Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, February 16, 2026

2,236 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $426.76/cwt +9.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,239/hd at 525 lb · 55 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $494.70/cwt +14.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,127/hd at 430 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $454.11/cwt +9.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,158/hd at 475 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,236	2,886	1,716
Feeder cattle	1,792	2,430	1,239
Slaughter cattle	222	176	235
Replacement cattle	222	280	242

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223	223	2	750.00	$750.00	$1,672	—
255–295	268	6	590.00–710.00	$625.37	$1,676	-14.63
325–340	333	4	570.00–590.00	$576.11	$1,918	-27.62
365–395	384	10	510.00–560.00	$527.56	$2,026	-32.34
415–445	429	4	475.00–495.00	$484.81	$2,080	+1.50
450–495	470	11	440.00–510.00	$474.23	$2,229	-6.50
505–543	531	15	440.00–465.00	$455.36	$2,418	+7.32
550–580	567	8	410.00–465.00	$426.18	$2,416	+3.57
610–635	625	9	395.00–450.00	$424.14	$2,651	+18.24
655–665	659	11	362.00–385.00	$369.14	$2,433	-10.32
700–736	726	16	332.00–365.00	$352.60	$2,560	-13.92
770–795	788	6	340.00–345.00	$343.67	$2,708	+5.91
815–841	832	6	335.00	$335.00	$2,787	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	273	6	620.00–750.00	$667.71	$1,823	-35.87
310–335	324	7	595.00–615.00	$601.31	$1,948	-3.04
355–375	362	7	570.00–640.00	$593.48	$2,148	+4.69
435	435	5	530.00	$530.00	$2,306	-98.99
450–460	455	2	520.00–530.00	$525.05	$2,389	-7.75
505–510	508	3	480.00–510.00	$493.38	$2,506	+22.42
555–575	564	6	435.00–495.00	$461.96	$2,605	-4.37
605–645	640	18	396.00–477.00	$405.33	$2,594	-13.23
659–690	667	24	407.50–418.00	$415.28	$2,770	+12.63
715	715	9	392.50	$392.50	$2,806	+0.99
801	801	16	342.50	$342.50	$2,743	—
868	868	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,864	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,980	+47.52
375–385	378	4	490.00–500.00	$497.45	$1,880	—
405–445	431	11	455.00–500.00	$485.45	$2,092	+23.78
465–495	475	3	435.00–445.00	$438.47	$2,083	-2.96
505	505	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,894	-61.51
555–590	581	8	370.00–405.00	$395.78	$2,299	—
725	725	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,465	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	680.00–690.00	$685.38	$1,563	+19.44
260–295	281	25	570.00–635.00	$599.46	$1,684	-56.12
300–330	317	13	530.00–580.00	$554.57	$1,758	-15.93
350–390	365	17	480.00–530.00	$503.13	$1,836	+6.87
400–446	425	34	445.00–510.00	$466.81	$1,984	+5.37
425 fancy	425	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,125	—
467–470 fancy	468	4	465.00–470.00	$468.74	$2,194	—
450–495	476	32	415.00–490.00	$452.28	$2,153	+8.10
510	510	1	437.50	$437.50	$2,231	+19.86
505–545	525	54	407.50–475.00	$426.56	$2,239	+8.92
555–598	579	20	382.00–440.00	$396.30	$2,295	-6.84
615–635	622	3	360.00–380.00	$368.24	$2,290	-15.74
615–645 fancy	630	3	395.00–400.00	$397.48	$2,504	—
655–695	673	9	340.00–355.00	$345.55	$2,326	+8.12
684 value added	684	12	385.00	$385.00	$2,633	—
700	700	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,520	—
714	714	6	336.00	$336.00	$2,399	+16.00
785	785	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,708	—
790	790	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,370	—
885	885	4	305.00	$305.00	$2,699	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
224–245	227	7	610.00–630.00	$625.63	$1,420	—
255–295	279	11	520.00–590.00	$571.94	$1,596	-38.77
300–345	327	19	490.00–565.00	$517.46	$1,692	-7.40
360–395	383	30	445.00–500.00	$477.66	$1,829	+11.82
410–445	430	24	420.00–470.00	$445.72	$1,917	-0.57
455–495	483	14	400.00–435.00	$420.95	$2,033	+6.17
500–545	525	21	375.00–440.00	$406.01	$2,132	+5.83
550–595	575	35	350.00–410.00	$372.77	$2,143	-0.23
605–645	623	15	332.00–390.00	$356.36	$2,220	+5.18
675–690	685	4	310.00–344.00	$332.68	$2,279	-9.79
710–745	729	8	300.00–334.00	$322.58	$2,352	+2.39
765	765	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,989	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	570.00–580.00	$575.16	$1,311	—
260–275	266	7	440.00–510.00	$464.75	$1,236	-125.25
305–325	316	4	450.00–490.00	$475.40	$1,502	-30.67
360–390	383	7	420.00–470.00	$434.29	$1,663	-18.79
400–445	424	12	370.00–430.00	$410.34	$1,740	-24.74
450–490	475	16	355.00–395.00	$383.34	$1,821	-22.33
515–545	529	9	330.00–385.00	$373.30	$1,975	-28.31
590	590	3	338.00–348.00	$344.67	$2,034	-35.52
630–640	635	3	310.00–327.00	$320.71	$2,037	—
670–690	674	5	300.00–312.00	$302.46	$2,039	-15.44
705	705	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,221	+9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	229	8	660.00–715.00	$698.04	$1,599	+98.04
260–285	269	7	650.00–670.00	$660.61	$1,777	+19.62
310–345	334	16	560.00–640.00	$600.42	$2,005	+17.58
355–395	380	21	500.00–580.00	$532.81	$2,025	+5.50
405–445	430	38	450.00–515.00	$494.70	$2,127	+14.59
450–495	471	24	425.00–500.00	$464.63	$2,188	+16.57
500–545	524	25	400.00–465.00	$429.43	$2,250	+18.00
560–595	573	25	375.00–430.00	$404.91	$2,320	+18.55
605–645	626	17	340.00–400.00	$369.07	$2,310	-1.54
655–695	679	15	330.00–362.00	$338.97	$2,302	-13.49
705–745	727	5	310.00–340.00	$325.03	$2,363	+3.65
765–790	777	3	295.00–302.50	$299.19	$2,325	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	218	4	700.00–770.00	$740.86	$1,615	+9.38
275–290	284	7	605.00–740.00	$672.20	$1,909	+1.15
300–330	317	9	600.00–680.00	$650.11	$2,061	+30.56
360–390	376	10	540.00–620.00	$577.14	$2,170	+21.32
400–435	418	20	495.00–545.00	$521.09	$2,178	+15.06
450–495	479	32	460.00–530.00	$487.10	$2,333	+10.25
505–545	525	22	435.00–475.00	$447.99	$2,352	+14.57
555–595	582	19	410.00–450.00	$425.48	$2,476	+22.80
600–640	627	22	364.00–410.00	$380.99	$2,389	+3.01
660–685	674	7	348.00–360.00	$353.36	$2,382	-3.41
700–745	722	5	330.00–342.50	$334.03	$2,412	—
765–790	777	3	325.00–330.00	$327.53	$2,545	—
830	830	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,532	—
855–870	863	2	280.00–290.00	$285.04	$2,460	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	281	7	570.00–620.00	$592.93	$1,666	+9.89
335	335	3	570.00–590.00	$576.67	$1,932	+8.55
351–390	370	21	470.00–540.00	$514.05	$1,902	-1.82
405–435	428	13	450.00–465.00	$458.80	$1,964	-6.14
455–495	477	11	430.00–445.00	$438.32	$2,091	+23.55
505–545	526	4	380.00–405.00	$393.53	$2,070	-11.53
565–590	573	9	365.00–390.00	$382.35	$2,191	+7.35
605–645	618	3	310.00–365.00	$343.80	$2,125	-1.20
725–730	728	4	320.00–325.00	$322.49	$2,348	+10.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1540	1267	80-85%	27	160.00–186.00	$171.39	$2,172	—
1025–1410	1304	80-85%	15	166.00–188.00	$179.55	$2,341	—
1130–1500	1336	80-85%	18	150.00–168.00	$161.33	$2,155	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1300	1011	85-90%	28	137.00–169.00	$159.90	$1,617	+10.78
865–1240	1051	85-90%	17	127.00–163.00	$150.76	$1,584	-8.20
985–1270	1145	85-90%	10	143.00–175.00	$162.03	$1,855	+1.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1595	1366	75-80%	8	170.00–192.00	$184.60	$2,522	-4.26
1380–1475	1440	75-80%	4	181.00–197.00	$189.58	$2,730	-4.73
1200–1680	1453	75-80%	10	160.00–181.00	$173.19	$2,516	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2120	1515	15	172.00–187.00	$181.42	$2,749	—
1155–2185	1589	15	187.00–207.00	$193.65	$3,077	-12.96
1025–2240	1686	12	196.00–220.00	$204.46	$3,447	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,360.00–1,550.00	$1,447.69

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,200.00	$2,166.67
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	2,300.00–3,050.00	$2,532.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,450.00–3,300.00	$3,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	3,000.00–3,600.00	$3,350.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	2,100.00–2,450.00	$2,245.83
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,500.00–2,725.00	$2,625.00

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)	6	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,125.00	$1,958.33

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	3,200.00–3,600.00	$3,466.67
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	3,800.00–4,600.00	$4,109.52
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	3,600.00–4,200.00	$3,792.00

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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	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,450.00–3,950.00	$3,678.57	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00–2,200.00	$2,125.00	—

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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.