Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama · Daily summary · Tue, Aug 18
● As filed139 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1992

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Alabama reported 139 priced lines covering 2,138 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,626 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 279 head. replacement cattle receipts at 277 head. Counted as USDA files them — 50 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tue Aug 18, 2026
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 2,626Last week 1,511Year ago 3,615
Slaughter CattleReceipts 279Last week 125Year ago 403
Replacement CattleReceipts 277Last week 165Year ago 345

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 12.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 9.00 to 13.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8200–250234450.00–535.00508.74
4250–300271485.00–530.00507.07
22300–350328418.00–462.50443.22
33350–400375410.00–445.00424.01
29400–450421340.00–425.00389.17
15450–500471335.00–375.00362.53
18500–550515320.00–355.00340.29
18550–600571300.00–360.00331.12
10600–650615300.00–370.00331.64
6650–700664287.50–340.00320.13
2700–750703277.50–285.00281.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3400–450426425.00425.00
1750–800755290.00290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2250–300278400.00–410.00404.77
4300–350303360.00–400.00385.04
6350–400372365.00–380.00370.66
4400–450423320.00–350.00336.32
11450–500485315.00–336.00329.09
13500–550527280.00–320.00312.36
18550–600571305.00–318.00310.45
10600–650628300.00–305.00302.43
10650–700670295.00–325.00316.77
1700–750745288.00288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2750–8007982,850.002,850.00
3900–9509182,750.002,750.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3200–250233480.00–500.00494.00
7250–300279430.00–485.00444.81
11300–350316375.00–450.00410.67
32350–400384370.00–407.50388.28
28400–450427360.00–390.00370.66
62450–500475310.00–360.00345.71
105500–550521290.00–350.00335.34
130550–600580275.00–339.00328.17
61600–650628250.00–330.00319.81
23650–700680300.00–316.00306.36
1700–750700300.00300.00
2750–800780294.00–297.00295.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1200–250230535.00535.00
2250–300255500.00500.00
5300–350325445.00–475.00461.95
10350–400376415.00–450.00437.64
28400–450428390.00–427.50411.64
36450–500481345.00–415.00379.41
44500–550528310.00–370.00354.18
29550–600574285.00–350.00328.46
21600–650615300.00–325.00313.68
5650–700664285.00–320.00303.02
5700–750719290.00–304.00293.57
9750–800761268.00–295.00280.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3250–300282495.00–500.00496.69
1300–350345385.00385.00
2350–400370365.00–370.00367.53
2400–450425380.00380.00
9450–500484325.00–365.00352.44
9500–550526325.00–345.00332.66
13550–600581310.00–325.00319.21
15600–650631290.00–310.00306.35
3650–700678275.00–300.00291.58
2750–800775280.00280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1200–250200590.00590.00
2250–300265545.00–570.00557.03
11300–350322460.00–515.00489.22
5350–400372470.00–500.00485.16
29400–450423415.00–465.00437.07
22450–500469390.00–435.00414.16
26500–550525350.00–392.50374.52
7550–600561332.50–375.00362.54
19600–650622327.50–350.00333.14
11650–700671315.00–337.50325.85
4700–750709300.00–320.00307.46
1750–800760270.00270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2200–250225550.00–560.00555.11
5250–300277470.00–515.00495.69
16300–350332450.00–500.00465.57
24350–400382420.00–460.00434.40
21400–450428410.00–435.00422.78
35450–500476385.00–435.00409.70
53500–550527360.00–407.00384.15
138550–600572345.00–395.00371.46
36600–650614338.00–372.00359.90
76650–700662329.00–354.00338.87
51700–750717320.00–340.00329.69
13750–800755320.00–325.00324.20
8800–850818309.00–317.00313.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2250–300275450.00450.00
4350–400385400.00–415.00407.31
1400–450425410.00410.00
2450–500480340.00340.00
21500–550527350.00–365.00354.79
7550–600576320.00–340.00332.88
7600–650619320.00–330.00325.60
3650–700672310.00–320.00313.30
2700–750713314.00–316.00314.99
2750–800785308.00–312.00309.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
15550–600590377.50377.50
48650–700678344.00344.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2200–250205540.00–580.00559.51
4250–300289530.00–580.00550.00
10300–350328495.00–535.00507.67
5350–400371475.00–500.00488.92
10400–450427440.00–485.00457.80
2450–500475445.00445.00
4500–550513422.50422.50
14550–600559355.00–375.00367.58
2600–650603340.00–350.00345.02
2650–700670332.50–340.00336.19
3700–750732337.00–344.00341.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported
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)Open1——4,300.004,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open12——2,800.00–3,300.003,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open6——2,000.00–2,400.002,191.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open20——2,900.00–4,300.003,865.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)10——4,900.00–5,450.005,220.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1——2,000.002,000.00
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)5——3,700.00–4,200.003,970.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1——2,600.002,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4——3,200.00–3,500.003,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2——1,900.00–2,200.002,050.00
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)23——2,450.00–3,950.003,560.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5——3,500.00–3,600.003,580.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)24——1,300.00–3,000.002,073.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)45——2,400.00–3,900.003,082.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)13——2,500.00–2,900.002,707.69
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2——2,800.002,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2——2,500.00–2,800.002,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3——1,600.00–1,700.001,633.33
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2——2,000.00–2,200.002,100.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open6——1,350.00–1,400.001,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—1,539179.00–206.00191.45
5—1,896200.00–216.00208.20
12—1,558173.00–197.00182.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—1,375155.00–178.00170.47
2—1,465166.00–167.00166.50
12—1,521135.00–172.00161.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
40—1,267155.00–171.00163.04
8—1,379167.00–170.00168.71
47—1,312147.00–166.00159.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10—1,090140.00–159.00149.37
22—1,013122.50–159.00152.02
20—970110.00–151.00141.64
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.