Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 121 priced lines covering 1,402 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,521 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 517 head. replacement cattle receipts at 179 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,521Last week 1,036Year ago 2,890

Slaughter CattleReceipts 517Last week 168Year ago 350

Replacement CattleReceipts 179Last week 88Year ago 212

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	477	170.00–185.00	176.03
24	—	423	180.00–200.00	189.27
4	—	611	145.00–152.50	147.61
16	—	522	160.00–182.00	170.55
4	—	773	117.00–127.00	122.23
1	—	265	198.00	198.00
5	—	375	190.00–197.50	192.43
8	—	722	126.00–137.50	130.66
6	—	330	184.00–200.00	190.68
2	—	673	132.00–140.00	135.87
8	—	571	150.00–167.50	158.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	468	150.00–157.00	153.85
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
6	—	633	120.00–128.00	123.28
14	—	425	152.50–175.00	163.78
16	—	373	160.00–177.00	168.98
6	—	574	130.00–137.50	132.21
2	—	718	105.00–122.00	113.53
5	—	675	110.00–120.00	116.32
18	—	322	174.00–185.00	180.56
11	—	523	140.00–152.00	145.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	573	140.00–152.50	144.75
14	—	619	130.00–149.00	138.49
9	—	370	178.00–187.00	181.08
2	—	263	182.00–186.00	184.06
10	—	318	187.50–195.00	191.21
7	—	719	112.00–127.50	118.63
33	—	422	170.00–191.00	177.72
6	—	682	126.00–135.00	129.17
30	—	475	162.00–181.00	169.62
19	—	528	150.00–168.00	158.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	160.00–170.00	163.10
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
3	—	422	155.00–177.00	165.74
2	—	323	175.00–185.00	180.19
1	—	685	134.00	134.00
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
10	—	369	170.00–182.00	178.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	207.50–212.50	210.02
15	—	418	190.00–200.00	194.51
6	—	735	154.00–155.00	154.16
25	—	520	172.00–185.00	181.05
15	—	654	160.00–165.00	160.34
13	—	560	167.00–182.00	178.96
11	—	617	152.00–174.00	163.78
11	—	485	182.00–190.00	188.37
13	—	375	200.00–212.00	205.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	534	160.00–175.00	169.35
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
9	—	480	170.00–182.50	178.17
4	—	681	130.00–156.00	143.98
24	—	380	184.00–201.00	195.24
10	—	420	177.00–190.00	183.79
2	—	633	145.00–152.50	148.76
18	—	327	190.00–210.00	202.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	195.00	195.00
1	—	435	202.00	202.00
3	—	568	175.00–177.00	176.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	373	157.50–179.00	165.74
5	—	569	140.00–150.00	144.78
3	—	665	125.00–135.00	129.89
20	—	516	145.00–155.00	150.87
7	—	621	135.00–140.00	138.49
29	—	423	152.50–171.00	162.06
37	—	470	145.00–162.00	153.78
2	—	725	120.00–125.00	122.45
5	—	319	160.00–172.00	164.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	157.00	157.00
5	—	645	157.00	157.00
7	—	485	162.00	162.00
7	—	538	160.00–162.00	160.55
1	—	665	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	529	125.00–151.00	139.04
13	—	325	147.50–180.00	170.18
37	—	427	135.00–167.00	154.24
4	—	715	118.00–122.00	119.99
22	—	573	120.00–141.00	131.26
30	—	376	155.00–173.00	163.26
4	—	628	130.00–132.00	130.49
3	—	288	157.50–162.50	159.09
49	—	475	130.00–159.00	149.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	653	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	115.00–122.00	118.43
16	—	526	115.00–136.00	127.36
6	—	621	110.00–120.00	116.30
13	—	367	127.50–157.00	147.82
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
25	—	323	135.00–162.00	150.33
8	—	474	120.00–137.00	130.27
15	—	426	120.00–152.00	141.58
15	—	570	110.00–131.00	125.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	122.00	122.00
1	—	450	164.00	164.00
6	—	735	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,224	66.00–78.00	73.75
31	—	1,180	63.00–74.00	70.23
34	—	1,206	56.00–69.00	65.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,027	47.00–64.00	59.51
36	—	991	40.00–59.00	54.29
19	—	1,035	54.00–71.00	64.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,356	65.00–76.00	71.10
2	—	1,265	65.00	65.00
20	—	1,413	59.00–73.00	66.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,900	97.00–106.00	100.59
26	—	1,482	77.00–88.00	84.86
20	—	1,514	83.00–95.00	91.61

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–975.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–850.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	590.00–680.00	641.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	600.00–920.00	805.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	730.00–795.00	767.92
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	590.00–725.00	658.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	380.00	380.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	575.00–625.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	500.00–759.00	590.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,093.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,187.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	900.00–975.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	700.00–800.00	771.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	625.00	625.00

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.

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