Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 82 priced lines covering 593 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,036 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 168 head. replacement cattle receipts at 88 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,036Last week 3,461Year ago 4,278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 608Year ago 478

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 361Year ago 248

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	125.00–127.50	125.83
12	—	482	147.50–156.00	151.41
7	—	631	124.00–137.50	129.83
6	—	368	163.00–180.00	171.78
6	—	323	164.00–179.00	170.80
4	—	521	138.00–145.00	141.42
17	—	420	154.00–170.00	163.50
2	—	555	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
3	—	570	116.00	116.00
11	—	475	120.00–147.00	130.52
8	—	370	137.50–146.00	140.90
13	—	528	115.00–136.00	121.16
12	—	434	130.00–150.00	136.65
3	—	617	110.00–115.00	111.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	522	125.00–155.00	142.57
9	—	327	154.00–175.00	163.52
17	—	424	144.00–163.00	152.85
9	—	368	150.00–170.00	159.70
2	—	730	115.00	115.00
6	—	623	120.00–136.00	124.88
7	—	568	120.00–128.00	125.03
16	—	478	135.00–160.00	144.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	526	154.00–172.00	169.24
12	—	473	162.00–177.50	168.33
8	—	426	170.00–192.50	182.94
6	—	372	180.00–197.50	191.21
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
3	—	567	155.00–162.50	158.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	124.00–135.00	130.74
8	—	571	139.00–163.00	149.36
7	—	512	145.00–173.00	159.13
22	—	475	156.00–181.00	167.51
14	—	373	170.00–185.00	180.47
3	—	712	119.00–127.50	124.11
6	—	619	135.00–153.00	142.07
4	—	779	115.00–127.50	121.21
6	—	323	174.00–190.00	180.14
22	—	424	162.00–190.00	175.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	140.00–169.00	150.66
6	—	381	157.50–168.00	164.10
9	—	324	160.00–170.00	167.80
8	—	428	147.50–175.00	158.56
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
7	—	521	135.00–160.00	146.57
5	—	682	117.50–126.00	122.21
4	—	618	125.00–129.00	126.73
4	—	580	132.00–140.00	136.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	194.00–198.00	195.93
3	—	520	160.00–164.00	162.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	199.00–200.00	199.60
6	—	378	180.00–198.00	187.28
6	—	428	185.00–188.00	186.18
5	—	473	166.00–185.00	175.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	164.00	164.00
2	—	425	158.00–164.00	160.93
8	—	324	180.00–194.00	188.52
4	—	380	174.00–181.00	177.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,294	62.00–66.00	63.97
1	—	1,455	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,117	55.00–65.00	60.53
3	—	1,168	69.00–71.00	69.71
23	—	1,182	61.00–72.00	65.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	962	38.00–61.00	49.31
25	—	1,019	46.00–66.00	56.69
9	—	1,063	52.00–56.00	53.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,661	87.00–95.00	90.97
2	—	1,603	85.00–87.00	85.85

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)	16	—	—	625.00–1,050.00	781.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–850.00	793.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	590.00–925.00	731.50
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	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–800.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	455.00–520.00	492.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	575.00–805.00	710.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00

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

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