Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 168 priced lines covering 4,576 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,210 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 798 head. replacement cattle receipts at 759 head. Counted as USDA files them — 169 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,210Last week 5,237Year ago 4,478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 798Last week 703Year ago 891

Replacement CattleReceipts 759Last week 703Year ago 747

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher, with instances 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady. Year to date receipts totaled 119,637 compared to 124,497 year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	223	605.00–700.00	653.56
25	250–300	272	550.00–660.00	605.82
49	300–350	325	530.00–625.00	577.82
50	350–400	375	470.00–575.00	537.60
87	400–450	422	450.00–555.00	497.96
95	450–500	475	410.00–517.00	474.28
78	500–550	523	395.00–495.00	440.53
51	550–600	568	385.00–440.00	414.94
51	600–650	629	355.00–425.00	386.68
24	650–700	670	325.00–412.00	353.45
13	700–750	722	320.00–365.00	341.24
7	750–800	776	300.00–340.00	325.02
1	800–850	805	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	225	630.00–740.00	695.31
23	250–300	280	600.00–680.00	642.42
42	300–350	321	560.00–675.00	597.92
53	350–400	375	490.00–615.00	548.78
61	400–450	422	490.00–580.00	526.45
61	450–500	470	460.00–520.00	491.86
62	500–550	519	430.00–500.00	461.19
29	550–600	577	410.00–448.00	432.34
39	600–650	624	370.00–420.00	404.82
20	650–700	670	360.00–410.00	394.35
14	700–750	722	340.00–360.00	355.17
4	750–800	770	326.00–340.00	333.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	229	535.00–650.00	608.36
14	250–300	274	550.00–600.00	581.60
11	300–350	335	555.00–595.00	580.47
24	350–400	376	455.00–545.00	498.94
34	400–450	426	440.00–520.00	480.57
35	450–500	476	410.00–465.00	440.97
21	500–550	524	370.00–450.00	410.75
13	550–600	575	360.00–412.00	387.23
3	600–650	622	325.00–355.00	345.11
11	650–700	687	335.00–350.00	344.61
5	750–800	777	300.00–332.00	324.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	200–250	229	540.00–620.00	576.44
33	250–300	277	490.00–600.00	537.41
46	300–350	328	477.00–570.00	514.93
70	350–400	376	450.00–530.00	488.92
102	400–450	423	430.00–500.00	461.77
95	450–500	477	405.00–465.00	440.39
82	500–550	525	355.00–455.00	406.94
71	550–600	579	350.00–439.00	402.83
41	600–650	624	320.00–390.00	359.92
52	650–700	681	310.00–365.00	349.18
24	700–750	722	310.00–346.00	327.92
14	750–800	773	275.00–330.00	309.17
3	800–850	823	290.00–320.00	309.43
12	850–900	852	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	225	590.00–650.00	627.53
15	250–300	269	550.00–610.00	585.02
38	300–350	324	530.00–630.00	560.80
53	350–400	372	485.00–605.00	523.07
87	400–450	423	455.00–520.00	490.09
86	450–500	471	440.00–505.00	468.23
113	500–550	525	405.00–480.00	431.41
46	550–600	571	380.00–425.00	409.77
33	600–650	627	345.00–405.00	378.69
16	650–700	676	320.00–400.00	371.70
8	700–750	719	315.00–355.00	333.38
7	750–800	759	335.00–350.00	342.86
1	800–850	835	305.00	305.00
9	950–1000	963	280.00–290.00	284.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	231	480.00–550.00	522.57
13	250–300	266	460.00–550.00	488.48
47	300–350	322	430.00–545.00	479.34
26	350–400	384	420.00–500.00	461.79
26	400–450	429	385.00–455.00	429.39
25	450–500	485	370.00–435.00	411.50
27	500–550	519	350.00–390.00	368.49
21	550–600	568	330.00–395.00	367.15
11	600–650	623	300.00–360.00	334.34
9	650–700	672	300.00–330.00	314.80
2	700–750	728	300.00–307.00	303.51
2	750–800	763	250.00–285.00	267.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	550.00	550.00
1	500–550	525	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	600	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	220	610.00–640.00	629.73
20	250–300	275	600.00–645.00	618.47
28	300–350	323	515.00–630.00	586.29
71	350–400	380	495.00–620.00	555.92
35	400–450	427	475.00–610.00	526.23
71	450–500	478	467.00–522.00	494.72
39	500–550	529	440.00–495.00	468.92
55	550–600	575	400.00–480.00	438.69
59	600–650	623	392.00–445.00	416.32
12	650–700	672	352.00–420.00	384.15
22	700–750	718	345.00–375.00	362.23
25	750–800	783	340.00–355.00	350.75
4	800–850	804	300.00–328.00	321.03
2	900–950	902	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	700–750	725	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	590.00	590.00
3	250–300	270	600.00	600.00
9	300–350	320	500.00–520.00	506.02
11	350–400	371	470.00–535.00	500.67
21	400–450	417	445.00–520.00	496.69
8	450–500	481	420.00–485.00	466.73
8	500–550	526	400.00–480.00	444.46
9	550–600	574	380.00–422.00	394.56
4	600–650	635	380.00–385.00	382.46
8	650–700	676	350.00–378.00	364.57
1	700–750	730	355.00	355.00
2	750–800	783	342.00–344.00	342.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	630.00–820.00	695.63
7	250–300	271	640.00–700.00	661.58
15	300–350	314	620.00–660.00	634.59
28	350–400	377	550.00–655.00	594.86
38	400–450	420	510.00–645.00	556.35
28	450–500	478	475.00–545.00	514.71
46	500–550	515	455.00–555.00	500.25
35	550–600	565	450.00–492.00	463.71
50	600–650	626	402.00–445.00	420.94
33	650–700	658	391.00–437.00	420.02
17	700–750	720	377.00–450.00	403.81
14	750–800	761	355.00–357.50	355.55
15	800–850	834	340.00–355.00	344.30
23	850–900	865	333.00	333.00
16	950–1000	960	317.00	317.00
3	1000–1050	1,000	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,523	166.00–200.00	184.28
55	—	1,584	183.00–216.00	197.50
43	—	1,752	195.00–230.00	214.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,223	153.00–182.00	169.31
114	—	1,216	160.00–189.00	175.03
73	—	1,230	170.00–196.00	183.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,389	170.00–195.00	180.37
40	—	1,412	177.00–210.00	184.79
36	—	1,415	160.00–184.00	174.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,033	126.00–172.00	154.71
41	—	1,086	144.00–172.00	163.77
25	—	1,004	110.00–165.00	142.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	—	2,800.00–4,050.00	3,312.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,600.00–3,200.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	4,100.00–4,300.00	4,133.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	4,400.00–5,350.00	4,866.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,042.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	63	—	—	3,300.00–4,750.00	3,863.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,825.00–4,450.00	4,181.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	4,800.00–5,100.00	4,957.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	4,250.00–4,400.00	4,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,950.00–4,250.00	4,058.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,800.00–3,100.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	1,500.00–2,950.00	2,491.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	31	—	—	1,800.00–2,750.00	2,445.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	105	—	—	1,900.00–3,700.00	2,925.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	—	1,900.00–3,700.00	3,113.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,428.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,408.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,100.00–2,370.00	2,179.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,087.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,635.00
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	—	—	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	3,400.00–4,300.00	3,890.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,233.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,376.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,881.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,212.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,950.00–4,175.00	4,091.67

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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