Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 133 priced lines covering 1,260 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,855 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 423 head. replacement cattle receipts at 238 head. Counted as USDA files them — 28 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,855Last week 2,391Year ago 2,974

Slaughter CattleReceipts 423Last week 480Year ago 472

Replacement CattleReceipts 238Last week 179Year ago 202

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	170.00–178.00	174.35
1	—	425	182.00	182.00
5	—	329	180.00–200.00	190.03
1	—	695	150.00	150.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
3	—	383	181.00–191.00	187.31
4	—	588	149.00–165.00	158.36
2	—	520	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	176.00	176.00
8	—	770	152.00–155.00	153.50
2	—	368	235.00–245.00	239.97
4	—	708	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	194.00–201.00	198.61
6	—	535	172.00–185.00	179.28
1	—	605	169.00	169.00
4	—	331	192.00–212.00	202.46
2	—	738	152.00–155.00	153.49
5	—	427	190.00–200.00	193.97
8	—	476	182.00–192.00	185.11
1	—	755	144.00	144.00
1	—	565	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	166.00	166.00
14	—	523	185.00–197.00	188.74
8	—	326	217.00–232.00	220.95
9	—	419	194.00–212.00	205.94
6	—	472	192.00–205.00	198.45
16	—	623	171.00–178.00	175.79
4	—	364	218.00–230.00	221.53
5	—	731	149.00–150.00	149.80
10	—	570	168.00–190.00	180.08
5	—	670	162.00–170.00	167.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	132.00–140.00	136.99
4	—	766	122.00–134.00	128.54
11	—	377	170.00–180.00	172.16
3	—	342	176.00–184.00	181.39
6	—	709	127.00–132.00	130.84
20	—	471	161.00–172.00	165.65
20	—	530	150.00–167.00	159.53
22	—	624	136.00–152.00	145.46
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
20	—	417	167.00–178.00	170.75
23	—	574	140.00–158.00	152.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	145.00	145.00
2	—	585	164.00	164.00
10	—	506	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	165.00–172.00	167.82
23	—	427	150.00–169.00	162.83
30	—	385	157.50–177.00	165.31
9	—	572	133.00–147.00	140.93
20	—	475	145.00–163.00	154.00
4	—	619	130.00–140.00	135.44
1	—	745	123.00	123.00
10	—	523	139.00–154.00	147.92
2	—	690	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	428	136.00–157.00	149.83
7	—	474	135.00–148.00	140.62
5	—	262	150.00–168.00	156.21
21	—	320	147.50–172.00	162.37
13	—	527	120.00–147.00	134.12
43	—	377	145.00–165.00	160.45
2	—	665	120.00–122.00	120.98
3	—	610	130.00	130.00
3	—	577	135.00–137.00	135.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	160.00–162.00	161.01
1	—	755	136.00	136.00
4	—	672	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	140.00–152.50	145.65
4	—	616	150.00–165.00	156.33
9	—	372	208.00–218.00	212.72
1	—	220	218.00	218.00
1	—	285	216.00	216.00
7	—	717	132.00–135.00	134.16
6	—	326	212.00–222.50	217.41
13	—	567	162.00–175.00	166.34
13	—	427	190.00–206.00	197.22
19	—	518	170.00–188.00	176.92
17	—	463	182.00–193.00	186.61
2	—	768	122.00–130.00	126.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	195.00–200.00	196.21
2	—	552	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	195.00–205.00	200.06
10	—	369	172.00–180.00	177.84
2	—	680	120.00–127.00	123.53
7	—	469	162.00–167.00	165.25
3	—	335	190.00–195.00	191.69
4	—	623	130.00–139.00	134.47
19	—	574	140.00–155.00	142.34
9	—	416	170.00–178.00	175.79
3	—	538	155.00–160.00	158.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	776	117.00–135.00	130.57
1	—	220	206.00	206.00
29	—	431	179.00–191.00	185.69
8	—	574	150.00–166.00	157.14
11	—	473	170.00–186.00	178.18
12	—	376	187.00–197.00	192.42
14	—	521	155.00–176.00	164.05
5	—	281	200.00–215.00	207.19
10	—	627	140.00–147.50	142.47
7	—	681	130.00–136.00	132.55
12	—	324	192.00–212.00	200.64
6	—	714	120.00–142.50	132.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	407	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	968	50.00–72.00	64.34
48	—	1,036	61.00–83.00	73.06
51	—	957	52.00–78.00	67.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,373	90.00–94.00	91.88
2	—	1,328	75.00–79.00	76.69
20	—	1,375	78.00–85.00	83.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,267	75.00–90.00	83.22
20	—	1,091	69.00–77.00	73.84
33	—	1,232	82.00–98.00	89.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,526	81.00–99.00	93.74
6	—	1,832	105.00–114.00	111.59
13	—	1,600	94.00–105.00	99.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	675.00–750.00	706.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–850.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	625.00–650.00	641.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	845.00–900.00	881.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–900.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	—	950.00–1,300.00	1,037.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	800.00–1,100.00	944.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	730.00–815.00	764.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–925.00	912.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	526.00–700.00	612.17
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	350.00–520.00	435.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	290.00–475.00	398.33
Stock Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	400.00–450.00	432.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	875.00–1,650.00	1,180.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,135.00	1,135.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	675.00–700.00	687.50

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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