Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 6, 2026

2,608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $416.18/cwt +4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,748/hd at 420 lb · 96 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $375.00/cwt ≈ $2,272/hd at 606 lb · 94 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $387.53/cwt +1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,845/hd at 476 lb · 89 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,608	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	230	8	530.00–550.00	$543.51	$1,250	-111.49
285–295	289	9	520.00–540.00	$532.07	$1,538	-7.93
315–345	335	10	505.00–615.00	$533.40	$1,787	+8.38
365–395	377	30	475.00–580.00	$506.90	$1,911	+30.26
400–445	432	23	450.00–485.00	$472.12	$2,040	+25.13
455–495	476	29	420.00–470.00	$448.62	$2,135	+25.98
515–535	525	14	420.00–450.00	$431.31	$2,264	+31.92
550–599	590	55	383.00–415.00	$408.54	$2,410	+18.03
605–638	623	18	360.00–406.00	$382.52	$2,383	+13.29
665–690	675	42	345.00–380.00	$364.45	$2,460	+11.77
700–740	718	28	335.00–350.50	$345.45	$2,480	+22.21
763	763	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,632	+30.00
820–843	829	5	317.50–331.00	$325.51	$2,698	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	4	570.00–590.00	$582.25	$1,298	—
250–275	261	7	560.00–650.00	$590.55	$1,541	—
305–345	328	14	540.00–570.00	$545.75	$1,790	-13.76
355–390	375	33	500.00–615.00	$526.82	$1,976	+27.05
410–445	426	19	475.00–530.00	$497.64	$2,120	+12.73
455–488	473	10	460.00–517.00	$489.00	$2,313	+40.55
510–535	524	21	435.00–480.00	$451.86	$2,368	+18.48
550–565	555	24	412.50–457.00	$434.99	$2,414	+0.04
600–640	621	9	370.00–406.00	$393.92	$2,446	+2.32
655–660	658	2	358.00–375.00	$366.47	$2,411	+11.47
700–740	719	7	345.00–357.50	$350.01	$2,517	—
755	755	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,567	+11.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	335	4	470.00–480.00	$477.46	$1,599	-27.54
355–395	368	3	430.00–450.00	$437.15	$1,609	+24.89
400–440	418	14	400.00–460.00	$432.30	$1,807	-2.70
455–497	476	10	390.00–435.00	$403.36	$1,920	+11.66
505–537	527	5	375.00–410.00	$386.69	$2,038	+5.68
555–595	580	11	355.00–385.00	$379.37	$2,200	+11.40
615	615	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,845	-50.67
675–695	682	5	310.00–340.00	$330.74	$2,256	—
710–737	730	7	310.00–330.00	$322.89	$2,357	—
785	785	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,434	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	233	9	500.00–640.00	$550.14	$1,282	-49.86
265–295	279	16	465.00–570.00	$503.00	$1,403	+12.21
305–345	323	47	420.00–500.00	$453.68	$1,465	-7.30
350–395	374	57	410.00–465.00	$432.74	$1,618	-6.65
400–445	420	96	400.00–445.00	$416.18	$1,748	+4.18
450–498	476	89	360.00–410.00	$387.53	$1,845	+1.67
500–545	528	85	345.00–394.00	$371.04	$1,959	+5.80
551–595	573	61	330.00–395.00	$358.35	$2,053	+12.89
600–635	615	42	310.00–353.00	$340.23	$2,092	+13.48
655–699	680	17	290.00–344.00	$324.80	$2,209	+11.02
700–720	705	4	275.00–314.00	$304.04	$2,143	-5.27
769–770	769	3	250.00–322.00	$297.98	$2,291	+2.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	225	4	500.00–680.00	$586.83	$1,320	-14.24
253–295	284	14	500.00–620.00	$517.33	$1,469	+6.00
300–342	326	43	445.00–560.00	$467.20	$1,523	-22.21
350–395	370	45	435.00–490.00	$450.41	$1,667	-10.73
400–445	425	54	420.00–450.00	$433.86	$1,844	-9.93
450–485	468	40	395.00–500.00	$435.46	$2,038	+22.34
503–540	518	42	365.00–490.00	$385.47	$1,997	+7.96
520 fancy	520	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,184	—
550–585	565	20	350.00–385.00	$363.67	$2,055	-1.46
557–573 fancy	568	12	387.50–397.50	$390.77	$2,220	—
600–640	621	57	330.00–430.00	$360.84	$2,241	+16.95
655–695	661	12	330.00–366.00	$337.89	$2,233	+8.79
706	706	3	317.00	$317.00	$2,238	-0.51
755 fancy	755	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,492	—
765	765	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,410	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606	606	94	375.00	$375.00	$2,272	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	3	510.00	$510.00	$1,198	—
280–290	285	4	455.00–490.00	$476.32	$1,358	—
305–345	329	9	395.00–455.00	$435.83	$1,434	+28.38
375–395	382	8	390.00–415.00	$401.22	$1,533	-5.76
405–445	426	16	370.00–410.00	$388.79	$1,656	-18.36
455–490	475	11	360.00–375.00	$366.11	$1,739	-4.18
540	540	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,863	-3.46
575–595	585	9	325.00–340.00	$333.34	$1,950	+13.50
610–645	632	6	320.00–335.00	$324.87	$2,053	—
660	660	2	307.00	$307.00	$2,026	—

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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	1	555.00	$555.00	$1,332	-20.00
255–295	271	12	540.00–690.00	$558.20	$1,513	-10.59
300–345	321	17	495.00–540.00	$517.32	$1,661	+8.59
360–395	380	18	430.00–515.00	$483.28	$1,836	+13.64
400–445	424	56	415.00–495.00	$444.85	$1,886	+6.25
450–495	475	57	400.00–480.00	$431.81	$2,051	+16.04
500–545	527	55	375.00–475.00	$403.97	$2,129	+11.47
550–595	573	36	350.00–400.00	$378.09	$2,166	+8.64
600–645	628	30	340.00–370.00	$350.67	$2,202	+3.54
650–695	674	14	320.00–355.00	$336.41	$2,267	+10.77
735–745	740	2	310.00–315.00	$312.48	$2,312	—
750–780	765	3	285.00–300.00	$295.00	$2,257	+10.00
825	825	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,310	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	760.00	$760.00	$1,748	+163.43
255–290	273	12	570.00–710.00	$594.65	$1,623	-23.89
300–335	313	19	515.00–590.00	$548.29	$1,716	-10.82
355–395	370	28	460.00–570.00	$516.46	$1,911	+11.60
400–445	425	41	435.00–520.00	$482.76	$2,052	+29.55
450–495	468	50	420.00–500.00	$460.29	$2,154	+21.75
500–540	516	52	393.00–455.00	$423.77	$2,187	+7.43
550–585	565	25	370.00–420.00	$396.87	$2,242	+8.76
600–645	622	26	350.00–375.00	$361.59	$2,249	+7.89
650–690	663	9	335.00–355.00	$348.30	$2,309	+16.58
710–735	723	2	320.00–322.50	$321.27	$2,323	+3.12
755–759	758	6	310.00–322.00	$311.99	$2,365	+3.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	620.00	$620.00	$1,395	—
270–275	272	6	590.00–600.00	$593.37	$1,614	+63.28
330–340	334	4	480.00–520.00	$504.87	$1,686	+34.05
355–365	359	5	450.00–455.00	$452.03	$1,623	-0.80
405–445	425	6	430.00–450.00	$438.25	$1,863	+34.89
465–495	474	5	400.00–433.00	$408.77	$1,938	+23.58
520–540	529	6	380.00–390.00	$383.34	$2,028	+22.58
590	590	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,124	+15.45
630–640	635	4	328.00–350.00	$340.76	$2,164	+6.07
745	745	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,235	-4.86

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1635	1218	80-85%	74	150.00–168.00	$159.77	$1,946	+4.03
900–1570	1232	80-85%	49	138.00–158.00	$152.26	$1,876	-8.61
840–1470	1275	80-85%	20	158.00–176.00	$167.21	$2,132	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1305	1060	85-90%	41	121.00–147.00	$140.90	$1,494	-8.38
900–1340	1078	85-90%	31	120.00–154.00	$143.33	$1,545	-5.95
1030–1215	1118	85-90%	6	136.00–157.00	$144.41	$1,615	+2.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1605	1355	75-80%	45	145.00–164.00	$159.05	$2,155	—
1230–1645	1373	75-80%	12	166.00–184.00	$174.43	$2,395	—
1260–1655	1405	75-80%	19	154.00–173.00	$167.21	$2,349	-1.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1715	1300	8	150.00–181.00	$173.22	$2,252	—
1000–2160	1523	24	177.00–197.00	$185.94	$2,832	—
1250–2365	1817	24	185.00–212.00	$200.11	$3,636	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,304.76

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Bred Cows

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)	5	2,125.00–2,300.00	$2,195.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,400.00–2,250.00	$1,877.08
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,550.00–1,900.00	$1,640.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	2,500.00–3,700.00	$2,787.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,775.00–2,200.00	$1,910.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	4,000.00–4,600.00	$4,300.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,150.00–2,450.00	$2,283.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,850.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,700.00–3,300.00	$2,925.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,250.00–3,200.00	$2,790.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	2,900.00–3,050.00	$2,950.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,600.00–2,300.00	$2,057.14	—

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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.