Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 116 priced lines covering 1,302 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,629 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 300 head. replacement cattle receipts at 168 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jan 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,629Last week 2,326Year ago 2,224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 268Year ago 282

Replacement CattleReceipts 168Last week 269Year ago 141

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	746	140.50	140.50
13	—	621	137.00–157.00	147.04
2	—	265	176.00	176.00
27	—	524	152.00–166.00	160.55
3	—	652	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
32	—	423	165.00–178.00	170.89
7	—	345	174.00–176.00	174.57
17	—	572	150.00–163.00	159.61
18	—	476	157.00–174.00	168.15
19	—	373	170.00–180.00	175.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	684	126.00–138.00	132.34
13	—	568	132.00–154.00	145.01
16	—	324	160.00–172.00	168.61
26	—	531	138.00–155.00	148.19
9	—	627	130.00–146.00	138.67
3	—	275	170.00–172.00	171.04
17	—	373	155.00–170.00	163.58
3	—	712	132.00–135.00	134.01
28	—	428	152.00–165.00	160.66
37	—	476	140.00–165.00	152.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	334	160.00–165.00	161.79
2	—	215	170.00	170.00
6	—	480	142.00–150.00	145.19
21	—	425	144.00–155.00	149.41
3	—	585	130.00–145.00	140.17
2	—	640	138.00	138.00
4	—	388	152.00–157.00	154.52
8	—	664	120.00–127.00	120.86
5	—	529	137.00–146.00	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	672	160.00–171.00	167.90
19	—	566	172.00–180.00	177.11
36	—	530	170.00–187.00	178.31
4	—	374	188.00–200.00	193.59
13	—	484	176.50–194.00	185.70
8	—	334	185.00–206.00	194.36
10	—	631	152.00–171.00	166.85
11	—	422	190.00–201.00	196.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	180.00–182.00	180.99
4	—	575	165.00–167.00	165.98
2	—	325	184.00–191.00	187.34
1	—	690	155.00	155.00
4	—	528	165.00–170.00	167.42
1	—	715	147.00	147.00
2	—	635	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	156.00	156.00
8	—	520	185.00–192.00	186.85
3	—	717	159.00–173.00	164.60
60	—	625	167.00–181.00	177.74
2	—	790	155.00–165.00	159.97
4	—	476	190.00–191.00	190.25
4	—	325	204.00	204.00
27	—	585	165.00–186.00	183.60
16	—	422	196.00–210.00	201.02
4	—	370	202.00–212.00	206.42
6	—	686	162.00–174.50	166.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	189.00	189.00
12	—	756	169.00–177.00	176.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	378	191.00–210.00	199.93
19	—	522	167.00–180.00	175.04
24	—	472	177.00–189.00	183.87
6	—	663	140.00–152.00	147.31
2	—	773	120.00–135.00	127.28
10	—	613	145.00–165.00	157.72
10	—	569	160.00–171.00	165.18
17	—	426	185.00–198.00	189.92
17	—	327	200.00–220.00	206.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	120.00	120.00
3	—	678	125.00–130.00	126.71
10	—	478	160.00–170.00	164.86
12	—	571	135.00–152.00	145.36
5	—	531	152.00–160.00	155.40
2	—	730	109.00–113.00	110.99
2	—	615	140.00	140.00
13	—	385	177.00–187.00	179.79
19	—	426	158.00–177.00	170.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	522	150.00–172.00	162.81
7	—	731	132.00–138.00	134.10
7	—	584	150.00–162.00	158.21
15	—	369	175.00–197.00	190.25
4	—	283	190.00–200.00	195.53
11	—	623	137.00–155.00	144.60
42	—	480	165.00–185.00	173.58
26	—	426	170.00–195.00	180.67
7	—	326	194.00–202.00	198.02
6	—	778	120.00–130.00	125.05
3	—	682	138.00–140.00	139.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,034	54.00–73.00	64.57
11	—	959	49.00–60.00	55.51
22	—	1,118	61.00–78.00	72.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,430	76.00–83.00	79.92
15	—	1,382	80.00–87.00	83.42
4	—	1,446	74.00–76.00	74.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,190	79.00–99.00	88.13
44	—	1,146	73.00–87.00	80.40
27	—	1,136	65.00–80.00	73.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,651	100.00–110.00	103.40
29	—	1,526	90.00–105.00	96.62
10	—	1,477	85.00–90.00	87.93

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	3	—	—	490.00–550.00	516.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	700.00–950.00	835.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,111.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	750.00–1,035.00	888.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	914.29
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–825.00	737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–700.00	662.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	800.00–900.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,062.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	950.00–1,335.00	1,135.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,033.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–725.00	700.00

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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