Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2026

4,161 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $323.54/cwt ≈ $2,812/hd at 869 lb · 113 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $348.01/cwt +5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,650/hd at 474 lb · 78 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $329.23/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,725/hd at 524 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,161	3,702	4,503
Feeder cattle	3,654	3,165	3,911
Slaughter cattle	320	254	406
Replacement cattle	187	283	186

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,020	—
260–295	281	4	480.00–505.00	$494.07	$1,388	-33.87
305–345	329	17	460.00–500.00	$480.51	$1,581	+3.31
355–395	375	25	435.00–480.00	$454.33	$1,704	-1.29
400–445	425	30	380.00–440.00	$413.63	$1,758	+11.18
453–498	478	44	376.00–430.00	$404.73	$1,935	+25.41
500–540	525	62	365.00–405.00	$382.51	$2,008	+6.29
560–595	584	49	313.00–375.00	$356.38	$2,081	-6.30
604–645	628	67	308.00–351.00	$342.06	$2,148	+6.01
655–699	679	49	324.00–340.00	$332.08	$2,255	+5.72
700–745	723	18	316.00–332.00	$320.86	$2,320	+3.50
755–795	768	42	300.00–325.00	$316.33	$2,429	—
783	783	9	300.00	$300.00	$2,349	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	228	6	540.00–580.00	$552.70	$1,260	-56.50
275–295	289	14	515.00–560.00	$528.20	$1,526	—
305–345	329	14	490.00–520.00	$502.26	$1,652	-1.90
350–395	375	17	450.00–500.00	$476.28	$1,786	+0.63
420–445	432	11	405.00–460.00	$435.21	$1,880	+15.10
455–495	479	14	388.00–435.00	$412.87	$1,978	+22.87
525–540	535	9	358.00–400.00	$373.71	$1,999	-19.93
560–580	568	19	372.00–390.00	$375.45	$2,133	-9.23
603–635	611	18	350.00–362.00	$358.86	$2,193	+18.17
657–690	661	29	335.00–340.00	$338.47	$2,237	+14.58
715–740	726	12	325.00–330.00	$325.99	$2,367	—
780–782	782	12	317.00–330.00	$328.92	$2,572	—
870	870	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,610	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
848 value added	848	59	326.00	$326.00	$2,764	—
868–869 value added	869	113	322.00–325.00	$323.54	$2,812	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	4	450.00	$450.00	$1,215	±0.00
310–340	327	11	430.00–445.00	$434.39	$1,420	-23.66
380–395	385	6	395.00–420.00	$410.06	$1,579	-9.94
410–440	420	3	375.00–380.00	$376.75	$1,582	+9.29
455–495	471	15	330.00–405.00	$372.47	$1,754	+0.40
500–545	532	9	337.00–350.00	$340.68	$1,812	-7.61
555–590	582	9	310.00–340.00	$334.75	$1,948	-5.75
610–645	634	23	300.00–332.00	$321.24	$2,037	+5.24
650–690	670	13	307.00–320.00	$308.98	$2,070	-12.72
705–740	725	13	285.00–314.00	$300.96	$2,182	-6.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	228	4	400.00–580.00	$458.68	$1,046	-32.11
255–290	276	28	400.00–480.00	$429.77	$1,186	-11.78
300–345	327	16	380.00–425.00	$398.00	$1,301	-15.71
355–395	374	29	360.00–420.00	$386.31	$1,445	-3.69
400–445	423	48	346.00–390.00	$360.71	$1,526	-3.57
450–495	474	78	315.00–370.00	$348.01	$1,650	+5.26
500–545	524	71	300.00–350.00	$329.23	$1,725	+2.76
550–596	576	59	311.00–331.00	$321.22	$1,850	+5.25
605–645	627	54	298.00–329.00	$307.46	$1,928	+11.62
650–695	675	48	270.00–314.00	$287.49	$1,941	+2.59
700–725	702	25	278.00–307.00	$302.17	$2,121	+30.27
765	765	4	265.00	$265.00	$2,027	—
815	815	3	285.00	$285.00	$2,323	+15.00
851	851	6	260.00	$260.00	$2,213	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	277	5	400.00–410.00	$404.26	$1,120	-13.86
340	340	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,326	-0.18
355–395	371	25	334.00–375.00	$358.70	$1,331	-10.46
400–440	418	19	324.00–345.00	$333.90	$1,396	-5.40
450–495	482	32	310.00–330.00	$318.85	$1,537	-2.51
510–535	522	28	306.00–317.00	$309.46	$1,615	+0.83
555–595	573	29	280.00–310.00	$298.24	$1,709	+3.09
605–645	623	29	265.00–290.00	$280.55	$1,748	-0.71
660–685	681	11	270.00–280.00	$272.51	$1,856	-11.09
705–730	722	5	255.00–272.00	$267.36	$1,930	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	660.00	$660.00	$1,353	+49.77
300–345	320	24	405.00–490.00	$436.79	$1,398	-7.31
355–390	373	21	390.00–420.00	$402.15	$1,500	-8.50
400–430	417	26	360.00–400.00	$382.04	$1,593	-3.46
450–495	464	34	360.00–400.00	$385.12	$1,787	+21.09
500–545	516	19	318.00–370.00	$357.68	$1,846	+17.59
563–583	568	35	324.00–352.00	$343.85	$1,953	+14.48
600–640	622	14	312.00–337.00	$321.94	$2,002	-64.06
655–695	670	3	302.00–305.00	$304.01	$2,037	-4.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780 value added	780	68	314.50	$314.50	$2,453	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	262	7	450.00–500.00	$465.41	$1,219	-44.99
300–345	324	18	420.00–496.00	$470.71	$1,525	-0.74
360–395	373	15	388.00–460.00	$422.41	$1,576	-12.13
400–445	430	40	350.00–435.00	$403.12	$1,733	+4.40
460–495	481	47	355.00–395.00	$373.60	$1,797	+0.46
500–545	530	36	335.00–370.00	$351.44	$1,863	+6.93
555–595	576	43	315.00–345.00	$329.20	$1,896	+0.53
602–649	617	33	300.00–337.00	$319.48	$1,971	+8.01
650–690	671	23	300.00–315.00	$306.48	$2,056	+14.94
700–745	715	12	272.00–306.00	$287.76	$2,057	+6.86
770–790	781	13	260.00–282.00	$275.14	$2,149	+8.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	319	4	440.00–450.00	$447.41	$1,427	+9.32
390–395	393	4	420.00–425.00	$422.52	$1,661	+4.47
405–445	425	20	350.00–385.00	$363.35	$1,544	-7.04
460–495	473	11	315.00–355.00	$337.01	$1,594	-7.37
505–545	523	5	310.00–330.00	$321.96	$1,684	-1.11
555–580	569	14	290.00–310.00	$298.99	$1,701	-16.78
600–635	617	21	275.00–305.00	$295.54	$1,823	+6.66
655–695	676	7	270.00–282.00	$277.50	$1,876	+11.01
710–720	716	6	260.00–280.00	$268.36	$1,921	+7.57
755–785	773	3	250.00–268.00	$260.59	$2,014	+10.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	540.00–630.00	$583.52	$1,330	-24.55
270–290	281	5	480.00–530.00	$499.79	$1,404	-23.39
305–335	325	5	500.00–520.00	$505.75	$1,644	+7.59
355–390	367	12	450.00–500.00	$472.50	$1,734	+5.83
400–445	418	12	415.00–475.00	$433.96	$1,814	+13.28
450–490	466	19	380.00–445.00	$410.35	$1,912	+19.91
500–540	521	14	345.00–395.00	$372.41	$1,940	+1.70
555–580	566	7	340.00–365.00	$352.77	$1,997	+6.43
610–620	612	9	328.00–330.00	$329.77	$2,018	+7.88
655–660	657	3	320.00–327.00	$324.00	$2,129	+25.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1560	1229	80-85%	21	119.00–130.00	$127.31	$1,565	+3.62
1050–1470	1268	80-85%	59	122.00–143.00	$134.60	$1,707	-5.56
1175–1340	1271	80-85%	8	142.00–146.00	$144.25	$1,833	+4.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1510	1296	75-80%	23	123.00–146.00	$139.09	$1,803	—
1215–1430	1355	75-80%	10	130.00–150.00	$142.78	$1,935	—
1305–1575	1458	75-80%	8	118.00–138.00	$133.19	$1,942	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1060	1029	85-90%	7	105.00–110.00	$108.77	$1,119	+1.27
900–1200	1127	85-90%	8	114.00–118.00	$116.50	$1,313	—
1075–1340	1173	85-90%	4	120.00–127.00	$122.46	$1,436	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–2135	1616	5	140.00–155.00	$147.81	$2,389	—
980–2230	1815	22	160.00–178.00	$166.41	$3,020	-12.58
1940	1940	1	176.00	$176.00	$3,414	—

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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	27	1,000.00–1,500.00	$1,314.81

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— thin fleshed	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,142.86

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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)	5	1,900.00–2,300.00	$2,090.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	2,150.00–3,400.00	$2,452.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,750.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,750.00–1,850.00	$1,775.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— thin fleshed	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,450.00	$1,391.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,850.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,150.00–2,200.00	$2,175.00

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)	2	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,200.00

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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	5	3,000.00–3,050.00	$3,020.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,950.00–3,100.00	$3,037.50	—

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	2,300.00–2,350.00	$2,325.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

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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.