Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 6, 2025

1,091 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $345.17/cwt -17.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,171/hd at 629 lb · 44 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $361.11/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,051/hd at 568 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $321.92/cwt -25.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,703/hd at 529 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,091	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	485.00–500.00	$492.44	$1,591	+4.57
380–390	385	4	470.00–480.00	$475.06	$1,829	+20.43
415–445	428	13	405.00–450.00	$427.00	$1,828	-22.07
460–475	468	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,708	-71.85
505–535	514	9	355.00–390.00	$375.08	$1,928	-22.06
555–575	568	32	350.00–368.00	$361.11	$2,051	-2.18
605–640	629	44	330.00–350.00	$345.17	$2,171	-17.90
650–695	668	8	300.00–346.00	$323.53	$2,161	-21.62
705–745	720	16	300.00–342.00	$326.06	$2,348	-7.96
765	765	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,448	-6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	379	4	415.00–450.00	$424.85	$1,610	-4.23
410–445	424	11	390.00–430.00	$415.89	$1,763	+10.63
460–495	479	8	350.00–400.00	$384.98	$1,844	-9.55
505–545	528	26	357.00–376.00	$367.71	$1,942	-8.89
555–595	568	16	335.00–362.00	$352.72	$2,003	-4.95
605–645	627	16	320.00–352.00	$340.10	$2,132	-14.78
655–695	685	12	325.00–330.00	$326.48	$2,236	-13.70
745	745	1	314.00	$314.00	$2,339	-11.11
760–775	766	5	308.00–310.00	$308.81	$2,365	-16.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	412.00	$412.00	$1,772	+39.51
465–490	478	2	375.00–380.00	$377.57	$1,805	+10.97
515–540	527	5	350.00–360.00	$355.69	$1,874	+9.23
575	575	3	344.00	$344.00	$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
250–280	269	4	400.00–435.00	$424.40	$1,142	-26.99
310–345	324	5	365.00–395.00	$376.48	$1,220	-15.82
355–395	378	12	360.00–400.00	$390.23	$1,475	+4.80
405–445	422	18	340.00–382.00	$370.61	$1,564	+5.59
450–495	478	25	320.00–362.00	$347.28	$1,660	-6.51
510–545	524	30	300.00–340.00	$329.48	$1,726	-8.11
555–595	577	27	305.00–335.00	$320.82	$1,851	-12.52
600–645	621	15	270.00–327.00	$295.27	$1,834	-20.43
655–690	674	8	255.00–294.00	$275.21	$1,855	-27.80
710–715	712	3	260.00–290.00	$279.35	$1,989	-27.30
750	750	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,838	-53.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	273	3	440.00–445.00	$443.23	$1,210	-27.64
315–345	331	6	395.00–430.00	$419.03	$1,387	-34.55
360–365	364	5	412.00–420.00	$417.19	$1,519	+1.36
410–445	429	12	377.00–393.00	$387.60	$1,663	+0.65
450–480	464	9	350.00–372.00	$363.76	$1,688	-8.74
500–540	520	14	335.00–352.00	$344.12	$1,789	-1.20
535 fancy	535	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,899	-0.70
560 fancy	560	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,960	+3.52
555–585	573	18	325.00–338.00	$329.66	$1,889	-11.86
605–645	627	10	285.00–320.00	$304.03	$1,906	-31.65
635 fancy	635	2	322.50	$322.50	$2,048	—
651 fancy	651	10	310.00	$310.00	$2,018	—
660–675	668	7	285.00–303.00	$297.29	$1,986	-18.47
705–735	718	3	272.50–294.00	$280.49	$2,014	-0.77
725 fancy	725	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,084	—
800	800	2	252.50	$252.50	$2,020	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,134	—
315–320	317	3	395.00–400.00	$398.32	$1,263	+40.88
390	390	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,502	+31.84
415–445	434	12	320.00–369.00	$355.03	$1,541	+4.58
455–490	475	16	305.00–342.00	$330.38	$1,569	+0.18
500–545	517	23	290.00–328.00	$318.91	$1,649	-2.14
565–595	575	16	275.00–320.00	$301.07	$1,731	-8.08
615–645	625	4	255.00–290.00	$274.80	$1,718	-18.64
660–695	678	2	235.00–240.00	$237.56	$1,611	-45.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	270	7	465.00–490.00	$481.98	$1,301	+67.04
315	315	3	475.00	$475.00	$1,496	+51.21
365–395	382	5	380.00–440.00	$408.00	$1,559	+9.71
405–445	433	14	340.00–435.00	$387.47	$1,678	-4.62
455–490	469	14	325.00–382.00	$356.47	$1,672	-11.74
500–545	529	31	300.00–354.00	$321.92	$1,703	-25.79
550–590	571	15	300.00–340.00	$317.12	$1,811	-14.36
605–625	615	14	275.00–326.00	$299.96	$1,845	-18.72
655–680	672	8	270.00–320.00	$289.43	$1,945	-22.75
700–740	717	15	270.00–310.00	$297.93	$2,136	+1.95
765–790	774	6	265.00–295.00	$288.33	$2,232	+13.00
805–810	808	2	240.00–260.00	$249.97	$2,020	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,150	+10.00
275	275	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,430	+47.50
315–330	319	6	475.00–490.00	$485.74	$1,550	+47.14
360–390	383	6	415.00–475.00	$463.89	$1,777	+43.17
400–435	414	12	385.00–450.00	$423.16	$1,752	+9.01
450–475	465	10	350.00–395.00	$379.43	$1,764	-3.94
500–545	519	17	325.00–362.00	$351.16	$1,823	-3.03
555–590	570	11	320.00–348.00	$340.42	$1,940	+8.13
600–645	625	11	300.00–335.00	$319.64	$1,998	-2.22
650–690	672	10	280.00–328.00	$297.39	$1,998	-8.86
700–725	715	3	285.00	$285.00	$2,038	+5.87
755–795	773	11	270.00–312.00	$293.77	$2,271	+28.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,316	—
375–380	379	7	355.00–430.00	$413.51	$1,567	+22.16
410–445	427	13	320.00–420.00	$387.69	$1,655	+28.49
470–485	477	13	310.00–366.00	$343.72	$1,640	+0.54
520–530	525	4	340.00–346.00	$342.97	$1,801	+18.34
565–590	579	9	285.00–325.00	$306.93	$1,777	-4.81
600–640	627	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,693	-16.43
665–685	675	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,755	-37.13
745	745	3	290.00	$290.00	$2,160	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1570	1151	80-85%	32	160.00–178.00	$172.12	$1,981	—
1020–1240	1168	80-85%	11	167.00–183.00	$179.12	$2,092	—
930–1560	1184	80-85%	28	155.00–171.00	$166.09	$1,967	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1080	986	85-90%	9	136.00–150.00	$145.68	$1,436	—
890–1180	1000	85-90%	11	155.00–166.00	$161.62	$1,616	+6.93
790–1210	1017	85-90%	10	141.00–160.00	$151.01	$1,536	-3.68

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1645	1423	75-80%	11	159.00–181.00	$174.54	$2,484	-4.02
1290–1660	1448	75-80%	10	152.00–174.00	$165.74	$2,400	-12.82
1340–1675	1538	75-80%	8	170.00–188.00	$179.91	$2,767	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1880	1631	7	190.00–197.00	$193.94	$3,163	—
1415–1995	1678	5	174.00–188.00	$181.76	$3,050	-9.84
1575–1865	1744	5	200.00–211.00	$205.82	$3,590	—

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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	16	1,950.00–2,400.00	$2,115.63

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,900.00–2,900.00	$2,573.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,700.00–3,150.00	$2,866.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,500.00–3,000.00	$2,725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,212.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	3,000.00–3,400.00	$3,125.00

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)	6	1,750.00–2,100.00	$1,866.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,033.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

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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	12	2,700.00–2,950.00	$2,858.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,200.00–3,500.00	$3,400.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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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.