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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama · Weekly summary · Mon, May 18

● As filed148 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2006

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 148 priced lines covering 4,264 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,526 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 589 head. replacement cattle receipts at 563 head. Counted as USDA files them — 133 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,526Last week 4,943Year ago 6,377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 589Last week 666Year ago 822

Replacement CattleReceipts 563Last week 471Year ago 736

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady. Year to date receipts totaled 177,893 compared to 186,260 year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	231	570.00–700.00	648.34
12	250–300	273	610.00–700.00	647.72
24	300–350	327	525.00–625.00	589.23
60	350–400	372	495.00–585.00	541.06
59	400–450	421	460.00–550.00	512.94
70	450–500	472	450.00–515.00	484.14
106	500–550	522	390.00–480.00	459.05
37	550–600	567	380.00–455.00	422.06
36	600–650	623	350.00–430.00	401.14
18	650–700	673	350.00–390.00	375.72
5	700–750	710	315.00–360.00	342.75
8	750–800	782	300.00–350.00	333.32
5	800–850	818	280.00–320.00	305.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	510.00–620.00	595.69
10	250–300	281	500.00–600.00	540.91
12	300–350	327	475.00–570.00	538.52
19	350–400	375	450.00–510.00	480.55
45	400–450	426	410.00–505.00	447.67
39	450–500	480	420.00–470.00	444.21
52	500–550	520	345.00–430.00	407.77
30	550–600	574	352.00–395.00	383.97
13	600–650	618	335.00–380.00	366.92
4	650–700	676	300.00–320.00	310.55
2	700–750	720	325.00–335.00	330.03
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	231	520.00–660.00	602.00
9	250–300	275	560.00–670.00	596.61
45	300–350	322	485.00–590.00	547.74
39	350–400	377	465.00–550.00	517.47
98	400–450	422	430.00–530.00	484.34
100	450–500	477	400.00–490.00	460.84
80	500–550	529	370.00–475.00	437.31
49	550–600	572	360.00–435.00	404.78
37	600–650	616	325.00–440.00	377.78
26	650–700	675	315.00–375.00	352.43
18	700–750	714	285.00–360.00	333.37
13	750–800	778	260.00–340.00	317.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	234	600.00–660.00	631.92
7	250–300	266	620.00–645.00	636.38
29	300–350	325	565.00–730.00	602.52
22	350–400	373	520.00–620.00	544.17
16	400–450	415	485.00–565.00	527.17
29	450–500	471	465.00–537.50	496.64
53	500–550	521	430.00–502.50	475.81
15	550–600	568	400.00–465.00	437.85
72	600–650	626	390.00–450.00	434.30
14	650–700	663	370.00–418.00	409.24
11	700–750	710	365.00–390.00	375.06
2	750–800	770	355.00–360.00	357.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	333	475.00–535.00	495.70
24	350–400	378	450.00–490.00	470.76
7	400–450	426	425.00–485.00	455.54
13	450–500	466	430.00–455.00	444.17
17	500–550	517	400.00–430.00	412.59
5	550–600	570	390.00–410.00	403.40
6	600–650	625	350.00–383.00	364.75
8	650–700	680	350.00–372.00	358.43
1	700–750	720	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	219	550.00–610.00	589.86
14	250–300	285	525.00–600.00	578.32
17	300–350	330	510.00–610.00	548.36
23	350–400	377	480.00–525.00	506.88
33	400–450	428	485.00–540.00	507.04
36	450–500	478	460.00–535.00	477.87
34	500–550	525	390.00–485.00	442.24
62	550–600	570	370.00–465.00	419.40
49	600–650	625	340.00–425.00	404.88
41	650–700	670	330.00–405.00	386.48
41	700–750	720	330.00–374.00	358.67
27	750–800	782	310.00–355.00	331.74
14	800–850	818	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	480.00–500.00	489.89
14	250–300	278	455.00–520.00	496.87
5	300–350	321	450.00–485.00	465.19
31	350–400	374	415.00–465.00	445.73
40	400–450	432	395.00–450.00	422.71
46	450–500	477	360.00–430.00	401.53
35	500–550	528	365.00–415.00	384.26
35	550–600	571	315.00–395.00	360.89
16	600–650	626	300.00–365.00	334.07
17	650–700	671	302.00–332.00	324.69
5	700–750	723	280.00–290.00	286.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	228	510.00–605.00	564.98
27	250–300	277	450.00–585.00	534.59
47	300–350	328	425.00–525.00	491.67
62	350–400	374	430.00–495.00	466.01
134	400–450	426	420.00–520.00	449.04
107	450–500	472	400.00–455.00	426.30
139	500–550	527	380.00–460.00	418.19
103	550–600	579	360.00–415.00	383.89
55	600–650	617	340.00–390.00	360.22
55	650–700	675	325.00–376.00	348.72
18	700–750	715	290.00–335.00	326.67
12	750–800	768	305.00–338.00	323.99
2	800–850	800	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	630.00	630.00
24	250–300	278	500.00–635.00	569.43
29	300–350	318	470.00–560.00	529.44
29	350–400	373	470.00–555.00	497.82
79	400–450	420	450.00–535.00	476.76
39	450–500	470	440.00–485.00	459.23
58	500–550	520	415.00–465.00	434.77
43	550–600	562	393.00–435.00	421.36
40	600–650	610	370.00–407.50	384.10
8	650–700	661	345.00–395.00	360.45
3	700–750	708	340.00–355.00	345.05
3	750–800	780	327.00–330.00	328.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
114	850–900	881	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	437	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	490	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,190	149.00–173.00	163.61
52	—	1,211	170.00–201.00	184.10
83	—	1,209	160.00–187.00	172.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,034	120.00–165.00	153.37
29	—	997	110.00–153.00	140.38
31	—	1,000	130.00–180.00	159.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,396	180.00–199.00	187.24
24	—	1,430	155.00–177.00	170.46
43	—	1,389	171.00–189.00	178.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,441	160.00–201.00	189.94
33	—	1,699	209.00–228.00	217.35
31	—	1,553	190.00–218.00	205.26

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	79	—	—	3,000.00–4,800.00	3,830.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	2,800.00–4,000.00	3,416.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,875.00	3,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	3,300.00–3,850.00	3,530.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,200.00

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	2	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,650.00	3,650.00

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	4	—	—	5,100.00–5,600.00	5,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	4,250.00	4,250.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,350.00–1,580.00	1,442.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,695.00–2,200.00	1,890.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,925.00–3,500.00	2,395.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	—	1,700.00–3,650.00	2,094.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	—	2,350.00–3,900.00	3,335.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	1,700.00–3,200.00	2,271.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	69	—	—	2,200.00–3,700.00	2,834.28

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)	4	—	—	2,900.00–4,550.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

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)	7	—	—	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,471.43

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	17	—	—	1,590.00–1,720.00	1,643.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,033.33

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	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,419.23

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.