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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 13

● As filed170 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2006

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 170 priced lines covering 6,473 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,898 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,041 head. replacement cattle receipts at 983 head. Counted as USDA files them — 236 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,898Last week 5,210Year ago 7,091

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,041Last week 798Year ago 1,322

Replacement CattleReceipts 983Last week 759Year ago 803

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher, with slaughter bulls mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade was active with good demand on all classes of cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 129,559 compared to 135,497 year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	550.00	550.00
10	250–300	278	480.00–530.00	504.57
47	300–350	324	460.00–545.00	485.51
46	350–400	381	425.00–495.00	468.36
46	400–450	429	420.00–470.00	446.61
39	450–500	473	400.00–445.00	426.07
37	500–550	531	375.00–415.00	396.51
20	550–600	574	335.00–385.00	361.55
7	600–650	633	330.00–370.00	345.96
10	650–700	672	315.00–330.00	326.01
7	700–750	727	298.00–325.00	313.04
2	750–800	765	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	505.00–515.00	508.23
1	600–650	615	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	550	435.00	435.00
6	650–700	682	375.00	375.00
21	750–800	766	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	224	580.00–620.00	600.85
22	250–300	270	540.00–630.00	576.48
53	300–350	322	515.00–580.00	547.62
67	350–400	373	495.00–560.00	518.55
123	400–450	421	470.00–540.00	490.83
126	450–500	471	445.00–515.00	466.33
145	500–550	521	415.00–470.00	440.47
58	550–600	566	380.00–435.00	410.43
125	600–650	623	365.00–402.00	387.24
38	650–700	673	335.00–375.00	360.93
77	700–750	715	315.00–355.00	342.24
15	750–800	767	300.00–360.00	334.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	200–250	227	530.00–600.00	575.53
30	250–300	277	510.00–570.00	542.10
76	300–350	328	475.00–560.00	512.55
104	350–400	372	465.00–530.00	490.82
164	400–450	425	440.00–500.00	467.50
158	450–500	479	410.00–475.00	447.56
153	500–550	529	385.00–435.00	418.41
108	550–600	574	350.00–425.00	389.40
54	600–650	617	350.00–390.00	367.99
37	650–700	674	300.00–365.00	341.10
25	700–750	717	285.00–345.00	325.65
17	750–800	772	275.00–340.00	323.24
1	800–850	820	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84	600–650	645	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	221	650.00–770.00	695.84
31	250–300	272	560.00–690.00	638.61
59	300–350	321	555.00–660.00	612.06
39	350–400	375	520.00–600.00	565.95
112	400–450	422	480.00–555.00	524.57
100	450–500	470	440.00–520.00	497.92
99	500–550	521	430.00–490.00	469.49
73	550–600	572	420.00–460.00	438.82
47	600–650	623	385.00–425.00	409.65
23	650–700	672	344.00–397.50	377.99
18	700–750	731	335.00–360.00	343.62
7	750–800	767	320.00–350.00	335.24
1	800–850	800	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	233	580.00–660.00	614.95
35	250–300	272	560.00–650.00	606.91
66	300–350	324	535.00–610.00	581.50
66	350–400	375	370.00–585.00	526.00
113	400–450	423	460.00–530.00	495.36
147	450–500	472	425.00–510.00	472.77
113	500–550	523	420.00–480.00	443.66
90	550–600	573	360.00–440.00	413.22
68	600–650	625	335.00–410.00	381.42
40	650–700	675	330.00–380.00	366.49
26	700–750	724	300.00–360.00	336.60
13	750–800	768	300.00–355.00	325.71
2	800–850	808	287.50–290.00	288.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	600.00–630.00	609.67
9	250–300	280	550.00–610.00	593.23
25	300–350	320	495.00–595.00	535.11
31	350–400	379	465.00–535.00	502.67
44	400–450	431	425.00–495.00	473.97
55	450–500	481	400.00–470.00	445.28
44	500–550	526	390.00–435.00	415.50
39	550–600	573	360.00–415.00	394.89
19	600–650	624	350.00–385.00	366.67
22	650–700	684	306.00–360.00	350.01
5	700–750	724	292.00–330.00	314.01
2	750–800	770	285.00–290.00	287.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	770.00	770.00
1	250–300	255	730.00	730.00
1	300–350	345	690.00	690.00
1	400–450	425	565.00	565.00
2	550–600	570	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	700.00	700.00
24	250–300	279	600.00–720.00	635.53
21	300–350	324	555.00–630.00	594.35
57	350–400	371	515.00–640.00	572.43
58	400–450	417	515.00–580.00	550.31
46	450–500	474	485.00–535.00	516.21
44	500–550	519	470.00–525.00	494.68
23	550–600	562	447.00–497.50	476.86
76	600–650	621	405.00–490.00	438.27
66	650–700	672	395.00–422.50	409.18
76	700–750	730	375.00–396.50	395.25
17	750–800	766	347.50–376.00	366.09
60	800–850	832	325.00–350.00	348.75
1	850–900	885	335.00	335.00
6	1000–1050	1,000	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	585.00–650.00	606.82
19	250–300	278	580.00–630.00	599.90
34	300–350	326	525.00–610.00	570.60
42	350–400	374	480.00–610.00	531.44
40	400–450	427	485.00–525.00	509.28
56	450–500	474	460.00–517.50	494.13
88	500–550	526	435.00–500.00	472.08
92	550–600	578	405.00–470.00	446.64
40	600–650	625	395.00–445.00	418.64
52	650–700	690	370.00–410.00	388.25
18	700–750	729	355.00–375.00	364.54
4	750–800	784	321.00–347.00	329.78
17	800–850	830	320.00–346.00	338.94
8	850–900	865	330.00–335.00	334.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	465.00–505.00	488.23
12	350–400	379	450.00–515.00	478.17
4	400–450	429	450.00–490.00	470.41
8	450–500	476	400.00–480.00	465.38
8	500–550	513	410.00–460.00	441.33
11	550–600	578	400.00–440.00	421.15
13	600–650	629	370.00–410.00	385.03
6	650–700	683	350.00–370.00	359.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,222	170.00–201.00	184.30
169	—	1,188	160.00–194.00	175.66
81	—	1,192	150.00–186.00	168.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,002	110.00–167.00	144.43
38	—	1,023	141.00–182.00	164.78
56	—	1,056	130.00–175.00	156.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,393	170.00–195.00	184.57
69	—	1,395	162.00–187.00	176.25
35	—	1,424	180.00–212.50	190.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,684	179.00–218.00	204.64
41	—	1,852	188.00–237.00	219.79
21	—	1,409	172.00–209.00	195.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,800.00–3,100.00	3,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	4,000.00–5,450.00	4,566.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	33	—	—	2,350.00–3,900.00	2,972.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	120	—	—	3,350.00–5,300.00	4,330.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	2,975.00–4,300.00	3,608.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,385.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,466.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	—	4,350.00–6,700.00	5,624.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,200.00–4,550.00	4,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	4,100.00–5,500.00	4,844.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	2,050.00–2,180.00	2,098.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	—	1,685.00–2,700.00	2,077.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,883.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–2,175.00	1,765.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	61	—	—	1,750.00–3,000.00	2,405.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	109	—	—	2,200.00–3,900.00	3,096.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	—	—	2,800.00–4,000.00	3,241.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,187.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,630.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,604.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,542.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,445.00–2,600.00	1,736.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	43	—	—	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,118.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,446.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,428.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,258.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,116.67

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.