Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 17, 2026

3,149 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $448.97/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,344/hd at 522 lb · 52 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $494.88/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,098/hd at 424 lb · 40 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $484.14/cwt +16.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,043/hd at 422 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,149	2,236	1,756
Feeder cattle	2,731	1,792	1,298
Slaughter cattle	271	222	294
Replacement cattle	147	222	164

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	600.00–620.00	$610.43	$1,404	-139.57
265–275	267	6	585.00–600.00	$597.42	$1,595	-27.95
315–330	326	4	570.00–585.00	$578.68	$1,886	+2.57
358–395	379	18	520.00–590.00	$542.70	$2,057	+15.14
400–442	426	15	495.00–520.00	$507.01	$2,160	+22.20
450–490	465	15	480.00–500.00	$489.91	$2,278	+15.68
500–545	529	11	450.00–475.00	$465.33	$2,462	+9.97
564–585	573	14	425.00–475.00	$444.24	$2,545	+18.06
600–635	621	8	400.00–435.00	$421.18	$2,616	-2.96
655–690	678	13	360.00–390.00	$381.55	$2,587	+12.41
700–720	711	7	330.00–367.00	$346.19	$2,461	-6.41
755–784	772	4	335.00–350.00	$339.91	$2,624	-3.76
895	895	4	330.00	$330.00	$2,954	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	680.00–700.00	$690.11	$1,573	—
250–295	265	8	620.00–790.00	$664.92	$1,762	-2.79
300–345	328	20	595.00–650.00	$614.60	$2,016	+13.29
355–395	379	9	560.00–630.00	$590.08	$2,236	-3.40
413–430	421	12	516.00–550.00	$535.50	$2,254	+5.50
465–487	482	4	500.00–505.00	$501.21	$2,416	-23.84
500–525	513	6	465.00–490.00	$474.06	$2,432	-19.32
550–595	575	18	440.00–495.00	$467.51	$2,688	+5.55
600–640	624	5	420.00–440.00	$430.38	$2,686	+25.05
660–690	675	2	390.00–407.50	$398.56	$2,690	-16.72
700	700	3	355.00	$355.00	$2,485	-37.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,669	-52.45
485	485	1	445.00	$445.00	$2,158	+6.53
510–545	521	5	400.00–420.00	$407.12	$2,121	+32.12
580–590	585	2	380.00–405.00	$392.39	$2,295	-3.39
614	614	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,180	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	220	4	550.00–600.00	$566.65	$1,247	-58.98
250–295	279	7	500.00–595.00	$540.60	$1,508	-31.34
300–345	324	20	470.00–550.00	$507.42	$1,644	-10.04
355–395	377	35	450.00–535.00	$485.94	$1,832	+8.28
410–445	427	38	440.00–492.00	$461.59	$1,971	+15.87
450–499	478	33	415.00–450.00	$436.12	$2,085	+15.17
500–545	520	28	390.00–455.00	$410.51	$2,135	+4.50
550–595	576	17	365.00–405.00	$382.74	$2,205	+9.97
600–645	629	17	320.00–390.00	$357.30	$2,247	+0.94
650–685	671	8	300.00–340.00	$333.25	$2,236	+0.57
710–730	716	5	325.00–332.00	$330.18	$2,364	+7.60
769–785	774	3	320.00–330.00	$323.38	$2,503	+63.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	3	580.00–630.00	$610.79	$1,283	-74.59
250–285	272	7	550.00–660.00	$591.43	$1,609	-8.03
310–345	326	17	515.00–560.00	$531.59	$1,733	-22.98
350–396	381	35	470.00–545.00	$510.46	$1,945	+7.33
420 fancy	420	1	520.00	$520.00	$2,184	+20.00
400–445	422	37	455.00–590.00	$483.17	$2,039	+16.36
460–490	472	30	440.00–470.00	$456.56	$2,155	+4.28
500–545	523	28	415.00–450.00	$427.48	$2,236	+0.92
550–570	562	6	395.00–400.00	$396.63	$2,229	+0.33
605–645	624	7	350.00–385.00	$365.58	$2,281	-2.66
655–690	673	2	320.00–335.00	$327.70	$2,205	-17.85
770	770	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,502	-20.00
810	810	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,349	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,226	-5.16
260–295	283	5	480.00–550.00	$521.80	$1,477	+57.05
305–345	327	5	460.00–475.00	$468.01	$1,530	-7.39
375	375	3	445.00–455.00	$450.00	$1,688	+15.71
405–445	423	13	405.00–455.00	$432.34	$1,829	+22.00
450–495	471	14	390.00–420.00	$404.10	$1,903	+20.76
505–545	524	10	350.00–402.00	$381.83	$2,001	+8.53
555–595	577	5	350.00–385.00	$358.75	$2,070	+14.08
665	665	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,062	+7.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	224	7	600.00–740.00	$662.36	$1,484	-35.68
270–295	279	7	670.00–730.00	$695.77	$1,941	+35.16
300–345	322	14	530.00–675.00	$605.29	$1,949	+4.87
355–395	370	16	500.00–590.00	$533.57	$1,974	+0.76
405–445	424	40	450.00–525.00	$494.88	$2,098	+0.18
455–495	481	31	440.00–480.00	$462.77	$2,226	-1.86
500–545	525	29	400.00–485.00	$426.18	$2,237	-3.25
550–595	570	17	395.00–480.00	$423.87	$2,416	+18.96
600–645	629	20	355.00–400.00	$379.76	$2,389	+10.69
655–690	673	4	355.00–370.00	$361.27	$2,431	+22.30
705–735	719	7	330.00–350.00	$342.58	$2,463	+17.55
760–775	770	5	325.00–335.00	$331.02	$2,549	+31.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	770.00–780.00	$774.84	$1,805	+33.98
250–290	277	6	630.00–760.00	$710.93	$1,969	+38.73
300–345	322	8	540.00–710.00	$597.17	$1,923	-52.94
350–390	369	15	515.00–655.00	$571.36	$2,108	-5.78
400–445	419	35	495.00–550.00	$512.89	$2,149	-8.20
455–485	467	28	465.00–510.00	$487.03	$2,274	-0.07
500–545	522	52	440.00–505.00	$448.97	$2,344	+0.98
550–590	566	16	410.00–440.00	$425.70	$2,409	+0.22
600–645	618	9	395.00–415.00	$406.35	$2,511	+25.36
650–655	653	2	395.00–397.50	$396.25	$2,588	+42.89
700–715	708	2	340.00–360.00	$349.89	$2,477	+15.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	238	4	550.00–670.00	$579.05	$1,378	—
260–280	265	6	640.00–660.00	$643.52	$1,705	+50.59
315–340	332	3	595.00–640.00	$609.25	$2,023	+32.58
375–395	382	9	515.00–550.00	$525.57	$2,008	+11.52
415–445	433	7	450.00–490.00	$468.13	$2,027	+9.33
460–495	468	8	410.00–455.00	$430.05	$2,013	-8.27
520–540	528	8	350.00–430.00	$384.08	$2,028	-9.45
580–595	587	5	370.00–395.00	$384.04	$2,254	+1.69
610–645	625	6	345.00–375.00	$356.64	$2,229	+12.84
670–680	675	4	300.00–345.00	$331.68	$2,239	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1385	1144	80-85%	10	150.00–165.00	$156.79	$1,794	—
1000–1520	1207	80-85%	30	160.00–179.00	$168.74	$2,037	—
990–1540	1215	80-85%	33	170.00–189.00	$176.87	$2,149	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1675	1329	75-80%	28	179.00–210.00	$188.18	$2,501	—
1015–1740	1381	75-80%	25	173.00–189.00	$182.01	$2,514	-2.59
1370–1655	1513	75-80%	2	165.00–170.00	$167.26	$2,531	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1020	896	85-90%	7	127.50–140.00	$131.70	$1,180	—
970–1135	1018	85-90%	4	146.00–168.00	$153.43	$1,562	-6.47
890–1190	1053	85-90%	6	132.00–153.00	$146.12	$1,539	-4.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1965	1524	8	170.00–189.00	$182.69	$2,784	+1.27
1217–2165	1677	12	179.00–196.00	$190.00	$3,186	-14.46
1400–2290	1808	17	193.00–219.00	$206.05	$3,725	—

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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	2	1,950.00–2,450.00	$2,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,450.00–1,660.00	$1,520.00

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	2,600.00–3,700.00	$3,152.94
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,487.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	2,550.00–3,200.00	$2,908.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	3,300.00–3,750.00	$3,587.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,678.57
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,350.00–3,050.00	$2,662.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,100.00	$2,025.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

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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)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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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	3,950.00–4,150.00	$4,050.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,700.00–4,250.00	$3,430.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,550.00–2,650.00	$2,600.00	—

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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.