Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 135 priced lines covering 1,574 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,218 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 366 head. replacement cattle receipts at 266 head. Counted as USDA files them — 39 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Oct 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,218Last week 2,125Year ago 2,474

Slaughter CattleReceipts 366Last week 468Year ago 457

Replacement CattleReceipts 266Last week 524Year ago 204

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 3.00 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	170.00–172.00	171.51
4	—	434	166.00–172.00	167.54
5	—	536	145.00–162.00	156.17
3	—	667	120.00–132.00	128.10
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
5	—	565	140.00–160.00	144.93
15	—	459	155.00–170.00	161.40
1	—	795	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	117.00–124.00	120.53
1	—	340	168.00	168.00
5	—	420	147.00–155.00	152.76
5	—	481	142.00–152.00	148.84
3	—	383	150.00–165.00	156.25
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	110.00–118.00	114.03
12	—	425	165.00–175.00	170.50
5	—	672	142.00–167.00	158.72
11	—	481	165.00–168.00	165.86
35	—	633	145.00–169.00	153.26
30	—	526	160.00–170.00	164.69
3	—	763	122.50–145.00	129.97
4	—	380	149.00–180.00	168.35
11	—	731	140.00–162.00	142.02
20	—	572	153.00–170.00	160.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	162.00	162.00
8	—	665	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	170.00–174.00	172.06
2	—	588	173.00–175.00	173.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	963	155.25	155.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	621	118.00–139.00	130.19
9	—	775	113.00–123.00	115.76
22	—	374	145.00–154.00	148.67
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
11	—	726	113.00–124.00	116.34
1	—	240	168.00	168.00
28	—	582	125.00–145.00	139.59
1	—	800	113.00	113.00
5	—	330	152.00–158.00	154.05
40	—	417	141.00–153.00	145.16
40	—	521	130.00–147.50	138.97
4	—	660	123.00–130.00	126.50
18	—	469	137.00–151.00	142.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	150.00	150.00
19	—	367	140.00–145.00	142.26
7	—	620	110.00–120.00	116.02
34	—	528	118.00–135.00	129.92
15	—	585	114.00–130.00	120.88
3	—	780	85.00–112.00	100.64
15	—	669	109.00–122.00	115.27
12	—	329	142.50–150.00	145.92
34	—	473	122.00–141.00	132.87
28	—	421	130.00–144.00	138.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	148.00–149.00	148.49
1	—	610	146.00	146.00
1	—	550	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	131.00–135.00	134.02
9	—	473	116.00–126.00	120.89
2	—	270	145.00	145.00
3	—	685	90.00–93.00	91.67
1	—	645	102.00	102.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
11	—	432	125.00–134.00	130.55
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
4	—	315	140.00	140.00
17	—	525	110.00–125.00	115.33
11	—	569	105.00–122.00	112.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	143.00–148.00	145.98
6	—	527	149.00–153.00	151.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	522	138.00–160.00	149.15
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
6	—	630	124.00–140.00	127.72
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
18	—	574	132.00–147.00	142.00
41	—	418	150.00–170.00	158.27
2	—	310	165.00	165.00
6	—	786	115.00–117.00	116.33
1	—	200	197.50	197.50
6	—	710	119.00–130.00	122.17
24	—	467	146.00–158.00	149.90
26	—	375	160.00–180.00	167.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	720	105.00–117.00	111.49
28	—	529	127.50–146.00	134.60
14	—	331	155.00–170.00	163.99
8	—	668	113.00–125.00	116.92
23	—	425	145.00–162.00	151.72
43	—	473	130.00–157.00	140.89
14	—	616	119.00–130.00	122.74
20	—	376	150.00–172.00	158.03
2	—	775	102.50	102.50
29	—	574	125.00–138.00	129.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	105.00–107.00	106.00
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
14	—	475	125.00–145.00	138.20
20	—	432	138.00–155.00	143.02
14	—	634	100.00–119.00	107.65
7	—	329	147.00–160.00	154.08
14	—	570	109.00–123.00	118.58
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
17	—	521	110.00–135.00	128.49
10	—	370	117.50–162.00	145.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,007	48.00–65.00	56.72
34	—	1,026	42.00–59.00	53.26
7	—	956	49.00–52.00	50.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	55.00–63.00	60.01
9	—	1,308	63.00–77.00	67.09
18	—	1,414	56.00–74.00	61.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,132	55.00–73.00	63.24
36	—	1,167	54.00–66.00	61.14
17	—	1,169	64.50–78.00	68.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,562	76.00–88.00	81.12
7	—	1,823	90.00–99.00	95.13
18	—	1,607	84.00–95.00	86.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	990	750.00–925.00	858.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	570.00–800.00	691.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,191.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,181	900.00–1,100.00	1,043.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	750.00–1,250.00	1,087.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,176.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	885	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	350.00–500.00	420.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	797	675.00–875.00	739.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–675.00	634.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,303.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	600.00–700.00	672.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,103	900.00–1,000.00	959.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	850.00–1,125.00	982.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	681	400.00–650.00	600.60
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	894	835.00–1,000.00	963.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	600.00–700.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	778	635.00–700.00	671.99

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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