Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, May 19, 2025

1,353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $357.08/cwt -6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,671/hd at 468 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $335.25/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,582/hd at 472 lb · 34 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $337.89/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,774/hd at 525 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,353	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	281	5	475.00–480.00	$478.04	$1,343	—
305–345	328	10	420.00–440.00	$428.02	$1,404	-1.98
355–395	373	16	412.00–427.00	$417.73	$1,558	+16.39
405–445	427	6	392.00–430.00	$411.72	$1,758	+4.57
455–495	477	14	360.00–405.00	$386.10	$1,842	+1.98
505–535	524	19	354.00–370.00	$362.48	$1,899	+0.30
555–590	566	8	337.00–350.00	$342.09	$1,936	-4.04
602–635	612	23	310.00–325.00	$321.21	$1,966	-4.52
655–695	680	14	294.00–315.00	$304.27	$2,069	+11.87
709–740	719	11	284.00–310.00	$297.44	$2,139	+24.19
838	838	3	265.00	$265.00	$2,221	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	237	3	530.00–540.00	$535.00	$1,268	—
275	275	5	500.00–525.00	$510.00	$1,402	+30.00
305–325	320	6	450.00–475.00	$457.38	$1,464	-22.92
355–375	371	7	430.00–440.00	$436.46	$1,619	-1.16
405–445	428	6	415.00–440.00	$423.62	$1,813	+5.20
455–480	468	5	397.00–420.00	$406.71	$1,903	+11.44
505–540	517	9	370.00–395.00	$380.06	$1,965	-1.17
555	555	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,970	-8.24
625	625	4	340.00	$340.00	$2,125	+3.79

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	325	3	395.00–410.00	$401.44	$1,305	—
375–380	376	11	390.00–415.00	$399.54	$1,502	-0.46
415–430	423	2	365.00–375.00	$370.09	$1,565	-27.10
460–465	463	2	345.00–384.00	$364.39	$1,687	-2.67
510–535	520	7	330.00–340.00	$335.21	$1,743	-9.06
570–590	579	5	290.00–326.00	$309.98	$1,795	-31.20
605–645	625	2	300.00–306.00	$303.10	$1,894	+23.10
690	690	1	277.00	$277.00	$1,911	-8.00
730	730	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,044	+20.00

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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	279	8	370.00–415.00	$394.32	$1,100	—
300–335	315	12	360.00–395.00	$380.24	$1,198	-15.49
355–395	377	26	350.00–385.00	$363.37	$1,370	-10.81
415–445	429	30	340.00–360.00	$348.58	$1,495	-5.76
455–494	472	34	326.00–345.00	$335.25	$1,582	-1.53
500–535	520	30	310.00–330.00	$319.75	$1,663	+4.59
555–590	572	18	292.00–317.00	$307.03	$1,756	+7.58
605–645	622	15	270.00–305.00	$285.51	$1,776	+0.22
680–695	685	5	260.00–280.00	$268.74	$1,841	-7.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	230	5	410.00–460.00	$430.22	$990	-83.08
255–295	278	7	390.00–435.00	$411.40	$1,144	-67.15
305–320	309	9	375.00–406.00	$398.34	$1,231	-23.84
350–390	369	12	365.00–380.00	$371.67	$1,371	-16.24
400–445	423	23	338.00–370.00	$357.16	$1,511	-7.93
455–490	463	13	350.00–360.00	$354.84	$1,643	+11.34
505–540	520	12	320.00–340.00	$332.23	$1,728	+5.34
555–595	569	17	315.00–327.00	$318.73	$1,814	+4.43
600–645	620	11	297.00–320.00	$308.48	$1,913	+7.97
655–675	659	7	285.00–300.00	$287.88	$1,897	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	326	22	345.00–380.00	$366.94	$1,196	-30.67
375–390	383	12	345.00–365.00	$355.98	$1,363	-21.23
410–445	426	16	330.00–340.00	$335.75	$1,430	-17.69
470–495	476	11	312.00–325.00	$317.75	$1,512	-17.62
515–545	531	9	300.00–312.00	$307.61	$1,633	+16.86
560–595	571	12	260.00–300.00	$280.20	$1,600	-2.52
625–645	635	2	275.00–278.00	$276.52	$1,756	+4.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	5	415.00–462.00	$426.12	$1,227	-72.35
305–345	323	12	396.00–445.00	$417.06	$1,347	-5.12
355–395	370	15	390.00–430.00	$412.52	$1,526	+2.98
400–448	430	25	360.00–390.00	$376.78	$1,620	-20.27
450–490	468	35	344.00–385.00	$357.08	$1,671	-6.84
500–545	525	33	325.00–350.00	$337.89	$1,774	+0.58
555–595	572	30	310.00–330.00	$321.55	$1,839	-2.94
605–635	624	20	290.00–313.00	$301.48	$1,881	-11.00
655–685	675	11	275.00–297.00	$288.49	$1,947	+3.87
720–725	723	7	270.00–275.00	$272.13	$1,967	-2.26
755–785	769	5	242.00–268.00	$255.91	$1,968	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	231	4	440.00–520.00	$462.38	$1,068	-37.62
255–290	270	5	425.00–470.00	$436.61	$1,179	-64.82
320–340	331	5	415.00–460.00	$427.47	$1,415	-43.75
355–390	369	7	405.00–425.00	$413.30	$1,525	-25.43
400–445	424	17	392.00–410.00	$400.72	$1,699	-14.44
450–485	466	16	367.00–397.00	$379.12	$1,767	+7.55
500–540	517	19	344.00–375.00	$357.41	$1,848	+9.78
555–590	574	12	327.00–345.00	$335.39	$1,925	-10.40
605–645	620	5	305.00–328.00	$312.17	$1,935	-15.02
660–670	667	3	290.00–300.00	$295.65	$1,972	—
705–725	715	2	282.00–285.00	$283.52	$2,027	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	445.00–450.00	$447.50	$1,298	—
325–345	335	4	415.00–425.00	$420.15	$1,408	+13.08
380–390	386	8	400.00–410.00	$406.31	$1,568	-1.23
415–445	430	11	332.00–390.00	$374.35	$1,610	-1.28
455–495	468	20	324.00–365.00	$352.11	$1,648	+0.65
505–540	516	15	320.00–335.00	$327.09	$1,688	-8.91
555–590	567	5	290.00–316.00	$301.30	$1,708	-16.72
625–645	636	5	280.00–300.00	$291.28	$1,853	+6.08
670–680	677	3	274.00–287.00	$280.33	$1,898	—
745	745	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,937	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1710	1212	80-85%	43	145.00–158.00	$151.14	$1,832	-1.48
990–1455	1221	80-85%	30	140.00–152.00	$145.45	$1,776	-7.17
1045–1550	1342	80-85%	9	154.00–165.00	$158.18	$2,123	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1455	1348	75-80%	8	145.00–153.00	$149.72	$2,018	—
1255–1590	1379	75-80%	6	155.00–167.00	$161.33	$2,225	+14.17
1200–1710	1421	75-80%	31	145.00–161.00	$154.36	$2,193	-4.31

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1175	1016	85-90%	24	126.00–144.00	$137.32	$1,395	-6.70
900–1255	1049	85-90%	9	117.00–138.00	$127.68	$1,339	-6.65
1080–1195	1144	85-90%	6	140.00–146.00	$143.13	$1,637	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–2095	1775	10	160.00–171.00	$167.46	$2,972	—
1520–2055	1866	14	173.00–187.00	$178.92	$3,339	-3.26
1710–2050	1891	8	180.00–203.00	$190.74	$3,607	+8.56

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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	19	1,365.00–1,525.00	$1,449.21
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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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)	7	1,700.00–2,300.00	$1,942.86
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	2,250.00–2,500.00	$2,426.92
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	1,870.00–2,650.00	$2,121.30
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,400.00–2,450.00	$2,410.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,890.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,700.00–2,850.00	$2,775.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,900.00–2,100.00	$1,995.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,300.00–1,700.00	$1,435.42
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,520.00–1,680.00	$1,600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,175.00–2,300.00	$2,240.00

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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	10	3,050.00–3,250.00	$3,150.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,375.00–2,500.00	$2,437.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	3,400.00–3,600.00	$3,485.71	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,150.00	$3,150.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,750.00–2,000.00	$1,880.95	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	2,500.00–3,650.00	$2,680.36	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,000.00–2,250.00	$2,083.33	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,920.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$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.