Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 114 priced lines covering 1,115 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,514 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 222 head. replacement cattle receipts at 162 head. Counted as USDA files them — 52 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Mar 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,514Last week 1,560Year ago 986

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 253Year ago 260

Replacement CattleReceipts 162Last week 229Year ago 143

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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
11	—	434	238.00–242.00	238.35
1	—	330	252.00	252.00
8	—	619	205.00–219.00	216.13
5	—	560	218.00–225.00	220.04
5	—	368	245.00–265.00	250.04
19	—	521	228.00–242.00	233.68
1	—	735	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	437	248.00–275.00	250.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	215.00–217.00	216.02
2	—	575	200.00	200.00
1	—	745	170.00	170.00
2	—	640	180.00	180.00
3	—	380	217.00–235.00	225.39
1	—	535	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	207.00–230.00	219.22
5	—	583	206.00–215.00	208.12
2	—	423	225.00–228.00	226.56
4	—	636	190.00–200.00	192.40
3	—	462	225.00–232.00	229.65
6	—	785	170.00–176.00	173.00
6	—	712	175.00–187.00	181.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	506	182.00–202.00	192.44
21	—	468	195.00–212.00	204.67
28	—	415	200.00–222.00	214.55
6	—	567	177.00–197.00	183.05
28	—	336	220.00–230.00	225.75
4	—	608	167.00–187.00	176.49
2	—	785	137.00	137.00
2	—	660	157.00–165.00	161.00
25	—	381	217.00–230.00	220.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	407	239.00	239.00
41	—	489	217.00	217.00
74	—	686	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	220.00–224.00	222.06
1	—	665	167.00	167.00
6	—	573	167.00–180.00	176.20
20	—	522	172.00–195.00	183.27
10	—	625	152.00–176.00	170.09
15	—	417	190.00–208.00	202.72
10	—	480	193.00–199.00	195.30
18	—	329	212.00–220.00	216.52
17	—	378	200.00–218.00	211.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	443	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	355	228.00	228.00
14	—	475	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	373	180.00–208.00	200.15
14	—	480	167.00–192.00	181.82
3	—	585	153.00–161.00	157.03
1	—	720	145.00	145.00
10	—	533	165.00–180.00	174.24
3	—	280	212.00	212.00
16	—	421	180.00–200.00	185.62
3	—	617	150.00–170.00	163.12
8	—	337	187.00–212.00	203.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	170.00	170.00
2	—	420	217.00–220.00	218.46
1	—	375	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	222.00–228.00	224.98
13	—	522	209.00–220.00	213.83
5	—	663	178.00–190.00	183.94
22	—	426	222.00–234.00	228.37
13	—	374	230.00–258.00	243.30
13	—	575	202.00–210.00	205.22
15	—	325	240.00–260.00	252.14
4	—	278	254.00–258.00	255.98
12	—	618	185.00–205.00	198.84
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	212.00	212.00
1	—	460	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	170.00–184.00	179.41
6	—	373	212.00–235.00	224.98
4	—	313	207.00–234.00	227.41
4	—	485	190.00–200.00	195.50
1	—	525	187.00	187.00
2	—	660	173.00	173.00
2	—	720	160.00	160.00
9	—	428	175.00–221.00	204.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	155.00	155.00
4	—	271	242.00–250.00	247.86
2	—	763	166.00–167.00	166.50
6	—	708	142.00–170.00	164.35
7	—	540	197.00–203.00	200.87
7	—	609	180.00–190.00	185.69
9	—	432	215.00–228.00	223.16
15	—	372	220.00–244.00	237.28
16	—	333	232.00–246.00	240.75
16	—	475	192.00–216.00	211.18
4	—	668	179.00–185.00	181.94
6	—	572	190.00–195.00	193.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	949	60.00–83.00	72.90
16	—	944	75.00–93.00	86.43
20	—	994	70.00–86.00	82.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,393	96.00–104.00	101.56
2	—	1,350	89.00–90.00	89.51
2	—	1,365	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,128	89.00–103.00	96.95
33	—	1,110	83.00–96.00	90.75
17	—	1,196	93.00–109.00	101.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,783	104.00–118.00	111.40
4	—	1,630	116.00–120.00	117.94
6	—	1,345	97.00–105.00	100.98

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)	4	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	—	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,251.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	975.00–1,150.00	1,083.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–900.00	763.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,375.00–1,750.00	1,512.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	850.00–980.00	936.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	950.00–1,100.00	1,006.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	1,175.00–1,750.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,466.67

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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