Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 159 priced lines covering 4,379 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,431 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,111 head. replacement cattle receipts at 867 head. Counted as USDA files them — 278 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,431Last week 5,460Year ago 6,161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,111Last week 831Year ago 1,164

Replacement CattleReceipts 867Last week 526Year ago 797

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady with an increase in receipts from last week. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. An increase in replacement cattle sales was noted likely due to warm weather and green grass. Replacement cattle sold steady. Year to date receipts totaled 108,576 compared to 124,139 year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	272	400.00–485.00	447.15
21	300–350	330	410.00–465.00	433.46
22	350–400	375	390.00–440.00	412.82
53	400–450	426	375.00–425.00	398.88
37	450–500	476	340.00–400.00	370.48
65	500–550	525	320.00–365.00	344.81
33	550–600	579	312.00–345.00	334.23
18	600–650	618	280.00–325.00	310.42
25	650–700	675	285.00–301.00	292.65
11	700–750	714	267.00–277.00	270.42
14	750–800	786	260.00–267.00	264.73
2	850–900	878	235.00–245.00	239.99
1	900–950	940	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	290	375.00	375.00
8	300–350	326	350.00–425.00	405.23
17	350–400	381	355.00–415.00	380.69
18	400–450	430	314.00–398.00	368.01
12	450–500	476	327.00–375.00	352.32
12	500–550	524	300.00–345.00	322.99
7	550–600	564	277.00–328.00	307.49
7	600–650	634	260.00–312.00	288.84
3	650–700	677	250.00–288.00	272.65
3	700–750	725	219.00–260.00	232.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	220	465.00–530.00	503.62
10	250–300	277	465.00–490.00	477.46
22	300–350	331	440.00–480.00	453.38
37	350–400	373	420.00–460.00	433.71
41	400–450	423	365.00–445.00	416.54
34	450–500	470	365.00–440.00	392.82
66	500–550	525	338.00–385.00	369.26
91	550–600	579	335.00–365.00	354.28
42	600–650	619	310.00–339.00	326.76
19	650–700	660	305.00–330.00	314.51
52	700–750	715	280.00–305.50	300.16
2	750–800	785	282.00–285.00	283.50
16	800–850	833	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
11	500–550	509	385.00–400.00	389.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	277	400.00–440.00	420.59
43	300–350	328	380.00–420.00	392.53
80	350–400	374	360.00–400.00	382.47
90	400–450	422	337.00–390.00	358.29
69	450–500	473	317.00–390.00	331.46
57	500–550	523	300.00–360.00	319.71
48	550–600	574	280.00–320.00	296.31
43	600–650	611	257.00–308.00	293.70
18	650–700	673	260.00–265.00	262.24
16	700–750	716	248.00–260.00	254.04
13	750–800	766	235.00–255.00	253.43
7	800–850	829	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	210	370.00–400.00	387.80
17	250–300	281	360.00–425.00	390.85
69	300–350	324	355.00–405.00	375.60
67	350–400	376	335.00–385.00	360.24
89	400–450	428	310.00–370.00	339.38
92	450–500	476	297.00–355.00	322.31
70	500–550	523	273.00–330.00	299.49
61	550–600	575	263.00–315.00	285.62
63	600–650	619	252.00–293.00	277.29
8	650–700	689	235.00–260.00	254.12
10	700–750	724	238.00–255.00	245.39
10	750–800	763	230.00–257.00	243.52
4	850–900	887	244.00	244.00
1	900–950	930	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	282	350.00–385.00	364.22
35	300–350	321	330.00–375.00	342.90
21	350–400	375	310.00–371.00	328.86
42	400–450	419	260.00–348.00	314.00
55	450–500	474	275.00–325.00	301.11
23	500–550	522	242.00–300.00	280.81
15	550–600	578	253.00–294.00	273.51
5	600–650	634	242.00–265.00	254.75
7	650–700	673	215.00–330.00	252.16
6	700–750	723	220.00–242.00	231.80
3	750–800	763	220.00–228.00	222.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	377	395.00–415.00	400.80
4	400–450	410	365.00–375.00	369.94
16	450–500	461	345.00–370.00	367.26
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	878	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	460.00	460.00
15	250–300	275	435.00–495.00	465.01
39	300–350	322	420.00–470.00	444.26
34	350–400	374	395.00–465.00	416.25
52	400–450	424	380.00–417.00	396.76
74	450–500	471	355.00–395.00	373.49
42	500–550	524	330.00–380.00	341.28
16	550–600	566	320.00–335.00	328.21
20	600–650	616	302.00–320.00	312.80
7	650–700	678	290.00–300.00	293.81
6	700–750	726	272.00–282.00	274.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	210	430.00–445.00	434.76
17	250–300	271	440.00–480.00	456.30
39	300–350	327	400.00–460.00	419.38
32	350–400	379	370.00–440.00	408.43
48	400–450	427	350.00–440.00	381.83
60	450–500	475	334.00–405.00	355.93
48	500–550	520	317.00–360.00	329.64
38	550–600	575	298.00–330.00	314.87
27	600–650	617	290.00–310.00	300.05
17	650–700	673	270.00–300.00	279.94
12	700–750	718	253.00–277.50	269.23
4	750–800	766	252.00–267.00	255.67
1	800–850	845	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	405.00–420.00	412.18
10	250–300	279	395.00–445.00	427.03
28	300–350	327	385.00–430.00	411.22
34	350–400	383	360.00–400.00	386.79
31	400–450	425	340.00–382.00	357.55
26	450–500	470	315.00–360.00	334.11
16	500–550	523	290.00–330.00	314.88
17	550–600	578	270.00–305.00	291.96
15	600–650	627	250.00–292.00	278.13
3	650–700	655	270.00–272.00	271.34
7	700–750	727	240.00–260.00	250.65
1	750–800	755	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,046	115.00–145.00	129.89
53	—	1,022	90.00–137.00	120.83
76	—	1,064	120.00–155.00	137.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,382	125.00–151.00	142.77
66	—	1,380	136.00–158.00	149.03
28	—	1,437	150.00–165.00	157.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	1,203	134.00–161.00	146.80
61	—	1,213	142.00–166.00	152.38
106	—	1,123	124.00–156.00	141.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,862	170.00–200.00	184.71
21	—	1,451	151.00–175.00	163.55
49	—	1,700	159.00–184.00	174.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,100.00–2,850.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	2,750.00–2,875.00	2,828.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	—	2,400.00–2,675.00	2,620.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	73	—	—	1,625.00–2,700.00	2,109.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	—	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,341.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,565.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	—	1,600.00–2,500.00	1,892.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	—	1,200.00–2,000.00	1,548.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,765.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	40	—	—	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,330.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,450.00–3,050.00	2,048.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	—	2,400.00–3,475.00	3,008.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,875.00–2,400.00	2,233.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	117	—	—	1,950.00–3,350.00	2,677.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	1,850.00–2,850.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,114.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	—	1,300.00–1,545.00	1,436.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,593.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,718.75

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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