Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 117 priced lines covering 1,342 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,658 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 203 head. replacement cattle receipts at 238 head. Counted as USDA files them — 58 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,658Last week 3,157Year ago 1,091

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 308Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 238Last week 264Year ago 177

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, with instances 15.00 to 25.00 higher. 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
5	350–400	378	525.00–590.00	573.43
11	400–450	435	495.00–540.00	504.84
8	450–500	476	475.00–495.00	482.66
15	500–550	530	460.00–475.00	469.02
20	550–600	573	395.00–455.00	433.09
6	600–650	613	380.00–425.00	408.17
2	650–700	660	375.00–380.00	377.52
10	700–750	727	342.00–377.00	369.62
3	750–800	758	335.00–367.00	345.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	495.00–505.00	499.90
10	400–450	428	470.00–490.00	481.89
7	450–500	481	440.00–450.00	444.36
7	500–550	541	455.00–460.00	456.44
4	550–600	568	415.00–420.00	417.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	307	650.00–700.00	666.27
10	350–400	364	620.00–650.00	623.42
18	400–450	438	520.00–555.00	551.13
15	450–500	477	495.00–515.00	502.27
19	500–550	524	480.00–500.00	490.98
8	550–600	573	430.00–452.00	442.08
7	600–650	625	419.00	419.00
10	650–700	668	380.00–404.00	398.05
9	700–750	713	340.00–375.00	360.44
1	750–800	780	348.00	348.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	283	550.00–570.00	559.87
9	300–350	312	520.00–560.00	538.04
18	350–400	381	500.00–510.00	502.78
10	400–450	418	460.00–472.00	465.38
9	450–500	482	430.00–460.00	449.43
14	500–550	527	400.00–445.00	428.93
7	550–600	571	380.00–395.00	386.33
5	600–650	626	360.00–375.00	362.97
3	650–700	678	330.00–345.00	338.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	285	580.00–600.00	588.77
19	300–350	330	550.00–600.00	583.23
11	350–400	374	520.00–535.00	522.68
44	400–450	424	478.00–505.00	490.44
33	450–500	475	425.00–485.00	461.78
31	500–550	519	390.00–460.00	435.80
25	550–600	579	340.00–420.00	397.39
14	600–650	619	335.00–410.00	378.97
7	650–700	665	350.00–375.00	360.00
5	700–750	734	324.00–330.00	328.84
3	750–800	787	320.00–335.00	326.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	620.00	620.00
8	300–350	333	580.00–660.00	613.83
7	350–400	374	530.00–640.00	557.13
19	400–450	422	495.00–540.00	510.87
12	450–500	471	485.00–510.00	490.28
20	500–550	524	440.00–490.00	456.16
10	550–600	576	430.00–444.00	435.62
11	600–650	626	360.00–420.00	390.06
3	650–700	673	370.00–405.00	391.51
7	700–750	717	338.00–365.00	347.57
2	750–800	785	330.00–332.00	331.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	540.00–580.00	559.96
8	300–350	323	480.00–520.00	500.35
23	350–400	377	450.00–500.00	477.56
15	400–450	425	445.00–480.00	465.34
27	450–500	472	420.00–460.00	440.10
30	500–550	525	385.00–445.00	416.65
18	550–600	573	350.00–405.00	376.43
10	600–650	628	330.00–395.00	363.61
8	650–700	683	330.00–335.00	333.13
6	700–750	733	320.00–340.00	325.66
3	750–800	773	275.00–320.00	301.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	710.00	710.00
3	250–300	283	595.00–600.00	596.71
6	300–350	321	520.00–580.00	535.52
27	350–400	388	500.00–530.00	510.30
10	400–450	426	475.00–500.00	484.97
14	450–500	463	448.00–490.00	463.94
20	500–550	523	410.00–465.00	430.39
27	550–600	569	389.00–430.00	402.22
8	600–650	624	365.00–400.00	380.57
12	650–700	680	340.00–405.00	348.06
14	700–750	723	315.00–370.00	330.84
2	750–800	785	305.00–329.00	317.08
2	850–900	865	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	490.00–500.00	495.05
21	300–350	329	470.00–490.00	483.46
35	350–400	370	440.00–470.00	448.35
12	400–450	422	440.00–460.00	454.23
11	450–500	480	412.50–435.00	424.76
8	500–550	524	375.00–410.00	385.69
4	550–600	578	340.00–365.00	354.88
4	600–650	618	305.00–350.00	331.11
3	650–700	675	310.00–315.00	313.28
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
6	750–800	785	275.00–300.00	294.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,708	204.00–235.00	218.46
7	—	1,710	197.00–212.00	204.96
8	—	1,370	178.00–199.00	188.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	166.00–175.00	169.85
14	—	1,392	172.00–187.00	178.33
13	—	1,380	175.00–194.00	181.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,098	163.00–175.00	167.44
21	—	1,013	137.00–167.00	149.74
13	—	1,030	151.00–168.00	159.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,200	173.00–186.00	179.22
15	—	1,172	164.00–173.00	168.09
33	—	1,242	166.00–180.00	173.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,666.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	3,300.00–4,500.00	4,029.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,925.00	3,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	2,600.00–3,550.00	3,104.41
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,113.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,492.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,207.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	2,500.00–3,500.00	2,917.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,258.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	1,520.00–1,685.00	1,606.84

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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