Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 19, 2026

1,886 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $342.79/cwt +6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,314/hd at 675 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $352.36/cwt +6.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,684/hd at 478 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $418.89/cwt +7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 423 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,886	3,182	2,420
Feeder cattle	1,450	2,626	1,927
Slaughter cattle	209	279	242
Replacement cattle	227	277	251

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, with instances 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

→ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady to firm
▼ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,534	+24.31
325–345	339	6	477.00–500.00	$489.59	$1,660	+24.02
360–395	383	13	432.00–485.00	$474.68	$1,818	+40.28
410–445	435	12	395.00–448.00	$437.32	$1,902	+14.54
455–495	473	15	357.00–426.00	$395.81	$1,872	-13.89
505–535	529	16	370.00–392.00	$377.09	$1,995	-7.06
555–585	572	30	345.00–385.00	$359.97	$2,059	-11.49
605–640	633	15	330.00–342.00	$334.69	$2,119	-25.21
655–670	664	11	325.00–336.00	$328.43	$2,181	-10.44
705–725	710	5	314.00–320.00	$318.01	$2,258	-11.68
790–795	793	3	308.00–320.00	$316.02	$2,506	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,430	±0.00
305–335	316	4	500.00–555.00	$529.17	$1,672	+21.50
355–365	360	3	470.00–510.00	$484.18	$1,743	-4.74
415–430	423	4	455.00–460.00	$457.46	$1,935	-0.34
455–495	466	14	415.00–450.00	$434.49	$2,025	-10.51
505–530	513	6	400.00–410.00	$407.61	$2,091	-14.89
555–590	569	17	360.00–380.00	$367.59	$2,092	+0.01
605–645	619	18	340.00–350.00	$345.09	$2,136	+0.07
655–680	675	35	337.00–348.00	$342.79	$2,314	+6.60
730	730	5	334.00	$334.00	$2,438	-7.07
804	804	6	300.00	$300.00	$2,412	—
880	880	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,816	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,547	—
380–395	389	7	410.00–455.00	$431.31	$1,678	+24.00
410–435	427	3	410.00–420.00	$416.80	$1,780	+6.80
480	480	8	400.00–436.00	$419.88	$2,015	+79.88
515–545	536	4	340.00–373.00	$361.14	$1,936	+6.35
560–585	573	2	338.00–340.00	$339.02	$1,943	+6.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	555.00	$555.00	$1,221	+61.00
255–295	274	6	430.00–475.00	$455.23	$1,247	+10.42
315–345	328	18	330.00–475.00	$423.81	$1,390	+13.14
350–390	374	12	310.00–425.00	$399.44	$1,494	+11.16
410–445	426	22	360.00–390.00	$376.13	$1,602	+5.47
450–495	478	33	310.00–375.00	$352.36	$1,684	+6.65
505–545	524	24	300.00–347.00	$336.91	$1,765	+1.57
555–591	578	19	325.00–340.00	$332.67	$1,923	+4.50
615–635	619	5	320.00–330.00	$326.95	$2,024	+7.14
650–690	677	7	290.00–310.00	$298.40	$2,020	-7.96
715	715	2	302.00	$302.00	$2,159	+2.00
830	830	3	270.00	$270.00	$2,241	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	595.00	$595.00	$1,279	+86.26
265–280	271	4	375.00–485.00	$431.73	$1,170	-75.34
310–335	322	5	355.00–465.00	$424.50	$1,367	-18.72
375	375	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,669	+20.99
355–390	377	11	345.00–490.00	$423.51	$1,597	-0.50
410	410	1	530.00	$530.00	$2,173	+140.83
400–440	428	8	330.00–410.00	$354.34	$1,517	-34.83
450–480	463	26	325.00–405.00	$375.64	$1,739	+13.11
490	490	1	475.00	$475.00	$2,328	+112.47
500–540	524	16	325.00–365.00	$352.61	$1,848	+12.32
555–580	558	15	305.00–350.00	$337.02	$1,881	+5.90
590	590	2	365.00–370.00	$367.50	$2,168	+36.38
600–630	616	5	300.00–345.00	$327.05	$2,015	-4.59
615–625	616	10	350.00–400.00	$391.01	$2,409	+59.37
650–655	653	3	270.00–328.00	$308.77	$2,016	-11.36
730–745	741	4	292.00–299.00	$297.28	$2,203	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	332	8	435.00–445.00	$439.38	$1,459	+54.34
355–390	371	18	360.00–405.00	$390.67	$1,449	+20.01
410–445	426	7	365.00–380.00	$370.61	$1,579	+34.29
465–495	483	5	320.00–340.00	$331.13	$1,599	+2.04
515–540	527	13	307.00–330.00	$317.20	$1,672	+4.84
560–595	574	9	300.00–318.00	$310.57	$1,783	+0.12
645	645	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,870	-12.43
675	675	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,025	-16.77

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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	590.00	$590.00	$1,298	+55.00
280–293	288	7	480.00–550.00	$527.50	$1,519	+27.50
310–345	321	7	470.00–530.00	$496.15	$1,593	+34.20
360–395	376	15	430.00–455.00	$440.52	$1,656	+2.88
405–445	423	30	390.00–445.00	$418.89	$1,772	+7.25
455–485	476	21	357.00–410.00	$381.73	$1,817	+2.32
505–540	522	21	335.00–375.00	$358.23	$1,870	+4.05
550–580	561	28	300.00–360.00	$333.48	$1,871	+5.02
600–645	631	17	260.00–328.00	$311.88	$1,968	-1.80
660–680	672	8	300.00–320.00	$308.68	$2,074	+5.66
720–735	726	5	300.00–310.00	$304.05	$2,207	+10.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	235	3	615.00–650.00	$627.16	$1,474	+37.16
255–295	284	6	500.00–605.00	$560.37	$1,591	+3.34
335	335	2	530.00–550.00	$540.00	$1,809	+50.78
365–390	378	13	455.00–500.00	$483.54	$1,828	-1.62
407–440	424	10	445.00–455.00	$451.02	$1,912	+13.95
455–490	471	15	385.00–440.00	$409.91	$1,931	-4.25
505–510	509	15	367.50–390.00	$370.16	$1,884	-4.36
550–565	561	4	365.00–385.00	$369.90	$2,075	+7.36
605–630	618	6	322.50–334.00	$328.08	$2,028	-5.06
655–677	673	8	310.00–322.50	$315.28	$2,122	-10.57
705	705	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,186	+2.54

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	480.00	$480.00	$1,344	-16.69
330–340	338	4	490.00–500.00	$492.44	$1,664	+107.44
355–385	378	13	415.00–435.00	$425.18	$1,607	+57.65
400–445	425	13	400.00–420.00	$407.21	$1,731	+27.21
450–475	468	15	365.00–390.00	$369.93	$1,731	+17.49
505–525	518	9	330.00–360.00	$351.14	$1,819	+18.48
555–595	578	19	300.00–330.00	$314.73	$1,819	-4.48
735–745	742	3	280.00–295.00	$290.04	$2,152	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1180	1024	85-90%	24	155.00–167.00	$160.98	$1,648	+8.96
870–1410	1024	85-90%	15	140.00–148.00	$144.60	$1,481	-7.42
910–1205	1052	85-90%	29	145.00–155.00	$150.95	$1,588	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1320	1159	80-85%	17	151.00–163.00	$157.43	$1,825	—
1020–1360	1208	80-85%	23	160.00–168.00	$164.84	$1,991	—
1090–1335	1263	80-85%	17	168.00–174.00	$171.03	$2,160	+7.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1530	1407	75-80%	10	161.00–165.00	$162.53	$2,287	—
1195–1615	1432	75-80%	5	161.00–183.00	$170.05	$2,435	—
1230–1555	1436	75-80%	12	164.00–173.00	$167.62	$2,407	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1425	1267	3	188.00–198.00	$194.78	$2,468	—
1320–1875	1575	8	180.00–208.00	$192.66	$3,034	+9.95
1360–2080	1739	6	195.00–222.00	$206.04	$3,583	—

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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	15	1,485.00–1,675.00	$1,586.33
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	2,400.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	1,800.00–2,200.00	$1,940.00

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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)	43	2,000.00–4,900.00	$4,032.56
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	2,000.00–3,800.00	$3,107.41
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,850.00–2,900.00	$2,875.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,600.00–4,700.00	$4,650.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	3,500.00–5,900.00	$4,175.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,700.00	$2,333.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	2,250.00–5,350.00	$3,377.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,400.00–2,900.00	$2,681.82

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)	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,940.00	$1,940.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,550.00	$3,550.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	4,300.00–4,800.00	$4,550.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	3,900.00–4,300.00	$4,080.00

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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	3	3,200.00–3,400.00	$3,266.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	5,350.00–5,500.00	$5,425.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	2,900.00–3,800.00	$3,463.16	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,200.00–4,550.00	$4,375.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,350.00–2,600.00	$2,461.11	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,566.67	—

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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.