Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 116 priced lines covering 1,492 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,376 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 538 head. replacement cattle receipts at 176 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,376Last week 2,680Year ago 1,890

Slaughter CattleReceipts 538Last week 419Year ago 322

Replacement CattleReceipts 176Last week 236Year ago 284

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	139.00–148.00	144.00
2	—	355	167.00	167.00
7	—	661	122.00–140.00	133.85
9	—	626	130.00–143.00	138.82
8	—	568	135.00–146.00	138.89
13	—	431	147.00–162.00	154.94
6	—	459	145.00–155.00	150.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	160.00–172.00	163.44
4	—	375	171.00–181.00	176.74
20	—	572	139.00–149.00	144.71
6	—	672	130.00–137.00	134.09
22	—	530	145.00–152.00	148.22
4	—	773	126.00–133.00	129.42
9	—	626	135.00–150.00	142.50
19	—	476	153.00–160.00	155.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	717	134.00–145.00	139.42
2	—	825	122.00	122.00
20	—	619	145.00–157.50	152.04
23	—	672	135.00–153.00	141.51
11	—	429	173.50–180.00	174.80
5	—	522	155.00–160.00	156.39
1	—	365	187.00	187.00
1	—	450	167.00	167.00
7	—	578	147.00–155.00	148.86
4	—	785	128.00–131.00	129.50
2	—	865	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	478	128.00–145.00	135.54
14	—	613	110.00–130.00	118.65
27	—	524	120.00–140.00	130.06
4	—	320	147.00–150.00	148.43
30	—	420	137.00–150.00	143.70
10	—	673	111.00–125.00	118.51
4	—	380	140.00–152.00	143.87
5	—	727	105.00–121.00	114.32
18	—	568	118.00–132.00	127.10
7	—	772	105.00–120.00	114.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	140.00–152.00	143.48
7	—	425	145.00–152.00	148.30
14	—	334	155.00–160.00	157.29
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
21	—	567	133.00–144.00	137.35
36	—	627	122.00–141.00	133.75
18	—	528	127.00–140.00	134.01
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
12	—	672	115.00–138.00	130.46
12	—	378	152.00–160.00	156.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	425	130.00–141.00	134.80
3	—	795	110.00	110.00
9	—	328	135.00–145.00	138.65
13	—	377	140.00–145.00	142.61
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
5	—	628	110.00–117.00	112.94
9	—	574	115.00–120.00	119.10
15	—	478	127.00–135.00	130.67
5	—	544	115.00–125.00	123.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	138.00–140.00	138.85
2	—	510	145.00	145.00
5	—	342	182.00–184.00	182.81
6	—	363	175.00–182.00	179.88
3	—	630	130.00–137.00	132.39
4	—	460	157.00–160.00	157.98
9	—	420	162.00–177.00	172.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	175.00–177.00	176.01
24	—	380	165.00–175.00	168.12
14	—	579	125.00–137.00	131.22
4	—	760	103.00–115.00	108.30
7	—	719	107.00–116.00	113.86
36	—	521	130.00–150.00	141.48
13	—	672	120.00–128.00	124.47
34	—	478	140.00–158.00	150.90
26	—	430	152.00–170.00	157.08
26	—	622	120.00–139.00	129.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	522	132.00–137.00	134.51
9	—	328	162.00–170.00	164.48
14	—	573	125.00–130.00	126.85
7	—	672	100.00–120.00	112.13
5	—	775	106.00	106.00
17	—	619	115.00–123.00	120.27
17	—	387	152.00–168.00	162.54
21	—	427	146.00–155.00	151.02
26	—	478	135.00–145.00	140.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,081	53.00–73.00	64.39
45	—	1,021	50.00–67.00	60.16
26	—	1,029	45.00–61.00	56.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,512	62.00–68.00	63.85
16	—	1,445	64.00–74.00	69.75
26	—	1,496	72.00–79.00	74.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,092	59.00–68.00	65.56
63	—	1,195	60.00–80.00	75.64
123	—	1,176	60.00–74.00	69.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,643	92.00–109.00	101.44
11	—	1,761	82.00–100.00	89.33
6	—	1,404	80.00–89.00	82.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	693	250.00–300.00	287.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,105.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	—	825.00–1,075.00	955.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,173	775.00–900.00	829.22
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	850.00–900.00	864.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	650.00–725.00	697.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–800.00	746.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	925.00–1,250.00	1,104.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	575.00–750.00	683.33

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.

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