Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 25, 2026

2,269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $478.05/cwt +10.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,256/hd at 472 lb · 47 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $458.63/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,935/hd at 422 lb · 47 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $490.89/cwt +14.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,826/hd at 372 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,269	4,336	2,260
Feeder cattle	1,763	3,484	1,708
Slaughter cattle	204	335	272
Replacement cattle	302	517	280

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, with instances 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

→ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady to firm
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	324	7	500.00–580.00	$548.58	$1,777	-5.52
365–385	376	7	470.00–535.00	$496.58	$1,867	-31.31
405–435	426	9	500.00–545.00	$520.61	$2,218	-1.02
455–495	482	17	450.00–500.00	$488.94	$2,357	+8.21
520–545	530	11	430.00–465.00	$448.39	$2,376	-8.01
555–588	570	20	410.00–445.00	$430.07	$2,451	-7.27
615–645	629	13	375.00–416.00	$398.75	$2,508	-15.67
655–685	663	6	355.00–400.00	$376.47	$2,496	-0.47
740	740	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,664	+13.76
775–790	783	6	340.00–347.00	$343.66	$2,691	-5.95

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	10	530.00–640.00	$578.20	$1,896	-23.23
355–395	368	8	490.00–615.00	$547.97	$2,017	-0.38
405–430	415	8	515.00–575.00	$537.22	$2,229	+11.62
455–485	476	9	475.00–520.00	$486.36	$2,315	-58.80
505–540	528	8	480.00–495.00	$487.42	$2,574	+7.82
550–585	565	4	420.00–460.00	$434.10	$2,453	-20.90
600–645	619	12	400.00–430.00	$418.65	$2,591	-10.62
660–665	663	2	385.00–400.00	$392.53	$2,602	+3.37
815–845	830	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,780	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	4	460.00–480.00	$473.56	$1,586	-16.44
380–395	391	6	520.00–525.00	$522.53	$2,043	+22.53
415–445	430	7	420.00–505.00	$461.87	$1,986	+19.21
475	475	1	465.00	$465.00	$2,209	—
515–540	526	7	425.00–445.00	$436.43	$2,296	+31.66
580	580	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,146	—
640	640	3	400.00	$400.00	$2,560	+13.78
690	690	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,622	+36.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	232	7	525.00–610.00	$560.28	$1,300	+13.42
255–295	280	12	480.00–600.00	$528.52	$1,480	+9.76
305–345	330	19	460.00–570.00	$514.76	$1,699	+18.25
350–395	372	37	435.00–520.00	$490.89	$1,826	+14.92
400–445	422	47	410.00–485.00	$458.63	$1,935	+0.51
455–497	478	34	400.00–455.00	$426.21	$2,037	-5.60
505–545	528	23	365.00–432.50	$401.76	$2,121	+3.44
560–590	571	15	345.00–400.00	$375.51	$2,144	-3.14
605–640	621	24	340.00–387.50	$355.83	$2,210	+6.23
655–690	664	8	320.00–365.00	$336.02	$2,231	+11.15
715–730	722	11	310.00–330.00	$324.52	$2,343	-8.22
765–790	783	5	308.00–320.00	$311.15	$2,436	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	3	570.00–720.00	$651.84	$1,356	+73.65
260 value added	260	1	705.00	$705.00	$1,833	—
250–295	267	7	565.00–650.00	$613.38	$1,638	+47.91
305–345	326	18	500.00–620.00	$555.14	$1,810	+36.07
350–395	370	22	465.00–570.00	$509.94	$1,887	+10.60
400–445	427	27	440.00–525.00	$479.56	$2,048	-5.01
450–485	468	24	420.00–485.00	$448.80	$2,100	-3.39
505–535	523	23	385.00–460.00	$430.47	$2,251	+12.22
550–590	574	11	380.00–430.00	$417.08	$2,394	+20.59
600–635	617	16	360.00–405.00	$379.20	$2,340	+12.75
655–660	658	3	350.00–360.00	$353.32	$2,325	-0.80
740	740	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,590	+21.62
780	780	2	332.00	$332.00	$2,590	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	595.00	$595.00	$1,458	+45.00
270–290	280	2	520.00–525.00	$522.41	$1,463	+29.23
305–340	322	11	445.00–515.00	$475.64	$1,532	-14.23
355–385	373	12	475.00–490.00	$479.74	$1,789	+34.42
420–445	435	19	430.00–455.00	$443.15	$1,928	+26.70
460–490	472	20	365.00–430.00	$408.89	$1,930	+4.33
505–540	515	18	360.00–395.00	$384.16	$1,978	+13.71
580	580	8	370.00	$370.00	$2,146	+15.52
605–640	623	6	310.00–330.00	$321.29	$2,002	-8.70
680–685	683	2	315.00–325.00	$320.02	$2,186	+3.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	238	4	655.00–680.00	$673.55	$1,603	+64.47
255–295	273	17	590.00–650.00	$612.05	$1,671	+46.78
310–345	329	17	550.00–600.00	$569.29	$1,873	+11.22
350–395	373	32	520.00–550.00	$534.84	$1,995	+11.56
400–445	424	36	470.00–535.00	$504.96	$2,141	+18.25
450–495	472	47	460.00–500.00	$478.05	$2,256	+10.58
505–545	518	17	400.00–475.00	$442.67	$2,293	+4.15
565–595	582	19	370.00–400.00	$387.98	$2,258	-18.47
605–645	622	12	355.00–385.00	$370.99	$2,308	-13.85
670–680	676	15	335.00–365.00	$354.32	$2,395	-9.75
715–745	726	10	325.00–338.00	$332.13	$2,411	-12.41
755	755	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,454	+4.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	740.00–770.00	$755.00	$1,661	+97.36
255–270	262	9	630.00–690.00	$661.21	$1,732	+43.16
305 fancy	305	1	700.00	$700.00	$2,135	—
310–340	323	13	570.00–660.00	$605.32	$1,955	+1.82
350–395	377	21	550.00–600.00	$564.76	$2,129	-1.80
400–445	420	25	485.00–560.00	$531.57	$2,233	+23.78
450–495	473	19	480.00–525.00	$492.44	$2,329	+6.56
500–545	520	13	440.00–510.00	$456.55	$2,374	-0.20
555–595	568	13	400.00–450.00	$417.15	$2,369	-6.35
605–645	619	7	370.00–405.00	$383.53	$2,374	-18.69
655–680	668	6	355.00–370.00	$362.53	$2,422	-14.77
715–730	720	3	340.00–345.00	$341.69	$2,460	-30.79
790	790	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,568	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	231	6	600.00–635.00	$627.18	$1,449	+77.18
265–280	273	6	555.00–590.00	$563.98	$1,540	+30.72
305–345	324	11	505.00–550.00	$535.76	$1,736	+13.09
355–395	378	15	475.00–525.00	$505.26	$1,910	+28.94
405–445	431	15	460.00–510.00	$480.63	$2,072	+6.24
460–495	478	6	445.00–460.00	$453.39	$2,167	+10.40
505–545	529	14	390.00–440.00	$421.14	$2,228	+8.97
550–570	560	4	350.00–380.00	$372.63	$2,087	-15.16
615–645	630	2	340.00–355.00	$347.32	$2,188	—
740	740	3	312.00	$312.00	$2,309	-12.98
795	795	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,504	-8.31

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1310	1099	80-85%	24	155.00–179.00	$169.50	$1,863	—
865–1545	1121	80-85%	36	160.00–188.00	$178.81	$2,004	—
825–1280	1124	80-85%	22	175.00–195.00	$188.21	$2,115	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1960	1313	75-80%	12	186.00–195.00	$191.12	$2,509	+12.73
1230–1470	1349	75-80%	10	166.00–179.00	$174.14	$2,349	-4.25
960–1545	1374	75-80%	14	164.00–188.00	$182.60	$2,509	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1080	954	85-90%	5	137.50–154.00	$150.24	$1,433	+3.08
825–1065	986	85-90%	7	158.00–170.00	$165.97	$1,636	+9.96
795–1120	1004	85-90%	17	151.00–170.00	$158.61	$1,592	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1715	1507	7	156.00–202.00	$186.05	$2,804	—
1090–2040	1578	10	180.00–215.00	$198.01	$3,125	-1.23
1610–1925	1807	9	201.00–226.00	$212.03	$3,831	—

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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	5	1,500.00–1,680.00	$1,536.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,100.00–3,300.00	$3,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	2,200.00–2,900.00	$2,611.36
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	2,700.00–3,950.00	$3,320.59
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,383.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,000.00–2,450.00	$2,172.22
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	3,300.00–3,400.00	$3,357.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	2,500.00–3,450.00	$2,932.14

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)	7	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,464.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,000.00–2,050.00	$2,020.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,350.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,100.00–2,600.00	$2,414.29

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,200.00	$2,150.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00

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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	3,850.00–4,600.00	$4,168.75	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	3,200.00–4,500.00	$3,858.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	3,300.00–3,900.00	$3,666.67	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	2,450.00–3,350.00	$2,842.86	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	2,800.00–3,200.00	$2,937.50	—

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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.