Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 12, 2025

2,408 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $364.88/cwt +4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,576/hd at 432 lb · 72 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $368.30/cwt +6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,738/hd at 472 lb · 69 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $316.55/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,975/hd at 624 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,408	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,460	—
325–345	334	11	430.00–480.00	$449.65	$1,502	+11.19
350–365	358	4	450.00–475.00	$460.12	$1,647	+30.28
400–435	415	14	420.00–430.00	$424.93	$1,763	+19.62
465–495	482	34	380.00–402.00	$387.19	$1,866	+7.90
500–540	521	39	340.00–380.00	$370.22	$1,929	+11.58
550–595	570	30	335.00–366.00	$360.20	$2,053	+11.52
603–648	620	63	328.00–354.00	$348.25	$2,159	+12.26
655–690	668	26	320.00–344.00	$336.37	$2,247	+14.18
704–749	726	24	312.00–334.00	$324.39	$2,355	+11.70
755–795	769	6	292.00–322.00	$311.51	$2,396	+11.24
837–840	838	5	290.00–320.00	$313.98	$2,631	+33.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,040	—
210–215	213	2	500.00–505.00	$502.53	$1,070	-29.97
260–275	268	4	520.00–530.00	$525.14	$1,407	+35.60
325–345	337	10	485.00–520.00	$493.23	$1,662	+16.85
350–392	374	35	430.00–510.00	$481.06	$1,799	+25.88
400–441	428	26	395.00–470.00	$451.29	$1,932	+19.26
455–490	479	19	395.00–430.00	$422.16	$2,022	+20.80
503–545	520	52	385.00–420.00	$401.24	$2,086	+31.58
558–598	579	46	360.00–381.00	$373.47	$2,162	+1.17
600–646	622	25	347.00–370.00	$360.77	$2,244	+8.96
660–695	681	9	347.50–364.00	$352.96	$2,404	+25.86
710–740	723	6	319.00–342.00	$332.69	$2,405	+10.19
755–781	773	13	317.00–336.00	$322.16	$2,490	+8.02
865	865	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,638	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,088	—
420–445	433	2	375.00–400.00	$387.14	$1,676	-0.96
490	490	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,740	-8.75
520–540	530	4	352.00–356.00	$353.96	$1,876	+24.45
580–590	585	7	325.00–355.00	$344.99	$2,018	+13.57
610–630	619	6	300.00–340.00	$320.90	$1,986	+7.95
662–690	681	9	318.00–324.00	$322.05	$2,193	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	223	4	420.00–435.00	$430.87	$961	+10.87
255–295	280	10	405.00–440.00	$420.69	$1,178	+5.88
310–335	328	21	355.00–425.00	$390.46	$1,281	-5.86
355–396	375	32	355.00–410.00	$380.65	$1,427	+6.25
400–449	432	72	328.00–382.50	$364.88	$1,576	+4.51
455–497	474	56	320.00–365.00	$350.90	$1,663	+3.36
500–545	528	53	312.00–347.00	$333.90	$1,763	+5.71
550–595	572	52	305.00–345.50	$327.76	$1,875	+4.24
600–640	624	66	290.00–339.00	$316.55	$1,975	+3.53
655–695	668	19	280.00–325.00	$302.49	$2,021	+10.53
708–748	736	25	275.00–319.50	$297.59	$2,190	+15.54
770–785	778	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,101	—
825	825	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,898	-44.00
850–898	866	6	275.00–285.00	$278.46	$2,411	—
943	943	2	247.00	$247.00	$2,329	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	222	3	440.00–530.00	$485.11	$1,077	+25.11
255–280	267	8	430.00–465.00	$447.46	$1,195	+2.67
310–335	326	22	400.00–450.00	$419.24	$1,367	+6.66
350–385	370	31	390.00–420.00	$403.73	$1,494	+15.38
400–435	417	39	370.00–419.00	$397.77	$1,659	+33.19
450–496	472	69	352.50–380.00	$368.30	$1,738	+6.25
500–545	522	31	330.00–366.00	$355.05	$1,853	+5.83
530 fancy	530	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,921	—
550–575 fancy	563	2	350.00–370.00	$359.78	$2,026	+4.33
555–595	569	39	330.00–360.00	$347.01	$1,974	+9.77
600–645	626	14	308.00–332.00	$321.64	$2,013	-0.38
650–685	665	10	305.00–315.00	$309.90	$2,061	-2.44
705–715	710	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,130	-4.94
750–770	760	2	285.00–290.00	$287.53	$2,185	—
810–835	823	2	270.00–280.00	$274.92	$2,263	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	378.00–395.00	$386.43	$1,132	—
335–345	340	2	385.00–395.00	$389.93	$1,326	+0.56
350–385	366	14	330.00–375.00	$347.20	$1,271	-6.50
405–445	424	17	318.00–355.00	$338.21	$1,434	+0.52
455–495	470	30	305.00–345.00	$326.52	$1,535	+1.26
505–545	531	14	300.00–325.00	$311.94	$1,656	+0.60
563–590	577	23	285.00–320.00	$308.36	$1,779	+4.71
615–640	624	8	277.00–300.00	$285.73	$1,783	—
690	690	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,932	+10.61
710–720	713	3	270.00–274.00	$271.35	$1,935	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	9	455.00–480.00	$468.46	$1,265	+13.46
315–345	331	12	435.00–495.00	$457.69	$1,515	-1.13
350–385	370	30	400.00–470.00	$425.81	$1,575	+18.12
400–445	430	30	380.00–435.00	$397.44	$1,709	+12.82
453–495	472	53	335.00–405.00	$367.95	$1,737	+14.84
500–545	525	62	330.00–390.00	$353.15	$1,854	+14.55
550–595	569	53	308.00–378.00	$341.70	$1,944	+16.38
600–645	626	51	300.00–342.00	$326.41	$2,043	+14.92
650–695	671	17	280.00–322.00	$304.51	$2,043	+7.36
705–745	729	16	285.00–314.00	$303.49	$2,212	+16.36
770–790	777	9	270.00–310.00	$291.21	$2,263	+18.65
815	815	1	272.50	$272.50	$2,221	+12.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	281	5	470.00–510.00	$483.81	$1,360	+3.16
310–345	325	10	460.00–500.00	$471.08	$1,531	+13.39
355–395	379	18	415.00–490.00	$444.96	$1,686	+3.59
400–440	420	42	400.00–460.00	$421.73	$1,771	+14.47
455–490	469	30	353.00–410.00	$381.23	$1,788	+8.55
500–545	520	31	340.00–370.00	$357.13	$1,857	+3.12
550–595	569	18	340.00–355.00	$346.09	$1,969	+11.19
600–645	617	15	320.00–345.00	$327.91	$2,023	+3.44
650–665	658	7	310.00–332.50	$319.64	$2,103	+20.96
700–735	717	8	290.00–305.00	$298.41	$2,140	+3.41
800	800	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,400	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,179	—
315–330	326	9	405.00–440.00	$430.11	$1,402	+13.92
355–395	379	6	325.00–402.50	$376.94	$1,429	-23.23
405–445	432	9	365.00–410.00	$381.92	$1,650	+23.57
455–490	473	19	328.00–355.00	$341.64	$1,616	+0.61
515–540	530	19	320.00–365.00	$326.75	$1,732	+4.78
560–595	566	18	290.00–345.00	$315.11	$1,784	+0.54
610–630	622	13	300.00–320.00	$312.81	$1,946	+13.07
670–690	680	5	277.00–315.00	$286.68	$1,949	+4.21

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1685	1190	80-85%	70	154.00–174.00	$164.71	$1,960	—
925–1400	1221	80-85%	54	150.00–165.00	$158.40	$1,934	-10.73
1070–1690	1245	80-85%	26	169.00–180.00	$174.52	$2,173	+5.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1575	1328	75-80%	24	165.00–190.00	$179.88	$2,389	—
1175–1865	1352	75-80%	30	162.00–180.00	$173.79	$2,350	—
1230–1745	1469	75-80%	20	153.00–173.00	$166.86	$2,451	-6.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1210	1052	85-90%	23	120.00–155.00	$147.07	$1,547	—
890–1290	1075	85-90%	20	130.00–162.00	$149.55	$1,608	—
900–1275	1106	85-90%	9	140.00–155.00	$146.74	$1,623	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1710	1439	7	170.00–185.00	$179.28	$2,580	—
1185–2410	1746	27	184.00–199.00	$191.61	$3,346	—
1165–2380	1764	22	190.00–215.00	$204.57	$3,609	-2.34

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	3,000.00–3,400.00	$3,140.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	1,650.00–2,800.00	$2,462.04

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	1,775.00–1,850.00	$1,808.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,250.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	4,100.00–4,950.00	$4,530.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	2,100.00–3,800.00	$3,167.65	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,350.00	$4,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,800.00–3,450.00	$3,105.56	—

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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.