Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 125 priced lines covering 1,107 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,560 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 253 head. replacement cattle receipts at 229 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Mar 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,560Last week 1,262Year ago 1,813

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 197Year ago 339

Replacement CattleReceipts 229Last week 62Year ago 199

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	174.00–188.00	180.97
17	—	474	200.00–240.00	218.37
1	—	795	170.00	170.00
14	—	615	180.00–218.00	205.78
7	—	677	185.00–199.00	191.08
10	—	420	223.00–240.00	230.35
1	—	830	167.50	167.50
12	—	522	212.00–227.50	218.44
3	—	338	250.00–255.00	251.65
11	—	374	234.00–245.00	237.71
4	—	586	216.00–217.50	216.38
1	—	880	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	187.00	187.00
2	—	335	226.00–235.00	230.37
4	—	411	210.00–218.00	215.98
5	—	381	207.00–220.00	213.37
3	—	467	185.00–200.00	195.07
1	—	575	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	373	224.00–236.00	229.09
8	—	580	187.00–205.00	196.72
15	—	524	196.00–221.00	209.22
1	—	790	160.00	160.00
8	—	467	210.00–218.00	215.49
2	—	623	201.00–210.00	205.41
10	—	435	215.00–224.00	221.41
4	—	324	230.00–250.00	242.66
3	—	682	187.00–190.00	188.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	633	152.00–174.00	167.03
8	—	280	200.00–230.00	216.25
1	—	790	148.00	148.00
24	—	475	170.00–203.00	189.17
22	—	380	182.50–209.00	198.91
4	—	738	150.00–152.00	150.51
5	—	563	179.00–182.00	180.40
21	—	329	188.00–215.00	203.44
2	—	680	164.00–165.00	164.51
17	—	425	165.00–204.00	189.64
17	—	524	170.00–190.00	181.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	617	165.00–189.00	175.93
46	—	429	197.00–216.00	207.64
26	—	318	207.00–235.00	218.84
45	—	372	195.00–219.00	210.42
1	—	900	138.00	138.00
11	—	730	140.00–167.50	146.76
20	—	523	180.00–200.00	192.24
4	—	659	162.00–187.50	175.03
6	—	289	220.00–237.00	231.35
19	—	576	173.00–193.00	183.26
25	—	466	186.00–212.00	199.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	120.00–148.00	138.62
5	—	482	170.00–190.00	179.54
2	—	335	198.00–200.00	199.01
6	—	420	145.00–196.00	185.45
1	—	290	220.00	220.00
2	—	795	140.00	140.00
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
5	—	522	163.00–180.00	174.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	172.00	172.00
3	—	786	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	154.00	154.00
15	—	326	230.00–245.00	238.26
1	—	785	167.50	167.50
1	—	905	123.00	123.00
18	—	474	207.00–225.50	216.22
11	—	527	205.00–217.50	210.58
2	—	703	165.00–172.00	168.49
11	—	669	172.00–185.00	178.27
10	—	386	227.50–234.00	229.75
12	—	578	195.00–206.00	200.67
27	—	424	212.00–230.00	224.59
8	—	273	240.00–280.00	260.83
10	—	623	185.00–195.00	188.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	185.00–187.00	186.31
3	—	285	225.00–232.00	227.33
3	—	570	154.00–180.00	169.91
1	—	345	212.00	212.00
7	—	429	157.50–212.00	195.84
3	—	687	134.00–170.00	148.58
2	—	485	199.00	199.00
4	—	385	200.00–219.00	212.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	160.00–178.00	170.10
8	—	575	180.00–200.00	191.28
21	—	526	185.00–209.00	198.15
13	—	478	190.00–216.00	206.87
11	—	376	210.00–228.00	220.31
13	—	426	193.00–218.00	209.67
9	—	279	230.00–250.00	239.51
12	—	326	220.00–230.00	223.69
2	—	608	170.00–175.00	172.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,453	78.00–91.00	83.17
17	—	1,364	82.00–103.00	90.64
6	—	1,281	92.00–107.00	100.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	973	79.00–91.00	85.16
15	—	918	52.00–79.00	71.50
19	—	962	60.00–85.00	78.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,003	79.00–97.00	88.75
19	—	1,198	91.00–109.00	100.05
40	—	1,158	85.00–104.00	94.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,753	112.00–120.00	116.04
5	—	1,260	90.00–105.00	98.21
8	—	1,428	102.00–115.00	106.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	570.00–1,000.00	790.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	395.00–1,035.00	539.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–1,050.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	220.00–390.00	331.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	862.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	930.00–1,225.00	1,056.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,256.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	750.00–1,075.00	943.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,262.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,387.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	300.00	300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,662.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	720.00–900.00	817.05
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	400.00–600.00	495.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,150.00

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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