Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 5, 2025

2,416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $333.34/cwt +14.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,900/hd at 570 lb · 120 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $354.88/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,207/hd at 622 lb · 87 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $340.18/cwt +8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,313/hd at 680 lb · 87 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,416	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	222	3	505.00–520.00	$509.85	$1,132	-0.15
265–290	274	15	420.00–490.00	$461.17	$1,264	-33.76
325–345	334	12	430.00–450.00	$441.65	$1,475	+14.19
355–395	373	16	420.00–440.00	$429.08	$1,600	-0.93
410–445	436	20	395.00–425.00	$405.26	$1,767	—
451–495	471	34	385.00–410.00	$394.53	$1,858	+10.92
506–547	532	58	360.00–383.00	$376.60	$2,004	+9.91
560–599	580	43	340.00–367.00	$357.67	$2,074	+7.53
610–645	622	87	332.50–362.00	$354.88	$2,207	+12.50
655–692	680	87	330.00–352.00	$340.18	$2,313	+8.62
705–745	718	6	320.00–330.00	$325.11	$2,334	+3.91
750–776	759	42	310.00–332.00	$325.80	$2,473	+33.65
902	902	2	234.00	$234.00	$2,111	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	560.00–600.00	$578.70	$1,331	—
260–270	267	5	515.00–530.00	$519.91	$1,388	—
300 fancy	300	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,500	—
320–325	324	19	480.00–500.00	$487.87	$1,581	-13.04
350–390	376	27	430.00–470.00	$454.63	$1,709	+7.38
400–425	416	23	420.00–462.00	$449.07	$1,868	+26.06
455–495	472	33	420.00–450.00	$436.85	$2,062	+45.34
500–528	515	33	385.00–401.00	$397.14	$2,045	+19.22
551–580	560	47	350.00–375.50	$363.29	$2,034	-2.94
603–645	623	80	333.00–371.00	$363.07	$2,262	+11.50
653–684	669	27	320.00–369.00	$345.15	$2,309	—
705–725	718	3	332.00–335.00	$334.02	$2,398	+10.29
781	781	19	326.00	$326.00	$2,546	+15.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	9	410.00–425.00	$417.36	$1,373	+17.36
355–395	382	9	390.00–405.00	$397.87	$1,520	+3.87
420–425	423	2	370.00–375.00	$372.49	$1,576	—
475–490	480	3	360.00–370.00	$366.60	$1,760	-9.36
525–540	527	7	345.00–355.00	$346.46	$1,826	—
610–630	618	19	316.00–335.00	$320.52	$1,981	+0.52
660–680	673	3	315.00–320.00	$316.63	$2,131	—
725–745	735	6	305.00–315.00	$309.11	$2,272	+32.13
760–795	766	26	300.00–308.00	$306.69	$2,349	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	405.00–425.00	$415.00	$851	-42.90
255–285	274	8	445.00–460.00	$451.39	$1,237	+66.16
315–340	326	9	370.00–435.00	$392.30	$1,279	+0.15
350–385	376	28	355.00–405.00	$385.43	$1,449	+14.56
400–445	434	48	340.00–380.00	$365.02	$1,584	+7.69
450–495	478	66	330.00–370.00	$353.79	$1,691	+3.57
500–545	523	55	320.00–350.00	$337.59	$1,766	+5.64
550–590	570	120	310.00–340.00	$333.34	$1,900	+14.88
600–648	626	54	295.00–322.00	$315.70	$1,976	+9.17
652–695	662	18	275.00–318.00	$303.01	$2,006	+14.85
700–725	705	15	304.00–314.00	$306.65	$2,162	+14.70
750–759	755	12	288.00–302.00	$298.66	$2,255	+33.66
845	845	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,817	—
855	855	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,817	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	445.00	$445.00	$979	-35.98
260–295	278	6	465.00–480.00	$470.87	$1,309	+78.44
325–330	326	21	445.00–465.00	$453.58	$1,479	+39.00
350–385	370	21	380.00–445.00	$415.83	$1,539	+27.54
400–445	420	31	360.00–405.00	$386.95	$1,625	+12.76
450–484	467	26	352.50–378.00	$372.50	$1,740	+8.67
505–545 fancy	521	4	352.50–360.00	$355.70	$1,853	—
505–547	532	57	335.00–360.00	$345.32	$1,837	+1.39
550–560 fancy	556	5	345.00–352.50	$346.48	$1,926	-2.67
550–588	575	29	325.00–358.00	$341.52	$1,964	+6.97
600–645	630	36	320.00–338.00	$335.68	$2,115	+5.72
650–690	665	13	300.00–325.00	$315.76	$2,100	-3.25
725–740	733	2	280.00–282.50	$281.26	$2,062	-8.74
750	750	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,081	-18.50
870	870	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,958	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	355.00–360.00	$357.44	$1,190	-7.56
355–395	381	14	345.00–370.00	$353.16	$1,346	-10.72
400–445	428	12	332.50–360.00	$350.45	$1,500	+7.95
455–490	472	31	320.00–345.00	$330.20	$1,559	-4.82
505–545	526	21	308.00–330.00	$321.05	$1,689	+4.29
550–595	575	30	300.00–320.00	$309.15	$1,778	+0.61
605–645	628	16	280.00–300.00	$293.44	$1,843	—
655–690	675	11	280.00–290.00	$283.09	$1,911	+12.58
725–730	727	5	270.00–280.00	$275.98	$2,006	+5.98
770–780	775	2	272.00–275.00	$273.49	$2,120	—

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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	287	3	410.00–420.00	$414.94	$1,191	-44.77
310–330	322	5	405.00–445.00	$423.79	$1,365	-7.56
350–390	378	7	385.00–420.00	$398.29	$1,506	-5.49
410–445	427	38	375.00–405.00	$392.09	$1,674	+7.18
450–495	475	58	350.00–385.00	$368.21	$1,749	+1.16
500–545	527	48	315.00–360.00	$347.71	$1,832	+2.48
555–595	572	40	307.50–352.00	$331.48	$1,896	+2.89
605–645	625	29	300.00–335.00	$318.68	$1,992	+3.89
650–695	676	31	275.00–325.00	$312.18	$2,110	+13.57
705–745	723	9	272.50–312.00	$295.98	$2,140	+8.38
750–775	765	7	247.50–300.00	$275.33	$2,106	+7.88

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,078	-50.05
270	270	2	465.00–480.00	$472.50	$1,276	-6.72
305–345	322	5	425.00–470.00	$438.60	$1,412	-20.09
353–390	373	9	410.00–435.00	$420.72	$1,569	+1.57
410–445	427	22	395.00–435.00	$414.15	$1,768	+17.63
440 fancy	440	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,870	±0.00
450–465	462	14	375.00–410.00	$383.37	$1,771	+8.23
505–540	525	9	340.00–365.00	$354.19	$1,859	-6.69
555–590	574	11	325.00–340.00	$332.29	$1,907	-0.58
605–645	621	12	317.50–330.00	$321.86	$1,999	+1.44
650–675	662	6	300.00–312.50	$306.25	$2,027	+5.00
700–740	718	6	275.00–287.50	$279.13	$2,004	-10.87
755–785	775	4	260.00–269.00	$265.33	$2,056	—
820	820	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,050	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	370	7	375.00–400.00	$391.35	$1,448	+18.89
420–445	438	4	350.00–370.00	$359.20	$1,573	+2.44
455–495	480	15	338.00–350.00	$343.18	$1,647	+6.06
505–545	528	18	303.00–345.00	$324.63	$1,714	-2.73
555–595	578	12	300.00–325.00	$311.74	$1,802	-1.70
605–645	632	6	275.00–295.00	$286.43	$1,810	-24.31
670–695	678	5	260.00–310.00	$297.13	$2,015	+13.47
755–775	762	3	270.00–280.00	$273.39	$2,083	—
885	885	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,770	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1375	1200	80-85%	66	160.00–174.00	$166.05	$1,993	+4.00
950–1470	1219	80-85%	28	150.00–169.00	$158.99	$1,938	-3.06
970–1490	1228	80-85%	28	168.00–185.00	$175.43	$2,154	+13.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1500	1368	75-80%	15	157.00–173.00	$168.39	$2,304	-4.45
1080–1755	1404	75-80%	35	155.00–180.00	$172.06	$2,416	+6.24
1275–1640	1426	75-80%	14	170.00–187.00	$178.56	$2,546	+12.74

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1110	1026	85-90%	17	146.00–161.00	$154.69	$1,587	+12.05
925–1200	1028	85-90%	3	133.00–138.00	$135.16	$1,389	-7.48
970–1135	1065	85-90%	3	153.00–165.00	$160.55	$1,710	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1645	1401	9	170.00–189.00	$181.09	$2,537	—
1135–2010	1657	16	185.00–197.50	$191.60	$3,175	—
1300–2025	1763	12	200.00–210.00	$204.79	$3,610	-0.29

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,708.33

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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)	2	3,150.00–3,400.00	$3,275.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	2,000.00–3,000.00	$2,559.37

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)	7	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,585.71

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,400.00–3,800.00	$3,633.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,600.00–3,100.00	$2,800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,100.00–3,550.00	$2,635.71	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,900.00	—

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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.