Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

2,893 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $389.50/cwt +33.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,641/hd at 678 lb · 162 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $373.25/cwt ≈ $2,796/hd at 749 lb · 144 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $403.00/cwt ≈ $2,531/hd at 628 lb · 82 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,893	2,199	1,935
Feeder cattle	2,520	1,679	1,481
Slaughter cattle	206	199	290
Replacement cattle	167	321	164

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

→ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady
▼ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	277	18	620.00–650.00	$630.02	$1,745	+18.58
300–330	322	15	590.00–650.00	$623.95	$2,009	+18.82
355–395	364	10	560.00–610.00	$582.65	$2,121	+47.03
405–430	418	6	525.00–570.00	$548.00	$2,291	+18.80
450–470	456	8	495.00–520.00	$499.41	$2,277	-4.48
510–525	519	7	460.00–470.00	$463.91	$2,408	-9.03
550–590	572	23	435.00–465.00	$441.14	$2,523	-16.35
600–625	613	3	410.00–425.00	$418.44	$2,565	-6.78
653–684	666	5	375.00–390.00	$382.02	$2,544	-4.88
750	750	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,625	+6.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	286	10	595.00–630.00	$610.79	$1,747	-7.68
305–330	314	6	560.00–595.00	$580.38	$1,822	+9.07
360–390	377	17	520.00–550.00	$540.44	$2,037	+32.87
430–445	434	4	495.00–500.00	$498.72	$2,164	-17.14
471	471	4	470.00	$470.00	$2,214	-23.24
510–535	521	8	425.00–460.00	$442.83	$2,307	-14.81
565–580	571	5	420.00–435.00	$424.96	$2,427	-13.29
610–644	635	7	387.00–417.50	$407.90	$2,590	+14.32
670–695	684	5	355.00–390.00	$365.92	$2,503	-4.97
760	760	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,584	+2.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	545.00–590.00	$568.09	$1,636	—
320–345	332	3	495.00–570.00	$520.85	$1,729	—
355–375	362	3	485.00–500.00	$494.82	$1,791	—
415–440	428	2	450.00–460.00	$454.85	$1,947	-47.23
480	480	1	435.00	$435.00	$2,088	-52.61
520	520	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,236	-10.00
640	640	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,368	—
690	690	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,277	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
628	628	82	403.00	$403.00	$2,531	—
678	678	162	389.50	$389.50	$2,641	+33.00
749	749	144	373.25	$373.25	$2,796	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	2	550.00–560.00	$554.78	$1,248	-25.22
255–295	282	9	480.00–545.00	$500.37	$1,411	-70.94
300–345	321	20	450.00–510.00	$486.92	$1,563	-11.80
355–395	377	26	445.00–480.00	$465.43	$1,755	-28.56
400–445	425	38	425.00–465.00	$449.47	$1,910	-20.55
451–499	477	36	418.00–450.00	$431.65	$2,059	+2.36
500–545	529	43	370.00–415.00	$401.27	$2,123	+4.88
550–585	568	32	360.00–390.00	$376.92	$2,141	-22.59
600–645	620	16	340.00–370.00	$353.08	$2,189	-0.61
655–695	670	7	320.00–345.00	$328.59	$2,202	-9.00
710–745	725	3	280.00–312.50	$295.75	$2,144	-13.49
760–785	768	3	295.00–310.00	$304.89	$2,342	-2.71

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	530.00–600.00	$565.00	$1,328	-35.00
250–290	268	9	510.00–550.00	$535.06	$1,434	-47.82
305–345	331	19	490.00–530.00	$513.99	$1,701	-57.92
350–395	375	24	470.00–500.00	$483.15	$1,812	-35.84
360–397 fancy	383	9	505.00–520.00	$508.72	$1,948	—
415 fancy	415	2	500.00	$500.00	$2,075	—
405–445	418	39	458.00–495.00	$472.47	$1,975	-10.62
450–490	470	41	440.00–470.00	$447.37	$2,103	-7.52
505–545	521	24	415.00–440.00	$426.66	$2,223	+8.93
555–595	569	25	385.00–415.00	$397.63	$2,263	+5.30
600–648	624	13	350.00–400.00	$372.90	$2,327	-12.84
655–690	670	15	340.00–360.00	$349.89	$2,344	-3.53
720–745	734	8	322.00–340.00	$327.92	$2,407	-19.55
765–780	775	3	320.00–322.50	$320.82	$2,486	+13.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	236	6	520.00–525.00	$522.60	$1,233	+2.60
260–285	266	8	480.00–515.00	$500.99	$1,333	+0.99
310–340	332	10	455.00–495.00	$472.37	$1,568	-44.54
355–380	369	8	445.00–460.00	$452.32	$1,669	-25.20
405–445	425	18	410.00–445.00	$426.33	$1,812	-47.42
470–495	484	13	385.00–415.00	$397.06	$1,922	-17.63
500–545	526	18	356.00–400.00	$374.37	$1,969	-3.92
570–580	576	7	336.00–355.00	$344.85	$1,986	-24.61
625–630	627	3	330.00–340.00	$333.35	$2,090	-4.14
665–675	670	6	300.00–330.00	$314.40	$2,106	-3.60
710–735	722	5	285.00–300.00	$292.02	$2,108	-9.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	229	5	600.00–680.00	$641.31	$1,469	-48.69
255–295	268	11	550.00–660.00	$592.83	$1,589	-39.39
300–345	323	27	540.00–600.00	$568.28	$1,836	-9.31
350–395	377	30	510.00–550.00	$525.68	$1,982	-28.70
400–445	427	36	470.00–505.00	$488.43	$2,086	-23.18
450–495	475	41	420.00–470.00	$447.79	$2,127	-23.95
500–545	527	26	400.00–440.00	$411.99	$2,171	-26.47
555–585	566	14	375.00–395.00	$387.13	$2,191	-17.40
605–645	623	20	330.00–385.00	$371.99	$2,317	+8.46
655–680	670	8	340.00–354.00	$347.56	$2,329	-18.17
705–740	720	4	310.00–372.00	$331.90	$2,390	+6.85

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	740.00	$740.00	$1,739	+66.32
260–295	276	17	600.00–730.00	$634.03	$1,750	-46.17
295 fancy	295	1	690.00	$690.00	$2,036	+30.00
300–335	319	22	575.00–640.00	$604.37	$1,928	+13.81
350–385	370	31	520.00–585.00	$555.23	$2,054	-9.46
400–445	417	35	490.00–550.00	$520.49	$2,170	-18.08
450–495	473	40	455.00–500.00	$468.49	$2,216	-23.83
500–545	523	34	430.00–475.00	$446.74	$2,336	-10.79
555–595	572	13	400.00–430.00	$412.48	$2,359	-11.89
605–630	612	16	375.00–402.50	$385.26	$2,358	-6.56
660–675	667	3	360.00–365.00	$362.49	$2,418	—
760	760	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,356	-21.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	230	6	565.00–640.00	$585.80	$1,347	—
265–285	276	4	520.00–610.00	$563.51	$1,555	+18.38
315–340	333	9	500.00–540.00	$513.86	$1,711	-32.26
360–395	375	12	485.00–515.00	$495.70	$1,859	-20.48
405–445	430	13	450.00–475.00	$461.60	$1,985	-26.72
450–495	472	8	390.00–445.00	$413.83	$1,953	-45.55
500–545	529	9	380.00–420.00	$397.61	$2,103	-10.83
560	560	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,072	-30.03
635–645	643	7	325.00–345.00	$337.14	$2,168	-2.86
670–695	683	2	320.00–330.00	$324.91	$2,219	-5.09
780–785	782	6	290.00–300.00	$296.65	$2,320	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1530	1221	80-85%	9	168.00–180.00	$170.53	$2,082	-11.70
925–1510	1237	80-85%	20	146.00–166.00	$155.15	$1,919	-27.08
950–1625	1261	80-85%	27	158.00–180.00	$166.35	$2,098	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1165	963	85-90%	17	130.00–150.00	$141.01	$1,358	-9.26
840–1240	1069	85-90%	20	143.00–153.00	$147.91	$1,581	—
990–1160	1098	85-90%	5	156.00–161.00	$159.04	$1,746	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1325	1205	75-80%	2	176.00–181.00	$178.25	$2,148	—
1190–1580	1417	75-80%	6	165.00–180.00	$170.16	$2,411	-9.67
1140–1685	1453	75-80%	8	155.00–172.00	$164.37	$2,388	-31.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1880	1540	16	170.00–192.00	$182.91	$2,817	—
1080–1900	1649	7	204.00–215.00	$206.89	$3,412	—
1010–1905	1659	15	185.00–205.00	$193.24	$3,206	+5.19

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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	12	1,270.00–1,460.00	$1,349.17

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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	1,800.00–2,700.00	$2,066.67
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	2,200.00–3,250.00	$2,579.41
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,750.00–3,750.00	$3,137.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,200.00	$2,000.00

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)	4	1,900.00–1,975.00	$1,937.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,675.00	$1,662.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,250.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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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)	5	2,400.00	$2,400.00

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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	2	3,350.00–3,400.00	$3,375.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,200.00–2,700.00	$2,466.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,850.00–3,400.00	$3,164.29	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,750.00	$4,750.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	3,250.00–4,400.00	$3,952.94	—
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,250.00	$4,250.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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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.