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Cows: price received: Alabama

The average price farmers received per hundredweight for cows each month, from USDA's monthly agricultural prices survey.

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LateMonthly. USDA usually publishes at the end of each month. Last published Jan 1, 2012. Next expected October 2026.

The latest figures and how they have changed

Alabama, December 2003
$44 a hundredweight
Up 1.6% from $43.30 in November 2003
United States, August 2026
$172 a hundredweight
Down 1.7% from $175 in July 2026
AlabamaUnited States
$0$50$100$150$200Jun 1995Apr 1998Feb 2001Dec 2003Oct 2006Aug 2009Jun 2012Apr 2015Feb 2018Dec 2020Oct 2023Aug 2026Alabama$44United States$172

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What the numbers say

  • In December 2003, Alabama's price received was 0.9 times the US average.
  • From January 2001 to December 2003 it rose 10.0%, from $40 to $44 a hundredweight.

Every figure behind this chart

Cows: price received, dollars a hundredweight
MonthAlabamaUnited States
Aug 2026No figure$172
Jul 2026No figure$175
Jun 2026No figure$175
May 2026No figure$172
Apr 2026No figure$168
Mar 2026No figure$164
Feb 2026No figure$162
Jan 2026No figure$158
Dec 2025No figure$157
Nov 2025No figure$159
Oct 2025No figure$162
Sep 2025No figure$164
Aug 2025No figure$162
Jul 2025No figure$157
Jun 2025No figure$150
May 2025No figure$147
Apr 2025No figure$142
Mar 2025No figure$140
Feb 2025No figure$135
Jan 2025No figure$126
Dec 2024No figure$121
Nov 2024No figure$124
Oct 2024No figure$128
Sep 2024No figure$136
Aug 2024No figure$142
Jul 2024No figure$142
Jun 2024No figure$138
May 2024No figure$132
Apr 2024No figure$130
Mar 2024No figure$119
Feb 2024No figure$109
Jan 2024No figure$103
Dec 2023No figure$101
Nov 2023No figure$104
Oct 2023No figure$108
Sep 2023No figure$114
Aug 2023No figure$115
Jul 2023No figure$111
Jun 2023No figure$107
May 2023No figure$103
Apr 2023No figure$99.30
Mar 2023No figure$95.70
Feb 2023No figure$89.50
Jan 2023No figure$81.70
Dec 2022No figure$76.90
Nov 2022No figure$78.40
Oct 2022No figure$84.10
Sep 2022No figure$91.20
Aug 2022No figure$90.10
Jul 2022No figure$90.60
Jun 2022No figure$90.20
May 2022No figure$86.70
Apr 2022No figure$88.10
Mar 2022No figure$84.70
Feb 2022No figure$77.90
Jan 2022No figure$71.60
Dec 2021No figure$69.10
Nov 2021No figure$69.20
Oct 2021No figure$70.60
Sep 2021No figure$72.90
Aug 2021No figure$76
Jul 2021No figure$75.60
Jun 2021No figure$73.90
May 2021No figure$70.80
Apr 2021No figure$71.10
Mar 2021No figure$67.10
Feb 2021No figure$65.60
Jan 2021No figure$59.70
Dec 2020No figure$58.10
Nov 2020No figure$59.30
Oct 2020No figure$60
Sep 2020No figure$66.60
Aug 2020No figure$70.70
Jul 2020No figure$70.50
Jun 2020No figure$71
May 2020No figure$68.30
Apr 2020No figure$64
Mar 2020No figure$67.50
Feb 2020No figure$65.80
Jan 2020No figure$61.40
Dec 2019No figure$59.30
Nov 2019No figure$57.70
Oct 2019No figure$60.90
Sep 2019No figure$65.60
Aug 2019No figure$68.30
Jul 2019No figure$67
Jun 2019No figure$65.90
May 2019No figure$65.60
Apr 2019No figure$61.30
Mar 2019No figure$62.80
Feb 2019No figure$58.90
Jan 2019No figure$54.20
Dec 2018No figure$51.80
Nov 2018No figure$52.70
Oct 2018No figure$57.80
Sep 2018No figure$60.80
Aug 2018No figure$63
Jul 2018No figure$66.80
Jun 2018No figure$66.30
May 2018No figure$66.20
Apr 2018No figure$67.50
Mar 2018No figure$68.90
Feb 2018No figure$65.60
Jan 2018No figure$63.30
Dec 2017No figure$62
Nov 2017No figure$63.40
Oct 2017No figure$65.40
Sep 2017No figure$69.90
Aug 2017No figure$76.30
Jul 2017No figure$77.30
Jun 2017No figure$76.50
May 2017No figure$73.30
Apr 2017No figure$72.20
Mar 2017No figure$69.50
Feb 2017No figure$64.90
Jan 2017No figure$64
Dec 2016No figure$61.10
Nov 2016No figure$61.90
Oct 2016No figure$65.40
Sep 2016No figure$74.50
Aug 2016No figure$80.60
Jul 2016No figure$81.50
Jun 2016No figure$80.90
May 2016No figure$79.60
Apr 2016No figure$81.50
Mar 2016No figure$80
Feb 2016No figure$77.50
Jan 2016No figure$74.20
Dec 2015No figure$74.80
Nov 2015No figure$82
Oct 2015No figure$89.50
Sep 2015No figure$104
Aug 2015No figure$110
Jul 2015No figure$113
Jun 2015No figure$113
May 2015No figure$114
Apr 2015No figure$113
Mar 2015No figure$114
Feb 2015No figure$110
Jan 2015No figure$112
Dec 2014No figure$115
Nov 2014No figure$115
Oct 2014No figure$116
Sep 2014No figure$118
Aug 2014No figure$121
Jul 2014No figure$115
Jun 2014No figure$106
May 2014No figure$104
Apr 2014No figure$103
Mar 2014No figure$102
Feb 2014No figure$95.40
Jan 2014No figure$88.30
Dec 2013No figure$83.40
Nov 2013No figure$80.70
Oct 2013No figure$81.20
Sep 2013No figure$83.90
Aug 2013No figure$83.90
Jul 2013No figure$82.70
Jun 2013No figure$81.60
May 2013No figure$81.80
Apr 2013No figure$82.40
Mar 2013No figure$83.80
Feb 2013No figure$81.80
Jan 2013No figure$80.30
Dec 2012No figure$78.60
Nov 2012No figure$78.10
Oct 2012No figure$78.60
Sep 2012No figure$80.50
Aug 2012No figure$80.90
Jul 2012No figure$82.70
Jun 2012No figure$87.30
May 2012No figure$88.20
Apr 2012No figure$85.60
Mar 2012No figure$84.50
Feb 2012No figure$82.90
Jan 2012No figure$75.80
Dec 2011No figure$70.50
Nov 2011No figure$66
Oct 2011No figure$65
Sep 2011No figure$67.30
Aug 2011No figure$70.80
Jul 2011No figure$73.60
Jun 2011No figure$75.90
May 2011No figure$78.20
Apr 2011No figure$78.90
Mar 2011No figure$75.20
Feb 2011No figure$72.50
Jan 2011No figure$65
Dec 2010No figure$55.10
Nov 2010No figure$51.50
Oct 2010No figure$52.50
Sep 2010No figure$55.20
Aug 2010No figure$58.30
Jul 2010No figure$59.10
Jun 2010No figure$57.90
May 2010No figure$59
Apr 2010No figure$57.50
Mar 2010No figure$53.50
Feb 2010No figure$51.70
Jan 2010No figure$47.90
Dec 2009No figure$43.50
Nov 2009No figure$41.70
Oct 2009No figure$43.60
Sep 2009No figure$44.30
Aug 2009No figure$45.50
Jul 2009No figure$47.30
Jun 2009No figure$45.40
May 2009No figure$48.80
Apr 2009No figure$48
Mar 2009No figure$44.40
Feb 2009No figure$43.60
Jan 2009No figure$42.10
Dec 2008No figure$40.20
Nov 2008No figure$43.10
Oct 2008No figure$48.40
Sep 2008No figure$54.80
Aug 2008No figure$57.60
Jul 2008No figure$56.50
Jun 2008No figure$54.40
May 2008No figure$54.10
Apr 2008No figure$50.70
Mar 2008No figure$51.50
Feb 2008No figure$51.70
Jan 2008No figure$46.60
Dec 2007No figure$45
Nov 2007No figure$43.90
Oct 2007No figure$46.60
Sep 2007No figure$49.30
Aug 2007No figure$51.50
Jul 2007No figure$51.50
Jun 2007No figure$50.10
May 2007No figure$51.70
Apr 2007No figure$49.20
Mar 2007No figure$47.20
Feb 2007No figure$47
Jan 2007No figure$44.40
Dec 2006No figure$42.20
Nov 2006No figure$43.60
Oct 2006No figure$46
Sep 2006No figure$47.10
Aug 2006No figure$46.80
Jul 2006No figure$46.40
Jun 2006No figure$46.80
May 2006No figure$47.40
Apr 2006No figure$48.40
Mar 2006No figure$49.50
Feb 2006No figure$49.50
Jan 2006No figure$47.20
Dec 2005No figure$47.10
Nov 2005No figure$45.90
Oct 2005No figure$46.60
Sep 2005No figure$49.80
Aug 2005No figure$51.40
Jul 2005No figure$53.80
Jun 2005No figure$56.80
May 2005No figure$58.30
Apr 2005No figure$57
Mar 2005No figure$55
Feb 2005No figure$52.50
Jan 2005No figure$50.50
Dec 2004No figure$48.60
Nov 2004No figure$48.70
Oct 2004No figure$49.80
Sep 2004No figure$53.10
Aug 2004No figure$54.70
Jul 2004No figure$56.30
Jun 2004No figure$53.70
May 2004No figure$52.50
Apr 2004No figure$50.60
Mar 2004No figure$46.50
Feb 2004No figure$46
Jan 2004No figure$46.10
Dec 2003$44$49.20
Nov 2003$43.30$47.70
Oct 2003$36.30$44.60
Sep 2003$37.50$44.80
Aug 2003$37$44.50
Jul 2003$39.10$44.90
Jun 2003$37$41.90
May 2003$37.10$42.40
Apr 2003$34.90$40.20
Mar 2003$33.90$39.50
Feb 2003$33.70$38.90
Jan 2003$30.40$36.90
Dec 2002$30$34.60
Nov 2002$28.80$33
Oct 2002$30.30$33.60
Sep 2002$25$34.90
Aug 2002$45$36.40
Jul 2002$34.50$37.40
Jun 2002$38.10$39.20
May 2002$38.30$39.80
Apr 2002$38.80$40.10
Mar 2002$40.10$41.50
Feb 2002$39.10$40.60
Jan 2002$36.50$37.90
Dec 2001$35$36
Nov 2001$34.70$35.80
Oct 2001$34.60$37.60
Sep 2001$39.30$40.80
Aug 2001$41$43.10
Jul 2001$40.60$42.90
Jun 2001$43.70$44.70
May 2001$40.70$43.70
Apr 2001$42.10$43.30
Mar 2001$41.40$42.30
Feb 2001$43.60$42.80
Jan 2001$40$39
Dec 2000No figure$36.50
Nov 2000No figure$36.60
Oct 2000No figure$36.10
Sep 2000No figure$37.10
Aug 2000No figure$39
Jul 2000No figure$39.20
Jun 2000No figure$40
May 2000No figure$38.90
Apr 2000No figure$39.70
Mar 2000No figure$39
Feb 2000No figure$37.10
Jan 2000No figure$35.80
Dec 1999No figure$35.10
Nov 1999No figure$33.60
Oct 1999No figure$33.80
Sep 1999No figure$34.60
Aug 1999No figure$36.30
Jul 1999No figure$37.70
Jun 1999No figure$36.70
May 1999No figure$36.40
Apr 1999No figure$35.10
Mar 1999No figure$35.20
Feb 1999No figure$34.70
Jan 1999No figure$33.40
Dec 1998No figure$30.80
Nov 1998No figure$29.70
Oct 1998No figure$30.50
Sep 1998No figure$32.60
Aug 1998No figure$34.20
Jul 1998No figure$34.70
Jun 1998No figure$36.10
May 1998No figure$36.40
Apr 1998No figure$36.20
Mar 1998No figure$36
Feb 1998No figure$36
Jan 1998No figure$34.50
Dec 1997No figure$33
Nov 1997No figure$31.90
Oct 1997No figure$33.10
Sep 1997No figure$34.40
Aug 1997No figure$36.40
Jul 1997No figure$38.20
Jun 1997No figure$37.50
May 1997No figure$38.20
Apr 1997No figure$38.20
Mar 1997No figure$36.90
Feb 1997No figure$33.30
Jan 1997No figure$30
Dec 1996No figure$28.30
Nov 1996No figure$28
Oct 1996No figure$30.30
Sep 1996No figure$30.80
Aug 1996No figure$31.80
Jul 1996No figure$31
Jun 1996No figure$30.60
May 1996No figure$30.40
Apr 1996No figure$29.40
Mar 1996No figure$31.40
Feb 1996No figure$32.10
Jan 1996No figure$32
Dec 1995No figure$30.40
Nov 1995No figure$29.60
Oct 1995No figure$32.20
Sep 1995No figure$33.90
Aug 1995No figure$35.80
Jul 1995No figure$35.90
Jun 1995No figure$38.20
May 1995No figure$36.80
Apr 1995No figure$38
Mar 1995No figure$39.90
Feb 1995No figure$41.50
Jan 1995No figure$38.70
Dec 1994No figure$37.40
Nov 1994No figure$37
Oct 1994No figure$38.40
Sep 1994No figure$41.50
Aug 1994No figure$43.10
Jul 1994No figure$43.80
Jun 1994No figure$43.60
May 1994No figure$45.90
Apr 1994No figure$47.20
Mar 1994No figure$47.40
Feb 1994No figure$47
Jan 1994No figure$45.50
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Prices Survey. State estimates released Jan 1, 2012; US estimates released Sep 29, 2026. Quick Stats item "CATTLE, COWS - PRICE RECEIVED, MEASURED IN $ / CWT". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

What this measures

It is the average price farmers got for cows they sold that month, as reported to USDA's monthly prices survey.

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