Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 16, 2026

2,919 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $478.70/cwt +22.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,250/hd at 470 lb · 67 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $471.97/cwt +29.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,223/hd at 471 lb · 54 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $481.66/cwt +23.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,806/hd at 375 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,919	5,972	6,817
Feeder cattle	2,319	4,592	5,460
Slaughter cattle	287	660	831
Replacement cattle	313	720	526

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, with instances sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Cold weather and rain that impacted the majority of the state curbed receipts. Year to date receipts totaled 90,891 compared to 100,548 year ago.

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold mostly steady
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle steady to 3.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	595.00–600.00	$597.50	$1,374	+47.00
270–280	272	5	585.00–590.00	$587.98	$1,599	+44.16
320–340	335	8	555.00–585.00	$566.60	$1,898	+31.04
355–395	373	13	430.00–560.00	$527.38	$1,967	+25.66
400–445	421	27	402.50–530.00	$496.37	$2,090	+1.06
450–490	481	21	392.50–500.00	$478.20	$2,300	+3.30
505–547	532	28	430.00–475.00	$457.56	$2,434	+10.69
550–595	582	28	384.00–445.00	$421.31	$2,452	+22.78
605–645	627	6	360.00–415.00	$386.82	$2,425	-3.41
650–695	680	12	340.00–375.00	$356.91	$2,427	-9.35
700–740	724	6	340.00–360.00	$350.07	$2,535	-6.48
775–795	791	8	317.00–345.00	$338.50	$2,678	+10.15
850–862	860	8	317.50–345.00	$328.06	$2,821	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	213	3	630.00–690.00	$658.83	$1,403	+18.94
280–291	290	9	640.00–711.00	$703.38	$2,040	+124.52
305–330	319	8	560.00–700.00	$597.97	$1,908	+36.96
320 value added	320	1	655.00	$655.00	$2,096	—
380–390	387	6	540.00–570.00	$560.99	$2,171	+25.68
405–445	421	10	520.00–550.00	$534.31	$2,249	+18.01
505–535	519	12	430.00–510.00	$477.23	$2,477	+14.23
555–580	574	4	455.00–465.00	$457.42	$2,626	+24.32
610–632	619	8	400.00–410.00	$404.93	$2,507	+3.24
705–743	740	18	349.00–375.00	$354.20	$2,621	-19.11
755–759	757	9	358.00–371.00	$365.24	$2,765	+15.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	525.00	$525.00	$1,496	+74.75
310–320	317	3	550.00–555.00	$553.37	$1,754	+68.92
355–390	379	12	465.00–530.00	$498.06	$1,888	+49.58
430–445	437	5	475.00–485.00	$480.95	$2,102	-2.66
460–495	482	3	385.00–455.00	$429.43	$2,070	-26.67
535–545	539	8	375.00–430.00	$396.89	$2,139	-37.43
635	635	2	346.00–352.00	$349.00	$2,216	-7.23
655	655	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,227	—
700–745	723	2	232.50–300.00	$265.20	$1,917	-64.80
775	775	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,441	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	221	5	540.00–545.00	$543.89	$1,202	-34.17
255–295	275	13	515.00–625.00	$580.98	$1,598	+30.72
317 fancy	317	13	602.50	$602.50	$1,910	+40.67
305–340	322	21	500.00–590.00	$545.63	$1,757	+35.04
320–335 value added	328	2	580.00–610.00	$595.34	$1,953	—
357 fancy	357	9	570.00	$570.00	$2,035	—
355–395	376	37	475.00–530.00	$507.10	$1,907	+22.94
408 value added	408	4	540.00	$540.00	$2,203	—
400–445	420	39	465.00–515.00	$489.50	$2,056	+23.28
450–495	471	54	420.00–500.00	$471.97	$2,223	+29.00
500–545	528	40	384.00–445.00	$423.97	$2,239	+11.59
560	560	1	405.00	$405.00	$2,268	+11.50
550–590	572	33	365.00–425.00	$398.90	$2,282	+5.40
610 fancy	610	1	415.00	$415.00	$2,532	—
620	620	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,542	+41.70
600–640	625	13	345.00–410.00	$374.23	$2,339	+5.93
655–691	687	30	338.00–354.00	$349.42	$2,401	+8.78
735	735	1	344.00	$344.00	$2,528	+2.35
870–895	891	6	314.00–322.00	$320.70	$2,857	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	550.00–595.00	$573.52	$1,262	+51.09
250–290	268	23	475.00–600.00	$551.34	$1,478	+42.64
300–345	317	40	470.00–560.00	$519.44	$1,647	+41.95
350–395	375	52	450.00–515.00	$481.66	$1,806	+23.41
400–445	421	40	435.00–500.00	$464.17	$1,954	+27.34
455–495	475	52	395.00–475.00	$432.23	$2,053	+16.73
500–545	515	39	364.00–425.00	$396.43	$2,042	+5.43
550–595	574	20	340.00–410.00	$378.87	$2,175	+9.66
605–645	631	14	340.00–380.00	$365.79	$2,308	+16.61
650–695	675	11	320.00–367.50	$336.56	$2,272	+4.27
705–730	716	15	310.00–339.00	$328.79	$2,354	+9.15
750–785	770	5	290.00–340.00	$313.17	$2,411	+3.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	280	6	495.00–570.00	$542.62	$1,519	+73.81
315–340	332	16	480.00–545.00	$502.06	$1,667	+33.10
350–395	379	20	400.00–500.00	$445.91	$1,690	+8.55
415–440	426	13	415.00–480.00	$465.17	$1,982	+43.02
455–495	473	24	365.00–433.00	$411.97	$1,949	+10.17
505–545	517	16	320.00–400.00	$382.33	$1,977	+14.14
575–595	584	5	320.00–380.00	$346.01	$2,021	+8.80
665–695	680	2	303.00–305.00	$304.02	$2,067	-16.62
700–710	705	2	290.00–317.50	$303.65	$2,141	+8.65

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	215	3	550.00–625.00	$587.48	$1,263	-15.04
255–295	274	19	560.00–640.00	$606.59	$1,662	+45.45
305–345	325	32	490.00–620.00	$560.29	$1,821	+28.04
355–395	375	38	490.00–545.00	$524.49	$1,967	+19.22
400–445	427	45	450.00–525.00	$493.14	$2,106	+17.51
450–495	470	67	435.00–504.00	$478.70	$2,250	+22.82
500–549	528	38	395.00–470.00	$437.39	$2,309	+16.38
555–595	576	27	375.00–425.00	$410.09	$2,362	+23.67
600–635	616	39	335.00–415.00	$384.53	$2,369	+16.86
660–695	677	10	320.00–380.00	$356.33	$2,412	+10.44
705–745	726	18	318.00–352.50	$336.97	$2,446	+13.87
780–790	784	9	320.00–325.00	$322.24	$2,526	+19.79
905	905	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,715	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	227	8	620.00–730.00	$665.11	$1,510	+23.37
265–290	281	11	560.00–700.00	$608.16	$1,709	+29.76
300–345	322	35	540.00–675.00	$609.32	$1,962	+45.68
350–390	370	24	505.00–585.00	$551.96	$2,042	+22.20
400–445	421	33	490.00–545.00	$509.48	$2,145	+13.58
450–497	470	40	465.00–510.00	$481.86	$2,265	+9.65
500–545	519	25	440.00–490.00	$466.23	$2,420	+28.08
555–595	572	30	406.00–475.00	$432.26	$2,473	+26.50
600–645	618	18	355.00–415.00	$398.76	$2,464	+22.48
655–690	675	5	350.00–400.00	$377.09	$2,545	+10.50
796	796	4	315.00	$315.00	$2,507	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	228	8	530.00–540.00	$538.65	$1,228	-27.20
275–290	284	7	540.00–620.00	$567.24	$1,611	+27.45
300–345	331	6	450.00–560.00	$504.46	$1,670	-11.85
355–395	378	32	460.00–525.00	$490.25	$1,853	+3.06
405–430	419	25	402.50–480.00	$466.59	$1,955	+17.77
455–485	468	15	445.00–465.00	$452.65	$2,118	+21.21
500–540	526	22	395.00–445.00	$427.76	$2,250	+42.72
570–585	576	7	370.00–410.00	$391.25	$2,254	+25.60
640–645	643	2	380.00–385.00	$382.49	$2,459	+41.31
675–695	683	4	314.00–335.00	$327.32	$2,236	+9.81
755–795	768	6	275.00–308.00	$290.63	$2,232	-9.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1465	1158	80-85%	19	141.00–178.00	$161.74	$1,873	-4.87
850–1625	1218	80-85%	50	160.00–185.00	$169.14	$2,060	-2.41
1055–1365	1245	80-85%	22	171.00–190.00	$180.68	$2,249	+9.13

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1165	1061	85-90%	13	148.00–168.00	$157.68	$1,673	+2.13
875–1285	1066	85-90%	15	140.00–161.00	$149.82	$1,597	-5.73
930–1195	1066	85-90%	8	137.50–155.00	$144.88	$1,544	-10.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1510	1323	75-80%	8	164.00–176.00	$170.03	$2,249	—
1005–1865	1417	75-80%	13	154.00–194.00	$175.62	$2,489	+8.40
1240–1805	1525	75-80%	14	173.00–215.00	$183.11	$2,792	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1785	1365	14	160.00–194.00	$178.03	$2,430	-0.30
1200–2125	1708	17	195.00–222.00	$210.05	$3,588	—
1100–2185	1715	24	170.00–209.00	$193.94	$3,326	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,100.00–1,385.00	$1,252.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,850.00–2,150.00	$2,000.00

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	2,800.00–3,500.00	$3,106.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,800.00–3,100.00	$2,640.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	2,200.00–3,700.00	$2,954.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,200.00–2,800.00	$2,461.11
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,700.00

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)	4	2,035.00–2,300.00	$2,142.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,650.00–1,725.00	$1,706.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,150.00–2,000.00	$1,635.71

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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	3,750.00	$3,750.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,400.00	$3,400.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,900.00–4,200.00	$4,100.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,850.00	$3,850.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	4,050.00	$4,050.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	2,400.00–4,100.00	$3,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	3,200.00–4,000.00	$3,666.67	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,650.00–4,800.00	$4,725.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,300.00–4,050.00	$3,164.29	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00–2,950.00	$2,875.00	—

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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	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—

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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.