Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, July 27, 2026

2,041 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $347.84/cwt -12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,812/hd at 521 lb · 55 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $399.53/cwt -8.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,906/hd at 477 lb · 53 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $344.86/cwt -16.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,966/hd at 570 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,041	1,930	2,630
Feeder cattle	1,757	1,511	2,180
Slaughter cattle	187	206	230
Replacement cattle	97	213	220

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower
→ 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
240	240	1	565.00	$565.00	$1,356	—
255	255	1	545.00	$545.00	$1,390	-37.15
305–345	323	6	450.00–510.00	$490.81	$1,585	-39.26
360–375	367	13	435.00–465.00	$444.63	$1,632	-22.13
415–435	424	9	410.00–420.00	$414.56	$1,758	-18.45
450–495	473	23	395.00–475.00	$413.50	$1,956	-26.70
505–545	521	9	350.00–425.00	$392.23	$2,044	-9.55
555–590	569	11	330.00–390.00	$359.84	$2,047	-27.72
605–640	628	6	305.00–367.50	$341.76	$2,146	-31.52
655–675	667	6	285.00–342.00	$324.66	$2,165	-28.83
700–745	722	3	275.00–330.00	$296.73	$2,142	-37.36
770–780	777	5	275.00–320.00	$296.02	$2,300	—
800	800	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,000	—
910	910	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,821	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	600.00	$600.00	$1,350	-67.36
320–340	328	4	495.00–520.00	$507.58	$1,665	-59.30
355–380	371	10	470.00–495.00	$481.85	$1,788	-10.53
435	435	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,979	-5.00
515–525	520	6	380.00–395.00	$387.57	$2,015	-7.30
565–590	586	12	365.00–415.00	$379.04	$2,221	-18.91
615–635	626	10	335.00–377.50	$357.95	$2,241	-29.16
650–692	683	14	310.00–370.00	$351.53	$2,401	-18.47
705–720	716	4	290.00–310.00	$298.69	$2,139	—
755–767	765	10	330.00–335.00	$330.99	$2,532	-9.01
1003	1003	4	310.00	$310.00	$3,109	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	4	500.00–515.00	$507.44	$1,487	-67.56
325–330	326	5	400.00–420.00	$404.05	$1,317	—
360–395	372	18	385.00–410.00	$394.28	$1,467	-29.91
415–440	426	7	335.00–400.00	$359.76	$1,533	-59.28
470–490	484	5	335.00–385.00	$353.64	$1,712	-41.36
505–530	517	3	320.00–346.00	$336.85	$1,742	-65.07
570–590	583	3	340.00–345.00	$343.37	$2,002	-24.89
605–645	625	2	338.00–344.00	$341.10	$2,132	-18.21
675	675	2	316.00–346.00	$331.00	$2,234	-19.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,200	-40.00
250–290	273	6	400.00–460.00	$434.46	$1,186	-55.35
305–345	321	12	400.00–425.00	$414.12	$1,329	-40.58
355–395	365	16	365.00–410.00	$394.96	$1,442	-20.89
400–445	430	46	350.00–410.00	$382.91	$1,647	-17.46
455–495	474	40	340.00–395.00	$360.85	$1,710	-12.46
500–545	521	55	300.00–377.50	$347.84	$1,812	-12.40
550–595	576	40	320.00–368.00	$337.18	$1,942	-14.28
605–645	616	18	310.00–335.00	$323.28	$1,991	-9.37
650–690	671	8	270.00–336.00	$306.39	$2,056	-15.57
700–725	710	4	275.00–285.00	$281.22	$1,997	-18.80
785–790	788	3	260.00–270.00	$266.68	$2,101	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	440.00–445.00	$442.58	$1,009	-157.42
260	260	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,326	+29.16
305–335	318	10	420.00–460.00	$441.70	$1,405	-48.19
350–395	377	10	405.00–435.00	$418.82	$1,579	+5.67
400–445	420	16	375.00–430.00	$404.78	$1,700	-1.67
450–495	464	20	370.00–410.00	$386.55	$1,794	+10.65
500–545	512	24	340.00–395.00	$360.75	$1,847	-11.62
550–590	568	33	340.00–382.50	$362.17	$2,057	+3.46
600–637	630	18	320.00–350.00	$343.70	$2,165	+3.46
650–675	660	5	295.00–340.00	$319.80	$2,111	-14.91
705–715	710	2	315.00–320.00	$317.52	$2,254	+6.23
750–765	758	4	290.00–310.00	$302.57	$2,293	-29.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	420.00–430.00	$424.73	$990	—
265–295	271	11	390.00–415.00	$403.72	$1,094	-31.28
305–345	335	9	360.00–390.00	$376.37	$1,261	-58.57
365–395	380	19	350.00–400.00	$368.86	$1,402	-33.18
405–445	424	29	340.00–396.00	$357.98	$1,518	-27.43
455–495	478	27	320.00–380.00	$344.18	$1,645	-9.45
500–545	525	16	315.00–355.00	$338.25	$1,776	-24.61
550–595	574	7	315.00–330.00	$327.03	$1,877	-15.37
600–645	631	8	290.00–326.00	$316.22	$1,995	-12.15
655–695	673	10	275.00–314.00	$288.85	$1,944	-23.15
785	785	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,884	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	540.00–550.00	$545.11	$1,226	-59.96
280–290	283	3	510.00–525.00	$519.88	$1,471	-40.85
300–335	327	10	490.00–520.00	$496.04	$1,622	-13.96
360–395	381	23	420.00–485.00	$462.46	$1,762	-15.43
405–445	427	44	400.00–455.00	$424.66	$1,813	-7.54
450–495	477	53	377.00–425.00	$399.53	$1,906	-8.26
500–545	520	38	348.00–377.50	$365.39	$1,900	-26.08
550–595	570	50	330.00–362.00	$344.86	$1,966	-16.03
605–649	633	43	305.00–347.00	$321.98	$2,038	-17.87
650–685	674	18	290.00–330.00	$301.14	$2,030	-26.40
700–743	726	21	275.00–300.00	$286.21	$2,078	-22.63
755–795	769	5	265.00–280.00	$272.11	$2,093	-29.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	530.00	$530.00	$1,261	—
265–290	280	3	495.00–510.00	$504.82	$1,413	—
310–345	324	5	460.00–480.00	$467.13	$1,514	-50.89
360–395	380	12	405.00–435.00	$414.87	$1,577	-43.46
410–445	428	39	377.00–515.00	$398.36	$1,705	-16.43
460–491	480	44	360.00–395.00	$372.88	$1,790	-25.00
505–545	526	36	330.00–360.00	$341.17	$1,795	-22.27
555–597	579	31	300.00–330.00	$315.89	$1,829	-26.10
620–645	633	8	275.00–322.00	$294.17	$1,862	-33.23
655–695	679	9	260.00–310.00	$276.32	$1,876	-29.49
705–745	730	4	250.00–306.00	$281.22	$2,053	—
790	790	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,054	-32.56

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	2	595.00–650.00	$624.71	$1,362	—
270–295	283	5	520.00–580.00	$542.99	$1,537	-59.06
300–310	307	8	510.00–575.00	$521.32	$1,600	-29.20
350–390	364	9	460.00–510.00	$488.32	$1,777	+2.16
405–430	420	23	440.00–485.00	$467.08	$1,962	+11.11
450–495	474	20	410.00–450.00	$428.64	$2,032	+1.43
500–535	511	23	380.00–405.00	$387.60	$1,981	-23.91
550–595	572	16	355.00–377.50	$367.80	$2,104	-0.13
600–640	617	17	315.00–355.00	$334.81	$2,066	-13.26
650–680	659	9	305.00–338.00	$312.39	$2,059	-10.12
720	720	1	312.00	$312.00	$2,246	-1.95
755–790	767	7	280.00–318.00	$307.29	$2,357	+8.57

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1245	1056	85-90%	23	145.00–168.00	$155.45	$1,642	-11.62
895–1190	1072	85-90%	20	154.00–173.00	$166.07	$1,780	-1.00
1040–1260	1086	85-90%	8	165.00–185.00	$175.11	$1,902	+8.04

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1360	1240	80-85%	14	177.50–187.50	$183.23	$2,272	+5.28
1060–1490	1269	80-85%	22	169.00–184.00	$176.06	$2,234	—
995–1465	1270	80-85%	15	160.00–179.00	$171.40	$2,177	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1795	1460	75-80%	16	175.00–183.00	$178.73	$2,609	-13.09
1120–1885	1486	75-80%	5	160.00–172.00	$167.50	$2,489	-24.32
1375–1670	1561	75-80%	4	180.00–189.00	$184.12	$2,874	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1345	1216	7	175.00–204.00	$192.03	$2,335	—
1045–2120	1529	12	193.00–216.00	$202.04	$3,089	—
1335–2510	1916	11	206.00–224.00	$212.95	$4,080	—

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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	3	1,900.00–2,500.00	$2,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,400.00–2,650.00	$1,961.11

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,750.00	$1,725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,650.00–3,100.00	$2,912.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,100.00–2,800.00	$2,520.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,400.00–3,365.00	$2,788.33

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)	6	2,000.00–2,190.00	$2,126.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,725.00–1,825.00	$1,775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,385.00–2,570.00	$2,523.75
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,235.00	$2,235.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,800.00	$4,800.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,300.00–3,450.00	$3,225.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,950.00–3,200.00	$2,759.09	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,687.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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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.