Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 20, 2026

1,971 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $339.99/cwt -6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,652/hd at 780 lb · 78 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $441.87/cwt +1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,887/hd at 427 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $446.52/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,067/hd at 463 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,971	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	660.00	$660.00	$1,320	+9.85
255–295	276	12	590.00–630.00	$600.86	$1,658	-16.01
300–345	328	19	540.00–590.00	$561.24	$1,841	-16.28
355–390	373	20	520.00–540.00	$533.52	$1,990	-76.34
405–445	427	24	465.00–530.00	$503.15	$2,148	-11.41
450–495	480	13	455.00–490.00	$472.87	$2,270	-19.33
505–535	521	16	430.00–465.00	$446.03	$2,324	-13.68
550–589	574	23	410.00–432.50	$418.92	$2,405	-17.58
600–635	619	13	390.00–415.00	$401.97	$2,488	+1.85
650–697	693	26	365.00–391.00	$366.12	$2,537	—
710–730	720	4	350.00–355.00	$352.53	$2,538	-4.71
765–786	780	78	320.00–344.00	$339.99	$2,652	-6.69
870–889	886	9	300.00–313.00	$309.24	$2,740	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	227	11	585.00–600.00	$598.53	$1,359	—
270–290	275	4	520.00–540.00	$525.27	$1,444	-37.16
300–330	324	12	500.00–540.00	$522.48	$1,693	-24.48
350–395	378	19	485.00–520.00	$501.34	$1,895	+12.05
400–445	416	21	455.00–495.00	$468.47	$1,949	+18.47
460–495	475	20	430.00–460.00	$448.82	$2,132	—
500–545	520	18	385.00–435.00	$413.90	$2,152	—
560–592	588	39	370.00–420.00	$378.71	$2,227	—
600–640	626	12	340.00–395.00	$371.26	$2,324	—
673–690	678	15	357.00–370.00	$360.27	$2,443	+20.27
705–732	724	14	335.00–346.00	$342.83	$2,482	—
750–774	760	24	321.00–340.00	$333.64	$2,536	—
841	841	12	329.00	$329.00	$2,767	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	39	397.50	$397.50	$2,504	—
745	745	49	352.00	$352.00	$2,622	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	3	460.00–485.00	$474.62	$1,543	—
350–395	381	7	445.00–455.00	$450.79	$1,718	—
400	400	4	430.00	$430.00	$1,720	+10.00
450–465	458	2	380.00–410.00	$395.25	$1,810	—
545	545	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,098	—
600–634	626	4	315.00–325.00	$322.60	$2,019	—
680	680	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,108	—
760–762	762	6	310.00	$310.00	$2,362	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	238	5	500.00–530.00	$509.66	$1,213	-115.12
250–290	266	18	460.00–515.00	$484.30	$1,288	-23.82
305–345	325	15	435.00–490.00	$462.58	$1,503	+10.73
350–395	371	36	415.00–470.00	$438.94	$1,628	+6.78
400–445	419	43	400.00–440.00	$423.41	$1,774	+6.24
451–495	475	42	395.00–425.00	$408.69	$1,941	+8.10
500–545	528	32	345.00–395.00	$374.05	$1,975	+16.13
550–595	569	47	315.00–390.00	$358.16	$2,038	+8.80
605–645	625	21	300.00–365.00	$342.40	$2,140	+7.82
650–688	672	14	302.50–345.00	$324.62	$2,181	+7.75
704–740	712	50	310.00–330.00	$326.90	$2,328	+41.09
750–780	769	6	267.50–318.00	$300.35	$2,310	+32.85
800–832	828	8	270.00–316.00	$310.44	$2,570	—
875	875	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,362	—
900	900	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,340	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	226	5	500.00–600.00	$554.34	$1,253	-235.66
255–290	273	11	470.00–525.00	$493.57	$1,347	-41.50
300–335	320	18	450.00–530.00	$489.10	$1,565	+7.81
355–395	375	24	435.00–500.00	$468.22	$1,756	+16.08
405–445	427	56	425.00–480.00	$441.87	$1,887	+1.77
450–485	465	40	412.50–470.00	$428.20	$1,991	+2.00
510 fancy	510	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,168	+20.00
500–530	512	26	370.00–415.00	$397.30	$2,034	+3.82
550–580	566	22	347.50–385.00	$367.85	$2,082	+1.98
601–628	613	22	320.00–365.00	$348.92	$2,139	+2.71
660–680	665	35	335.00–350.00	$347.29	$2,309	+7.35
710–730	720	2	300.00–312.50	$306.34	$2,206	-13.78
750–751	751	21	292.50–324.00	$321.72	$2,416	+19.22
800	800	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,480	+20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	289	4	440.00–490.00	$476.26	$1,376	—
305–315	308	3	410.00–440.00	$426.49	$1,314	-12.87
350–395	370	12	380.00–415.00	$397.42	$1,470	-28.15
435–445	442	5	385.00–390.00	$386.00	$1,706	-2.26
455–460	458	6	375.00–380.00	$376.68	$1,725	+21.17
500–545	524	11	300.00–370.00	$352.47	$1,847	+22.51
560–595	571	6	340.00–350.00	$344.19	$1,965	+24.19
605–615	611	5	310.00–344.00	$333.85	$2,040	+1.40
660–680	670	2	310.00–320.00	$315.07	$2,111	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	730.00	$730.00	$1,642	+78.18
285–295	290	4	570.00–600.00	$588.81	$1,708	-5.50
305–325	316	16	540.00–580.00	$557.70	$1,762	-32.22
350–385	366	10	480.00–550.00	$512.78	$1,877	-14.39
400–445	418	25	450.00–500.00	$475.13	$1,986	+3.54
450–495	463	51	420.00–465.00	$446.52	$2,067	+3.14
500–548	521	44	405.00–440.00	$425.67	$2,218	+3.88
550–585	569	24	390.00–412.50	$398.44	$2,267	-7.62
600–640	616	13	365.00–392.50	$385.18	$2,373	+23.79
655–695	682	6	350.00–370.00	$359.98	$2,455	-12.50
700–730	723	6	325.00–345.00	$335.07	$2,423	+11.77
760–765	763	2	300.00–310.00	$305.02	$2,327	-3.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	270	5	530.00–590.00	$569.52	$1,538	-22.89
300–345	328	10	500.00–545.00	$520.45	$1,707	-27.99
350–390	373	14	450.00–520.00	$487.47	$1,818	-27.39
400–445	428	35	425.00–490.00	$453.32	$1,940	+1.11
455–495	479	25	390.00–460.00	$427.63	$2,048	-17.02
500–546	532	26	370.00–425.00	$397.80	$2,116	-2.44
560–595	580	16	370.00–400.00	$383.58	$2,225	-3.49
600–645	631	13	350.00–375.00	$361.12	$2,279	+3.74
660–695	680	15	335.00–350.00	$347.34	$2,362	+5.54
710–745	730	11	300.00–325.00	$313.98	$2,292	+3.63
765–785	777	3	285.00–330.00	$313.25	$2,434	+20.81
825	825	1	272.50	$272.50	$2,248	—
855	855	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,351	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	282	3	540.00–560.00	$548.46	$1,547	+18.46
310–345	330	8	470.00–500.00	$481.78	$1,590	—
380–395	387	5	450.00–465.00	$457.88	$1,772	+7.88
410–445	428	12	400.00–445.00	$426.48	$1,825	+16.48
485–495	490	9	400.00–420.00	$409.43	$2,006	+4.43
530–545	536	11	340.00–390.00	$382.68	$2,051	+12.68
560–595	582	10	314.00–370.00	$356.41	$2,074	-7.59
615–625	622	3	340.00–350.00	$346.70	$2,156	—
665–695	678	8	300.00–330.00	$318.17	$2,157	+8.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1540	1183	80-85%	21	140.00–152.00	$147.93	$1,750	+2.53
980–1855	1243	80-85%	44	147.00–164.00	$156.95	$1,951	—
790–1560	1254	80-85%	18	150.00–171.00	$159.92	$2,005	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1660	1435	75-80%	14	161.00–176.00	$167.46	$2,403	—
1145–1880	1456	75-80%	18	155.00–175.00	$165.01	$2,403	+6.52
1260–1695	1519	75-80%	8	153.00–161.00	$156.89	$2,383	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1195	957	85-90%	12	125.00–149.00	$133.48	$1,277	+10.57
910–1185	1008	85-90%	3	120.00–125.00	$121.93	$1,229	-11.89
930–1205	1009	85-90%	4	135.00–154.00	$141.37	$1,426	+7.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1750	1311	7	164.00–175.00	$170.08	$2,230	—
1250–2545	1767	16	180.00–191.00	$185.65	$3,280	—
1445–2275	1779	14	192.00–207.00	$201.40	$3,583	—

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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	4	2,200.00–2,350.00	$2,275.00

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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)	6	1,500.00–2,850.00	$2,541.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	3,000.00–3,550.00	$3,185.71
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,850.00–3,400.00	$3,137.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	1,850.00–3,200.00	$2,587.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,900.00–3,050.00	$2,975.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,250.00–2,350.00	$2,300.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,400.00–2,750.00	$2,514.29

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)	3	2,050.00–2,100.00	$2,066.67

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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	2,400.00–2,650.00	$2,480.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,500.00–3,600.00	$3,533.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—

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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.