000.00	$2,900.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,150.00–2,900.00	$2,610.00	—

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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.