Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 26, 2025

2,725 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $363.53/cwt +3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,716/hd at 472 lb · 94 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $335.79/cwt +5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,931/hd at 575 lb · 88 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $345.32/cwt +6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,803/hd at 522 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,725	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,344	—
280	280	1	545.00	$545.00	$1,526	-23.01
305–344	332	25	500.00–550.00	$541.98	$1,799	+28.46
360–380	374	31	470.00–510.00	$485.06	$1,814	-13.35
400–445	419	25	445.00–490.00	$458.67	$1,922	+4.05
450–495	476	39	410.00–448.00	$430.90	$2,051	+0.47
505–535	521	19	380.00–420.00	$404.45	$2,107	+1.63
555–590	576	17	350.00–404.00	$392.14	$2,259	-6.46
610–649	635	40	338.00–390.00	$375.21	$2,383	+6.77
660–680	678	16	356.00–384.00	$378.30	$2,565	+22.35
695 value added	695	13	376.00	$376.00	$2,613	—
705–735	718	27	330.00–354.00	$345.17	$2,478	+20.14
703–728 value added	724	18	361.00–371.00	$369.38	$2,674	—
752–790	782	31	325.00–342.00	$340.89	$2,666	+10.89
805 value added	805	26	354.00	$354.00	$2,850	—
913	913	9	308.00	$308.00	$2,812	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	16	450.00–505.00	$483.59	$1,610	+33.43
375–395	382	18	420.00–450.00	$440.46	$1,683	-14.58
420–449	436	25	410.00–435.00	$426.28	$1,859	-2.69
455–490	479	27	380.00–410.00	$396.19	$1,898	-11.24
505–545	532	26	370.00–398.00	$386.30	$2,055	+3.61
560–596	574	45	350.00–390.00	$368.00	$2,112	-5.18
610–646	632	44	350.00–390.00	$374.29	$2,366	+20.13
650–695	666	67	320.00–375.00	$356.45	$2,374	+23.91
700–745	726	21	330.00–354.00	$339.17	$2,462	+26.08
750–795	766	34	322.00–339.00	$331.72	$2,541	+30.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	412.00	$412.00	$1,298	—
355–390	376	12	400.00–430.00	$408.04	$1,534	—
420	420	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,596	-22.12
450–480	463	3	375.00–395.00	$384.86	$1,782	+1.63
505–525	514	8	330.00–350.00	$340.11	$1,748	-17.58
551–595	570	10	340.00–370.00	$348.23	$1,985	+5.78
605–625	619	11	310.00–340.00	$332.34	$2,057	+2.69
660	660	1	326.00	$326.00	$2,152	+3.69
730	730	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,372	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	435.00	$435.00	$979	-10.00
255–295	276	11	425.00–490.00	$437.23	$1,207	-4.17
300–345	329	31	390.00–445.00	$408.61	$1,344	-16.72
355–395	378	38	370.00–425.00	$392.86	$1,485	-12.77
400–445	424	63	358.00–395.00	$379.41	$1,609	+2.31
455–495	472	94	333.00–382.50	$363.53	$1,716	+3.38
503–545	522	74	325.00–360.00	$345.32	$1,803	+6.47
550–595	575	88	320.00–350.00	$335.79	$1,931	+5.28
600–645	623	71	298.00–338.00	$322.78	$2,011	+6.55
652–695	677	24	285.00–336.00	$317.91	$2,152	+17.76
715–735	720	8	294.00–320.00	$300.02	$2,160	+9.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	226	9	475.00–500.00	$486.63	$1,100	+8.86
255–295	278	21	430.00–555.00	$465.61	$1,294	+1.73
300–348	325	33	400.00–465.00	$428.00	$1,391	-15.17
350–395	367	37	380.00–425.00	$414.35	$1,521	-7.12
370 fancy	370	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,628	—
400–445	418	35	375.00–420.00	$401.62	$1,679	+3.30
450–495	471	38	348.00–400.00	$382.13	$1,800	+12.16
500–545	525	43	338.00–375.00	$359.68	$1,888	+1.78
550	550	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,200	+53.66
550–595	575	33	330.00–385.00	$351.28	$2,020	+4.94
598 fancy	598	16	372.50	$372.50	$2,228	—
600–645	626	26	312.00–361.00	$333.67	$2,089	+2.77
655–688	679	9	330.00–340.00	$338.15	$2,296	+33.06
720	720	1	317.00	$317.00	$2,282	+9.51
715–734	730	9	315.00–353.00	$345.47	$2,522	+37.98
833	833	15	290.00	$290.00	$2,416	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	310	3	358.00–380.00	$372.43	$1,155	-17.63
355–375	369	17	340.00–375.00	$360.38	$1,330	-15.55
416–445	426	21	335.00–365.00	$344.89	$1,469	-7.12
470–490	475	11	323.00–345.00	$335.15	$1,592	-1.03
525–535	531	9	320.00–330.00	$323.87	$1,720	+2.52
560–580	574	24	270.00–322.00	$314.88	$1,807	+1.28
625–645	628	13	310.00–315.00	$312.30	$1,961	+25.25
655–695	668	6	280.00–310.00	$299.90	$2,003	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	264	4	485.00–490.00	$488.82	$1,290	-11.33
300–345	320	9	460.00–500.00	$472.74	$1,513	-35.68
360–399	386	21	425.00–480.00	$447.72	$1,728	+6.80
410–445	428	41	400.00–440.00	$418.49	$1,791	+11.82
455–495	476	50	360.00–400.00	$381.10	$1,814	-1.37
500–545	528	50	335.00–390.00	$360.43	$1,903	+4.93
550–595	580	58	325.00–365.00	$344.15	$1,996	+1.93
600–645	623	41	310.00–357.00	$333.49	$2,078	+13.65
650–695	677	20	297.00–335.00	$319.32	$2,162	+15.61
710–742	729	11	285.00–322.00	$296.15	$2,159	+7.17
800–816	811	3	265.00–297.00	$286.47	$2,323	—
855	855	1	306.00	$306.00	$2,616	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	520.00–540.00	$529.89	$1,261	-40.65
255–295	283	9	500.00–575.00	$532.72	$1,508	-6.94
305–345	330	13	450.00–550.00	$496.21	$1,637	-10.46
350–395	373	17	443.00–515.00	$473.95	$1,768	-3.88
400–445	424	39	420.00–460.00	$439.96	$1,865	+6.23
450–495	466	54	385.00–435.00	$401.73	$1,872	-3.59
500–545	519	44	340.00–400.00	$374.02	$1,941	-2.46
550–590	567	31	333.00–380.00	$355.95	$2,018	-0.10
600–635	619	37	323.00–355.00	$336.22	$2,081	+0.29
650–685	669	14	317.50–338.00	$326.12	$2,182	+14.45
700–735	714	8	300.00–317.50	$309.99	$2,213	+7.75
765–795	783	5	280.00–295.00	$287.25	$2,249	-7.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	287	3	465.00–470.00	$468.37	$1,344	+18.37
300–325	313	2	435.00–455.00	$445.40	$1,394	-33.08
365–380	373	5	395.00–420.00	$408.12	$1,522	-8.60
410	410	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,660	+5.94
475–495	486	17	350.00–370.00	$359.67	$1,748	-8.86
505–545	527	16	320.00–340.00	$330.22	$1,740	-4.56
555–595	575	15	295.00–335.00	$324.33	$1,865	+6.77
625	625	9	310.00–320.00	$311.11	$1,944	+8.13
675	675	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,025	+10.97

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1375	1189	80-85%	59	151.00–165.00	$160.11	$1,904	-16.58
890–1580	1198	80-85%	66	160.00–176.00	$167.97	$2,012	+6.21
980–1530	1259	80-85%	23	170.00–191.00	$177.66	$2,237	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1440	1330	75-80%	6	175.00–186.00	$178.95	$2,380	+6.36
1055–1605	1361	75-80%	35	160.00–179.00	$173.19	$2,357	—
1230–1705	1402	75-80%	32	160.00–171.00	$166.08	$2,328	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1260	1004	85-90%	23	132.00–161.00	$152.62	$1,532	-3.46
800–1205	1008	85-90%	16	140.00–168.00	$156.69	$1,579	+0.61
935–1250	1016	85-90%	17	135.00–154.00	$146.07	$1,484	-10.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1975	1383	8	150.00–198.00	$177.33	$2,452	—
1235–2060	1646	10	192.00–218.00	$204.36	$3,364	+4.43
985–2375	1679	24	180.00–210.00	$194.17	$3,260	—

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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	8	1,220.00–1,500.00	$1,360.00

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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)	7	2,850.00–3,350.00	$3,164.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,900.00–2,800.00	$2,245.83
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	3,100.00–3,700.00	$3,387.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	2,125.00–3,100.00	$2,682.62
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,942.86

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	1,600.00–1,775.00	$1,740.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,650.00–1,925.00	$1,861.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,750.00–2,450.00	$2,066.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,200.00	$2,062.50

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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)	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00

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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	4	2,650.00–3,400.00	$3,012.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,700.00–4,100.00	$3,002.27	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$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	4	2,700.00–3,050.00	$2,837.50	—

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	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

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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.