Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 114 priced lines covering 1,443 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,167 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 364 head. replacement cattle receipts at 192 head. Counted as USDA files them — 47 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,167Last week 1,591Year ago 927

Slaughter CattleReceipts 364Last week 313Year ago 186

Replacement CattleReceipts 192Last week 212Year ago 72

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 1.00 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
1	—	595	170.00	170.00
3	—	335	190.00–200.00	195.00
6	—	371	181.00–195.00	186.95
4	—	415	190.00	190.00
7	—	476	165.00–189.00	180.81
3	—	530	180.00–182.00	181.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	167.00–170.00	168.49
7	—	1,003	146.00	146.00
19	—	571	175.00–196.00	189.08
7	—	617	177.00–188.00	184.48
26	—	429	200.00–217.00	202.00
4	—	713	167.00–171.00	169.01
4	—	673	160.00–184.00	177.93
14	—	365	195.00–220.00	210.16
55	—	478	196.00–210.00	203.89
16	—	519	183.00–202.00	192.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	641	186.00	186.00
9	—	736	180.00	180.00
3	—	655	191.00	191.00
23	—	845	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	327	204.00–210.00	207.18
1	—	690	172.00	172.00
2	—	580	188.00	188.00
12	—	470	165.00–193.00	182.61
3	—	730	155.00	155.00
2	—	625	180.00	180.00
12	—	425	170.00–205.00	192.01
13	—	376	180.00–208.00	197.53
5	—	521	180.00–189.00	184.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	573	190.50	190.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	801	147.00	147.00
19	—	561	169.00–175.00	173.10
16	—	630	164.00	164.00
19	—	673	160.00–163.00	162.84
3	—	435	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	693	163.50	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	518	160.00–174.00	168.77
5	—	733	137.00–150.00	139.57
3	—	340	186.00	186.00
10	—	618	150.00–160.00	154.60
21	—	473	167.00–177.00	172.96
10	—	373	180.00–188.00	182.06
10	—	768	127.00–140.00	136.94
33	—	576	154.00–171.00	167.60
57	—	426	173.00–182.00	177.21
6	—	669	147.00–158.00	153.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	176.00–180.00	177.98
23	—	429	154.00–173.00	165.23
2	—	265	180.00	180.00
4	—	575	150.00–155.00	153.75
25	—	377	160.00–178.00	170.53
2	—	720	130.00–137.00	133.43
9	—	629	137.00–150.00	144.41
14	—	521	132.00–160.00	151.88
19	—	475	145.00–168.00	160.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	147.00–160.00	155.54
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
15	—	332	151.00–175.00	165.02
15	—	416	141.00–160.00	151.96
3	—	625	136.00	136.00
8	—	378	146.00–170.00	160.52
3	—	565	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	334	196.00–210.00	200.98
4	—	265	200.00	200.00
20	—	471	170.00–186.00	177.27
2	—	225	203.00	203.00
14	—	429	175.00–192.00	184.29
6	—	664	144.00–155.00	149.30
28	—	375	185.00–200.00	193.16
8	—	564	155.00–173.00	162.21
13	—	531	163.00–175.00	168.81
8	—	628	150.00–160.00	154.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	374	200.00–210.00	203.92
2	—	630	162.00–170.00	165.94
17	—	424	187.00–200.00	195.51
15	—	524	170.00–194.00	182.77
10	—	465	180.00–195.00	188.15
5	—	320	210.00–217.00	213.33
1	—	655	165.00	165.00
7	—	582	165.00–184.00	177.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	170.00–180.00	176.62
6	—	580	160.00–162.00	160.67
3	—	630	144.00–152.00	149.38
1	—	730	144.00	144.00
10	—	324	175.00–190.00	183.84
2	—	535	168.00	168.00
7	—	474	162.00–176.00	167.77
3	—	395	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,409	80.00–95.00	90.92
5	—	1,369	80.00–89.00	85.22
7	—	1,338	88.00–98.00	92.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,051	70.00–85.00	81.66
52	—	1,120	79.00–92.00	88.71
47	—	1,202	86.00–98.00	93.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	931	63.00–68.00	66.34
36	—	966	69.00–85.00	72.83
24	—	997	63.00–86.00	75.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,518	90.00–104.00	95.17
14	—	1,697	98.00–109.00	102.96
5	—	1,629	108.00–113.00	109.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,431.82
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	385.00–500.00	428.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	585.00–730.00	633.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	760.00–975.00	853.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	750.00–1,075.00	919.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	1,025.00–1,415.00	1,181.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	550.00–750.00	656.11
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–810.00	805.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	600.00–800.00	683.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	966.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	950.00–1,300.00	1,142.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,360.00	1,360.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	675.00–725.00	708.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	700.00–950.00	816.67

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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