Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 24, 2026

2,685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $369.00/cwt ≈ $2,446/hd at 663 lb · 83 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $414.28/cwt +9.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,125/hd at 513 lb · 56 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $370.15/cwt +10.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,299/hd at 621 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,685	2,544	2,873
Feeder cattle	2,259	1,981	2,173
Slaughter cattle	226	236	564
Replacement cattle	200	327	136

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	273	7	600.00–630.00	$615.10	$1,679	-5.14
300–345	330	16	545.00–590.00	$564.57	$1,863	-42.50
350–395	372	19	530.00–565.00	$552.08	$2,054	+31.82
410–440	434	13	485.00–545.00	$519.08	$2,253	+10.23
455–490	473	25	470.00–535.00	$506.43	$2,395	+23.47
512–545	526	10	475.00–495.00	$485.54	$2,554	+28.17
550–585	567	35	420.00–483.00	$470.04	$2,665	+46.76
600–640	631	9	405.00–435.00	$425.20	$2,683	—
650–695	663	24	380.00–435.00	$400.82	$2,657	—
700–710	701	9	352.00–382.00	$378.62	$2,654	—
755	755	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,567	—
841	841	3	331.00	$331.00	$2,784	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	269	5	650.00–690.00	$668.77	$1,799	-10.60
305–330	319	11	590.00–680.00	$626.04	$1,997	-9.24
350–385	374	8	555.00–600.00	$570.27	$2,133	+11.10
410–425	420	3	530.00–540.00	$533.25	$2,240	+2.39
450–488	460	20	490.00–560.00	$510.87	$2,350	+13.64
500–525	513	7	470.00–500.00	$479.87	$2,462	+28.44
555–585	567	5	425.00–460.00	$438.98	$2,489	-11.61
600–630	621	6	400.00–455.00	$434.30	$2,697	+22.29
680–693	692	19	385.00–405.00	$403.97	$2,795	+0.54
785	785	1	362.50	$362.50	$2,846	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	372	9	470.00–525.00	$501.16	$1,864	—
400–425	413	3	485.00–500.00	$495.16	$2,045	—
470–475	473	2	460.00–465.00	$462.49	$2,188	—
500–545	517	6	415.00–470.00	$450.24	$2,328	—
570–590	580	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,030	—
635–645	640	3	325.00–357.00	$339.95	$2,176	—
675–695	682	3	350.00–360.00	$353.40	$2,410	—
770	770	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,656	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	223	6	515.00–580.00	$560.00	$1,249	+4.40
250–295	273	11	475.00–595.00	$552.86	$1,509	-25.41
300–345	326	26	455.00–530.00	$501.56	$1,635	+14.11
350–395	378	40	430.00–525.00	$479.90	$1,814	+18.07
400–445	419	26	425.00–495.00	$454.43	$1,904	+5.75
450–495	479	45	410.00–450.00	$428.71	$2,054	-3.05
500–530	513	56	382.50–435.00	$414.28	$2,125	+9.96
555–595	573	23	360.00–405.00	$383.19	$2,196	+7.86
600–645	621	53	330.00–395.00	$370.15	$2,299	+10.41
660–690	672	5	310.00–350.00	$334.15	$2,245	+8.03
710–745	722	3	312.50–330.00	$323.98	$2,339	—
775	775	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,480	—
815	815	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,323	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	9	555.00–650.00	$615.57	$1,397	-1.05
255–275	266	7	530.00–620.00	$584.19	$1,554	+12.57
300–345	318	16	480.00–560.00	$533.91	$1,698	+8.03
350–395	372	30	460.00–525.00	$491.61	$1,829	-4.32
400–445	421	30	450.00–530.00	$485.93	$2,046	+2.26
450–495	466	34	440.00–495.00	$462.86	$2,157	+25.26
510 fancy	510	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,295	—
505–535	512	34	405.00–450.00	$427.81	$2,190	+4.07
555–590	566	21	370.00–420.00	$391.29	$2,215	-0.60
605–630	615	8	365.00–375.00	$368.08	$2,264	+20.94
655–660	658	3	345.00–349.00	$346.33	$2,279	-8.67
765–775	773	6	332.50–342.00	$334.07	$2,582	+22.73

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
663	663	83	369.00	$369.00	$2,446	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,282	+60.00
265	265	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,126	-55.00
310–345	326	11	425.00–510.00	$463.68	$1,512	+0.86
365–390	378	4	425.00–505.00	$444.60	$1,681	-5.40
400–445	425	10	400.00–435.00	$417.87	$1,776	+7.83
455–495	472	11	395.00–420.00	$402.24	$1,899	+12.24
500–545	525	12	350.00–400.00	$379.48	$1,992	+1.43
565–595	575	8	315.00–380.00	$352.11	$2,025	-7.85
610–645	628	8	340.00–350.00	$347.43	$2,182	+33.41
675–680	678	2	325.00–330.00	$327.49	$2,220	—
705–720	710	3	318.00–320.00	$319.32	$2,267	+6.79
855	855	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,924	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	237	3	630.00–680.00	$656.69	$1,556	+6.69
255–285	276	11	540.00–660.00	$615.54	$1,699	-6.46
300–345	329	8	515.00–570.00	$535.78	$1,763	-40.38
365–395	375	12	500.00–550.00	$515.08	$1,932	-18.51
405–445	423	28	450.00–525.00	$481.04	$2,035	+5.47
450–490	474	49	435.00–525.00	$464.80	$2,203	+6.20
500–545	530	28	430.00–475.00	$444.66	$2,357	+14.55
555–595	578	16	385.00–425.00	$405.78	$2,345	-15.44
605–645	625	15	355.00–405.00	$387.45	$2,422	+1.58
655–690	665	6	335.00–370.00	$359.13	$2,388	+11.04
720–745	733	2	332.00–335.00	$333.47	$2,444	-2.90
775–795	785	2	300.00–320.00	$309.87	$2,432	-13.64
810	810	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,592	—
850	850	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,295	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,430	-58.89
255–275	263	9	650.00–710.00	$683.19	$1,797	+18.32
300–345	323	14	550.00–640.00	$580.69	$1,876	-27.43
350–390	370	11	520.00–570.00	$539.89	$1,998	-13.88
405–445	421	30	470.00–540.00	$497.74	$2,095	-20.43
450–495	468	33	460.00–510.00	$477.15	$2,233	-5.69
500–530	517	31	440.00–480.00	$457.38	$2,365	+9.84
550–595	577	19	400.00–445.00	$418.16	$2,413	-13.20
605–645	620	7	380.00–395.00	$384.93	$2,387	-17.47
655–675	665	3	365.00–375.00	$368.28	$2,449	+11.98
705–740	722	3	340.00–350.00	$346.58	$2,502	—
750–755	753	2	335.00–342.50	$338.74	$2,551	—
820–835	828	2	325.00–332.50	$328.78	$2,722	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	590.00–600.00	$594.68	$1,623	+11.83
345	345	2	555.00	$555.00	$1,915	+22.67
375–385	382	5	485.00–525.00	$499.08	$1,906	+13.15
405–445	426	9	430.00–475.00	$453.05	$1,930	+1.73
455–490	468	8	420.00–460.00	$434.37	$2,033	-2.31
505–545	520	6	408.00–420.00	$417.17	$2,169	+4.04
570–575	573	3	390.00–395.00	$393.34	$2,254	—
610–635	629	4	370.00–388.00	$374.37	$2,355	-0.63
660–690	681	6	318.00–350.00	$334.98	$2,281	-5.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1465	1175	80-85%	22	140.00–166.00	$159.37	$1,873	-2.03
900–1475	1258	80-85%	33	155.00–178.00	$167.94	$2,113	—
1000–1635	1277	80-85%	21	170.00–188.00	$175.74	$2,244	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1575	1338	75-80%	6	180.00–190.00	$184.55	$2,469	—
1300–1440	1348	75-80%	10	169.00–176.00	$171.37	$2,310	—
1340–1765	1481	75-80%	11	167.00–181.00	$174.22	$2,580	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–985	965	85-90%	2	160.00–161.00	$160.51	$1,549	+17.52
955–1125	1017	85-90%	3	125.00–146.00	$137.52	$1,399	-11.95
900–1160	1025	85-90%	6	112.00–155.00	$144.67	$1,483	-4.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1820	1575	5	170.00–189.00	$182.12	$2,868	—
1150–1970	1741	17	183.00–207.00	$200.48	$3,490	+9.56
1100–2425	1803	18	197.50–216.00	$209.72	$3,781	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	2,836.00	$2,836.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,500.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,050.00–3,500.00	$3,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	1,875.00–3,300.00	$2,682.61
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	2,800.00–3,450.00	$3,218.18
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,600.00–2,750.00	$2,657.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,700.00–2,850.00	$2,750.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,400.00–2,550.00	$2,490.00

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)	2	2,400.00–2,550.00	$2,475.00

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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	8	3,500.00–4,200.00	$3,862.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,700.00–4,200.00	$3,866.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	3,400.00–3,600.00	$3,483.33	—

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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.