Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 130 priced lines covering 1,097 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,693 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 277 head. replacement cattle receipts at 231 head. Counted as USDA files them — 77 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,693Last week 1,609Year ago 3,040

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 370Year ago 463

Replacement CattleReceipts 231Last week 247Year ago 232

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady 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
21	—	271	235.00–240.00	237.99
12	—	668	147.00–161.00	155.69
30	—	475	175.00–190.00	179.70
23	—	416	180.00–195.00	188.88
1	—	705	141.00	141.00
21	—	377	186.00–200.00	190.28
11	—	565	159.00–178.00	166.20
5	—	616	155.00–162.00	159.19
18	—	511	170.00–182.00	175.76
17	—	326	187.00–210.00	199.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	688	140.00–155.00	149.37
25	—	433	167.50–184.00	174.71
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	225.00	225.00
2	—	255	187.50	187.50
22	—	522	153.00–170.00	163.33
27	—	369	172.50–190.00	180.28
7	—	576	150.00–158.00	153.84
9	—	629	142.00–155.00	149.99
17	—	478	160.00–176.00	167.47
17	—	325	180.00–190.00	185.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	324	165.00–180.00	173.58
11	—	374	160.00–177.00	170.37
1	—	205	190.00	190.00
9	—	429	155.00–169.00	162.40
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	148.00	148.00
2	—	278	185.00	185.00
3	—	570	142.00–147.00	145.26
2	—	535	150.00–155.00	152.48
4	—	483	157.00–164.00	160.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	152.00	152.00
2	—	567	177.00	177.00
9	—	408	195.00–201.00	198.97
4	—	256	255.00	255.00
3	—	520	180.00–185.00	182.36
4	—	603	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	190.00–200.00	194.84
6	—	367	190.00–210.00	195.75
8	—	543	174.00–180.00	175.48
3	—	332	210.00–220.00	213.42
6	—	456	187.00–190.00	188.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	192.00–194.00	193.67
4	—	440	197.00–205.00	198.93
2	—	745	160.00	160.00
6	—	529	190.00–194.00	190.67
6	—	363	206.00–220.00	216.86
1	—	685	155.00	155.00
6	—	576	184.00–189.00	184.80
7	—	331	214.00–235.00	224.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	192.00–202.00	195.66
9	—	483	196.00–215.00	207.01
6	—	676	174.00–185.00	177.29
7	—	608	175.00–180.00	176.03
8	—	371	218.00–240.00	230.89
6	—	337	226.00–240.00	237.85
4	—	725	162.50–166.00	164.23
6	—	423	215.00–225.00	219.78
15	—	571	185.00–200.00	192.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	188.00–192.50	190.69
2	—	567	210.00	210.00
9	—	538	212.00–215.00	214.68
3	—	415	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	168.00–170.00	168.67
7	—	371	192.50–215.00	202.48
22	—	474	180.00–196.00	187.44
11	—	516	170.00–189.00	174.91
3	—	257	220.00–230.00	224.16
5	—	616	157.50–167.00	160.78
11	—	432	187.50–204.00	194.36
3	—	210	230.00–240.00	235.00
8	—	319	202.50–220.00	211.74
3	—	700	150.00	150.00
3	—	667	150.00–155.00	153.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	329	222.00–232.50	226.59
12	—	516	185.00–195.00	190.48
13	—	369	215.00–225.00	219.59
6	—	278	240.00	240.00
2	—	775	142.00–145.00	143.49
3	—	607	170.00–172.00	170.66
4	—	575	175.00–180.00	177.48
8	—	461	192.50–205.00	197.42
19	—	413	202.50–216.00	208.71
1	—	230	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	157.00	157.00
5	—	575	157.00–160.00	158.20
9	—	419	172.50–190.00	181.62
1	—	545	159.00	159.00
8	—	278	190.00–220.00	198.75
6	—	328	185.00–210.00	197.23
1	—	240	220.00	220.00
7	—	380	177.50–188.00	182.16
9	—	472	165.00–182.00	174.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	200.00	200.00
5	—	235	295.00	295.00
5	—	342	240.00	240.00
3	—	407	220.00–230.00	225.04
8	—	267	275.00–280.00	276.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,471	77.00–88.00	81.32
3	—	1,385	80.00–85.00	82.75
14	—	1,356	86.00–97.00	89.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	903	48.00–76.00	62.39
18	—	982	61.00–85.00	68.36
23	—	969	54.00–83.00	70.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,175	88.00–97.00	91.58
29	—	1,089	72.00–86.00	77.88
37	—	1,157	80.00–94.00	85.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,860	110.00–116.00	113.39
6	—	1,673	101.00–111.00	105.79
11	—	1,349	79.00–100.00	93.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	675.00–750.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	450.00–950.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	775.00–1,100.00	946.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	—	775.00–1,450.00	1,110.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	750.00–1,250.00	1,031.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,175.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	956.25
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	475.00–550.00	505.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	970.00–1,220.00	1,086.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,239.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	1,025.00–1,425.00	1,283.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,120.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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