Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 119 priced lines covering 869 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 872 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 199 head. replacement cattle receipts at 112 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 872Last week 6,273Year ago 8,845

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 628Year ago 1,051

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 474Year ago 718

Compared to one week ago: In limited sales, slaughter cattle sold sharply higher. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade moderate to active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 32,197 compared to 32,702 year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	605	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	690.00	690.00
5	250–300	279	510.00–535.00	518.73
7	300–350	326	515.00–560.00	534.78
16	350–400	377	480.00–500.00	485.71
34	400–450	425	435.00–480.00	463.81
9	450–500	468	420.00–455.00	433.70
4	500–550	508	390.00–435.00	402.69
3	550–600	560	372.00–422.00	394.67
1	600–650	620	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	665.00	665.00
11	250–300	279	470.00–620.00	555.07
19	300–350	320	455.00–520.00	502.15
15	350–400	377	400.00–475.00	452.74
18	400–450	425	395.00–460.00	435.48
14	450–500	476	390.00–430.00	414.22
27	500–550	519	370.00–415.00	395.66
14	550–600	580	350.00–375.00	364.68
10	600–650	622	336.00–390.00	354.67
2	700–750	718	300.00–330.00	314.63
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00
4	900–950	900	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	510.00–530.00	517.41
7	300–350	343	435.00–470.00	453.54
6	350–400	381	425.00–455.00	442.13
10	400–450	426	370.00–444.00	412.89
12	450–500	481	360.00–415.00	394.93
3	500–550	522	340.00–370.00	350.45
6	550–600	567	335.00–345.00	338.38
4	600–650	629	300.00–302.00	300.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	740.00–755.00	745.07
3	250–300	267	590.00–685.00	646.78
10	300–350	314	570.00–585.00	575.83
6	350–400	368	510.00–595.00	539.64
12	400–450	427	440.00–500.00	467.21
7	450–500	476	425.00–470.00	444.11
5	500–550	513	415.00–435.00	426.18
1	550–600	595	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	620	420.00	420.00
2	650–700	668	340.00–380.00	359.78
1	700–750	745	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	750.00–760.00	755.27
7	250–300	274	570.00–680.00	648.54
13	300–350	325	510.00–540.00	532.98
15	350–400	383	470.00–504.00	496.20
14	400–450	431	420.00–485.00	453.37
6	450–500	482	440.00–455.00	447.53
14	500–550	524	390.00–430.00	405.80
11	550–600	573	370.00–415.00	391.17
7	600–650	621	360.00–400.00	377.70
3	650–700	663	318.00–355.00	330.27
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	770	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	670.00	670.00
2	250–300	280	590.00–600.00	595.18
6	300–350	323	500.00–525.00	512.45
10	350–400	365	465.00–485.00	475.55
12	400–450	433	400.00–460.00	437.57
7	450–500	472	400.00–435.00	416.65
1	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	573	335.00–410.00	365.44
1	600–650	645	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	795.00	795.00
1	250–300	285	612.00	612.00
7	300–350	316	535.00–600.00	563.70
7	350–400	374	460.00–560.00	506.00
3	400–450	432	460.00–500.00	480.00
10	450–500	471	442.00–490.00	475.49
2	500–550	530	460.00–470.00	465.14
1	550–600	590	404.00	404.00
23	600–650	610	386.00–432.00	390.71
1	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	710	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	500.00–515.00	507.56
8	300–350	326	480.00–540.00	502.13
17	350–400	378	447.00–520.00	499.68
20	400–450	433	440.00–500.00	466.44
7	450–500	478	450.00–470.00	460.75
10	500–550	525	408.00–455.00	427.83
8	550–600	569	380.00–440.00	399.88
7	600–650	635	372.00–425.00	390.38
5	650–700	673	350.00–370.00	360.94
3	700–750	723	330.00–345.00	338.20
3	750–800	783	325.00–330.00	328.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	650.00	650.00
7	350–400	384	430.00–490.00	464.36
6	400–450	415	440.00–475.00	460.83
2	450–500	478	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	517	375.00–415.00	399.81
2	550–600	585	355.00–385.00	369.74
3	600–650	623	340.00–395.00	360.70
1	650–700	680	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	780	312.00	312.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	171.00–212.00	187.01
11	—	1,774	198.00–228.00	215.71
17	—	1,694	185.00–220.00	198.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	165.00	165.00
10	—	980	152.00–181.00	160.50
7	—	1,038	146.00–173.00	156.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	197.00	197.00
16	—	1,512	171.00–209.00	188.80
11	—	1,404	177.00–212.00	187.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	157.00–192.00	178.50
40	—	1,212	161.00–204.00	177.65
29	—	1,181	172.00–215.00	185.97

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,670.00–1,900.00	1,797.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,130.00–2,400.00	2,265.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,966.67
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	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,340.00	3,340.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,538.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,982.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,116.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,850.00–3,300.00	3,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,447.37

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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