Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 121 priced lines covering 1,416 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,202 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 290 head. replacement cattle receipts at 223 head. Counted as USDA files them — 10 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,202Last week 836Year ago 2,220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 290Last week 99Year ago 353

Replacement CattleReceipts 223Last week 313Year ago 196

Trend not available due to markets being closed for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	580.00–620.00	596.57
8	250–300	276	555.00–700.00	618.54
16	300–350	317	540.00–590.00	559.11
12	350–400	368	460.00–560.00	504.86
38	400–450	431	420.00–500.00	453.21
33	450–500	470	415.00–480.00	438.54
30	500–550	522	395.00–445.00	416.34
13	550–600	569	370.00–410.00	388.11
8	600–650	610	340.00–370.00	353.70
6	650–700	676	325.00–346.00	331.72
3	700–750	733	312.50–322.00	318.15
2	750–800	763	305.00–312.00	308.56
2	800–850	810	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	525.00–535.00	530.09
13	300–350	342	465.00–480.00	470.82
7	350–400	374	450.00–460.00	452.83
6	400–450	437	400.00–410.00	403.36
6	450–500	473	380.00–390.00	385.19
3	500–550	522	350.00–368.00	360.76
10	550–600	573	335.00–348.00	344.55
3	600–650	640	332.00–336.00	334.69
6	700–750	725	300.00–310.00	304.86
4	750–800	780	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	575.00	575.00
11	250–300	274	540.00–595.00	568.79
10	300–350	329	480.00–535.00	508.73
23	350–400	374	435.00–515.00	469.64
26	400–450	426	405.00–475.00	438.60
38	450–500	477	382.00–460.00	415.77
34	500–550	523	370.00–425.00	392.50
27	550–600	580	350.00–390.00	369.45
13	600–650	627	320.00–370.00	347.13
10	650–700	692	310.00–335.00	325.64
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	210	560.00–675.00	601.07
6	250–300	273	485.00–610.00	511.33
13	300–350	330	460.00–535.00	489.41
17	350–400	366	435.00–480.00	461.14
28	400–450	426	415.00–480.00	443.79
24	450–500	475	397.50–430.00	413.12
36	500–550	520	352.00–405.00	377.51
13	550–600	566	360.00–375.00	365.13
19	600–650	610	332.50–347.50	343.89
11	650–700	692	320.00–332.50	329.10
5	700–750	716	312.50–330.00	317.51
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	400.00–415.00	407.45
9	350–400	368	380.00–450.00	406.98
6	400–450	433	376.00–440.00	407.15
11	450–500	477	360.00–386.00	370.29
2	500–550	530	347.00–350.00	348.46
7	550–600	594	317.00–327.00	319.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
4	250–300	269	465.00–550.00	490.79
19	300–350	317	440.00–485.00	460.98
22	350–400	382	420.00–460.00	439.39
27	400–450	431	392.00–455.00	412.00
52	450–500	474	370.00–400.00	385.86
44	500–550	523	340.00–375.00	365.24
29	550–600	572	334.00–357.00	345.46
10	600–650	617	320.00–335.00	326.75
4	650–700	670	310.00–320.00	313.78
4	700–750	719	305.00–315.00	309.31
1	750–800	775	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	750–800	782	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	326	540.00–600.00	559.51
5	350–400	374	490.00–515.00	499.77
11	400–450	419	460.00–510.00	484.91
4	450–500	474	434.00–460.00	448.45
11	500–550	511	400.00–460.00	433.38
5	550–600	562	420.00–445.00	434.95
6	600–650	618	375.00–400.00	391.60
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
6	750–800	779	325.00–345.00	328.38
1	800–850	805	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	340	505.00	505.00
3	350–400	380	400.00–427.00	412.26
2	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	475	390.00–395.00	391.70
2	500–550	510	380.00–382.00	381.01
2	550–600	585	366.00–370.00	367.97
3	600–650	633	350.00–352.00	350.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	655.00	655.00
3	250–300	295	540.00	540.00
7	300–350	326	485.00–575.00	525.02
11	350–400	383	450.00–530.00	476.64
5	400–450	438	440.00–465.00	446.99
4	450–500	478	410.00–445.00	422.64
6	500–550	538	384.00–420.00	399.39
12	550–600	565	373.00–420.00	390.51
12	600–650	623	356.00–385.00	369.23
6	650–700	674	340.00–367.00	352.68
4	700–750	720	310.00–340.00	323.24
1	750–800	795	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,013	125.00–137.00	131.87
15	—	1,102	135.00–150.00	142.04
19	—	1,074	141.00–163.00	149.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,216	148.00–173.00	155.74
18	—	1,237	156.00–179.00	160.87
14	—	1,140	143.00–155.00	148.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,647	154.00–161.00	157.36
18	—	1,426	155.00–177.00	168.50
9	—	1,596	170.00–184.00	176.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,634	180.00–191.00	184.83
15	—	1,432	173.00–179.00	175.86
23	—	2,046	190.00–212.00	202.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,690.00	2,690.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	—	2,100.00–3,300.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	—	1,890.00–2,750.00	2,283.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,819.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	—	1,500.00–2,400.00	1,866.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	160.00–185.00	170.83

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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