Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

3,308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $261.33/cwt +14.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,652/hd at 632 lb · 97 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $298.85/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,414/hd at 473 lb · 88 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $337.78/cwt +10.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,277/hd at 378 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,308	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	283	6	395.00–430.00	$409.69	$1,159	-28.17
305–345	324	16	385.00–425.00	$399.46	$1,294	+2.54
355–396	378	31	380.00–410.00	$392.96	$1,485	+10.25
405–445	430	32	345.00–370.00	$353.27	$1,519	-9.90
450–495	472	50	325.00–365.00	$345.46	$1,631	+0.93
525	525	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,732	+6.87
505–549	534	46	320.00–350.00	$332.31	$1,775	+9.18
550–595	573	67	297.00–340.00	$325.92	$1,868	+17.16
600–645	621	21	290.00–335.00	$301.23	$1,871	+13.44
652–699	686	58	260.00–283.00	$271.14	$1,860	+4.55
705–748	718	62	253.00–267.00	$264.56	$1,900	+12.94
775	775	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,015	+2.61
800–819	817	15	235.00–250.00	$247.68	$2,024	+2.94
894	894	5	235.00	$235.00	$2,101	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	233	3	475.00–500.00	$484.25	$1,128	—
255–295	271	7	460.00–480.00	$467.60	$1,267	+21.29
300–345	322	24	398.00–485.00	$443.39	$1,428	+20.67
355–395	372	16	388.00–430.00	$409.11	$1,522	+5.21
400–445	422	27	370.00–405.00	$388.84	$1,641	+14.47
455–495	473	21	350.00–390.00	$361.84	$1,712	-0.39
505–545	532	23	330.00–375.00	$351.93	$1,872	+16.97
550 value added	550	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,090	+12.50
550–585	571	22	298.00–350.00	$330.07	$1,885	+5.45
610	610	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,842	-1.62
699	699	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,237	+31.89
816	816	5	257.50	$257.50	$2,101	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	319	18	360.00–395.00	$373.23	$1,191	-12.53
355–390	369	14	335.00–370.00	$355.77	$1,313	-6.61
410–445	435	13	325.00–340.00	$336.78	$1,465	+5.25
460–495	478	8	280.00–335.00	$307.63	$1,470	-10.41
500–545	524	18	300.00–325.00	$312.53	$1,638	+3.68
565–595	579	9	273.00–310.00	$293.64	$1,700	-5.28
610–620	617	7	250.00–284.00	$272.36	$1,680	-3.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	279	10	355.00–380.00	$368.84	$1,029	+21.90
305–345	327	44	330.00–376.00	$354.93	$1,161	+14.43
350–398	378	71	320.00–360.00	$337.78	$1,277	+10.09
400–445	426	59	300.00–335.00	$316.85	$1,350	+5.17
450–495	473	88	280.00–325.00	$298.85	$1,414	+5.27
505–545	530	68	265.00–299.00	$286.28	$1,517	+12.36
550–590	568	56	250.00–290.00	$276.06	$1,568	+14.50
600–645	632	97	235.00–271.00	$261.33	$1,652	+14.32
655–695	669	41	232.00–260.00	$247.41	$1,655	+5.54
702–745	719	30	227.00–240.00	$232.67	$1,673	+5.31
752–790	774	18	217.00–230.00	$225.78	$1,748	+1.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	390.00–520.00	$450.67	$1,014	—
305–349	332	43	345.00–385.00	$367.36	$1,220	+6.87
370 fancy	370	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,406	+15.15
351–395	375	62	340.00–380.00	$362.31	$1,359	+17.61
400–445	423	51	325.00–355.00	$339.23	$1,435	+12.30
450–490	470	36	305.00–322.00	$312.70	$1,470	+3.52
501–546	524	50	275.00–312.00	$296.98	$1,556	+4.66
550–595	568	34	265.00–325.00	$283.29	$1,609	+8.76
600–645	630	54	258.00–290.00	$271.42	$1,710	+11.64
660–697	690	17	248.00–254.00	$251.77	$1,737	-4.85
705–720	708	5	238.00–248.00	$242.62	$1,718	+4.74
755–798	766	20	230.00–246.00	$238.38	$1,826	+17.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	345.00–350.00	$347.52	$966	+5.95
305–345	324	25	310.00–350.00	$335.61	$1,087	+6.20
360–395	382	24	300.00–344.00	$318.32	$1,216	+7.02
405–445	431	34	285.00–324.00	$305.10	$1,315	+10.28
465–495	477	23	270.00–300.00	$288.38	$1,376	+10.08
500–545	523	27	255.00–289.00	$272.33	$1,424	+11.75
555–595	576	18	242.00–264.00	$253.20	$1,458	+9.60
610–640	627	10	240.00–246.00	$242.70	$1,522	+10.37
653–660	655	9	225.00–237.00	$234.11	$1,533	+10.13
715–740	728	3	200.00–222.00	$212.96	$1,550	-1.39

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
772	772	40	240.50	$240.50	$1,857	+3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	222	3	415.00–515.00	$447.33	$993	+77.33
260–290	281	10	400.00–420.00	$405.60	$1,140	-3.15
305–345	333	8	388.00–440.00	$407.43	$1,357	+13.14
355–395	374	22	352.00–420.00	$388.92	$1,455	+10.95
405–445	427	46	337.00–380.00	$355.50	$1,518	+11.03
450–495	474	47	320.00–355.00	$337.75	$1,601	+13.51
500–545	528	31	290.00–325.00	$310.90	$1,642	+9.94
555–590	570	30	275.00–310.00	$295.42	$1,684	+12.83
605–645	624	21	260.00–295.00	$275.55	$1,719	+7.45
655–690	668	22	233.00–276.00	$260.47	$1,740	+0.36
710–740	727	7	230.00–257.00	$246.11	$1,789	-3.56
755–795	775	9	238.00–254.00	$246.34	$1,909	+22.00
855	855	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,881	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,076	+64.57
270–290	283	5	415.00–425.00	$419.10	$1,186	-11.12
315–345	332	16	395.00–455.00	$422.11	$1,401	+22.51
355–390	373	17	364.00–432.00	$388.71	$1,450	+5.51
405–445	418	39	360.00–400.00	$377.39	$1,577	+15.13
455–495	476	39	340.00–380.00	$347.68	$1,655	+7.22
500–545	526	42	302.00–345.00	$329.45	$1,733	+9.03
555–575	562	12	304.00–332.00	$316.10	$1,776	+17.18
610–645	622	5	272.00–310.00	$292.40	$1,819	+17.34
655–660	658	5	276.00–278.00	$276.80	$1,821	+15.07
710–745	734	5	249.00–277.00	$256.27	$1,881	+7.51
755	755	1	251.00	$251.00	$1,895	+26.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	392.00	$392.00	$1,058	+16.93
305–320	312	5	355.00–420.00	$383.93	$1,198	+0.93
365–395	380	28	340.00–400.00	$370.24	$1,407	+6.71
400–445	432	48	310.00–375.00	$330.76	$1,429	+0.40
455–490	471	28	285.00–336.00	$320.81	$1,511	+13.15
500–545	528	17	280.00–306.00	$294.37	$1,554	+7.04
550–595	578	16	255.00–290.00	$279.57	$1,616	+7.56
605–645	626	23	242.00–278.00	$262.33	$1,642	+7.76
655–695	673	6	240.00–260.00	$253.65	$1,707	+14.20
725–745	730	6	210.00–240.00	$230.00	$1,679	+6.82
770–785	781	4	215.00–220.00	$216.23	$1,689	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1560	1185	80-85%	104	129.00–164.00	$147.34	$1,746	+7.62
1000–1445	1245	80-85%	75	128.00–156.00	$141.36	$1,760	—
1015–1580	1252	80-85%	38	146.00–170.00	$156.74	$1,962	+9.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1280	1007	85-90%	60	115.00–144.00	$130.91	$1,318	+2.66
820–1250	1022	85-90%	44	109.00–132.00	$124.20	$1,269	-4.05
870–1240	1102	85-90%	50	123.00–149.00	$137.89	$1,520	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1680	1315	75-80%	36	120.00–156.00	$149.51	$1,966	—
1060–1765	1376	75-80%	25	139.00–150.00	$144.30	$1,986	—
1245–1675	1457	75-80%	25	143.00–160.00	$156.41	$2,279	-0.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1950	1412	19	140.00–177.00	$154.98	$2,188	-1.06
1150–2250	1673	42	159.00–184.00	$168.65	$2,822	—
1455–2225	1869	19	175.00–194.00	$185.56	$3,468	+3.29

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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	3	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,416.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	850.00–1,280.00	$1,158.57

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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)	20	1,400.00–1,850.00	$1,685.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,600.00	$2,550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,875.00–2,150.00	$1,975.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	1,850.00–2,600.00	$2,203.95
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	1,750.00–2,400.00	$2,052.08
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,300.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,350.00–2,650.00	$2,475.00

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	1,300.00–2,275.00	$1,615.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,500.00–2,300.00	$1,748.24
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,250.00–1,800.00	$1,386.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,450.00–1,750.00	$1,633.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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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	17	2,850.00–3,600.00	$3,147.06	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	2,300.00–2,650.00	$2,444.64	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,775.00–2,950.00	$2,397.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,350.00–3,725.00	$3,537.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	2,000.00–3,450.00	$2,621.79	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,144.44	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,700.00–2,650.00	$2,477.78	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,800.00	—

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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.