Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 80 priced lines covering 385 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 729 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 91 head. replacement cattle receipts at 46 head. Counted as USDA files them — 6 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 729Last week 3,555Year ago 3,293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 607Year ago 422

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 240Year ago 206

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	160.00–162.50	161.27
6	—	472	172.50–190.00	178.55
3	—	723	130.00–135.00	132.00
7	—	534	154.00–170.00	162.85
6	—	389	178.00–192.50	184.07
3	—	623	145.00–159.00	154.36
6	—	420	176.00–188.00	180.71
3	—	327	186.00–197.50	192.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	172.50	172.50
12	—	418	182.00–198.00	191.50
3	—	605	155.00–165.00	161.61
9	—	518	166.00–182.50	174.10
5	—	327	190.00–207.50	200.15
14	—	371	186.00–202.50	193.00
8	—	472	180.00–190.00	184.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	146.00–157.50	150.77
2	—	488	163.00–167.00	164.97
4	—	320	182.00–182.50	182.12
1	—	550	147.50	147.50
2	—	445	170.00	170.00
7	—	372	168.00–177.50	171.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	150.00–155.00	152.50
6	—	568	122.00–134.00	130.04
4	—	471	142.00–144.00	142.52
5	—	531	130.00–140.00	136.44
13	—	372	140.00–154.00	148.78
4	—	431	135.00–139.00	137.10
8	—	338	142.50–156.00	149.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	369	157.50–167.00	161.98
9	—	474	142.50–157.00	149.14
16	—	327	159.00–168.00	164.76
7	—	424	150.00–158.00	155.76
1	—	645	134.00	134.00
7	—	526	142.00–152.00	146.43
1	—	705	132.00	132.00
2	—	680	133.00	133.00
2	—	565	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	164.00–170.00	168.07
2	—	565	150.00	150.00
13	—	431	166.00–175.00	169.53
1	—	305	166.00	166.00
6	—	524	154.00–160.00	157.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	327	198.00–222.50	213.30
2	—	465	205.00	205.00
5	—	382	212.50–217.50	215.56
2	—	415	194.00–207.50	200.67
11	—	520	173.00–179.00	177.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	199.00–207.00	203.30
1	—	475	182.00	182.00
4	—	516	168.00–185.00	175.50
2	—	435	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	158.00–160.00	159.34
4	—	433	172.00–176.00	175.02
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
5	—	332	180.00–190.00	185.40
4	—	363	178.00–187.00	180.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	72.00–76.00	74.23
7	—	1,470	81.00–86.00	84.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,010	50.00–63.00	56.28
5	—	913	55.00–61.00	58.25
5	—	881	44.00–49.00	46.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,097	72.00–78.00	73.89
4	—	1,163	79.00–84.00	82.23
8	—	1,008	65.00–68.00	66.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,675	106.00–107.00	106.52
7	—	1,595	90.00–96.00	93.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–900.00	868.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–875.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–800.00	658.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	710.00–750.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	525.00–575.00	550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–825.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	675.00–800.00	737.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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