Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2026

9,842 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $327.25/cwt -1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,718/hd at 525 lb · 169 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $346.88/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,644/hd at 474 lb · 152 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $347.96/cwt -1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 528 lb · 146 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,842	8,685	9,267
Feeder cattle	8,452	7,384	7,964
Slaughter cattle	756	641	759
Replacement cattle	634	660	544

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady. Year to date receipts totaled 370,421 compared to 419,587 year ago.

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady
→ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold mostly 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	-19.63
255–295	278	13	460.00–540.00	$501.19	$1,393	+9.15
305–345	331	35	450.00–500.00	$474.83	$1,572	+7.03
355–395	376	42	415.00–480.00	$452.61	$1,702	+10.41
400–445	424	57	380.00–465.00	$416.43	$1,766	-14.89
450–498	479	76	370.00–456.00	$403.96	$1,935	+3.58
500–545	525	103	362.00–405.00	$380.64	$1,998	+5.64
550–595	581	95	313.00–375.00	$359.87	$2,091	+3.86
604–645	626	126	308.00–365.00	$339.47	$2,125	-5.86
655–699	677	74	310.00–340.00	$330.79	$2,239	+2.52
700–745	728	26	302.50–332.00	$318.63	$2,320	-4.55
755–795	768	43	300.00–325.00	$316.07	$2,427	+22.14
783	783	9	300.00	$300.00	$2,349	+6.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	225	13	540.00–670.00	$574.34	$1,292	-35.32
270–295	288	16	500.00–560.00	$525.70	$1,514	-24.52
305–345	327	26	460.00–530.00	$502.85	$1,644	-3.27
350–395	376	25	450.00–500.00	$474.26	$1,783	+1.05
405–445	430	17	405.00–508.00	$444.39	$1,911	+15.17
455–495	480	25	388.00–465.00	$418.75	$2,010	-21.55
505–540	525	25	358.00–420.00	$388.67	$2,041	-2.36
550–595	570	45	360.00–395.00	$380.55	$2,169	+2.18
600–640	614	51	334.00–365.00	$352.10	$2,162	+6.35
657–695	669	42	323.00–340.00	$333.83	$2,233	-10.51
715–742	733	22	320.50–330.00	$323.46	$2,371	-8.12
755–782	775	16	317.00–330.00	$326.26	$2,529	+0.13
810	810	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,511	—
870	870	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,610	+2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	272	6	450.00	$450.00	$1,224	—
305–340	323	18	430.00–470.00	$443.39	$1,432	+9.56
380–395	388	11	395.00–420.00	$413.69	$1,605	+11.35
410–440	429	16	360.00–450.00	$374.17	$1,605	-13.80
455–495	473	22	330.00–405.00	$369.61	$1,748	-6.84
500–545	530	25	330.00–355.00	$341.79	$1,811	-9.87
555–595	580	22	310.00–359.00	$342.45	$1,986	+3.94
610–645	632	32	300.00–332.00	$319.59	$2,020	-6.47
650–695	672	18	295.00–325.00	$311.06	$2,090	+1.12
705–740	723	17	280.00–314.00	$299.26	$2,164	+1.33

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	+8.04

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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	217	9	400.00–595.00	$483.13	$1,048	+31.66
255–295	278	39	400.00–480.00	$432.59	$1,203	-6.81
300–345	329	46	380.00–435.00	$410.03	$1,349	+6.59
355–395	376	75	360.00–420.00	$391.04	$1,470	+6.22
400–445	422	133	346.00–409.00	$364.98	$1,540	+1.83
450–495	474	152	315.00–375.00	$346.88	$1,644	+0.75
500–545	525	169	300.00–350.00	$327.25	$1,718	-1.41
550–596	576	126	290.00–335.00	$317.87	$1,831	-2.77
600–645	628	103	270.00–329.00	$301.97	$1,896	-6.75
650–695	672	70	270.00–314.00	$286.11	$1,923	-14.08
700–735	707	35	262.00–307.00	$295.02	$2,086	+27.10
750–785	768	7	265.00–296.00	$272.37	$2,092	-1.93
800–815	811	4	270.00–285.00	$281.30	$2,281	+18.80
851	851	6	260.00	$260.00	$2,213	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	215	5	490.00–660.00	$570.51	$1,227	-5.66
265–285	275	4	420.00–455.00	$439.91	$1,210	-1.88
300–345	323	47	405.00–490.00	$438.83	$1,417	+6.17
350–390	371	40	390.00–425.00	$407.67	$1,512	+2.60
400–440	415	63	360.00–420.00	$390.72	$1,621	+6.21
450–495	463	54	350.00–400.00	$377.70	$1,749	+6.81
500–545	518	82	318.00–370.00	$343.95	$1,782	-3.45
567 value added	567	20	356.00	$356.00	$2,019	—
550–590	570	77	317.50–352.00	$335.98	$1,915	-2.51
600–645	615	55	300.00–345.00	$323.06	$1,987	+0.57
630	630	21	386.00	$386.00	$2,432	+63.51
650–695	665	14	295.00–325.00	$306.48	$2,038	-6.26
695	695	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,189	+2.26
700–720	711	13	285.00–316.00	$301.10	$2,141	-4.39
785–790	788	2	290.00–310.00	$300.03	$2,364	+10.48
835	835	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,338	-15.00

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	+76.92
260–295	283	17	375.00–430.00	$413.93	$1,171	+11.63
305–345	327	21	355.00–425.00	$391.71	$1,281	+1.96
355–395	370	53	334.00–394.00	$362.93	$1,343	-4.26
400–445	427	55	324.00–380.00	$338.76	$1,447	+0.45
450–495	478	103	302.00–345.00	$322.13	$1,540	-3.40
505–545	526	79	280.00–320.00	$309.30	$1,627	+0.13
550–595	573	63	262.00–316.00	$296.48	$1,699	-12.25
605–645	625	55	252.00–306.00	$282.92	$1,768	-7.29
660–685	679	27	265.00–298.00	$280.87	$1,907	+4.17
705–730	722	5	255.00–272.00	$267.36	$1,930	-4.39
755–775	763	5	282.00–289.00	$284.84	$2,173	+37.46

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
245	245	2	510.00–550.00	$530.00	$1,298	+32.68
255–295	264	15	450.00–525.00	$486.17	$1,283	-13.75
300–345	322	52	420.00–540.00	$477.83	$1,539	+23.14
350–395	373	56	388.00–510.00	$438.72	$1,636	+10.23
400–445	428	106	350.00–456.00	$406.57	$1,740	+3.56
455–495	478	123	350.00–426.00	$376.64	$1,800	-1.47
500–545	528	146	320.00–370.00	$347.96	$1,837	-1.79
550–595	575	126	300.00–358.00	$329.98	$1,897	-7.41
600–649	625	128	280.00–337.00	$313.71	$1,961	-0.98
650–695	673	64	255.00–318.00	$298.41	$2,008	-2.87
700–745	722	30	265.00–306.00	$284.37	$2,053	-5.63
750–795	776	28	250.00–302.00	$275.08	$2,135	-5.88

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	-9.42
255–295	282	12	450.00–510.00	$491.02	$1,385	+42.19
300–345	323	20	405.00–530.00	$455.30	$1,471	+33.77
375–395	386	26	385.00–490.00	$427.05	$1,648	+19.56
405–445	428	48	350.00–440.00	$375.41	$1,607	-9.19
450–495	474	56	315.00–410.00	$354.24	$1,679	-0.31
500–545	527	51	310.00–352.00	$327.07	$1,724	+3.32
555–595	581	65	280.00–346.00	$312.70	$1,817	-1.41
600–640	621	49	275.00–310.00	$291.61	$1,811	-6.39
655–695	673	23	260.00–285.00	$274.21	$1,845	-15.05
705–745	720	16	252.00–280.00	$265.59	$1,912	-8.25
755–785	769	7	250.00–295.00	$273.14	$2,100	+13.08

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	10	540.00–670.00	$609.33	$1,328	+39.33
250–295	277	19	480.00–565.00	$529.70	$1,467	-12.74
305–345	322	24	480.00–550.00	$510.05	$1,642	+13.86
350–395	366	41	435.00–535.00	$474.06	$1,735	+14.24
400–445	423	64	400.00–475.00	$429.00	$1,815	+6.03
450–490	468	48	370.00–445.00	$403.71	$1,889	+3.58
500–545	522	45	345.00–395.00	$371.32	$1,938	+1.61
550–590	568	34	330.00–370.00	$350.77	$1,992	-1.70
600–645	618	38	310.00–340.00	$324.68	$2,007	-6.41
650–695	668	13	290.00–330.00	$313.45	$2,094	-5.57
700–745	727	11	278.00–316.00	$290.66	$2,113	-17.25
750–795	763	8	265.00–312.00	$279.52	$2,133	-31.30
842	842	3	275.00	$275.00	$2,316	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1560	1206	80-85%	75	114.00–142.00	$128.50	$1,550	-7.48
850–1490	1228	80-85%	121	122.00–149.00	$136.33	$1,674	+0.35
1065–1590	1284	80-85%	27	135.00–155.00	$142.74	$1,833	-0.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1275	1034	85-90%	52	100.00–120.00	$109.71	$1,134	—
750–1340	1080	85-90%	30	120.00–135.00	$125.94	$1,360	-1.61
885–1295	1087	85-90%	54	109.00–132.00	$118.74	$1,291	-8.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1855	1403	75-80%	33	130.00–155.00	$145.79	$2,045	+4.71
1175–1725	1407	75-80%	49	123.00–149.00	$138.52	$1,949	-2.56
1115–1930	1458	75-80%	24	118.00–143.00	$132.70	$1,935	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–2135	1550	24	140.00–178.00	$157.03	$2,434	—
980–2265	1750	47	160.00–188.00	$168.06	$2,941	—
1230–2185	1849	10	173.00–193.00	$179.13	$3,312	—

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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	19	1,550.00–2,050.00	$1,768.42
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	1,000.00–1,500.00	$1,314.81
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,150.00–2,400.00	$2,266.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	1,185.00–1,650.00	$1,323.68

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	67	1,900.00–3,700.00	$2,862.84
—	—	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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,590.00–2,625.00	$2,607.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,750.00–2,900.00	$2,091.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	42	1,900.00–3,100.00	$2,520.12
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	1,900.00–4,050.00	$3,213.16

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,800.00–2,800.00	$2,347.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,485.00–1,850.00	$1,631.25
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,525.00–1,800.00	$1,668.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	2,000.00–3,100.00	$2,645.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,320.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,128.13

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

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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
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,150.00	$4,150.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,700.00–3,800.00	$3,077.27	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,450.00	$4,450.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,350.00–2,500.00	$2,410.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	2,900.00–4,250.00	$3,400.00	—

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	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	2,500.00–2,950.00	$2,654.55	—

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	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

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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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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	23	2,000.00–2,575.00	$2,206.52	—
—	—	(<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.