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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, September 21, 2026

1,409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $370.06/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,954/hd at 528 lb · 46 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $434.12/cwt -2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,888/hd at 435 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $351.81/cwt +9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,675/hd at 476 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,409 2,170 2,870
Feeder cattle 1,207 1,782 2,406
Slaughter cattle 110 186 240
Replacement cattle 92 202 224

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. 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
230 230 2 640.00 $640.00 $1,472 —
255–295 268 4 500.00–520.00 $506.33 $1,357 +15.99
325–345 337 5 485.00–500.00 $491.99 $1,658 +36.99
370–395 383 8 430.00–455.00 $444.24 $1,701 -20.85
405–440 424 8 435.00–480.00 $451.47 $1,914 +22.26
465–480 474 8 390.00–470.00 $426.06 $2,020 +11.50
500–548 528 17 370.00–420.00 $406.03 $2,144 +13.15
555–595 574 21 320.00–400.00 $360.54 $2,069 +9.44
605–640 622 8 320.00–382.50 $348.70 $2,169 +2.39
670–690 682 3 310.00–330.00 $321.61 $2,193 +7.06
725–745 730 6 302.00–325.00 $318.68 $2,326 +33.68
750–760 755 2 310.00–320.00 $315.03 $2,378 —
815 815 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,526 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,100 —
275–295 285 2 545.00–565.00 $554.65 $1,581 +14.65
365–390 375 7 450.00–510.00 $481.48 $1,806 -11.12
405–430 417 5 450.00–500.00 $479.36 $1,999 +38.42
495 495 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,376 +52.76
500–545 510 6 390.00–437.50 $413.35 $2,108 +0.84
575–580 578 2 360.00–375.00 $367.53 $2,124 -17.06
630 630 1 392.50 $392.50 $2,473 +32.95
685–690 688 6 320.00–324.00 $322.67 $2,220 -3.19
720–735 728 2 315.00–318.00 $316.48 $2,304 —
755 755 2 300.00–310.00 $305.00 $2,303 -20.00
823 823 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,592 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 440.00–460.00 $450.46 $1,464 —
405–445 418 3 425.00–430.00 $426.77 $1,784 +4.36
480 480 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,752 +7.33
520 520 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,794 -16.74
570–595 588 6 322.00–330.00 $327.84 $1,928 +4.36
605 605 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,827 —
680 680 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,870 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,175 +30.22
300–340 323 6 440.00–475.00 $450.64 $1,456 +19.54
350–395 375 19 410.00–450.00 $427.76 $1,604 +0.33
400–445 418 30 400.00–435.00 $415.27 $1,736 +9.60
450–490 468 14 360.00–400.00 $377.92 $1,769 +8.03
500–546 520 32 350.00–375.00 $365.67 $1,901 +20.24
555–595 568 8 320.00–360.00 $346.26 $1,967 +12.59
600–615 609 12 310.00–340.00 $331.75 $2,020 +12.13
650–675 666 7 286.00–330.00 $310.33 $2,067 +25.56
720–725 723 2 340.00–350.00 $345.02 $2,494 +86.27
715–740 725 7 282.00–325.00 $318.94 $2,312 +60.19
751–765 751 31 265.00–318.00 $316.26 $2,375 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 455.00–475.00 $464.79 $1,115 —
250–290 277 3 414.00–440.00 $421.83 $1,168 -1.62
315–345 330 12 405.00–440.00 $420.56 $1,388 +9.98
368–395 384 9 390.00–410.00 $399.98 $1,536 +5.86
415–445 431 14 365.00–395.00 $383.62 $1,653 +2.82
450–495 476 35 335.00–375.00 $351.81 $1,675 +9.33
505–545 527 21 325.00–360.00 $341.87 $1,802 +11.52
550–595 579 31 270.00–345.00 $326.77 $1,892 +14.15
605–640 618 18 298.00–330.00 $313.83 $1,939 +7.36
665–690 671 4 276.00–315.00 $295.68 $1,984 -6.54
705–725 715 4 275.00–315.00 $295.00 $2,109 —
755–790 773 2 262.00–268.00 $264.93 $2,048 —
810–825 818 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,413 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 2 440.00–450.00 $445.40 $971 —
305–340 324 4 395.00–398.00 $396.58 $1,285 +2.04
350–395 376 4 380.00–385.00 $383.69 $1,443 +14.38
405–440 423 2 360.00–370.00 $364.79 $1,543 +6.28
460–495 481 14 320.00–350.00 $331.29 $1,594 +2.68
510–545 529 10 308.00–345.00 $319.22 $1,689 +9.04
555–595 579 15 288.00–325.00 $308.08 $1,784 +11.32
625–645 635 16 280.00–300.00 $289.00 $1,835 +16.42
655–690 673 2 280.00–285.00 $282.43 $1,901 +2.43
725 725 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,958 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 4 540.00 $540.00 $1,285 -56.38
255–275 269 4 500.00–530.00 $514.79 $1,385 -20.21
325–340 334 7 455.00–480.00 $463.49 $1,548 -66.57
365–395 386 9 430.00–485.00 $455.87 $1,760 -25.23
405–448 435 43 395.00–447.50 $434.12 $1,888 -2.84
455–495 479 34 365.00–430.00 $390.11 $1,869 -7.45
505–545 528 46 350.00–382.50 $370.06 $1,954 -1.11
555–590 574 33 325.00–367.50 $345.72 $1,984 +1.20
600–645 622 17 300.00–335.00 $323.48 $2,012 +4.92
650–675 663 6 285.00–315.00 $307.51 $2,039 +8.02
720–735 728 2 285.00–290.00 $287.53 $2,093 -6.32
760–780 773 4 265.00–282.00 $275.04 $2,126 -6.59
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,425 +29.97
310–340 332 16 510.00–540.00 $534.17 $1,773 +1.88
355–378 368 8 475.00–530.00 $500.55 $1,842 -9.16
400–440 422 22 425.00–490.00 $457.22 $1,929 -1.07
450–490 463 14 415.00–450.00 $437.69 $2,027 +12.23
500–545 527 17 385.00–415.00 $393.45 $2,073 +1.99
555–585 577 11 345.00–385.00 $373.65 $2,156 +7.08
600–645 621 24 330.00–355.00 $346.85 $2,154 +7.47
655–695 674 14 310.00–345.00 $325.72 $2,195 +5.70
705–745 721 5 305.00–315.00 $309.95 $2,235 +9.24
775–795 785 3 275.00–292.00 $284.76 $2,235 -15.24
810 810 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,228 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,086 —
290 290 3 445.00–450.00 $448.33 $1,300 -55.07
355–390 374 4 390.00–435.00 $405.02 $1,515 -69.42
425–445 438 6 360.00–425.00 $392.65 $1,720 -14.52
450–480 469 9 350.00–412.50 $379.59 $1,780 +0.91
505–540 525 8 330.00–360.00 $342.55 $1,798 -22.36
555–590 566 13 320.00–340.00 $328.11 $1,857 +0.45
610–645 624 5 295.00–315.00 $305.24 $1,905 +1.23
665 665 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,928 +1.57
715–730 727 5 272.00–275.00 $272.59 $1,982 —
755–790 773 2 250.00–272.00 $261.25 $2,019 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1435 1192 80-85% 10 144.00–150.00 $146.93 $1,751 —
975–1415 1194 80-85% 19 135.00–146.00 $141.41 $1,688 —
1025–1485 1273 80-85% 8 135.00–140.00 $137.39 $1,749 -13.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1195 996 85-90% 7 122.00–132.00 $126.66 $1,262 +1.99
845–1315 1057 85-90% 8 120.00–135.00 $129.91 $1,373 -13.16
920–1300 1109 85-90% 4 135.00–137.00 $135.70 $1,505 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1535 1417 75-80% 3 137.00–147.00 $140.85 $1,996 —
1250–1645 1506 75-80% 7 142.00–154.00 $147.69 $2,224 —
1520–1615 1573 75-80% 3 140.00–145.00 $142.29 $2,238 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1705 1493 3 170.00–178.00 $174.46 $2,605 —
1180–2355 1769 7 184.00–188.00 $186.14 $3,293 —
1630–2140 1863 3 190.00–198.00 $194.69 $3,627 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 1,850.00–2,150.00 $2,010.00

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 2,400.00–2,900.00 $2,619.23
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,800.00–1,900.00 $1,850.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,900.00–2,400.00 $2,116.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00

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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 4 3,200.00–3,600.00 $3,400.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00–2,800.00 $2,750.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 4,500.00 $4,500.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 2,700.00–2,850.00 $2,783.33 —

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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.