Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 16, 2025

3,030 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $343.82/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 528 lb · 123 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $334.10/cwt -2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,285/hd at 684 lb · 115 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $356.99/cwt -6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,699/hd at 476 lb · 104 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,030	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	228	4	560.00–572.00	$566.88	$1,292	+0.79
265–290	278	6	500.00–535.00	$518.68	$1,442	-18.82
325–345	339	15	450.00–485.00	$471.57	$1,599	-44.22
355–395	381	28	430.00–460.00	$452.09	$1,722	+6.30
415–445	430	21	400.00–450.00	$425.07	$1,828	-27.77
475–495	483	16	400.00–415.00	$403.19	$1,947	-8.48
505–547	536	31	375.00–405.00	$390.37	$2,092	-3.06
553–599	574	65	350.00–385.00	$368.26	$2,114	-10.92
586	586	32	336.00	$336.00	$1,969	-43.18
608–642	626	55	342.50–370.00	$355.50	$2,225	+1.09
655–699	684	115	328.00–350.00	$334.10	$2,285	-2.10
702–745	712	65	330.00–343.00	$335.30	$2,387	+13.31
757–789	775	22	318.00–333.50	$329.38	$2,553	+19.31
835	835	3	329.00	$329.00	$2,747	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	208	3	620.00–650.00	$631.56	$1,314	+52.07
260–298	286	10	547.00–580.00	$561.14	$1,605	+8.67
315–345	330	12	500.00–520.00	$509.99	$1,683	-38.72
350–390	372	36	462.00–500.00	$479.46	$1,784	-17.30
410–445	430	18	440.00–470.00	$452.90	$1,947	-3.84
450–485	467	49	408.00–460.00	$432.02	$2,018	-0.68
505–547	532	33	395.00–420.00	$406.56	$2,163	-12.80
555–595	572	11	381.00–400.00	$391.00	$2,237	-2.23
607–649	642	61	355.50–372.00	$361.03	$2,318	-17.01
656–685	662	39	356.00–385.00	$368.77	$2,441	+21.73
705–715	706	15	335.00–336.00	$335.87	$2,371	+10.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424–440	432	12	350.00–400.00	$384.72	$1,662	—
470–480	473	6	383.00–390.00	$387.63	$1,833	—
515–530	518	8	360.00–375.00	$363.16	$1,881	-9.35
556–590	575	41	340.00–364.00	$345.55	$1,987	—
605–645	624	23	330.00–340.00	$335.15	$2,091	—
680–690	683	3	322.00–323.00	$322.66	$2,204	-8.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	242	7	470.00–490.00	$476.45	$1,153	+26.45
265–280	272	12	440.00–465.00	$455.83	$1,240	+15.83
300–345	325	37	425.00–450.00	$436.61	$1,419	+15.44
355–395	375	39	385.00–435.00	$406.09	$1,523	-3.57
400–445	430	79	360.00–408.00	$377.46	$1,623	-11.05
450–495	476	104	350.00–390.00	$356.99	$1,699	-6.18
505–545	528	123	320.00–358.00	$343.82	$1,815	-4.42
555–595	583	68	320.00–346.00	$333.09	$1,942	-3.51
600–645	619	104	300.00–333.00	$321.64	$1,991	+1.34
650–699	667	67	285.00–331.50	$320.13	$2,135	+10.08
700–725	708	18	280.00–310.00	$295.59	$2,093	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	210	3	540.00–560.00	$546.98	$1,149	+44.08
265–285	279	5	485.00–515.00	$492.71	$1,375	+24.54
300–335	316	21	445.00–490.00	$463.67	$1,465	+3.61
350–390	369	31	415.00–440.00	$426.09	$1,572	-13.98
405–430	417	34	391.00–420.00	$403.62	$1,683	-6.37
450–475	466	36	370.00–420.00	$386.77	$1,802	+4.06
500–540	520	59	345.00–390.00	$358.05	$1,862	-7.85
560	560	6	360.00	$360.00	$2,016	+9.52
550–586	566	28	330.00–360.00	$345.08	$1,953	-5.40
620	620	12	358.00	$358.00	$2,220	+25.64
600–645	623	23	320.00–347.00	$330.60	$2,060	-1.76
650–690	661	27	300.00–332.00	$322.22	$2,130	-5.20
700–745	721	11	290.00–315.00	$295.34	$2,129	-26.05
768	768	10	287.50	$287.50	$2,208	-22.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	329	5	400.00–415.00	$404.13	$1,330	+29.13
355–395	379	13	360.00–400.00	$380.63	$1,443	-1.63
410–435	424	24	335.00–385.00	$360.57	$1,529	+4.44
475	475	12	330.00–340.00	$333.33	$1,583	-2.64
500–545	526	32	320.00–337.00	$332.08	$1,747	+3.06
555–590	572	30	300.00–330.00	$320.10	$1,831	—
605–645	627	25	305.00–317.00	$312.23	$1,958	-4.35
653–675	660	10	300.00–310.00	$306.26	$2,021	+1.30
715–725	720	2	286.00–294.00	$289.97	$2,088	—
780–785	783	2	270.00–280.00	$275.02	$2,153	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	525.00	$525.00	$1,129	-15.00
255–270	265	3	460.00–500.00	$487.17	$1,291	+10.70
305–335	320	11	465.00–475.00	$470.17	$1,505	-4.08
350–396	375	38	390.00–455.00	$426.34	$1,599	-45.54
400–445	428	30	380.00–415.00	$401.49	$1,718	-14.57
460–495	481	51	350.00–402.00	$383.46	$1,844	-4.45
505–545	523	42	350.00–380.00	$360.61	$1,886	-2.96
555–595	573	52	330.00–360.00	$342.80	$1,964	-0.75
600–645	621	43	312.00–352.50	$326.42	$2,027	-2.30
650–690	666	22	300.00–340.00	$316.74	$2,109	+12.71
700–740	726	17	285.00–320.00	$308.11	$2,237	+7.12
750	750	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,856	—
835	835	1	242.50	$242.50	$2,025	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	268	3	520.00–540.00	$526.58	$1,411	-19.14
300–325	313	11	475.00–495.00	$486.40	$1,522	-14.85
355–390	375	24	425.00–490.00	$462.65	$1,735	-14.34
405–445	426	62	420.00–455.00	$435.69	$1,856	+3.39
450–491	471	40	395.00–424.00	$404.67	$1,906	-3.29
500–545	514	38	365.00–400.00	$382.36	$1,965	+1.89
550–590	561	24	360.00–377.50	$368.56	$2,068	+11.83
600–645	622	26	330.00–367.50	$345.74	$2,151	+9.17
650–695	669	16	320.00–350.00	$335.68	$2,246	+21.10
700–720	711	7	297.50–320.00	$305.72	$2,174	-4.21
765	765	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,142	-9.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,406	—
315–340	328	4	440.00–445.00	$442.60	$1,452	—
365–380	376	7	385.00–395.00	$387.78	$1,458	—
425–445	435	4	382.00–392.00	$387.11	$1,684	+1.59
455–490	474	18	300.00–370.00	$355.88	$1,687	-3.43
515–545	532	24	330.00–350.00	$337.68	$1,796	+7.68
560–595	581	17	310.00–330.00	$319.53	$1,856	-11.78
615–643	629	6	305.00–310.00	$307.56	$1,935	-11.14
685–695	689	5	300.00–312.00	$302.82	$2,086	—
705–725	716	6	295.00–302.00	$298.69	$2,139	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1460	1152	80-85%	77	153.00–165.00	$159.38	$1,836	-4.27
985–1510	1174	80-85%	20	166.00–175.00	$168.88	$1,983	+5.23
930–1580	1180	80-85%	44	141.00–157.00	$150.29	$1,773	-13.36

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1310	992	85-90%	9	138.00–147.00	$141.10	$1,400	—
830–1140	1045	85-90%	20	130.00–152.00	$146.50	$1,531	+3.75
890–1395	1058	85-90%	18	133.00–146.00	$140.68	$1,488	-9.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1625	1365	75-80%	6	167.00–175.00	$171.88	$2,346	—
1230–1605	1421	75-80%	19	144.00–164.00	$157.92	$2,244	+1.65
1000–1810	1481	75-80%	18	158.00–176.00	$164.45	$2,436	-1.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–2380	1683	22	181.00–198.00	$189.82	$3,195	-9.18
1390–2160	1752	9	190.00–207.00	$198.81	$3,483	—
1465–2695	1921	5	152.00–188.00	$167.94	$3,226	—

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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)	3	2,950.00–3,350.00	$3,116.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	3,000.00–3,200.00	$3,090.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	1,950.00–3,150.00	$2,454.63
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,450.00	$2,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	1,700.00–2,700.00	$2,162.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,466.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,200.00–2,550.00	$2,403.57
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,050.00	$2,025.00

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)	3	1,200.00–1,650.00	$1,466.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,750.00–2,000.00	$1,875.00

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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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	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,400.00–3,600.00	$3,483.33	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,300.00–3,700.00	$3,514.29	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,050.00–3,100.00	$3,075.00	—

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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.