Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 109 priced lines covering 1,126 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,395 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 287 head. replacement cattle receipts at 126 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,395Last week 306Year ago 1,772

Slaughter CattleReceipts 287Last week 18Year ago 316

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 111Year ago 111

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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	170.00	170.00
6	—	417	150.00–179.00	172.93
4	—	633	155.00–156.00	155.75
5	—	465	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	150.00	150.00
3	—	720	163.00–166.00	165.01
18	—	624	170.00–181.00	175.58
9	—	517	184.00–197.00	185.84
11	—	430	188.00–194.00	191.28
6	—	679	145.00–172.00	165.62
1	—	790	160.00	160.00
7	—	382	190.00–206.00	195.17
15	—	481	185.00–207.00	190.67
33	—	583	177.00–187.00	179.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	513	195.00	195.00
3	—	833	142.00–145.00	143.99
1	—	900	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	177.00–181.00	178.99
6	—	683	160.00–164.00	161.14
5	—	469	179.00–182.00	180.78
6	—	418	180.00–205.00	186.61
9	—	574	170.00–176.00	172.78
2	—	785	150.00	150.00
8	—	633	157.00–172.00	164.77
5	—	332	190.00–197.00	193.73
13	—	380	183.00–210.00	194.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	633	161.50–164.00	162.14
6	—	673	154.00–158.00	155.31
27	—	529	165.00–167.00	166.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	570	135.00–150.00	143.35
31	—	430	155.00–165.00	159.26
17	—	366	158.00–165.00	161.40
2	—	773	128.00–130.00	128.98
16	—	517	140.00–156.00	150.83
14	—	317	158.00–177.00	162.22
2	—	705	125.00	125.00
2	—	690	140.00	140.00
7	—	629	138.00–142.00	139.42
26	—	476	150.00–159.00	156.35
5	—	285	166.00–168.00	167.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	424	158.00–168.00	162.90
4	—	673	145.00–150.00	147.98
5	—	744	136.00–144.00	142.44
11	—	613	137.00–156.00	147.82
2	—	365	166.00	166.00
20	—	528	152.00–162.00	158.20
5	—	318	166.00–170.00	167.58
29	—	480	160.00–166.00	162.56
21	—	578	142.00–158.00	154.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	125.00–130.00	128.96
11	—	423	147.00–155.00	150.91
3	—	367	155.00–157.00	155.65
5	—	517	135.00–145.00	140.93
4	—	578	117.00–140.00	128.85
4	—	795	120.00	120.00
12	—	470	140.00–150.00	147.82
11	—	331	150.00–158.00	154.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	715	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	145.00–150.00	147.34
1	—	295	230.00	230.00
16	—	521	160.00–173.00	166.90
2	—	550	155.00–160.00	157.50
23	—	373	189.00–200.00	192.78
29	—	419	187.00–200.00	190.98
14	—	324	192.00–215.00	200.06
3	—	722	137.00–152.00	142.96
9	—	618	150.00–167.00	159.38
18	—	471	175.00–192.00	184.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	205.00	205.00
6	—	473	190.00–197.00	193.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	471	165.00–181.00	172.76
16	—	377	184.00–192.00	187.16
2	—	295	190.00	190.00
3	—	627	145.00–155.00	149.02
8	—	333	185.00–197.00	189.53
2	—	670	142.00	142.00
2	—	720	135.00	135.00
9	—	570	147.00–165.00	156.42
22	—	525	150.00–160.00	155.64
21	—	423	175.00–187.00	181.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	424	167.00–178.00	171.69
4	—	518	145.00–150.00	147.58
14	—	476	157.00–170.00	164.39
4	—	364	178.00–185.00	179.80
1	—	775	122.00	122.00
7	—	329	180.00–187.00	183.35
3	—	577	137.00–153.00	147.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,118	59.00–77.00	69.37
47	—	1,166	65.00–90.00	73.88
18	—	1,337	75.00–99.00	89.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,005	67.00–74.00	70.26
31	—	1,005	56.00–68.00	63.48
10	—	911	50.00–60.00	55.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,439	81.00–84.00	82.74
4	—	1,511	64.00–74.00	69.05
15	—	1,493	68.00–80.00	76.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,062	91.00–99.00	93.45
6	—	1,674	79.00–89.00	85.55
3	—	1,837	97.00–105.00	101.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	450.00–600.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	800.00–1,175.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	941.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–675.00	662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	675.00–800.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	725.00–1,300.00	1,066.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	900.00–975.00	933.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,408.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	546.00–700.00	606.83

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

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

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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