Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 110 priced lines covering 894 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,068 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 130 head. replacement cattle receipts at 98 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,068Last week 2,843Year ago 1,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 300Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 317Year ago 225

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	610.00–700.00	651.67
7	300–350	333	570.00–625.00	593.55
20	350–400	366	525.00–570.00	535.17
13	400–450	427	495.00–525.00	504.47
16	450–500	479	470.00–490.00	481.48
10	500–550	520	390.00–470.00	433.04
11	550–600	568	380.00–440.00	410.94
8	600–650	616	350.00–405.00	366.82
5	650–700	679	370.00–385.00	375.79
2	700–750	705	360.00	360.00
5	750–800	789	340.00–350.00	343.95
3	800–850	822	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	505.00–520.00	512.44
6	350–400	374	450.00–460.00	458.35
12	400–450	427	420.00–445.00	431.82
3	450–500	488	420.00–430.00	425.00
14	500–550	525	405.00–420.00	414.21
6	550–600	572	365.00–395.00	386.55
4	600–650	608	370.00–380.00	375.02
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	280	670.00	670.00
5	300–350	328	555.00–565.00	562.18
7	350–400	376	490.00–520.00	504.33
26	400–450	421	447.00–490.00	477.98
28	450–500	478	437.00–475.00	461.77
14	500–550	524	370.00–455.00	429.38
14	550–600	573	360.00–415.00	398.17
8	600–650	612	325.00–395.00	361.98
5	650–700	672	340.00–350.00	346.04
3	700–750	718	325.00–345.00	334.86
2	750–800	780	320.00–327.00	323.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	510.00–605.00	548.53
8	250–300	279	450.00–585.00	532.67
7	300–350	326	475.00–500.00	488.82
14	350–400	374	430.00–465.00	450.53
34	400–450	419	420.00–455.00	440.37
29	450–500	465	405.00–435.00	420.54
24	500–550	534	380.00–420.00	406.04
25	550–600	573	360.00–395.00	379.19
14	600–650	618	340.00–370.00	358.62
15	650–700	680	330.00–340.00	333.91
3	700–750	723	325.00–335.00	328.32
4	750–800	770	315.00–325.00	317.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	291	500.00–605.00	533.79
4	300–350	311	470.00–530.00	506.59
6	350–400	377	470.00–495.00	479.05
14	400–450	423	450.00–490.00	465.40
12	450–500	469	440.00–465.00	449.83
9	500–550	511	425.00–435.00	430.00
4	550–600	569	400.00–425.00	408.67
12	600–650	615	370.00–380.00	376.68
5	650–700	665	345.00–350.00	346.98
2	700–750	705	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	480.00	480.00
9	250–300	274	455.00–515.00	487.65
8	350–400	364	425.00–450.00	439.49
6	400–450	432	410.00–430.00	416.57
5	450–500	477	360.00–405.00	389.00
7	500–550	532	365.00–395.00	384.44
4	550–600	566	340.00–365.00	356.04
4	600–650	616	315.00–327.00	323.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	450.00–462.00	453.86
3	400–450	430	435.00–475.00	448.64
2	450–500	495	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	555	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	645	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	600.00–730.00	680.92
2	350–400	380	570.00–620.00	595.33
2	450–500	465	500.00	500.00
6	500–550	523	450.00–502.50	476.65
2	550–600	555	420.00	420.00
4	600–650	626	390.00–440.00	422.14
2	650–700	660	405.00–410.00	407.54
6	700–750	714	375.00–385.00	376.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	575.00	575.00
5	350–400	373	480.00–525.00	497.10
13	400–450	438	500.00–535.00	516.58
9	450–500	493	475.00–480.00	478.91
13	500–550	525	390.00–480.00	431.14
21	550–600	571	370.00–440.00	395.92
17	600–650	621	340.00–425.00	396.32
13	650–700	675	330.00–405.00	374.95
7	700–750	733	330.00–355.00	344.33
6	750–800	784	310.00–355.00	344.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,005	160.00–170.00	163.30
9	—	1,138	138.00–153.00	141.09
7	—	1,005	146.00–157.00	151.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,191	177.00–201.00	190.18
19	—	1,286	169.00–181.00	178.77
11	—	1,338	164.00–173.00	172.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,356	174.00–185.00	177.22
17	—	1,377	183.00–199.00	187.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,606	196.00–212.00	205.18
5	—	1,684	210.00–224.00	217.86
5	—	1,624	188.00–199.00	195.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,875.00–2,200.00	2,070.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	2,200.00–3,575.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–3,650.00	2,583.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–3,200.00	2,616.67
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	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,419.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,500.00–4,450.00	4,062.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,875.00	3,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	4,250.00	4,250.00

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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