Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 121 priced lines covering 1,609 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,127 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 178 head. replacement cattle receipts at 154 head. Counted as USDA files them — 43 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,127Last week 2,716Year ago 2,277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 248Year ago 274

Replacement CattleReceipts 154Last week 402Year ago 286

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady with instances 10.00 to 20.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	550.00–595.00	578.84
3	300–350	333	550.00–555.00	553.45
5	400–450	427	455.00–465.00	459.05
13	450–500	471	425.00–450.00	436.43
8	500–550	517	390.00–430.00	400.96
25	550–600	560	370.00–379.00	377.34
89	600–650	631	355.00–384.00	374.74
65	650–700	665	332.00–362.00	353.71
91	700–750	727	325.00–344.50	341.04
4	750–800	763	320.00–325.00	321.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	450.00–490.00	469.38
5	400–450	433	375.00–430.00	386.72
11	450–500	484	365.00–418.00	388.14
8	500–550	537	350.00–368.00	355.39
10	550–600	578	337.00–353.00	344.92
3	600–650	637	327.00–332.00	330.32
5	650–700	680	295.00–330.00	313.66
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	490.00–500.00	494.46
9	350–400	387	442.00–460.00	455.24
6	400–450	426	430.00–450.00	440.00
19	450–500	474	372.00–430.00	392.17
34	500–550	526	362.00–421.00	396.43
26	550–600	576	345.00–365.00	353.21
38	600–650	623	335.00–370.00	354.99
12	650–700	680	327.00–345.00	334.75
28	700–750	727	315.00–332.00	320.34
14	750–800	775	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	470.00–500.00	492.81
7	300–350	328	370.00–465.00	423.53
4	350–400	373	387.00–405.00	393.03
22	400–450	421	370.00–406.00	393.59
29	450–500	473	325.00–390.00	364.13
37	500–550	521	300.00–370.00	340.98
26	550–600	570	275.00–345.00	325.76
35	600–650	611	275.00–335.00	324.38
15	650–700	672	290.00–320.00	301.76
5	700–750	719	280.00–290.00	285.95
4	750–800	773	280.00–285.00	282.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	425.00	425.00
1	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
5	300–350	329	440.00–450.00	443.89
8	350–400	371	350.00–410.00	382.04
13	400–450	432	340.00–398.00	379.95
21	450–500	475	340.00–370.00	351.59
13	500–550	515	310.00–345.00	336.78
8	550–600	584	307.00–335.00	315.18
2	600–650	628	300.00–305.00	302.47
1	700–750	725	298.00	298.00
3	750–800	787	260.00–286.00	268.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	279	480.00–525.00	506.10
14	300–350	331	440.00–480.00	460.42
13	350–400	373	380.00–440.00	424.25
23	400–450	424	370.00–425.00	395.97
12	450–500	463	360.00–390.00	372.97
22	500–550	537	350.00–365.00	355.73
66	550–600	571	320.00–360.00	349.42
21	600–650	616	310.00–345.00	329.17
16	700–750	721	300.00–320.00	303.82
2	750–800	778	295.00–300.00	297.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	650–700	666	348.00	348.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
5	300–350	319	465.00–500.00	484.69
15	350–400	379	425.00–460.00	435.88
12	400–450	414	405.00–430.00	421.14
18	450–500	472	370.00–405.00	389.37
7	500–550	532	345.00–358.00	350.40
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
6	600–650	621	300.00–325.00	307.90
1	650–700	670	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	620.00–635.00	627.00
6	250–300	278	510.00–600.00	580.75
11	300–350	321	500.00–540.00	526.98
6	350–400	360	480.00–520.00	499.95
7	400–450	424	417.00–470.00	446.71
7	450–500	461	440.00–460.00	451.43
14	500–550	524	375.00–430.00	389.90
12	550–600	569	354.00–385.00	365.69
4	600–650	615	340.00–360.00	348.60
7	650–700	673	315.00–340.00	325.73
7	700–750	720	300.00–335.00	311.88
2	750–800	765	314.00	314.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	530.00–570.00	548.44
8	300–350	336	475.00–515.00	499.36
9	350–400	369	445.00–480.00	468.19
18	400–450	424	387.00–455.00	437.78
21	450–500	473	370.00–435.00	401.91
32	500–550	523	355.00–380.00	363.42
25	550–600	567	330.00–355.00	340.45
9	600–650	626	315.00–345.00	326.48
7	650–700	671	280.00–325.00	307.17
4	700–750	725	290.00–320.00	306.65
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,058	140.00–151.00	145.92
13	—	1,112	159.00–165.00	162.96
16	—	1,065	150.00–170.00	154.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,506	162.00–170.00	164.37
5	—	1,493	170.00–175.00	171.77
7	—	1,495	176.00–177.00	176.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,217	165.00–182.00	169.35
15	—	1,219	170.00–200.00	175.12
17	—	1,235	155.00–166.00	162.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,738	209.00–224.00	215.12
18	—	1,816	185.00–202.00	192.43
4	—	1,550	178.00–193.00	183.20

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,950.00–4,050.00	3,983.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,392.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,550.00–3,350.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,659.09
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,191.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,480.00–1,750.00	1,631.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,983.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,381.25
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,157.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,283.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,112.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700.00

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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