Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2026

2,565 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $312.21/cwt -11.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,939/hd at 621 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $420.62/cwt +18.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,006/hd at 477 lb · 47 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $342.83/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,143/hd at 625 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,565	4,158	2,351
Feeder cattle	2,160	3,605	1,862
Slaughter cattle	271	379	264
Replacement cattle	134	174	225

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

→ Feeder bulls: feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady
→ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady
▼ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 11.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	273	3	460.00–485.00	$475.27	$1,297	-38.47
310–335	324	4	440.00–460.00	$452.63	$1,467	-23.63
400–440	420	5	415.00–450.00	$435.45	$1,829	+16.45
455–484	477	47	387.50–434.50	$420.62	$2,006	+18.37
500–545	524	19	342.50–395.00	$370.45	$1,941	-8.71
550–598	574	26	317.50–381.00	$356.30	$2,045	-8.04
605–645	625	44	312.50–357.50	$342.83	$2,143	+0.05
650–695	673	19	310.00–337.00	$327.21	$2,202	-5.60
705–745	725	2	310.00–315.00	$312.43	$2,265	-12.25
751–775	761	10	300.00–310.00	$305.72	$2,327	-19.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	500.00–520.00	$510.46	$1,394	-46.33
322	322	3	555.00	$555.00	$1,787	+48.05
370	370	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,739	-1.60
400–415	408	2	425.00–480.00	$451.99	$1,844	+6.95
455–470	460	4	405.00–450.00	$423.95	$1,950	-16.05
505–540	512	7	380.00–406.00	$395.13	$2,023	-8.84
555–585	567	15	355.00–390.00	$374.70	$2,125	-24.30
615–640	634	7	344.00–348.00	$346.58	$2,197	-18.42
655–690	669	9	330.00–338.00	$334.37	$2,237	-25.63
710–740	725	16	318.00–335.00	$325.43	$2,359	-14.57
755–780	766	4	316.00–320.00	$317.51	$2,432	—
872	872	7	315.00	$315.00	$2,747	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	2	387.00–400.00	$393.42	$1,534	-1.53
425	425	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,679	+0.02
460–475	466	5	350.00–355.00	$352.96	$1,645	-14.73
505–535	522	10	345.00–375.00	$362.35	$1,891	+14.62
570–595	586	15	300.00–348.00	$332.72	$1,950	-6.23
605–630	610	5	280.00–332.00	$320.86	$1,957	-8.62
705–745	725	3	275.00–300.00	$290.64	$2,107	-0.05
775–795	787	3	290.00–298.00	$293.33	$2,309	—

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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	213	2	450.00–470.00	$460.59	$981	-39.58
255–295	265	4	390.00–400.00	$397.22	$1,053	-42.87
305–345	322	16	305.00–425.00	$383.44	$1,235	-34.74
370–390	378	12	380.00–400.00	$390.23	$1,475	+10.83
400–445	427	31	300.00–395.00	$358.31	$1,530	-8.26
450–495	473	28	285.00–365.00	$337.39	$1,596	-11.86
505–545	524	40	285.00–350.00	$321.37	$1,684	-7.89
555–590	574	36	280.00–330.00	$311.30	$1,787	-10.73
605–645	621	7	260.00–312.00	$292.42	$1,816	-17.31
655–695	676	14	270.00–306.00	$296.09	$2,002	-1.90
725–745	741	5	280.00–300.00	$296.09	$2,194	+9.41
755–790	773	2	270.00–275.00	$272.56	$2,107	-6.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	275	5	330.00–435.00	$398.51	$1,096	-57.84
310–345	330	11	330.00–425.00	$392.60	$1,296	-55.39
355–390	371	17	325.00–415.00	$377.19	$1,399	-28.03
420 fancy	420	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,512	—
400–440	421	23	320.00–400.00	$362.00	$1,524	-24.18
450–495	484	34	315.00–390.00	$337.65	$1,634	-34.90
505–540	522	10	315.00–345.00	$326.82	$1,706	-73.18
550–590	574	13	315.00–350.00	$329.21	$1,890	-17.37
580	580	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,030	+3.42
605	605	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,057	+12.73
600–635	615	12	295.00–327.50	$315.77	$1,942	-11.50
625 fancy	625	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,125	—
650–690	669	11	300.00–345.00	$316.42	$2,117	+5.12
710 fancy	710	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,272	—
705–745	723	8	275.00–310.00	$296.17	$2,141	-8.30
765–790	774	4	300.00–310.00	$306.51	$2,372	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,148	+36.78
325–345	332	6	330.00–410.00	$388.27	$1,289	-3.89
355–395	380	13	355.00–385.00	$373.11	$1,418	+8.30
405–440	428	8	325.00–360.00	$349.80	$1,497	-1.61
455–495	476	24	295.00–345.00	$331.60	$1,578	+2.49
505–540	525	17	300.00–320.00	$312.31	$1,640	-2.05
550–595	571	12	280.00–310.00	$292.39	$1,670	-10.04
610–645	631	9	300.00–304.00	$301.59	$1,903	+3.20
650–660	655	2	275.00–280.00	$277.48	$1,817	—
730–745	738	3	250.00–285.00	$265.11	$1,957	-13.16
790	790	1	282.00	$282.00	$2,228	—

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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	570.00	$570.00	$1,282	+21.67
255–295	271	6	450.00–525.00	$481.45	$1,305	-6.72
325–340	336	12	460.00–535.00	$494.76	$1,662	+36.31
355–385	373	14	385.00–500.00	$441.22	$1,646	+17.78
400–445	434	30	360.00–460.00	$412.95	$1,792	+10.65
450–495	473	37	335.00–445.00	$382.73	$1,810	+3.75
500–545	529	34	315.00–360.00	$341.54	$1,807	-17.39
550–595	573	28	280.00–345.00	$327.20	$1,875	-7.62
605–645	621	51	285.00–330.00	$312.21	$1,939	-11.28
655–695	684	22	275.00–315.00	$297.94	$2,038	-14.31
705–745	721	17	275.00–312.00	$292.63	$2,110	-7.37
755–795	774	9	280.00–304.00	$294.26	$2,278	+7.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	600.00–610.00	$605.05	$1,470	-44.95
265–295	277	5	495.00–585.00	$546.66	$1,514	—
300–325	317	10	475.00–555.00	$518.49	$1,644	+26.85
350–390	371	9	440.00–540.00	$479.84	$1,780	+26.28
400–445	424	29	397.00–475.00	$443.41	$1,880	+20.37
450–475	459	16	370.00–460.00	$420.38	$1,930	+16.78
500–534	517	20	350.00–400.00	$373.21	$1,929	-10.41
550–590	568	14	330.00–350.00	$343.51	$1,951	-3.82
600–645	628	11	310.00–335.00	$327.08	$2,054	-5.82
650–685	669	16	285.00–326.00	$314.26	$2,102	-8.40
703–740	718	15	280.00–318.00	$301.88	$2,167	-13.43
755	755	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,152	+2.00
808	808	6	280.00	$280.00	$2,262	-15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	273	7	440.00–525.00	$476.68	$1,301	—
330	330	2	515.00	$515.00	$1,700	+95.00
370–395	376	7	400.00–490.00	$439.55	$1,653	+33.24
400–445	425	24	305.00–442.00	$390.70	$1,660	+8.50
460–495	476	28	290.00–415.00	$354.55	$1,688	-0.65
500–545	537	43	320.00–340.00	$330.38	$1,774	-1.35
555–590	579	21	272.00–320.00	$305.21	$1,767	-13.85
600–610	605	2	280.00–285.00	$282.52	$1,709	-22.10
665–695	688	6	275.00–302.00	$296.64	$2,041	-2.87
700–745	718	5	255.00–280.00	$267.05	$1,917	-22.95
780–790	788	5	255.00–292.00	$275.85	$2,174	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1395	1142	80-85%	28	121.00–132.00	$128.26	$1,465	—
990–1425	1222	80-85%	56	130.00–142.00	$134.92	$1,649	+6.55
1165–1380	1236	80-85%	9	141.00–156.00	$146.38	$1,809	+7.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1220	1026	85-90%	12	125.00–135.00	$130.83	$1,342	+20.69
870–1180	1049	85-90%	16	110.00–123.00	$116.31	$1,220	+6.17
880–1215	1075	85-90%	32	117.00–135.00	$124.75	$1,341	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1545	1414	75-80%	19	136.00–143.00	$139.51	$1,973	-7.66
1195–1635	1441	75-80%	18	135.00–150.00	$141.64	$2,041	-5.53
1370–1790	1580	75-80%	2	130.00–138.00	$134.53	$2,126	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1810	1525	6	153.00–171.00	$164.03	$2,501	+2.25
1095–2260	1655	20	160.00–182.00	$168.84	$2,794	-5.58
1715–2060	1924	6	170.00–189.00	$182.02	$3,502	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,375.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,900.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,800.00–2,600.00	$2,142.86
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,600.00–3,300.00	$3,000.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,850.00–2,000.00	$1,925.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	2,100.00–3,150.00	$2,576.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,100.00–2,500.00	$2,300.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,700.00–2,300.00	$1,909.09

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	2,000.00	$2,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,775.00

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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)	3	2,150.00–3,900.00	$3,316.67

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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	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,900.00–4,100.00	$3,242.86	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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

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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.