Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama · Daily summary · Wed, Jul 16
● As filed123 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1992

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Alabama reported 123 priced lines covering 1,841 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,262 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 314 head. replacement cattle receipts at 216 head. Counted as USDA files them — 43 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Wed Jul 16, 2025
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 2,262Last week 3,822Year ago 1,321
Slaughter CattleReceipts 314Last week 499Year ago 209
Replacement CattleReceipts 216Last week 109Year ago 49

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6250–300278400.00–450.00426.11
13300–350325375.00–435.00393.96
29350–400371335.00–388.00366.68
24400–450430320.00–368.00349.63
53450–500475320.00–355.00337.44
61500–550526295.00–332.00323.74
47550–600577280.00–325.00311.45
24600–650619260.00–319.00302.61
7650–700659252.50–295.00284.71
3700–750717262.00–290.00271.25
9750–800784210.00–267.00250.17
1800–850805225.00225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2250–300285405.00–460.00432.50
9300–350318390.00–430.00406.50
6350–400365365.00–405.00384.29
25400–450426335.00–380.00362.07
23450–500463330.00–370.00350.50
40500–550524320.00–348.00337.32
26550–600570300.00–332.00319.72
34600–650630280.00–319.00295.26
8650–700658287.00–316.00293.60
1700–750725250.00250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1450–500470377.50377.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1250–300250370.00370.00
6300–350315390.00–405.00398.12
17350–400381325.00–380.00364.20
18400–450428325.00–358.00343.59
18450–500480315.00–335.00328.67
20500–550529280.00–320.00308.57
14550–600578260.00–306.00296.76
1600–650645290.00290.00
1650–700675278.00278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2200–250218530.00–560.00545.86
1250–300290470.00470.00
8350–400366440.00–470.00450.43
10450–500480380.00–415.00390.33
11500–550513360.00–382.00371.88
11550–600576342.50–365.00350.08
36600–650622330.00–365.00345.37
24650–700660295.00–344.00323.84
25700–750729300.00–317.00305.43
10750–800761260.00–307.00293.32
7800–850806275.00275.00
18950–1000965280.50280.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5350–400363390.00–430.00414.13
2400–450430340.00–378.00359.66
7450–500479360.00–370.00362.92
7500–550534325.00–350.00342.19
6550–600568302.50–330.00310.01
1600–650620302.50302.50
1650–700655305.00305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4300–350323425.00–445.00438.62
5350–400388390.00–450.00423.37
12400–450431375.00–420.00403.08
23450–500482365.00–390.00380.27
10500–550527355.00–366.00362.40
52550–600584330.00–355.00348.28
28600–650628315.00–334.00328.38
6650–700686312.00–318.00314.09
69700–750708280.00–307.50296.60
3800–850808244.00244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2200–250235480.00480.00
6250–300275445.00–470.00460.56
11300–350334425.00–485.00454.67
17350–400373405.00–455.00427.83
15400–450429385.00–416.00403.66
28450–500472360.00–390.00370.36
19500–550520340.00–355.00348.00
20550–600571325.00–342.00335.61
33600–650620300.00–337.50313.79
20650–700671260.00–320.00288.94
1700–750730262.50262.50
4750–800771250.00–297.00282.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10300–350320360.00–430.00392.18
14350–400380365.00–425.00401.40
11400–450437355.00–384.00373.80
19450–500483330.00–360.00352.47
13500–550519305.00–338.00322.44
8550–600574295.00–320.00311.64
4600–650631240.00–300.00284.27
2650–700690291.00291.00
1700–750745270.00270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6250–300267420.00–450.00436.86
10300–350322410.00–460.00424.62
23350–400376385.00–450.00415.16
38400–450432365.00–420.00386.34
33450–500466335.00–385.00362.06
45500–550526310.00–350.00336.35
65550–600570305.00–332.00321.43
18600–650621290.00–317.50304.28
12650–700672235.00–308.00282.23
7700–750722230.00–300.00265.90
7750–800789270.00–285.00276.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
17—1,176145.00–164.00157.58
36—1,238153.00–170.00164.07
26—1,289160.00–175.00170.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
32—1,500152.00–174.00166.35
8—1,577169.00–180.00174.50
9—1,404157.00–167.00164.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
27—1,053137.00–160.00153.77
17—1,097135.00–141.00137.86
25—1,103120.00–148.00143.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—1,951186.00–220.00199.34
9—1,448159.00–198.00184.24
12—1,852170.00–207.00192.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11——2,700.00–3,200.002,927.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1——2,800.002,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)7——1,650.00–2,400.002,122.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)6——2,300.00–3,000.002,491.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)23——2,000.00–2,850.002,418.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)4——2,000.00–2,450.002,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)19——1,950.00–2,300.002,078.95
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)9——1,750.00–1,900.001,805.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open8——2,700.00–4,050.003,337.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open7——2,550.00–3,400.002,942.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open10——3,350.00–3,850.003,570.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2——3,050.00–3,052.003,051.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open4——2,250.00–2,300.002,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2——3,000.00–3,050.003,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open8——1,800.00–1,900.001,862.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2——2,000.00–2,100.002,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open15——1,430.00–1,680.001,563.33
Young (2-4 yrs)Open4——1,700.00–1,900.001,750.00
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.