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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 25, 2026

3,683 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $324.76/cwt -4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,192/hd at 675 lb · 80 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $365.36/cwt +2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 530 lb · 67 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $335.59/cwt -16.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 479 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,683 2,064 4,250
Feeder cattle 3,240 1,718 3,564
Slaughter cattle 231 143 495
Replacement cattle 212 203 191

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 15.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with instances up to 20.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 282 11 500.00–525.00 $510.81 $1,440 +2.36
325–345 333 10 430.00–450.00 $437.39 $1,457 -23.88
365–395 379 24 410.00–450.00 $420.24 $1,593 -7.99
405–445 424 18 395.00–425.00 $413.63 $1,754 -5.29
451–497 477 30 377.00–390.00 $381.59 $1,820 +3.01
505–549 530 67 345.00–372.00 $365.36 $1,936 +2.93
550–593 574 65 330.00–362.00 $343.21 $1,970 -8.34
600–648 624 49 320.00–341.00 $328.28 $2,048 -9.40
650–699 675 80 310.00–335.00 $324.76 $2,192 -4.12
700–745 716 39 300.00–320.00 $308.15 $2,206 -10.75
750–795 764 21 300.00–305.00 $301.88 $2,306 -6.13
820 820 11 300.00 $300.00 $2,460 —
850–880 854 10 274.00–300.00 $293.28 $2,505 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,100 +11.53
265–295 280 6 530.00–540.00 $535.09 $1,498 +12.50
305–345 322 10 475.00–510.00 $492.99 $1,587 -15.87
355–385 368 6 435.00–450.00 $443.17 $1,631 -12.34
630 630 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,205 -2.01
678 678 14 341.00 $341.00 $2,312 —
724–730 725 7 319.00–340.00 $322.02 $2,335 -11.85
796 796 15 322.00 $322.00 $2,563 +16.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 382 7 385.00–410.00 $399.26 $1,525 +0.98
435 435 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,522 ±0.00
477 477 6 366.00 $366.00 $1,746 +22.66
505–545 520 10 305.00–352.00 $330.23 $1,717 -15.35
575–585 582 17 314.00–328.00 $319.49 $1,859 -5.51
625–642 636 6 272.00–322.00 $304.51 $1,937 -17.09
655–685 677 7 300.00–316.00 $309.49 $2,095 +4.49
705–730 718 2 306.00–308.00 $307.02 $2,204 —
760–785 773 2 296.00–300.00 $297.97 $2,303 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 50 345.50 $345.50 $2,184 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,118 +66.56
255–295 280 7 420.00–470.00 $445.54 $1,248 +1.88
305–345 329 16 345.00–445.00 $398.87 $1,312 -8.45
355–395 374 34 342.50–400.00 $382.27 $1,430 -6.29
410–448 432 63 340.00–375.00 $352.56 $1,523 -22.36
450–495 479 65 320.00–355.00 $335.59 $1,607 -16.91
500–546 518 52 300.00–336.00 $320.57 $1,661 -15.40
550–595 570 61 284.00–326.00 $309.15 $1,762 -13.86
600–645 619 27 280.00–320.00 $291.36 $1,804 -21.16
650–690 666 26 270.00–300.00 $283.25 $1,886 -3.40
715–749 736 22 275.00–290.00 $279.85 $2,060 +0.80
760–790 775 2 257.50–290.00 $274.06 $2,124 -0.94
810–835 827 3 250.00–275.00 $266.83 $2,207 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 223 4 445.00–560.00 $493.29 $1,100 +13.29
255–285 266 4 430.00–490.00 $460.42 $1,225 +12.77
300–335 314 15 405.00–460.00 $428.46 $1,345 +3.26
355–380 368 20 400.00–430.00 $409.20 $1,506 -4.93
400–445 412 22 370.00–395.00 $380.22 $1,567 -15.77
470 470 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,950 +19.96
455–495 476 9 347.50–380.00 $367.10 $1,747 -27.94
505–530 523 10 340.00–356.00 $352.05 $1,841 -5.78
555–593 582 14 310.00–335.00 $324.04 $1,886 -8.13
600–640 620 21 305.00–326.00 $316.65 $1,963 -8.77
656–690 664 21 290.00–312.00 $308.08 $2,046 -2.00
740 740 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,109 -10.00
760–770 768 4 275.00–305.00 $297.57 $2,285 —
812 812 3 304.00 $304.00 $2,468 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 390.00–395.00 $392.42 $1,295 +13.66
360–395 382 29 300.00–370.00 $358.63 $1,370 -7.87
410–445 427 22 320.00–350.00 $341.44 $1,458 -9.11
460–495 484 25 275.00–330.00 $305.39 $1,478 -30.15
500–545 526 22 224.00–316.00 $303.58 $1,597 -9.14
555–595 566 21 280.00–310.00 $294.44 $1,667 -6.21
605–645 622 13 280.00–295.00 $289.43 $1,800 +7.85
655–690 667 5 267.50–280.00 $276.64 $1,845 +6.28
705 705 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,762 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 4 455.00–560.00 $481.25 $1,107 +26.25
270–295 278 6 430.00–535.00 $474.48 $1,319 -39.96
310–340 324 7 430.00–460.00 $446.25 $1,446 +1.02
355–390 374 18 405.00–490.00 $436.17 $1,631 +11.14
400–445 427 42 380.00–435.00 $402.49 $1,719 +8.46
455–495 476 48 330.00–395.00 $368.75 $1,755 -6.34
500–545 523 48 310.00–370.00 $340.83 $1,783 -0.52
550–595 573 30 308.00–350.00 $324.89 $1,862 -2.36
605–645 622 23 280.00–335.00 $308.45 $1,919 -0.42
650–690 669 19 278.00–315.00 $298.14 $1,995 -0.03
710–745 730 6 270.00–295.00 $284.62 $2,078 -0.92
760–795 784 7 250.00–280.00 $262.40 $2,057 -8.41
800–810 805 2 250.00–267.50 $258.80 $2,083 +1.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 4 430.00–440.00 $435.23 $958 -98.02
285–290 288 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,152 -85.45
300–325 308 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,232 -32.65
355–395 386 13 340.00–415.00 $377.56 $1,457 -27.59
405–445 423 19 335.00–380.00 $369.84 $1,564 +5.32
455–495 477 39 320.00–360.00 $345.53 $1,648 -3.49
500–545 528 23 310.00–342.00 $326.33 $1,723 ±0.00
560–590 580 14 303.00–322.00 $313.72 $1,820 +2.59
610–645 624 14 270.00–306.00 $289.50 $1,806 -5.38
675 675 6 250.00–275.00 $262.50 $1,772 -12.51
715–725 720 2 272.00–282.00 $276.97 $1,994 +4.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 210 2 560.00–580.00 $570.48 $1,198 +4.30
255–295 267 8 450.00–490.00 $472.12 $1,261 -67.56
325–345 335 5 455.00–475.00 $467.97 $1,568 -7.00
360–380 369 7 445.00–470.00 $455.59 $1,681 +12.83
400–445 423 23 395.00–455.00 $423.61 $1,792 +2.26
450–480 465 17 350.00–425.00 $396.23 $1,842 -2.56
500–525 512 22 333.00–390.00 $356.37 $1,825 -0.22
550–595 570 8 332.50–347.50 $339.61 $1,936 -3.10
600–645 619 8 320.00–350.00 $333.43 $2,064 +11.43
650–685 674 4 312.50–320.00 $316.28 $2,132 +1.96
715–735 725 3 307.50–312.50 $309.99 $2,247 -0.01
755 755 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,265 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1550 1238 80-85% 28 140.00–166.00 $150.21 $1,860 -6.05
950–1660 1261 80-85% 46 146.00–173.00 $157.12 $1,981 -10.19
960–1950 1421 80-85% 19 160.00–169.00 $163.52 $2,324 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1180 1030 85-90% 13 110.00–155.00 $143.63 $1,479 +1.25
1070–1095 1083 85-90% 4 140.00–149.00 $143.96 $1,559 —
995–1310 1112 85-90% 9 135.00–159.00 $149.08 $1,658 -3.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1525 1338 75-80% 4 151.00–159.00 $155.35 $2,079 —
1220–1640 1443 75-80% 3 147.00–168.00 $161.06 $2,324 —
1385–1645 1515 75-80% 2 165.00–167.00 $166.09 $2,516 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1690 1516 9 164.00–187.00 $180.48 $2,736 —
1150–2150 1674 17 174.00–198.00 $190.02 $3,181 —
1125–2185 1831 11 180.00–213.00 $198.35 $3,632 -14.20

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 1,165.00–1,400.00 $1,295.56

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 2,300.00–2,800.00 $2,605.56
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 49 2,750.00–3,850.00 $3,136.73
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 4,000.00–4,250.00 $4,150.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,800.00–2,650.00 $2,361.11
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,500.00–2,700.00 $2,616.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,950.00 $1,775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 3,100.00–3,500.00 $3,360.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 3,900.00–4,200.00 $4,100.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,400.00–3,600.00 $3,500.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00–2,300.00 $2,250.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,300.00 $4,300.00 —

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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.