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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, April 27, 2026

2,249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $463.87/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,203/hd at 475 lb · 37 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $482.83/cwt +11.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,047/hd at 424 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $462.12/cwt +4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,163/hd at 468 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,249 1,543 1,719
Feeder cattle 1,883 1,174 1,310
Slaughter cattle 200 195 250
Replacement cattle 166 174 159

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 283 3 600.00–625.00 $608.53 $1,722 +69.93
365–395 377 7 500.00–550.00 $520.54 $1,962 -57.82
405–440 425 10 500.00–520.00 $510.86 $2,171 +26.82
465–490 479 11 480.00–495.00 $486.62 $2,331 +17.80
530–545 538 11 442.00–470.00 $456.51 $2,456 +30.99
560–595 576 18 422.00–450.00 $434.98 $2,505 +7.89
605–645 628 12 375.00–420.00 $400.89 $2,518 +10.40
660–695 681 8 350.00–395.00 $376.56 $2,564 -2.53
705–725 721 5 360.00–375.00 $362.93 $2,617 -17.07
785 785 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,669 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 720.00 $720.00 $1,548 +111.60
250–280 268 4 650.00–670.00 $657.71 $1,763 +40.84
305–330 316 8 560.00–640.00 $583.68 $1,844 +4.57
365–370 368 3 600.00–610.00 $603.30 $2,220 +21.82
410–415 413 2 540.00–550.00 $545.03 $2,251 +37.71
475–495 482 7 510.00–525.00 $517.86 $2,496 +10.50
500–535 522 10 435.00–515.00 $468.47 $2,445 -19.64
570 570 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,650 —
605 605 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,602 +15.99
665–675 670 2 400.00–405.00 $402.48 $2,697 -7.52
710–720 717 3 350.00–415.00 $393.53 $2,822 -3.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 323 3 490.00–530.00 $507.53 $1,639 -1.94
365–380 373 2 475.00–480.00 $477.55 $1,781 +21.84
415 415 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,930 +75.00
465 465 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,046 -17.45
555–575 565 2 375.00–385.00 $380.09 $2,148 +50.09
670 670 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,378 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,182 +3.09
265–295 281 9 515.00–550.00 $536.58 $1,508 +24.03
305–345 327 19 450.00–535.00 $507.04 $1,658 +28.41
350–395 373 23 450.00–505.00 $480.55 $1,792 +24.91
400–440 418 25 425.00–472.50 $453.60 $1,896 +16.48
455–495 475 31 400.00–450.00 $436.07 $2,071 +17.41
515–545 530 28 395.00–430.00 $413.04 $2,189 +3.60
560–595 573 29 365.00–390.00 $375.64 $2,152 -3.21
605–645 632 32 337.00–370.00 $357.07 $2,257 +3.74
650–685 672 9 325.00–355.00 $337.59 $2,269 +12.55
705–735 717 8 290.00–330.00 $318.54 $2,284 +14.60
750–790 771 4 280.00–320.00 $309.05 $2,383 +6.53
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,298 -33.48
250–295 280 4 540.00–590.00 $563.44 $1,578 -32.77
305–345 330 13 515.00–560.00 $541.70 $1,788 -20.85
350–395 375 17 475.00–530.00 $501.76 $1,882 -17.76
400–445 424 18 450.00–500.00 $474.40 $2,011 -21.78
450–490 468 34 440.00–475.00 $462.12 $2,163 +4.54
505–535 518 28 420.00–500.00 $431.47 $2,235 -23.27
550–585 564 15 400.00–410.00 $404.06 $2,279 -5.88
603–645 623 12 352.00–405.00 $387.54 $2,414 -1.46
655 655 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,424 -10.00
725–735 730 2 330.00–342.50 $336.21 $2,454 +14.25
750 750 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,494 —
893 893 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,679 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 2 530.00–545.00 $537.34 $1,236 +2.23
260–280 272 15 510.00–520.00 $514.81 $1,400 —
330–345 339 6 455.00–500.00 $464.25 $1,574 +11.05
350–395 377 13 420.00–475.00 $438.02 $1,651 +33.02
410–445 436 11 410.00–445.00 $420.04 $1,831 -18.31
455–498 475 10 385.00–410.00 $395.89 $1,880 +3.40
510–545 520 5 375.00–385.00 $378.11 $1,966 +9.72
575–595 591 10 332.00–365.00 $353.20 $2,087 —
620–635 627 3 325.00–340.00 $331.61 $2,079 +16.61
655–680 670 7 300.00–315.00 $308.22 $2,065 +0.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 610.00–645.00 $627.31 $1,462 -2.69
260–290 279 7 550.00–625.00 $595.91 $1,663 +59.59
305–345 322 24 520.00–590.00 $561.33 $1,807 -10.09
375–395 379 11 500.00–555.00 $522.81 $1,981 +10.45
400–445 424 34 450.00–530.00 $482.83 $2,047 +11.05
450–495 475 37 426.00–505.00 $463.87 $2,203 +7.03
510–548 523 28 400.00–455.00 $439.32 $2,298 +15.30
555–595 574 24 390.00–425.00 $406.54 $2,334 -3.44
610–645 630 12 365.00–390.00 $380.19 $2,395 +17.51
650–695 676 15 350.00–380.00 $367.23 $2,482 +17.39
703–735 713 11 315.00–360.00 $344.85 $2,459 +3.64
770–790 780 3 335.00–340.00 $337.65 $2,634 +7.64
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 215 2 640.00–650.00 $644.77 $1,386 -55.23
260–280 273 7 610.00–640.00 $630.05 $1,720 -40.31
305–320 309 9 570.00–615.00 $597.14 $1,845 -47.21
365 fancy 365 1 585.00 $585.00 $2,135 —
350–395 374 27 530.00–570.00 $552.55 $2,067 -8.75
400–445 418 16 490.00–550.00 $517.08 $2,161 -0.17
450–495 470 17 460.00–505.00 $476.05 $2,237 +5.46
505–530 522 28 440.00–470.00 $458.18 $2,392 +0.95
550–580 560 11 405.00–450.00 $434.22 $2,432 -5.84
600–640 632 6 400.00–430.00 $413.47 $2,613 +15.38
721 721 8 390.00 $390.00 $2,812 —
780–790 785 2 355.00–365.00 $359.97 $2,826 +24.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 279 18 510.00–590.00 $562.89 $1,570 —
330–345 340 9 525.00–535.00 $531.76 $1,808 +85.51
355–395 375 16 475.00–515.00 $504.37 $1,891 +14.37
425–445 436 16 415.00–500.00 $474.26 $2,068 +68.59
455–485 478 16 440.00–480.00 $465.65 $2,226 +62.77
520–545 534 13 387.00–420.00 $407.70 $2,177 +23.38
570–593 582 10 380.00–400.00 $387.87 $2,257 —
610–645 634 6 355.00–385.00 $372.56 $2,362 +16.73
655–698 685 7 345.00–360.00 $349.62 $2,395 +3.06
715–720 717 3 310.00–325.00 $319.98 $2,294 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1575 1210 80-85% 19 167.00–197.00 $176.42 $2,135 —
915–1565 1219 80-85% 24 150.00–170.00 $159.23 $1,941 —
1050–1545 1271 80-85% 21 160.00–182.00 $168.65 $2,144 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1220 959 85-90% 9 139.00–162.00 $147.63 $1,416 +0.57
905–1130 1024 85-90% 10 148.00–155.00 $152.74 $1,564 +3.36
850–1330 1058 85-90% 24 151.00–165.00 $157.33 $1,665 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1695 1439 75-80% 20 170.00–185.00 $175.70 $2,528 -14.96
1230–1685 1454 75-80% 10 163.00–180.00 $174.11 $2,532 —
1375–1690 1518 75-80% 4 177.00–187.00 $180.32 $2,737 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1920 1511 6 181.00–192.00 $188.74 $2,852 —
1000–1970 1554 20 198.00–211.00 $205.86 $3,199 —
1845–2135 1962 12 212.00–224.00 $218.09 $4,279 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 1,500.00–1,750.00 $1,611.11

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,550.00–1,750.00 $1,637.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 2,000.00–2,700.00 $2,378.57
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 2,500.00–3,600.00 $3,040.43
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,500.00–5,100.00 $4,516.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,300.00–2,450.00 $2,360.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,825.00–2,800.00 $2,225.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,850.00–1,950.00 $1,900.00

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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 (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,150.00 $3,150.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 3,650.00–3,900.00 $3,783.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 39 4,000.00–4,800.00 $4,307.69 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,500.00–3,050.00 $2,783.33 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,300.00–2,350.00 $2,325.00 —

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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.