Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 27, 2025

10,614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.39/cwt ≈ $1,867/hd at 761 lb · 156 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $292.08/cwt +5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,393/hd at 477 lb · 137 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $264.75/cwt ≈ $2,039/hd at 770 lb · 130 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,614	2,278	10,580
Feeder cattle	8,845	1,886	8,889
Slaughter cattle	1,051	181	1,133
Replacement cattle	718	211	558

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady. Year to date receipts totaled 32,497 compared to 35,865 year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	226	4	400.00–495.00	$462.90	$1,046	—
250–295	280	13	420.00–475.00	$448.68	$1,256	—
310–320 fancy	315	2	420.00–460.00	$439.68	$1,385	—
300–335	322	25	390.00–470.00	$436.93	$1,407	+30.28
370 fancy	370	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,684	—
355–397	375	17	380.00–440.00	$404.48	$1,517	+17.99
400–445	415	38	340.00–440.00	$372.69	$1,547	+8.53
415 fancy	415	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,930	—
450–495	468	29	325.00–360.00	$346.25	$1,620	-6.24
500–545	530	62	314.00–345.00	$326.93	$1,733	-3.87
550–583	569	107	290.00–329.00	$314.84	$1,791	-3.83
617	617	4	317.50	$317.50	$1,959	+16.64
603–645	622	74	280.00–315.00	$293.30	$1,824	-7.56
658 value added	658	4	302.50	$302.50	$1,990	—
650–690	663	20	270.00–292.50	$286.83	$1,902	+3.26
705–745	722	16	250.00–285.00	$268.86	$1,941	-4.89
755–795	782	11	240.00–265.00	$256.30	$2,004	+0.02
805–818	810	28	247.50–272.00	$266.98	$2,163	+8.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	276	4	425.00–445.00	$432.51	$1,194	—
305–345	324	12	390.00–420.00	$407.99	$1,322	+28.37
360–395	378	26	340.00–395.00	$370.26	$1,400	+11.20
400–445	425	30	325.00–410.00	$352.68	$1,499	+6.81
450–495	466	43	315.00–370.00	$343.01	$1,598	+20.45
505–545	524	35	302.50–337.00	$319.20	$1,673	+11.60
550–595	585	32	294.00–326.00	$304.95	$1,784	+13.54
600–641	624	72	265.00–316.00	$281.73	$1,758	+3.05
655–695	678	33	260.00–283.00	$273.43	$1,854	+11.26
705–749	739	71	230.00–270.00	$259.28	$1,916	+16.81
755–792	777	7	226.00–259.00	$253.16	$1,967	—
842	842	5	222.00	$222.00	$1,869	—
955	955	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,196	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
738	738	71	270.00	$270.00	$1,993	—
766–773	770	130	264.00–265.50	$264.75	$2,039	—
812	812	51	263.25	$263.25	$2,138	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	330	10	350.00–380.00	$367.61	$1,213	+7.61
350–390	375	29	320.00–372.00	$351.51	$1,318	+4.04
410–445	433	9	325.00–360.00	$345.04	$1,494	+16.54
460–495	484	6	316.00–336.00	$326.18	$1,579	—
505–545	522	10	297.00–317.00	$307.65	$1,606	+7.65
555–585	573	4	260.00–295.00	$282.50	$1,619	+5.01
605–642	630	9	275.00–280.00	$276.63	$1,743	+19.26
675–690	678	19	245.00–270.00	$260.66	$1,767	+15.66
720–745	735	3	218.00–235.00	$228.93	$1,683	—
780–795	788	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,812	+5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	239	15	340.00–435.00	$384.18	$918	—
255–295	278	32	330.00–420.00	$362.45	$1,008	—
300–345	326	66	315.00–360.00	$340.29	$1,109	+5.96
350–395	378	71	297.00–354.00	$321.34	$1,215	+8.00
400–445	424	123	292.00–322.00	$308.00	$1,306	+9.93
455–497	477	137	277.00–310.00	$292.08	$1,393	+5.39
500–549	522	109	257.00–290.00	$275.65	$1,439	+7.28
555–595	570	105	232.00–281.00	$266.72	$1,520	+15.39
600–645	620	49	222.00–261.00	$247.93	$1,537	+2.12
650–690	669	23	217.00–242.50	$234.50	$1,569	+1.65
710–745	722	10	217.00–251.00	$232.26	$1,677	+10.43
758–790	767	14	210.00–223.00	$218.22	$1,674	+3.73
806	806	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,854	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	237	5	380.00–430.00	$405.36	$961	+45.36
250–295	281	13	350.00–390.00	$367.45	$1,033	+15.31
300–340	325	45	332.00–380.00	$350.05	$1,138	+0.60
367 value added	367	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,358	—
350–395	374	79	320.00–362.00	$340.62	$1,274	+10.82
400–445	424	86	308.00–345.00	$323.11	$1,370	+5.44
425 fancy	425	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,445	+2.56
450–495	467	69	300.00–340.00	$310.49	$1,450	+6.51
507 value added	507	9	311.00	$311.00	$1,577	—
500–519 fancy	514	7	305.00–325.00	$319.70	$1,643	+7.70
500–546	523	103	270.00–315.00	$288.71	$1,510	+6.30
558–570 fancy	562	12	297.50–300.00	$299.15	$1,681	—
550–595	577	64	263.00–295.00	$276.16	$1,593	+6.10
600–640	617	38	250.00–270.00	$263.67	$1,627	+0.96
652 fancy	652	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,728	—
667–679 value added	676	42	263.00–264.00	$263.26	$1,780	+2.26
650–694	682	38	241.00–265.00	$252.59	$1,723	+1.48
705–745	719	10	222.00–255.00	$241.50	$1,736	+5.88
725 fancy	725	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,849	—
750–799	785	7	225.00–229.00	$225.55	$1,771	—
801–802 value added	802	13	244.00–245.00	$244.69	$1,962	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
649	649	78	275.00	$275.00	$1,785	—
681	681	72	264.50	$264.50	$1,801	—
716–728	724	36	246.00–252.00	$250.19	$1,811	—
757–764	761	156	243.00–248.00	$245.39	$1,867	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	237	3	310.00–345.00	$331.94	$787	—
250–295	275	7	295.00–335.00	$323.31	$889	+3.31
305–345	332	30	300.00–350.00	$326.15	$1,083	+14.49
350–399	382	56	285.00–332.00	$306.16	$1,170	+6.16
400–445	423	49	272.00–310.00	$291.77	$1,234	+2.39
455–495	475	57	260.00–292.00	$278.36	$1,322	+3.60
500–545	525	32	240.00–272.00	$260.72	$1,369	+1.30
555–595	574	21	225.00–260.00	$247.75	$1,422	+4.88
610–645	630	18	207.00–245.00	$228.28	$1,438	-7.10
650–695	670	9	208.00–230.00	$221.78	$1,486	-5.22
715–740	728	2	203.00–217.00	$210.12	$1,530	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	231	7	340.00–465.00	$422.04	$975	+57.04
250–295	269	11	390.00–460.00	$425.16	$1,144	+25.16
305–347	334	29	345.00–435.00	$390.81	$1,305	+23.47
350–395	369	51	330.00–425.00	$366.21	$1,351	+20.75
400–445	423	84	305.00–365.00	$340.37	$1,440	+17.88
450–495	473	97	300.00–340.00	$322.72	$1,526	+9.82
500–545	526	78	275.00–327.00	$302.62	$1,592	+11.58
550–595	570	54	270.00–306.00	$288.92	$1,647	+12.95
605–645	625	49	244.00–287.00	$267.98	$1,675	+6.99
655–690	670	26	238.00–270.00	$254.45	$1,705	+2.10
705–745	731	12	230.00–257.00	$244.41	$1,787	+24.40
755–786	770	17	212.00–258.00	$228.63	$1,760	+3.63

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	233	9	370.00–490.00	$427.65	$996	+8.93
250–290	269	10	380.00–485.00	$412.63	$1,110	+19.18
305–340	325	25	380.00–450.00	$403.19	$1,310	+21.13
350–390	372	36	355.00–455.00	$384.43	$1,430	+15.34
400–446	427	85	320.00–385.00	$350.64	$1,497	+5.80
450–495	470	58	315.00–352.00	$338.67	$1,592	+8.74
500–535	516	44	295.00–332.00	$315.21	$1,626	+0.40
550–595	570	43	280.00–315.00	$292.75	$1,669	+4.36
600–640	622	13	280.00–288.00	$284.53	$1,770	+7.66
660	660	2	267.00–272.00	$269.50	$1,779	—
750	750	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,838	+18.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	395.00–400.00	$397.63	$926	+17.63
255–295	285	15	370.00–420.00	$386.02	$1,100	+17.17
300–345	328	17	360.00–420.00	$372.61	$1,222	+19.17
350–395	376	35	330.00–375.00	$354.33	$1,332	+21.87
400–445	425	40	300.00–345.00	$329.02	$1,398	+10.81
460–495	479	35	292.00–320.00	$307.32	$1,472	+0.29
505–545	531	20	255.00–294.00	$286.21	$1,520	-3.77
550–595	572	16	270.00–280.00	$276.64	$1,582	+8.80
600–640	623	18	252.00–270.00	$260.08	$1,620	+7.47
670–690	680	6	228.00–248.00	$236.45	$1,608	-4.27
710–745	733	4	210.00–235.00	$224.65	$1,647	+1.67
795	795	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,789	+18.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1570	1186	80-85%	91	118.00–140.00	$128.88	$1,529	-6.69
905–1575	1215	80-85%	140	122.00–150.00	$137.52	$1,671	—
960–1540	1256	80-85%	65	135.00–156.00	$145.34	$1,825	+18.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1475	1023	85-90%	73	108.00–135.00	$120.96	$1,237	+18.63
730–1410	1050	85-90%	59	101.00–128.00	$113.82	$1,195	-7.39
820–1385	1056	85-90%	53	116.00–147.00	$128.82	$1,360	+7.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1765	1436	75-80%	32	138.00–155.00	$146.31	$2,101	—
1185–1890	1445	75-80%	69	126.00–147.00	$138.46	$2,001	—
1260–1835	1484	75-80%	24	117.00–140.00	$132.03	$1,959	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–2010	1537	46	140.00–158.00	$148.68	$2,285	—
1060–2285	1605	54	145.00–168.00	$157.24	$2,524	+10.17
1525–2245	1928	22	160.00–185.00	$169.32	$3,264	—

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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	9	1,220.00–1,573.00	$1,411.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	59	1,015.00–1,375.00	$1,200.68

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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)	58	1,700.00–2,650.00	$2,200.26
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,350.00	$2,233.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	2,000.00–2,700.00	$2,368.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	74	1,500.00–2,500.00	$1,947.91
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,250.00–1,825.00	$1,625.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,200.00–2,825.00	$2,512.50

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)	13	1,350.00–2,250.00	$1,767.31
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,100.00–1,550.00	$1,310.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	1,100.00–2,000.00	$1,603.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	1,100.00–1,900.00	$1,555.68
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,400.00–2,075.00	$1,760.42

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,500.00–1,565.00	$1,518.89
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	1,235.00–1,575.00	$1,373.68

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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	42	2,250.00–3,500.00	$2,574.40	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,700.00–3,600.00	$3,175.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,025.00	$3,025.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,150.00–2,600.00	$2,325.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,725.00–2,800.00	$2,762.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	3,000.00–3,275.00	$3,068.75	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	1,900.00–2,250.00	$2,080.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00–1,925.00	$1,887.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	1,750.00–2,375.00	$2,023.53	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—

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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.