Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 6, 2025

1,666 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $335.32/cwt +4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,586/hd at 473 lb · 63 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $283.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,372/hd at 838 lb · 59 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $348.64/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,485/hd at 426 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,666	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,035	+20.00
250–267	265	10	442.00–450.00	$442.75	$1,173	—
305–325	318	4	410.00–430.00	$423.84	$1,348	-1.32
360–395	384	25	400.00–440.00	$420.37	$1,614	+10.96
405–445	432	31	385.00–425.00	$404.25	$1,746	+18.79
455–495	480	28	360.00–395.00	$380.01	$1,824	+7.49
510–540	528	43	330.00–375.00	$357.31	$1,887	+16.15
551–595	583	29	324.00–360.00	$342.31	$1,996	+18.76
620–649	642	26	314.00–324.00	$316.91	$2,035	+12.91
655–693	681	15	292.50–305.00	$301.94	$2,056	+6.94
740–749	746	13	272.00–285.00	$281.32	$2,099	+7.86
775	775	4	278.00–282.00	$280.00	$2,170	+11.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
838	838	59	283.00	$283.00	$2,372	+15.00
905	905	3	264.00	$264.00	$2,389	—
1027	1027	9	231.00	$231.00	$2,372	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	282	3	465.00–470.00	$468.25	$1,320	+3.34
325–330	327	3	435.00–440.00	$436.68	$1,428	-22.49
370–395	386	8	427.00–450.00	$437.93	$1,690	+3.13
405–430	411	12	415.00–440.00	$423.35	$1,740	+4.58
455–475	463	9	395.00–425.00	$401.83	$1,860	-15.17
505–545	520	14	360.00–395.00	$375.83	$1,954	-5.37
555–560	556	5	342.00–355.00	$352.38	$1,959	+9.85
629	629	7	331.00	$331.00	$2,082	—
760	760	3	290.00	$290.00	$2,204	—
865	865	4	258.00	$258.00	$2,232	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	3	365.00–400.00	$385.91	$1,266	-14.09
355–395	365	4	390.00–395.00	$391.35	$1,428	+7.23
400–425	415	5	335.00–405.00	$378.98	$1,573	+46.38
460–475	468	6	350.00–360.00	$354.92	$1,661	+24.92
500–540	515	3	310.00–330.00	$323.53	$1,666	+3.53
610	610	1	308.00	$308.00	$1,879	+4.95
685–695	690	2	280.00–290.00	$285.04	$1,967	—
730	730	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,971	-1.00
755–795	768	3	266.00–272.00	$268.07	$2,059	+5.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	390.00	$390.00	$819	—
300–345	327	15	360.00–390.00	$376.03	$1,230	+1.86
355–390	367	24	340.00–375.00	$351.60	$1,290	-6.23
410–445	426	56	335.00–360.00	$348.64	$1,485	+2.71
455–495	473	63	320.00–350.00	$335.32	$1,586	+4.61
510–547	526	47	307.00–340.00	$322.33	$1,695	+5.49
550–595	575	53	290.00–315.00	$303.28	$1,744	+2.58
605–645	627	27	274.00–292.00	$283.76	$1,779	-2.43
665–685	681	12	267.00–275.00	$270.59	$1,843	-3.53
711–740	722	10	248.00–262.00	$255.34	$1,844	+15.86
760–770	765	2	248.00–256.00	$251.97	$1,928	—
803	803	8	253.00	$253.00	$2,032	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–246	237	6	430.00–450.00	$432.96	$1,026	-42.04
300–345	319	11	375.00–410.00	$394.07	$1,257	+0.61
355–395	366	26	365.00–405.00	$380.71	$1,393	+1.61
400–445	421	36	345.00–385.00	$366.70	$1,544	+4.89
450–490	467	16	340.00–357.00	$348.26	$1,626	-0.01
500–545	513	37	312.00–346.00	$328.89	$1,687	-9.54
550–595	573	20	310.00–320.00	$313.66	$1,797	-6.03
605–645	619	7	295.00–318.00	$304.62	$1,886	+2.34
665–685	678	3	282.00–290.00	$284.61	$1,930	—
812	812	4	255.00	$255.00	$2,071	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	337	3	350.00–360.00	$353.17	$1,190	-7.85
375–395	386	8	340.00–350.00	$345.94	$1,335	+1.10
410–445	431	13	315.00–340.00	$331.32	$1,428	-1.32
470–495	481	12	305.00–330.00	$319.46	$1,537	+8.07
505–545	532	9	280.00–316.00	$300.28	$1,597	+7.85
575–595	583	5	280.00–290.00	$283.06	$1,650	+15.76
605–645	630	3	274.00–278.00	$275.96	$1,739	+21.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	6	250.00	$250.00	$2,050	—
1015	1015	6	219.00	$219.00	$2,223	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	3	465.00–470.00	$466.64	$1,041	+31.68
265–275	271	7	440.00–450.00	$445.80	$1,208	+7.27
315–340	333	14	410.00–425.00	$417.08	$1,389	-3.18
355–387	375	24	395.00–420.00	$403.59	$1,513	-3.16
410–443	429	35	370.00–390.00	$381.40	$1,636	+0.96
450–495	479	35	345.00–375.00	$355.25	$1,702	+2.51
505–545	527	37	325.00–369.00	$337.72	$1,780	+4.53
555–590	572	32	312.00–347.00	$324.17	$1,854	+8.27
610–645	629	17	290.00–320.00	$303.65	$1,910	+0.80
650–695	671	14	277.00–292.00	$286.09	$1,920	+3.58
740–745	742	3	272.00–277.00	$273.67	$2,031	+5.71
751–795	759	7	252.00–264.00	$254.23	$1,930	-10.83
840	840	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,058	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	480.00	$480.00	$984	+23.42
260–290	275	7	460.00–475.00	$467.06	$1,284	+3.52
310–345	331	16	425.00–450.00	$439.97	$1,456	+16.20
365–395	381	11	405.00–430.00	$421.78	$1,607	+6.31
405–445	422	16	395.00–410.00	$401.02	$1,692	-0.86
455–480	460	16	362.00–395.00	$372.28	$1,712	+9.39
500–545	519	12	328.00–347.00	$339.24	$1,761	-3.92
550–575	556	15	322.50–337.00	$329.18	$1,830	-6.84
600–625	612	11	300.00–315.00	$309.92	$1,897	-0.37
655–665	660	6	295.00–307.50	$303.17	$2,001	+11.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,286	+0.72
355–390	373	2	375.00–385.00	$380.23	$1,418	-1.62
420–430	425	6	375.00–380.00	$377.53	$1,605	+16.35
460–480	470	2	345.00–360.00	$352.66	$1,658	+15.49
555–590	575	10	303.00–325.00	$309.01	$1,777	+13.91
605–620	613	2	275.00–295.00	$285.12	$1,748	+5.12
665	665	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,662	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1480	1223	80-85%	59	139.00–154.00	$145.19	$1,776	-7.83
930–1440	1237	80-85%	17	148.00–164.00	$156.19	$1,932	+3.17
955–1390	1283	80-85%	55	130.00–144.00	$137.22	$1,761	-1.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1680	1356	75-80%	24	140.00–155.00	$149.29	$2,024	—
1150–1500	1377	75-80%	28	139.00–143.00	$139.91	$1,927	—
1300–1540	1433	75-80%	10	146.00–168.00	$156.24	$2,239	+9.31

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1140	1036	85-90%	12	120.00–133.00	$129.64	$1,343	-10.84
920–1210	1094	85-90%	25	127.00–142.00	$137.36	$1,503	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1234–1775	1510	10	147.00–177.00	$167.56	$2,530	—
1180–2110	1672	23	164.00–186.00	$176.53	$2,952	—
1390–2085	1684	9	174.00–197.00	$183.03	$3,082	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,175.00–1,375.00	$1,295.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,550.00–1,650.00	$1,600.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,800.00–2,225.00	$1,936.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,950.00–2,700.00	$2,545.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	1,650.00–2,400.00	$2,055.77
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,516.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,050.00–2,150.00	$2,100.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,850.00–2,000.00	$1,925.00

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)	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,625.00	$1,550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,575.00

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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	1,900.00–3,400.00	$2,762.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,300.00–2,600.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,800.00	—

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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.