Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 110 priced lines covering 1,373 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,964 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 211 head. replacement cattle receipts at 97 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,964Last week 1,757Year ago 2,706

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 187Year ago 323

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 97Year ago 259

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	269	490.00–570.00	538.58
6	300–350	340	470.00–500.00	485.06
8	350–400	381	425.00–465.00	450.10
17	400–450	422	400.00–490.00	424.77
34	450–500	472	390.00–415.00	405.70
34	500–550	520	377.00–410.00	395.39
24	550–600	580	350.00–395.00	371.55
30	600–650	625	350.00–367.00	360.86
24	650–700	679	336.00–355.00	345.09
36	700–750	716	305.00–350.00	323.59
7	750–800	783	330.00	330.00
16	800–850	817	318.00–320.00	318.38
6	850–900	850	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	670.00–700.00	682.37
3	300–350	328	515.00–550.00	527.72
5	350–400	365	490.00–500.00	495.52
2	400–450	430	445.00–475.00	459.83
2	500–550	518	406.00–408.00	407.02
4	550–600	573	388.00–410.00	395.12
15	600–650	608	370.00–377.00	373.86
2	750–800	753	334.00	334.00
2	800–850	842	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	328	450.00–470.00	456.80
3	350–400	382	400.00–405.00	403.28
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	477	375.00–388.00	381.14
14	500–550	518	350.00–380.00	369.76
7	550–600	568	330.00–350.00	345.07
2	600–650	625	332.00	332.00
3	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
9	700–750	713	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	800–850	827	332.00	332.00
54	900–950	923	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	340.00–385.00	374.13
9	400–450	434	325.00–370.00	358.18
15	450–500	471	295.00–357.00	341.70
7	500–550	520	320.00–340.00	330.03
5	550–600	584	316.00–327.00	319.71
11	600–650	621	295.00–320.00	309.54
3	650–700	672	310.00–314.00	311.32
3	700–750	733	280.00–300.00	289.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	500.00–510.00	504.67
3	250–300	278	415.00–490.00	459.82
16	300–350	320	400.00–455.00	437.28
21	350–400	375	375.00–430.00	409.73
28	400–450	424	350.00–415.00	390.78
46	450–500	480	358.00–400.00	375.01
42	500–550	519	330.00–390.00	356.55
35	550–600	573	330.00–375.00	348.74
23	600–650	622	325.00–345.00	334.69
6	650–700	660	305.00–310.00	306.70
6	700–750	722	300.00–308.00	305.33
2	750–800	765	288.00–290.00	288.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	450.00–465.00	458.14
13	350–400	371	400.00–450.00	428.52
29	400–450	415	395.00–435.00	421.82
11	450–500	475	372.00–415.00	399.06
8	500–550	529	356.00–405.00	374.35
12	550–600	577	347.50–400.00	365.88
8	600–650	629	342.00–365.00	350.70
3	650–700	665	337.00–342.00	339.65
5	700–750	749	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	460.00–475.00	467.67
2	350–400	353	340.00–450.00	395.39
9	400–450	428	380.00–420.00	393.49
9	450–500	476	350.00–395.00	375.65
8	500–550	525	330.00–348.00	335.28
11	550–600	574	322.00–342.00	327.42
3	600–650	630	320.00–334.00	327.98
4	650–700	675	305.00–318.00	311.36
1	700–750	725	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	480.00–495.00	488.08
18	350–400	384	450.00–495.00	477.61
29	400–450	422	390.00–450.00	430.63
58	450–500	476	375.00–430.00	401.99
33	500–550	526	364.00–400.00	379.41
19	550–600	569	350.00–385.00	362.97
11	600–650	619	334.00–360.00	344.52
4	650–700	670	320.00–330.00	323.99
5	700–750	711	316.00–330.00	321.55
3	750–800	775	305.00–316.00	311.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	510.00–530.00	519.26
8	350–400	371	475.00–505.00	493.75
39	400–450	433	435.00–475.00	447.02
22	450–500	463	415.00–465.00	436.77
12	500–550	518	385.00–420.00	403.47
3	550–600	572	395.00–400.00	398.29
7	600–650	619	360.00–380.00	369.30
6	650–700	666	335.00–350.00	342.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,274	172.00–194.00	187.89
3	—	1,290	181.00–185.00	182.55
12	—	1,377	160.00–187.00	178.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,185	155.00–177.00	167.17
26	—	1,186	173.00–185.00	177.82
30	—	1,188	160.00–185.00	173.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,089	148.00–165.00	159.21
6	—	940	132.00–168.00	159.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	195.00–206.00	200.89
16	—	1,753	200.00–231.00	219.26
10	—	1,521	190.00–218.00	208.82

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)	3	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,716.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	2,200.00–3,500.00	2,922.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,616.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	3,350.00–5,400.00	3,842.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	4,600.00–5,000.00	4,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	4,150.00–4,350.00	4,270.00

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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