Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 136 priced lines covering 1,229 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,004 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 382 head. replacement cattle receipts at 173 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,004Last week 2,521Year ago 1,384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 382Last week 517Year ago 267

Replacement CattleReceipts 173Last week 179Year ago 154

Trends not available due to most markets being closed for the Christmas and New Years holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	125.00–132.00	128.63
28	—	521	150.00–165.00	158.17
9	—	627	140.00–147.50	141.90
1	—	335	164.00	164.00
5	—	661	130.00–137.50	132.85
22	—	430	157.50–171.00	163.82
23	—	476	150.00–170.00	160.40
14	—	566	145.00–155.00	148.52
1	—	775	126.00	126.00
5	—	367	167.50–170.00	169.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	155.00	155.00
4	—	560	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	130.00–142.00	135.13
2	—	710	120.00	120.00
12	—	327	155.00–175.00	166.38
15	—	514	135.00–155.00	144.11
3	—	683	125.00–129.00	127.69
41	—	422	145.00–164.00	155.00
1	—	235	180.00	180.00
15	—	629	125.00–146.00	136.13
20	—	377	150.00–167.00	161.99
29	—	474	140.00–162.00	150.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	170.00	170.00
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
16	—	330	140.00–165.00	154.36
4	—	274	150.00–167.00	158.28
7	—	481	138.00–147.00	143.90
17	—	368	130.00–157.00	142.04
10	—	527	111.00–142.00	127.70
7	—	417	122.00–142.00	131.15
2	—	583	128.00–131.00	129.52
6	—	618	120.00–128.00	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	162.00–171.00	169.70
3	—	475	170.00	170.00
15	—	563	159.00–167.00	165.32
14	—	673	147.50–148.00	147.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	141.00–142.00	141.51
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
2	—	393	170.00–180.00	174.97
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
3	—	622	130.00–145.00	138.94
16	—	478	170.00–180.00	176.63
4	—	331	182.00–192.00	188.41
6	—	427	160.00–180.00	169.22
5	—	532	130.00–168.00	150.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	194.00–207.00	199.32
15	—	374	190.00–200.00	192.90
2	—	673	150.00–156.00	153.03
3	—	627	157.00–169.00	164.91
4	—	426	182.00–190.00	187.98
1	—	720	145.00	145.00
3	—	575	159.00–164.00	161.70
1	—	790	148.00	148.00
16	—	512	166.00–189.00	179.93
10	—	469	177.00–194.00	183.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	628	167.00–175.00	171.86
7	—	571	177.00–185.00	179.70
13	—	515	180.00–198.00	183.76
6	—	375	200.00–227.50	215.17
1	—	860	149.00	149.00
1	—	715	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	152.00	152.00
5	—	486	195.00–204.00	198.38
5	—	327	207.00–212.00	208.56
7	—	428	195.00–217.50	204.36
1	—	795	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	217.00	217.00
1	—	215	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	202.00	202.00
28	—	526	192.00–197.50	196.48
13	—	616	179.00–180.00	179.23
5	—	427	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	200.00	200.00
15	—	423	190.00–205.00	196.72
13	—	367	190.00–214.00	206.29
6	—	512	172.00–185.00	177.38
17	—	564	157.00–175.00	166.61
6	—	321	194.00–215.00	201.77
3	—	223	202.00–208.00	205.33
4	—	609	147.00–157.00	154.49
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
14	—	466	180.00–195.00	187.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	710	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
4	—	726	122.00–135.00	129.82
11	—	517	146.00–170.00	158.41
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
13	—	375	180.00–195.00	188.55
11	—	571	148.00–157.50	152.70
6	—	633	130.00–147.50	136.21
3	—	325	197.50	197.50
4	—	281	196.00–200.00	198.38
20	—	466	160.00–182.00	169.57
28	—	422	170.00–189.00	178.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	128.00	128.00
2	—	275	190.00	190.00
6	—	566	133.00–140.00	136.69
3	—	533	142.00–152.00	146.61
9	—	314	162.00–185.00	174.23
11	—	428	150.00–172.00	164.63
5	—	625	115.00–129.00	124.83
4	—	380	177.00–180.00	178.49
8	—	471	140.00–162.00	148.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,478	73.00–78.00	75.43
18	—	1,359	67.00–73.00	69.81
2	—	1,578	60.00–66.00	63.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,181	64.00–76.00	69.40
43	—	1,180	59.00–67.00	63.13
20	—	1,202	72.00–82.00	74.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	943	40.00–60.00	49.35
29	—	1,062	53.00–68.00	59.24
38	—	993	47.00–68.00	56.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,740	85.00–104.00	91.10
13	—	1,464	72.00–88.00	80.14
24	—	1,661	80.00–101.00	89.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–800.00	787.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	550.00–1,043.00	729.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	700.00–1,076.00	888.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–893.00	843.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	850.00–1,175.00	990.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	670.00–790.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	570.00–660.00	615.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	425.00–625.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	500.00–700.00	612.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,212.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	420.00–630.00	518.75
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	465.00–520.00	492.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	610.00–710.00	676.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–700.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	970.00–1,075.00	1,022.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	875.00–1,200.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	800.00–900.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00–675.00	662.50

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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