Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 123 priced lines covering 932 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 964 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 127 head. replacement cattle receipts at 146 head. Counted as USDA files them — 25 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Mar 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 964Last week 856Year ago 1,540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 135Year ago 223

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 107Year ago 237

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	560.00–585.00	576.33
5	350–400	380	430.00–560.00	529.00
12	400–450	425	402.50–530.00	490.24
7	450–500	476	392.50–485.00	457.62
14	500–550	541	450.00–470.00	467.26
5	550–600	570	400.00–440.00	422.56
2	600–650	633	360.00–395.00	377.57
3	650–700	672	340.00–350.00	343.23
1	700–750	720	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	790	317.00	317.00
7	850–900	860	317.50–327.00	325.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	550.00–555.00	553.37
3	350–400	378	500.00–530.00	511.87
5	400–450	437	475.00–485.00	480.95
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	545	430.00	430.00
1	700–750	745	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	655.00	655.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	660.00	660.00
8	250–300	291	711.00	711.00
4	300–350	315	580.00–700.00	624.29
4	350–400	390	570.00	570.00
8	400–450	416	522.00–550.00	537.44
6	500–550	518	430.00–510.00	478.72
1	550–600	555	465.00	465.00
8	600–650	619	400.00–410.00	404.93
3	700–750	738	372.00	372.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	550.00–595.00	573.52
14	250–300	268	530.00–600.00	580.79
20	300–350	314	500.00–560.00	541.12
18	350–400	380	480.00–515.00	498.94
18	400–450	420	450.00–500.00	479.01
22	450–500	472	435.00–455.00	444.19
20	500–550	511	372.50–416.00	394.49
10	550–600	573	345.00–395.00	382.25
4	600–650	638	370.00–380.00	372.41
5	650–700	677	320.00–367.50	342.33
5	700–750	722	315.00–325.00	321.65
4	750–800	769	290.00–340.00	316.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	580.00–610.00	595.34
4	400–450	408	540.00	540.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	560.00–570.00	566.43
5	300–350	331	535.00–545.00	539.97
4	350–400	381	440.00–500.00	484.93
11	400–450	423	470.00–480.00	474.66
10	450–500	469	410.00–430.00	419.85
9	500–550	511	320.00–400.00	385.08
2	550–600	575	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	695	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	705	290.00–317.50	303.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	270	600.00–625.00	606.98
5	300–350	323	540.00–590.00	569.69
20	350–400	382	500.00–530.00	513.83
10	400–450	417	485.00–515.00	501.71
22	450–500	465	454.00–500.00	485.01
20	500–550	535	395.00–445.00	428.08
9	550–600	569	380.00–425.00	411.06
3	600–650	638	345.00–365.00	355.99
3	650–700	660	340.00–354.00	348.01
1	700–750	735	344.00	344.00
6	850–900	891	314.00–322.00	320.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	317	602.50	602.50
9	350–400	357	570.00	570.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	550.00–625.00	586.18
12	250–300	275	620.00–640.00	627.45
17	300–350	324	555.00–620.00	579.29
17	350–400	380	490.00–545.00	526.49
20	400–450	426	450.00–515.00	495.82
21	450–500	466	435.00–495.00	478.90
19	500–550	531	395.00–470.00	437.86
12	550–600	573	375.00–420.00	404.47
11	600–650	615	335.00–390.00	370.04
6	650–700	676	320.00–365.00	345.53
4	700–750	723	318.00–345.00	330.58
1	750–800	785	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	700.00–730.00	707.37
4	250–300	283	560.00–700.00	645.04
14	300–350	328	570.00–675.00	630.37
8	350–400	368	540.00–585.00	558.00
14	400–450	422	500.00–535.00	516.10
19	450–500	474	470.00–510.00	483.54
14	500–550	522	440.00–490.00	468.03
16	550–600	580	406.00–445.00	423.36
10	600–650	622	355.00–415.00	390.65
2	650–700	668	350.00–380.00	364.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	620.00	620.00
3	300–350	338	450.00–560.00	524.78
16	350–400	384	475.00–525.00	499.23
10	400–450	424	402.50–475.00	454.63
7	450–500	476	445.00–450.00	447.18
11	500–550	535	415.00–435.00	424.97
3	550–600	572	370.00–384.00	379.31
2	750–800	778	300.00–308.00	304.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,754	170.00–199.00	192.87
4	—	1,849	215.00–222.00	217.40
4	—	1,395	160.00–189.00	176.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	137.50–155.00	147.89
5	—	978	162.00–168.00	165.33
5	—	999	147.00–161.00	156.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,453	154.00–194.00	176.12
6	—	1,333	166.00–176.00	171.81
7	—	1,489	176.00–215.00	189.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,229	172.00–190.00	180.59
22	—	1,190	160.00–185.00	170.73
12	—	1,178	141.00–178.00	164.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	2,200.00–3,700.00	2,883.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,042.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,137.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
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)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,962.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,100.00–1,385.00	1,281.36
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,366.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	2,400.00–4,100.00	3,386.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,100.00–4,050.00	3,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,650.00–4,800.00	4,725.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,200.00	4,200.00

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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