Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 24, 2025

1,959 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $354.25/cwt -0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,661/hd at 469 lb · 78 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $365.50/cwt ≈ $2,211/hd at 605 lb · 54 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $365.36/cwt +17.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,590/hd at 709 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,959	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	5	480.00–490.00	$486.00	$1,336	-51.98
320–340	331	5	460.00–500.00	$477.76	$1,581	-28.65
360–395	381	12	435.00–475.00	$456.53	$1,739	-26.84
400–445	420	30	430.00–470.00	$446.68	$1,876	-15.65
455–495	471	20	415.00–457.00	$442.04	$2,082	+0.41
485 fancy	485	4	470.00	$470.00	$2,280	—
500–540	514	45	395.00–445.00	$420.46	$2,161	-0.12
560–598	578	12	380.00–400.00	$393.01	$2,272	-5.92
610–640	624	10	370.00–382.00	$377.82	$2,358	-2.47
655–690	671	17	335.00–379.50	$370.52	$2,486	+2.38
705–740	709	53	325.00–366.50	$365.36	$2,590	+17.39
755–795	787	9	305.00–357.00	$330.96	$2,605	-1.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	440.00–450.00	$444.87	$1,281	-51.30
315–325	323	4	400.00–410.00	$402.44	$1,300	-68.24
350–390	373	9	390.00–465.00	$438.55	$1,636	-12.88
400–440	428	7	434.00–450.00	$440.37	$1,885	-8.01
460–495	477	11	390.00–432.00	$419.33	$2,000	-9.02
500–545	526	20	375.00–410.00	$396.99	$2,088	-13.54
555–590	575	20	365.00–385.00	$378.99	$2,179	-8.58
600–645	616	12	330.00–370.00	$363.06	$2,236	+5.96
655–695	668	20	335.00–362.00	$350.09	$2,339	-4.20
705–745	721	7	335.00–350.00	$341.32	$2,461	+5.90
755–790	767	10	318.00–325.00	$321.20	$2,464	-15.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	54	365.50	$365.50	$2,211	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	385.00–387.00	$385.98	$1,305	-52.52
375–390	379	4	440.00–442.00	$440.51	$1,670	+35.01
440	440	3	416.00–425.00	$422.00	$1,857	+9.50
455–475	461	5	400.00–410.00	$404.06	$1,863	+23.89
525–545	535	4	370.00	$370.00	$1,980	-47.00
565	565	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,090	+24.44
615–645	638	6	348.00–357.00	$352.04	$2,246	+2.04
660–680	671	11	325.00–348.00	$341.34	$2,290	+61.34
715–735	728	3	320.00–324.00	$322.69	$2,349	+1.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	273	8	400.00–435.00	$419.05	$1,144	-19.99
300–340	326	15	380.00–430.00	$411.66	$1,342	+2.70
350–395	381	28	372.00–417.00	$397.22	$1,513	-1.69
400–442	430	34	370.00–388.00	$376.94	$1,621	-2.16
450–495	469	78	345.00–370.00	$354.25	$1,661	-0.28
500–545	530	48	320.00–350.00	$341.03	$1,807	-8.21
550–595	564	46	300.00–332.00	$321.73	$1,815	-14.84
600–645	621	27	280.00–325.00	$308.07	$1,913	-14.41
650–685	666	8	275.00–310.00	$300.11	$1,999	-19.09
790	790	2	265.00	$265.00	$2,094	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	7	450.00–585.00	$492.31	$1,132	+9.11
265–290	281	5	440.00–485.00	$462.56	$1,300	+21.12
305–345	320	4	420.00–475.00	$438.11	$1,402	+10.36
350–395	370	19	405.00–440.00	$418.21	$1,547	-3.04
405–445	414	28	390.00–415.00	$403.52	$1,671	+0.34
450–497	476	36	365.00–390.00	$372.24	$1,772	-4.48
500–540	516	35	345.00–365.00	$351.86	$1,816	-7.61
555–595	572	35	325.00–345.00	$334.32	$1,912	-20.40
583 fancy	583	5	350.00	$350.00	$2,040	—
608	608	2	357.00	$357.00	$2,171	+34.92
605–646	619	31	310.00–332.00	$322.90	$1,999	+0.82
660–680	672	10	300.00–322.00	$317.53	$2,134	+1.30
725	725	1	297.50	$297.50	$2,157	-30.00
765	765	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,123	+4.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	336	7	360.00–400.00	$390.72	$1,313	-14.28
370–395	376	8	375.00–385.00	$380.61	$1,431	+5.35
405–445	426	9	347.00–375.00	$361.46	$1,540	-1.93
465–495	482	19	340.00–354.00	$348.17	$1,678	+11.70
505–545	528	13	317.00–338.00	$329.38	$1,739	+0.71
575–580	577	5	310.00–318.00	$314.78	$1,816	-7.21
615–645	632	9	292.00–304.00	$299.53	$1,893	-15.49
665–675	670	2	300.00–302.00	$300.99	$2,017	+3.10
715–740	728	6	272.00–288.00	$279.58	$2,035	+14.36
780–790	785	2	278.00–280.00	$278.99	$2,190	-6.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,144	+35.00
270–295	283	5	500.00–530.00	$511.87	$1,449	+31.39
300–345	323	13	460.00–500.00	$485.67	$1,569	+22.02
355–395	379	24	415.00–465.00	$439.54	$1,666	+5.37
400–445	422	43	375.00–437.00	$412.54	$1,741	-8.43
455–490	474	37	360.00–420.00	$396.91	$1,881	+8.96
500–545	526	42	340.00–388.00	$365.43	$1,922	-0.64
550–595	578	23	325.00–366.00	$347.91	$2,011	-3.26
610–645	631	24	310.00–347.00	$330.25	$2,084	+2.43
655–690	678	10	290.00–325.00	$307.41	$2,084	-14.82
715–725	720	2	280.00–287.50	$283.72	$2,043	-18.61
760–780	769	4	275.00–308.00	$298.12	$2,293	+5.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	228	4	530.00–575.00	$551.15	$1,257	—
255–295	274	8	520.00–560.00	$538.25	$1,475	+33.25
305–340	321	8	490.00–540.00	$506.95	$1,627	+19.98
353–390	368	23	430.00–485.00	$448.27	$1,650	-15.91
405–445	425	38	410.00–450.00	$431.97	$1,836	+2.40
450–485	465	25	380.00–440.00	$404.10	$1,879	+3.68
500–549	524	29	360.00–402.00	$381.54	$1,999	-0.41
553–595	572	26	340.00–374.00	$355.39	$2,033	-14.40
600–630	611	12	325.00–345.00	$336.33	$2,055	-10.91
655–695	670	16	305.00–336.00	$318.39	$2,133	-21.26
710–740	728	3	290.00–305.00	$298.33	$2,172	-8.63
755–790	768	6	280.00–305.00	$291.21	$2,236	+12.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	5	480.00	$480.00	$1,512	—
370–395	388	9	425.00–435.00	$431.51	$1,674	+15.24
410–425	418	2	352.00–370.00	$360.84	$1,508	-29.01
455–495	477	16	340.00–402.00	$381.33	$1,819	+15.60
510–535	527	9	332.00–368.00	$347.91	$1,833	+3.89
555–590	580	11	330.00–350.00	$338.81	$1,965	+13.35
630–645	637	11	307.00–320.00	$314.05	$2,000	+1.91
695	695	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,085	-1.46
730	730	2	292.00	$292.00	$2,132	+7.04
755–785	770	2	280.00–290.00	$285.10	$2,195	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1530	1122	80-85%	54	152.00–159.00	$155.01	$1,739	—
1020–1550	1199	80-85%	40	155.00–169.00	$163.10	$1,956	+12.54
1105–1570	1318	80-85%	29	149.00–181.00	$166.94	$2,200	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1210	1029	85-90%	15	126.00–140.00	$135.05	$1,390	—
1020–1280	1084	85-90%	14	148.00–154.00	$149.60	$1,622	+14.74
910–1290	1091	85-90%	40	139.00–154.00	$144.00	$1,571	+9.14

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1540	1444	75-80%	11	158.00–162.00	$159.67	$2,306	—
1095–2030	1506	75-80%	33	160.00–169.00	$165.29	$2,489	+7.93
1425–1780	1584	75-80%	13	170.00–176.00	$173.15	$2,743	+24.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–2180	1605	15	178.00–194.00	$188.56	$3,026	+9.47
1315–2155	1606	9	164.00–186.00	$178.21	$2,862	-0.88
1715–2000	1854	5	194.00–203.00	$198.40	$3,678	—

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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	11	1,550.00–2,300.00	$1,804.55
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	1,800.00–2,150.00	$1,961.11

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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)	5	2,600.00–3,200.00	$2,940.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	2,550.00–3,100.00	$2,790.79
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,400.00	$3,400.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	3,200.00–3,450.00	$3,320.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,800.00–2,900.00	$2,403.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,420.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	2,200.00–2,750.00	$2,453.33

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)	11	1,500.00–2,200.00	$1,943.18
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,150.00

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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	26	1,800.00–3,800.00	$2,907.69	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,600.00–3,500.00	$2,900.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	3,100.00–3,250.00	$3,212.50	—

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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.