Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

1,702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $375.00/cwt ≈ $2,734/hd at 729 lb · 72 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $472.48/cwt -0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,999/hd at 423 lb · 58 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $429.69/cwt +16.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,054/hd at 478 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,702	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	610.00–640.00	$623.67	$1,403	—
260–295	283	7	570.00–650.00	$589.43	$1,668	+89.43
315–345	330	12	530.00–645.00	$573.67	$1,893	+33.06
355–390	377	19	480.00–615.00	$524.78	$1,978	-45.15
400–445	428	18	465.00–505.00	$472.97	$2,024	-24.77
452–490	468	19	447.00–510.00	$474.68	$2,222	-11.03
509–545	524	14	415.00–480.00	$444.46	$2,329	-1.86
561 value added	561	3	437.00	$437.00	$2,452	—
555–590	569	4	410.00–435.00	$419.89	$2,389	+1.99
608–635	611	22	380.00–410.00	$401.70	$2,454	+10.96
655–675	668	3	360.00–365.00	$361.63	$2,416	-20.30
715–725	719	4	325.00–352.00	$336.05	$2,416	-11.97
769–776	771	20	307.00–351.00	$339.93	$2,621	+9.93
821	821	4	325.00	$325.00	$2,668	—
1003	1003	3	310.00	$310.00	$3,109	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	550.00–560.00	$554.61	$1,237	—
325–340	334	7	495.00–620.00	$549.65	$1,836	+57.14
355–380	371	21	450.00–595.00	$487.76	$1,810	+32.68
405–440	421	16	432.00–485.00	$462.77	$1,948	+5.19
450–490	466	10	417.00–465.00	$438.73	$2,044	+0.37
505–545	518	14	398.00–450.00	$408.82	$2,118	-21.19
565–590	574	10	382.00–425.00	$397.34	$2,281	-7.88
610–645	628	4	364.00–380.00	$371.01	$2,330	-15.39
655–690	678	6	332.00–350.00	$342.65	$2,323	—
730–740	735	2	330.00–338.00	$333.97	$2,455	-9.17
755–785	766	4	330.00–334.00	$331.52	$2,539	-15.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
729	729	72	375.00	$375.00	$2,734	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	333	3	430.00–450.00	$441.45	$1,470	-0.34
415–445	429	8	440.00–470.00	$450.77	$1,934	+32.61
485	485	1	445.00	$445.00	$2,158	+50.00
520	520	2	384.00	$384.00	$1,997	-2.62
610–615	613	3	332.00–342.00	$338.68	$2,076	-16.66
670–695	682	3	334.00–340.00	$336.63	$2,296	-3.37
795	795	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,464	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	535.00	$535.00	$1,150	-58.83
270–290	278	3	485.00–500.00	$491.50	$1,366	-27.42
300–345	326	21	440.00–505.00	$474.62	$1,547	-21.27
350–398	377	53	440.00–495.00	$460.99	$1,738	-18.89
400–445	423	37	420.00–470.00	$450.05	$1,904	+5.82
460 fancy	460	3	437.50–440.00	$438.33	$2,016	—
450–497	469	40	405.00–445.00	$421.12	$1,975	+1.08
504–535	513	23	370.00–405.00	$391.72	$2,010	-2.48
555–575	566	23	360.00–395.00	$374.41	$2,119	+0.28
600–645	613	18	330.00–357.50	$350.89	$2,151	-18.66
670	670	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,412	+35.24
675	675	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,295	+15.24
710–735	717	6	330.00–340.00	$332.98	$2,387	+14.56
750–770	760	3	305.00–330.00	$318.44	$2,420	+7.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	233	3	630.00–640.00	$636.57	$1,483	+141.30
260–295	275	7	450.00–585.00	$506.23	$1,392	+20.35
300–345	327	18	420.00–475.00	$451.87	$1,478	-27.19
360–395	382	38	415.00–465.00	$439.45	$1,679	-6.61
400–445	427	34	400.00–455.00	$426.81	$1,822	+2.46
450–495	473	37	375.00–410.00	$394.04	$1,864	+5.14
505–545	524	35	350.00–390.00	$372.86	$1,954	+4.99
550–595	571	33	332.00–370.00	$350.09	$1,999	+0.13
605–645	631	15	316.00–350.00	$330.94	$2,088	+10.26
660–695	676	9	315.00–330.00	$323.92	$2,190	+1.69
705–740	725	3	305.00–315.00	$308.40	$2,236	-8.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	585.00	$585.00	$1,346	—
280	280	1	565.00	$565.00	$1,582	+143.89
325–340	331	10	400.00–435.00	$417.23	$1,381	-17.92
360–375	368	4	425.00–430.00	$427.55	$1,573	+17.74
415–445	437	14	355.00–430.00	$406.19	$1,775	+21.21
455–495	477	9	354.00–365.00	$359.95	$1,717	-13.16
510–545	528	12	330.00–350.00	$339.86	$1,794	-16.30
575–590	583	2	324.00–330.00	$327.04	$1,907	-8.34
615–645	628	3	306.00–330.00	$318.47	$2,000	-0.63
665–690	678	2	290.00–300.00	$295.09	$2,001	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	226	4	610.00–685.00	$647.29	$1,463	-25.67
250–270	267	6	570.00–630.00	$600.38	$1,603	+27.06
310–340	319	12	500.00–575.00	$540.80	$1,725	+20.63
350–395	378	33	460.00–535.00	$490.57	$1,854	+9.38
405–445	424	28	410.00–475.00	$447.16	$1,896	-4.78
450–495	478	54	400.00–470.00	$429.69	$2,054	+16.72
500–545	527	40	365.00–445.00	$406.92	$2,144	+23.96
555–595	578	26	340.00–415.00	$373.40	$2,158	+8.79
605–645	629	19	334.00–380.00	$360.85	$2,270	+7.64
655–685	674	17	335.00–357.50	$342.34	$2,307	+10.25
710–740	725	7	310.00–325.00	$316.35	$2,294	-2.37
755–775	765	6	280.00–320.00	$302.45	$2,314	-12.55
810	810	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,146	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	3	660.00–700.00	$680.44	$1,551	-7.24
255–295	283	14	580.00–620.00	$593.90	$1,681	-54.23
305–345	329	13	530.00–610.00	$560.91	$1,845	-3.99
355–395	374	16	490.00–570.00	$516.32	$1,931	-5.59
400–445	423	58	450.00–495.00	$472.48	$1,999	-0.90
450–495	470	33	420.00–490.00	$460.63	$2,165	+25.37
505–549	528	30	390.00–470.00	$431.38	$2,278	+28.87
555–590	569	19	358.00–425.00	$396.99	$2,259	+13.68
605–645	628	12	365.00–397.50	$387.05	$2,431	+16.59
650–685	668	9	360.00–375.00	$363.03	$2,425	+7.54
700–745	723	8	320.00–335.00	$325.03	$2,350	-8.31
760	760	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,280	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	540.00	$540.00	$1,593	+140.00
330–345	339	15	475.00–490.00	$484.41	$1,642	-2.81
355–390	374	28	440.00–475.00	$463.14	$1,732	-1.20
410–435	429	14	420.00–450.00	$433.42	$1,859	-17.68
455–490	469	16	375.00–430.00	$410.72	$1,926	+1.47
505–520	513	6	365.00–375.00	$370.07	$1,898	+8.63
575–595	588	7	330.00–355.00	$338.08	$1,988	-15.06
605	605	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,027	+1.08
670	670	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,178	+20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1470	1191	80-85%	19	140.00–157.00	$148.02	$1,763	—
980–1465	1263	80-85%	22	155.00–172.00	$165.77	$2,094	-10.07
1010–1500	1308	80-85%	29	151.00–162.00	$158.56	$2,074	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1700	1396	75-80%	8	157.00–163.00	$160.38	$2,239	-16.31
1350–1645	1431	75-80%	18	167.00–180.00	$174.99	$2,504	—
1235–1725	1435	75-80%	10	154.00–162.00	$156.79	$2,250	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1170	1007	85-90%	9	125.00–136.00	$129.67	$1,306	-8.35
940–1240	1090	85-90%	10	143.00–163.00	$147.41	$1,607	—
940–1500	1118	85-90%	11	134.00–152.00	$140.82	$1,574	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1780	1473	15	163.00–186.00	$179.01	$2,637	—
1075–2310	1644	15	175.00–194.00	$186.45	$3,065	-16.27
1195–2165	1746	10	185.00–212.00	$193.75	$3,383	—

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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	8	1,950.00–2,300.00	$2,100.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	1,350.00–1,450.00	$1,402.94

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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)	22	1,600.00–2,400.00	$1,934.32
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	2,050.00–2,800.00	$2,313.89
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,900.00–3,200.00	$3,030.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	3,100.00–3,275.00	$3,175.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,900.00–2,100.00	$1,966.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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)	2	2,150.00–2,500.00	$2,325.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,250.00

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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	2	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,250.00–3,500.00	$2,788.89	—

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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.