Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 28, 2025

2,533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $342.05/cwt -8.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,957/hd at 572 lb · 113 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $330.66/cwt -3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,587/hd at 480 lb · 107 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $346.10/cwt -1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,481/hd at 428 lb · 104 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,533	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	420.00–435.00	$427.09	$1,174	+23.20
320–345	336	9	400.00–420.00	$406.56	$1,366	+10.52
360–390	372	58	380.00–420.00	$399.87	$1,488	+10.14
425–445	438	14	400.00–425.00	$404.30	$1,771	-0.09
450–495	468	55	378.00–405.00	$388.13	$1,816	-1.39
505–546	531	33	359.00–395.00	$375.86	$1,996	+4.32
552–595	572	113	330.00–380.00	$342.05	$1,957	-8.76
610–645	628	68	318.00–355.00	$331.44	$2,081	+11.76
655–690	668	24	302.50–333.00	$325.51	$2,174	-2.84
709	709	4	317.00	$317.00	$2,248	+18.00
761–790	770	13	268.00–292.00	$287.00	$2,210	-33.00
906	906	3	277.50	$277.50	$2,514	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	272	10	460.00–490.00	$472.87	$1,286	+37.27
305–340	321	10	425.00–445.00	$433.74	$1,392	+9.78
408–410	408	11	394.00–425.00	$396.83	$1,619	-32.68
460–495	478	6	385.00–415.00	$404.10	$1,932	-11.63
500–530	521	26	375.00–430.00	$397.22	$2,070	+11.44
555–586	579	36	351.00–410.00	$376.71	$2,181	+21.71
638	638	3	344.00	$344.00	$2,195	—
661–663 value added	663	20	348.00–350.50	$350.00	$2,320	—
700–725	701	25	310.00–326.00	$325.10	$2,279	-7.19
760–790 value added	773	39	318.50–333.00	$326.54	$2,524	—
857 value added	857	6	317.50	$317.50	$2,721	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	3	385.00–395.00	$390.15	$1,280	-3.21
365–385	372	13	365.00–385.00	$374.86	$1,394	+6.20
405–445	428	4	370.00–400.00	$387.46	$1,658	+5.46
460–482	477	4	350.00–358.00	$356.07	$1,698	-2.14
500–545	518	3	325.00–362.00	$348.70	$1,806	+15.89
555–570	565	10	315.00–355.00	$321.50	$1,816	+5.50
605–645	627	15	315.00–335.00	$325.44	$2,041	+19.44
652–683	668	6	300.00	$300.00	$2,004	-8.64
749	749	7	290.00	$290.00	$2,172	-5.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	272	7	380.00–400.00	$390.03	$1,061	-3.52
300–340	322	11	365.00–390.00	$379.06	$1,221	+0.42
350–398	379	45	336.00–375.00	$352.37	$1,335	-9.19
410–445	428	104	332.00–360.00	$346.10	$1,481	-1.01
450–498	480	107	300.00–350.00	$330.66	$1,587	-3.43
500–545	520	91	292.00–340.00	$321.30	$1,671	-2.34
550–595	566	103	290.00–330.00	$315.59	$1,786	+3.92
600–640	620	95	270.00–315.00	$294.27	$1,824	-4.80
650–695	665	10	250.00–287.00	$268.70	$1,787	-17.67
705–730	724	6	240.00–285.00	$274.86	$1,990	+6.19

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	287	3	360.00–365.00	$363.37	$1,043	-21.77
302–345	319	22	325.00–370.00	$350.16	$1,117	-4.88
370–390	378	23	335.00–360.00	$350.62	$1,325	+1.11
420–445	434	15	276.00–340.00	$319.34	$1,386	-6.16
455–492	478	49	320.00–330.00	$325.86	$1,558	-3.86
516–547	532	38	270.00–320.00	$293.67	$1,562	-16.71
565–595	578	21	285.00–305.00	$296.72	$1,715	-2.22
600–635	614	6	256.00–290.00	$277.82	$1,706	+5.53
670–685	674	10	270.00–280.00	$273.03	$1,840	+3.03
723–740	731	5	266.00–270.00	$267.61	$1,956	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	221	4	445.00–500.00	$467.06	$1,032	—
265	265	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,073	—
310	310	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,209	-3.92
355–399	377	18	370.00–407.00	$384.77	$1,451	+8.31
400–445	420	38	347.50–375.00	$365.39	$1,535	-1.84
455–495	465	22	350.00–374.00	$361.77	$1,682	+11.50
504–545	524	40	325.00–348.00	$336.33	$1,762	+1.64
555–585	566	22	315.00–340.00	$325.76	$1,844	-0.76
575 fancy	575	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,926	±0.00
619	619	11	306.00	$306.00	$1,894	-3.63
620 fancy	620	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,015	+1.71
675–692	690	8	285.00–340.00	$291.73	$2,013	-18.27
748	748	4	337.00	$337.00	$2,521	—
815	815	3	270.00	$270.00	$2,200	-15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,058	-74.95
285–295	290	6	405.00–425.00	$411.70	$1,194	-19.83
300–345	325	4	385.00–400.00	$394.81	$1,283	-23.54
350–395	378	19	380.00–410.00	$392.10	$1,482	-14.02
400–445	423	77	350.00–400.00	$379.64	$1,606	-3.79
450–495	474	47	350.00–380.00	$369.92	$1,753	+5.08
505–545	522	64	322.00–370.00	$341.47	$1,782	-3.28
560–595	573	28	287.00–350.00	$331.00	$1,897	+6.56
600–648	625	33	270.00–320.00	$304.87	$1,905	+5.73
652–690	672	9	265.00–310.00	$289.30	$1,944	+6.36
705–745	723	11	255.00–300.00	$284.61	$2,058	+22.12
755–775	768	3	245.00–290.00	$275.26	$2,114	+12.60

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	225	3	490.00–505.00	$498.00	$1,120	-33.46
255–285	274	7	435.00–450.00	$442.15	$1,211	-2.85
310–335	323	11	405.00–435.00	$418.08	$1,350	-20.50
350–395	369	17	395.00–440.00	$415.18	$1,532	-4.00
400–440	418	31	375.00–415.00	$395.42	$1,653	-6.97
450–495	463	23	360.00–390.00	$375.00	$1,736	-12.50
500–545	514	28	350.00–360.00	$353.45	$1,817	-9.52
550–570	557	12	320.00–355.00	$336.83	$1,876	-4.40
605–610	609	4	305.00–317.50	$310.61	$1,892	-10.73
650–695	664	4	277.50–290.00	$281.79	$1,871	-26.68
700–715	708	2	270.00–275.00	$272.53	$1,930	-10.82
755	755	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,925	-20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,388	-4.29
425–440	429	9	350.00–365.00	$353.97	$1,519	-2.74
455–485	474	18	330.00–355.00	$345.58	$1,638	+4.48
505–545	528	20	323.00–345.00	$333.94	$1,763	+0.36
560–580	573	24	310.00–330.00	$320.02	$1,834	+23.04
620–630	625	14	290.00–305.00	$296.39	$1,852	+9.92
660–675	668	9	280.00–290.00	$284.39	$1,900	+13.98
705–745	725	2	270.00–280.00	$275.14	$1,995	+10.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1365	1186	80-85%	32	148.00–160.00	$153.82	$1,824	—
1020–1540	1209	80-85%	41	140.00–152.00	$145.91	$1,764	-10.79
990–1605	1258	80-85%	21	157.00–171.00	$163.19	$2,053	+12.61

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1200	1037	85-90%	25	123.00–152.00	$140.10	$1,453	—
825–1270	1053	85-90%	45	100.00–145.00	$136.27	$1,435	-6.58
980–1415	1115	85-90%	14	130.00–154.00	$141.89	$1,582	-10.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1695	1396	75-80%	23	142.00–160.00	$154.82	$2,161	-8.16
1220–1642	1404	75-80%	14	149.00–166.00	$159.09	$2,234	—
1275–1745	1497	75-80%	8	158.00–173.00	$162.68	$2,435	-7.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1890	1451	19	155.00–178.00	$171.32	$2,486	—
1145–2050	1668	21	174.00–188.00	$182.05	$3,037	—
1280–2125	1672	12	188.00–200.00	$193.09	$3,228	—

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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	4	1,650.00–2,000.00	$1,762.50

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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)	4	2,450.00–2,800.00	$2,625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,500.00–1,975.00	$1,765.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	56	1,800.00–2,925.00	$2,479.46
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	3,000.00–3,700.00	$3,220.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,750.00	$1,700.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,900.00–2,150.00	$1,950.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

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)	3	1,575.00–1,800.00	$1,716.67

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,250.00	$4,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,700.00–3,500.00	$3,072.22	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	2,250.00–2,700.00	$2,362.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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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.