Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 21, 2025

1,227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.48/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,856/hd at 579 lb · 53 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $315.76/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,674/hd at 530 lb · 47 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $337.10/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,635/hd at 485 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,227	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	326	4	400.00–420.00	$408.83	$1,333	-17.53
355–395	384	6	380.00–402.00	$396.13	$1,521	-6.29
405–435	425	12	370.00–425.00	$401.56	$1,707	+6.56
455–490	482	34	362.00–400.00	$392.91	$1,894	+12.72
505–545	518	22	350.00–376.00	$364.90	$1,890	+14.41
570–595	585	15	322.00–350.00	$343.63	$2,010	+9.63
620–645	635	23	315.00–330.00	$322.83	$2,050	+8.45
660–695	682	17	280.00–325.00	$304.96	$2,080	-1.11
705–740	728	9	272.00–285.00	$279.60	$2,035	-8.00
760	760	1	272.00	$272.00	$2,067	-11.95

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	2	425.00–430.00	$427.52	$1,317	-21.54
355–395	370	5	415.00–455.00	$437.93	$1,620	-10.65
405–425	412	7	405.00–445.00	$420.23	$1,731	+5.16
460–495	473	7	390.00–425.00	$401.76	$1,900	+3.42
523–540	525	11	368.00–402.50	$399.27	$2,096	—
560–585	572	17	350.00–360.00	$357.70	$2,046	+7.18
605–645	613	14	340.00–350.00	$342.81	$2,101	+7.32
655–690	681	6	330.00–347.00	$334.15	$2,276	—
715–730	720	3	297.50–314.00	$303.08	$2,182	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	4	375.00–415.00	$386.74	$1,269	-17.31
375–395	383	8	355.00–365.00	$359.29	$1,376	-23.94
420–445	439	4	385.00–390.00	$388.80	$1,707	—
490	490	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,715	-11.61
510–540	525	24	340.00–345.00	$340.50	$1,788	+19.81
575–595	587	3	330.00–335.00	$331.63	$1,947	+34.09
645	645	1	312.00	$312.00	$2,012	+13.07
720	720	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,088	+12.69
780–785	783	2	250.00–260.00	$255.02	$1,997	-17.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	395.00–400.00	$397.50	$1,014	-14.54
320–345	333	4	370.00–380.00	$375.19	$1,249	-7.72
355–395	385	20	350.00–370.00	$363.11	$1,398	-9.81
405–440	416	23	335.00–362.00	$351.11	$1,461	-0.83
460–495	485	44	330.00–350.00	$337.10	$1,635	-1.21
510–545	530	47	302.00–325.00	$315.76	$1,674	-3.22
555–595	568	26	285.00–307.00	$300.61	$1,707	-4.75
610–645	628	11	282.00–300.00	$292.24	$1,835	+8.65
655–690	677	3	245.00–288.00	$259.55	$1,757	-11.70
710–745	729	4	230.00–257.00	$244.80	$1,785	+1.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,189	-19.20
305–335	320	2	390.00–395.00	$392.38	$1,256	-13.84
355–380	374	4	370.00–378.00	$374.58	$1,401	-18.97
400–445	424	11	350.00–377.00	$363.65	$1,542	-2.66
453–471 value added	466	10	390.00	$390.00	$1,817	—
455–490	472	16	340.00–357.00	$349.64	$1,650	-0.30
500–545	516	10	318.00–350.00	$334.32	$1,725	-2.11
570 value added	570	13	328.00	$328.00	$1,870	—
558–590	582	40	308.00–321.00	$318.04	$1,851	-2.20
605–645	620	14	295.00–315.00	$304.06	$1,885	+1.96
655–680	672	23	265.00–308.50	$301.70	$2,027	+11.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	336	8	350.00–370.00	$359.11	$1,207	+7.16
370–390	374	18	355.00–362.00	$358.78	$1,342	+1.77
430–440	434	17	340.00–350.00	$343.58	$1,491	+3.76
465–490	479	15	300.00–325.00	$315.35	$1,511	-4.51
525–540	530	12	287.00–305.00	$295.77	$1,568	-6.84
570	570	1	288.00	$288.00	$1,642	-1.54
605	605	2	277.00	$277.00	$1,676	+13.60
690	690	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,863	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,081	-5.00
280	280	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,190	-22.87
320–325	321	7	400.00–435.00	$410.11	$1,316	-17.99
355–395	376	6	380.00–400.00	$391.55	$1,472	-11.88
405–445	422	23	360.00–385.00	$373.62	$1,577	-0.46
455–495	468	26	340.00–365.00	$357.91	$1,675	+7.32
505–545	517	20	320.00–345.00	$331.86	$1,716	-3.17
555–590	570	14	305.00–332.00	$321.01	$1,830	+1.91
600–640	622	16	270.00–322.00	$304.18	$1,892	-1.12
660–685	674	5	280.00–300.00	$291.18	$1,963	+2.67
745	745	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,049	+0.16
755	755	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,114	+17.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	230	4	475.00–520.00	$493.99	$1,136	+23.99
260–275	268	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,179	-29.23
365–380	374	8	395.00–415.00	$405.46	$1,516	+10.46
410–445	422	15	380.00–400.00	$391.26	$1,651	-6.81
465–484	471	9	362.00–395.00	$374.70	$1,765	+8.49
500–530	513	12	335.00–360.00	$346.11	$1,776	+1.72
550–595	559	13	315.00–340.00	$327.25	$1,829	+0.19
605–625	613	8	305.00–330.00	$317.96	$1,949	+7.48
655–660	658	2	295.00–300.00	$297.49	$1,957	-3.06
705	705	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,080	—
790	790	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,172	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,340	-8.27
355–390	379	9	370.00–380.00	$377.36	$1,430	-14.24
425–445	437	13	340.00–375.00	$353.84	$1,546	+8.58
460–490	477	10	315.00–350.00	$338.50	$1,615	+7.82
515–535	526	6	300.00–332.00	$314.51	$1,654	-3.49
560–595	576	16	260.00–320.00	$285.23	$1,643	-24.62
615–640	623	6	250.00–277.00	$266.74	$1,662	-13.28
690	690	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,898	-6.00
710–725	718	2	265.00–270.00	$267.53	$1,921	-4.18
775	775	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,015	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1280	1135	80-85%	14	141.00–148.00	$143.90	$1,633	+3.47
990–1365	1231	80-85%	24	134.00–153.00	$145.01	$1,785	-13.38
1070–1645	1231	80-85%	5	155.00–165.00	$159.28	$1,961	+0.89

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1040	976	85-90%	7	135.00–138.00	$136.36	$1,331	+16.36
905–1230	988	85-90%	15	122.00–130.00	$126.76	$1,252	-2.11
980–1170	1070	85-90%	13	129.00–138.00	$134.24	$1,436	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1505	1352	75-80%	15	149.00–159.00	$151.53	$2,049	—
1345–1450	1398	75-80%	2	149.00–150.00	$149.48	$2,090	—
1300–1615	1415	75-80%	12	142.00–147.00	$145.19	$2,054	-12.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1720	1605	4	148.00–180.00	$170.43	$2,735	—
1165–1890	1645	5	186.00–192.00	$190.36	$3,131	—
1190–1980	1658	12	170.00–188.00	$182.21	$3,021	—

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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	14	1,400.00–1,565.00	$1,482.50

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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)	2	3,100.00–3,350.00	$3,225.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,975.00–2,600.00	$2,321.43
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,650.00–3,200.00	$2,794.44
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	2,150.00–2,900.00	$2,613.46

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)	5	1,550.00–2,010.00	$1,761.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,675.00–2,000.00	$1,755.56

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	2,400.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,000.00–2,200.00	$2,061.11

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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	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,900.00–3,050.00	$2,316.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	43	2,500.00–3,500.00	$3,086.05	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	3,600.00–4,350.00	$4,012.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	2,700.00–2,900.00	$2,768.75	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,400.00	—

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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.