Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

2,869 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $471.49/cwt +16.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,013/hd at 427 lb · 53 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $452.18/cwt +16.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,152/hd at 476 lb · 52 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $470.22/cwt +9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,219/hd at 472 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,869	2,229	2,687
Feeder cattle	2,340	1,735	2,094
Slaughter cattle	268	246	340
Replacement cattle	261	248	253

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady with instances 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady with instances 10.00 to 15.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady to firm
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	271	11	600.00–615.00	$602.24	$1,632	-37.76
305–335	318	12	590.00–630.00	$602.53	$1,916	-29.39
360–375	364	4	550.00–590.00	$569.79	$2,074	-42.73
400–445	418	13	535.00–570.00	$547.02	$2,287	-5.34
450–495	472	19	490.00–535.00	$519.34	$2,451	+5.61
500–545	524	15	480.00–520.00	$493.56	$2,586	+1.41
555–590	564	5	447.00–485.00	$472.44	$2,665	+14.94
620–639	631	16	430.00–440.00	$432.51	$2,729	+24.30
655	655	15	407.00–422.50	$415.27	$2,720	+11.57
715–735	725	2	380.00–395.00	$387.40	$2,809	+7.40
750–795	788	6	347.50–355.00	$348.69	$2,748	-6.31
823–835	827	3	325.00–340.00	$330.05	$2,730	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	341	5	550.00–580.00	$565.89	$1,930	-20.47
365–395	374	11	480.00–570.00	$509.96	$1,907	-49.59
425–445	436	8	485.00–520.00	$504.41	$2,199	-18.78
460–495	474	7	490.00–517.50	$508.82	$2,412	+23.05
505–545	526	9	470.00–500.00	$480.97	$2,530	+12.61
550–580	570	14	430.00–470.00	$446.30	$2,544	+25.24
605–615	612	5	420.00–430.00	$427.42	$2,616	+16.85
675–690	685	4	370.00–375.00	$372.48	$2,551	-9.49
735	735	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,609	-0.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	332	3	475.00–500.00	$486.51	$1,615	—
355–390	377	7	470.00–515.00	$486.02	$1,832	-2.61
440	440	1	490.00	$490.00	$2,156	-10.00
505	505	3	410.00–460.00	$426.67	$2,155	-27.64
560–565	563	2	400.00–410.00	$405.02	$2,280	-16.98
620–630	628	4	370.00–380.00	$372.47	$2,339	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	234	7	580.00–600.00	$587.90	$1,376	-9.19
255–290	271	6	535.00–550.00	$542.52	$1,470	-19.71
300–345	325	23	475.00–530.00	$492.14	$1,599	-60.78
350–390	373	24	465.00–515.00	$493.60	$1,841	-21.37
400–440	427	53	445.00–490.00	$471.49	$2,013	+16.75
450–495	476	52	420.00–470.00	$452.18	$2,152	+16.31
500–545	527	47	400.00–435.00	$421.87	$2,223	+22.83
550–595	567	32	360.00–415.00	$391.67	$2,221	+8.38
605–640	618	20	350.00–390.00	$374.07	$2,312	+20.73
650–695	673	14	304.00–365.00	$341.73	$2,300	+11.21
700–725	711	8	285.00–345.00	$320.96	$2,282	-0.62
774–780	775	8	332.50–340.00	$333.44	$2,584	+29.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	221	4	580.00–595.00	$586.44	$1,296	-55.98
265–295	280	4	560.00–630.00	$578.44	$1,620	-23.44
310–345	332	18	540.00–575.00	$546.48	$1,814	-33.70
350–395	379	15	512.00–540.00	$526.98	$1,997	-16.60
400–445	411	24	475.00–520.00	$497.98	$2,047	+21.08
450–485	466	36	445.00–495.00	$468.45	$2,183	+10.08
500–540	516	31	425.00–460.00	$445.65	$2,300	+23.59
550–584	567	22	400.00–430.00	$415.47	$2,356	+27.34
600–630	620	10	370.00–400.00	$383.55	$2,378	+11.53
650–680	667	12	355.00–375.00	$369.55	$2,465	+28.03
700–740	711	4	325.00–355.00	$332.93	$2,367	+4.49
720	720	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,736	+51.56
760–768	765	4	315.00–360.00	$345.08	$2,640	+10.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,320	—
295	295	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,504	-32.99
325–345	332	3	470.00–500.00	$480.40	$1,595	-22.99
355–395	378	17	425.00–485.00	$462.45	$1,748	-18.27
415–445	428	18	420.00–465.00	$449.23	$1,923	+19.75
455–495	476	17	400.00–435.00	$426.64	$2,031	+28.20
500–545	534	12	375.00–400.00	$390.51	$2,085	+20.39
555–590	564	4	345.00–347.00	$346.48	$1,954	+1.13
625–640	633	2	345.00–350.00	$347.53	$2,200	+7.53
660–675	668	2	325.00–330.00	$327.47	$2,187	+3.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	230	5	580.00–660.00	$610.96	$1,405	-66.03
250–285	268	12	580.00–650.00	$611.82	$1,640	-19.06
310–348	328	18	535.00–590.00	$568.75	$1,866	-22.02
350–395	379	19	510.00–555.00	$535.52	$2,030	-1.42
405–445	425	38	460.00–500.00	$487.35	$2,071	-16.99
450–493	472	47	445.00–485.00	$470.22	$2,219	+9.24
505–545	522	33	425.00–455.00	$441.48	$2,305	+3.52
550–595	577	33	385.00–440.00	$416.80	$2,405	+10.04
605–645	626	31	354.00–410.00	$377.64	$2,364	+0.50
650–690	671	8	330.00–375.00	$362.35	$2,431	+4.01
710–745	728	15	300.00–360.00	$331.94	$2,417	-9.03
755–790	767	6	300.00–340.00	$319.76	$2,453	-3.72
815	815	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,364	-30.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215 fancy	215	1	770.00	$770.00	$1,656	—
215–245	233	4	710.00–770.00	$739.03	$1,722	+29.21
255 fancy	255	1	730.00	$730.00	$1,862	—
260–280	272	22	560.00–690.00	$640.50	$1,742	-23.49
305–345	320	20	555.00–645.00	$597.40	$1,912	-23.49
350–395	375	13	550.00–585.00	$568.43	$2,132	+19.69
400–440	422	40	490.00–530.00	$520.45	$2,196	-1.64
425 fancy	425	1	565.00	$565.00	$2,401	—
450–495	469	39	480.00–510.00	$497.77	$2,335	+13.80
500–545	524	27	460.00–485.00	$473.07	$2,479	+6.43
550–590	570	33	420.00–460.00	$438.26	$2,498	+4.70
600–625	612	10	385.00–415.00	$404.04	$2,473	+14.20
655–685	669	9	344.00–380.00	$363.71	$2,433	-6.23
710–745	721	7	335.00–355.00	$341.77	$2,464	+1.77
760	760	2	320.00–330.00	$325.00	$2,470	-4.92
800	800	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,520	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	590.00–610.00	$600.10	$1,548	+17.27
305–345	314	6	495.00–540.00	$511.33	$1,606	-68.09
360–395	383	13	465.00–520.00	$489.18	$1,874	-37.85
410–445	428	6	450.00–475.00	$463.47	$1,984	-25.92
465–495	483	25	420.00–460.00	$440.44	$2,127	-1.13
500–545	527	15	400.00–435.00	$417.98	$2,203	+5.50
555–595	573	9	370.00–415.00	$394.38	$2,260	-1.11
605–635	619	11	350.00–385.00	$369.30	$2,286	+14.30
655–695	681	4	306.00–360.00	$337.67	$2,300	-4.89
705–745	728	4	292.00–330.00	$316.21	$2,302	—
780	780	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,262	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1285	1165	80-85%	19	155.00–172.00	$166.93	$1,945	-6.88
840–1720	1195	80-85%	44	162.00–185.00	$173.42	$2,072	-4.08
945–1400	1223	80-85%	18	173.00–190.00	$180.58	$2,208	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1220	1011	85-90%	34	130.00–167.00	$144.93	$1,465	—
805–1125	1041	85-90%	16	153.00–165.00	$161.47	$1,681	—
875–1210	1093	85-90%	19	147.00–175.00	$157.10	$1,717	-9.66

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–2015	1379	75-80%	20	167.00–177.00	$173.22	$2,389	—
1075–1770	1421	75-80%	24	175.00–185.00	$180.24	$2,561	—
1310–1525	1432	75-80%	3	185.00–190.00	$187.76	$2,689	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1655	1370	7	176.00–207.00	$192.73	$2,640	—
1365–2060	1684	9	194.00–215.00	$205.39	$3,459	-13.83
1480–2280	1840	11	209.00–235.00	$217.09	$3,994	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	3,200.00–3,550.00	$3,258.33
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	2,250.00–2,500.00	$2,428.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,445.00–1,540.00	$1,468.75
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	1,800.00–2,700.00	$2,178.13

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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)	5	2,400.00–3,000.00	$2,630.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,850.00–2,400.00	$2,096.43
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,050.00–2,500.00	$2,283.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	2,800.00–3,600.00	$3,105.56
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	2,200.00–3,500.00	$2,773.89

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)	9	1,685.00–1,870.00	$1,808.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,050.00–2,180.00	$2,098.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,300.00–2,600.00	$2,420.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,533.33

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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	2	4,000.00–4,250.00	$4,125.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	3,800.00–4,950.00	$4,420.83	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00–3,100.00	$3,050.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,400.00–4,300.00	$3,750.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	3,000.00–3,300.00	$3,133.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,325.00	—

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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.