Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, September 14, 2026

1,564 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $347.00/cwt ≈ $2,620/hd at 755 lb · 67 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $355.49/cwt +6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,845/hd at 519 lb · 60 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $383.27/cwt +16.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,817/hd at 474 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,564	1,266	2,204
Feeder cattle	1,379	1,064	1,847
Slaughter cattle	72	85	188
Replacement cattle	113	117	169

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady
▼ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	7	500.00–570.00	$515.10	$1,406	—
300–340	317	12	450.00–560.00	$487.87	$1,547	+29.47
360–395	375	12	430.00–520.00	$447.23	$1,677	+23.94
400–435	421	14	400.00–485.00	$446.62	$1,880	+34.87
450–495	465	6	380.00–440.00	$419.25	$1,950	+27.81
500–540	519	5	352.00–390.00	$377.24	$1,958	+13.76
550–565	555	8	345.00–387.50	$367.71	$2,041	+29.75
600–635	622	12	328.00–365.00	$345.53	$2,149	+13.52
659–685	668	12	350.00–352.50	$351.65	$2,349	+39.20
735–745	738	4	317.50–320.00	$319.37	$2,357	—
765	765	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,333	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	67	347.00	$347.00	$2,620	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	334	7	495.00–510.00	$503.69	$1,682	+40.28
355–370	361	7	455.00–480.00	$466.48	$1,684	+6.98
410–435	420	3	440.00–480.00	$454.90	$1,911	+22.58
520–540	532	8	366.00–410.00	$374.32	$1,991	-27.45
575	575	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,128	—
615–645	635	5	336.00–350.00	$339.92	$2,158	-28.51
655–670	663	2	328.00–330.00	$328.99	$2,181	-13.69
730	730	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,336	-5.00
810–840	825	2	300.00–310.00	$304.91	$2,516	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	282	3	445.00–475.00	$457.16	$1,289	—
370–395	379	9	395.00–420.00	$406.73	$1,542	+10.47
410–435	422	6	370.00–400.00	$383.16	$1,617	+33.16
475–490	480	4	350.00–365.00	$356.33	$1,710	+21.33
510–545	519	8	320.00–334.00	$330.32	$1,714	+1.31
590	590	1	316.00	$316.00	$1,864	+17.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	217	3	420.00–470.00	$440.58	$956	+0.58
260–285	277	3	415.00–450.00	$434.85	$1,205	+104.85
310–335	326	9	430.00–440.00	$434.46	$1,416	+11.39
360–395	381	17	380.00–415.00	$401.64	$1,530	+29.47
410–445	429	28	350.00–400.00	$376.56	$1,615	+22.27
450–495	475	36	338.00–380.00	$352.37	$1,674	+14.50
510–545	528	35	316.00–345.00	$332.16	$1,754	+12.68
555–595	578	26	302.00–330.00	$319.17	$1,845	+18.74
605–645	621	10	290.00–315.00	$301.71	$1,874	+12.43
655–695	668	6	280.00–310.00	$292.92	$1,957	—
720	720	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,944	—
755	755	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,152	+25.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,078	—
265–295	276	6	465.00–490.00	$474.40	$1,309	—
305–340	324	10	430.00–455.00	$444.35	$1,440	+31.74
350–385	372	12	405.00–435.00	$418.53	$1,557	+1.50
400–435	413	10	385.00–415.00	$406.33	$1,678	+49.90
450–475	463	10	365.00–390.00	$377.44	$1,748	+28.03
500 fancy	500	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,975	—
500–535	516	39	330.00–370.00	$355.37	$1,834	+17.57
555–590	572	29	324.00–350.00	$337.42	$1,930	+10.35
600–635	613	9	320.00–330.00	$322.23	$1,975	+7.30
660–670	665	3	315.00–320.00	$318.35	$2,117	+10.79
730	730	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,300	—
795	795	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,988	-25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,232	—
320–345	338	10	365.00–385.00	$377.53	$1,276	-28.36
355–385	376	21	350.00–390.00	$362.32	$1,362	+3.75
405–445	432	19	336.00–375.00	$354.56	$1,532	+15.14
470–495	476	29	320.00–350.00	$332.56	$1,583	+17.56
525–545	537	10	306.00–330.00	$316.69	$1,701	+20.87
555–580	561	4	280.00–290.00	$287.42	$1,612	+14.12
605	605	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,634	—
675–690	683	2	260.00–280.00	$270.11	$1,845	+0.11

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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	520.00	$520.00	$1,170	-30.00
265–285	281	5	480.00–530.00	$516.81	$1,452	+21.36
335–345	338	3	460.00–475.00	$470.05	$1,589	+1.65
355–395	373	6	430.00–460.00	$443.20	$1,653	+19.89
405–445	425	20	380.00–425.00	$410.24	$1,744	+13.30
450–497	474	48	360.00–395.00	$383.27	$1,817	+16.49
500–545	519	60	330.00–370.00	$355.49	$1,845	+6.29
555–590	578	29	295.00–350.00	$332.68	$1,923	+9.01
605–645	630	22	295.00–325.00	$310.64	$1,957	+7.18
665–685	675	8	280.00–315.00	$297.44	$2,008	-5.06
705–745	727	8	275.00–300.00	$286.29	$2,081	+0.03
765–795	776	6	275.00–280.00	$275.82	$2,140	+0.82

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	210	2	550.00–590.00	$570.48	$1,198	—
275–290	283	2	520.00–540.00	$529.73	$1,499	—
305–340	325	11	495.00–530.00	$509.01	$1,654	-0.99
355–390	370	10	465.00–500.00	$481.76	$1,783	+19.87
400–442	427	28	420.00–465.00	$445.00	$1,900	+15.59
450–485	467	18	390.00–440.00	$414.41	$1,935	+27.82
500–540	525	12	350.00–400.00	$372.25	$1,954	+7.57
550–585	565	24	335.00–365.00	$355.97	$2,011	+24.03
600–640	618	43	320.00–345.00	$332.08	$2,052	+12.10
650–695	667	14	315.00–330.00	$318.94	$2,127	+10.31
700–740	715	4	290.00–305.00	$299.41	$2,141	-2.31
750–755	754	5	292.50–295.00	$293.00	$2,209	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	282	5	495.00–510.00	$506.91	$1,429	-3.15
305–320	314	4	440.00–455.00	$448.80	$1,409	-13.68
370–390	387	6	410.00–435.00	$421.55	$1,631	+19.00
405–445	422	15	350.00–405.00	$388.78	$1,641	+3.71
460–495	485	16	348.00–370.00	$355.62	$1,725	-7.65
520–545	536	13	330.00–342.50	$335.91	$1,800	+1.63
560–595	586	10	312.00–330.00	$316.21	$1,853	+5.76
620–640	632	5	286.00–305.00	$295.21	$1,866	+2.67
655–665	658	4	270.00–274.00	$271.01	$1,783	-1.33

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1095	1029	85-90%	5	137.50–155.00	$143.94	$1,481	—
940–1260	1038	85-90%	5	120.00–132.00	$126.76	$1,316	—
965–1225	1129	85-90%	6	135.00–142.00	$136.96	$1,546	+10.69

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	80-85%	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,464	—
1000–1525	1130	80-85%	9	135.00–149.00	$143.43	$1,621	—
1070–1355	1256	80-85%	4	120.00–140.00	$133.95	$1,682	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390	1390	75-80%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,946	—
1545–1630	1573	75-80%	3	143.00–145.00	$144.31	$2,270	-10.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1660	1660	1	198.00	$198.00	$3,287	—
1215–1985	1675	7	181.00–188.00	$184.54	$3,091	—
2075	2075	2	174.00	$174.00	$3,610	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,120.00–1,285.00	$1,186.00

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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)	14	2,050.00–2,990.00	$2,627.86
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,790.00–1,990.00	$1,890.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,250.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,370.00–1,450.00	$1,430.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,600.00–2,300.00	$2,037.50
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,150.00–2,260.00	$2,205.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,350.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,975.00–2,250.00	$2,081.25

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,290.00	$2,290.00

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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	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,833.33	—

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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.