Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 116 priced lines covering 1,767 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,816 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 560 head. replacement cattle receipts at 171 head. Counted as USDA files them — 42 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,816Last week 2,511Year ago 3,667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 560Last week 580Year ago 695

Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 198Year ago 571

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 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
29	—	669	162.00–172.50	170.65
78	—	625	165.00–180.00	179.04
6	—	722	156.00–162.00	158.84
50	—	531	185.00–196.00	191.70
31	—	377	206.00–226.00	218.56
15	—	322	213.00–230.00	217.60
10	—	291	228.00–235.00	231.69
40	—	428	199.00–216.00	208.85
4	—	775	148.00–150.00	149.51
75	—	566	177.00–191.00	187.61
35	—	465	189.00–206.00	200.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	476	175.00–196.00	188.82
37	—	426	188.00–205.00	195.19
3	—	283	219.00–220.00	219.67
16	—	523	165.00–187.00	177.92
26	—	379	191.00–210.00	202.50
15	—	332	200.00–218.00	209.70
1	—	735	145.00	145.00
1	—	775	127.00	127.00
17	—	629	162.00–170.00	166.86
26	—	581	160.00–180.00	171.90
7	—	667	151.00–160.00	154.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	163.00–167.00	164.96
10	—	631	150.00–158.00	154.62
1	—	260	220.00	220.00
2	—	678	145.00–147.00	146.02
8	—	423	168.00–192.00	182.73
2	—	323	200.00–212.00	206.23
12	—	375	172.00–202.00	186.44
3	—	718	122.00–142.00	130.27
4	—	476	164.00–185.00	176.57
6	—	527	170.00–181.00	175.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	610	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	207.00–210.00	208.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	518	200.00–222.00	213.01
47	—	706	162.00–188.00	187.05
10	—	571	192.00–216.00	204.15
14	—	318	224.00–250.00	244.34
50	—	643	174.00–200.00	190.57
18	—	369	212.00–240.00	229.26
14	—	430	210.00–236.00	225.69
11	—	477	214.00–232.00	222.51
8	—	663	172.00–182.00	176.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	187.00	187.00
3	—	385	218.00–224.00	220.68
6	—	478	194.00–217.00	207.31
6	—	329	212.00–226.00	220.62
7	—	527	186.00–215.00	204.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	255.00–260.00	255.85
11	—	473	218.00–238.00	231.89
73	—	564	199.00–230.00	224.22
2	—	293	265.00–268.00	266.51
10	—	372	226.00–252.00	240.92
36	—	522	208.00–232.00	219.87
15	—	420	219.00–248.00	238.21
1	—	705	190.00	190.00
22	—	660	177.00–195.00	188.53
11	—	624	184.00–222.00	202.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	182.00–190.00	185.93
18	—	464	210.00–228.00	218.09
16	—	518	202.00–219.00	211.90
1	—	790	175.00	175.00
6	—	626	180.00–202.00	193.46
16	—	417	214.00–242.00	222.73
1	—	225	242.00	242.00
14	—	361	220.00–252.00	233.68
12	—	565	192.00–209.00	200.04
13	—	323	234.00–260.00	241.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	235.00–236.00	235.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	197.00–217.00	208.12
2	—	283	218.00–242.00	230.32
2	—	335	225.00–232.00	228.55
4	—	471	187.00–210.00	197.39
4	—	578	180.00–186.00	181.52
8	—	520	178.00–197.00	185.58
5	—	387	197.00–225.00	210.33
1	—	740	157.00	157.00
5	—	627	157.00–169.00	165.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	181.00–200.00	188.64
11	—	378	219.00–239.00	228.54
19	—	477	195.00–220.00	209.41
2	—	253	242.50–245.00	243.74
4	—	627	174.00–190.00	181.10
6	—	678	169.00–177.00	171.82
12	—	420	202.00–228.00	217.83
12	—	324	217.00–247.00	228.40
13	—	519	195.00–210.00	204.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	994	65.00–94.00	84.56
27	—	982	79.00–99.00	86.76
36	—	953	64.00–88.00	78.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,394	83.00–98.00	91.97
30	—	1,283	95.00–110.00	103.94
28	—	1,315	89.00–104.00	98.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,160	96.00–111.00	103.57
92	—	1,160	90.00–104.00	97.50
52	—	1,153	80.00–95.00	90.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,716	95.00–115.00	107.99
12	—	1,329	95.00–105.00	100.17
17	—	1,688	109.00–124.00	116.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	475.00–640.00	548.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	830.00–935.00	882.50
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	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	910.00–970.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,155.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–1,110.00	947.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	800.00–1,100.00	955.77
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	725.00–775.00	741.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	700.00–925.00	826.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	970.00–1,075.00	1,011.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,135.00–1,275.00	1,221.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	1,100.00–1,900.00	1,630.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00

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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