Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 1, 2025

1,410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.93/cwt +3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,100/hd at 638 lb · 48 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $348.06/cwt -3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,643/hd at 472 lb · 37 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $365.90/cwt -5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 426 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,410	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,596	+38.77
315–345	332	7	452.00–500.00	$473.76	$1,573	-33.81
355–375	365	2	460.00–470.00	$464.86	$1,697	-4.07
400–445	429	8	430.00–500.00	$453.62	$1,946	-4.65
455–490	467	26	436.00–480.00	$452.08	$2,111	+3.35
505–540	520	9	412.00–440.00	$425.83	$2,214	+3.45
565–590	575	20	384.00–430.00	$408.73	$2,350	+11.01
605–645	628	24	362.00–415.00	$367.49	$2,308	-9.59
650–655	653	4	367.00–370.00	$369.25	$2,411	-5.45
705–737	735	14	357.00–360.00	$359.79	$2,644	+14.26
780–795	787	3	340.00–355.00	$348.33	$2,741	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,518	-5.16
350–390	370	2	445.00–450.00	$447.36	$1,655	+0.78
425	425	2	417.00	$417.00	$1,772	-8.47
460–495	484	11	400.00–440.00	$420.48	$2,035	+11.44
500–545	525	13	392.00–430.00	$402.69	$2,114	+13.83
555–595	578	14	365.00–405.00	$373.39	$2,158	+11.48
605–640	623	8	352.00–375.00	$359.84	$2,242	+13.56
650–690	674	9	330.00–360.00	$348.82	$2,351	+10.26
725–745	730	7	322.00–340.00	$328.99	$2,402	-1.99
755–775	765	4	310.00–325.00	$320.80	$2,454	+0.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–435	433	2	405.00–425.00	$415.06	$1,797	+10.06
510	510	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,938	+18.33
555–580	567	6	335.00–360.00	$346.49	$1,965	+12.15
660–675	664	4	337.00–340.00	$339.24	$2,253	+14.38

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	4	375.00–460.00	$438.19	$1,240	+0.02
305–345	327	22	365.00–445.00	$425.51	$1,391	+17.05
355–395	374	19	355.00–420.00	$386.08	$1,444	+0.30
400–445	426	32	320.00–382.00	$365.90	$1,559	-5.41
450–495	472	37	310.00–360.00	$348.06	$1,643	-3.78
505–545	525	32	295.00–355.00	$332.17	$1,744	-6.11
550–595	575	32	285.00–334.00	$321.92	$1,851	-9.78
610–645	626	21	260.00–326.00	$310.50	$1,944	-7.54
655–695	673	7	245.00–315.00	$273.42	$1,840	-39.20
710–735	723	6	282.00–293.00	$289.66	$2,094	-2.06

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	495.00	$495.00	$1,114	-55.00
270–290	280	2	405.00–475.00	$441.25	$1,236	-21.48
310–345	327	9	375.00–460.00	$430.23	$1,407	+4.09
350–390	378	11	370.00–415.00	$398.66	$1,507	-6.18
405–440	417	20	355.00–400.00	$387.57	$1,616	-4.61
450–495	478	31	340.00–384.00	$369.87	$1,768	-1.70
500–545	520	21	325.00–360.00	$342.57	$1,781	-5.41
525 fancy	525	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,785	—
510–545 value added	528	2	372.00–380.00	$375.87	$1,985	—
565 value added	565	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,062	—
555–590	566	14	305.00–346.00	$334.48	$1,893	-1.32
605–645	627	23	300.00–342.00	$325.60	$2,042	+0.65
645–649 fancy	649	25	320.00–332.50	$332.00	$2,155	—
650–685	660	12	290.00–325.00	$309.67	$2,044	-12.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	450.00	$450.00	$990	—
305–345	321	6	360.00–420.00	$397.70	$1,277	+16.22
370–395	389	6	378.00–395.00	$384.25	$1,495	+12.67
405–445	426	19	335.00–372.00	$364.38	$1,552	+16.71
455–495	468	15	320.00–348.00	$337.96	$1,582	+5.77
505–545	522	16	300.00–342.00	$330.64	$1,726	-1.40
565–590	578	4	310.00–320.00	$314.89	$1,820	-4.76
620–640	628	6	310.00–315.00	$312.03	$1,960	-0.80
690	690	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,036	-4.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	222	3	490.00–560.00	$520.64	$1,156	-29.36
265–295	283	11	425.00–550.00	$506.27	$1,433	+25.02
310–345	327	14	415.00–495.00	$469.73	$1,536	+24.79
355–395	373	20	385.00–455.00	$439.46	$1,639	+13.92
400–440	419	30	370.00–435.00	$406.60	$1,704	+7.32
455–495	471	22	350.00–422.00	$375.72	$1,770	+4.33
500–545	524	31	335.00–380.00	$360.02	$1,887	+3.14
555–598	577	24	315.00–368.00	$342.54	$1,976	-2.63
610–645	634	17	300.00–347.00	$330.25	$2,094	+11.38
655–695	681	13	280.00–325.00	$303.84	$2,069	-3.53
700–745	723	6	270.00–290.00	$277.47	$2,006	-29.65
755–790	765	7	255.00–304.00	$290.41	$2,222	+8.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	276	10	460.00–570.00	$539.16	$1,488	+39.42
310–345	324	7	425.00–525.00	$464.83	$1,506	-1.87
350–395	374	10	415.00–485.00	$439.69	$1,644	-10.50
405–440	421	19	395.00–450.00	$425.20	$1,790	-1.94
455–485	463	15	375.00–435.00	$411.31	$1,904	+19.57
505–530 fancy	518	2	400.00	$400.00	$2,072	—
500–545	523	28	360.00–395.00	$380.42	$1,990	+11.82
555–590	572	21	350.00–380.00	$367.96	$2,105	+14.76
605–645	622	19	325.00–360.00	$346.40	$2,155	+15.03
650–690	664	6	320.00–332.00	$327.05	$2,172	+12.04
705–720	713	2	290.00–300.00	$295.05	$2,104	-18.90
750–780	760	4	275.00–308.00	$294.50	$2,238	+14.50
805	805	2	265.00–270.00	$267.50	$2,153	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	520.00	$520.00	$1,508	—
340	340	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,598	+40.00
355–390	373	8	400.00–435.00	$425.95	$1,589	+6.85
405–445	435	12	355.00–420.00	$401.79	$1,748	+11.11
470–495	478	10	365.00–406.00	$375.88	$1,797	+21.10
520–545	539	7	360.00–366.00	$364.13	$1,963	+20.16
555–590	572	5	320.00–354.00	$335.42	$1,919	+10.44
605–630	615	7	300.00–326.00	$315.86	$1,943	+12.71
660–670	664	5	287.00–310.00	$303.37	$2,014	-2.65

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1360	1137	80-85%	42	143.00–169.00	$160.68	$1,827	—
1010–1390	1170	80-85%	29	139.00–161.00	$154.36	$1,806	+7.54
1020–1410	1208	80-85%	16	152.00–175.00	$164.96	$1,993	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1165	971	85-90%	15	112.00–140.00	$129.98	$1,262	—
830–1140	1036	85-90%	23	131.00–147.00	$141.44	$1,465	—
910–1290	1089	85-90%	10	150.00–156.00	$152.09	$1,656	+14.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1630	1385	75-80%	4	177.00–181.00	$177.96	$2,465	—
1100–1680	1443	75-80%	19	156.00–172.00	$164.22	$2,370	—
1390–1510	1461	75-80%	7	145.00–163.00	$158.45	$2,315	-6.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–2030	1692	9	163.00–191.00	$178.18	$3,015	-4.02
1000–2275	1729	12	182.50–208.00	$198.23	$3,427	—
1615–2110	1861	12	175.00–199.00	$191.02	$3,555	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	1,900.00–2,250.00	$2,010.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,250.00–1,540.00	$1,395.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,750.00–2,700.00	$2,130.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,200.00–3,250.00	$2,750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	2,400.00–3,100.00	$2,795.69
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,200.00–3,300.00	$3,250.00

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)	19	1,600.00–2,500.00	$2,105.26
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,671.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,575.00	$2,575.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,273.08

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,940.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	4,200.00–4,300.00	$4,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,700.00–3,500.00	$3,168.75	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,100.00–3,850.00	$3,358.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

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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.