Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 122 priced lines covering 1,250 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,180 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 311 head. replacement cattle receipts at 169 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,180Last week 0Year ago 1,641

Slaughter CattleReceipts 311Last week 0Year ago 242

Replacement CattleReceipts 169Last week 0Year ago 52

No trends available due to reporters attending training sessions last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	120.00	120.00
18	—	424	142.00–158.00	150.50
35	—	472	140.00–156.00	148.24
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
33	—	520	130.00–151.00	144.25
33	—	576	130.00–149.00	142.47
4	—	375	146.00–154.00	149.69
9	—	616	123.00–139.00	131.12
12	—	678	123.00–134.00	128.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	149.00	149.00
7	—	590	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	519	125.00–146.00	137.68
21	—	480	128.00–148.00	138.39
16	—	331	140.00–162.00	151.95
25	—	382	134.00–157.00	149.47
2	—	640	124.00–127.00	125.49
4	—	728	107.50–120.00	113.89
7	—	568	117.50–135.00	128.95
53	—	423	132.00–152.00	143.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	105.00–123.00	114.63
16	—	477	115.00–140.00	125.86
13	—	436	123.00–147.00	133.91
19	—	372	128.00–155.00	139.67
9	—	516	115.00–135.00	127.57
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
9	—	335	130.00–142.00	138.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
2	—	708	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	135.00–140.00	137.68
8	—	372	170.00–188.00	182.73
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
14	—	467	164.00–169.00	165.08
5	—	343	192.00	192.00
11	—	573	139.00–154.00	150.13
24	—	436	168.00–177.00	169.23
5	—	688	136.00–147.00	139.39
4	—	526	157.00–160.00	158.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	666	142.50–158.00	152.96
1	—	820	127.00	127.00
14	—	576	158.00–166.00	161.93
16	—	523	150.00–175.00	163.91
7	—	764	137.50–144.00	143.04
6	—	362	192.00–200.00	195.22
4	—	414	185.00–190.00	186.47
3	—	723	140.00–143.00	141.00
10	—	621	147.50–165.00	154.35
2	—	470	175.00–176.00	175.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	121.00–122.00	121.51
3	—	372	158.00–163.00	160.38
1	—	425	144.00	144.00
4	—	525	128.00–145.00	137.18
4	—	681	115.00–120.00	116.26
8	—	468	133.00–154.00	145.76
7	—	334	165.00–182.00	170.27
6	—	570	124.00–142.00	133.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	482	182.00–187.50	186.80
3	—	513	179.00	179.00
1	—	415	195.00	195.00
1	—	805	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	624	139.00–148.00	142.42
13	—	519	149.00–165.00	157.91
2	—	790	120.00–121.00	120.50
8	—	578	147.00–155.00	149.87
17	—	436	160.00–180.00	167.10
3	—	708	130.00–132.00	130.68
8	—	663	135.00–142.00	137.86
15	—	466	157.00–177.50	165.34
11	—	371	164.00–190.00	172.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	616	125.00–145.00	134.62
2	—	773	117.00–118.00	117.50
3	—	712	115.00–125.00	120.28
7	—	669	122.00–137.50	127.39
11	—	372	152.00–185.00	174.14
8	—	333	152.00–170.00	161.78
26	—	423	148.00–175.00	164.18
29	—	523	134.00–157.50	146.56
22	—	570	131.00–152.50	142.68
30	—	472	138.00–165.00	152.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	130.00–152.00	141.42
2	—	785	105.00–114.00	109.56
5	—	618	120.00–126.00	122.57
2	—	720	109.00–116.00	112.52
9	—	326	150.00–177.00	166.45
12	—	372	145.00–175.00	157.16
15	—	581	120.00–135.00	125.77
13	—	428	140.00–165.00	151.82
18	—	519	125.00–145.00	135.57
3	—	665	115.00–117.00	115.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	982	40.00–61.00	51.47
27	—	1,063	48.00–64.00	57.63
19	—	988	40.00–58.00	50.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,511	60.00–70.00	66.58
5	—	1,460	62.00–64.00	62.81
6	—	1,304	70.00–76.00	71.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,158	53.00–64.00	60.37
17	—	1,211	65.00–77.00	72.73
47	—	1,251	59.00–70.00	66.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,728	80.00–100.00	90.71
10	—	1,447	72.00–95.00	85.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	903.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–900.00	831.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	730.00–815.00	758.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	820.00–900.00	884.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,156.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,008.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,268.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	540.00–665.00	602.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	405.00–490.00	447.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	500.00–750.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,035.00	1,035.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	925.00–1,450.00	1,268.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	625.00–825.00	682.14

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line