Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 16, 2026

2,170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $330.35/cwt -8.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,728/hd at 523 lb · 87 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $342.48/cwt -18.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 478 lb · 60 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $380.80/cwt -2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 422 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,170	3,344	2,089
Feeder cattle	1,782	2,836	1,614
Slaughter cattle	186	299	240
Replacement cattle	202	209	235

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 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 5.00 to 7.00 lower
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows 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
265–295	275	4	460.00–510.00	$490.34	$1,348	-10.35
340	340	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,547	-18.37
360–395	382	9	400.00–530.00	$465.09	$1,777	+11.54
405–445	424	10	405.00–465.00	$429.21	$1,820	-25.43
455–490	467	11	390.00–430.00	$414.56	$1,936	+3.32
505–545	529	21	365.00–410.00	$392.88	$2,078	+9.91
575–595	581	6	340.00–360.00	$351.10	$2,040	-5.77
612–645	626	39	320.00–360.00	$346.31	$2,168	+6.14
660–690	671	8	300.00–322.00	$314.55	$2,111	-17.91
720	720	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,052	-40.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	545.00–570.00	$557.37	$1,354	—
275	275	2	540.00	$540.00	$1,485	-27.38
355–385	370	2	490.00–495.00	$492.60	$1,823	-7.21
415–445	433	4	425.00–470.00	$440.94	$1,909	+1.08
455–498	484	7	410.00–455.00	$427.24	$2,068	+0.84
510–545	523	18	400.00–418.00	$412.51	$2,157	+7.71
560–590	575	4	381.00–388.00	$384.59	$2,211	-1.80
605–630	615	15	347.00–374.00	$359.55	$2,211	-0.45
690–695	691	7	325.00–326.00	$325.86	$2,252	—
785	785	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,551	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,558	-6.65
415–445	430	2	420.00–425.00	$422.41	$1,816	+35.99
470–490	483	4	340.00–400.00	$357.67	$1,728	-12.68
505–510	508	7	325.00–390.00	$361.74	$1,838	+14.30
555–560	558	2	320.00–327.00	$323.48	$1,805	-8.55
745	745	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,310	-4.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	285	3	420.00–430.00	$423.45	$1,207	-37.30
305–345	326	7	405.00–415.00	$410.58	$1,338	-19.79
355–395	376	32	355.00–415.00	$394.12	$1,482	-4.95
410–445	422	44	327.00–402.50	$380.80	$1,607	-2.72
450–495	478	60	310.00–370.00	$342.48	$1,637	-18.84
505–545	523	87	300.00–340.00	$330.35	$1,728	-8.13
550–595	575	24	280.00–320.00	$312.62	$1,798	-11.03
605–645	622	18	285.00–315.00	$306.47	$1,906	-8.15
650–680	671	4	300.00–305.00	$302.22	$2,028	-6.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	530.00	$530.00	$1,219	-20.00
270–295	283	2	435.00–445.00	$439.78	$1,245	-60.03
310–340	327	10	420.00–465.00	$431.10	$1,410	-12.05
355–395	383	4	425.00–430.00	$427.43	$1,637	+10.02
400–445	410	14	390.00–425.00	$405.67	$1,663	+1.00
420 fancy	420	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,995	—
450–480	461	33	355.00–380.00	$369.89	$1,705	-10.80
505–545	530	31	330.00–380.00	$345.43	$1,831	-11.98
550–595	576	26	325.00–340.00	$333.67	$1,922	-6.52
600–638	627	25	290.00–335.00	$319.62	$2,004	-7.35
650–655 fancy	653	2	325.00–335.00	$330.02	$2,155	—
650–670	660	2	270.00–300.00	$284.77	$1,879	-27.60
735	735	2	250.00–267.50	$258.75	$1,902	-31.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	319	8	385.00–400.00	$394.54	$1,259	+14.15
365–395	380	13	350.00–395.00	$369.31	$1,403	-1.94
415–445	431	11	354.00–365.00	$358.51	$1,545	+21.87
450–495	474	16	315.00–335.00	$328.61	$1,558	-1.41
500–545	528	12	282.00–320.00	$310.18	$1,638	-6.40
550–590	574	12	270.00–305.00	$296.76	$1,703	-2.39
605–635	615	4	260.00–300.00	$272.58	$1,676	-23.66
675	675	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,890	-12.74
725	725	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,958	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	215	2	590.00–670.00	$628.14	$1,351	-24.47
255–280	266	8	500.00–570.00	$540.03	$1,436	-19.97
300–345	333	18	480.00–565.00	$532.29	$1,773	-7.71
355–395	376	16	465.00–540.00	$509.71	$1,917	+13.89
410–445	429	18	425.00–485.00	$458.29	$1,966	+16.22
450–495	466	26	405.00–450.00	$425.46	$1,983	+14.32
500–545	517	37	380.00–425.00	$391.46	$2,024	+10.13
550–590	561	40	355.00–382.00	$366.57	$2,056	+6.02
600–640	621	12	320.00–365.00	$339.38	$2,108	+7.33
655–675	666	10	315.00–335.00	$320.02	$2,131	+4.51
705–735	717	18	290.00–310.00	$300.71	$2,156	+3.16
755	755	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,265	+5.08
800	800	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,240	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	4	565.00–630.00	$596.38	$1,300	-43.62
275	275	2	535.00	$535.00	$1,471	+34.19
330–345	336	7	490.00–545.00	$530.06	$1,781	+76.69
370–385	377	7	430.00–525.00	$481.10	$1,814	+19.84
405–445	427	21	410.00–470.00	$436.96	$1,866	+21.39
455–490	467	21	340.00–430.00	$397.56	$1,857	+14.86
505–545	521	29	340.00–390.00	$371.17	$1,934	+10.79
555–595	577	21	320.00–370.00	$344.52	$1,988	+9.02
605–640	618	4	305.00–325.00	$318.56	$1,969	-5.35
655–695	670	15	280.00–312.00	$299.49	$2,007	-3.78
705–745	727	6	275.00–300.00	$293.85	$2,136	+3.76
775–780	777	3	265.00–290.00	$281.63	$2,188	-1.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	281	6	475.00–515.00	$503.40	$1,415	—
330	330	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,534	+40.00
355–390	379	6	430.00–510.00	$474.44	$1,798	+58.62
410–440	422	13	380.00–450.00	$407.17	$1,718	+11.39
455–495	487	14	355.00–400.00	$378.68	$1,844	+22.49
515–545	526	10	335.00–375.00	$364.91	$1,919	+30.16
555–590	581	24	310.00–350.00	$327.66	$1,904	+2.34
605–645	613	12	295.00–320.00	$304.01	$1,864	-8.52
680–690	685	7	265.00–302.00	$288.43	$1,976	+19.95

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1220	990	85-90%	12	120.00–130.00	$124.67	$1,234	-14.80
920–1355	1063	85-90%	16	141.00–148.00	$143.07	$1,521	+12.18
985–1195	1075	85-90%	22	132.00–140.00	$135.24	$1,454	+4.35

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1280	1200	80-85%	4	153.00–158.00	$154.71	$1,857	—
990–1455	1215	80-85%	17	137.00–149.00	$143.41	$1,742	-13.10
1090–1665	1269	80-85%	29	140.00–159.00	$150.65	$1,912	+11.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1520	1346	75-80%	6	167.00–171.00	$168.75	$2,271	—
1220–1775	1474	75-80%	17	149.00–165.00	$158.05	$2,330	+2.41
1390–1690	1479	75-80%	5	148.00–153.00	$150.27	$2,222	-5.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1910	1510	10	167.00–176.00	$171.70	$2,593	—
1035–2070	1574	15	175.00–189.00	$181.30	$2,854	—
1580–1915	1693	3	193.00–196.00	$194.44	$3,292	+16.14

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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	7	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,114.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	1,600.00–2,250.00	$1,838.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,500.00–3,900.00	$3,633.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,600.00–3,400.00	$2,856.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,800.00–3,200.00	$2,395.83
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	2,000.00–3,300.00	$2,550.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,900.00–2,050.00	$1,962.50
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,611.11
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,333.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,300.00	$2,300.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,900.00–2,400.00	$2,090.00

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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)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

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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	6	2,550.00–4,100.00	$3,216.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,950.00	$4,950.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,650.00–2,800.00	$2,750.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,000.00–4,100.00	$4,050.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	2,700.00–3,350.00	$2,950.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	2,200.00–2,225.00	$2,216.67	—

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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.