Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, September 28, 2026

3,190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $358.51/cwt +12.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,886/hd at 526 lb · 90 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $410.98/cwt -11.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,767/hd at 430 lb · 51 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $323.50/cwt ≈ $2,264/hd at 700 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,190	2,329	3,045
Feeder cattle	2,785	2,020	2,520
Slaughter cattle	213	152	295
Replacement cattle	192	157	230

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

→ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady to 4.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	4	490.00–515.00	$500.84	$1,152	—
250–295	262	7	470.00–600.00	$497.66	$1,304	-7.29
300–340	325	21	455.00–550.00	$469.59	$1,526	-8.83
365–395	380	16	415.00–520.00	$465.02	$1,767	+10.71
410–445	430	11	395.00–465.00	$429.85	$1,848	-20.26
450–495	482	14	365.00–455.00	$405.28	$1,953	-24.60
505–545	519	26	355.00–410.00	$369.42	$1,917	-18.17
550–590	574	33	320.00–395.00	$355.76	$2,042	-4.20
600–645	620	35	315.00–365.00	$343.92	$2,132	+1.26
650–685	666	22	320.00–350.00	$330.51	$2,201	-1.09
705–730	715	15	305.00–330.00	$315.56	$2,256	+1.02
775–795	783	4	300.00–324.00	$314.39	$2,462	+1.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	314	6	510.00–535.00	$523.21	$1,643	+33.25
355–360	358	3	470.00–475.00	$473.35	$1,695	-32.15
405–435	422	3	475.00–480.00	$478.32	$2,019	+8.12
450–480	464	8	420.00–465.00	$443.73	$2,059	-8.50
515–545	523	9	370.00–430.00	$394.94	$2,066	-15.87
555–590	573	22	350.00–395.00	$378.93	$2,171	-9.96
600–640	622	10	340.00–372.50	$355.12	$2,209	+4.76
654–685	663	11	315.00–337.50	$330.82	$2,193	-19.41
750–780	768	4	310.00–315.00	$312.49	$2,400	-7.19
853	853	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,644	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,398	—
475–495	485	5	350.00–375.00	$364.02	$1,765	-44.57
520–545	533	6	330.00–350.00	$342.73	$1,827	-29.17
560–595	572	8	330.00–345.00	$336.25	$1,923	-27.75
615–640	619	6	300.00–330.00	$318.34	$1,971	-6.64
680–690	683	3	300.00–305.00	$303.32	$2,072	-16.68
720–745	737	3	305.00–310.00	$308.37	$2,273	—
790	790	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,212	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,246	—
270	270	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,269	—
315–345	334	8	400.00–445.00	$409.24	$1,367	+4.67
355–395	376	19	360.00–415.00	$394.40	$1,483	+4.38
405–445	426	31	355.00–395.00	$369.23	$1,573	-7.17
455–495	476	49	320.00–375.00	$355.12	$1,690	+8.32
500–545	525	42	300.00–355.00	$328.85	$1,726	-2.12
555–595	574	40	295.00–340.00	$322.09	$1,849	-4.16
605–645	629	23	292.00–320.00	$307.08	$1,932	+4.34
655–695	663	6	295.00–315.00	$305.74	$2,027	+21.14
700–745	723	12	262.00–297.50	$278.65	$2,015	-12.82
765–780	770	4	250.00–285.00	$271.23	$2,088	-3.83
855	855	2	262.50	$262.50	$2,244	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	227	3	480.00–560.00	$505.88	$1,148	-44.12
265–295	277	9	435.00–460.00	$449.92	$1,246	-52.56
305–345	325	13	430.00–475.00	$446.93	$1,453	+11.38
350–380	365	17	415.00–445.00	$426.80	$1,558	+8.76
405–440	418	19	385.00–415.00	$400.76	$1,675	-7.17
450–495	471	42	350.00–397.50	$376.42	$1,773	+13.34
503–545	524	22	330.00–375.00	$356.93	$1,870	+12.17
545	545	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,962	+15.24
550–595	569	18	325.00–360.00	$342.50	$1,949	+13.81
615	615	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,060	+11.47
600–645	620	30	315.00–341.00	$330.53	$2,049	+7.00
655–688	674	9	290.00–325.00	$303.67	$2,047	-32.12
675	675	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,126	-20.79
705–735	716	21	285.00–322.50	$308.24	$2,207	-11.20
770–775	773	3	280.00–285.00	$283.34	$2,190	-10.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	280	6	400.00–425.00	$419.18	$1,174	—
315–345	319	16	390.00–415.00	$402.19	$1,283	+4.81
360–385	371	8	360.00–380.00	$375.01	$1,391	-11.68
410–445	425	19	335.00–370.00	$348.57	$1,481	-5.70
455–495	475	30	310.00–350.00	$329.73	$1,566	-1.42
505–545	525	13	295.00–335.00	$318.71	$1,673	+4.07
555–595	573	21	280.00–320.00	$303.38	$1,738	+8.25
605–640	625	17	260.00–305.00	$287.21	$1,795	+1.62
705	705	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,798	-35.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	50	323.50	$323.50	$2,264	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	223	9	490.00–560.00	$503.73	$1,123	-86.27
285–295	291	5	500.00–515.00	$508.04	$1,478	-24.77
310–345	326	15	435.00–510.00	$466.23	$1,520	-36.98
360–395	380	20	435.00–475.00	$452.97	$1,721	+7.51
400–445	430	51	380.00–435.00	$410.98	$1,767	-11.79
450–490	470	46	350.00–420.00	$388.89	$1,828	-11.71
500–545	526	90	330.00–380.00	$358.51	$1,886	+12.11
550–590	575	49	310.00–360.00	$331.08	$1,904	-2.72
600–645	623	43	300.00–327.50	$314.13	$1,957	-3.44
655–695	678	18	275.00–320.00	$302.33	$2,050	-5.51
700–735	715	11	260.00–290.00	$281.37	$2,012	-4.25
780–795	791	4	272.00–276.00	$272.99	$2,159	-12.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	5	510.00–590.00	$546.75	$1,247	-93.25
275	275	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,485	-7.90
305–330	312	6	500.00–530.00	$514.25	$1,604	-53.89
350–385	362	10	470.00–515.00	$489.08	$1,770	-1.36
400–445	427	24	410.00–475.00	$437.15	$1,867	-8.99
450–485	469	29	385.00–470.00	$414.14	$1,942	-17.46
500–540	518	28	350.00–425.00	$379.77	$1,967	-1.99
550–590	573	34	344.00–382.50	$369.51	$2,117	+11.70
605–645	635	23	316.00–350.00	$330.06	$2,096	-7.75
650–690	668	19	305.00–330.00	$313.48	$2,094	-9.27
700–745	718	12	295.00–300.00	$297.33	$2,135	-4.19
768 value added	768	3	307.50	$307.50	$2,362	—
755–790	779	5	285.00–295.00	$287.95	$2,243	+7.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	336	5	445.00–460.00	$454.11	$1,526	+5.24
355–395	384	30	395.00–420.00	$404.35	$1,553	-33.19
420–445	431	8	350.00–400.00	$360.12	$1,552	-31.21
455–495	474	17	337.00–390.00	$365.92	$1,734	-7.59
510–545	528	19	305.00–360.00	$333.10	$1,759	-0.12
570–590	581	32	276.00–330.00	$301.31	$1,751	-28.04
605–640	620	12	270.00–305.00	$287.24	$1,781	-15.25
655–690	672	6	275.00–290.00	$284.12	$1,909	+2.13
720–725	723	2	260.00–265.00	$262.49	$1,898	-7.51

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1185	1017	85-90%	26	115.00–128.00	$120.94	$1,230	-19.83
820–1295	1057	85-90%	26	119.00–145.00	$127.11	$1,344	+0.80
775–1225	1086	85-90%	15	129.00–144.00	$135.98	$1,477	+9.67

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1250	1104	80-85%	7	121.00–136.00	$127.78	$1,411	—
745–1495	1249	80-85%	35	129.00–164.00	$137.40	$1,716	—
745–1435	1267	80-85%	10	137.00–155.00	$144.15	$1,826	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1680	1433	75-80%	5	140.00–144.00	$142.87	$2,047	-7.77
1205–1575	1447	75-80%	7	143.00–149.00	$145.10	$2,100	-5.54
1250–1970	1513	75-80%	5	131.00–136.00	$133.43	$2,019	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1745	1404	12	162.50–176.00	$170.72	$2,397	—
1315–2060	1666	24	172.50–188.00	$182.59	$3,042	+8.58
1020–2145	1805	11	185.00–197.50	$191.36	$3,454	—

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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	30	1,700.00–2,700.00	$1,911.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,340.00–1,560.00	$1,457.33
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,500.00

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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)	31	1,850.00–3,500.00	$2,575.97
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,750.00–2,400.00	$2,100.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,755.56
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,415.00	$2,415.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,233.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,955.00	$1,955.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00

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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	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,500.00–3,900.00	$3,657.14	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,250.00	—

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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	3	2,675.00	$2,675.00	—

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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.