Alabama cattle auction prices
14 sales at 16 USDA-reported barns from Oct 15 to October 21, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.
Steers 500–599 lb Steady
- Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
- $383.53/cwt
- 4-week average
- $384.15
- 13-week average
- $384.26
- 4-week vs 13-week
- 0.0%
52-wk low $352.04high $488.62
Steers 700–799 lb Easing
- Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
- $324.63/cwt
- 4-week average
- $324.92
- 13-week average
- $330.20
- 4-week vs 13-week
- −1.6%
52-wk low $317.30high $389.96
Heifers 500–599 lb Steady
- Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
- $340.21/cwt
- 4-week average
- $343.28
- 13-week average
- $346.06
- 4-week vs 13-week
- −0.8%
52-wk low $330.26high $432.06
Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.
The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.
Every sale this week
| Barn | Sale | Head sold | Steers 500–599 | Steers 700–799 | Heifers 500–599 | 13-week trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Livestock, Moulton | Wed Oct 21 | 318 | $420.00† | $320.50 | $326.32 | — |
| South Alabama Stockyards, Troy | Wed Oct 21 | 384 | $400.00† | $318.00† | $349.23 | Steady (+0.5%) |
| Roanoke Stockyards, Roanoke | Wed Oct 21 | 713 | $389.33 | — | $343.53† | Steady (−0.1%) |
| Frisco City Stockyard, Frisco City | Wed Oct 21 | 142 | — | — | — | — |
| Opp Livestock, Opp | Tue Oct 20 | 316 | $386.25† | $324.48 | $345.65 | Steady (+0.1%) |
| Mid State Stockyards LLP, Letohatchee | Tue Oct 20 | 1,659 | $377.04 | $326.00 | $324.00 | Easing (−2.2%) |
| Cullman Stockyard, Cullman | Tue Oct 20 | 291 | — | — | $346.72 | — |
| Clay County Livestock Auction, Ashland | Tue Oct 20 | 155 | $358.00 | — | $318.00† | Easing (−2.7%) |
| Alabama Livestock Auction, Uniontown | Tue Oct 20 | 601 | — | $330.00 | $357.14 | — |
| Tennessee Valley Livestock, Florence | Mon Oct 19 | 904 | $393.49 | — | $332.36 | Steady (−0.6%) |
| Northwest Alabama Livestock, Russellville | Mon Oct 19 | 258 | $387.50† | — | $341.86 | Easing (−1.9%) |
| Dothan Livestock Co., Dothan | Mon Oct 19 | 639 | $376.42 | — | $330.00† | Rising (+1.5%) |
| Coffee County Stockyards, New Brockton | Mon Oct 19 | 688 | — | — | — | — |
| Ashville Stockyard, Steele | Mon Oct 19 | 271 | — | — | $336.40 | — |
Direct trade (ranch to feedlot)
| USDA direct report | Week of | Head | Steers 800–899 | Steers 700–799 | Heifers 700–799 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoutheastAL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN | Oct 19 | 2,785 | $331.54 | $348.45 | $320.91 |
Statewide, last 52 weeks
Weekly average $/cwt4-week average
Statewide price history
Weekly average $/cwt
All Alabama barns
- Alabama Livestock Auction, Uniontown · Oct 20
- Arab Livestock Market, Arab · Oct 13
- Ashville Stockyard, Steele · Oct 19
- Clay County Livestock Auction, Ashland · Oct 20
- Coffee County Stockyards, New Brockton · Oct 19
- Cullman Stockyard, Cullman · Oct 20
- Dothan Livestock Co., Dothan · Oct 19
- Frisco City Stockyard, Frisco City · Oct 21
- Mid State Stockyards LLP, Letohatchee · Oct 20
- Northwest Alabama Livestock, Russellville · Oct 19
- Opp Livestock, Opp · Oct 20
- Roanoke Stockyards, Roanoke · Oct 21
- Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc., Crossville · Oct 14
- South Alabama Stockyards, Troy · Oct 21
- Tennessee Valley Livestock, Florence · Oct 19
- Valley Livestock, Moulton · Oct 21
Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 16 Alabama barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.