Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 126 priced lines covering 1,399 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,998 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 372 head. replacement cattle receipts at 354 head. Counted as USDA files them — 65 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Feb 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,998Last week 1,916Year ago 1,225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 372Last week 304Year ago 264

Replacement CattleReceipts 354Last week 176Year ago 210

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to mostly 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
6	—	336	196.00–202.00	199.02
25	—	475	175.00–202.00	186.05
25	—	615	157.00–172.00	162.59
42	—	427	178.00–207.00	188.50
20	—	382	184.50–210.00	190.73
30	—	578	160.00–182.00	169.67
20	—	517	170.00–190.00	178.17
3	—	730	150.00	150.00
1	—	750	145.00	145.00
4	—	678	142.00–162.00	152.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	196.00	196.00
37	—	427	160.00–195.00	179.60
31	—	367	182.00–190.00	184.88
4	—	669	145.00–150.00	146.21
21	—	467	150.00–185.00	174.18
9	—	573	152.00–167.00	160.39
14	—	531	144.00–175.00	166.70
14	—	629	154.00–161.00	159.49
15	—	325	185.00–194.00	190.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	430	140.00–182.00	160.39
9	—	480	152.00–170.00	162.78
17	—	377	157.00–184.00	174.75
3	—	632	130.00–140.00	134.99
13	—	328	175.00–187.00	180.86
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
4	—	520	145.00–165.00	153.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	770	146.00–148.00	147.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	469	205.00	205.00
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
15	—	556	185.00–186.00	185.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	217.00	217.00
1	—	610	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	635	162.00	162.00
4	—	415	200.00	200.00
13	—	376	187.00–207.00	199.11
1	—	595	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	472	210.00–220.00	214.67
31	—	535	205.00–215.00	209.43
1	—	805	167.50	167.50
2	—	668	185.00–188.00	186.51
16	—	626	190.00–200.00	193.66
11	—	420	214.00–223.00	217.09
2	—	720	180.00–184.00	181.99
13	—	568	200.00–207.00	202.90
10	—	375	222.00–230.00	226.45
4	—	324	238.00–245.00	243.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	769	161.00–168.00	162.39
22	—	544	187.00–199.00	188.06
6	—	323	220.00–230.00	225.54
12	—	428	199.00–217.00	208.98
4	—	579	187.00–195.00	193.01
7	—	366	206.00–219.00	214.49
7	—	709	165.00–177.00	174.30
3	—	670	179.00–180.00	179.32
1	—	260	230.00	230.00
1	—	610	190.00	190.00
12	—	476	197.00–209.00	204.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	429	197.00–232.00	209.48
5	—	620	170.00–183.00	175.01
16	—	470	192.00–210.00	197.17
16	—	374	212.00–235.00	219.08
10	—	558	179.00–192.00	185.18
18	—	520	190.00–205.00	194.51
20	—	315	225.00–240.00	227.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	165.00–175.00	170.43
2	—	715	151.00–156.00	153.47
2	—	613	160.00–165.00	162.47
12	—	526	170.00–190.00	183.18
10	—	373	200.00–220.00	207.29
7	—	663	149.00–160.00	153.76
2	—	758	136.00–139.00	137.50
21	—	472	170.00–197.00	187.98
31	—	425	180.00–202.00	195.23
17	—	326	197.00–230.00	209.62
6	—	271	218.00–225.00	220.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	423	160.00–190.00	178.14
15	—	468	150.00–185.00	171.15
6	—	524	140.00–176.00	157.68
8	—	380	170.00–210.00	191.64
5	—	624	130.00–160.00	149.13
2	—	275	210.00	210.00
2	—	675	150.00	150.00
8	—	318	198.00–215.00	206.30
1	—	575	162.00	162.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,166	78.00–95.00	88.75
15	—	1,250	88.00–100.00	94.73
38	—	1,136	75.00–89.00	85.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	987	63.00–84.00	74.89
23	—	967	57.00–73.00	67.23
19	—	1,056	69.00–84.00	77.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	80.00–91.00	87.37
3	—	1,290	87.00–104.00	92.71
18	—	1,370	83.00–98.00	91.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,606	99.00–107.00	104.32
12	—	1,423	86.00–101.00	93.91
12	—	1,835	109.00–115.00	111.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,406.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,640.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–860.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–1,075.00	970.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	—	900.00–1,250.00	1,090.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	—	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,317.86
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	725.00–900.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	725.00–1,100.00	930.56
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	425.00–550.00	508.33
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–750.00	690.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	966.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,214.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	950.00–1,350.00	1,133.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	1,175.00–1,625.00	1,349.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,587.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,058.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	907.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	635.00–850.00	735.25
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	475.00–500.00	491.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00

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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