Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 22, 2026

1,543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $437.12/cwt -27.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,880/hd at 430 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $456.84/cwt -12.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,152/hd at 471 lb · 39 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $424.02/cwt -9.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,222/hd at 524 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,543	3,551	1,430
Feeder cattle	1,174	2,918	1,051
Slaughter cattle	195	355	149
Replacement cattle	174	278	230

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold mostly 5.00 to 12.00 lower
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady to firm
▼ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	232	8	530.00–580.00	$560.97	$1,301	—
260–295	281	7	500.00–565.00	$538.60	$1,513	-40.84
330–345	342	5	540.00–550.00	$547.06	$1,871	-6.40
375–391	389	14	535.00–585.00	$578.36	$2,250	+58.60
405–445	423	5	475.00–495.00	$484.04	$2,047	-19.91
455–490	474	6	450.00–485.00	$468.82	$2,222	-13.32
505–545	516	17	417.50–455.00	$425.52	$2,196	-29.26
550–585	567	5	405.00–440.00	$427.09	$2,422	-0.37
586	586	8	420.00	$420.00	$2,461	-7.46
600–645	623	3	365.00–405.00	$390.49	$2,433	-18.09
665–685	667	15	375.00–390.00	$379.09	$2,529	-26.71
710	710	21	347.00	$347.00	$2,464	-9.74
715	715	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,717	+23.26
760	760	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,584	+20.01
800–821	818	6	329.00–350.00	$332.43	$2,719	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	240	3	600.00–620.00	$608.40	$1,460	—
265–295	279	7	575.00–720.00	$616.87	$1,721	+13.66
305–330	321	16	560.00–640.00	$579.11	$1,859	+5.47
365–390	376	4	550.00–620.00	$581.48	$2,186	+23.26
405–425	415	4	500.00–520.00	$507.32	$2,105	-32.68
465–497	482	20	480.00–550.00	$507.36	$2,445	—
520–535	528	3	465.00–520.00	$488.11	$2,577	+14.42
610–640	618	11	380.00–435.00	$414.01	$2,559	-8.05
665	665	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,726	+15.09
721	721	11	397.50	$397.50	$2,866	+27.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	500.00–520.00	$509.47	$1,671	+9.47
350–391	380	17	400.00–485.00	$455.71	$1,732	-30.68
435	435	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,696	-77.93
470–490	480	2	455.00–460.00	$457.45	$2,196	+5.26
590	590	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,947	-86.52

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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	225	6	510.00–590.00	$546.91	$1,231	—
250–285	268	3	480.00–550.00	$512.55	$1,374	-4.76
300–340	320	11	450.00–510.00	$478.63	$1,532	-32.27
355–395	375	17	420.00–500.00	$455.64	$1,709	-39.83
400–445	430	40	410.00–470.00	$437.12	$1,880	-27.34
450–490	467	21	380.00–455.00	$418.66	$1,955	-29.13
500–545	519	27	400.00–430.00	$409.44	$2,125	-13.77
555–595	576	25	360.00–405.00	$378.85	$2,182	+4.21
600–645	610	31	330.00–380.00	$353.33	$2,155	-9.00
670–680	675	2	320.00–330.00	$325.04	$2,194	-11.13
700–740	717	6	260.00–325.00	$303.94	$2,179	-25.52
760–775	768	2	300.00–305.00	$302.52	$2,323	-19.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	231	5	590.00–710.00	$623.48	$1,440	-26.52
265–285	277	5	580.00–610.00	$596.21	$1,652	+25.10
283 value added	283	2	650.00	$650.00	$1,840	—
310 value added	310	1	630.00	$630.00	$1,953	—
305–345	327	3	540.00–580.00	$562.55	$1,840	+17.10
355–395	372	11	500.00–540.00	$519.52	$1,933	+0.24
420–446	442	9	485.00–500.00	$496.18	$2,193	-1.83
450–480	468	26	430.00–510.00	$457.58	$2,141	-8.05
515–540	528	15	425.00–470.00	$454.74	$2,401	+4.35
580–590	587	6	390.00–430.00	$409.94	$2,406	+17.13
610 value added	610	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,623	—
610–630	622	6	388.00–390.00	$389.00	$2,420	-40.37
650–695	673	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,557	—
705–738	724	5	300.00–350.00	$321.96	$2,331	-25.04
795	795	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,266	-43.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	530.00–540.00	$535.11	$1,258	—
305–340	320	6	425.00–475.00	$453.20	$1,450	-13.89
375	375	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,519	-21.73
415–430	420	3	435.00–440.00	$438.35	$1,841	+1.65
460–495	478	8	335.00–415.00	$392.49	$1,876	-28.94
500–540	527	7	320.00–390.00	$368.39	$1,941	-11.59
555	555	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,887	-26.19
645	645	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,032	—
665–690	678	2	305.00–310.00	$307.55	$2,085	—
715	715	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,145	+10.00
760	760	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,394	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	630.00	$630.00	$1,386	+42.99
255–290	275	4	500.00–570.00	$536.32	$1,475	-42.05
300–345	321	7	485.00–650.00	$571.42	$1,834	+12.55
355–395	368	10	450.00–600.00	$512.36	$1,885	-18.39
410–445	429	28	440.00–495.00	$471.78	$2,024	-25.28
450–495	471	39	420.00–475.00	$456.84	$2,152	-12.37
500–545	524	32	375.00–445.00	$424.02	$2,222	-9.88
550–595	573	6	380.00–425.00	$409.98	$2,349	+1.63
600–640	618	8	330.00–395.00	$362.68	$2,241	-24.82
655–694	681	12	320.00–380.00	$349.84	$2,382	-19.25
725–740	731	4	335.00–345.00	$341.21	$2,494	+3.00
755–780	772	5	320.00–335.00	$330.01	$2,548	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	700.00	$700.00	$1,715	—
270–285 fancy	278	3	740.00–750.00	$743.23	$2,066	—
275–280	278	2	630.00–710.00	$670.36	$1,864	+54.07
309–335	317	7	570.00–690.00	$644.35	$2,043	+53.52
350–390	369	7	525.00–660.00	$561.30	$2,071	-15.01
400–445	412	10	505.00–530.00	$517.25	$2,131	-7.66
450–490	469	9	450.00–485.00	$470.59	$2,207	-19.70
500–545	517	22	420.00–470.00	$457.23	$2,364	+0.17
550–580	566	5	430.00–455.00	$440.06	$2,491	+9.32
610–625	616	11	370.00–425.00	$398.09	$2,452	-12.58
663–690	671	7	360.00–395.00	$377.98	$2,536	-17.25
795	795	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,663	—
800	800	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,640	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	370.00–530.00	$446.25	$1,428	-48.20
360	360	2	490.00	$490.00	$1,764	+15.00
400–440	421	10	350.00–465.00	$405.67	$1,708	-19.33
470–495	487	3	345.00–435.00	$402.88	$1,962	-39.54
500–520	505	6	345.00–425.00	$384.32	$1,941	-19.97
605–635	617	6	345.00–365.00	$355.83	$2,195	-8.87
650–660	656	5	322.50–355.00	$346.56	$2,273	—
785	785	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,198	+5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1400	1175	80-85%	31	150.00–177.00	$167.99	$1,974	+3.36
910–1415	1177	80-85%	22	147.00–169.00	$160.29	$1,887	-4.34
1185–1505	1324	80-85%	12	170.00–187.00	$177.28	$2,347	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1890	1354	75-80%	16	144.00–176.00	$169.58	$2,296	—
1240–1620	1400	75-80%	12	170.00–187.00	$180.06	$2,521	-5.66
1245–1545	1405	75-80%	7	186.00–195.00	$190.66	$2,679	+4.94

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1270	992	85-90%	10	100.00–167.00	$147.06	$1,459	—
615–1220	997	85-90%	9	137.00–166.00	$153.72	$1,533	—
870–1175	1034	85-90%	7	120.00–161.00	$149.38	$1,545	-0.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1840	1461	4	175.00–191.00	$182.84	$2,671	—
1265–2320	1595	9	180.00–206.00	$197.47	$3,150	-5.08
1560–1935	1751	9	209.00–236.00	$220.15	$3,855	—

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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	2,150.00	$2,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	2,100.00–3,700.00	$2,880.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,600.00–3,000.00	$2,625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	2,600.00–3,100.00	$2,846.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	1,850.00–2,700.00	$2,278.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,350.00–2,650.00	$2,558.33

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	3,850.00–4,250.00	$4,040.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,900.00–3,550.00	$3,230.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	3,200.00–3,700.00	$3,427.27	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	2,100.00–4,900.00	$4,017.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,200.00–5,600.00	$4,190.00	—

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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.