Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, August 17, 2026

1,801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.55/cwt +8.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,061/hd at 576 lb · 41 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $375.78/cwt -17.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 424 lb · 39 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $339.97/cwt -1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,785/hd at 525 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,801	2,459	2,443
Feeder cattle	1,511	2,127	1,949
Slaughter cattle	125	178	313
Replacement cattle	165	154	181

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 13.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady to firm
▼ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 13.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	278	3	520.00–535.00	$524.76	$1,459	—
305–345	335	12	475.00–540.00	$508.28	$1,703	+13.82
355–395	373	17	425.00–525.00	$444.96	$1,660	-10.28
405–445	428	6	410.00–435.00	$420.55	$1,800	-19.45
455–495	483	14	375.00–405.00	$392.69	$1,897	+0.52
500–545	523	8	360.00–410.00	$380.86	$1,992	-15.57
555–585	566	7	340.00–390.00	$366.94	$2,077	+13.73
609–645	624	11	335.00–370.00	$351.90	$2,196	-3.09
650–695	673	6	302.00–360.00	$349.20	$2,350	+14.45
723–745	735	9	330.00–340.00	$335.00	$2,462	+14.66
755	755	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,454	+19.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	565.00–595.00	$579.31	$1,582	+0.47
315	315	2	470.00–540.00	$505.00	$1,591	-48.45
355–385	365	3	460.00–560.00	$495.66	$1,809	—
415	415	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,826	-19.05
465	465	2	392.00–415.00	$403.50	$1,876	-32.93
530	530	1	378.00	$378.00	$2,003	-22.96
565–580	570	3	354.00–366.00	$361.93	$2,063	-15.41
600	600	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,130	-19.74
661–685	665	17	325.00–370.00	$360.31	$2,396	+6.60
706	706	8	350.00	$350.00	$2,471	+8.96
750	750	8	340.00	$340.00	$2,550	+18.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	450.00–460.00	$455.15	$1,525	-14.23
375–385	379	4	400.00–450.00	$426.30	$1,616	—
415	415	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,826	+53.28
465–495	475	4	360.00–380.00	$366.43	$1,741	-21.71
510–545	531	5	355.00–370.00	$360.76	$1,916	+5.37
560–575	571	5	330.00–350.00	$339.04	$1,936	-5.88
610–640	622	3	300.00–333.00	$319.06	$1,985	-11.26
665–675	670	3	300.00–320.00	$311.63	$2,088	-2.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	3	430.00–455.00	$441.96	$994	—
270–290	280	4	415.00–460.00	$430.54	$1,206	-62.27
305–345	318	16	390.00–440.00	$412.19	$1,311	-11.34
360–395	375	22	365.00–410.00	$382.93	$1,436	-10.10
400–445	424	39	346.00–415.00	$375.78	$1,593	-17.81
455–485	475	33	335.00–380.00	$348.87	$1,657	-15.26
500–545	525	39	320.00–355.00	$339.97	$1,785	-1.01
550–595	577	10	300.00–335.00	$323.42	$1,866	-2.34
605–645	625	6	310.00–330.00	$319.12	$1,994	-5.26
665–690	680	5	270.00–315.00	$303.27	$2,062	+1.51
705–730	718	2	276.00–280.00	$278.03	$1,996	-7.92

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	455.00–470.00	$462.75	$1,055	—
285	285	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,297	-51.10
305–340	314	11	435.00–450.00	$442.04	$1,388	-18.38
355–395	388	22	400.00–440.00	$409.56	$1,589	-14.69
405–445	428	19	372.00–435.00	$393.44	$1,684	-2.53
455–495	468	16	360.00–400.00	$367.13	$1,718	-5.84
505–545	520	22	340.00–370.00	$349.40	$1,817	-6.33
535	535	6	432.50	$432.50	$2,314	+76.77
560 value added	560	7	365.00	$365.00	$2,044	—
550–595	570	19	332.00–355.00	$340.02	$1,938	-9.40
565–595	592	15	375.00–390.00	$376.28	$2,228	+26.86
610–633	623	30	325.00–350.00	$329.24	$2,051	+0.07
655–682	672	8	320.00–326.00	$324.52	$2,181	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	208	3	440.00–450.00	$443.28	$922	+18.28
275	275	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,045	-90.00
310–345	318	8	350.00–430.00	$383.60	$1,220	-60.29
350–390	374	8	334.00–405.00	$385.24	$1,441	+3.20
405–445	426	15	350.00–395.00	$363.43	$1,548	-16.52
450–495	473	23	320.00–375.00	$344.56	$1,630	-7.03
500–545	534	11	320.00–330.00	$326.47	$1,743	-10.31
645	645	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,032	+12.53
660–680	670	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,976	—
710–730	720	2	290.00–295.00	$292.53	$2,106	-5.47
790	790	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,252	+16.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205	203	2	570.00–590.00	$580.12	$1,178	—
260–290	279	5	460.00–540.00	$496.95	$1,386	-51.49
300–320	313	11	420.00–530.00	$481.06	$1,506	-18.30
355–395	380	19	410.00–450.00	$437.02	$1,661	-31.17
415–445	430	35	390.00–420.00	$406.68	$1,749	-31.10
455–495	476	37	350.00–415.00	$389.10	$1,852	-12.81
500–545	529	33	352.00–375.00	$364.59	$1,929	+1.17
560–590	578	29	300.00–360.00	$348.47	$2,014	+8.02
600–625	608	18	280.00–336.00	$321.98	$1,958	-4.50
660–690	678	16	302.00–320.00	$314.75	$2,134	+7.58
705–720	712	3	280.00–305.00	$291.69	$2,077	-14.96
765	765	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,295	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	680.00	$680.00	$1,632	+53.00
270–280	275	2	580.00–585.00	$582.45	$1,602	+1.70
300–345	325	5	450.00–515.00	$477.82	$1,553	-49.16
350–392	371	18	450.00–495.00	$479.73	$1,780	-20.22
400–445	418	35	420.00–450.00	$432.23	$1,807	-14.48
450–485	466	19	385.00–430.00	$413.06	$1,925	-38.37
505–540	525	28	355.00–400.00	$371.19	$1,949	-18.71
550–585	557	13	330.00–375.00	$357.53	$1,991	-8.16
610–645	623	15	315.00–360.00	$342.28	$2,132	-6.32
653–690	659	14	315.00–340.00	$333.47	$2,198	+7.74
710–730	723	8	285.00–320.00	$306.89	$2,219	-4.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,166	—
250	250	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,300	-20.00
320–345	333	14	445.00–490.00	$475.29	$1,583	-9.40
355–390	373	9	405.00–420.00	$412.31	$1,538	-23.57
405–425	416	18	370.00–415.00	$384.15	$1,598	-36.99
455–495	480	33	360.00–390.00	$372.74	$1,789	-16.63
515–545	529	25	335.00–360.00	$348.61	$1,844	-1.79
550–590	575	19	320.00–345.00	$326.34	$1,876	+6.34
605–645	628	12	300.00–320.00	$312.50	$1,962	+4.60
665	665	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,062	+5.00
785	785	1	268.00	$268.00	$2,104	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1315	1194	80-85%	7	174.00–177.00	$176.04	$2,102	—
1075–1520	1273	80-85%	20	168.00–175.00	$170.97	$2,176	—
1235–1465	1335	80-85%	8	160.00–166.00	$164.60	$2,197	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–980	955	85-90%	10	160.00–165.00	$162.33	$1,550	—
915–1195	1017	85-90%	8	141.00–159.00	$149.29	$1,518	—
785–1220	1055	85-90%	14	151.00–166.00	$155.77	$1,643	+9.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1425	1380	75-80%	5	172.00–176.00	$173.65	$2,396	—
1395–1420	1413	75-80%	7	173.00–176.00	$175.15	$2,475	—
1280–1700	1544	75-80%	11	168.00–180.00	$174.36	$2,692	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1885	1595	3	178.00–190.00	$185.32	$2,956	—
1475–2045	1680	6	209.00–216.00	$211.61	$3,555	—
1310–2290	1864	5	185.00–206.00	$196.44	$3,662	—

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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	14	1,500.00–1,690.00	$1,595.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,650.00–2,000.00	$1,833.33

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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)	20	2,300.00–3,875.00	$3,080.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,450.00–3,600.00	$2,835.71
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	3,400.00–4,200.00	$3,831.82
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,600.00–3,000.00	$2,850.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,250.00–2,400.00	$2,300.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,940.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,350.00–2,800.00	$2,575.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,950.00–3,100.00	$3,000.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,480.00

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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	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	2,900.00–4,050.00	$3,496.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,300.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,500.00–4,200.00	$3,966.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

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

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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.