Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 6, 2026

2,099 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $490.44/cwt -1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,079/hd at 424 lb · 44 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $448.35/cwt -3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,659/hd at 370 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $461.78/cwt -8.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,193/hd at 475 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,099	3,729	1,466
Feeder cattle	1,658	3,157	1,091
Slaughter cattle	203	308	198
Replacement cattle	238	264	177

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, with instances 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady to firm
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–311	307	6	650.00–700.00	$666.27	$2,045	+90.09
355–366	364	10	620.00–650.00	$623.42	$2,269	+77.11
435–438	438	18	520.00–555.00	$551.13	$2,414	+38.10
455–495	477	15	495.00–515.00	$502.27	$2,396	-1.25
505–535	524	19	480.00–500.00	$490.98	$2,573	+5.26
555–585	573	8	430.00–452.00	$442.08	$2,533	-16.67
625	625	7	419.00	$419.00	$2,619	-15.04
660–670	668	10	380.00–404.00	$398.05	$2,659	+1.04
705–730	713	9	340.00–375.00	$360.44	$2,570	-29.56
780	780	1	348.00	$348.00	$2,714	-5.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	378	5	525.00–590.00	$573.43	$2,168	+48.29
410–445	435	11	495.00–540.00	$504.84	$2,196	+3.26
450–495	476	8	475.00–495.00	$482.66	$2,297	-9.06
505–545	530	15	460.00–475.00	$469.02	$2,486	+4.33
550–585	573	20	395.00–455.00	$433.09	$2,482	-3.79
605–625	613	6	380.00–425.00	$408.17	$2,502	-0.59
655–665	660	2	375.00–380.00	$377.52	$2,492	-7.09
720–745	727	10	342.00–377.00	$369.62	$2,687	-2.24
755–760	758	3	335.00–367.00	$345.62	$2,620	-11.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	378	4	495.00–505.00	$499.90	$1,890	+17.30
410–440	428	10	470.00–490.00	$481.89	$2,062	+15.20
475–490	481	7	440.00–450.00	$444.36	$2,137	-6.60
540–545	541	7	455.00–460.00	$456.44	$2,469	+32.42
565–570	568	4	415.00–420.00	$417.49	$2,371	+9.89

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	280	4	540.00–580.00	$559.96	$1,568	+33.72
300–340	323	8	480.00–520.00	$500.35	$1,616	-8.18
350–395	377	23	450.00–500.00	$477.56	$1,800	-12.50
405–445	425	15	445.00–480.00	$465.34	$1,978	+3.89
450–495	472	27	420.00–460.00	$440.10	$2,077	+1.10
500–545	525	30	385.00–445.00	$416.65	$2,187	-5.73
555–595	573	18	350.00–405.00	$376.43	$2,157	-21.90
605–640	628	10	330.00–395.00	$363.61	$2,283	-14.67
675–685	683	8	330.00–335.00	$333.13	$2,275	-36.64
720–740	733	6	320.00–340.00	$325.66	$2,387	-19.77
755–795	773	3	275.00–320.00	$301.81	$2,333	-10.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	710.00	$710.00	$1,668	+83.61
280–290	283	3	595.00–600.00	$596.71	$1,689	+23.54
310–330	321	6	520.00–580.00	$535.52	$1,719	+0.77
355–393	388	27	500.00–530.00	$510.30	$1,980	-9.07
410–440	426	10	475.00–500.00	$484.97	$2,066	-2.00
450–485	463	14	448.00–490.00	$463.94	$2,148	-4.92
505–540	523	20	410.00–465.00	$430.39	$2,251	-13.16
550–590	569	27	389.00–430.00	$402.22	$2,289	-7.38
600–631	624	8	365.00–400.00	$380.57	$2,375	-7.44
675	675	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,869	+55.03
655–690	680	12	340.00–405.00	$348.06	$2,367	-21.91
700–745	723	14	315.00–370.00	$330.84	$2,392	-9.16
780–790	785	2	305.00–329.00	$317.08	$2,489	-16.92
865	865	2	318.00	$318.00	$2,751	+2.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	268	2	490.00–500.00	$495.05	$1,327	-10.00
310–340	329	21	470.00–490.00	$483.46	$1,591	+27.59
360–395	370	35	440.00–470.00	$448.35	$1,659	-3.78
410–435	422	12	440.00–460.00	$454.23	$1,917	+14.31
455–495	480	11	412.50–435.00	$424.76	$2,039	+9.47
505–545	524	8	375.00–410.00	$385.69	$2,021	-5.99
555–590	578	4	340.00–365.00	$354.88	$2,051	-13.44
610–630	618	4	305.00–350.00	$331.11	$2,046	-10.35
665–695	675	3	310.00–315.00	$313.28	$2,115	-8.29
730	730	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,190	-4.99
755–795	785	6	275.00–300.00	$294.28	$2,310	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	285	10	580.00–600.00	$588.77	$1,678	-35.61
315–340	330	19	550.00–600.00	$583.23	$1,925	+28.22
360–395	374	11	520.00–535.00	$522.68	$1,955	+2.91
410–440	424	44	478.00–505.00	$490.44	$2,079	-1.28
450–495	475	33	425.00–485.00	$461.78	$2,193	-8.54
505–545	519	31	390.00–460.00	$435.80	$2,262	-4.66
560–595	579	25	340.00–420.00	$397.39	$2,301	-21.71
605–645	619	14	335.00–410.00	$378.97	$2,346	-17.84
655–675	665	7	350.00–375.00	$360.00	$2,394	-8.51
710–740	734	5	324.00–330.00	$328.84	$2,414	-27.05
775–795	787	3	320.00–335.00	$326.60	$2,570	-14.93

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	620.00	$620.00	$1,767	-19.77
315–345	333	8	580.00–660.00	$613.83	$2,044	+33.55
350–390	374	7	530.00–640.00	$557.13	$2,084	+17.89
405–440	422	19	495.00–540.00	$510.87	$2,156	-0.26
455–480	471	12	485.00–510.00	$490.28	$2,309	-2.85
500–545	524	20	440.00–490.00	$456.16	$2,390	+1.14
565–590	576	10	430.00–444.00	$435.62	$2,509	-3.43
610–645	626	11	360.00–420.00	$390.06	$2,442	-17.32
650–690	673	3	370.00–405.00	$391.51	$2,635	-4.26
700–740	717	7	338.00–365.00	$347.57	$2,492	-39.93
780–790	785	2	330.00–332.00	$331.01	$2,598	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	8	550.00–570.00	$559.87	$1,584	-15.07
305–325	312	9	520.00–560.00	$538.04	$1,679	+9.29
380–390	381	18	500.00–510.00	$502.78	$1,916	+16.19
405–430	418	10	460.00–472.00	$465.38	$1,945	+7.84
465–495	482	9	430.00–460.00	$449.43	$2,166	+2.83
505–540	527	14	400.00–445.00	$428.93	$2,260	+54.32
560–590	571	7	380.00–395.00	$386.33	$2,206	+0.76
620–635	626	5	360.00–375.00	$362.97	$2,272	-10.81
670–685	678	3	330.00–345.00	$338.38	$2,294	-3.94

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1375	1172	80-85%	15	164.00–173.00	$168.09	$1,970	—
755–1480	1200	80-85%	31	173.00–186.00	$179.22	$2,151	+22.57
940–1495	1242	80-85%	33	166.00–180.00	$173.58	$2,156	+16.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1285	1013	85-90%	21	137.00–167.00	$149.74	$1,517	-0.26
960–1190	1030	85-90%	13	151.00–168.00	$159.39	$1,642	+15.82
1020–1190	1098	85-90%	14	163.00–175.00	$167.44	$1,838	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1565	1380	75-80%	13	175.00–194.00	$181.35	$2,503	+0.06
1220–1590	1392	75-80%	14	172.00–187.00	$178.33	$2,482	-2.96
1355–1520	1434	75-80%	4	166.00–175.00	$169.85	$2,436	-2.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1635	1370	8	178.00–199.00	$188.87	$2,588	—
1215–2270	1708	12	204.00–235.00	$218.46	$3,731	—
1175–2270	1710	7	197.00–212.00	$204.96	$3,505	—

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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	19	1,520.00–1,685.00	$1,606.84

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,900.00–2,700.00	$2,207.14
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,700.00–2,850.00	$2,775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	2,500.00–3,500.00	$2,917.65
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,950.00–3,500.00	$3,258.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,987.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,800.00–2,300.00	$2,113.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,350.00	$2,350.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,200.00–2,800.00	$2,492.86
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,050.00–2,250.00	$2,150.00

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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	17	3,300.00–4,500.00	$4,029.41	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,925.00	$3,925.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	2,600.00–3,550.00	$3,104.41	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,666.67	—

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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.