Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 27, 2025

1,281 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $252.92/cwt -6.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,669/hd at 660 lb · 62 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $344.29/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,000/hd at 581 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $355.24/cwt -2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,705/hd at 480 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,281	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,381	+16.17
365–390	375	6	390.00–420.00	$406.47	$1,524	+10.34
415–440	434	20	375.00–420.00	$389.55	$1,691	-12.01
455–495	485	15	368.00–390.00	$377.12	$1,829	-15.79
500–547	526	29	324.00–365.00	$341.05	$1,794	-23.85
560–595	581	42	334.00–352.00	$344.29	$2,000	+0.66
605–645	621	26	285.00–338.00	$328.52	$2,040	+5.69
660–690	686	17	273.00–320.00	$299.09	$2,052	-5.87
704–745	740	31	289.00	$289.00	$2,139	+9.40
760–785	776	10	265.00–287.00	$273.67	$2,124	+1.67
867	867	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,168	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	322	5	390.00–400.00	$391.93	$1,262	+5.19
375	375	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,425	+20.71
410–440	423	4	330.00–337.00	$332.48	$1,406	-56.32
470–490	483	7	300.00–360.00	$335.74	$1,622	-14.26
505–545	523	17	295.00–335.00	$318.76	$1,667	-21.74
630	630	2	317.00	$317.00	$1,997	+5.00
725	725	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,704	-55.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	520.00–540.00	$529.11	$1,190	—
250	250	4	515.00	$515.00	$1,288	—
300–345	319	8	435.00–500.00	$453.81	$1,448	+26.29
415–425	420	2	420.00–440.00	$429.88	$1,805	+9.65
475–477	476	6	397.50–400.00	$398.75	$1,898	-3.01
510–515	511	4	375.00–382.00	$378.01	$1,932	-21.26
575	575	3	360.00	$360.00	$2,070	+2.30
605–635	625	4	300.00–348.00	$333.60	$2,085	-9.21
655–675	665	2	336.00–344.00	$339.94	$2,261	+5.79

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	380.00	$380.00	$817	—
270–290	282	5	372.00–415.00	$388.47	$1,095	-9.03
300–345	330	20	350.00–400.00	$368.89	$1,217	-6.30
355–395	372	19	340.00–375.00	$361.90	$1,346	-1.21
400–445	425	36	325.00–365.00	$353.70	$1,503	+2.59
455–495	477	26	320.00–350.00	$339.08	$1,617	+1.98
510–545	528	35	298.00–332.00	$320.17	$1,690	+4.41
550–595	580	22	282.00–317.00	$303.40	$1,760	+2.79
605–641	622	34	280.00–312.00	$288.88	$1,797	-3.36
655–675	660	62	250.00–285.00	$252.92	$1,669	-6.63
705–745	725	5	260.00–266.00	$261.17	$1,893	+16.37
750–770	755	11	240.00–246.00	$241.20	$1,821	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	3	445.00–460.00	$451.74	$1,016	—
290	290	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,262	+25.00
315–320	318	3	375.00–390.00	$385.05	$1,224	-7.33
392–393	393	7	400.00–415.00	$410.72	$1,614	+36.14
405–425	416	6	355.00–380.00	$363.72	$1,513	+0.07
455–495	475	5	330.00–357.00	$347.93	$1,653	-1.71
510–545	526	33	305.00–345.00	$325.83	$1,714	-8.49
550–575	560	17	310.00–334.00	$320.15	$1,793	+2.11
610–645	631	7	280.00–308.00	$297.11	$1,875	-6.95
660–695	686	9	278.00–305.00	$285.07	$1,956	-16.63
710–718	714	23	270.00–281.00	$273.41	$1,952	—
770	770	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,079	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	331	6	340.00–360.00	$347.63	$1,151	-11.48
360–380	370	4	320.00–330.00	$324.86	$1,202	-33.92
405–445	427	17	320.00–340.00	$325.65	$1,391	-17.93
465–485	478	12	307.00–320.00	$313.88	$1,500	-1.47
510–540	529	9	280.00–315.00	$300.03	$1,587	+4.26
570–595	583	6	290.00–300.00	$294.89	$1,719	+6.89
625–645	635	3	260.00–276.00	$267.96	$1,702	-9.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	445.00	$445.00	$979	-15.00
280	280	3	410.00–415.00	$413.33	$1,157	-11.67
320–335	327	3	390.00–440.00	$409.74	$1,340	-0.37
355–375	362	3	385.00–390.00	$388.27	$1,406	-3.28
405–445	424	21	355.00–395.00	$373.47	$1,584	-0.15
455–495	480	37	325.00–370.00	$355.24	$1,705	-2.67
525–545	533	17	328.00–345.00	$336.39	$1,793	+4.53
555–595	576	28	278.00–337.00	$321.48	$1,852	+0.47
600–645	625	11	285.00–318.00	$306.94	$1,918	+2.76
655–695	673	14	255.00–308.00	$291.12	$1,959	-0.06
720	720	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,016	+5.00
770–775	773	5	272.00–275.00	$273.80	$2,116	-6.20

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	2	425.00–520.00	$475.61	$1,275	+35.61
310–330	324	4	410.00–420.00	$413.65	$1,340	—
380–390	386	5	407.00–417.00	$413.58	$1,596	+8.12
400–445	420	5	385.00–410.00	$393.14	$1,651	+1.88
460–490	473	15	367.00–385.00	$376.66	$1,782	+1.96
500–530	512	9	350.00–370.00	$357.48	$1,830	+11.37
550–590	579	6	290.00–345.00	$315.75	$1,828	-11.50
605–645	619	7	287.00–340.00	$316.87	$1,961	-1.09
660–695	681	8	312.00–324.00	$318.02	$2,166	+20.53
700–720	716	5	300.00–317.00	$307.95	$2,205	+12.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,092	—
320	320	3	365.00	$365.00	$1,168	-35.00
375–395	392	7	380.00–385.00	$384.32	$1,507	+6.96
405–440	428	18	325.00–355.00	$342.99	$1,468	-10.85
455–490	479	7	313.00–340.00	$322.36	$1,544	-16.14
505	505	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,616	+5.49
555–580	563	7	282.00–322.00	$301.69	$1,699	+16.46
630–645	640	4	270.00–302.00	$282.16	$1,806	+15.42

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1335	1129	80-85%	23	135.00–146.00	$140.96	$1,591	-2.94
940–1460	1201	80-85%	23	140.00–161.00	$149.47	$1,795	+4.46
1130–1550	1261	80-85%	17	150.00–175.00	$156.46	$1,973	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–1180	995	85-90%	19	115.00–145.00	$139.92	$1,392	+13.16
830–1195	1024	85-90%	18	125.00–137.00	$133.16	$1,364	—
890–1145	1061	85-90%	4	139.00–143.00	$140.53	$1,491	+6.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1575	1309	75-80%	16	145.00–160.00	$152.40	$1,995	—
1245–1550	1375	75-80%	11	155.00–162.00	$158.15	$2,175	+6.62
1350–1510	1405	75-80%	8	145.00–149.00	$146.98	$2,065	+1.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1740	1535	6	165.00–181.00	$172.25	$2,644	—
1150–2210	1629	14	163.00–195.00	$180.48	$2,940	-9.88
1190–2370	1874	10	180.00–215.00	$187.44	$3,513	—

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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	2	1,315.00	$1,315.00

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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)	7	3,400.00–3,800.00	$3,528.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,950.00–3,200.00	$2,650.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,950.00

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)	2	1,525.00–1,675.00	$1,600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,700.00–2,250.00	$1,850.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	3,500.00–4,200.00	$3,875.61
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	4,450.00–4,700.00	$4,550.00

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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	2	3,350.00–3,400.00	$3,375.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,750.00–3,100.00	$2,875.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,125.00	$3,125.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,250.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	2,850.00–3,225.00	$2,978.57	—

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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.