Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 19, 2026

3,460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $320.00/cwt ≈ $2,819/hd at 881 lb · 114 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $422.15/cwt +5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,221/hd at 526 lb · 87 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $381.61/cwt -16.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,217/hd at 581 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,460	1,922	3,715
Feeder cattle	2,843	1,615	3,159
Slaughter cattle	300	159	384
Replacement cattle	317	148	172

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

→ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady
→ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,100	-51.67
270–295	278	6	525.00–600.00	$570.70	$1,587	-14.30
305–345	326	10	510.00–550.00	$531.11	$1,731	-41.04
355–390	378	13	500.00–520.00	$510.11	$1,928	+2.00
405–435	421	14	485.00–510.00	$496.13	$2,089	-14.82
450–495	474	23	460.00–480.00	$474.16	$2,248	-22.89
500–535	525	17	430.00–480.00	$448.31	$2,354	-4.29
555–580	570	28	420.00–447.00	$431.62	$2,460	+0.48
605–645	628	29	395.00–425.00	$409.50	$2,572	+1.24
650–690	664	23	370.00–400.00	$393.36	$2,612	+8.04
700–740	718	33	350.00–374.00	$361.73	$2,597	+1.73
770–795	788	9	330.00–345.00	$338.35	$2,666	-6.65
818	818	14	345.00	$345.00	$2,822	—
7474	7474	11	318.00	$318.00	$23,767	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,440	-37.39
260–285	268	6	620.00–645.00	$635.81	$1,704	-4.19
315–345	330	13	565.00–600.00	$585.24	$1,931	-11.17
365–385	372	18	525.00–550.00	$538.02	$2,001	-9.12
405–415	410	9	485.00–555.00	$522.79	$2,143	-9.86
450–475	473	18	465.00–494.00	$490.88	$2,322	-16.69
500–548	521	32	430.00–492.00	$478.46	$2,493	+8.65
550–590	573	5	400.00–440.00	$417.09	$2,390	-38.19
605–630	628	59	390.00–438.00	$434.78	$2,730	-1.86
650–685	661	11	370.00–418.00	$409.95	$2,710	+4.95
700	700	3	365.00	$365.00	$2,555	-20.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	10	485.00–500.00	$492.90	$1,636	-9.72
350–395	377	14	450.00–485.00	$473.05	$1,783	-14.39
405–415	410	2	425.00–450.00	$437.65	$1,794	-44.84
450–495	460	7	430.00–455.00	$442.31	$2,035	-12.69
515–530	518	15	400.00–425.00	$410.95	$2,129	-14.07
555–590	573	2	403.00–405.00	$403.97	$2,315	+13.97
615–630	621	5	350.00–383.00	$362.62	$2,252	—
675–695	684	7	355.00–372.00	$359.59	$2,460	—
720	720	1	318.00	$318.00	$2,290	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,161	-49.53
250–290	282	9	500.00–540.00	$527.05	$1,486	-16.20
300–345	328	22	475.00–505.00	$494.51	$1,622	+5.22
350–395	376	32	445.00–490.00	$466.09	$1,752	-13.45
405–449	432	59	425.00–465.00	$448.34	$1,937	-8.82
450–495	473	44	415.00–452.00	$426.74	$2,018	-3.80
500–546	526	87	397.00–460.00	$422.15	$2,221	+5.69
555–595	581	60	360.00–400.00	$381.61	$2,217	-16.36
600–640	611	25	342.50–382.00	$367.19	$2,244	+16.23
650–685	672	30	325.00–376.00	$359.07	$2,413	+18.88
705–730	709	12	290.00–335.00	$327.64	$2,323	+6.38
764–775	766	5	310.00–338.00	$332.34	$2,546	+13.49
800	800	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,880	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	7	540.00–600.00	$576.17	$1,590	-15.17
300–330	317	12	505.00–540.00	$515.64	$1,635	-33.14
355–390	378	14	475.00–510.00	$489.56	$1,851	-34.56
400–445	424	26	450.00–485.00	$468.71	$1,987	-17.65
437 fancy	437	6	510.00	$510.00	$2,229	—
465–490	477	7	440.00–460.00	$448.62	$2,140	-20.04
500–545	517	25	415.00–445.00	$433.76	$2,243	-3.79
520	520	1	475.00	$475.00	$2,470	+37.45
553–593	565	14	393.00–420.00	$410.74	$2,321	-18.71
600–615	607	22	375.00–390.00	$382.95	$2,325	-20.37
655	655	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,391	-27.51
790	790	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,607	+3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
881	881	114	320.00	$320.00	$2,819	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,100	—
305–345	321	5	450.00–485.00	$465.19	$1,493	—
355–395	379	13	425.00–457.00	$443.54	$1,681	-9.93
415–449	434	18	395.00–435.00	$417.24	$1,811	-14.00
455–495	481	26	380.00–415.00	$401.38	$1,931	-4.64
505–545	523	13	365.00–400.00	$380.41	$1,990	-7.05
550–590	572	11	315.00–360.00	$346.98	$1,985	-22.52
630–645	639	4	330.00–350.00	$342.56	$2,189	+7.37
655–695	670	14	302.00–330.00	$323.25	$2,166	-8.08
720–725	723	4	280.00–290.00	$285.02	$2,061	-4.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,144	-88.92
280	280	2	560.00	$560.00	$1,568	-36.57
300–340	319	24	485.00–590.00	$543.11	$1,733	-6.91
360–395	378	11	465.00–540.00	$506.48	$1,914	-21.16
400–445	423	39	430.00–530.00	$479.09	$2,027	-16.47
450–495	478	40	400.00–482.00	$454.28	$2,171	-13.99
505–545	528	35	375.00–465.00	$438.54	$2,315	-0.92
560–590	574	17	360.00–420.00	$403.93	$2,319	-6.82
605–640	618	16	355.00–440.00	$376.85	$2,329	-11.75
670–695	684	6	315.00–375.00	$352.13	$2,409	-2.55
700–730	712	11	285.00–360.00	$330.06	$2,350	-11.23
765–795	782	6	260.00–340.00	$303.45	$2,373	-29.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	680.00	$680.00	$1,666	+38.46
260–285	273	4	630.00–650.00	$639.54	$1,746	-12.32
300–340	320	9	525.00–620.00	$597.28	$1,911	+20.63
350–395	377	25	495.00–580.00	$534.91	$2,017	-24.17
400–445	419	21	460.00–540.00	$504.73	$2,115	-19.58
450–495	469	29	450.00–502.00	$477.67	$2,240	-15.68
500–540	519	59	400.00–473.00	$457.99	$2,377	-9.68
550–585	566	11	380.00–445.00	$416.29	$2,356	-18.14
605–625	617	7	365.00–410.00	$393.43	$2,427	-23.08
655–670	665	3	350.00–360.00	$355.00	$2,361	-26.84
710–730	720	2	315.00–320.00	$317.47	$2,286	-42.53
760–770	765	2	300.00–310.00	$305.03	$2,333	-29.97
810–815	813	2	280.00–287.50	$283.74	$2,307	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,020	-110.00
275–280	279	4	500.00–540.00	$520.09	$1,451	-34.55
330–340	337	3	475.00–525.00	$508.66	$1,714	-49.95
375–395	382	9	450.00–505.00	$484.75	$1,852	-20.39
405–445	435	14	410.00–450.00	$434.74	$1,891	-33.01
455–490	477	13	420.00–450.00	$439.40	$2,096	-10.05
505–545	520	18	345.00–420.00	$388.26	$2,019	-32.60
560–595	570	13	375.00–395.00	$385.31	$2,196	+4.28
605–620	616	4	335.00–370.00	$353.86	$2,180	-17.03
665–680	673	2	300.00–302.00	$300.99	$2,026	-19.01
715	715	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,324	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1385	1123	80-85%	28	149.00–168.00	$159.89	$1,796	—
990–1480	1196	80-85%	43	160.00–181.00	$170.63	$2,041	-1.40
1020–1690	1221	80-85%	25	170.00–193.00	$180.70	$2,206	-1.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1555	1402	75-80%	20	183.00–192.00	$187.49	$2,629	—
1215–1685	1423	75-80%	28	171.00–183.00	$178.14	$2,535	-5.45
1185–1685	1449	75-80%	20	155.00–175.00	$169.76	$2,460	-13.83

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1190	986	85-90%	4	110.00–144.00	$125.81	$1,240	-42.48
855–1210	997	85-90%	5	130.00–156.00	$139.19	$1,388	-29.10
850–1165	1004	85-90%	12	120.00–163.00	$149.83	$1,504	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1685	1331	6	160.00–201.00	$185.38	$2,467	—
1135–2205	1616	14	190.00–218.00	$204.00	$3,297	-16.10
1420–2035	1746	18	209.00–226.00	$215.79	$3,768	—

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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	2	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,800.00

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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)	38	2,550.00–3,700.00	$2,935.53
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	4,000.00–4,550.00	$4,233.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,300.00	$1,933.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,350.00–3,450.00	$3,066.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	1,700.00–2,300.00	$1,955.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,350.00–2,550.00	$2,471.43

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	5,100.00–5,600.00	$5,375.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	2,800.00–2,900.00	$2,825.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,800.00–3,900.00	$3,533.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	62	3,000.00–4,800.00	$3,841.94	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	3,300.00–3,850.00	$3,530.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,650.00	$3,650.00	—

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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.