Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 107 priced lines covering 1,144 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,790 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 260 head. replacement cattle receipts at 172 head. Counted as USDA files them — 41 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,790Last week 1,855Year ago 1,381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 423Year ago 232

Replacement CattleReceipts 172Last week 238Year ago 160

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 6.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	145.00–155.00	148.32
11	—	562	147.50–164.00	156.86
1	—	655	150.00	150.00
16	—	525	155.00–172.00	165.55
7	—	285	187.50–195.00	188.52
23	—	467	167.50–175.00	171.05
4	—	326	182.50–192.00	186.04
10	—	369	177.50–188.00	180.31
24	—	427	170.00–182.00	174.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	136.00–140.00	137.36
3	—	563	140.00–148.00	142.70
34	—	523	140.00–164.00	151.94
19	—	381	167.50–178.00	172.93
8	—	633	147.00–153.00	147.76
31	—	423	157.50–175.00	167.04
27	—	478	147.50–169.00	159.07
5	—	274	175.00–180.00	177.55
12	—	320	170.00–182.00	176.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	470	143.00–154.00	151.04
6	—	533	137.00–149.00	145.19
1	—	225	172.00	172.00
24	—	373	156.00–167.00	160.84
4	—	559	139.00–141.00	140.49
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
14	—	325	165.00–172.00	167.43
24	—	421	150.00–159.00	153.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	461	175.00–180.00	177.70
9	—	605	165.00	165.00
7	—	560	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	323	191.00–212.50	204.11
17	—	368	188.00–205.00	194.52
35	—	431	180.00–197.50	188.42
14	—	580	156.00–170.00	163.72
5	—	676	137.00–160.00	151.71
26	—	533	159.00–175.00	166.40
23	—	470	172.00–191.00	180.33
4	—	279	198.00–217.50	207.58
2	—	780	133.00	133.00
4	—	630	160.00–165.00	161.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	556	170.00–175.00	171.64
2	—	668	155.00–157.00	156.00
15	—	420	196.00–215.00	200.78
12	—	327	214.00–232.50	221.83
14	—	477	182.00–205.00	190.11
1	—	280	228.00	228.00
4	—	633	160.00–167.00	161.69
8	—	523	170.00–190.00	178.80
20	—	364	208.00–222.00	213.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	175.00–186.00	178.47
11	—	421	162.00–180.00	169.40
2	—	685	127.00	127.00
4	—	328	180.00–190.00	185.98
11	—	473	155.00–166.00	161.01
3	—	528	158.00–161.00	159.01
2	—	285	186.00–190.00	188.00
7	—	572	140.00–155.00	150.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	467	184.00–207.50	188.38
6	—	525	170.00–190.00	179.12
15	—	376	200.00–217.50	207.79
11	—	333	208.00–225.00	215.04
6	—	573	164.00–184.00	176.39
15	—	439	190.00–210.00	200.70
1	—	655	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	185.00–196.00	190.77
4	—	329	197.00–200.00	199.22
2	—	405	186.00	186.00
2	—	525	160.00	160.00
3	—	475	174.00–178.00	176.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	588	181.00–189.00	183.23
4	—	321	218.00–226.00	221.53
11	—	469	203.00–207.00	204.76
17	—	371	211.00–232.50	224.48
8	—	618	172.00–180.00	176.60
5	—	414	207.00–222.50	215.75
30	—	534	181.00–205.00	194.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	971	55.00–70.00	59.09
23	—	1,082	68.00–79.00	75.55
16	—	1,030	60.00–82.00	68.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,151	80.00–98.00	87.76
27	—	1,079	72.00–89.00	80.96
19	—	1,259	88.00–104.00	95.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,296	91.00–97.00	93.95
18	—	1,372	83.00–91.00	86.17
5	—	1,354	76.00–80.00	77.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,525	96.00–107.00	101.82
7	—	1,352	88.00–98.00	92.70
8	—	1,814	106.00–115.00	109.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	993.75
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–1,075.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–675.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	853.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	800.00–1,125.00	979.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–1,050.00	891.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	960.00–1,025.00	992.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,330.00	1,240.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,222.50
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	500.00–600.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,085.00–1,140.00	1,110.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	575.00–850.00	650.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	1,025.00–1,475.00	1,114.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,255.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	550.00–650.00	616.67

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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