Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

1,416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $327.00/cwt ≈ $2,557/hd at 782 lb · 66 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $385.86/cwt +22.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,829/hd at 474 lb · 52 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $365.24/cwt +19.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,910/hd at 523 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,416	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	655.00	$655.00	$1,539	—
295	295	3	540.00	$540.00	$1,593	+72.50
305–345	326	7	485.00–575.00	$525.02	$1,712	+60.21
365–395	383	11	450.00–530.00	$476.64	$1,826	+36.35
430–445	438	5	440.00–465.00	$446.99	$1,958	—
470–490	478	4	410.00–445.00	$422.64	$2,020	-7.36
530–545	538	6	384.00–420.00	$399.39	$2,149	+9.13
555–595	565	12	373.00–420.00	$390.51	$2,206	+12.16
605–645	623	12	356.00–385.00	$369.23	$2,300	+6.78
655–690	674	6	340.00–367.00	$352.68	$2,377	+6.77
710–745	720	4	310.00–340.00	$323.24	$2,327	-1.07
795	795	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,504	+8.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	326	18	540.00–600.00	$559.51	$1,824	+51.44
355–390	374	5	490.00–515.00	$499.77	$1,869	+28.77
405–433	419	11	460.00–510.00	$484.91	$2,032	+50.35
450–495	474	4	434.00–460.00	$448.45	$2,126	-1.55
500–525	511	11	400.00–460.00	$433.38	$2,215	+19.35
560–565	562	5	420.00–445.00	$434.95	$2,444	—
600–635	618	6	375.00–400.00	$391.60	$2,420	—
655	655	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,325	—
765–790	779	6	325.00–345.00	$328.38	$2,558	—
805	805	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,496	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,522	+5.00
340	340	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,717	—
375–385	380	3	400.00–427.00	$412.26	$1,567	—
430	430	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,870	—
470–485	475	3	390.00–395.00	$391.70	$1,861	+26.70
505–515	510	2	380.00–382.00	$381.01	$1,943	—
575–595	585	2	366.00–370.00	$367.97	$2,153	+12.97
630–640	633	3	350.00–352.00	$350.67	$2,220	+3.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	600.00	$600.00	$1,380	+148.16
250–295	269	4	465.00–550.00	$490.79	$1,320	+19.53
305–345	317	19	440.00–485.00	$460.98	$1,461	+34.42
350–395	382	22	420.00–460.00	$439.39	$1,678	+30.77
400–445	431	27	392.00–455.00	$412.00	$1,776	+35.31
450–495	474	52	370.00–400.00	$385.86	$1,829	+22.11
505–545	523	44	340.00–375.00	$365.24	$1,910	+19.02
555–595	572	29	334.00–357.00	$345.46	$1,976	+21.66
600–635	617	10	320.00–335.00	$326.75	$2,016	+11.74
655–685	670	4	310.00–320.00	$313.78	$2,102	+12.58
705–745	719	4	305.00–315.00	$309.31	$2,224	+9.52
775	775	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,286	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	210	3	560.00–675.00	$601.07	$1,262	+90.04
250–290	273	6	485.00–610.00	$511.33	$1,396	+73.65
305–345	330	13	460.00–535.00	$489.41	$1,615	+40.01
355–395	366	17	435.00–480.00	$461.14	$1,688	+30.34
400–440	426	28	415.00–480.00	$443.79	$1,891	+28.53
450–495	475	24	397.50–430.00	$413.12	$1,962	+35.60
475 fancy	475	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,042	-5.00
500–545	520	36	352.00–405.00	$377.51	$1,963	+18.88
550–576	566	13	360.00–375.00	$365.13	$2,067	+16.64
600–645	610	19	332.50–347.50	$343.89	$2,098	+9.06
690–693	692	11	320.00–332.50	$329.10	$2,277	—
705–725	716	5	312.50–330.00	$317.51	$2,273	+17.51
775	775	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,402	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
782	782	66	327.00	$327.00	$2,557	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	4	400.00–415.00	$407.45	$1,398	+11.87
355–395	368	9	380.00–450.00	$406.98	$1,498	+17.60
405–445	433	6	376.00–440.00	$407.15	$1,763	+62.07
455–490	477	11	360.00–386.00	$370.29	$1,766	+32.07
515–545	530	2	347.00–350.00	$348.46	$1,847	—
590–595	594	7	317.00–327.00	$319.84	$1,900	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	575.00	$575.00	$1,380	-37.62
260–290	274	11	540.00–595.00	$568.79	$1,558	+40.32
315–345	329	10	480.00–535.00	$508.73	$1,674	+24.45
350–395	374	23	435.00–515.00	$469.64	$1,756	+1.40
400–445	426	26	405.00–475.00	$438.60	$1,868	-1.07
450–495	477	38	382.00–460.00	$415.77	$1,983	+11.97
500–545	523	34	370.00–425.00	$392.50	$2,053	+15.27
555–595	580	27	350.00–390.00	$369.45	$2,143	+7.23
600–645	627	13	320.00–370.00	$347.13	$2,177	+32.17
685–695	692	10	310.00–335.00	$325.64	$2,253	+8.38
760	760	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,166	-17.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	233	3	580.00–620.00	$596.57	$1,390	+76.57
255–295	276	8	555.00–700.00	$618.54	$1,707	—
300–345	317	16	540.00–590.00	$559.11	$1,772	+49.98
350–390	368	12	460.00–560.00	$504.86	$1,858	+15.50
405–445	431	38	420.00–500.00	$453.21	$1,953	+5.36
450–495	470	33	415.00–480.00	$438.54	$2,061	+6.00
500–540	522	30	395.00–445.00	$416.34	$2,173	+25.54
555–590	569	13	370.00–410.00	$388.11	$2,208	+14.37
600–620	610	8	340.00–370.00	$353.70	$2,158	+13.70
655–690	676	6	325.00–346.00	$331.72	$2,242	—
715–745	733	3	312.50–322.00	$318.15	$2,332	+28.15
750–775	763	2	305.00–312.00	$308.56	$2,354	—
800–820	810	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,349	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	525.00–535.00	$530.09	$1,484	+70.09
340–345	342	13	465.00–480.00	$470.82	$1,610	+15.82
370–375	374	7	450.00–460.00	$452.83	$1,694	+6.12
425–445	437	6	400.00–410.00	$403.36	$1,763	-20.13
455–490	473	6	380.00–390.00	$385.19	$1,822	+4.16
505–545	522	3	350.00–368.00	$360.76	$1,883	-4.17
555–590	573	10	335.00–348.00	$344.55	$1,974	+4.55
630–645	640	3	332.00–336.00	$334.69	$2,142	+9.69
705–745	725	6	300.00–310.00	$304.86	$2,210	+24.98
780	780	4	290.00	$290.00	$2,262	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1350	1140	80-85%	14	143.00–155.00	$148.20	$1,689	—
755–1770	1216	80-85%	40	148.00–173.00	$155.74	$1,894	-11.17
1050–1510	1237	80-85%	18	156.00–179.00	$160.87	$1,990	-6.04

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1190	1013	85-90%	11	125.00–137.00	$131.87	$1,336	-10.88
850–1230	1074	85-90%	19	141.00–163.00	$149.28	$1,603	—
900–1265	1102	85-90%	15	135.00–150.00	$142.04	$1,565	-9.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1835	1426	75-80%	18	155.00–177.00	$168.50	$2,403	—
1290–1950	1596	75-80%	9	170.00–184.00	$176.34	$2,814	+20.38
1315–2260	1647	75-80%	10	154.00–161.00	$157.36	$2,592	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1920	1432	15	173.00–179.00	$175.86	$2,518	+10.71
1055–2210	1634	29	180.00–191.00	$184.83	$3,020	+6.73
1340–2365	2046	23	190.00–212.00	$202.16	$4,136	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	160.00–185.00	$170.83	—

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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	1,500.00–2,400.00	$1,866.25
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,690.00	$2,690.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,750.00–1,950.00	$1,819.44
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,300.00	$2,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	1,890.00–2,750.00	$2,283.10
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	2,100.00–3,300.00	$2,650.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,700.00–2,200.00	$1,880.00

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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	5	3,000.00–3,200.00	$3,060.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,650.00–2,850.00	$2,750.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00–3,300.00	$3,250.00	—

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