Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 126 priced lines covering 1,300 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,615 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 159 head. replacement cattle receipts at 148 head. Counted as USDA files them — 25 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,615Last week 1,269Year ago 1,868

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 231Year ago 241

Replacement CattleReceipts 148Last week 145Year ago 339

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. 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
3	200–250	228	570.00–605.00	589.53
10	250–300	271	535.00–560.00	543.25
18	300–350	327	425.00–525.00	489.29
16	350–400	370	455.00–495.00	479.54
41	400–450	424	435.00–520.00	457.16
34	450–500	476	400.00–455.00	430.54
28	500–550	526	390.00–430.00	416.46
18	550–600	579	370.00–415.00	397.97
16	600–650	625	344.00–390.00	350.96
10	650–700	674	325.00–360.00	340.19
3	700–750	730	310.00–327.00	321.26
3	750–800	768	305.00–327.00	318.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	630.00	630.00
10	250–300	272	560.00–635.00	591.34
13	300–350	322	540.00–560.00	548.78
9	350–400	364	485.00–555.00	524.12
39	400–450	416	460.00–535.00	486.36
20	450–500	468	455.00–485.00	468.66
24	500–550	526	427.00–465.00	437.55
25	550–600	558	395.00–435.00	429.45
6	600–650	609	395.00–407.50	403.32
2	650–700	653	390.00–395.00	392.51
1	700–750	715	355.00	355.00
2	750–800	775	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	284	510.00–520.00	512.87
10	350–400	375	415.00–465.00	453.47
16	400–450	430	400.00–450.00	431.24
15	450–500	471	385.00–430.00	406.02
15	500–550	530	370.00–415.00	387.46
20	550–600	572	335.00–395.00	369.50
8	600–650	624	300.00–365.00	335.19
3	650–700	678	330.00–332.00	331.33
1	700–750	725	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	233	605.00–660.00	637.39
1	250–300	255	640.00	640.00
12	300–350	324	580.00–635.00	596.41
2	350–400	380	520.00–575.00	547.14
7	400–450	421	490.00–565.00	532.65
9	450–500	467	480.00–537.50	507.57
15	500–550	521	445.00–500.00	469.81
8	550–600	569	437.00–465.00	455.28
9	600–650	614	430.00–450.00	436.64
1	650–700	690	405.00	405.00
2	700–750	715	380.00–390.00	385.07
2	750–800	770	355.00–360.00	357.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	475.00–535.00	502.62
4	350–400	386	480.00–490.00	487.44
2	400–450	438	480.00–485.00	482.49
4	450–500	463	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	513	420.00–430.00	425.02
1	550–600	595	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	600.00–610.00	601.67
7	250–300	291	580.00–590.00	585.00
7	300–350	337	550.00–610.00	572.15
5	350–400	380	500.00–520.00	508.11
6	400–450	423	497.00–540.00	510.95
4	450–500	468	475.00–535.00	497.05
4	500–550	523	442.00–485.00	452.60
13	550–600	567	410.00–465.00	431.14
3	600–650	618	405.00–415.00	408.26
5	650–700	680	375.00–395.00	385.32
1	700–750	725	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	795	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	620.00	620.00
6	250–300	282	500.00–600.00	554.64
7	300–350	329	530.00–570.00	558.61
4	350–400	360	500.00–510.00	505.14
19	400–450	419	440.00–505.00	467.75
23	450–500	480	425.00–470.00	449.45
20	500–550	517	400.00–430.00	420.86
11	550–600	580	352.00–395.00	381.03
5	600–650	629	360.00–380.00	370.89
2	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	725	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	231	555.00–660.00	608.92
6	250–300	273	580.00–650.00	596.57
16	300–350	324	520.00–575.00	550.02
21	350–400	376	485.00–550.00	527.64
33	400–450	423	470.00–525.00	495.56
32	450–500	475	435.00–490.00	468.27
31	500–550	532	375.00–475.00	439.46
18	550–600	570	370.00–435.00	410.75
13	600–650	615	355.00–412.00	388.60
15	650–700	672	340.00–372.00	354.68
4	700–750	718	330.00–345.00	341.29
5	750–800	773	320.00–340.00	333.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	228	570.00–700.00	641.54
6	250–300	273	610.00–680.00	651.86
8	300–350	331	555.00–610.00	576.65
15	350–400	374	530.00–585.00	559.08
25	400–450	419	500.00–550.00	524.31
25	450–500	471	480.00–515.00	493.35
37	500–550	526	437.00–480.00	467.67
15	550–600	568	390.00–455.00	434.43
21	600–650	627	385.00–430.00	416.51
10	650–700	672	377.50–390.00	381.84
1	700–750	700	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	780	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	968	164.00–180.00	168.29
16	—	920	140.00–150.00	143.79
13	—	1,078	155.00–165.00	157.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,444	180.00–187.00	183.59
4	—	1,339	171.00–177.00	174.24
10	—	1,312	178.00–189.00	182.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,220	178.00–192.00	182.51
21	—	1,165	165.00–187.00	172.03
13	—	1,208	157.00–170.00	163.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,412	180.00–198.00	189.47
10	—	1,624	210.00–228.00	220.10
10	—	1,429	192.00–218.00	207.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	2,460.00–3,150.00	2,743.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,900.00	2,483.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	2,600.00–3,900.00	3,441.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,268.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,925.00–2,270.00	1,994.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,350.00–1,580.00	1,442.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,695.00–1,830.00	1,740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	1,590.00–1,720.00	1,643.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	3,250.00–4,300.00	3,544.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	2,800.00–3,800.00	3,227.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,200.00

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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