Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 7, 2025

1,044 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $332.18/cwt -3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 466 lb · 48 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $339.74/cwt -8.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,454/hd at 428 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $293.97/cwt -9.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,682/hd at 572 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,044	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	4	420.00–425.00	$423.74	$1,381	-0.10
365–390	377	7	410.00–420.00	$413.91	$1,560	-6.46
415–440	427	6	400.00–410.00	$402.37	$1,718	-1.88
455–490	475	8	376.00–400.00	$381.48	$1,812	+1.47
505–540	510	12	360.00–368.00	$366.78	$1,871	+9.47
555–598	580	24	330.00–358.00	$348.49	$2,021	+6.18
637–640	639	6	310.00–320.00	$315.01	$2,013	-1.90
655–665	658	6	295.00–305.00	$301.63	$1,985	-0.31
710–745	739	14	270.00–295.00	$281.15	$2,078	-0.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,634	-7.93
415–440	427	6	408.00–414.00	$410.64	$1,753	-12.71
455–460	456	4	395.00–407.00	$400.48	$1,826	-1.35
515–540	521	5	372.00–378.00	$374.20	$1,950	-1.63
560–575	568	4	368.00–370.00	$368.99	$2,096	+16.61
620–645	633	4	322.00–325.00	$323.47	$2,048	-7.53
660–695	676	4	312.00–316.00	$314.46	$2,126	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,414	+24.09
375	375	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,500	+8.65
420	420	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,638	+11.02
480–494	491	10	365.00–374.00	$372.71	$1,830	+17.79
545	545	2	354.00	$354.00	$1,929	+30.47
565–590	574	4	315.00–350.00	$339.95	$1,951	—
630	630	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,984	+7.00
690	690	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,828	-20.04
795	795	1	272.00	$272.00	$2,162	+3.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	315	4	410.00–415.00	$413.69	$1,303	+37.66
355–390	374	10	345.00–368.00	$357.92	$1,339	+6.32
400–445	428	34	330.00–360.00	$339.74	$1,454	-8.90
455–490	466	48	325.00–340.00	$332.18	$1,548	-3.14
520–545	529	13	310.00–320.00	$317.28	$1,678	-5.05
555–595	572	31	285.00–302.00	$293.97	$1,682	-9.31
605–640	625	10	280.00–290.00	$284.56	$1,778	+0.80
655–660	658	2	275.00–277.00	$276.00	$1,816	+5.41
708–740	728	17	255.00–270.00	$261.67	$1,905	+6.33
760–790	769	8	245.00–260.00	$253.15	$1,947	+1.18

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	440.00	$440.00	$968	+7.04
280–290	285	6	430.00–435.00	$432.54	$1,233	—
315–325	322	6	420.00–424.00	$421.31	$1,357	+27.24
355–390	373	11	360.00–380.00	$369.51	$1,378	-11.20
410–440	423	16	345.00–365.00	$349.90	$1,480	-16.80
455–485	470	19	338.00–350.00	$341.35	$1,604	-6.91
505–545	513	26	318.00–345.00	$322.44	$1,654	-6.45
560–590	576	11	298.00–308.00	$300.77	$1,732	-12.89
610–635	624	4	295.00–302.00	$299.26	$1,867	-5.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,053	—
315–345	333	5	400.00–405.00	$403.11	$1,342	+49.94
355–380	367	23	345.00–355.00	$352.61	$1,294	+6.67
410–440	428	25	328.00–345.00	$333.39	$1,427	+2.07
460–495	482	12	315.00–325.00	$320.41	$1,544	+0.95
510–545	531	8	298.00–310.00	$303.56	$1,612	+3.28
565–595	572	5	285.00–292.00	$290.15	$1,660	+7.09
615–625	620	2	270.00–274.00	$272.02	$1,687	-3.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	227	3	475.00–480.00	$476.62	$1,082	+9.98
260	260	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,183	+9.20
310–345	321	13	415.00–435.00	$425.19	$1,365	+8.11
355–390	379	13	398.00–420.00	$404.92	$1,535	+1.33
415–445	437	13	360.00–395.00	$378.90	$1,656	-2.50
455–495	472	26	340.00–385.00	$368.02	$1,737	+12.77
510–545	529	23	315.00–368.00	$340.78	$1,803	+3.06
560–595	582	19	307.00–330.00	$315.81	$1,838	-8.36
600–635	623	8	295.00–305.00	$300.45	$1,872	-3.20
655–680	673	5	280.00–290.00	$283.14	$1,906	-2.95
720–745	730	5	255.00–275.00	$265.54	$1,938	-8.13

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	490.00	$490.00	$1,102	+10.00
260–295	278	2	485.00–490.00	$487.34	$1,355	+20.28
300–335	315	4	435.00–475.00	$453.17	$1,427	+13.20
355–390	377	11	405.00–425.00	$412.58	$1,555	-9.20
410–445	426	15	390.00–420.00	$401.01	$1,708	-0.01
460–490	474	8	360.00–380.00	$371.32	$1,760	-0.96
505–545	522	19	330.00–350.00	$339.04	$1,770	-0.20
555–585	565	12	320.00–335.00	$330.31	$1,866	+1.13
605–640	616	5	310.00–330.00	$320.08	$1,972	+10.16
660–695	682	5	295.00–300.00	$298.06	$2,033	-5.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,166	—
355–385	370	7	380.00–390.00	$387.83	$1,435	+7.60
405–445	423	4	375.00–380.00	$376.32	$1,592	-1.21
455–490	480	14	340.00–352.00	$346.53	$1,663	-6.13
535–540	539	4	318.00–320.00	$318.50	$1,717	—
585–590	589	4	314.00–318.00	$317.01	$1,867	+8.00
630–645	640	6	300.00–304.00	$301.31	$1,928	+16.19
670–685	680	3	242.00–247.00	$245.36	$1,668	-4.64
745	745	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,825	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1510	1167	80-85%	38	145.00–157.00	$149.19	$1,741	—
965–1320	1192	80-85%	35	139.00–148.00	$142.62	$1,700	—
910–1395	1218	80-85%	11	153.00–164.00	$155.32	$1,892	+10.13

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1035	957	85-90%	19	129.00–137.00	$132.76	$1,271	—
890–1165	1086	85-90%	15	121.00–129.00	$127.21	$1,382	-10.15
920–1200	1135	85-90%	14	134.00–149.00	$144.67	$1,642	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1485	1361	75-80%	6	152.00–167.00	$155.08	$2,111	+5.79
1325–1465	1391	75-80%	7	140.00–144.00	$142.41	$1,981	+2.50
1295–2010	1635	75-80%	13	145.00–158.00	$148.66	$2,431	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1900	1597	5	164.00–173.00	$169.77	$2,711	—
1610–2100	1814	9	175.00–193.00	$183.60	$3,331	—
1720–2030	1860	4	185.00–206.00	$194.21	$3,612	—

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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	11	1,500.00–1,625.00	$1,556.82

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,300.00	$3,300.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,900.00–2,950.00	$2,925.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,500.00–2,850.00	$2,693.75
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	2,200.00–3,000.00	$2,522.73

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)	8	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,987.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,400.00–1,750.00	$1,566.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,800.00–2,900.00	$2,850.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,800.00–2,300.00	$2,014.29

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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	2,150.00–2,300.00	$2,262.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	2,750.00–3,550.00	$3,158.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,100.00–3,350.00	$3,225.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,687.50	—

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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.