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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 29, 2026

2,046 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.47/cwt +10.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,531/hd at 718 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $437.96/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,050/hd at 468 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $482.92/cwt -0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,009/hd at 416 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,046 3,819 1,963
Feeder cattle 1,511 3,240 1,540
Slaughter cattle 248 350 181
Replacement cattle 287 229 242

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 315 9 570.00–660.00 $601.16 $1,894 +23.81
355–388 370 6 560.00–600.00 $576.11 $2,132 +23.72
405–430 415 7 515.00–550.00 $529.21 $2,196 -11.09
459–490 466 13 485.00–510.00 $503.30 $2,345 -3.81
500–543 530 23 460.00–495.00 $469.24 $2,487 -8.51
550–580 565 12 450.00–470.00 $456.57 $2,580 +6.16
610–640 633 18 410.00–450.00 $416.70 $2,638 -8.24
650–665 660 5 380.00–407.50 $399.36 $2,636 +2.73
710–740 720 3 370.00–382.50 $377.57 $2,719 -8.82
765–777 774 10 345.00–370.00 $360.47 $2,790 -0.53
800–818 814 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,849 —
860 860 4 347.50 $347.50 $2,988 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 319 6 500.00–600.00 $551.98 $1,761 -0.37
350–390 376 8 460.00–575.00 $535.99 $2,015 +15.57
405–440 423 18 450.00–510.00 $494.55 $2,092 -4.42
460–485 477 20 450.00–500.00 $485.98 $2,318 +5.05
500–548 524 8 420.00–460.00 $439.90 $2,305 -19.95
555–595 580 9 400.00–445.00 $430.64 $2,498 -9.76
600–645 626 16 360.00–435.00 $392.32 $2,456 -5.15
660–695 682 3 330.00–360.00 $346.58 $2,364 -43.66
700–745 717 3 352.50–385.00 $365.76 $2,622 +8.67
750–785 773 4 325.00–345.00 $331.33 $2,561 -14.02
800 800 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,600 —
870 870 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,762 —
965 965 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,895 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,408 -76.03
365–390 375 4 420.00–560.00 $523.23 $1,962 +28.85
425–445 432 7 480.00–490.00 $485.69 $2,098 +21.62
475–490 485 3 460.00–470.00 $466.74 $2,264 +15.34
525–545 543 12 442.00–448.00 $442.48 $2,403 +9.43
565–590 578 2 380.00–420.00 $400.43 $2,314 -34.57
630 630 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,488 +7.44
665–680 673 2 310.00–375.00 $342.14 $2,303 -28.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 4 585.00–600.00 $591.19 $1,644 +55.16
315–345 336 5 520.00–550.00 $538.30 $1,809 +3.25
350–395 377 22 480.00–530.00 $504.63 $1,902 -0.68
400–430 416 39 470.00–500.00 $482.92 $2,009 -0.56
450–475 468 9 445.00–480.00 $460.52 $2,155 +0.01
500–540 520 29 395.00–445.00 $425.58 $2,213 +1.24
560–595 572 14 385.00–430.00 $399.72 $2,286 -3.47
620–645 637 3 375.00–380.00 $376.62 $2,399 +3.40
650 650 2 350.00–370.00 $360.00 $2,340 —
717–745 718 45 330.00–353.00 $352.47 $2,531 +10.21
750–773 772 39 315.00–331.00 $315.40 $2,435 -22.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245–248 247 2 520.00–530.00 $525.03 $1,297 —
250–295 280 9 490.00–575.00 $539.25 $1,510 -3.71
315–335 324 11 480.00–555.00 $507.35 $1,644 -1.70
355–395 378 19 430.00–500.00 $482.80 $1,825 -0.20
400–445 427 34 435.00–485.00 $464.33 $1,983 +4.98
450–499 468 44 415.00–455.00 $437.96 $2,050 +1.42
500–545 525 22 360.00–425.00 $399.69 $2,098 -10.26
550–595 572 18 345.00–387.00 $371.72 $2,126 -17.68
610–645 624 9 345.00–365.00 $354.18 $2,210 -6.64
655–685 665 4 348.00–350.00 $349.02 $2,321 +12.30
700–725 714 5 310.00–325.00 $318.96 $2,277 -14.39
795 795 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,266 -47.57
810 810 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,349 —
945 945 4 270.00 $270.00 $2,552 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 278 5 430.00–560.00 $487.93 $1,356 -12.07
305–345 329 6 420.00–475.00 $459.15 $1,511 -14.86
355–390 369 10 435.00–480.00 $463.35 $1,710 +12.15
410–445 433 13 425.00–470.00 $447.58 $1,938 +20.00
455–490 476 16 380.00–435.00 $422.12 $2,009 +5.12
510–545 533 11 360.00–395.00 $381.63 $2,034 -2.87
555–580 569 5 340.00–372.00 $362.68 $2,064 -4.82
705–710 709 4 285.00–310.00 $291.22 $2,065 +6.22
795 795 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,425 +30.00
870 870 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,349 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 227 3 580.00–610.00 $599.85 $1,362 +29.85
300–345 324 16 525.00–575.00 $556.42 $1,803 +8.38
355–395 378 18 460.00–530.00 $504.40 $1,907 -14.98
400–446 423 27 450.00–510.00 $480.62 $2,033 -11.30
450–495 473 30 420.00–490.00 $467.74 $2,212 +9.13
505–545 528 22 365.00–470.00 $422.46 $2,231 -3.13
555–590 575 11 345.00–420.00 $407.36 $2,342 +2.83
605–630 611 10 375.00–395.00 $386.24 $2,360 -5.85
675–690 681 4 322.50–370.00 $336.34 $2,290 -31.64
710–730 722 5 315.00–350.00 $331.07 $2,390 -12.71
755–795 782 5 305.00–320.00 $314.57 $2,460 —
825 825 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,640 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 675.00 $675.00 $1,552 +9.37
255–285 268 3 610.00–650.00 $626.21 $1,678 +56.39
305–345 327 6 555.00–610.00 $591.05 $1,933 +19.36
360–385 369 8 520.00–560.00 $543.88 $2,007 +1.89
400–445 422 15 495.00–515.00 $505.33 $2,132 +5.85
460–485 473 12 450.00–495.00 $474.23 $2,243 -3.07
505–540 520 11 390.00–455.00 $429.72 $2,235 -15.69
560–585 566 17 370.00–430.00 $410.39 $2,323 -8.60
605–641 629 11 360.00–412.50 $388.16 $2,442 -15.17
665–675 670 2 370.00–410.00 $389.85 $2,612 —
720 720 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,520 -25.00
790 790 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,607 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 4 460.00–590.00 $517.59 $1,423 —
305–345 318 3 540.00–550.00 $546.39 $1,738 +20.43
350–390 371 7 420.00–500.00 $450.92 $1,673 -39.33
405–440 424 19 435.00–485.00 $474.01 $2,010 +16.01
460–495 487 21 405.00–465.00 $451.22 $2,197 +30.38
500–545 530 15 395.00–440.00 $424.83 $2,252 +28.11
555–570 565 3 360.00–402.00 $383.95 $2,169 -3.23
620–640 630 2 362.00–370.00 $366.06 $2,306 +0.97
680 680 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,312 -7.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1470 1070 80-85% 19 144.00–169.00 $160.25 $1,715 —
900–1490 1187 80-85% 51 150.00–182.00 $168.02 $1,994 —
1070–1490 1312 80-85% 17 166.00–181.00 $172.83 $2,268 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1140 1033 85-90% 17 140.00–168.00 $158.16 $1,634 +6.60
775–1210 1061 85-90% 22 145.00–170.00 $156.64 $1,662 +8.43
810–1210 1067 85-90% 29 110.00–165.00 $148.26 $1,582 +0.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1605 1434 75-80% 7 175.00–184.00 $179.81 $2,578 +6.11
1330–1535 1437 75-80% 5 166.00–170.00 $168.61 $2,423 -5.09
1340–1745 1457 75-80% 12 171.00–179.00 $174.59 $2,544 +7.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1915 1508 4 186.00–190.00 $187.50 $2,828 —
1115–2205 1618 16 178.00–212.00 $201.23 $3,256 —
1175–1965 1624 4 207.00–221.00 $211.60 $3,436 —

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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 14 1,625.00–1,740.00 $1,682.50
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 2,200.00–2,350.00 $2,258.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 1,900.00–3,000.00 $2,450.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 2,800.00–3,400.00 $3,080.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,650.00–1,800.00 $1,716.67
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,700.00 $3,700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 48 1,900.00–3,500.00 $2,868.75
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,400.00–2,650.00 $2,462.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 2,000.00–2,100.00 $2,046.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,600.00–1,800.00 $1,685.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,950.00–2,200.00 $2,112.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,300.00–2,500.00 $2,420.00

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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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 3,250.00–3,500.00 $3,403.57 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 4,050.00–4,500.00 $4,312.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 2,600.00–4,000.00 $3,518.75 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 2,700.00–3,100.00 $2,900.00 —

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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.