Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 20, 2026

7,005 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $457.77/cwt -9.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,946/hd at 425 lb · 152 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $464.79/cwt -7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,203/hd at 474 lb · 123 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $441.08/cwt -6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,082/hd at 472 lb · 117 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,005	9,922	7,001
Feeder cattle	5,662	7,898	5,534
Slaughter cattle	728	1,041	758
Replacement cattle	615	983	709

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower, instances of 12.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade was active with good demand on all classes of cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 136,564 compared to 143,422 year ago.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00 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
225–245	231	10	530.00–600.00	$568.59	$1,313	-38.23
260–295	281	18	500.00–605.00	$559.65	$1,573	-40.25
300–345	320	23	530.00–590.00	$556.51	$1,781	-14.09
355–398	378	56	490.00–585.00	$533.31	$2,016	+1.87
400–449	430	24	475.00–515.00	$498.81	$2,145	-10.47
450–495	480	65	450.00–505.00	$480.92	$2,308	-13.21
500–545	520	64	417.50–500.00	$447.75	$2,328	-24.33
550–595	570	28	405.00–460.00	$428.75	$2,444	-17.89
586	586	8	420.00	$420.00	$2,461	-26.64
600–645	622	26	364.00–435.00	$399.32	$2,484	-19.32
650–685	660	54	360.00–409.00	$396.01	$2,614	+7.76
710	710	21	347.00	$347.00	$2,464	-17.54
700–745	730	49	334.00–380.00	$356.62	$2,603	-7.92
750–790	758	8	300.00–340.00	$322.50	$2,445	-7.28
800–821	818	6	329.00–350.00	$332.43	$2,719	-6.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	226	5	600.00–780.00	$647.65	$1,464	-52.35
255–295	275	11	575.00–720.00	$612.64	$1,685	-22.89
305–345	328	35	560.00–640.00	$577.87	$1,895	-16.48
360–395	375	37	540.00–620.00	$560.74	$2,103	-11.69
405–425	418	6	500.00–540.00	$518.39	$2,167	-31.92
460–497	480	24	480.00–550.00	$506.97	$2,433	-9.24
500–536	525	17	460.00–530.00	$504.41	$2,648	+9.73
550–570	558	21	435.00–465.00	$451.36	$2,519	-25.50
605–640	613	35	380.00–445.00	$425.44	$2,608	-12.83
660–685	670	3	390.00–410.00	$399.90	$2,679	-9.28
705–721	713	23	370.00–397.50	$383.31	$2,733	-11.94

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	66	379.00	$379.00	$2,880	—
821 value added	821	68	345.00	$345.00	$2,832	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	333	8	500.00–580.00	$533.40	$1,776	+45.17
350–391	380	25	400.00–495.00	$460.62	$1,750	-17.55
415–445	427	11	390.00–490.00	$462.31	$1,974	-8.10
455–496	474	24	440.00–465.00	$453.58	$2,150	-11.80
505–545	525	2	425.00–435.00	$430.19	$2,258	-11.14
565–590	581	13	330.00–425.00	$402.71	$2,340	-18.44
600–640	631	20	354.00–392.00	$374.88	$2,365	-10.15
650–690	673	5	350.00–370.00	$360.70	$2,428	+1.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	224	8	510.00–590.00	$556.36	$1,246	-19.17
250–295	272	21	480.00–570.00	$523.03	$1,423	-19.07
300–340	322	41	450.00–550.00	$500.32	$1,611	-12.23
350–395	374	86	420.00–520.00	$482.18	$1,803	-8.64
400–445	425	152	410.00–490.00	$457.77	$1,946	-9.73
450–495	472	117	380.00–475.00	$441.08	$2,082	-6.48
500–545	521	100	378.00–455.00	$412.64	$2,150	-5.77
550–598	581	102	350.00–405.00	$375.24	$2,180	-14.16
600–645	617	56	330.00–380.00	$357.42	$2,205	-10.57
650–690	670	43	320.00–360.00	$336.88	$2,257	-4.22
700–740	720	30	260.00–332.00	$322.62	$2,323	-3.03
750–790	773	6	300.00–322.00	$310.66	$2,401	-12.58
800–805	801	4	306.00–310.00	$307.00	$2,459	-8.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	226	9	560.00–710.00	$612.79	$1,385	+11.94
250–295	277	17	560.00–610.00	$581.63	$1,611	+5.15
283 value added	283	2	650.00	$650.00	$1,840	—
310 value added	310	1	630.00	$630.00	$1,953	—
300–345	326	35	520.00–590.00	$550.35	$1,794	+2.73
350–395	375	51	480.00–550.00	$519.13	$1,947	+0.58
405–446	427	41	470.00–525.00	$498.81	$2,130	+7.98
450–495	466	92	430.00–510.00	$466.29	$2,173	-0.04
500–545	520	70	398.00–504.00	$444.90	$2,313	+4.43
550–595	575	54	370.00–430.00	$396.02	$2,277	-14.41
610 value added	610	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,623	—
600–645	626	30	375.00–460.00	$413.98	$2,592	+26.74
650–695	668	11	354.00–380.00	$364.95	$2,438	+4.02
705–738	724	11	300.00–350.00	$333.72	$2,416	-46.28
752–795	777	65	285.00–330.00	$327.00	$2,541	-7.85
823	823	3	308.00	$308.00	$2,535	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	530.00–540.00	$535.11	$1,258	-14.89
270–295	283	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,415	-4.57
305–340	326	19	425.00–505.00	$462.95	$1,509	-22.56
360–396	379	21	400.00–480.00	$445.39	$1,688	-22.97
400–449	433	39	430.00–460.00	$442.35	$1,915	-4.26
460–495	482	26	335.00–435.00	$413.83	$1,995	-12.24
500–545	522	40	320.00–400.00	$376.28	$1,964	-20.23
555–595	580	17	340.00–370.00	$350.97	$2,036	-10.58
600–645	627	6	315.00–345.00	$333.05	$2,088	-12.91
665–690	678	2	305.00–310.00	$307.55	$2,085	-18.46
715	715	2	290.00–300.00	$295.00	$2,109	-18.04
760	760	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,394	+7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
677	677	80	365.00	$365.00	$2,471	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	223	9	575.00–630.00	$592.04	$1,320	-22.91
250–295	275	26	500.00–630.00	$580.10	$1,595	-26.81
300–345	325	27	485.00–650.00	$569.58	$1,851	-11.92
350–395	375	36	450.00–600.00	$528.76	$1,983	+2.76
400–445	429	96	440.00–540.00	$483.35	$2,074	-12.01
450–495	474	123	400.00–515.00	$464.79	$2,203	-7.98
500–545	526	97	375.00–475.00	$430.94	$2,267	-12.72
550–595	571	57	380.00–435.00	$409.28	$2,337	-3.94
600–645	626	38	330.00–410.00	$379.84	$2,378	-1.58
650–695	674	36	320.00–380.00	$358.27	$2,415	-8.22
710–745	725	17	320.00–350.00	$336.09	$2,437	-0.51
755–780	769	6	305.00–335.00	$325.92	$2,506	+0.21

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	214	8	620.00–740.00	$675.19	$1,445	-20.65
250–280	267	12	600.00–710.00	$636.68	$1,700	-1.93
270–290 fancy	281	4	730.00–750.00	$739.82	$2,079	+9.82
300–345	319	27	560.00–690.00	$615.40	$1,963	+3.34
325 fancy	325	1	670.00	$670.00	$2,178	-20.00
350–395	366	38	525.00–660.00	$569.22	$2,083	+3.27
400–445	420	47	495.00–575.00	$521.37	$2,190	-3.20
450–495	469	49	412.00–540.00	$488.47	$2,291	-9.45
500–545	521	60	420.00–505.00	$458.21	$2,387	-11.28
550–595	573	32	415.00–460.00	$432.74	$2,480	-6.08
600–645	617	25	370.00–430.00	$407.22	$2,513	-2.43
650–690	668	16	360.00–417.00	$387.62	$2,589	+9.63
705–720	713	2	348.00–355.00	$351.54	$2,506	+7.92
750–795	770	3	325.00–335.00	$330.06	$2,541	-5.18
800	800	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,640	+15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	610.00	$610.00	$1,494	+0.33
255–270	265	3	590.00–600.00	$593.21	$1,572	-0.02
305–345	321	9	370.00–575.00	$517.00	$1,660	-18.11
360–395	374	8	475.00–530.00	$499.97	$1,870	-2.70
400–440	424	20	350.00–505.00	$430.39	$1,825	-43.58
450–495	474	13	345.00–485.00	$439.33	$2,082	-5.95
500–545	518	28	345.00–435.00	$403.85	$2,092	-11.65
565–595	572	25	370.00–417.00	$391.05	$2,237	-3.84
605–640	618	11	335.00–380.00	$358.09	$2,213	-8.58
650–660	656	5	322.50–355.00	$346.56	$2,273	-3.45
750–785	762	3	275.00–280.00	$276.72	$2,109	-10.81

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1540	1191	80-85%	91	147.00–170.00	$163.13	$1,943	-5.39
925–1915	1203	80-85%	128	150.00–182.00	$171.19	$2,059	-13.11
1020–1633	1288	80-85%	48	170.00–192.00	$180.03	$2,319	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1890	1356	75-80%	45	144.00–177.00	$170.59	$2,313	—
1175–1545	1377	75-80%	21	181.00–197.00	$188.80	$2,600	+4.23
1145–1645	1427	75-80%	38	170.00–187.00	$178.92	$2,553	-11.69

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–1220	967	85-90%	11	137.00–166.00	$151.58	$1,466	—
805–1270	1010	85-90%	33	100.00–170.00	$150.85	$1,524	+6.42
850–1235	1062	85-90%	29	120.00–165.00	$156.54	$1,662	+0.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1840	1404	19	160.00–202.00	$182.54	$2,563	-12.84
1165–2320	1619	30	180.00–217.00	$201.07	$3,255	—
1280–2050	1713	41	200.00–236.00	$215.84	$3,697	—

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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	7	1,775.00–2,500.00	$2,100.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	1,700.00–2,700.00	$2,241.18
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	45	1,875.00–3,100.00	$2,585.56
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	80	2,100.00–3,700.00	$2,927.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,300.00–3,500.00	$2,675.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,600.00–3,000.00	$2,625.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,150.00	$2,025.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,650.00	$3,650.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,366.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,400.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,550.00–2,750.00	$2,630.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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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	18	2,900.00–4,200.00	$3,247.22	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	3,200.00–3,700.00	$3,415.38	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,150.00–2,700.00	$2,450.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	3,850.00–4,250.00	$4,040.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,200.00–5,600.00	$4,521.43	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	72	2,100.00–4,900.00	$3,852.78	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,900.00–3,800.00	$3,375.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00–3,500.00	$3,400.00	—

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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.