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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, March 16, 2026

584 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $477.21/cwt +17.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,243/hd at 470 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $484.65/cwt -10.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,803/hd at 372 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $477.37/cwt +21.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,981/hd at 415 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 584 1,942 1,859
Feeder cattle 499 1,450 1,486
Slaughter cattle 25 196 193
Replacement cattle 60 296 180

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Due to weather some markets not covered, limited comparable sales for an accurate market trend. However a higher undertone was noted in all classes of feeder cattle and slaughter 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 585.00 $585.00 $1,580 +73.05
405–425 415 2 485.00–495.00 $489.88 $2,033 -20.75
480 480 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,304 -6.69
505–545 518 6 430.00–475.00 $452.60 $2,344 -6.12
565–595 589 8 384.00–440.00 $424.16 $2,498 —
605–645 625 2 380.00–415.00 $398.06 $2,488 +13.06
655–695 678 3 350.00–375.00 $365.25 $2,476 -1.39
730–740 735 2 355.00–360.00 $357.48 $2,627 -0.05
790–795 794 5 340.00–345.00 $340.99 $2,707 +12.64
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,792 +63.53
305–330 320 3 560.00–585.00 $571.33 $1,828 -2.02
380 380 1 545.00 $545.00 $2,071 +15.29
435–445 440 2 520.00–525.00 $522.47 $2,299 -2.59
515–535 522 3 455.00–485.00 $474.74 $2,478 +19.30
580 580 3 455.00 $455.00 $2,639 +13.93
705 705 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,644 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 381 7 495.00–505.00 $501.35 $1,910 +79.52
460–490 475 2 450.00–455.00 $452.58 $2,150 -17.23
540 540 2 412.00 $412.00 $2,225 -22.32
635 635 2 346.00–352.00 $349.00 $2,216 —
775 775 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,441 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 283 4 490.00–530.00 $506.90 $1,435 -14.93
315–345 336 6 505.00–520.00 $508.95 $1,710 -1.00
355–395 377 12 470.00–485.00 $477.50 $1,800 +0.46
405–430 411 4 445.00–455.00 $452.54 $1,860 +5.65
470–490 481 7 400.00–435.00 $420.88 $2,024 -1.68
520–545 530 4 364.00–415.00 $399.44 $2,117 -2.41
555–565 558 3 340.00–410.00 $365.84 $2,041 -11.57
605–615 610 2 340.00–365.00 $352.60 $2,151 +2.06
655–690 673 2 325.00–330.00 $327.57 $2,205 -8.14
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 221 5 540.00–545.00 $543.89 $1,202 -46.01
285 285 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,510 -7.79
305–330 322 6 510.00–530.00 $516.32 $1,663 -10.65
375 375 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,875 +2.13
405–440 422 10 465.00–485.00 $477.75 $2,016 -0.94
460–495 480 8 420.00–465.00 $446.48 $2,143 -9.87
505–535 518 7 384.00–445.00 $413.36 $2,141 -2.54
590 590 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,154 -35.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 333 11 480.00–495.00 $484.92 $1,615 +1.88
370–390 384 13 430.00–445.00 $434.45 $1,668 -25.68
455–490 469 9 390.00–415.00 $404.60 $1,898 -9.47
525 525 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,942 -5.47
580–595 590 3 320.00–332.00 $323.93 $1,911 -26.77

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 273 6 560.00–575.00 $568.17 $1,551 -9.22
305–345 325 6 530.00–560.00 $543.17 $1,765 -4.15
360–385 370 12 525.00–535.00 $533.32 $1,973 +9.86
405–445 427 10 490.00–500.00 $495.88 $2,117 +16.52
460–490 470 13 470.00–485.00 $477.21 $2,243 +17.53
530–545 535 8 425.00–465.00 $442.39 $2,367 +20.29
590–595 593 4 420.00–425.00 $422.51 $2,505 +38.75
605–635 613 8 345.00–415.00 $386.88 $2,372 +12.42
680 680 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,584 +27.56
740–745 744 4 340.00–350.00 $342.49 $2,548 +18.76
780–790 784 8 320.00–325.00 $321.89 $2,524 +3.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 228 8 530.00–540.00 $538.65 $1,228 —
290 290 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,595 -0.26
370–375 372 13 480.00–490.00 $484.65 $1,803 -10.08
405–430 415 13 475.00–480.00 $477.37 $1,981 +21.34
455–480 461 8 455.00–465.00 $457.60 $2,110 +12.84
510–520 515 8 435.00–445.00 $440.05 $2,266 +51.89
575–585 582 3 400.00–410.00 $406.70 $2,367 +38.38
640–645 643 2 380.00–385.00 $382.49 $2,459 +37.18
675–695 685 3 314.00–335.00 $326.44 $2,236 +6.44
755–765 758 3 275.00–285.00 $281.64 $2,135 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 230 4 620.00–635.00 $623.99 $1,435 -57.44
265–285 278 6 580.00–600.00 $586.35 $1,630 -11.60
305–335 317 10 540.00–595.00 $559.31 $1,773 -13.93
365–375 368 3 540.00–550.00 $546.61 $2,012 +14.30
415–425 420 2 520.00–525.00 $522.53 $2,195 +30.57
455–475 463 6 480.00–490.00 $484.95 $2,245 +16.28
505–530 517 5 440.00–480.00 $459.73 $2,377 +25.12
555–565 561 7 435.00–475.00 $455.10 $2,553 +65.21

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 85-90% 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,519 -12.41
1125 1125 85-90% 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,688 —
1125–1165 1145 85-90% 2 157.00–163.00 $159.95 $1,831 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1240 1170 80-85% 3 166.00–170.00 $168.59 $1,973 -1.88
1215–1225 1220 80-85% 2 176.00–179.00 $177.51 $2,166 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 75-80% 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,345 +8.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1320 1225 2 181.00–192.00 $186.93 $2,290 —
1585–1960 1756 4 193.00–209.00 $202.59 $3,557 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,100.00–1,350.00 $1,207.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00–2,150.00 $2,075.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,500.00–3,550.00 $2,812.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 3,000.00–3,500.00 $3,185.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,600.00–2,900.00 $2,825.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,200.00–2,800.00 $2,516.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,035.00 $2,035.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 3,300.00–4,000.00 $3,816.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,850.00–3,000.00 $2,925.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,300.00–2,400.00 $2,350.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 4,400.00 $4,400.00 —

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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.