Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 22, 2026

3,632 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $334.00/cwt ≈ $2,321/hd at 695 lb · 76 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $368.87/cwt -14.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,564/hd at 424 lb · 64 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $338.72/cwt -3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,775/hd at 524 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,632	1,409	4,980
Feeder cattle	3,186	1,207	4,254
Slaughter cattle	315	110	477
Replacement cattle	131	92	249

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady
→ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls sold mostly steady
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	540.00–560.00	$550.00	$1,238	-90.00
260–295	271	5	500.00–545.00	$526.94	$1,428	+20.61
305–345	326	15	470.00–510.00	$490.72	$1,600	-1.27
360–395	384	19	420.00–485.00	$444.24	$1,706	±0.00
405–445	430	14	410.00–475.00	$425.10	$1,828	-26.37
450–495	473	60	375.00–450.00	$406.74	$1,924	-19.32
505–546	530	53	355.00–388.00	$375.86	$1,992	-30.17
555–595	577	48	342.00–375.00	$361.39	$2,085	+0.85
600–648	618	51	334.00–365.00	$344.33	$2,128	-4.37
650–691	674	59	313.00–355.00	$328.80	$2,216	+7.19
700–745	715	50	300.00–335.00	$311.79	$2,229	-6.89
758–795	767	11	295.00–316.00	$307.45	$2,358	-7.58
810	810	8	285.00	$285.00	$2,308	-25.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	600.00	$600.00	$1,350	+50.00
260–275	270	3	550.00–570.00	$563.58	$1,522	+8.93
305–345	329	4	515.00–535.00	$520.86	$1,714	—
350–395	379	7	465.00–510.00	$477.29	$1,809	-4.19
415–440	422	15	435.00–465.00	$448.02	$1,891	-31.34
455–475	467	7	420.00–440.00	$426.35	$1,991	-53.65
500–505	503	4	375.00–425.00	$399.88	$2,011	-13.47
560–590	572	10	357.00–383.00	$371.69	$2,126	+4.16
605–640	624	15	345.00–356.00	$348.19	$2,173	-44.31
655–690	671	15	328.00–344.00	$336.52	$2,258	+13.85
700–735	711	20	317.00–335.00	$330.30	$2,348	+13.82
755–775	771	5	308.00–327.00	$323.28	$2,492	+18.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,228	—
325–345	335	4	430.00–450.00	$439.70	$1,473	-10.76
375–390	384	7	410.00–420.00	$413.58	$1,588	—
400–435	416	7	375.00–417.00	$395.72	$1,646	-31.05
450–495	470	11	350.00–390.00	$370.94	$1,743	+5.94
515–545	534	11	350.00–365.00	$357.69	$1,910	+12.69
560–595	574	16	325.00–360.00	$349.95	$2,009	+22.11
610–645	623	14	325.00–340.00	$330.66	$2,060	+28.66
652–695	671	22	285.00–330.00	$325.92	$2,187	+50.92
743	743	7	304.00	$304.00	$2,259	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	76	334.00	$334.00	$2,321	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	236	4	460.00–475.00	$467.49	$1,103	+2.70
285–295	291	4	387.00–450.00	$429.42	$1,250	+7.59
300–345	324	17	380.00–485.00	$419.75	$1,360	-0.81
355–395	377	24	370.00–415.00	$396.00	$1,493	-3.98
400–447	424	64	350.00–395.00	$368.87	$1,564	-14.75
450–495	477	55	348.00–375.00	$358.81	$1,712	+7.00
500–545	524	64	320.00–360.00	$338.72	$1,775	-3.15
550–596	576	59	310.00–348.00	$328.61	$1,893	+1.84
605–645	617	56	290.00–328.00	$318.61	$1,966	+4.78
650–699	675	44	270.00–312.00	$303.44	$2,048	+7.76
700–745	714	30	260.00–306.00	$291.75	$2,083	-3.25
750–793	786	11	275.00–285.00	$282.30	$2,219	+17.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	284	4	455.00–500.00	$481.23	$1,367	+11.23
300–345	328	15	435.00–520.00	$474.35	$1,556	+23.71
350–390	371	18	400.00–445.00	$426.40	$1,582	-1.36
400–445	426	17	375.00–420.00	$401.87	$1,712	-13.40
445 fancy	445	1	412.00	$412.00	$1,833	—
455–478	470	30	363.00–405.00	$383.16	$1,801	+5.24
500–540	521	11	350.00–370.00	$361.82	$1,885	-3.85
550–585	560	28	335.00–355.00	$343.61	$1,924	-2.65
590–595	593	3	343.00–375.00	$364.39	$2,161	+18.13
600–635	615	3	375.00–400.00	$383.60	$2,359	+51.85
600–648	625	23	315.00–350.00	$330.64	$2,066	-1.11
660–675	668	6	319.00–335.00	$323.51	$2,161	+13.18
688	688	2	357.00	$357.00	$2,456	+46.67
725–740	736	4	325.00–375.00	$362.69	$2,669	+43.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	326	6	345.00–400.00	$388.53	$1,267	-8.05
360–395	370	16	360.00–385.00	$374.29	$1,385	-9.40
400–445	432	11	340.00–360.00	$351.88	$1,520	-12.91
459–495	482	19	315.00–345.00	$332.70	$1,604	+1.41
500–545	526	22	300.00–335.00	$321.51	$1,691	+2.29
550–595	572	23	275.00–322.00	$310.12	$1,774	+2.04
605–645	626	16	260.00–311.00	$298.18	$1,867	+9.18
675–689	685	10	300.00–301.00	$300.70	$2,060	+18.27
710–740	725	2	272.00–280.00	$276.08	$2,002	+6.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	3	495.00–520.00	$503.53	$1,425	-11.26
305–330	317	5	460.00–510.00	$486.72	$1,543	+23.23
350–395	377	17	420.00–495.00	$457.33	$1,724	+1.46
400–445	423	42	385.00–460.00	$418.32	$1,769	-15.80
450–495	482	48	350.00–425.00	$389.75	$1,879	-0.36
500–545	524	61	325.00–395.00	$365.80	$1,917	-4.26
550–590	566	39	330.00–365.00	$349.68	$1,979	+3.96
600–645	613	43	310.00–340.00	$327.40	$2,007	+3.92
655–695	677	24	302.00–327.00	$317.16	$2,147	+9.65
720–745	734	21	292.00–312.00	$303.36	$2,227	+15.83
775–795	783	5	290.00–300.00	$295.98	$2,318	+20.94
810	810	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,228	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	590.00	$590.00	$1,328	—
265	265	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,458	-20.00
310–320	313	3	490.00–520.00	$508.14	$1,590	-26.03
355–395	374	15	460.00–515.00	$485.12	$1,814	-15.43
400–445	423	35	415.00–490.00	$440.73	$1,864	-16.49
450–490	467	18	400.00–460.00	$427.31	$1,996	-10.38
500–535	516	27	365.00–412.00	$389.64	$2,011	-3.81
550–590	566	12	365.00–387.00	$373.46	$2,114	-0.19
610–635	617	20	328.00–365.00	$346.72	$2,139	-0.13
655–695	673	13	303.00–335.00	$325.29	$2,189	-0.43
705–730	715	6	282.00–320.00	$300.13	$2,146	-9.82
775–785	780	2	300.00–305.00	$302.52	$2,360	+17.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	287	3	475.00	$475.00	$1,363	+26.67
315–340	328	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,476	—
360–390	380	7	415.00–430.00	$420.73	$1,599	+15.71
405–445	426	12	375.00–400.00	$392.48	$1,672	-0.17
455–490	472	14	350.00–380.00	$368.54	$1,740	-11.05
505–545	532	16	336.00–360.00	$346.25	$1,842	+3.70
555–595	573	33	315.00–340.00	$330.20	$1,892	+2.09
600–640	618	10	300.00–322.00	$310.58	$1,919	+5.34
650–680	663	10	280.00–310.00	$292.22	$1,937	+2.22
720–740	731	8	290.00–300.00	$293.27	$2,144	+20.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1120	1044	80-85%	4	147.50–157.00	$152.35	$1,591	—
1000–1545	1247	80-85%	35	128.00–141.00	$136.60	$1,703	—
1020–1565	1277	80-85%	42	128.00–149.00	$141.43	$1,806	+4.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1845	1459	75-80%	6	140.00–143.00	$141.40	$2,063	—
1260–1590	1473	75-80%	5	134.00–154.00	$144.36	$2,126	—
1220–1645	1503	75-80%	15	135.00–145.00	$140.84	$2,117	-6.85

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1190	1026	85-90%	9	118.00–142.00	$128.81	$1,322	—
900–1190	1057	85-90%	3	110.00–124.00	$118.90	$1,257	-11.01
1135–1190	1167	85-90%	6	135.00–146.00	$141.75	$1,654	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1750	1525	7	168.00–178.00	$173.29	$2,643	—
1220–2630	1787	15	143.00–186.00	$174.01	$3,110	-12.13
1545–2025	1829	8	180.00–204.00	$190.16	$3,478	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— thin fleshed	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,800.00	$1,750.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,250.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,500.00–2,200.00	$1,881.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	2,350.00–3,200.00	$2,627.78

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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	5	2,400.00–3,400.00	$2,780.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,900.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,950.00–3,000.00	$2,975.00	—

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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.