Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

6,027 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $337.66/cwt +5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,773/hd at 525 lb · 176 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.89/cwt +21.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,156/hd at 625 lb · 173 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $366.63/cwt +4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,555/hd at 424 lb · 163 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	6,027	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,155	+27.19
255–295	284	12	500.00–555.00	$517.61	$1,470	+14.86
305–345	330	34	465.00–540.00	$494.38	$1,631	+5.70
365 fancy	365	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,934	—
355–395	380	31	427.00–520.00	$464.11	$1,764	-10.77
420 fancy	420	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,100	—
400–445	424	65	422.00–495.00	$440.53	$1,868	-5.16
450–499	468	82	400.00–440.00	$420.40	$1,967	+7.10
502–545	514	81	370.00–420.00	$397.83	$2,045	+5.95
555 fancy	555	28	422.00	$422.00	$2,342	—
550–595	574	77	350.00–420.00	$377.00	$2,164	+9.50
600–640 fancy	620	2	367.50–372.50	$369.92	$2,294	—
600–645	625	85	333.00–375.00	$358.82	$2,243	+6.18
661 fancy	661	37	365.00	$365.00	$2,413	—
655–695	670	76	320.00–372.00	$356.34	$2,387	+21.30
700–735	714	8	330.00–350.00	$340.34	$2,430	+11.40
750–780	763	14	317.50–335.00	$329.20	$2,512	+8.91
890	890	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,403	-24.89

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	282	11	465.00–520.00	$488.54	$1,378	-6.46
305–345	329	21	430.00–500.00	$451.05	$1,484	-3.62
355–395	379	29	412.00–470.00	$440.59	$1,670	+2.33
405–445	430	37	395.00–455.00	$423.08	$1,819	+6.55
455–495	476	66	375.00–425.00	$393.38	$1,872	+8.72
500–545	523	78	342.00–392.00	$373.50	$1,953	+10.11
550–595	572	107	340.00–371.00	$356.75	$2,041	+5.50
600–648	632	64	310.00–360.00	$345.41	$2,183	+2.70
655–695	675	62	325.00–360.00	$342.66	$2,313	+11.65
710–737	721	77	310.00–343.00	$328.52	$2,369	+8.93
755–790	774	20	285.00–330.00	$314.27	$2,432	+9.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,560	+79.35
355–395	375	13	370.00–460.00	$388.52	$1,457	-12.60
440–445	444	6	355.00–425.00	$404.23	$1,795	+1.89
465–495	483	10	340.00–400.00	$374.19	$1,807	+8.35
520–545	532	18	320.00–378.00	$360.22	$1,916	+23.55
565–590	578	20	315.00–350.00	$343.49	$1,985	+15.07
605–645	622	14	313.00–340.00	$323.67	$2,013	+3.93
655–690	675	9	300.00–328.00	$312.51	$2,109	-7.30
705–740	716	8	290.00–320.00	$309.92	$2,219	+13.56
760–780	770	2	295.00–302.00	$298.45	$2,298	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	241	7	470.00–480.00	$475.73	$1,147	+50.34
255–295	276	27	400.00–465.00	$435.94	$1,203	+18.27
300–345	329	45	385.00–430.00	$405.79	$1,335	+7.85
350–395	376	89	365.00–415.00	$385.29	$1,449	+5.40
400–445	424	163	325.00–382.00	$366.63	$1,555	+4.18
450–495	478	134	323.00–367.00	$349.77	$1,672	-1.17
500–545	525	176	313.00–360.00	$337.66	$1,773	+5.91
555–595	571	125	303.00–342.00	$324.63	$1,854	-0.38
600–645	626	129	295.00–340.00	$318.15	$1,992	+3.18
655–695	677	89	280.00–326.00	$307.77	$2,084	+4.47
705–740	723	27	275.00–305.00	$289.50	$2,093	-0.69
755–795	766	12	270.00–302.00	$287.72	$2,204	+17.72
840	840	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,226	-2.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	4	450.00–470.00	$462.58	$1,032	-16.88
255–295	278	20	440.00–485.00	$466.36	$1,296	+21.86
300–345	321	57	407.00–470.00	$433.72	$1,392	+15.61
350–395	368	69	370.00–445.00	$407.88	$1,501	+5.91
405	405	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,742	+45.31
400–445	427	87	363.00–405.00	$386.04	$1,648	+1.35
450–495	467	69	333.00–385.00	$365.89	$1,709	-0.91
485–495 fancy	490	2	370.00–385.00	$377.58	$1,850	—
500–549	520	108	323.00–375.00	$349.67	$1,818	-1.94
520–547 fancy	544	14	359.00–385.00	$360.84	$1,963	-7.76
550–585 fancy	573	9	340.00–375.00	$343.73	$1,970	-12.79
550–595	573	95	320.00–365.00	$341.79	$1,958	+2.59
609–640 fancy	617	37	330.00–350.00	$346.95	$2,141	+6.83
600–645	625	120	308.00–358.00	$343.97	$2,150	+22.37
646 value added	646	16	347.00	$347.00	$2,242	—
650–690	668	39	300.00–337.50	$310.38	$2,073	-0.76
700–745	725	24	285.00–326.00	$312.53	$2,266	+12.94
755–795	781	15	286.00–330.00	$294.82	$2,303	+7.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,020	+14.39
315–345	335	23	330.00–400.00	$377.39	$1,264	-13.12
360–395	382	43	345.00–380.00	$357.21	$1,365	+1.45
400–448	431	52	320.00–370.00	$344.11	$1,483	+3.24
455–495	477	51	305.00–348.00	$330.45	$1,576	-0.06
505–545	526	53	295.00–335.00	$316.31	$1,664	+2.24
550–595	579	35	285.00–322.00	$311.42	$1,803	+4.79
605–645	623	25	280.00–310.00	$301.48	$1,878	+14.29
650–695	672	5	280.00–300.00	$284.08	$1,909	+18.29
715–745	730	2	269.00–277.00	$273.08	$1,993	+1.73
755–765	760	2	258.00–260.00	$258.99	$1,968	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
619	619	84	370.00	$370.00	$2,290	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	470.00–500.00	$484.85	$1,178	—
255–295	277	15	440.00–530.00	$492.25	$1,364	+13.81
300–345	325	32	400.00–490.00	$460.92	$1,498	+2.30
350–395	373	48	395.00–493.00	$434.01	$1,619	+7.27
400–445	429	108	370.00–430.00	$398.54	$1,710	+3.01
450–495	475	117	340.00–400.00	$370.93	$1,762	+9.03
500–545	525	130	327.50–370.00	$349.62	$1,836	+4.29
550–595	570	65	315.00–345.00	$331.49	$1,889	-2.64
600–645	619	62	300.00–345.00	$323.09	$2,000	+2.12
650–695	668	40	285.00–322.00	$304.62	$2,035	+5.93
705–740	725	15	280.00–314.00	$297.55	$2,157	-2.17
755–795	771	12	276.00–300.00	$292.02	$2,251	+8.88

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	226	13	500.00–585.00	$529.98	$1,198	+26.09
260–290	280	13	480.00–555.00	$515.08	$1,442	+28.76
300–345	317	27	430.00–540.00	$487.86	$1,547	+20.41
360 fancy	360	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,818	—
350–395	368	43	430.00–505.00	$460.36	$1,694	+13.30
415 fancy	415	1	447.50	$447.50	$1,857	—
400–445	422	76	386.00–460.00	$425.01	$1,794	+7.20
460 fancy	460	1	460.00	$460.00	$2,116	—
450–490	464	63	360.00–420.00	$389.72	$1,808	+10.46
501–545	520	68	340.00–375.00	$363.12	$1,888	+5.85
550–590	566	55	335.00–360.00	$346.56	$1,962	+5.50
600–645	621	34	320.00–348.00	$332.30	$2,064	+5.66
650–695	668	16	310.00–332.00	$320.24	$2,139	+18.64
675–680 fancy	678	2	340.00–350.00	$345.02	$2,339	—
700–745	718	12	295.00–315.00	$304.75	$2,188	+7.03
750–785	765	11	270.00–305.00	$289.01	$2,211	-0.48
800–835	811	4	270.00–290.00	$282.53	$2,291	-17.47
860–890	880	3	255.00–270.00	$261.57	$2,302	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,070	+85.00
260–290	276	7	400.00–485.00	$459.07	$1,267	-9.05
305–345	326	10	390.00–480.00	$445.71	$1,453	+12.42
360–395	380	13	360.00–430.00	$410.78	$1,561	+3.43
405–445	428	32	350.00–410.00	$385.56	$1,650	+20.76
455–495	474	45	320.00–370.00	$356.10	$1,688	+13.19
505–545	523	27	313.00–342.00	$332.98	$1,741	+8.32
550–595	577	34	270.00–330.00	$308.81	$1,782	-4.94
605–630	617	17	285.00–318.00	$302.13	$1,864	-3.78
650–695	679	8	275.00–305.00	$297.11	$2,017	+9.32
730	730	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,971	—
780–795	789	4	260.00–270.00	$265.00	$2,091	-2.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1625	1217	80-85%	102	150.00–171.00	$161.15	$1,961	+2.15
975–1530	1229	80-85%	68	165.00–188.00	$173.55	$2,133	+14.55
900–1570	1234	80-85%	144	156.00–179.00	$166.70	$2,057	+7.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1835	1392	75-80%	79	161.00–191.00	$174.08	$2,423	+3.95
1100–1965	1399	75-80%	34	170.00–198.00	$180.02	$2,518	+9.89
1200–1625	1445	75-80%	37	157.00–180.00	$172.03	$2,486	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1210	1033	85-90%	54	131.00–152.00	$142.23	$1,469	-7.06
730–1250	1061	85-90%	58	140.00–160.00	$150.28	$1,594	—
900–1185	1067	85-90%	37	140.00–168.00	$155.11	$1,655	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–2060	1412	25	165.00–192.00	$181.25	$2,559	+0.37
1200–1955	1628	54	178.00–206.00	$191.25	$3,114	—
1040–2245	1733	37	194.00–223.00	$205.65	$3,564	—

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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	23	1,270.00–1,755.00	$1,527.39
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	1,550.00–2,400.00	$1,833.33

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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)	29	1,700.00–2,650.00	$2,157.76
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	3,100.00–4,400.00	$3,338.24
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	93	2,100.00–3,250.00	$2,604.62
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	3,400.00–3,800.00	$3,590.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	50	2,150.00–3,400.00	$2,851.80
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,200.00–2,650.00	$2,416.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,650.00–1,675.00	$1,666.67

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)	46	1,500.00–2,125.00	$1,869.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,850.00	$1,850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,600.00–2,200.00	$1,806.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,428.57
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	1,925.00–2,400.00	$2,207.35

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	2,050.00–3,700.00	$3,107.14
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	4,000.00–4,600.00	$4,292.59
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	1,950.00–3,000.00	$2,360.00

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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
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	2,450.00–2,900.00	$2,775.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,450.00–3,300.00	$2,937.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	3,500.00–3,850.00	$3,687.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	4,250.00–4,275.00	$4,262.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	52	2,700.00–3,550.00	$3,162.02	—
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,500.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	2,800.00–3,200.00	$3,021.43	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,550.00–2,950.00	$2,733.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$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.