Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 18, 2026

2,179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $422.71/cwt -4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,211/hd at 523 lb · 54 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $379.91/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,177/hd at 573 lb · 45 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $501.09/cwt +15.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 369 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,179	3,149	1,374
Feeder cattle	1,746	2,731	950
Slaughter cattle	249	271	229
Replacement cattle	184	147	195

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	690.00–710.00	$699.82	$1,994	+34.90
305–345	328	10	605.00–670.00	$638.31	$2,094	+23.71
355–370	366	8	570.00–630.00	$606.24	$2,219	+16.16
400–430	414	6	550.00–585.00	$573.54	$2,374	+38.04
450–470	455	11	495.00–537.50	$522.90	$2,379	+21.69
525–543	531	11	452.50–470.00	$457.50	$2,429	-16.56
565–570	568	4	430.00–435.00	$432.49	$2,457	-35.02
606–645	620	19	410.00–422.50	$417.71	$2,590	-12.67
650–651	651	5	387.50–390.00	$388.00	$2,526	-10.56
705	705	2	387.50	$387.50	$2,732	+32.50
760–785	768	3	350.00–362.50	$358.24	$2,751	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	317	3	625.00–640.00	$629.89	$1,997	+51.21
385	385	4	555.00–610.00	$596.25	$2,296	+53.55
405–440	427	7	515.00–544.00	$536.66	$2,292	+29.65
455–490	470	12	490.00–510.00	$496.12	$2,332	+6.21
505–545	536	8	440.00–495.00	$459.11	$2,461	-6.22
555–595	566	6	410.00–470.00	$430.07	$2,434	-14.17
605–645	625	4	400.00–440.00	$428.39	$2,677	+7.21
690	690	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,622	-1.55
715–745	730	13	366.00–370.00	$366.63	$2,676	+20.44
760–790	775	2	342.00–355.00	$348.37	$2,700	+8.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,955	+50.00
425–440	430	3	530.00–532.00	$531.32	$2,285	—
495	495	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,252	+10.00
505–540	518	6	420.00–430.00	$426.61	$2,210	+19.49
565	565	2	396.00	$396.00	$2,237	+3.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	215	3	620.00–635.00	$630.23	$1,355	+19.44
260–290	277	6	550.00–655.00	$600.75	$1,664	+9.32
315 fancy	315	1	610.00	$610.00	$1,922	—
300–346	329	14	505.00–600.00	$545.76	$1,796	+14.17
350–395	373	23	460.00–545.00	$523.31	$1,952	+12.85
410–448	426	27	460.00–525.00	$487.41	$2,076	+4.24
450 value added	450	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,160	—
455–495	466	36	432.50–485.00	$458.56	$2,137	+2.00
502–545	523	54	405.00–432.00	$422.71	$2,211	-4.77
557 value added	557	18	429.00	$429.00	$2,390	—
555–595	574	14	390.00–416.00	$408.86	$2,347	+12.23
605 value added	605	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,541	—
605–640	614	7	380.00–395.00	$384.97	$2,364	+19.39
650–690	667	9	328.00–375.00	$342.61	$2,285	+14.91
705–745	729	28	318.00–340.00	$331.89	$2,419	—
768	768	3	327.50	$327.50	$2,515	+2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	263	5	510.00–610.00	$573.12	$1,507	+32.52
305–345	329	19	490.00–550.00	$532.50	$1,752	+25.08
350–398	369	43	435.00–530.00	$501.09	$1,849	+15.15
400–445	428	28	420.00–505.00	$450.20	$1,927	-11.39
450–495	469	26	400.00–460.00	$430.65	$2,020	-5.47
505–545	532	29	360.00–435.00	$395.69	$2,105	-14.82
550–595	573	45	350.00–410.00	$379.91	$2,177	-2.83
605–645	627	24	340.00–378.00	$361.16	$2,264	+3.86
660–675	665	3	310.00–320.00	$316.62	$2,106	-16.63
715–745	736	6	305.00–325.00	$312.20	$2,298	-17.98
760	760	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,318	-18.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,425	-21.80
320–345	324	14	527.00–535.00	$528.57	$1,713	+60.56
350–390	368	14	400.00–505.00	$465.56	$1,713	+15.56
410–440	423	16	460.00–475.00	$465.30	$1,968	+32.96
455–495	481	23	390.00–440.00	$427.63	$2,057	+23.53
505–545	526	15	365.00–402.00	$391.78	$2,061	+9.95
555–595	569	12	350.00–390.00	$377.03	$2,145	+18.28
620–645	641	10	325.00–360.00	$349.69	$2,242	—
685	685	1	306.00	$306.00	$2,096	-4.00
710–720	713	4	300.00–305.00	$301.26	$2,148	—

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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	825.00	$825.00	$1,856	+50.16
255–290	273	7	590.00–650.00	$636.36	$1,737	-74.57
300–340	326	14	580.00–690.00	$625.31	$2,039	+28.14
355–395	371	21	530.00–630.00	$572.07	$2,122	+0.71
400–442	420	23	465.00–570.00	$509.14	$2,138	-3.75
450–495	466	27	445.00–506.00	$478.48	$2,230	-8.55
505–545	523	28	430.00–480.00	$439.81	$2,300	-9.16
550–585	561	26	405.00–445.00	$420.28	$2,358	-5.42
608–630	624	20	392.50–406.00	$397.39	$2,480	-8.96
650–685	661	8	367.50–390.00	$383.29	$2,534	-12.96
710–745	722	10	335.00–357.50	$349.45	$2,523	-0.44
755–795	776	7	320.00–342.50	$333.68	$2,589	—
800–830	815	2	310.00–325.00	$317.36	$2,586	—
870	870	2	300.00–305.00	$302.50	$2,632	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	780.00	$780.00	$1,755	+117.64
255–270	264	5	590.00–740.00	$664.85	$1,755	-30.92
315–340	331	9	540.00–630.00	$614.03	$2,032	+8.74
350–395	384	14	480.00–615.00	$555.00	$2,131	+21.43
410–445	425	28	440.00–545.00	$511.46	$2,174	+16.58
450–495	475	30	420.00–485.00	$460.34	$2,187	-2.43
505–545	523	15	405.00–440.00	$424.07	$2,218	-2.11
550–595	573	22	380.00–420.00	$403.66	$2,313	-20.21
600–640	624	9	355.00–415.00	$376.87	$2,352	-2.89
655–680	667	5	330.00–368.00	$355.40	$2,371	-5.87
725–735	730	2	315.00–330.00	$322.55	$2,355	-20.03
760–775	766	4	315.00–330.00	$321.29	$2,461	-9.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	3	695.00	$695.00	$1,842	+51.48
305–335	320	6	490.00–600.00	$564.99	$1,808	-44.26
355–395	378	9	510.00–595.00	$551.82	$2,086	+26.25
405–445	433	20	450.00–528.00	$501.55	$2,172	+33.42
455–490	471	10	420.00–470.00	$452.87	$2,133	+22.82
515–535	527	11	380.00–430.00	$413.71	$2,180	+29.63
555–590	575	7	370.00–400.00	$388.10	$2,232	+4.06
605–645	632	7	370.00–382.00	$377.34	$2,385	+20.70
665–690	676	6	337.00–350.00	$342.98	$2,319	+11.30
710–730	720	4	320.00–330.00	$324.93	$2,339	—
795	795	1	306.00	$306.00	$2,433	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1545	1130	80-85%	33	142.00–188.00	$175.73	$1,986	+18.94
935–1360	1199	80-85%	25	173.00–213.00	$189.48	$2,272	—
935–1520	1239	80-85%	44	161.00–200.00	$184.15	$2,282	+7.28

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1090	968	85-90%	10	130.00–154.00	$147.41	$1,427	—
835–1080	1001	85-90%	11	149.00–169.00	$164.58	$1,647	+11.15
780–1145	1006	85-90%	18	137.50–162.00	$154.19	$1,551	+0.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1605	1370	75-80%	7	158.00–189.00	$181.50	$2,487	-0.51
1080–1565	1384	75-80%	14	165.00–200.00	$187.98	$2,602	+5.97
1325–1665	1488	75-80%	12	171.00–211.00	$192.09	$2,858	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–2055	1596	11	173.00–209.00	$195.62	$3,122	—
1240–2090	1679	9	203.00–228.00	$217.71	$3,655	+27.71
1050–2140	1703	16	191.00–218.00	$209.23	$3,563	—

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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	2,800.00	$2,800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	1,560.00–2,300.00	$1,757.65

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,200.00	$2,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	2,500.00–3,300.00	$2,848.21
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,550.00	$3,550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,250.00–2,500.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,912.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	2,200.00–3,300.00	$2,669.32
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00

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)	3	2,100.00–2,225.00	$2,183.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,920.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,500.00–2,600.00	$2,537.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,200.00	$2,150.00

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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	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	4,000.00–4,700.00	$4,395.83	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,400.00–3,000.00	$2,683.33	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,250.00	$4,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	3,200.00–3,950.00	$3,547.50	—

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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.