Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 14, 2025

1,323 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $357.00/cwt ≈ $2,056/hd at 576 lb · 76 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $381.23/cwt -11.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,944/hd at 510 lb · 47 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $315.16/cwt -11.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,667/hd at 529 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,323	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,248	-17.55
325–340	330	3	470.00–500.00	$480.30	$1,585	—
350–370	365	7	430.00–470.00	$437.62	$1,597	-37.38
400–445	420	10	410.00–425.00	$418.42	$1,757	-59.08
455–490	479	9	390.00–400.00	$395.27	$1,893	-68.77
505–545	510	47	375.00–386.00	$381.23	$1,944	-11.09
560–585	565	20	355.00–365.00	$363.24	$2,052	-10.88
605–645	622	19	325.00–347.00	$336.21	$2,091	-3.79
655	655	22	306.50	$306.50	$2,008	-13.50
700–705	703	2	297.50–305.00	$301.24	$2,118	—
760	760	18	274.00	$274.00	$2,082	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,290	-20.00
350–395	382	5	385.00–420.00	$401.34	$1,533	-48.66
420–440	432	6	404.00–410.00	$407.15	$1,759	-21.61
450–490	474	16	362.50–420.00	$384.12	$1,821	-10.39
500–545	527	17	357.00–368.00	$362.18	$1,909	+20.69
560–595	580	24	335.00–364.00	$346.13	$2,008	+19.16
610–645	637	9	305.00–335.00	$325.73	$2,075	+14.75
665–695	676	8	280.00–310.00	$292.40	$1,977	+1.41
705–730	721	11	250.00–285.00	$273.25	$1,970	-12.74
750–785	768	2	242.50–250.00	$246.34	$1,892	-33.66
975	975	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,291	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,058	—
365	365	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,460	-6.18
410–445	438	5	385.00–400.00	$397.19	$1,740	—
450–490	471	5	310.00–382.00	$367.06	$1,729	+42.06
515–530	522	5	300.00–362.00	$344.27	$1,797	—
570–595	582	9	305.00–352.00	$341.18	$1,986	+126.18
640	640	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,792	—
685	685	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,952	—
740	740	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,924	—
760–785	773	2	252.00–260.00	$255.94	$1,978	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	460.00	$460.00	$1,058	—
300–345	326	18	360.00–420.00	$395.73	$1,290	+40.77
360–397	378	16	350.00–392.00	$374.18	$1,414	+12.47
405–445	423	21	330.00–380.00	$354.34	$1,499	-9.60
450–485	464	27	320.00–357.00	$336.78	$1,563	+11.12
505–545	529	40	301.00–327.00	$315.16	$1,667	-11.47
550–590	571	15	290.00–312.00	$299.45	$1,710	+2.84
602–645	620	31	280.00–290.00	$285.29	$1,769	-7.37
665–675	669	5	270.00–280.00	$275.96	$1,846	-2.45
705–745	728	5	258.00–262.50	$260.28	$1,895	+1.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	490.00–540.00	$513.30	$1,129	+37.90
255–295	275	2	460.00–500.00	$478.55	$1,316	+47.11
305–340	318	7	414.00–445.00	$422.18	$1,343	+22.23
355–395	376	8	370.00–412.00	$387.91	$1,459	-4.67
405–445	416	14	350.00–374.00	$365.09	$1,519	-15.29
455–485	464	10	335.00–350.00	$343.50	$1,594	+4.83
505–545	532	28	320.00–338.00	$326.89	$1,739	-21.79
555–590	564	13	300.00–320.00	$314.30	$1,773	+1.88
610–625	613	14	295.00–312.00	$300.51	$1,842	+7.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
576	576	76	357.00	$357.00	$2,056	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	335	4	390.00–400.00	$397.61	$1,332	+47.61
355–390	379	7	375.00–380.00	$377.21	$1,430	+39.58
405–445	414	14	345.00–355.00	$353.44	$1,463	+8.44
470–490	482	15	330.00–340.00	$335.37	$1,616	+13.02
525–540	529	7	275.00–310.00	$290.75	$1,538	-14.96
565–590	581	4	280.00–287.00	$282.72	$1,643	-4.28
615	615	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,673	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	262	7	490.00–510.00	$498.47	$1,306	+43.58
305–345	332	5	370.00–455.00	$422.18	$1,402	-13.51
355–395	380	14	340.00–435.00	$409.54	$1,556	-0.33
405–445	426	27	388.00–410.00	$397.05	$1,691	+12.53
450–490	473	25	345.00–380.00	$363.92	$1,721	+3.23
510–540	528	18	315.00–350.00	$337.31	$1,781	+2.59
555–585	568	14	310.00–344.00	$324.49	$1,843	+3.98
605–645	630	17	295.00–337.50	$312.48	$1,969	+9.17
665–685	674	7	277.00–307.00	$284.62	$1,918	-8.08
705–735	722	3	270.00–278.00	$274.39	$1,981	-3.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,125	+10.00
260–295	283	6	465.00–535.00	$501.43	$1,419	+11.01
300–325	310	7	430.00–490.00	$471.22	$1,461	+22.88
355–390	371	12	425.00–465.00	$438.73	$1,628	-8.08
400–430	419	10	390.00–440.00	$415.16	$1,740	-0.72
460–480	475	10	360.00–390.00	$371.57	$1,765	-8.15
505–545	524	12	330.00–360.00	$347.63	$1,822	-15.68
555–585	573	9	325.00–359.00	$345.79	$1,981	+10.32
615–625	622	5	315.00–337.00	$327.19	$2,035	+11.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	8	320.00–435.00	$407.07	$1,335	-17.93
350–385	373	9	320.00–425.00	$407.54	$1,520	+7.54
405–445	419	7	370.00–380.00	$375.63	$1,574	—
460–495	473	15	290.00–360.00	$351.46	$1,662	+20.26
520	520	1	336.00	$336.00	$1,747	+16.00
560–595	584	5	280.00–330.00	$318.02	$1,857	+38.91
620–645	629	4	272.00–305.00	$285.20	$1,794	+9.92

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1600	1221	80-85%	42	135.00–162.00	$152.62	$1,863	+6.59
1090–1515	1226	80-85%	26	146.00–168.00	$159.35	$1,954	+13.32
1030–1400	1231	80-85%	32	127.00–155.00	$146.15	$1,799	+0.12

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1010	961	85-90%	20	125.00–132.00	$127.60	$1,226	—
790–1120	1040	85-90%	25	141.00–146.00	$144.02	$1,498	+4.35
905–1200	1045	85-90%	29	121.00–140.00	$134.33	$1,404	-5.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1430	1360	75-80%	6	132.00–153.00	$147.16	$2,001	—
1315–1780	1434	75-80%	11	151.00–163.00	$158.67	$2,275	—
1370–1585	1463	75-80%	6	142.00–159.00	$150.35	$2,200	-0.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1635	1553	2	154.00–159.00	$156.37	$2,428	—
1495–2085	1824	7	177.00–200.00	$192.18	$3,505	—
1475–2040	1881	6	170.00–194.00	$182.18	$3,427	+0.91

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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	3	1,070.00–1,240.00	$1,183.33

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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)	3	2,650.00–3,000.00	$2,850.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,850.00–2,100.00	$1,918.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	1,825.00–2,600.00	$2,223.72
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,450.00

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)	11	1,550.00–2,050.00	$1,761.36
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,575.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,960.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,900.00–2,250.00	$2,100.00

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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	27	2,025.00–3,200.00	$2,838.89	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,912.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,300.00–3,550.00	$3,385.71	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,600.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,050.00–2,400.00	$2,250.00	—

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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.