Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 118 priced lines covering 2,113 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,918 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 355 head. replacement cattle receipts at 278 head. Counted as USDA files them — 54 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Apr 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,918Last week 3,390Year ago 3,229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 355Last week 487Year ago 426

Replacement CattleReceipts 278Last week 506Year ago 266

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	279	550.00–605.00	579.44
15	300–350	316	530.00–575.00	553.46
34	350–400	375	505.00–530.00	519.76
15	400–450	435	495.00–515.00	503.95
59	450–500	481	472.00–505.00	482.14
38	500–550	521	445.00–475.00	454.78
20	550–600	571	418.00–460.00	427.46
12	600–650	622	400.00–435.00	408.58
36	650–700	656	380.00–409.00	405.80
45	700–750	731	350.00–370.00	356.74
7	750–800	757	300.00–325.00	319.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	379	480.00–495.00	486.39
6	400–450	431	450.00–490.00	467.93
16	450–500	472	440.00–460.00	452.19
1	500–550	545	435.00	435.00
6	550–600	580	400.00–425.00	416.52
13	600–650	631	360.00–392.00	377.22
5	650–700	673	350.00–370.00	360.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	650.00	650.00
3	250–300	265	590.00–620.00	603.21
17	300–350	335	565.00–590.00	573.64
33	350–400	375	540.00–575.00	558.22
2	400–450	425	540.00	540.00
4	500–550	506	460.00–490.00	473.69
9	550–600	561	435.00–442.00	438.85
15	600–650	607	420.00–425.00	422.06
2	650–700	673	390.00–400.00	394.91
12	700–750	705	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	800–850	821	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	650.00	650.00
7	250–300	284	560.00–585.00	571.11
21	300–350	330	520.00–580.00	545.45
25	350–400	376	490.00–550.00	519.28
26	400–450	425	470.00–525.00	498.01
35	450–500	465	445.00–490.00	465.63
39	500–550	514	417.00–504.00	450.39
35	550–600	576	372.00–410.00	392.81
18	600–650	632	375.00–460.00	429.37
3	700–750	730	347.00	347.00
62	750–800	777	328.00	328.00
3	800–850	823	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	277	500.00–540.00	517.31
18	300–350	325	495.00–550.00	510.90
36	350–400	373	470.00–520.00	495.47
71	400–450	422	422.50–490.00	464.46
62	450–500	472	420.00–475.00	447.79
44	500–550	516	380.00–455.00	423.21
59	550–600	585	350.00–395.00	374.64
19	600–650	629	350.00–370.00	362.33
31	650–700	669	320.00–360.00	336.17
20	700–750	722	324.00–332.00	329.46
1	750–800	750	322.00	322.00
4	800–850	801	306.00–310.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	329	450.00–505.00	467.09
7	350–400	387	400.00–470.00	426.73
16	400–450	441	430.00–445.00	436.70
11	450–500	488	400.00–430.00	421.43
20	500–550	515	350.00–400.00	379.98
4	550–600	586	365.00–370.00	366.19
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	650–700	677	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	205	620.00–630.00	624.88
6	250–300	265	600.00–640.00	616.29
8	300–350	316	560.00–630.00	590.83
15	350–400	362	545.00–605.00	576.31
23	400–450	426	510.00–555.00	524.91
26	450–500	469	412.00–530.00	490.29
30	500–550	524	430.00–505.00	457.06
19	550–600	573	415.00–460.00	430.74
7	600–650	614	395.00–430.00	410.67
7	650–700	662	380.00–417.00	395.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	224	575.00–600.00	587.01
10	250–300	278	555.00–620.00	578.37
10	300–350	324	500.00–595.00	558.87
12	350–400	383	500.00–565.00	530.75
30	400–450	430	455.00–520.00	497.06
54	450–500	477	400.00–500.00	469.21
47	500–550	531	410.00–475.00	433.90
31	550–600	573	390.00–435.00	408.35
20	600–650	630	370.00–410.00	387.50
13	650–700	664	360.00–380.00	369.09
6	700–750	720	320.00–350.00	338.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	480.00–520.00	494.45
2	350–400	390	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	440	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	475	440.00–445.00	442.42
8	500–550	528	375.00–415.00	404.29
10	550–600	572	370.00–417.00	412.15
4	600–650	620	335.00–380.00	364.70
2	750–800	750	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,014	142.00–155.00	149.47
2	—	830	140.00	140.00
15	—	1,086	156.00–165.00	160.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,411	181.00–193.00	185.72
17	—	1,456	170.00–186.00	178.18
21	—	1,318	159.00–176.00	170.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,227	162.00–179.00	171.78
37	—	1,181	150.00–169.00	164.63
30	—	1,282	175.00–189.00	179.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,569	180.00–217.00	202.55
7	—	1,408	160.00–202.00	180.92
22	—	1,650	200.00–224.00	212.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,630.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	—	1,875.00–2,850.00	2,389.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	—	2,700.00–3,500.00	2,966.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,400.00
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	—	—	3,650.00	3,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	5,300.00–5,400.00	5,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	3,200.00–4,900.00	3,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,066.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,100.00

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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