Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

1,497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $358.27/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,702/hd at 475 lb · 66 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $385.32/cwt -9.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 471 lb · 57 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $366.26/cwt -14.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,919/hd at 524 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,497	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	5	450.00–470.00	$457.99	$1,273	—
320–345	331	14	430.00–450.00	$441.65	$1,462	+14.01
360–395	380	24	420.00–445.00	$432.25	$1,643	-1.57
405–445	436	8	420.00–440.00	$431.29	$1,880	-9.13
450–490	465	7	400.00–425.00	$416.90	$1,939	-15.00
515–545	528	14	390.00–407.00	$399.59	$2,110	-2.99
560–595	572	5	350.00–382.00	$365.81	$2,092	-17.94
605–645	628	9	338.00–375.00	$357.29	$2,244	-8.02
655–695	676	4	345.00–357.00	$349.21	$2,361	+5.42
725–735	730	3	320.00–337.00	$327.98	$2,394	+5.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	3	560.00–690.00	$630.59	$1,419	+65.91
260–265	263	3	535.00–540.00	$536.65	$1,411	+39.63
305–320	314	8	480.00–500.00	$489.94	$1,538	+9.43
355–380	363	8	445.00–475.00	$458.14	$1,663	-12.99
405–428	415	7	440.00–445.00	$443.53	$1,841	-5.16
480–490	483	3	435.00	$435.00	$2,101	-14.07
500–510	505	3	430.00	$430.00	$2,172	-12.48
555–572	566	5	387.50–402.00	$392.02	$2,219	-16.25
625–635	632	7	364.00–380.00	$368.52	$2,329	-9.04
660–675	662	15	345.00–365.00	$361.27	$2,392	-13.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	335	9	400.00–420.00	$406.53	$1,362	+1.45
380	380	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,558	-12.48
420	420	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,659	-4.31
455–475	465	4	375.00–380.00	$377.55	$1,756	—
510–515	513	2	350.00–360.00	$354.98	$1,821	-11.05
595	595	1	367.00	$367.00	$2,184	+13.59
620–645	636	4	334.00–340.00	$336.02	$2,137	+16.02
795	795	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,385	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	232	5	440.00–595.00	$509.66	$1,182	—
269–295	280	12	425.00–455.00	$438.23	$1,227	-4.95
305–345	321	19	390.00–435.00	$403.02	$1,294	-1.89
355–395	376	27	380.00–410.00	$390.71	$1,469	-2.91
400–440	419	39	365.00–393.00	$380.22	$1,593	-3.04
450–495	475	66	347.00–380.00	$358.27	$1,702	+1.42
510–545	525	44	320.00–362.00	$341.70	$1,794	-0.82
555–590	572	37	308.00–350.00	$329.81	$1,887	-4.35
605–640	618	16	290.00–338.00	$312.70	$1,932	-6.82
655–695	675	3	302.00–310.00	$307.25	$2,074	-2.55
700–735	718	2	300.00–305.00	$302.44	$2,172	+23.79
755–795	775	2	275.00–290.00	$282.31	$2,188	-10.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	228	3	485.00–590.00	$532.26	$1,214	-237.74
255–290	270	6	440.00–500.00	$469.78	$1,268	—
305–345	326	12	412.00–430.00	$421.21	$1,373	+1.21
355–390	371	13	395.00–425.00	$409.87	$1,521	-18.88
410 fancy	410	2	405.00–415.00	$410.00	$1,681	—
400–430	414	19	385.00–415.00	$397.14	$1,644	+4.15
450–490	462	15	370.00–390.00	$379.26	$1,752	+6.05
500–540	518	19	335.00–370.00	$358.81	$1,859	+0.10
550–585	559	15	335.00–350.00	$341.99	$1,912	-6.31
600–645	618	17	324.00–335.00	$326.09	$2,015	-14.56
655	655	2	302.00	$302.00	$1,978	-23.76
665 fancy	665	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,228	—
710–725	718	2	310.00–315.00	$312.47	$2,244	+8.23
770	770	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,272	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,040	—
315–345	323	11	370.00–395.00	$381.92	$1,234	+15.17
365–385	376	12	350.00–395.00	$371.18	$1,396	-20.73
415–435	425	21	340.00–375.00	$353.63	$1,503	-17.05
480–490	485	10	335.00–340.00	$337.53	$1,637	-6.77
505–545	531	17	310.00–340.00	$322.41	$1,712	-5.94
585–595	592	3	324.00–330.00	$326.34	$1,932	+6.03
660	660	1	286.00	$286.00	$1,888	-14.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	223	4	510.00–660.00	$574.61	$1,281	—
260–295	276	9	470.00–515.00	$493.66	$1,363	-19.20
305–340	323	9	420.00–485.00	$465.59	$1,504	-26.66
355–395	387	25	410.00–440.00	$429.67	$1,663	-22.39
400–440	426	49	380.00–430.00	$408.48	$1,740	-10.47
450–495	471	57	360.00–402.00	$385.32	$1,815	-9.99
500–545	524	57	350.00–385.00	$366.26	$1,919	-14.52
550–590	575	51	330.00–367.00	$346.43	$1,992	-8.78
605–645	622	40	310.00–360.00	$325.23	$2,023	-18.32
655–675	666	14	300.00–330.00	$309.27	$2,060	-33.68
700–740	726	4	280.00–310.00	$298.21	$2,165	-19.29
800	800	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,120	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	213	5	560.00–730.00	$617.65	$1,316	+17.65
265–290	275	7	515.00–580.00	$537.30	$1,478	-11.68
305–335	321	15	440.00–500.00	$484.51	$1,555	-16.75
350–390	368	14	435.00–455.00	$445.39	$1,639	-13.25
400–425	412	41	415.00–445.00	$428.39	$1,765	-9.48
455–490	470	16	390.00–430.00	$407.03	$1,913	-15.00
500–535	519	26	364.00–395.00	$380.25	$1,973	-15.66
550–580	564	14	350.00–370.00	$358.14	$2,020	-20.00
600–625	608	9	325.00–335.00	$332.29	$2,020	-20.34
655–675	663	5	315.00–327.50	$320.49	$2,125	-15.91
715–720	717	3	300.00–310.00	$304.99	$2,187	-12.66
780	780	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,340	-10.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	5	415.00–425.00	$422.98	$1,379	-67.02
365–395	377	7	400.00–425.00	$408.18	$1,539	-4.65
410–445	434	16	370.00–415.00	$393.03	$1,706	+14.72
455–495	466	24	362.00–390.00	$374.16	$1,744	-47.55
505–545	527	25	350.00–365.00	$355.71	$1,875	-17.08
560–585	577	14	320.00–345.00	$329.28	$1,900	-7.49
615–640	630	9	295.00–340.00	$323.72	$2,039	+18.72
675–690	680	3	278.00–300.00	$292.56	$1,989	-27.77
735	735	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,984	—
755	755	3	272.00	$272.00	$2,054	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1395	1173	80-85%	16	140.00–154.00	$147.36	$1,729	-14.20
960–1425	1199	80-85%	14	160.00–165.00	$162.62	$1,950	+1.06
995–1500	1254	80-85%	23	150.00–163.00	$155.72	$1,953	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1630	1396	75-80%	9	164.00–173.00	$168.66	$2,354	—
1255–1755	1494	75-80%	17	150.00–169.00	$162.43	$2,427	—
1370–1995	1591	75-80%	4	151.00–158.00	$155.10	$2,468	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1180	1014	85-90%	10	126.00–141.00	$132.69	$1,345	—
850–1380	1062	85-90%	9	150.00–156.00	$152.75	$1,622	+9.12
785–1170	1071	85-90%	10	135.00–152.00	$144.93	$1,552	+1.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–2170	1596	21	170.00–181.00	$175.41	$2,800	—
1180–2280	1647	14	175.00–194.00	$187.64	$3,090	-11.55
1525–1980	1723	6	192.00–206.00	$197.79	$3,408	—

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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	5	1,800.00–2,200.00	$1,960.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,533.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,825.00–1,850.00	$1,837.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,525.00–1,575.00	$1,550.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,975.00–2,700.00	$2,350.63
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,200.00–2,995.00	$2,639.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,900.00–2,550.00	$2,197.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,000.00	$1,975.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,900.00–2,180.00	$2,012.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,500.00	$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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,550.00–3,150.00	$2,825.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,850.00–3,150.00	$2,983.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,500.00–3,750.00	$3,625.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,400.00–2,550.00	$2,475.00	—

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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.