Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 137 priced lines covering 2,900 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,003 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 404 head. replacement cattle receipts at 223 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Dec 9, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,003Last week 1,772Year ago 3,449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 404Last week 182Year ago 446

Replacement CattleReceipts 223Last week 235Year ago 232

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 11.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
7	250–300	279	470.00–490.00	477.71
20	300–350	323	425.00–475.00	445.06
35	350–400	377	407.50–460.00	428.23
53	400–450	422	395.00–440.00	418.51
49	450–500	473	370.00–420.00	392.54
59	500–550	524	350.00–405.00	377.01
52	550–600	572	335.00–395.00	363.99
29	600–650	620	305.00–370.00	332.52
25	650–700	669	300.00–350.00	321.35
7	700–750	709	280.00–380.00	308.52
3	750–800	780	270.00–370.00	337.95
2	800–850	808	252.50–265.00	258.69
1	850–900	870	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	430.00–450.00	440.45
11	350–400	384	420.00–430.00	422.63
14	400–450	433	300.00–420.00	393.73
18	450–500	481	375.00–390.00	381.49
8	500–550	528	350.00–370.00	362.32
6	550–600	586	300.00–340.00	321.05
10	600–650	628	285.00–330.00	308.57
4	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
4	700–750	735	305.00–310.00	307.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	660.00	660.00
4	250–300	280	500.00–555.00	516.09
23	300–350	320	440.00–550.00	472.24
20	350–400	365	430.00–475.00	449.59
63	400–450	422	415.00–465.00	444.29
57	450–500	470	390.00–445.00	413.32
43	500–550	520	365.00–425.00	395.13
26	550–600	567	352.50–375.00	360.97
14	600–650	622	327.50–347.50	334.11
6	650–700	660	315.00–332.50	320.41
5	700–750	721	292.50–297.50	295.23
3	750–800	777	285.00–305.00	297.43
1	800–850	815	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
10	250–300	281	420.00–500.00	442.31
30	300–350	322	410.00–440.00	422.79
58	350–400	377	395.00–428.00	410.81
72	400–450	426	375.00–412.00	390.63
74	450–500	473	350.00–400.00	369.43
75	500–550	532	335.00–362.50	347.28
47	550–600	581	315.00–345.00	330.87
37	600–650	620	280.00–415.00	325.54
123	650–700	679	298.00–330.00	324.00
47	700–750	723	250.00–323.00	314.20
21	750–800	757	285.00–316.00	311.94
10	800–850	838	225.00–284.00	274.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	408.00	408.00
3	350–400	387	395.00–400.00	396.68
9	400–450	428	350.00–385.00	362.35
7	450–500	476	325.00–350.00	339.28
7	500–550	522	320.00–345.00	334.22
10	550–600	578	307.00–335.00	314.73
24	600–650	632	295.00–320.00	306.57
10	650–700	675	240.00–310.00	291.34
3	700–750	718	298.00–300.00	298.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	510.00–640.00	549.89
4	250–300	284	445.00–485.00	460.79
28	300–350	329	425.00–470.00	442.56
38	350–400	379	420.00–450.00	429.79
49	400–450	418	390.00–440.00	409.99
20	450–500	467	375.00–410.00	387.46
39	500–550	517	355.00–380.00	363.69
56	550–600	563	330.00–366.00	349.05
90	600–650	627	305.00–345.00	336.86
4	650–700	668	280.00–320.00	308.51
17	700–750	714	317.00–319.00	318.52
15	750–800	756	260.00–316.00	308.78
4	850–900	859	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	600–650	624	344.50	344.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	670	387.00	387.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
13	300–350	338	460.00–535.00	474.45
21	350–400	373	420.00–460.00	450.73
3	400–450	415	435.00–450.00	440.18
52	450–500	482	395.00–440.00	411.29
48	500–550	528	370.00–425.00	397.58
41	550–600	586	354.00–410.00	365.49
56	600–650	622	335.00–366.00	353.03
109	650–700	673	332.00–356.00	351.43
70	700–750	720	310.00–339.00	330.47
67	750–800	774	318.50–329.00	324.43
39	800–850	814	303.00–316.00	312.45
3	850–900	883	280.00–290.00	283.32
11	900–950	919	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	378	415.00–420.00	417.52
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	490	375.00	375.00
8	500–550	515	349.00–375.00	363.25
40	550–600	583	370.00–382.00	370.31
17	600–650	629	329.00	329.00
6	650–700	674	300.00–346.00	326.79
2	700–750	725	320.00	320.00
17	750–800	765	280.00–320.00	310.00
1	800–850	840	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	234	550.00–600.00	562.95
6	250–300	277	510.00–530.00	519.14
17	300–350	325	480.00–500.00	491.09
23	350–400	377	460.00–555.00	478.55
5	400–450	418	430.00–455.00	444.26
3	450–500	460	405.00–420.00	410.11
8	500–550	510	385.00–403.00	392.28
3	550–600	558	380.00–385.00	383.31
2	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	780	325.00	325.00
2	850–900	895	300.00–302.50	301.25
6	900–950	900	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	540.00–550.00	545.04
8	400–450	426	500.00–520.00	505.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,535	153.00–163.00	157.85
9	—	1,601	135.00–155.00	141.71
21	—	1,441	146.00–174.00	161.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,139	130.00–150.00	141.01
20	—	1,322	142.00–170.00	159.52
53	—	1,165	135.00–165.00	150.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,045	117.00–148.00	127.14
14	—	1,058	100.00–144.00	127.20
10	—	1,022	127.00–136.00	129.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,877	188.00–207.00	196.19
20	—	1,735	175.00–194.00	182.59
15	—	1,574	150.00–186.00	168.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,928.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,640.00	1,535.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	—	1,875.00–3,100.00	2,529.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	2,600.00–3,350.00	3,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	—	1,325.00–2,500.00	1,755.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,371.43
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	2,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–3,000.00	1,987.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Alabama barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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