Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 20, 2026

1,296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $440.37/cwt -7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,845/hd at 419 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $420.54/cwt -6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,956/hd at 465 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $461.77/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,207/hd at 478 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,296	3,460	1,772
Feeder cattle	1,068	2,843	1,350
Slaughter cattle	130	300	197
Replacement cattle	98	317	225

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
275	275	1	575.00	$575.00	$1,581	+4.30
355–385	373	5	480.00–525.00	$497.10	$1,854	-13.01
420–447	438	13	500.00–535.00	$516.58	$2,263	+20.45
485–495	493	9	475.00–480.00	$478.91	$2,361	+4.75
510–540	525	13	390.00–480.00	$431.14	$2,263	-17.17
555–593	571	21	370.00–440.00	$395.92	$2,261	-35.70
600–635	621	17	340.00–425.00	$396.32	$2,461	-13.18
655–690	675	13	330.00–405.00	$374.95	$2,531	-18.41
730–735	733	7	330.00–355.00	$344.33	$2,524	-17.40
760–795	784	6	310.00–355.00	$344.42	$2,700	+6.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	313	4	600.00–730.00	$680.92	$2,131	+95.68
375–385	380	2	570.00–620.00	$595.33	$2,262	+57.31
465	465	2	500.00	$500.00	$2,325	+9.12
510–530	523	6	450.00–502.50	$476.65	$2,493	-1.81
550–560	555	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,331	+2.91
610–645	626	4	390.00–440.00	$422.14	$2,643	-12.64
650–670	660	2	405.00–410.00	$407.54	$2,690	-2.41
710–715	714	6	375.00–385.00	$376.66	$2,689	+11.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	373	6	450.00–462.00	$453.86	$1,693	-19.19
425–440	430	3	435.00–475.00	$448.64	$1,929	+10.99
495	495	2	430.00	$430.00	$2,128	-12.31
555	555	2	410.00	$410.00	$2,276	+6.03
645	645	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,419	+12.38
655	655	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,292	-9.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	232	3	510.00–605.00	$548.53	$1,273	+8.53
255–295	279	8	450.00–585.00	$532.67	$1,486	+5.62
310–345	326	7	475.00–500.00	$488.82	$1,594	-5.69
355–395	374	14	430.00–465.00	$450.53	$1,685	-15.56
400–445	419	34	420.00–455.00	$440.37	$1,845	-7.97
450–490	465	29	405.00–435.00	$420.54	$1,956	-6.20
500–545	534	24	380.00–420.00	$406.04	$2,168	-16.11
565–595	573	25	360.00–395.00	$379.19	$2,173	-2.42
605–645	618	14	340.00–370.00	$358.62	$2,216	-8.57
665–690	680	15	330.00–340.00	$333.91	$2,271	-25.16
720–725	723	3	325.00–335.00	$328.32	$2,374	+0.68
755–780	770	4	315.00–325.00	$317.45	$2,444	-14.89

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288–295	291	7	500.00–605.00	$533.79	$1,553	-42.38
300–330	311	4	470.00–530.00	$506.59	$1,575	-9.05
365–385	377	6	470.00–495.00	$479.05	$1,806	-10.51
400–440	423	14	450.00–490.00	$465.40	$1,969	-3.31
450–495	469	12	440.00–465.00	$449.83	$2,110	+1.21
505–535	511	9	425.00–435.00	$430.00	$2,197	-3.76
560–590	569	4	400.00–425.00	$408.67	$2,325	-2.07
600–620	615	12	370.00–380.00	$376.68	$2,317	-6.27
650–670	665	5	345.00–350.00	$346.98	$2,307	-18.02
705	705	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,397	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,080	-20.00
260–290	274	9	455.00–515.00	$487.65	$1,336	—
355–385	364	8	425.00–450.00	$439.49	$1,600	-4.05
410–445	432	6	410.00–430.00	$416.57	$1,800	-0.67
465–495	477	5	360.00–405.00	$389.00	$1,856	-12.38
505–545	532	7	365.00–395.00	$384.44	$2,045	+4.03
555–590	566	4	340.00–365.00	$356.04	$2,015	+9.06
610–620	616	4	315.00–327.00	$323.01	$1,990	-19.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	630.00	$630.00	$1,544	+110.00
280	280	1	670.00	$670.00	$1,876	+110.00
305–340	328	5	555.00–565.00	$562.18	$1,844	+19.07
360–395	376	7	490.00–520.00	$504.33	$1,896	-2.15
405–440	421	26	447.00–490.00	$477.98	$2,012	-1.11
450–495	478	28	437.00–475.00	$461.77	$2,207	+7.49
500–545	524	14	370.00–455.00	$429.38	$2,250	-9.16
555–590	573	14	360.00–415.00	$398.17	$2,282	-5.76
603–645	612	8	325.00–395.00	$361.98	$2,215	-14.87
660–685	672	5	340.00–350.00	$346.04	$2,325	-6.09
705–740	718	3	325.00–345.00	$334.86	$2,404	+4.80
775–785	780	2	320.00–327.00	$323.52	$2,523	+20.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	610.00–700.00	$651.67	$1,760	+12.13
320–345	333	7	570.00–625.00	$593.55	$1,977	-3.73
353–375	366	20	525.00–570.00	$535.17	$1,959	+0.26
400–440	427	13	495.00–525.00	$504.47	$2,154	-0.26
465–495	479	16	470.00–490.00	$481.48	$2,306	+3.81
500–542	520	10	390.00–470.00	$433.04	$2,252	-24.95
550–580	568	11	380.00–440.00	$410.94	$2,334	-5.35
600–625	616	8	350.00–405.00	$366.82	$2,260	-26.61
655–695	679	5	370.00–385.00	$375.79	$2,552	+20.79
705	705	2	360.00	$360.00	$2,538	+42.53
775–795	789	5	340.00–350.00	$343.95	$2,714	+38.92
822	822	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,630	+36.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	2	505.00–520.00	$512.44	$1,578	+3.78
370–375	374	6	450.00–460.00	$458.35	$1,714	-26.40
410–445	427	12	420.00–445.00	$431.82	$1,844	-2.92
485–495	488	3	420.00–430.00	$425.00	$2,074	-14.40
505–545	525	14	405.00–420.00	$414.21	$2,175	+25.95
555–590	572	6	365.00–395.00	$386.55	$2,211	+1.24
605–610	608	4	370.00–380.00	$375.02	$2,280	+21.16
765	765	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,295	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1360	1191	80-85%	17	177.00–201.00	$190.18	$2,265	+19.55
790–1490	1286	80-85%	19	169.00–181.00	$178.77	$2,299	—
1115–1375	1338	80-85%	11	164.00–173.00	$172.07	$2,302	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1125	1005	85-90%	23	160.00–170.00	$163.30	$1,641	+13.47
950–1165	1005	85-90%	7	146.00–157.00	$151.09	$1,518	+1.26
885–1195	1138	85-90%	9	138.00–153.00	$141.09	$1,606	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1445	1356	75-80%	5	174.00–185.00	$177.22	$2,403	—
1250–1670	1377	75-80%	17	183.00–199.00	$187.84	$2,587	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1860	1606	7	196.00–212.00	$205.18	$3,295	+1.18
1340–1760	1624	5	188.00–199.00	$195.18	$3,170	-8.82
1105–1955	1684	5	210.00–224.00	$217.86	$3,669	—

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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	13	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,419.23

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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)	11	2,200.00–3,575.00	$2,650.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00–3,650.00	$2,583.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,900.00–3,300.00	$3,100.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00–3,200.00	$2,616.67

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)	5	1,875.00–2,200.00	$2,070.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,300.00–3,500.00	$3,400.00

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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)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	3,500.00–4,450.00	$4,062.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	4,250.00	$4,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,650.00–4,000.00	$3,850.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,875.00	$3,875.00	—

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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.