Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2026

3,702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $344.51/cwt -1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,819/hd at 528 lb · 80 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $326.47/cwt +3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,724/hd at 528 lb · 69 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $364.28/cwt -3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,541/hd at 423 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,702	2,262	2,390
Feeder cattle	3,165	1,878	2,034
Slaughter cattle	254	183	190
Replacement cattle	283	201	166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady
→ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls sold steady
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	277	5	520.00–540.00	$527.94	$1,462	-2.06
305–345	334	10	465.00–490.00	$477.20	$1,594	—
360–395	381	12	440.00–480.00	$455.62	$1,736	-19.71
405–430	420	16	390.00–430.00	$402.45	$1,690	-34.21
450–495	488	18	370.00–410.00	$379.32	$1,851	-18.75
520–540	530	13	362.00–400.00	$376.22	$1,994	+11.09
560–595	577	25	350.00–375.00	$362.68	$2,093	+2.86
605–625	621	46	320.00–365.00	$336.05	$2,087	-1.74
665–685	678	20	310.00–338.00	$326.36	$2,213	+0.99
725–745	732	3	302.50–325.00	$317.36	$2,323	-0.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	224	5	580.00–670.00	$609.20	$1,365	—
310–330	323	11	460.00–530.00	$504.16	$1,628	-40.84
360–395	379	6	470.00–495.00	$475.65	$1,803	+12.78
425–445	435	2	415.00–425.00	$420.11	$1,827	-14.89
485	485	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,892	-65.93
505–538	520	10	385.00–415.00	$393.64	$2,047	+2.48
550–580	569	19	360.00–395.00	$384.68	$2,189	+12.83
600–620	615	20	334.00–362.00	$340.69	$2,095	-2.99
660–695	687	13	323.00–328.00	$323.89	$2,225	-13.27
810	810	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,511	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,238	—
305–330	316	7	440.00–470.00	$458.05	$1,447	—
390	390	4	420.00	$420.00	$1,638	+35.00
430–440	433	8	360.00–370.00	$367.46	$1,591	-24.95
475–490	485	4	360.00–380.00	$372.07	$1,805	—
530–545	540	9	330.00–355.00	$348.29	$1,881	-10.68
555–575	570	8	340.00–342.00	$340.50	$1,941	-3.25
610–645	631	8	303.00–332.00	$316.00	$1,994	-8.86
675–695	680	4	315.00–325.00	$321.70	$2,188	+0.22
725	725	2	307.00	$307.00	$2,226	-1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205	202	3	440.00–585.00	$490.79	$991	+80.79
265–295	282	10	430.00–455.00	$441.55	$1,245	—
305–345	332	19	400.00–425.00	$413.71	$1,374	+17.98
355–395	378	28	370.00–410.00	$390.00	$1,474	+16.84
400–445	423	53	350.00–385.00	$364.28	$1,541	-3.91
455–495	476	50	318.00–355.00	$342.75	$1,631	-0.12
500–545	528	69	305.00–335.00	$326.47	$1,724	+3.41
555–595	576	45	300.00–335.00	$315.97	$1,820	+7.23
605–645	632	26	285.00–310.00	$295.84	$1,870	+2.74
655–685	668	12	270.00–305.00	$284.90	$1,903	-7.63
705–735	717	8	262.00–300.00	$271.90	$1,950	+6.91
800	800	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,160	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	4	450.00–465.00	$456.92	$1,042	—
275–295	286	8	375.00–430.00	$418.12	$1,196	+3.12
315–345	328	13	355.00–405.00	$390.18	$1,280	-1.13
355–395	371	17	350.00–380.00	$369.16	$1,370	-14.43
410–445	432	28	330.00–350.00	$339.30	$1,466	-3.29
455–495	475	43	302.00–335.00	$321.36	$1,526	-7.77
505–545	532	27	295.00–320.00	$308.63	$1,642	+1.40
550–595	570	19	270.00–310.00	$295.15	$1,682	-14.77
620–645	629	15	252.00–300.00	$281.26	$1,769	-14.37
665–685	679	7	280.00–285.00	$283.60	$1,926	-1.86

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	215	2	605.00–615.00	$610.23	$1,312	+135.23
265–285	272	3	420.00–450.00	$434.63	$1,182	+1.26
315–340	327	9	410.00–460.00	$444.10	$1,452	+5.26
355–380	368	10	400.00–420.00	$410.65	$1,511	-3.29
405–435	418	14	365.00–415.00	$385.50	$1,611	+2.25
450–470	462	12	352.00–385.00	$364.03	$1,682	-5.78
505–530	520	39	328.00–360.00	$340.09	$1,768	-6.96
550–590	573	27	317.50–345.00	$329.37	$1,887	-4.20
600–635	613	18	300.00–345.00	$319.11	$1,956	-4.31
630	630	21	386.00	$386.00	$2,432	+62.58
650–690	663	9	295.00–325.00	$308.20	$2,043	+23.20
700–715	703	5	285.00–292.50	$289.51	$2,035	+10.47
790	790	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,449	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	510.00–550.00	$530.00	$1,298	+0.05
255–290	261	7	475.00–525.00	$510.40	$1,332	+4.80
300–340	318	24	445.00–490.00	$471.45	$1,499	+44.38
350–390	375	25	415.00–460.00	$434.54	$1,630	-9.36
400–445	427	33	390.00–415.00	$398.72	$1,703	-18.95
455–495	479	49	350.00–395.00	$373.14	$1,787	-28.84
505–545	528	80	320.00–370.00	$344.51	$1,819	-1.19
550–595	574	43	300.00–355.00	$328.67	$1,887	-4.07
605–645	631	50	280.00–335.00	$311.47	$1,965	-2.49
655–690	675	31	255.00–315.00	$291.54	$1,968	-15.41
700–740	725	15	265.00–305.00	$280.90	$2,037	-18.92
760–795	777	10	250.00–275.00	$266.51	$2,071	-20.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	214	7	540.00–660.00	$608.07	$1,301	—
250–295	269	7	510.00–565.00	$523.18	$1,407	-5.71
305–345	321	13	480.00–525.00	$498.16	$1,599	-0.05
350–380	361	23	445.00–480.00	$466.67	$1,685	-3.09
400–445	424	30	405.00–445.00	$420.68	$1,784	-11.32
450–480	468	20	370.00–425.00	$390.44	$1,827	-26.86
500–545	518	24	357.00–395.00	$370.71	$1,920	+2.67
550–590	570	15	330.00–370.00	$346.34	$1,974	-3.62
600–645	622	15	310.00–340.00	$321.89	$2,002	-8.15
650–695	679	4	290.00–305.00	$298.63	$2,028	-19.71
700–745	726	9	278.00–295.00	$285.44	$2,072	-21.24
750–795	764	7	265.00–290.00	$274.93	$2,100	-31.07
842	842	3	275.00	$275.00	$2,316	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	216	6	450.00–520.00	$490.58	$1,060	—
260–295	281	7	450.00–495.00	$486.22	$1,366	+58.52
305–345	329	7	415.00–450.00	$438.09	$1,441	+18.09
375–390	380	11	395.00–425.00	$418.05	$1,589	-11.45
410–445	434	14	360.00–380.00	$370.39	$1,607	-30.25
450–495	477	24	325.00–360.00	$344.38	$1,643	-20.35
500–545	527	20	310.00–340.00	$323.07	$1,703	+3.13
560–595	586	32	300.00–330.00	$315.77	$1,850	+4.58
605–640	622	19	280.00–310.00	$288.88	$1,797	-6.38
670–690	678	6	260.00–275.00	$266.49	$1,807	-25.50
705–720	714	5	252.00–264.00	$260.79	$1,862	+7.43
755	755	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,888	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1275	1030	85-90%	28	100.00–117.50	$107.50	$1,107	—
750–1260	1063	85-90%	22	121.00–135.00	$126.47	$1,344	+10.94
885–1295	1082	85-90%	29	109.00–125.00	$116.44	$1,260	+0.91

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1490	1192	80-85%	27	127.50–139.00	$132.89	$1,584	-5.03
975–1510	1234	80-85%	28	114.00–129.00	$123.69	$1,526	-24.84
1065–1590	1270	80-85%	12	135.00–148.00	$140.16	$1,780	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1525	1403	75-80%	11	137.00–153.00	$142.26	$1,996	-1.47
1330–1725	1515	75-80%	13	129.00–135.00	$130.97	$1,984	—
1335–1930	1580	75-80%	8	125.00–136.00	$127.88	$2,021	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1660	1480	10	145.00–168.00	$155.78	$2,306	—
1320–2265	1704	17	163.00–174.00	$167.95	$2,862	+7.11
1230–2185	1832	6	175.00–185.00	$178.99	$3,279	-15.01

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,150.00–2,400.00	$2,266.67
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	1,550.00–2,050.00	$1,768.42

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,185.00–1,370.00	$1,264.29

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,800.00–2,900.00	$2,372.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	1,900.00–3,700.00	$3,002.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,900.00–4,000.00	$3,083.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	2,145.00–3,000.00	$2,529.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,800.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,590.00–2,625.00	$2,607.50

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)	5	2,045.00–3,100.00	$2,829.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,800.00–2,800.00	$2,317.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,485.00–1,670.00	$1,577.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,050.00–2,300.00	$2,110.00

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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
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,350.00–2,400.00	$2,387.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,700.00–3,100.00	$2,906.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	3,100.00–3,800.00	$3,469.64	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	2,500.00–2,950.00	$2,700.00	—

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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
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,575.00	$2,575.00	—
—	—	(<2 yrs)	N/A	11	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,109.09	—
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,170.00	$3,170.00	—

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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.