Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 122 priced lines covering 1,450 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,782 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 186 head. replacement cattle receipts at 202 head. Counted as USDA files them — 24 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,782Last week 2,836Year ago 1,614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 299Year ago 240

Replacement CattleReceipts 202Last week 209Year ago 235

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	385.00–400.00	394.54
13	350–400	380	350.00–395.00	369.31
11	400–450	431	354.00–365.00	358.51
16	450–500	474	315.00–335.00	328.61
12	500–550	528	282.00–320.00	310.18
12	550–600	574	270.00–305.00	296.76
4	600–650	615	260.00–300.00	272.58
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	420.00–430.00	423.45
7	300–350	326	405.00–415.00	410.58
32	350–400	376	355.00–415.00	394.12
44	400–450	422	327.00–402.50	380.80
60	450–500	478	310.00–370.00	342.48
87	500–550	523	300.00–340.00	330.35
24	550–600	575	280.00–320.00	312.62
18	600–650	622	285.00–315.00	306.47
4	650–700	671	300.00–305.00	302.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	530.00	530.00
2	250–300	283	435.00–445.00	439.78
10	300–350	327	420.00–465.00	431.10
4	350–400	383	425.00–430.00	427.43
14	400–450	410	390.00–425.00	405.67
33	450–500	461	355.00–380.00	369.89
31	500–550	530	330.00–380.00	345.43
26	550–600	576	325.00–340.00	333.67
25	600–650	627	290.00–335.00	319.62
2	650–700	660	270.00–300.00	284.77
2	700–750	735	250.00–267.50	258.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	475.00	475.00
2	650–700	653	325.00–335.00	330.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	545.00–570.00	557.37
2	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	370	490.00–495.00	492.60
4	400–450	433	425.00–470.00	440.94
7	450–500	484	410.00–455.00	427.24
18	500–550	523	400.00–418.00	412.51
4	550–600	575	381.00–388.00	384.59
15	600–650	615	347.00–374.00	359.55
7	650–700	691	325.00–326.00	325.86
2	750–800	785	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	430	420.00–425.00	422.41
4	450–500	483	340.00–400.00	357.67
7	500–550	508	325.00–390.00	361.74
2	550–600	558	320.00–327.00	323.48
3	700–750	745	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	460.00–510.00	490.34
1	300–350	340	455.00	455.00
9	350–400	382	400.00–530.00	465.09
10	400–450	424	405.00–465.00	429.21
11	450–500	467	390.00–430.00	414.56
21	500–550	529	365.00–410.00	392.88
6	550–600	581	340.00–360.00	351.10
39	600–650	626	320.00–360.00	346.31
8	650–700	671	300.00–322.00	314.55
1	700–750	720	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	281	475.00–515.00	503.40
1	300–350	330	465.00	465.00
6	350–400	379	430.00–510.00	474.44
13	400–450	422	380.00–450.00	407.17
14	450–500	487	355.00–400.00	378.68
10	500–550	526	335.00–375.00	364.91
24	550–600	581	310.00–350.00	327.66
12	600–650	613	295.00–320.00	304.01
7	650–700	685	265.00–302.00	288.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	565.00–630.00	596.38
2	250–300	275	535.00	535.00
7	300–350	336	490.00–545.00	530.06
7	350–400	377	430.00–525.00	481.10
21	400–450	427	410.00–470.00	436.96
21	450–500	467	340.00–430.00	397.56
29	500–550	521	340.00–390.00	371.17
21	550–600	577	320.00–370.00	344.52
4	600–650	618	305.00–325.00	318.56
15	650–700	670	280.00–312.00	299.49
6	700–750	727	275.00–300.00	293.85
3	750–800	777	265.00–290.00	281.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	590.00–670.00	628.14
8	250–300	266	500.00–570.00	540.03
18	300–350	333	480.00–565.00	532.29
16	350–400	376	465.00–540.00	509.71
18	400–450	429	425.00–485.00	458.29
26	450–500	466	405.00–450.00	425.46
37	500–550	517	380.00–425.00	391.46
40	550–600	561	355.00–382.00	366.57
12	600–650	621	320.00–365.00	339.38
10	650–700	666	315.00–335.00	320.02
18	700–750	717	290.00–310.00	300.71
2	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	800	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,075	132.00–140.00	135.24
12	—	990	120.00–130.00	124.67
16	—	1,063	141.00–148.00	143.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,474	149.00–165.00	158.05
5	—	1,479	148.00–153.00	150.27
6	—	1,346	167.00–171.00	168.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,215	137.00–149.00	143.41
4	—	1,200	153.00–158.00	154.71
29	—	1,269	140.00–159.00	150.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,510	167.00–176.00	171.70
3	—	1,693	193.00–196.00	194.44
15	—	1,574	175.00–189.00	181.30

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)	16	—	—	2,000.00–3,300.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,800.00–3,200.00	2,395.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	2,600.00–3,400.00	2,856.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,633.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,962.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,333.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,611.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,090.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,550.00–4,100.00	3,216.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	4,950.00	4,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,700.00–3,350.00	2,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	—	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,838.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,114.29
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	—	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,216.67

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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