Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 15, 2026

2,670 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $385.16/cwt -7.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,414/hd at 627 lb · 76 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $395.46/cwt ≈ $2,887/hd at 730 lb · 74 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.32/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,444/hd at 714 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,670	4,383	2,153
Feeder cattle	2,168	3,390	1,639
Slaughter cattle	286	487	273
Replacement cattle	216	506	241

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher with instances of steady with a firm undertone, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher, with instances of 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady to firm
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher with instances of steady with a firm undertone

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	4	555.00–570.00	$560.97	$1,851	-41.09
360–375	369	8	530.00–595.00	$563.73	$2,080	-10.46
400–440	426	7	535.00–580.00	$548.79	$2,338	-2.94
450–495	475	14	485.00–525.00	$512.06	$2,432	-4.06
510–535	518	9	470.00–504.00	$491.17	$2,544	-5.94
555–568	563	10	465.00–497.50	$487.82	$2,746	+21.95
610–615	615	33	434.00–455.00	$440.54	$2,709	+1.57
654–695	682	37	406.25–415.00	$407.55	$2,779	+0.35
705–732	730	74	375.00–396.50	$395.46	$2,887	—
754	754	11	376.00	$376.00	$2,835	—
834	834	53	350.00	$350.00	$2,919	+4.00
885	885	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,965	—
1000	1000	6	310.00	$310.00	$3,100	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	585.00–590.00	$587.42	$1,310	-62.58
275–290	281	4	595.00–630.00	$608.53	$1,710	+10.98
305–340	321	8	525.00–610.00	$554.37	$1,780	-23.52
355–395	379	11	490.00–575.00	$526.84	$1,997	-19.12
405–445	426	8	495.00–524.00	$512.95	$2,185	+3.23
455–490	470	14	460.00–506.00	$487.33	$2,290	-6.55
505–545	528	16	435.00–485.00	$468.16	$2,472	-3.65
555–590	578	35	405.00–465.00	$452.47	$2,615	+10.46
605–630	622	10	415.00–445.00	$423.41	$2,634	+8.38
670–698	694	41	385.00–401.00	$389.77	$2,705	+1.53
795	795	1	347.00	$347.00	$2,759	+23.08
830–838	832	16	322.50–346.00	$340.08	$2,829	+20.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	327	3	465.00–495.00	$484.59	$1,585	-20.41
375–390	380	3	450.00–475.00	$458.55	$1,742	-21.78
460–490	478	6	470.00–480.00	$475.09	$2,271	+39.35
505–525	517	5	440.00–455.00	$449.92	$2,326	—
580–590	585	5	430.00–440.00	$433.97	$2,539	+21.20
620–635	625	5	396.00–410.00	$402.37	$2,515	+26.28
680	680	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,516	+16.41

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	7	600.00–620.00	$606.21	$1,364	-13.79
250–275	263	11	540.00–600.00	$586.09	$1,541	+25.06
300–335	313	11	565.00–580.00	$574.62	$1,799	+38.28
350–395	371	12	510.00–560.00	$542.91	$2,014	+34.89
400–445	418	33	475.00–540.00	$490.73	$2,051	+2.37
455–495	477	13	450.00–515.00	$467.05	$2,228	+1.82
503–545	532	55	415.00–450.00	$430.55	$2,291	-16.76
565 thin fleshed	565	1	505.00	$505.00	$2,853	—
550–595	566	21	380.00–425.00	$408.42	$2,312	+2.57
615 fancy	615	1	405.00	$405.00	$2,491	—
605–645	627	75	378.00–395.00	$384.90	$2,413	-7.74
655–690	681	16	335.00–375.00	$358.50	$2,441	+3.94
705–714	714	56	325.00–350.00	$342.32	$2,444	-1.82
757–785	766	9	336.00–337.50	$336.99	$2,581	+31.86
766 value added	766	21	359.00	$359.00	$2,750	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	225	7	570.00–585.00	$580.05	$1,305	+46.67
250–295	284	13	545.00–570.00	$552.45	$1,569	+23.32
300–345	332	17	520.00–560.00	$542.72	$1,802	+31.66
355–398	372	30	475.00–530.00	$490.61	$1,825	+1.01
405–445	418	34	440.00–500.00	$464.95	$1,943	-0.92
450–495	480	35	410.00–475.00	$443.44	$2,129	-2.80
505–545	535	33	385.00–425.00	$412.02	$2,204	-7.09
550–598	569	15	350.00–405.00	$383.99	$2,185	-5.55
615–645	627	9	350.00–375.00	$359.47	$2,254	-6.75
650–695	675	12	300.00–355.00	$339.81	$2,294	-1.91
700–740	722	9	324.00–335.00	$330.17	$2,384	+4.97
774	774	4	322.50	$322.50	$2,496	+15.17
820	820	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,583	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	276	5	480.00–530.00	$500.76	$1,382	-7.11
300–345	321	31	460.00–545.00	$488.39	$1,568	+8.39
350–390	383	12	480.00–495.00	$489.30	$1,874	+29.87
410–440	425	19	420.00–470.00	$452.06	$1,921	+21.53
450–495	468	18	400.00–445.00	$427.20	$1,999	+8.50
505–545	523	11	385.00–404.00	$396.73	$2,075	-4.74
565–590	581	6	362.00–380.00	$371.21	$2,157	+9.60
620	620	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,294	+30.68
665	665	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,095	-12.15
715	715	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,181	-9.36
765	765	2	308.00	$308.00	$2,356	—

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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	240	2	610.00–620.00	$614.90	$1,476	-9.89
260–295	279	15	560.00–630.00	$606.02	$1,691	+4.76
305–345	316	17	575.00–610.00	$595.02	$1,880	+13.26
355–395	381	14	515.00–560.00	$533.25	$2,032	+16.03
405–445	423	32	460.00–530.00	$500.37	$2,117	+1.60
450–490	476	39	425.00–490.00	$464.78	$2,212	-15.13
505–540	525	20	420.00–452.00	$439.97	$2,310	-6.12
555–595	569	34	360.00–430.00	$411.33	$2,340	+0.49
610–645	624	9	335.00–400.00	$368.19	$2,298	-21.65
655–690	678	13	350.00–375.00	$368.64	$2,499	+1.89
720–740	730	5	315.00–342.00	$332.55	$2,428	-19.48
765–780	773	2	305.00–355.00	$330.24	$2,553	-0.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	660.00	$660.00	$1,353	+3.64
260–280	269	7	610.00–660.00	$625.93	$1,684	-34.60
305–345	325	19	600.00–650.00	$620.92	$2,018	+2.71
345 fancy	345	1	690.00	$690.00	$2,380	—
350–390	375	13	535.00–600.00	$561.74	$2,107	-5.94
400–445	418	8	480.00–555.00	$527.19	$2,204	+0.37
450–490	470	16	440.00–510.00	$487.51	$2,291	-14.23
500–535	523	19	430.00–480.00	$454.59	$2,378	-18.44
570 fancy	570	2	465.00	$465.00	$2,650	—
550–590	577	19	425.00–455.00	$445.89	$2,573	+12.65
605–646	629	21	395.00–420.00	$409.66	$2,577	-3.41
689	689	7	385.00	$385.00	$2,653	-4.30
710–744	740	9	339.00–355.00	$341.42	$2,527	-18.58
755–785	775	4	325.00–346.00	$336.70	$2,609	-13.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	230	5	600.00–620.00	$606.13	$1,394	-23.87
260–295	286	4	590.00–600.00	$597.73	$1,710	+14.59
305–335	316	10	550.00–595.00	$566.35	$1,790	+49.53
355–390	370	8	500.00–535.00	$513.53	$1,900	+1.65
405–446	435	22	425.00–490.00	$472.86	$2,057	-6.61
460–495	479	21	400.00–470.00	$449.48	$2,153	+0.47
510–545	529	15	390.00–435.00	$407.27	$2,154	-14.49
550–598	573	11	360.00–405.00	$384.17	$2,201	-17.18
630–645	639	4	355.00–370.00	$361.22	$2,308	-3.87
680–696	694	9	355.00–356.00	$355.89	$2,470	+6.38
760	760	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,166	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1580	1330	75-80%	22	170.00–187.00	$179.77	$2,391	—
1050–1655	1379	75-80%	45	177.00–195.00	$188.50	$2,599	+5.92
1135–1690	1414	75-80%	17	180.00–212.50	$193.58	$2,737	+5.73

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1385	1172	80-85%	35	168.00–194.00	$180.85	$2,120	+6.07
860–1530	1187	80-85%	18	179.00–201.00	$186.66	$2,216	+11.88
925–1445	1198	80-85%	24	151.00–186.00	$175.16	$2,098	+0.38

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1165	988	85-90%	12	130.00–165.00	$153.31	$1,515	+20.14
830–1110	1050	85-90%	17	157.50–182.00	$172.08	$1,807	—
870–1190	1066	85-90%	16	145.00–167.00	$160.26	$1,708	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1565	1376	8	185.00–202.00	$195.05	$2,684	—
1025–2290	1741	14	196.00–217.00	$206.47	$3,595	—
1525–2135	1881	11	213.00–233.00	$223.88	$4,211	—

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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	10	1,800.00–2,600.00	$1,950.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,350.00–2,500.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	2,800.00–3,900.00	$3,206.90
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	3,300.00–4,000.00	$3,577.78
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	2,200.00–3,000.00	$2,620.59

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)	14	1,750.00–2,400.00	$2,060.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,500.00–2,175.00	$1,765.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,500.00–3,000.00	$2,800.00

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

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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	42	3,350.00–4,600.00	$4,083.33	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,200.00–4,550.00	$4,375.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,975.00–3,200.00	$3,108.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	5,450.00	$5,450.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	4,350.00–4,600.00	$4,450.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	3,500.00–3,700.00	$3,575.00	—

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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.