Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 127 priced lines covering 1,873 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,352 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 580 head. replacement cattle receipts at 193 head. Counted as USDA files them — 34 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jan 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,352Last week 5,314Year ago 1,952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 580Last week 711Year ago 352

Replacement CattleReceipts 193Last week 357Year ago 99

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	135.00–145.00	140.43
1	—	775	119.00	119.00
16	—	370	150.00–162.00	154.34
23	—	475	140.00–150.00	143.77
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
3	—	290	150.00	150.00
10	—	327	148.00–167.00	156.99
14	—	423	140.00–157.00	148.24
10	—	572	128.00–140.00	135.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	639	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	481	148.00–166.00	156.84
3	—	263	167.00–170.00	168.27
33	—	429	150.00–165.00	156.79
24	—	575	137.00–159.00	144.94
26	—	528	142.00–155.00	147.99
4	—	671	123.00–131.00	127.54
9	—	623	130.00–148.00	138.71
8	—	324	160.00–166.00	161.77
29	—	373	155.00–172.00	162.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	162.00–171.00	166.10
28	—	424	158.00–175.00	166.49
16	—	522	151.00–165.00	156.09
47	—	470	154.00–167.00	162.98
3	—	222	180.00–185.00	181.54
6	—	666	130.00–145.00	140.56
63	—	567	142.00–159.00	155.77
28	—	631	135.00–162.00	150.41
2	—	725	120.00–125.00	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	789	154.00	154.00
24	—	605	156.50–157.50	157.08
2	—	565	158.00–160.00	158.98
11	—	526	161.00–168.00	164.80
20	—	658	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	168.00–170.00	169.01
2	—	550	154.00–158.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	658	163.25	163.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	170.00–174.00	172.05
2	—	500	192.00–195.00	193.50
2	—	413	215.00–217.00	215.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	170.00–176.00	174.03
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
3	—	425	177.00–187.00	181.92
4	—	626	150.00–153.00	151.01
5	—	478	167.00–178.00	172.02
3	—	330	190.00–192.00	191.31
2	—	575	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	514	176.00–190.00	187.09
22	—	567	174.00–182.00	178.47
19	—	622	162.00–180.00	169.07
74	—	667	172.00–177.00	172.07
3	—	425	200.00–207.00	203.90
1	—	860	132.00	132.00
6	—	362	193.00–220.00	198.98
21	—	708	140.00–170.00	160.05
4	—	466	192.00–197.00	194.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	381	180.00–200.00	190.56
36	—	483	180.00–194.00	187.59
9	—	327	190.00–207.00	197.61
6	—	527	172.00–182.00	178.38
3	—	637	175.00–178.00	176.69
11	—	429	174.00–196.00	185.26
27	—	581	168.00–179.00	175.73
4	—	673	155.00–170.00	162.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	660	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	122.00	122.00
1	—	705	143.00	143.00
7	—	671	143.00–153.00	147.92
13	—	370	184.00–208.00	195.40
30	—	519	160.00–180.00	171.30
9	—	620	150.00–160.00	154.41
14	—	464	170.00–190.00	180.83
14	—	423	179.00–200.00	185.74
9	—	317	196.00–206.00	201.14
8	—	566	157.00–171.00	162.58
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
5	—	265	190.00–202.00	197.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	217.00	217.00
1	—	755	142.00	142.00
1	—	715	155.00	155.00
1	—	660	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	427	162.00–177.00	168.03
7	—	572	139.00–151.00	144.45
12	—	474	160.00–171.00	163.50
8	—	336	176.00–190.00	180.90
8	—	519	135.00–157.00	145.99
3	—	620	130.00–135.00	132.38
11	—	374	170.00–187.00	176.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	130.00–140.00	134.25
15	—	317	175.00–202.00	184.40
10	—	259	181.00–198.00	187.51
11	—	622	140.00–163.00	151.87
9	—	682	130.00–160.00	143.23
2	—	778	115.00–137.00	126.25
19	—	528	150.00–179.00	165.16
28	—	376	174.00–197.00	183.41
36	—	471	160.00–192.00	175.79
15	—	572	150.00–170.00	156.65
32	—	426	165.00–194.00	176.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,053	59.00–79.00	66.46
44	—	1,039	45.00–65.00	58.07
49	—	994	52.00–73.00	62.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,378	77.00–89.00	82.91
29	—	1,396	71.00–82.50	77.96
21	—	1,535	65.00–76.00	71.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,164	63.00–71.00	67.46
78	—	1,205	70.00–78.00	74.38
24	—	1,254	76.00–86.00	80.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,421	84.00–91.00	86.82
10	—	1,923	97.00–103.00	99.68
23	—	1,667	89.00–100.00	95.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	380.00–500.00	440.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	504.00–860.00	608.90
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	500.00–800.00	644.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	600.00–835.00	746.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–650.00	637.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	725.00–925.00	821.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–1,090.00	955.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	790.00–925.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	450.00–650.00	530.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	850.00–1,300.00	1,086.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	775.00–875.00	812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	650.00–1,025.00	830.56

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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