Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 114 priced lines covering 1,355 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,173 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 285 head. replacement cattle receipts at 105 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jan 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,173Last week 2,391Year ago 4,158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 480Year ago 655

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 179Year ago 230

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	612	173.50–189.00	180.20
16	—	477	198.00–211.50	209.39
21	—	539	186.00–200.00	197.53
20	—	430	202.00–220.00	208.11
17	—	390	207.00–240.00	216.08
11	—	312	210.00–220.00	217.31
4	—	720	175.00–180.00	176.22
8	—	660	168.00–185.00	173.19
28	—	591	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
6	—	576	155.00–170.00	163.36
8	—	371	168.00–180.00	175.36
2	—	488	165.00–166.00	165.50
4	—	275	182.00–185.00	183.55
2	—	533	169.00–170.00	169.50
5	—	318	177.00–190.00	184.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	558	196.00–197.00	196.75
10	—	446	210.00	210.00
2	—	668	175.00	175.00
32	—	508	197.00–206.00	204.24
12	—	728	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	145.00–165.00	155.59
1	—	290	212.00	212.00
8	—	565	176.00–187.00	180.44
22	—	378	190.00–205.00	197.51
16	—	480	185.00–205.00	189.75
8	—	326	198.00–208.00	202.26
26	—	625	160.00–181.00	176.21
6	—	528	185.00–190.00	189.14
3	—	222	216.00–218.00	216.71
13	—	430	190.00–199.00	193.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	565	155.00–161.00	159.43
1	—	265	178.00	178.00
3	—	320	180.00	180.00
2	—	218	187.00–190.00	188.41
3	—	713	130.00–140.00	136.04
13	—	676	136.00–155.50	150.13
32	—	478	165.00–172.00	169.60
20	—	378	163.00–178.00	174.01
31	—	418	160.00–175.00	169.37
28	—	523	157.00–169.00	161.99
10	—	622	147.50–150.00	148.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	454	171.00–178.00	177.01
4	—	667	147.50	147.50
4	—	737	140.00	140.00
23	—	573	164.00–168.00	164.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	180.00–182.00	181.04
16	—	524	147.00–157.00	152.65
6	—	628	130.00–138.00	134.62
9	—	579	138.00–151.00	145.02
11	—	371	156.00–168.00	163.09
2	—	728	120.00	120.00
24	—	426	155.00–168.00	163.13
3	—	670	126.00–134.00	130.70
22	—	477	146.00–160.00	156.29
2	—	285	177.00–178.00	177.49
15	—	326	165.00–172.00	168.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	567	171.50	171.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	625	129.00–130.00	129.51
4	—	531	130.00–145.00	137.73
5	—	271	157.00–162.00	159.31
2	—	215	170.00	170.00
3	—	682	115.00–120.00	118.30
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
12	—	415	140.00–155.00	149.38
15	—	374	148.00–158.00	151.93
18	—	324	152.00–162.00	157.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	688	165.50	165.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	567	162.50–167.00	164.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	140.00–153.00	146.12
6	—	318	180.00–186.00	184.19
13	—	575	154.00–177.00	163.05
21	—	425	187.00–200.00	193.74
2	—	743	135.00–141.00	137.99
11	—	475	170.00–190.00	183.84
5	—	271	182.00–200.00	189.90
5	—	368	170.00–220.00	199.86
9	—	630	140.00–169.00	153.22
16	—	522	160.00–180.00	170.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	417	185.00–215.00	197.34
1	—	725	147.00	147.00
2	—	330	208.00–212.00	210.03
4	—	513	185.00–195.00	189.99
32	—	481	180.00–205.00	195.11
6	—	373	200.00–235.00	222.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	397	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	170.00–175.00	171.00
5	—	531	150.00–160.00	153.26
3	—	472	164.00–168.00	166.00
2	—	633	140.00–150.00	144.98
4	—	440	170.00–185.00	177.05
3	—	588	148.00–158.00	154.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,465	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,369	84.00–94.00	88.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	841	44.00–73.00	56.02
19	—	1,041	60.00–88.00	70.98
22	—	1,016	50.00–81.00	73.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,112	82.00–102.00	87.62
41	—	1,205	77.00–89.00	83.24
23	—	1,111	70.00–83.00	75.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,540	90.00–105.00	100.88
16	—	1,425	82.00–99.00	92.57
11	—	1,765	106.00–111.00	108.12

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	4	—	—	300.00–525.00	440.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	578.00–970.00	745.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	700.00–1,135.00	895.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,362.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–900.00	756.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	825.00–950.00	887.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	750.00	750.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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