Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 15, 2026

2,183 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $379.60/cwt +11.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,779/hd at 732 lb · 74 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $430.14/cwt -17.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,065/hd at 480 lb · 63 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $407.14/cwt -3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,127/hd at 523 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,183	3,096	2,792
Feeder cattle	1,789	2,669	2,262
Slaughter cattle	213	249	314
Replacement cattle	181	178	216

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady
▼ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows 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
220–225	223	2	605.00–630.00	$617.36	$1,377	-42.64
280–290	285	3	575.00–600.00	$586.73	$1,672	-30.66
320–325	323	2	560.00–595.00	$577.36	$1,865	-102.64
350–395	375	5	490.00–535.00	$508.82	$1,908	-46.15
405–440	422	5	465.00–505.00	$482.89	$2,038	-36.25
460–485	473	5	455.00–480.00	$469.95	$2,223	-6.63
510–540	523	22	430.00–475.00	$453.22	$2,370	-2.04
554–580	560	31	427.50–437.50	$430.82	$2,413	+4.70
603–629	621	31	400.00–412.50	$408.59	$2,537	+8.59
665–673	670	3	387.50–395.00	$389.98	$2,613	-6.20
720–732	732	74	360.00–380.00	$379.60	$2,779	+11.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,809	-32.01
355–395	375	4	450.00–545.00	$499.55	$1,873	-9.66
410–443	430	18	420.00–485.00	$457.12	$1,966	-35.26
455–499	487	36	400.00–470.00	$436.85	$2,127	-16.80
505–545	530	34	400.00–445.00	$422.59	$2,240	-13.28
555–595	574	16	385.00–420.00	$407.20	$2,337	-1.14
605–640	625	19	372.00–397.00	$389.36	$2,434	+3.15
660–695	675	14	325.00–380.00	$366.04	$2,471	-3.45
710–745	717	9	330.00–360.00	$353.46	$2,534	-11.74
750–795	771	4	315.00–330.00	$325.06	$2,506	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,794	+20.56
390	390	3	465.00–495.00	$485.00	$1,892	+14.91
415–440	422	5	430.00–460.00	$446.95	$1,886	-9.59
460–495	476	8	400.00–458.00	$435.86	$2,075	+4.57
505–530	514	24	375.00–425.00	$410.99	$2,112	+20.25
570–595	581	7	370.00–407.00	$395.32	$2,297	+10.33
620	620	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,232	+0.28
655–695	683	8	315.00–365.00	$343.78	$2,348	+8.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	264	6	500.00–530.00	$512.63	$1,353	-8.94
330–345	337	3	460.00–480.00	$466.83	$1,573	-13.58
355–399	378	29	410.00–465.00	$440.89	$1,667	-8.39
400–446	431	39	380.00–440.00	$412.06	$1,776	-19.82
455–495	479	36	350.00–425.00	$400.17	$1,917	-17.75
500–545	524	40	335.00–410.00	$386.34	$2,024	-7.23
550–595	569	37	330.00–392.00	$355.62	$2,023	-19.81
600–645	623	13	315.00–355.00	$342.80	$2,136	-13.35
650–695	690	24	325.00–345.00	$336.95	$2,325	+2.47
715	715	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,288	+4.58
755	755	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,303	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	280	5	540.00–585.00	$562.68	$1,576	+2.63
305–345	331	7	465.00–520.00	$493.57	$1,634	-2.63
350–390	369	10	455.00–500.00	$471.02	$1,738	-6.03
405–445	429	12	420.00–460.00	$439.05	$1,884	-13.66
455–490	470	17	415.00–432.50	$422.62	$1,986	-15.74
500–545	522	33	365.00–425.00	$402.93	$2,103	-8.05
525	525	7	427.00	$427.00	$2,242	+16.02
571	571	4	415.00	$415.00	$2,370	+20.58
555–590	577	27	365.00–416.00	$398.74	$2,301	+4.32
600–645	618	17	330.00–406.00	$372.13	$2,300	-10.08
655–695	670	4	330.00–370.00	$351.51	$2,355	-8.49
710	710	1	408.00	$408.00	$2,897	—
775	775	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,558	—
810	810	1	316.00	$316.00	$2,560	—
880	880	1	314.00	$314.00	$2,763	—

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	—
315–335	328	8	425.00–500.00	$457.37	$1,500	+12.28
370–395	388	18	415.00–440.00	$424.53	$1,647	+15.53
410–445	432	19	370.00–415.00	$399.69	$1,727	-19.21
455–485	468	15	355.00–400.00	$383.85	$1,796	-10.60
505–525	513	12	360.00–385.00	$377.47	$1,936	+7.43
560–590	574	5	335.00–373.00	$351.82	$2,019	-4.17
605–635	613	5	315.00–370.00	$342.80	$2,101	+8.69
660–680	670	6	300.00–325.00	$313.51	$2,101	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	665.00	$665.00	$1,496	—
270–295	284	9	535.00–565.00	$547.94	$1,556	-27.38
325–345	340	6	500.00–550.00	$534.50	$1,817	-27.95
350–395	383	10	445.00–520.00	$502.35	$1,924	-14.66
400–445	434	26	430.00–485.00	$464.91	$2,018	-3.85
455–495	480	63	395.00–454.00	$430.14	$2,065	-17.91
500–545	521	28	360.00–428.00	$406.19	$2,116	-10.39
555–590	576	28	330.00–396.00	$370.39	$2,133	-20.30
600–640	624	13	315.00–370.00	$352.45	$2,199	-16.09
655–680	665	11	305.00–365.00	$351.25	$2,336	-1.47
705–725	715	3	290.00–325.00	$310.84	$2,223	-25.26
765–790	780	5	310.00–330.00	$317.85	$2,479	-2.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	750.00	$750.00	$1,762	—
270	270	2	510.00–675.00	$592.50	$1,600	-45.46
305–335	324	10	530.00–615.00	$571.03	$1,850	-10.15
350–380	363	9	480.00–550.00	$527.73	$1,916	-17.38
400–440	418	11	480.00–505.00	$490.84	$2,052	-7.94
455–490	465	14	440.00–470.00	$458.56	$2,132	-8.32
510–540	522	11	395.00–440.00	$428.50	$2,237	-8.65
560–585	573	10	395.00–410.00	$397.49	$2,278	-17.31
605–645	617	18	355.00–380.00	$374.89	$2,313	-15.85
680	680	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,482	-4.47
760–790	775	2	300.00–320.00	$310.19	$2,404	—
800	800	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,600	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,272	—
320–335	332	5	500.00–520.00	$509.04	$1,690	-18.01
355–380	368	4	455.00–500.00	$473.71	$1,743	+5.42
415–445	435	16	400.00–465.00	$448.81	$1,952	-4.16
465–495	484	10	405.00–434.00	$426.32	$2,063	+6.70
510–545	522	9	375.00–390.00	$386.64	$2,018	+3.59
555–590	580	22	360.00–384.00	$372.27	$2,159	+5.76
630–645	642	7	354.00–358.00	$355.28	$2,281	+9.22
680	680	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,312	+13.68
705–730	713	9	305.00–315.00	$310.61	$2,215	-9.39

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1430	1179	80-85%	34	170.00–194.00	$183.75	$2,166	-2.70
965–1385	1190	80-85%	21	181.00–204.00	$192.97	$2,296	+6.52
980–1440	1265	80-85%	25	166.00–186.00	$177.65	$2,247	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1230	956	85-90%	14	143.00–167.00	$158.85	$1,519	—
820–1100	958	85-90%	16	166.00–183.00	$174.68	$1,673	—
770–1290	1071	85-90%	21	166.00–179.00	$170.23	$1,823	+4.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1510	1371	75-80%	10	184.00–194.00	$190.27	$2,609	+13.51
1110–1655	1423	75-80%	15	177.00–201.00	$191.90	$2,731	+0.58
1145–1655	1437	75-80%	5	174.00–188.00	$181.33	$2,606	-9.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1640	1359	8	174.00–205.00	$196.03	$2,664	—
1390–1945	1634	5	209.00–229.00	$216.50	$3,538	—
1305–2240	1717	17	196.00–218.00	$208.08	$3,573	-2.26

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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	6	1,470.00–1,630.00	$1,603.33
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,800.00–2,500.00	$2,116.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	3,450.00–3,700.00	$3,540.91
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,200.00–2,550.00	$2,375.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	2,050.00–3,300.00	$2,897.11
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,750.00	$2,750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	2,300.00–2,900.00	$2,506.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,250.00	$2,250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,950.00–2,000.00	$1,983.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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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	5	4,000.00–4,400.00	$4,200.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,050.00–3,700.00	$3,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,900.00–5,500.00	$5,200.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,875.00–3,700.00	$3,077.08	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	3,100.00–3,450.00	$3,275.00	—

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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.