Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 132 priced lines covering 2,502 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,511 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 711 head. replacement cattle receipts at 315 head. Counted as USDA files them — 56 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Dec 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,511Last week 4,194Year ago 5,322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 711Last week 458Year ago 757

Replacement CattleReceipts 315Last week 86Year ago 374

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	131.00	131.00
5	—	708	145.00–160.00	157.01
9	—	330	214.00–223.00	218.30
53	—	467	180.00–204.00	193.38
2	—	663	152.00–157.00	154.47
29	—	563	166.00–192.00	182.97
46	—	373	200.00–220.00	209.28
94	—	616	155.00–179.00	174.17
36	—	428	190.00–210.00	199.47
70	—	523	172.00–199.00	188.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	176.00–177.00	176.51
6	—	325	185.00–192.00	186.99
3	—	468	158.00–167.00	161.70
1	—	535	157.00	157.00
9	—	375	160.00–189.00	179.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	207.00	207.00
16	—	583	176.00	176.00
6	—	710	156.00	156.00
1	—	375	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	138.00	138.00
17	—	478	172.00–193.00	182.90
2	—	295	210.00	210.00
3	—	723	135.00–147.00	142.58
7	—	564	155.00–170.00	163.40
10	—	529	160.00–177.00	170.64
2	—	630	152.00–160.00	155.90
13	—	377	183.00–205.00	195.64
27	—	426	180.00–197.00	189.00
32	—	322	195.00–210.00	202.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	606	177.50–180.00	177.84
17	—	516	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	125.00–127.00	125.99
30	—	416	154.00–180.00	166.73
8	—	786	132.00–138.00	132.72
22	—	373	159.00–187.00	175.23
50	—	474	151.00–166.00	158.37
39	—	510	144.00–162.00	155.97
7	—	325	172.00–190.00	184.46
71	—	563	140.00–160.00	155.04
2	—	265	162.00	162.00
18	—	672	127.00–148.00	139.24
11	—	618	133.00–139.00	135.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	376	150.00–175.00	162.58
67	—	521	135.00–155.00	148.15
8	—	783	116.00–127.00	123.03
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
5	—	261	180.00–188.00	183.33
37	—	475	145.00–162.00	152.73
33	—	580	132.00–150.00	140.42
10	—	672	120.00–138.00	129.31
13	—	322	162.00–179.00	168.36
93	—	427	152.00–166.00	159.99
21	—	615	125.00–145.00	135.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
216	—	576	152.00–168.50	165.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	115.00–117.00	116.01
20	—	422	140.00–152.00	146.27
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
12	—	319	150.00–162.00	157.39
5	—	625	120.00–130.00	126.39
18	—	471	130.00–149.00	141.19
14	—	519	130.00–140.00	135.94
13	—	572	125.00–135.00	129.30
13	—	371	143.00–159.00	154.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	157.00	157.00
8	—	656	151.00	151.00
1	—	520	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	323	199.00–217.00	203.75
41	—	516	160.00–185.00	171.71
12	—	619	142.00–166.00	152.00
11	—	471	170.00–187.00	178.76
13	—	559	155.00–168.00	160.97
29	—	370	190.00–210.00	196.59
41	—	419	180.00–205.00	192.15
2	—	673	134.00–135.00	134.49
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
1	—	220	214.00	214.00
7	—	274	202.00–212.00	207.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	215.00	215.00
3	—	662	145.00–150.00	148.32
2	—	373	210.00–215.00	212.52
1	—	600	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	474	160.00–187.00	175.33
6	—	275	190.00–200.00	198.24
3	—	757	117.00–122.00	118.65
14	—	378	180.00–200.00	187.95
33	—	521	150.00–173.00	162.31
2	—	688	135.00–142.00	138.54
28	—	578	142.00–169.00	155.19
5	—	734	129.00–135.00	131.57
3	—	615	135.00–140.00	137.30
10	—	320	185.00–195.00	190.66
35	—	423	175.00–190.00	184.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	136.00–157.00	145.48
5	—	523	145.00–154.00	149.13
3	—	727	120.00–124.00	122.04
10	—	328	178.00–185.00	180.62
2	—	773	111.00–116.00	113.48
12	—	471	150.00–169.00	161.11
5	—	430	160.00–176.00	169.07
2	—	628	128.00–132.00	130.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,196	72.00–78.00	74.64
65	—	1,140	66.00–74.00	69.26
58	—	1,173	59.00–68.00	63.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	986	40.00–62.00	55.68
28	—	1,024	54.00–73.00	61.90
39	—	1,062	50.00–68.00	61.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,286	61.00–69.00	66.30
7	—	1,377	75.00–80.00	76.72
43	—	1,358	60.00–73.00	69.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,936	91.00–108.00	97.54
19	—	1,488	75.00–92.00	84.11
33	—	1,633	84.00–100.00	90.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–800.00	787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	300.00–825.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	807.00–840.00	823.50
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	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,085.00–1,400.00	1,283.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	—	700.00–1,400.00	1,288.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	—	800.00–1,235.00	1,146.11
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	730.00–900.00	827.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	925.00–1,175.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,518.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,198.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,402.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,383.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	585.00–995.00	775.13
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	385.00–510.00	454.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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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