Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 27, 2025

1,591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $387.89/cwt +6.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,842/hd at 475 lb · 42 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.99/cwt -12.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,957/hd at 564 lb · 42 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.77/cwt -4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,291/hd at 687 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,591	—	—

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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	515.00	$515.00	$1,674	+31.41
350–390	379	8	432.50–480.00	$467.82	$1,773	+27.36
400–445	428	8	420.00–445.00	$431.19	$1,845	+4.91
450–495	476	9	402.50–415.00	$409.96	$1,951	+13.77
500–535	509	23	375.00–410.00	$395.59	$2,014	+9.29
555–595	580	15	360.00–380.00	$372.75	$2,162	+4.75
625–645	632	14	350.00–367.00	$356.90	$2,256	-17.39
650–680	661	5	332.50–350.00	$341.51	$2,257	-14.94
705–745	726	4	310.00–315.00	$313.79	$2,278	-25.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
259 fancy	259	1	575.00	$575.00	$1,489	—
300–320	310	2	525.00–530.00	$527.42	$1,635	-14.56
350 fancy	350	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,890	—
350	350	2	520.00	$520.00	$1,820	+34.94
410–435	420	9	410.00–470.00	$453.29	$1,904	-5.38
455–476	468	11	420.00–445.00	$424.57	$1,987	-6.33
545	545	5	418.00	$418.00	$2,278	+13.55
555–585	567	29	375.00–395.00	$383.85	$2,176	-8.29
605–645	618	15	371.00–382.00	$373.73	$2,310	-1.48
655–670	666	5	360.00–375.00	$367.18	$2,445	-11.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	380	3	350.00–465.00	$428.68	$1,629	+20.64
462–485	467	5	353.50–400.00	$366.18	$1,710	-18.68
555–595	584	5	315.00–350.00	$340.99	$1,991	-7.24
615	615	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,968	-12.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	227	5	455.00–550.00	$511.32	$1,161	+24.69
250–290	273	6	440.00–475.00	$461.71	$1,260	-3.90
305–345	323	6	455.00–465.00	$461.47	$1,491	+33.47
355–395	374	22	400.00–450.00	$415.83	$1,555	+1.48
405–445 fancy	423	6	410.00–420.00	$413.27	$1,748	—
405–445	423	20	380.00–430.00	$399.15	$1,688	-2.47
450–480 fancy	464	15	390.00–420.00	$403.07	$1,870	—
455–495	467	16	360.00–395.00	$376.79	$1,760	-5.34
500–540	529	35	348.00–395.00	$358.55	$1,897	-1.13
550–594	564	41	330.00–380.00	$346.43	$1,954	-4.85
565	565	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,090	+18.72
615–625	620	2	355.00–360.00	$357.52	$2,217	+23.85
605–640	629	30	320.00–336.00	$328.58	$2,067	-5.09
650–655	654	4	335.00–336.00	$335.75	$2,196	-2.40
655–685	663	6	318.00–325.00	$320.55	$2,125	-17.60
695 value added	695	32	336.00	$336.00	$2,335	—
710	710	3	270.00–309.00	$283.00	$2,009	-34.00
755–790	775	4	300.00–310.00	$304.41	$2,359	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	290	3	405.00–410.00	$406.61	$1,179	-30.62
310–340	329	7	385.00–435.00	$419.30	$1,379	+10.69
350–395	369	23	383.00–435.00	$404.19	$1,491	+11.33
400–445	425	22	360.00–405.00	$380.69	$1,618	+1.28
450–495	473	34	348.00–375.00	$358.89	$1,698	-4.64
500–545	519	38	330.00–370.00	$345.45	$1,793	+0.13
550–595	569	33	315.00–355.00	$328.75	$1,871	-7.04
605–645	625	20	305.00–325.00	$314.30	$1,964	-8.48
655–695	675	6	300.00–310.00	$304.62	$2,056	-13.29
705–720	716	6	255.00–310.00	$299.27	$2,143	-0.75
760–775	768	4	295.00–296.00	$295.50	$2,269	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,097	—
300–345	329	12	340.00–425.00	$403.97	$1,329	+31.54
360–390	380	7	345.00–390.00	$381.13	$1,448	+20.75
410–440	420	7	345.00–375.00	$365.12	$1,534	+20.23
450–495	468	11	332.00–350.00	$338.68	$1,585	+3.53
505–545	532	7	318.00–328.00	$322.63	$1,716	-1.24
585–595	588	4	302.00–310.00	$307.97	$1,811	-6.91
605–635	615	3	295.00–302.00	$299.59	$1,842	-12.71
680	680	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,040	+0.10
715	715	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,002	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	236	7	500.00–590.00	$562.63	$1,328	+32.74
255–295	280	7	535.00–555.00	$549.23	$1,538	+16.51
300–345	320	17	470.00–545.00	$503.05	$1,610	+6.84
355–395	370	22	455.00–525.00	$474.58	$1,756	+0.63
400–435	418	23	415.00–460.00	$445.69	$1,863	+5.73
410–440 fancy	422	5	460.00–465.00	$462.95	$1,954	—
450 fancy	450	1	437.50	$437.50	$1,969	—
455–490	474	17	380.00–430.00	$398.36	$1,888	-3.37
500–547	525	32	360.00–405.00	$376.24	$1,975	+2.22
550–590	562	33	340.00–365.00	$356.25	$2,002	+0.30
600–645	616	17	320.00–354.00	$337.10	$2,077	+0.88
655–690	664	5	335.00–346.00	$341.36	$2,267	+15.24
700–735	713	4	305.00–326.00	$314.14	$2,240	+4.15
780–790	788	5	280.00–300.00	$296.04	$2,333	+8.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	3	550.00	$550.00	$1,210	—
250–285	268	3	450.00–480.00	$460.62	$1,234	-28.20
300–345	324	19	450.00–530.00	$493.07	$1,598	+20.33
355–390	375	20	392.50–484.00	$454.13	$1,703	+6.41
400–445	424	26	370.00–440.00	$420.73	$1,784	+2.24
455–490	475	42	365.00–410.00	$387.89	$1,842	+6.79
505–545	522	18	345.00–370.00	$359.02	$1,874	-1.41
560–595	583	30	320.00–352.00	$339.18	$1,977	-4.97
600–645	624	14	305.00–340.00	$316.32	$1,974	-17.17
650–685	668	5	300.00–330.00	$317.20	$2,119	-2.12
715–735	725	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,994	-21.15
755–790	769	5	265.00–296.00	$288.40	$2,218	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	4	470.00–490.00	$480.30	$1,585	+34.90
390	390	3	465.00	$465.00	$1,814	+56.88
400–435	416	11	340.00–425.00	$407.61	$1,696	+2.61
455–495	480	20	360.00–380.00	$372.33	$1,787	+12.66
515–545	532	11	330.00–350.00	$345.51	$1,838	+15.29
555–595	583	7	330.00–340.00	$333.88	$1,947	+9.55
675–680	678	2	300.00–305.00	$302.49	$2,051	+2.49
775	775	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,170	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1565	1149	80-85%	51	155.00–177.00	$170.59	$1,960	—
955–1430	1194	80-85%	27	166.00–183.00	$177.35	$2,118	+9.38
950–1365	1213	80-85%	33	148.00–170.00	$163.76	$1,986	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1130	1016	85-90%	31	134.00–154.00	$145.84	$1,482	-0.23
870–1165	1063	85-90%	12	125.00–147.00	$134.41	$1,429	—
935–1225	1078	85-90%	15	145.00–159.00	$156.08	$1,683	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1490	1402	75-80%	23	161.00–179.00	$173.17	$2,428	+7.09
1290–1650	1456	75-80%	12	159.00–168.00	$165.63	$2,412	—
1270–1845	1550	75-80%	10	175.00–188.00	$182.11	$2,823	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1920	1525	4	175.00–188.00	$181.16	$2,763	—
1330–1920	1693	21	176.00–201.00	$190.58	$3,227	-3.59
1665–2235	1796	9	188.00–210.00	$198.16	$3,559	—

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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	17	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,382.35
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	1,600.00–2,150.00	$1,798.15

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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)	25	1,900.00–3,300.00	$2,498.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,500.00–2,600.00	$2,050.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,500.00–3,400.00	$2,815.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,550.00–4,050.00	$3,377.78
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,800.00–3,900.00	$3,850.00

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)	23	1,550.00–2,000.00	$1,750.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,200.00–2,450.00	$2,346.88
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,450.00–2,700.00	$2,587.50

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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
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,500.00–3,850.00	$3,675.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,792.86	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	3,000.00–4,600.00	$3,627.78	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	2,100.00–3,750.00	$3,271.15	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,150.00–3,350.00	$3,283.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	2,100.00–2,500.00	$2,271.43	—

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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.