Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 139 priced lines covering 2,244 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,157 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 308 head. replacement cattle receipts at 264 head. Counted as USDA files them — 93 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,157Last week 1,762Year ago 2,145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 308Last week 285Year ago 469

Replacement CattleReceipts 264Last week 192Year ago 151

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	520.00–535.00	526.24
25	300–350	328	490.00–535.00	508.53
36	350–400	377	470.00–515.00	490.06
45	400–450	427	440.00–485.00	461.45
51	450–500	478	380.00–460.00	439.00
56	500–550	527	398.00–443.00	422.38
49	550–600	578	375.00–414.00	398.33
41	600–650	630	345.00–408.00	378.28
12	650–700	671	320.00–395.00	369.77
28	700–750	730	307.50–372.00	345.43
6	750–800	788	295.00–332.00	311.97
1	800–850	840	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	615.00–640.00	626.39
6	250–300	282	530.00–605.00	573.17
15	300–350	321	505.00–560.00	534.75
14	350–400	370	500.00–550.00	519.37
33	400–450	421	470.00–505.00	486.97
40	450–500	465	415.00–495.00	468.86
45	500–550	519	410.00–460.00	443.55
23	550–600	561	390.00–435.00	409.60
12	600–650	624	372.50–400.00	388.01
4	650–700	666	350.00–380.00	369.97
6	700–750	713	340.00	340.00
8	750–800	751	334.00	334.00
3	800–850	835	326.00	326.00
34	850–900	870	295.00–320.00	315.49
4	950–1000	976	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	500.00–510.00	505.05
6	300–350	328	450.00–470.00	455.87
5	350–400	376	440.00–470.00	452.13
11	400–450	425	430.00–465.00	439.92
18	450–500	484	400.00–435.00	415.29
12	500–550	524	360.00–410.00	391.68
7	550–600	583	350.00–385.00	368.32
7	600–650	624	330.00–350.00	341.46
12	650–700	678	300.00–350.00	321.57
4	700–750	729	290.00–310.00	304.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	553	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	690.00	690.00
9	250–300	280	590.00–640.00	624.38
15	300–350	329	540.00–580.00	555.01
18	350–400	370	505.00–530.00	519.77
38	400–450	427	470.00–505.00	491.72
45	450–500	475	450.00–490.00	470.32
35	500–550	525	400.00–475.00	440.46
24	550–600	569	395.00–440.00	419.10
27	600–650	621	380.00–410.00	396.81
15	650–700	672	345.00–387.50	368.51
5	700–750	717	345.00–360.00	355.89
2	750–800	783	338.00–345.00	341.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	545.00–600.00	574.94
6	300–350	323	500.00–540.00	528.75
9	350–400	384	460.00–500.00	486.59
4	400–450	438	450.00–465.00	457.54
3	450–500	485	440.00–450.00	446.60
14	500–550	521	330.00–425.00	374.61
18	550–600	580	374.00–405.00	385.57
4	600–650	626	370.00–380.00	373.78
6	650–700	682	330.00–360.00	342.32
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	700.00–730.00	719.92
9	250–300	267	620.00–680.00	639.77
19	300–350	314	550.00–620.00	580.28
22	350–400	380	520.00–560.00	539.24
30	400–450	421	490.00–540.00	511.13
37	450–500	463	480.00–510.00	493.13
44	500–550	520	440.00–480.00	455.02
16	550–600	570	425.00–450.00	439.05
27	600–650	632	398.00–432.50	407.38
3	650–700	672	390.00–405.00	395.77
1	700–750	710	387.50	387.50
2	800–850	837	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	290	555.00–600.00	570.29
11	300–350	320	535.00–560.00	547.32
32	350–400	376	505.00–550.00	525.14
20	400–450	422	490.00–525.00	501.58
39	450–500	473	460.00–505.00	491.72
31	500–550	521	445.00–480.00	464.69
43	550–600	577	425.00–460.00	436.88
17	600–650	627	395.00–425.00	408.76
19	650–700	671	374.00–407.00	384.61
18	700–750	720	360.00–380.00	371.86
46	750–800	767	335.00–360.00	357.36
1	800–850	820	332.00	332.00
1	850–900	850	305.00	305.00
2	950–1000	955	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	750–800	764	368.00	368.00
84	800–850	823	348.00–353.00	351.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	490.00–500.00	493.47
2	350–400	375	480.00–485.00	482.60
6	400–450	427	450.00–480.00	466.69
7	450–500	472	440.00–475.00	450.96
4	500–550	528	400.00–440.00	424.02
2	550–600	588	400.00–415.00	407.60
3	600–650	633	382.00–400.00	393.85
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	740	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	605.00–700.00	673.09
9	300–350	325	565.00–600.00	576.18
24	350–400	380	535.00–570.00	546.31
8	400–450	429	505.00–550.00	513.03
27	450–500	479	500.00–520.00	503.52
12	500–550	526	475.00–520.00	485.72
33	550–600	569	448.00–470.00	458.75
29	600–650	615	415.00–440.00	434.04
17	650–700	689	390.00–400.00	397.01
1	700–750	710	390.00	390.00
8	750–800	766	342.50–365.00	353.69
9	850–900	870	325.00	325.00
3	950–1000	976	300.00	300.00
3	1000–1050	1,020	290.00	290.00
4	1050–1100	1,090	282.50	282.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,488	175.00–210.00	192.88
17	—	1,680	191.00–216.00	201.85
15	—	1,810	200.00–229.00	214.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,039	120.00–158.00	143.57
7	—	906	110.00–147.00	135.89
2	—	1,010	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,420	165.00–176.00	171.99
15	—	1,503	160.00–169.00	165.24
10	—	1,382	179.00–188.00	181.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,222	158.00–174.00	164.10
18	—	1,222	148.00–161.00	156.65
24	—	1,265	165.00–185.00	173.46

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,208.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,916.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	—	2,400.00–3,700.00	2,862.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,230.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,662.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	3,600.00–5,200.00	4,412.50
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	2,400.00–3,350.00	2,854.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	57	—	—	3,000.00–4,900.00	4,002.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,900.00–4,100.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	5,000.00–6,400.00	5,666.67

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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