Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 126 priced lines covering 1,179 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,773 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 259 head. replacement cattle receipts at 257 head. Counted as USDA files them — 74 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,773Last week 2,718Year ago 1,408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 259Last week 470Year ago 269

Replacement CattleReceipts 257Last week 249Year ago 90

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	160.00–176.00	164.63
5	—	281	200.00–214.00	207.16
8	—	486	160.00–175.00	168.42
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
7	—	574	140.00–172.00	155.48
2	—	685	127.00–156.00	141.71
1	—	620	168.00	168.00
3	—	338	202.00–206.00	204.64
7	—	384	177.00–190.00	181.01
16	—	424	167.00–186.00	176.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	270.00	270.00
24	—	377	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	374	202.50–230.00	212.85
17	—	528	180.00–197.00	188.43
5	—	275	220.00–225.00	221.59
35	—	629	160.00–175.00	167.20
32	—	467	182.50–208.00	194.05
1	—	755	142.00	142.00
2	—	738	150.00–152.00	151.00
41	—	420	190.00–220.00	204.47
15	—	577	170.50–190.00	176.46
3	—	678	167.00–170.00	169.00
11	—	326	212.50–232.00	219.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	152.00–157.00	154.68
6	—	271	200.00–215.00	208.49
2	—	685	150.00	150.00
13	—	475	180.00–192.00	186.35
6	—	523	155.00–183.00	171.61
7	—	424	170.00–200.00	182.48
5	—	861	131.00	131.00
4	—	571	165.00–175.00	169.97
17	—	378	177.50–218.00	200.04
19	—	324	187.50–220.00	210.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	200.00	200.00
12	—	757	150.00–153.00	152.74
1	—	240	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	225.00	225.00
19	—	351	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	405	245.00–255.00	249.37
5	—	367	252.50–275.00	259.88
3	—	535	216.00–220.00	218.72
3	—	658	187.00–192.00	190.34
6	—	465	220.00–250.00	238.04
2	—	343	262.00–285.00	273.42
2	—	568	208.00–214.00	211.01
9	—	640	196.00–205.00	197.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	205.00	205.00
12	—	487	210.00–225.00	214.75
3	—	330	220.00–237.00	231.16
2	—	585	180.00–184.00	181.98
2	—	675	160.00–181.00	170.81
3	—	373	220.00–227.00	222.31
1	—	435	230.00	230.00
1	—	620	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	275.00	275.00
6	—	371	228.00–260.00	242.44
7	—	526	200.00–224.00	217.38
5	—	571	192.00–215.00	202.88
10	—	477	222.00–235.00	229.21
6	—	426	227.00–245.00	234.79
1	—	785	167.00	167.00
1	—	705	178.00	178.00
3	—	313	234.00–244.00	238.78
2	—	673	180.00–190.00	185.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	782	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	667	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	565	187.00–202.00	192.44
4	—	611	180.00–187.00	184.24
23	—	427	220.00–245.00	233.01
17	—	329	240.00–265.00	245.28
15	—	475	214.00–230.00	222.89
14	—	369	224.00–260.00	238.56
26	—	519	200.00–222.00	210.87
2	—	728	162.00–167.00	164.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	240.00–245.00	243.21
1	—	595	186.00	186.00
1	—	795	150.00	150.00
1	—	735	142.00	142.00
5	—	619	145.00–160.00	151.79
2	—	325	214.00–222.00	218.06
7	—	373	197.00–225.00	206.36
8	—	476	182.00–200.00	193.70
9	—	423	190.00–215.00	202.56
5	—	524	172.00–192.00	182.04
2	—	690	154.00–165.00	159.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	158.00	158.00
1	—	570	192.00	192.00
4	—	255	235.00–237.50	236.27
11	—	430	210.00–230.00	219.07
5	—	622	175.00–186.00	179.63
8	—	364	212.50–245.00	225.09
21	—	474	197.50–216.00	207.23
23	—	518	186.00–212.00	198.62
3	—	678	160.00–165.00	161.66
5	—	330	222.00–250.00	236.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,415	90.00–99.00	94.74
1	—	1,270	106.00	106.00
8	—	1,333	85.00–90.00	87.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,104	83.00–92.00	88.00
31	—	1,178	90.00–98.00	95.03
13	—	1,176	97.00–105.00	101.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	990	66.00–87.00	82.04
16	—	989	79.00–95.00	84.86
29	—	1,053	74.00–94.00	85.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,497	95.00–108.00	101.49
16	—	1,623	101.00–123.00	112.14
6	—	2,114	120.00–128.00	125.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,007.00	1,007.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–973.00	916.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–880.00	853.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	69	—	—	850.00–1,375.00	999.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	925.00–1,450.00	1,127.27
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–780.00	760.00
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)	7	—	—	1,220.00–2,450.00	1,627.14
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–850.00	766.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	650.00–825.00	755.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,233.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	—	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,416.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,315.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,105.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,487.50

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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