Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 157 priced lines covering 4,803 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,413 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 577 head. replacement cattle receipts at 380 head. Counted as USDA files them — 69 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,413Last week 5,997Year ago 9,222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 577Last week 557Year ago 1,016

Replacement CattleReceipts 380Last week 524Year ago 747

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady. Year to date receipts totaled 325,727 compared to 375,987 year ago.

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	8	—	—	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	2,400.00–4,000.00	3,172.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,700.00–2,900.00	2,095.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,840.00
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	—	—	4,250.00	4,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,833.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	3,800.00–4,100.00	3,928.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,337.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,268.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	—	1,500.00–2,400.00	1,913.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	61	—	—	2,250.00–3,550.00	2,740.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,188.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,210.53
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	10	—	—	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,580.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	590.00–640.00	615.54
4	250–300	269	540.00–570.00	553.56
27	300–350	323	490.00–580.00	541.00
33	350–400	370	460.00–535.00	490.44
77	400–450	425	397.00–490.00	446.83
49	450–500	466	395.00–460.00	431.75
69	500–550	521	355.00–415.00	387.74
36	550–600	569	340.00–387.00	367.91
62	600–650	621	320.00–365.00	344.17
46	650–700	676	303.00–345.00	324.37
17	700–750	721	282.00–320.00	303.51
14	750–800	777	275.00–305.00	284.61
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	239	540.00–590.00	550.23
12	250–300	278	495.00–555.00	519.56
23	300–350	326	420.00–545.00	487.34
41	350–400	377	405.00–500.00	452.71
111	400–450	429	372.00–465.00	425.57
109	450–500	478	350.00–445.00	392.49
149	500–550	526	325.00–395.00	361.64
111	550–600	572	317.00–368.00	342.88
80	600–650	619	300.00–340.00	324.07
38	650–700	674	285.00–327.00	313.70
31	700–750	729	275.00–312.00	297.85
10	750–800	780	265.00–300.00	286.57
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	530.00	530.00
6	250–300	288	445.00–475.00	461.59
7	300–350	334	405.00–460.00	449.19
16	350–400	378	390.00–485.00	422.10
34	400–450	431	340.00–450.00	391.96
44	450–500	475	335.00–426.00	373.17
41	500–550	529	320.00–360.00	340.15
65	550–600	572	305.00–350.00	329.54
19	600–650	624	282.00–322.00	307.43
15	650–700	671	280.00–310.00	289.26
15	700–750	729	270.00–300.00	283.30
2	750–800	773	250.00–272.00	261.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	412.00	412.00
5	700–750	726	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	550.00	550.00
11	250–300	280	455.00–505.00	492.01
31	300–350	330	425.00–520.00	457.10
55	350–400	372	385.00–450.00	424.15
65	400–450	422	375.00–435.00	409.68
65	450–500	468	320.00–405.00	375.58
92	500–550	530	320.00–375.00	353.91
44	550–600	564	310.00–360.00	341.33
47	600–650	619	305.00–350.00	329.11
20	650–700	667	286.00–341.00	323.20
18	700–750	727	282.00–375.00	328.99
40	750–800	758	265.00–318.00	311.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	440.00–450.00	445.40
16	300–350	325	345.00–405.00	393.85
26	350–400	372	360.00–390.00	378.63
27	400–450	434	320.00–370.00	354.06
51	450–500	480	310.00–350.00	331.77
44	500–550	524	300.00–345.00	319.13
49	550–600	578	275.00–325.00	306.07
41	600–650	629	260.00–312.00	291.82
14	650–700	679	280.00–301.00	297.54
7	700–750	729	270.00–293.00	280.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	584	343.00–375.00	360.97
3	600–650	615	375.00–400.00	383.60
2	650–700	688	357.00	357.00
2	700–750	723	340.00–350.00	345.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	238	455.00–475.00	466.58
7	250–300	285	387.00–450.00	426.27
36	300–350	327	360.00–485.00	417.05
58	350–400	377	325.00–415.00	394.06
97	400–450	426	350.00–395.00	372.51
117	450–500	478	305.00–375.00	353.93
119	500–550	527	300.00–360.00	337.04
113	550–600	574	270.00–348.00	327.63
85	600–650	618	265.00–330.00	315.52
52	650–700	675	270.00–315.00	301.41
37	700–750	714	260.00–315.00	292.08
15	750–800	783	262.00–285.00	279.06
2	800–850	818	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	215	550.00–600.00	576.16
17	250–300	283	545.00–570.00	554.76
8	300–350	334	485.00–535.00	505.15
20	350–400	375	450.00–550.00	487.10
30	400–450	421	435.00–500.00	460.61
25	450–500	470	410.00–480.00	446.20
22	500–550	508	375.00–437.50	409.54
30	550–600	568	357.00–394.00	381.67
24	600–650	625	345.00–392.50	350.77
98	650–700	665	320.00–352.00	346.36
44	700–750	712	315.00–335.00	330.54
15	750–800	776	300.00–327.00	318.97
2	800–850	823	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	540.00–640.00	595.49
11	250–300	268	500.00–545.00	515.55
28	300–350	330	460.00–545.00	487.39
30	350–400	382	420.00–505.00	445.22
33	400–450	427	410.00–480.00	439.74
88	450–500	474	372.00–470.00	413.80
82	500–550	530	350.00–420.00	383.82
93	550–600	576	320.00–400.00	360.83
99	600–650	620	315.00–382.50	344.01
72	650–700	674	310.00–355.00	328.89
65	700–750	718	300.00–335.00	312.82
22	750–800	770	295.00–332.00	310.36
9	800–850	811	285.00–310.00	287.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	650–700	695	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	455.00	455.00
6	300–350	332	430.00–460.00	443.22
10	350–400	383	370.00–430.00	409.49
13	400–450	418	375.00–430.00	406.61
19	450–500	471	350.00–430.00	384.51
23	500–550	525	345.00–390.00	362.67
24	550–600	579	322.00–364.00	345.53
19	600–650	626	302.00–340.00	327.97
25	650–700	671	275.00–330.00	323.39
7	700–750	743	304.00	304.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,773	143.00–188.00	178.85
14	—	1,564	168.00–178.00	173.75
17	—	1,874	180.00–204.00	192.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,173	144.00–157.00	150.64
53	—	1,241	128.00–144.00	137.32
79	—	1,234	128.00–151.00	142.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,457	135.00–151.00	143.58
17	—	1,462	134.00–167.00	147.19
26	—	1,426	140.00–157.00	149.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,040	110.00–132.00	125.50
23	—	1,071	135.00–146.00	140.14
35	—	1,044	118.00–142.00	132.25

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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