Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 80 priced lines covering 1,731 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,826 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 93 head. replacement cattle receipts at 103 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Dec 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,826Last week 4,511Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 711Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 315Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trends based on light receipts due to most markets being closed for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	778	161.00	161.00
23	—	800	157.50	157.50
28	—	695	164.25	164.25
102	—	555	174.75	174.75
83	—	541	171.50	171.50
181	—	725	160.00–162.50	161.98
127	—	635	163.75–167.00	166.23
42	—	861	150.00–154.00	151.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	386	164.00–168.00	166.83
9	—	313	169.00–174.00	171.89
2	—	580	144.00–148.00	145.97
1	—	725	126.00	126.00
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
43	—	479	155.00–161.00	156.40
3	—	275	178.00–182.00	180.57
2	—	625	131.00–137.00	133.93
8	—	516	148.00–152.00	149.77
4	—	423	161.00–164.00	162.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	189.00–192.00	190.46
4	—	510	163.00	163.00
27	—	716	139.00–144.50	143.43
5	—	356	173.00–179.00	174.82
4	—	463	168.00	168.00
5	—	311	180.00–183.00	181.77
20	—	611	149.00–154.50	150.63
32	—	568	155.00–157.00	156.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	150.00	150.00
45	—	667	155.00–163.50	157.54
1	—	505	179.00	179.00
4	—	345	200.00	200.00
2	—	409	188.00	188.00
14	—	595	170.00–172.00	170.13
2	—	353	197.00–199.00	198.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	180.00	180.00
3	—	268	195.00–200.00	198.17
2	—	660	150.00	150.00
16	—	579	159.00–161.50	161.35
4	—	434	175.00–180.00	178.83
2	—	518	166.00–171.00	168.58
2	—	323	185.00–187.00	186.02
25	—	479	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	735	167.25–170.00	169.50
147	—	823	163.00–166.75	165.33
79	—	535	186.50	186.50
36	—	876	161.00	161.00
100	—	638	174.00–177.50	175.95
96	—	552	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	139.00	139.00
4	—	628	140.00–147.00	144.02
4	—	521	157.00–160.00	159.24
6	—	486	160.00–167.00	163.13
2	—	423	170.00–173.00	171.42
3	—	382	175.00–180.00	178.28
2	—	303	180.00–186.00	183.02
10	—	575	151.00–157.00	155.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	195.00	195.00
1	—	510	165.00	165.00
6	—	455	172.00	172.00
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
3	—	358	187.00–189.00	187.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	39.00–40.00	39.39
6	—	1,008	48.00–51.00	49.83
4	—	983	44.00–46.00	45.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,316	73.50–77.00	74.96
5	—	1,320	66.50–71.00	68.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	997	56.00–61.00	59.18
13	—	1,110	73.00–77.00	74.44
14	—	1,125	65.00–70.00	68.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,746	105.00–109.00	106.55
6	—	1,574	95.00–100.00	96.53
4	—	1,340	85.00–89.00	87.08

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)	2	—	—	550.00–725.00	637.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	885.00–1,125.00	984.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,055.00–1,200.00	1,126.25
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	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	800.00–1,075.00	941.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	750.00–945.00	868.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	420.00–640.00	517.14
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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