Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 159 priced lines covering 5,065 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,634 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 798 head. replacement cattle receipts at 682 head. Counted as USDA files them — 152 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,634Last week 5,662Year ago 5,700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 798Last week 728Year ago 971

Replacement CattleReceipts 682Last week 615Year ago 761

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady. Year to date receipts totaled 150,330 compared to 156,421 year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	224	570.00–645.00	604.91
17	250–300	280	550.00–625.00	586.37
60	300–350	324	515.00–590.00	555.55
45	350–400	376	460.00–555.00	514.20
113	400–450	422	450.00–535.00	486.46
111	450–500	473	420.00–505.00	462.83
111	500–550	524	365.00–470.00	428.42
63	550–600	576	345.00–435.00	405.79
36	600–650	620	365.00–405.00	386.46
35	650–700	679	322.50–390.00	364.03
20	700–750	717	315.00–360.00	341.16
8	750–800	781	305.00–340.00	323.21
1	800–850	825	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	550.00	550.00
22	250–300	279	460.00–590.00	554.76
17	300–350	333	510.00–550.00	532.54
34	350–400	372	420.00–515.00	488.88
52	400–450	428	415.00–500.00	468.88
47	450–500	481	375.00–480.00	449.70
37	500–550	531	385.00–440.00	411.97
31	550–600	576	360.00–402.00	387.10
14	600–650	633	345.00–385.00	368.44
10	650–700	682	340.00–360.00	348.23
3	700–750	717	310.00–325.00	319.98
1	750–800	775	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	217	600.00–705.00	660.38
12	250–300	274	560.00–650.00	618.66
23	300–350	318	550.00–615.00	586.54
45	350–400	371	520.00–570.00	548.71
63	400–450	420	475.00–550.00	505.33
59	450–500	470	450.00–505.00	476.31
75	500–550	519	390.00–475.00	447.90
46	550–600	568	370.00–450.00	419.42
20	600–650	626	360.00–430.00	398.01
2	650–700	670	370.00–410.00	389.85
10	700–750	719	350.00–390.00	384.53
3	750–800	787	330.00–365.00	349.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	585.00	585.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	236	520.00–550.00	532.61
30	250–300	282	490.00–600.00	539.95
62	300–350	326	450.00–555.00	508.14
87	350–400	376	430.00–515.00	482.32
128	400–450	426	425.00–485.00	459.58
126	450–500	475	400.00–470.00	436.91
101	500–550	525	360.00–467.00	408.58
112	550–600	573	345.00–425.00	383.01
81	600–650	631	337.00–390.00	358.61
19	650–700	666	325.00–355.00	339.72
24	700–750	717	290.00–350.00	325.43
9	750–800	769	280.00–342.00	316.62
3	800–850	810	290.00	290.00
4	900–950	945	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	650–700	686	363.50	363.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	212	500.00–545.00	516.20
22	250–300	275	430.00–560.00	507.21
24	300–350	328	420.00–500.00	467.76
41	350–400	374	420.00–480.00	449.91
40	400–450	431	400.00–470.00	432.01
43	450–500	475	380.00–435.00	413.99
42	500–550	534	350.00–395.00	383.01
35	550–600	579	332.00–380.00	362.66
7	600–650	626	310.00–340.00	328.63
15	650–700	673	300.00–330.00	315.65
5	700–750	708	285.00–310.00	289.98
2	750–800	783	275.00–305.00	290.24
1	850–900	870	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	580.00–590.00	585.03
13	250–300	283	530.00–600.00	561.01
35	300–350	329	480.00–580.00	538.00
58	350–400	374	475.00–550.00	504.01
82	400–450	420	450.00–505.00	481.21
89	450–500	463	440.00–500.00	461.13
84	500–550	520	395.00–500.00	427.14
47	550–600	568	385.00–430.00	402.42
26	600–650	621	352.00–405.00	380.25
7	650–700	672	350.00–370.00	356.13
59	700–750	716	330.00–353.00	349.85
87	750–800	769	315.00–338.00	327.55
4	850–900	893	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	501	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	590.00–605.00	598.54
11	250–300	284	570.00–625.00	588.90
31	300–350	330	500.00–600.00	552.28
35	350–400	379	460.00–575.00	523.97
47	400–450	427	450.00–520.00	499.81
60	450–500	477	450.00–500.00	483.66
62	500–550	530	420.00–470.00	456.70
49	550–600	573	400.00–455.00	436.59
47	600–650	625	360.00–435.00	396.59
33	650–700	682	330.00–420.00	382.96
19	700–750	727	348.00–385.00	359.96
12	750–800	778	325.00–354.00	340.26
1	800–850	800	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	870	317.50	317.50
3	950–1000	965	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	650–700	663	420.00	420.00
146	700–750	722	391.75	391.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	251	500.00–513.00	503.30
9	300–350	329	440.00–535.00	505.04
15	350–400	378	420.00–560.00	499.80
18	400–450	427	450.00–495.00	472.68
11	450–500	476	430.00–470.00	453.64
19	500–550	542	415.00–448.00	439.02
7	550–600	581	375.00–435.00	409.94
3	600–650	623	385.00–395.00	390.07
8	650–700	673	310.00–375.00	361.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	680.00–720.00	703.08
9	250–300	272	600.00–670.00	631.86
26	300–350	320	560.00–660.00	587.38
33	350–400	372	540.00–610.00	561.27
18	400–450	413	510.00–560.00	536.49
39	450–500	470	485.00–525.00	507.83
47	500–550	528	435.00–515.00	471.62
37	550–600	567	445.00–470.00	452.80
27	600–650	627	410.00–450.00	419.76
10	650–700	666	380.00–407.50	399.16
15	700–750	724	350.00–415.00	386.05
53	750–800	785	345.00–370.00	360.90
5	800–850	814	350.00	350.00
4	850–900	860	347.50	347.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,886	200.00–224.00	214.46
16	—	1,597	164.00–209.00	190.57
43	—	1,609	178.00–220.00	203.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,445	168.00–185.00	174.62
14	—	1,472	175.00–194.00	181.80
32	—	1,455	160.00–180.00	169.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,052	140.00–168.00	156.25
55	—	1,068	110.00–165.00	147.35
47	—	1,042	130.00–170.00	154.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,142	144.00–170.00	158.88
64	—	1,262	166.00–197.00	175.67
117	—	1,212	150.00–186.00	167.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,111.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	—	1,340.00–1,750.00	1,585.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	104	—	—	1,900.00–3,600.00	2,850.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	30	—	—	1,500.00–3,000.00	2,309.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	2,800.00–5,100.00	3,417.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,270.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,637.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	3,000.00–4,300.00	3,621.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,112.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,420.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,677.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	—	1,825.00–2,800.00	2,162.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,800.00–3,900.00	3,169.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	91	—	—	2,600.00–4,800.00	3,887.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	4,050.00–4,500.00	4,312.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	2,500.00–4,200.00	3,460.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,100.00	4,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,320.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,900.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900.00

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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