Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 124 priced lines covering 1,242 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,916 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 304 head. replacement cattle receipts at 176 head. Counted as USDA files them — 32 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Feb 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,916Last week 2,167Year ago 2,219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 304Last week 364Year ago 475

Replacement CattleReceipts 176Last week 192Year ago 179

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 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
12	—	533	168.00–180.00	174.49
21	—	569	152.00–175.00	164.28
38	—	430	169.00–187.00	180.79
21	—	367	178.00–187.00	184.35
7	—	334	186.00–188.00	186.83
7	—	731	132.00–150.00	145.67
23	—	623	148.00–169.00	159.13
45	—	475	164.00–182.00	177.83
1	—	255	196.00	196.00
7	—	789	141.00–145.00	141.98
8	—	669	141.00–163.00	156.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	571	174.00–180.00	175.21
9	—	460	183.00	183.00
1	—	670	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	524	147.00–170.00	161.31
26	—	474	155.00–178.00	169.55
14	—	575	158.00–165.00	162.09
22	—	620	130.00–160.00	150.01
2	—	293	180.00–186.00	183.03
12	—	330	179.00–187.00	182.66
2	—	738	142.00–145.00	143.48
18	—	426	167.00–182.00	173.56
3	—	787	130.00–140.00	136.74
21	—	383	171.00–185.00	178.65
4	—	675	145.00–157.00	150.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	381	162.00–170.00	167.06
8	—	427	155.00–166.00	163.25
4	—	331	164.00–175.00	168.89
12	—	473	147.00–167.00	158.23
8	—	521	144.00–157.00	151.45
1	—	625	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	180.00–185.00	182.45
1	—	730	170.00	170.00
2	—	600	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	172.00–175.00	173.98
3	—	423	187.00–195.00	192.42
1	—	690	160.00	160.00
1	—	715	150.00	150.00
9	—	378	190.00–200.00	194.87
3	—	528	178.00–184.00	180.28
5	—	332	209.00–211.00	210.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	626	181.00–200.00	194.48
8	—	327	222.00–240.00	231.77
10	—	676	181.00–190.00	187.71
43	—	738	169.00–180.00	172.71
2	—	293	240.00–246.00	243.03
18	—	473	199.00–212.00	204.89
14	—	575	186.00–196.00	192.29
19	—	427	208.00–218.00	214.06
18	—	524	190.00–206.00	199.38
11	—	365	217.00–223.00	220.54
4	—	786	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	191.00–200.00	196.72
6	—	328	215.00–222.00	220.53
10	—	683	166.00–181.00	177.35
10	—	520	188.00–194.00	190.90
14	—	433	194.00–208.00	201.42
5	—	616	172.00–180.00	177.96
17	—	378	201.00–212.00	208.87
12	—	577	179.00–188.00	182.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	276	232.00–240.00	234.95
4	—	569	180.00–187.00	184.25
13	—	475	190.00–201.00	194.49
1	—	735	145.00	145.00
22	—	381	204.00–225.00	210.73
22	—	421	190.00–207.00	200.61
12	—	631	160.00–182.00	171.27
12	—	526	185.00–194.00	188.80
6	—	328	210.00–229.00	217.78
4	—	675	150.00–175.00	165.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	165.00	165.00
1	—	740	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	424	180.00–197.00	191.49
17	—	474	175.00–195.00	184.99
7	—	330	200.00–215.00	202.62
2	—	615	157.00–159.00	158.02
2	—	658	160.00–167.00	163.49
2	—	780	150.00	150.00
5	—	393	197.00–200.00	198.81
18	—	520	165.00–180.00	175.59
14	—	570	160.00–180.00	171.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	160.00–182.00	175.71
5	—	524	160.00–170.00	163.72
17	—	426	180.00–188.00	184.59
8	—	383	180.00–192.00	187.50
6	—	618	145.00–160.00	154.86
7	—	595	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,028	65.00–85.00	77.67
34	—	1,006	56.00–83.00	73.47
12	—	915	46.00–71.00	62.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,104	70.00–84.00	80.10
50	—	1,168	80.00–95.00	86.34
17	—	1,237	90.00–100.00	94.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,408	80.00–93.00	86.90
8	—	1,403	93.00–98.00	94.56
5	—	1,488	72.00–87.00	78.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,472	90.00–97.00	93.34
10	—	1,644	99.00–107.00	103.00
6	—	1,878	104.00–116.00	110.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	650.00–850.00	783.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,666.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,191.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,000.00–1,435.00	1,167.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,075.00	2,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	725.00–875.00	806.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	886.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	725.00–1,150.00	938.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	925.00–1,300.00	1,071.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,291.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	596.00–950.00	717.80
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	425.00–530.00	477.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	500.00–600.00	560.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

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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