Alabama cattle prices

Week of Nov 2–6, 2026, Medium and Large 1 feeder steers averaging 500–600 lb, priced per cwt. Across 9 Alabama auctions and 149 head, the head-weighted average was $379.94/cwt (lot range $348.00–$407.49). That ranked 17th of 21 states in our cattle prices by state snapshot.

Lots were small: 149 head across 9 reports, and only 36 head in the 400–499 lb band. The count includes USDA’s statewide daily summary report, which can overlap individual barn reports.

By weight band (same week, same grade)

Weight	Head	Avg $/cwt
400–499 lb	36	$434.69
500–600 lb	149	$379.94
601–700 lb	247	$348.45

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head. Compare inside one band.

Biggest Alabama barns this week (500–600 lb steers)

Auction	Head	Avg $/cwt
Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary (statewide AMS report)	58	$379.51
Valley Livestock, Moulton	27	$367.17
Roanoke Stockyards, Roanoke	18	$396.88
Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale, Russellville	18	$377.12
Tennessee Valley Livestock, Florence	8	$390.61

Worked example from a real sale

From Valley Livestock (Moulton, AL) on 2026-11-04, one lot in our API:

{ "auction_name": "Valley Livestock",
  "state": "AL", "report_date": "2026-11-04",
  "category": "FEEDER CATTLE", "class_name": "STEERS",
  "grade": "Medium and Large 1", "head_count": 15,
  "weight_avg": 515, "price_avg": 382.50,
  "unit": "Per Cwt / Actual Wt", "comments": "" }

Reading it: 15 steers, about 515 lb average, at $382.50 per cwt. That is about $2,000 a head (515 ÷ 100 × 382.50), or roughly $29,500 for the lot. Source: USDA AMS; we are not affiliated with USDA.

Pull Alabama lots as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=AL&class=STEERS&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=50"

Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

This page is a dated snapshot from USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News auction reports (public); the API has current lots. Other states: cattle prices by state. For weight bands, see feeder cattle prices. For the cwt math, see cattle price per cwt.