Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

1,766 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $437.00/cwt ≈ $2,517/hd at 576 lb · 72 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $366.57/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,932/hd at 527 lb · 63 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $340.49/cwt +8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,774/hd at 521 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,766	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	465.00	$465.00	$1,256	—
305–345	328	9	425.00–485.00	$448.52	$1,471	-11.48
390–395	393	2	415.00–420.00	$417.48	$1,641	-29.88
400–445	430	23	400.00–455.00	$424.87	$1,827	+7.87
460–490	477	9	395.00–410.00	$401.75	$1,916	-18.73
500–545	523	13	375.00–395.00	$385.06	$2,014	-17.63
550–595	570	11	340.00–377.00	$368.75	$2,102	-4.64
600–645	622	10	320.00–360.00	$345.77	$2,151	-14.07
650–690	675	5	330.00–340.00	$333.43	$2,251	-15.39
730	730	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,300	-13.99
775	775	1	326.00	$326.00	$2,526	+5.20
800	800	1	307.00	$307.00	$2,456	—
850	850	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,380	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
576	576	72	437.00	$437.00	$2,517	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	308	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,540	+26.24
350–380	362	9	450.00–480.00	$458.99	$1,662	-5.87
405–430	420	3	430.00–445.00	$436.77	$1,834	-16.85
460–470	466	6	412.50–445.00	$426.21	$1,986	-25.87
500–515	510	17	393.00–420.00	$406.88	$2,075	-18.95
580	580	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,262	-18.73
615–645	624	9	330.00–369.00	$360.86	$2,252	-6.63
655–675	666	5	335.00–352.00	$345.40	$2,300	-23.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	400.00–420.00	$409.26	$1,105	—
300	300	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,200	—
400–430	417	10	370.00–400.00	$383.77	$1,600	-31.29
460–475	468	3	345.00–388.00	$371.46	$1,738	—
500–540	517	3	330.00–370.00	$348.39	$1,801	-31.61
590	590	1	324.00	$324.00	$1,912	-22.49
605–640	625	5	306.00–327.00	$316.50	$1,978	—
730–735	733	2	288.00–292.00	$289.99	$2,126	—
830	830	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,158	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	221	5	430.00–530.00	$490.00	$1,083	—
270–280	275	2	445.00–455.00	$450.09	$1,238	+11.90
300–345	325	26	400.00–440.00	$419.90	$1,365	-5.61
350–395	380	27	380.00–420.00	$401.66	$1,526	+15.58
400–440	418	30	370.00–400.00	$378.85	$1,584	+12.95
450–490	467	44	346.00–372.00	$352.90	$1,648	+4.84
500–545	521	53	308.00–360.00	$340.49	$1,774	+8.32
550–595	568	39	310.00–345.00	$332.54	$1,889	+10.62
600–645	623	28	288.00–335.00	$320.55	$1,997	+10.05
650–690	664	18	290.00–322.00	$310.84	$2,064	+37.42
705–730	720	5	270.00–305.00	$290.97	$2,095	+1.31
750–795	777	5	240.00–295.00	$270.19	$2,099	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	225	3	520.00–570.00	$550.22	$1,238	+55.22
280	280	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,232	-1.25
305–345	330	10	420.00–490.00	$439.60	$1,451	+9.37
350–395	378	5	410.00–440.00	$421.04	$1,592	+22.38
400–445	424	29	385.00–415.00	$393.08	$1,667	+5.51
450–495	467	39	362.00–395.00	$376.32	$1,757	+6.45
500–545	524	39	325.00–387.00	$360.75	$1,890	+18.18
556–560 fancy	557	10	382.50–385.00	$382.75	$2,132	—
550–590	566	17	325.00–380.00	$356.33	$2,017	+21.85
600–630	619	13	297.00–358.00	$320.07	$1,981	-5.53
660–685	674	4	330.00–335.00	$332.50	$2,241	+22.83
715–745	725	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,175	—
765–770	768	2	290.00–312.00	$300.96	$2,311	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,035	+10.00
355–395	384	19	365.00–405.00	$384.65	$1,477	+0.40
410–435	432	15	320.00–355.00	$331.14	$1,431	-33.24
475–495	480	4	315.00–320.00	$318.71	$1,530	-19.25
505–545	534	13	300.00–320.00	$307.80	$1,644	-22.84
570	570	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,710	-14.89
615–630	623	2	266.00–276.00	$270.94	$1,688	-41.09
660–685	680	5	280.00–285.00	$280.97	$1,911	-14.03
725	725	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,994	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	500.00–510.00	$504.89	$1,136	-15.75
255–290	277	8	460.00–535.00	$501.22	$1,388	-5.05
300–345	319	17	420.00–490.00	$465.10	$1,484	-4.63
355–395	368	30	410.00–450.00	$433.80	$1,596	-5.66
400–445	424	49	380.00–435.00	$404.17	$1,714	-2.43
450–495	465	39	368.00–425.00	$386.52	$1,797	+10.80
500–545	527	63	330.00–400.00	$366.57	$1,932	+6.55
550–595	574	27	314.00–375.00	$341.38	$1,960	-1.16
600–645	626	26	294.00–332.00	$316.81	$1,983	-13.44
650–690	670	20	282.00–335.00	$296.21	$1,985	-7.63
703–730	716	9	277.50–295.00	$283.89	$2,033	+6.42
765	765	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,989	-30.41

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	229	7	610.00–690.00	$670.56	$1,536	—
283–295	290	6	515.00–520.00	$517.46	$1,501	-21.70
300–315	309	11	455.00–570.00	$489.11	$1,511	+24.28
350–390	369	12	435.00–450.00	$439.05	$1,620	-0.64
405–445	422	36	410.00–440.00	$424.22	$1,790	-0.98
450–495	467	26	390.00–410.00	$399.49	$1,866	-11.82
505–540	519	37	355.00–406.00	$376.66	$1,955	-3.76
555–572	563	14	345.00–365.00	$355.24	$2,000	-12.72
600–645	619	23	320.00–342.00	$326.11	$2,019	-20.29
655–685	666	7	300.00–322.00	$307.41	$2,047	-19.64
715–730	722	3	290.00–307.00	$300.69	$2,171	+5.64
755–795	779	7	285.00–305.00	$294.92	$2,297	+0.42
925	925	7	245.00	$245.00	$2,266	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	490.00	$490.00	$1,127	—
325–340	337	5	425.00–430.00	$425.96	$1,435	-44.04
365–385	373	12	410.00–435.00	$425.96	$1,589	+0.01
405–445	424	11	370.00–415.00	$400.62	$1,699	-1.17
475–495	486	17	360.00–380.00	$372.44	$1,810	-3.44
510–545	532	21	320.00–360.00	$340.89	$1,814	-23.24
555–595	578	12	293.00–325.00	$307.37	$1,777	-28.05
610–645	624	4	275.00–310.00	$292.02	$1,822	-23.84
655–690	667	5	270.00–290.00	$282.60	$1,885	-20.77

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1435	1164	80-85%	26	140.00–159.00	$149.37	$1,739	-4.99
925–1915	1214	80-85%	50	147.00–169.00	$160.25	$1,945	-4.71
980–1610	1307	80-85%	27	160.00–177.00	$169.67	$2,218	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1050	999	85-90%	15	132.00–138.00	$134.50	$1,344	+4.52
880–1285	1042	85-90%	24	136.00–157.00	$151.09	$1,574	+9.65
855–1300	1093	85-90%	27	121.00–150.00	$143.72	$1,571	-8.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1645	1351	75-80%	9	165.00–177.00	$170.42	$2,302	-7.54
1085–1880	1445	75-80%	12	151.00–158.00	$156.14	$2,256	-8.08
1100–1740	1445	75-80%	34	150.00–169.00	$164.65	$2,379	+0.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1915	1507	23	178.00–192.00	$184.64	$2,783	—
1270–2350	1618	14	171.00–183.00	$177.46	$2,871	—
1130–1925	1648	17	190.00–200.00	$193.42	$3,188	—

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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	15	1,390.00–1,580.00	$1,478.67
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	1,675.00–2,150.00	$1,836.36

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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)	9	2,950.00–3,300.00	$3,098.89
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,800.00–2,500.00	$2,187.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,843.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,450.00–1,650.00	$1,566.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	2,000.00–2,900.00	$2,508.10

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)	9	1,600.00–1,875.00	$1,722.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,300.00–2,270.00	$1,985.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,700.00–2,950.00	$2,783.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,350.00

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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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	4,100.00–4,300.00	$4,166.67	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,475.00	$2,475.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,300.00–3,200.00	$2,680.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,500.00–3,600.00	$2,620.83	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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.