Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 12, 2026

3,047 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $369.61/cwt ≈ $2,432/hd at 658 lb · 93 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $431.10/cwt -8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,248/hd at 521 lb · 56 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $326.00/cwt ≈ $2,530/hd at 776 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,047	1,388	1,313
Feeder cattle	2,584	1,090	869
Slaughter cattle	281	154	323
Replacement cattle	182	144	121

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady
▲ 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
245	245	1	700.00	$700.00	$1,715	—
265–280	273	2	595.00–605.00	$599.86	$1,638	-55.00
320	320	1	625.00	$625.00	$2,000	—
361	361	3	560.00	$560.00	$2,022	-17.97
400–445	419	12	505.00–540.00	$519.46	$2,177	-40.37
450–495	480	22	490.00–520.00	$494.51	$2,374	-22.07
505–545	533	11	455.00–475.00	$462.99	$2,468	-30.77
550–595	560	25	425.00–477.50	$463.65	$2,596	+11.94
600–646	631	37	390.00–435.00	$404.35	$2,551	-33.15
655–690	671	19	380.00–412.50	$399.59	$2,681	-12.43
733–737	737	32	342.00–360.00	$358.32	$2,641	—
998	998	10	320.00	$320.00	$3,194	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	550.00–560.00	$555.18	$1,582	—
305	305	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,830	—
360–390	380	3	500.00–555.00	$517.37	$1,966	—
405–445	425	10	480.00–525.00	$494.67	$2,102	-40.02
450–485	470	10	465.00–485.00	$474.64	$2,231	-37.38
505–530	518	8	440.00–470.00	$456.17	$2,363	-15.06
555–585	570	17	414.00–455.00	$437.51	$2,494	-6.06
600–647	625	16	360.00–425.00	$409.68	$2,560	-25.32
655–669	666	10	380.00–390.00	$381.97	$2,544	+31.97
700–725	711	7	365.00–370.00	$367.27	$2,611	—
763–782	768	37	346.00–356.00	$353.25	$2,713	—
914	914	5	323.00	$323.00	$2,952	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
841	841	46	343.00	$343.00	$2,885	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	468	2	480.00–495.00	$487.30	$2,281	—
510–530	517	3	435.00–450.00	$444.87	$2,300	-5.13
555–580	568	2	400.00–410.00	$404.89	$2,300	-25.11

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	570.00–590.00	$579.68	$1,351	-90.75
260–280	273	6	535.00–590.00	$564.63	$1,541	-5.37
315 fancy	315	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,796	—
300–345	324	32	505.00–580.00	$550.05	$1,782	-11.30
350–390	364	15	490.00–540.00	$525.38	$1,912	+5.76
365 fancy	365	1	545.00	$545.00	$1,989	—
400–445	415	46	445.00–500.00	$462.08	$1,918	-28.27
450–498	470	46	430.00–485.00	$447.28	$2,102	-28.30
505	505	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,272	+10.28
505–520 fancy	513	2	440.00–450.00	$445.07	$2,283	—
500–542	522	53	415.00–445.00	$430.22	$2,246	-9.50
550–580	561	30	375.00–450.00	$409.10	$2,295	+8.53
600–643	619	30	358.00–402.00	$369.17	$2,285	-36.68
650–694	658	93	350.00–372.50	$369.61	$2,432	—
700–747	718	37	320.00–345.00	$333.20	$2,392	—
759 fancy	759	2	342.00	$342.00	$2,596	—
780–790	785	2	310.00–312.00	$311.01	$2,441	—
810–825	821	7	331.00–335.00	$331.71	$2,723	—
871	871	6	306.00	$306.00	$2,665	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	540.00–550.00	$545.34	$1,200	-69.66
255–295	275	2	490.00–495.00	$492.32	$1,354	-82.87
300–345	337	21	465.00–530.00	$504.03	$1,699	-6.38
355–390	373	24	425.00–510.00	$477.52	$1,781	-12.65
405–445	431	31	420.00–465.00	$443.35	$1,911	-23.19
450–490	469	38	400.00–455.00	$431.75	$2,025	-22.97
500–545	518	38	385.00–435.00	$404.86	$2,097	-20.07
550–590	574	35	345.00–395.00	$377.43	$2,166	+0.80
600–649	631	26	325.00–370.00	$355.15	$2,241	-10.28
660–693	680	12	324.00–340.00	$328.81	$2,236	-30.97
705–745	724	4	310.00–338.00	$320.41	$2,320	-7.94

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
776	776	54	326.00	$326.00	$2,530	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	3	465.00–485.00	$478.40	$1,569	-2.61
355–390	374	4	440.00–455.00	$447.58	$1,674	—
415–445	434	11	420.00–442.00	$435.22	$1,889	-7.97
455–495	477	12	400.00–430.00	$411.23	$1,962	-10.63
520–535	529	9	375.00–410.00	$386.31	$2,044	+18.69
555–595	579	8	350.00–370.00	$361.04	$2,090	+21.04
630–635	633	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,057	-24.47
655–660	658	2	300.00–302.50	$301.25	$1,982	-8.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	214	5	630.00–810.00	$701.68	$1,502	+43.52
250–275	262	5	590.00–605.00	$599.81	$1,572	-39.70
300–340	318	30	520.00–690.00	$589.02	$1,873	-19.62
350–395	375	28	500.00–590.00	$544.81	$2,043	-33.28
400–445	428	39	475.00–525.00	$494.63	$2,117	-34.70
450–495	463	39	450.00–525.00	$471.74	$2,184	-26.34
505–545	525	46	427.50–485.00	$450.44	$2,365	-19.49
550–597	579	50	405.00–465.00	$424.38	$2,457	-3.46
600–645	614	47	390.00–425.00	$409.72	$2,516	+6.01
650–690	669	16	377.00–405.00	$388.22	$2,597	+14.97
700–735	708	7	343.00–385.00	$362.46	$2,566	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	220	10	580.00–710.00	$620.51	$1,365	—
250–295	274	11	520.00–630.00	$572.71	$1,569	-21.64
310–345	330	22	490.00–620.00	$575.32	$1,899	-5.78
355–395	370	24	475.00–530.00	$503.33	$1,862	-37.45
400–448	430	42	450.00–490.00	$467.37	$2,010	-51.98
450–495	471	47	430.00–485.00	$455.45	$2,145	-16.72
500–545	529	47	405.00–455.00	$427.82	$2,263	-24.97
550–595	572	30	375.00–425.00	$407.01	$2,328	+3.15
605–645	622	25	350.00–424.00	$384.70	$2,393	+15.03
650–690	670	17	360.00–380.00	$370.99	$2,486	+4.54
705–745	722	22	330.00–360.00	$347.07	$2,506	+25.31
760–795	770	5	325.00–350.00	$337.91	$2,602	+15.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	385	6	460.00–510.00	$497.10	$1,914	-24.90
405–445	430	6	430.00–475.00	$456.92	$1,965	-6.77
455–490	474	12	410.00–470.00	$437.59	$2,074	-13.64
525–545	537	13	385.00–430.00	$410.26	$2,203	-4.81
555	555	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,220	+34.55
605–630	616	7	333.00–370.00	$344.05	$2,119	-2.36
660–690	674	4	323.00–350.00	$333.08	$2,245	+25.08
700	700	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,275	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1280	1120	80-85%	15	158.00–172.00	$164.70	$1,845	-1.04
940–1465	1173	80-85%	31	164.00–180.00	$172.69	$2,026	—
850–1455	1206	80-85%	16	169.00–186.00	$180.35	$2,175	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1185	988	85-90%	13	138.00–168.00	$153.76	$1,519	-9.11
860–1180	988	85-90%	20	130.00–159.00	$146.74	$1,450	-16.13
965–1260	1078	85-90%	8	150.00–160.00	$155.67	$1,678	+0.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1535	1371	75-80%	12	178.00–186.00	$181.82	$2,493	-5.79
1230–1700	1389	75-80%	12	170.00–182.00	$175.36	$2,436	-2.64
1405–1610	1550	75-80%	4	160.00–166.00	$164.23	$2,546	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1690	1396	6	190.00–208.00	$195.20	$2,725	—
1150–2255	1736	11	200.00–217.00	$206.62	$3,587	-0.43
1790–2195	1976	5	210.00–222.00	$215.63	$4,261	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,950.00–2,200.00	$2,012.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,450.00–3,050.00	$2,633.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,500.00–3,700.00	$3,237.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,050.00–2,650.00	$2,350.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,400.00–2,650.00	$2,483.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,200.00–4,000.00	$3,633.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,500.00–2,100.00	$1,766.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,050.00	$2,000.00

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)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	4,050.00–4,400.00	$4,225.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,275.00–3,000.00	$2,713.89
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	3,000.00–3,600.00	$3,330.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	3,800.00–4,100.00	$3,918.75
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,400.00–4,200.00	$3,860.00

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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
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	3,250.00–4,400.00	$4,050.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	5,200.00	$5,200.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,600.00–3,100.00	$2,820.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,150.00–4,100.00	$3,580.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	3,600.00–4,000.00	$3,800.00	—
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	5,000.00–6,750.00	$5,512.50	—
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	5,300.00–5,700.00	$5,500.00	—
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	4,000.00–4,500.00	$4,250.00	—

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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.