Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 13, 2026

1,645 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $432.62/cwt +0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,094/hd at 484 lb · 52 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $426.73/cwt -1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,245/hd at 526 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $407.15/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,178/hd at 535 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,645	3,047	1,989
Feeder cattle	1,269	2,584	1,507
Slaughter cattle	231	281	275
Replacement cattle	145	182	207

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 10.00 lower
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold mostly steady
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	545.00	$545.00	$1,908	-15.00
400–420	414	6	505.00–540.00	$525.18	$2,174	+5.72
455–480	470	10	480.00–495.00	$489.04	$2,298	-5.47
500–545	521	14	455.00–480.00	$464.43	$2,420	+1.44
550–590	571	16	410.00–460.00	$433.42	$2,475	-30.23
605–640	629	20	407.00–440.00	$416.75	$2,621	+12.40
660–685	673	2	365.00–396.00	$380.21	$2,559	-19.38
738–745	740	9	340.00–350.00	$343.35	$2,541	-14.97
755–795	775	2	315.00–355.00	$334.48	$2,592	—
855	855	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,822	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	555.00	$555.00	$1,776	-45.00
355–385	370	4	530.00–545.00	$537.20	$1,988	+19.83
405–415	412	3	515.00–520.00	$516.64	$2,129	+21.97
470–485	476	5	465.00–470.00	$467.04	$2,223	-7.60
505–540	530	15	440.00–465.00	$456.45	$2,419	+0.28
555–580	573	4	420.00–430.00	$426.56	$2,444	-10.95
630–645	636	11	402.00–415.00	$409.37	$2,604	-0.31
660–690	676	11	375.00–385.00	$379.44	$2,565	-2.53
715–720	719	7	363.00–375.00	$366.41	$2,634	-0.86
865	865	1	328.00	$328.00	$2,837	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	6	495.00	$495.00	$1,807	—
410–420	413	6	475.00–485.00	$480.47	$1,984	—
455–485	474	7	435.00–460.00	$442.67	$2,098	-44.63
505–545	519	10	415.00–435.00	$423.68	$2,199	-21.19
575	575	3	400.00	$400.00	$2,300	-4.89
605–615	610	2	390.00–400.00	$394.96	$2,409	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	550.00	$550.00	$1,540	+57.68
300–345	329	7	470.00–535.00	$517.01	$1,701	+12.98
355–375	365	5	490.00–505.00	$494.89	$1,806	+17.37
400–445	419	28	410.00–475.00	$450.03	$1,886	+6.68
450–497	484	52	415.00–455.00	$432.62	$2,094	+0.87
505–545	535	35	380.00–425.00	$407.15	$2,178	+2.29
550–575	565	13	360.00–395.00	$377.74	$2,134	+0.31
605–640	619	16	350.00–370.00	$362.72	$2,245	+7.57
660–680	670	3	330.00–355.00	$344.88	$2,311	+16.07
705–720	718	15	290.00–340.00	$327.37	$2,351	+6.96
790–795	792	3	300.00–305.00	$302.99	$2,400	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	680.00	$680.00	$1,496	+100.32
265–295	285	6	555.00–590.00	$568.13	$1,619	+3.50
305–330	314	9	510.00–550.00	$530.34	$1,665	-19.71
350–360	355	4	515.00–525.00	$521.23	$1,850	-4.15
410–440	421	19	448.00–490.00	$463.49	$1,951	+1.41
450–485	465	12	430.00–475.00	$445.11	$2,070	-2.17
505–520	508	16	405.00–432.00	$422.59	$2,147	-27.41
555–590	573	11	379.00–420.00	$392.10	$2,247	-17.00
605–640	623	15	365.00–388.00	$379.21	$2,362	+10.04
655–680	663	5	332.00–352.50	$347.80	$2,306	-21.81
725–745	728	33	328.00–340.00	$336.82	$2,452	+3.62
755–795	764	5	314.00–320.00	$317.57	$2,426	+6.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	326	4	445.00–500.00	$477.87	$1,558	-0.53
355–395	381	10	440.00–480.00	$467.60	$1,782	+20.02
410–445	435	21	434.00–450.00	$439.70	$1,913	+4.48
455–495	474	23	405.00–425.00	$414.99	$1,967	+3.76
505–535	524	9	355.00–395.00	$377.78	$1,980	-8.53
575–590	585	5	350.00–365.00	$356.00	$2,083	-5.04
645	645	2	318.00–340.00	$329.00	$2,122	+4.00
675–680	678	2	295.00–300.00	$297.51	$2,017	-3.74
700	700	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,995	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	640.00–700.00	$669.69	$1,627	+49.18
265–275	272	3	610.00–620.00	$616.75	$1,678	+44.04
310–345	333	15	515.00–580.00	$556.73	$1,854	-18.59
355–370	362	11	465.00–550.00	$515.03	$1,864	+11.70
410–445	427	19	435.00–515.00	$471.39	$2,013	+4.02
460–495	475	25	430.00–485.00	$469.85	$2,232	+14.40
500–540	526	41	360.00–450.00	$426.73	$2,245	-1.09
555–590	570	29	350.00–430.00	$419.10	$2,389	+12.09
605–645	634	17	335.00–385.00	$361.66	$2,293	-23.04
655–695	672	10	340.00–370.00	$354.91	$2,385	-16.08
700–735	720	4	325.00–335.00	$328.79	$2,367	-18.28
770–795	788	4	305.00–324.00	$318.85	$2,513	-19.06

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	750.00	$750.00	$1,688	+48.32
265–270	269	4	600.00–710.00	$652.28	$1,755	+52.47
305–330	316	4	560.00–625.00	$598.68	$1,892	+9.66
350–390	377	11	500.00–610.00	$552.40	$2,083	+7.59
405–440	418	13	470.00–530.00	$497.19	$2,078	+2.56
450–490	473	17	440.00–475.00	$467.65	$2,212	-4.09
505–545	527	15	405.00–450.00	$439.41	$2,316	-11.03
550–590	565	13	395.00–435.00	$412.40	$2,330	-11.98
605–645	630	4	398.00–410.00	$404.56	$2,549	-5.16
650–685	676	10	360.00–375.00	$370.43	$2,504	-17.79
700–735	711	6	330.00–355.00	$338.10	$2,404	-24.36
765–790	779	6	327.00–345.00	$333.04	$2,594	—
800–835	820	3	325.00–330.00	$328.32	$2,692	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,458	—
305–345	327	9	470.00–540.00	$526.21	$1,721	—
370–395	382	10	450.00–515.00	$504.04	$1,925	+6.94
410–440	427	13	430.00–490.00	$475.13	$2,029	+18.21
455–490	477	15	420.00–460.00	$448.10	$2,137	+10.51
520–545	537	5	390.00–422.00	$409.01	$2,196	-1.25
560–595	577	12	360.00–408.00	$400.92	$2,313	+0.92
620–640	633	4	330.00–365.00	$352.69	$2,233	+8.64
770	770	1	282.50	$282.50	$2,175	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1245	1136	80-85%	16	172.00–192.00	$179.87	$2,043	+15.17
930–1320	1140	80-85%	19	160.00–177.00	$170.39	$1,942	+5.69
905–1535	1157	80-85%	42	166.00–185.00	$176.53	$2,042	+3.84

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1210	1033	85-90%	18	140.00–167.00	$148.60	$1,535	—
910–1280	1040	85-90%	16	148.00–164.00	$157.09	$1,634	—
900–1180	1084	85-90%	13	157.00–180.00	$162.68	$1,763	+7.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1670	1377	75-80%	19	171.00–188.00	$182.35	$2,511	+0.53
1005–1470	1379	75-80%	18	176.00–196.00	$181.51	$2,503	-0.31
1215–1715	1496	75-80%	6	173.00–179.00	$176.47	$2,640	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1970	1428	9	186.00–202.00	$193.68	$2,766	—
1310–1885	1579	7	207.00–235.00	$216.43	$3,417	—
1255–1930	1630	14	198.00–216.00	$205.83	$3,355	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,350.00–1,540.00	$1,429.17

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,400.00–3,200.00	$2,875.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,900.00–2,800.00	$2,358.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,300.00	$3,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	2,000.00–3,300.00	$2,612.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,366.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,050.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,800.00	$1,800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

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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	2	4,750.00–5,000.00	$4,875.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,400.00–4,550.00	$3,875.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,550.00–2,700.00	$2,625.00	—

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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.