Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 120 priced lines covering 1,008 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,963 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 414 head. replacement cattle receipts at 171 head. Counted as USDA files them — 13 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,963Last week 1,773Year ago 1,559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 414Last week 259Year ago 325

Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 257Year ago 163

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	189.00	189.00
1	—	575	202.00	202.00
1	—	625	205.00	205.00
1	—	320	234.00	234.00
4	—	373	220.00–240.00	234.40
2	—	442	245.00	245.00
6	—	523	211.00–225.00	217.70
1	—	270	280.00	280.00
6	—	468	216.00–235.00	228.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	177.00–200.00	188.61
1	—	715	174.00	174.00
7	—	371	190.00–232.00	218.18
1	—	770	168.00	168.00
3	—	420	225.00–235.00	229.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	565	212.00–224.00	217.03
16	—	334	270.00–285.00	278.78
1	—	640	210.00	210.00
10	—	369	260.00–270.00	267.19
24	—	433	250.00–260.00	253.59
8	—	516	220.00–230.00	223.95
1	—	660	195.00	195.00
6	—	469	224.00–245.00	234.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	360	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	240.00	240.00
3	—	378	275.00–280.00	278.26
3	—	418	265.00	265.00
1	—	630	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	160.00–170.00	165.50
19	—	423	184.00–204.00	194.65
15	—	325	195.00–217.00	208.70
3	—	277	202.50–212.50	208.48
16	—	569	165.00–182.00	171.32
13	—	380	190.00–207.00	199.36
22	—	483	180.00–196.00	189.27
4	—	668	150.00–167.00	157.14
1	—	755	151.00	151.00
19	—	525	172.00–188.00	181.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	327	216.00–225.00	219.90
13	—	577	180.00–185.00	181.70
23	—	418	197.50–210.00	205.08
3	—	657	160.00–165.00	163.34
1	—	775	145.00	145.00
30	—	377	206.00–220.00	213.96
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
1	—	210	240.00	240.00
20	—	516	185.00–198.00	193.06
37	—	473	195.00–208.00	200.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	172.00	172.00
5	—	672	147.00–164.00	157.33
4	—	280	215.00	215.00
10	—	421	160.00–190.00	180.06
11	—	323	195.00–205.00	199.71
10	—	533	165.00–178.00	171.96
7	—	479	175.00–181.00	177.47
4	—	621	150.00–157.00	151.75
12	—	378	186.00–200.00	192.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	157.00	157.00
1	—	555	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	192.50–200.00	195.83
6	—	486	220.00–235.00	228.42
2	—	668	170.00	170.00
22	—	428	226.00–250.00	238.71
3	—	618	180.00–195.00	186.59
16	—	516	206.00–215.00	208.75
7	—	326	240.00–275.00	253.94
12	—	379	228.00–265.00	248.95
1	—	735	165.00	165.00
1	—	255	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	792	144.00–150.00	147.99
20	—	425	208.00–235.00	220.37
8	—	721	150.00–170.00	156.72
25	—	477	196.00–220.00	208.56
14	—	521	190.00–210.00	200.70
14	—	578	180.00–195.00	188.91
15	—	376	214.00–245.00	225.41
8	—	670	162.50–173.00	166.48
11	—	320	228.00–260.00	238.34
14	—	619	170.00–190.00	179.53
6	—	278	235.00–275.00	261.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	200.00–230.00	208.19
6	—	523	186.00–202.00	192.01
7	—	313	210.00–220.00	215.75
4	—	425	208.00–220.00	213.27
5	—	622	165.00–180.00	172.65
4	—	588	152.00–185.00	173.19
2	—	270	216.00–255.00	236.58
11	—	472	160.00–210.00	191.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	937	69.00–89.00	77.40
22	—	987	57.00–95.00	78.00
23	—	1,033	66.00–94.00	82.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,356	82.00–106.00	94.16
9	—	1,436	96.00–109.00	103.33
20	—	1,409	85.00–100.00	89.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,194	92.00–109.00	103.50
31	—	1,147	83.00–105.00	96.31
34	—	1,103	74.00–100.00	89.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,784	105.00–119.00	113.92
11	—	1,863	113.00–129.00	121.04
3	—	1,358	99.00–109.00	104.54

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–900.00	818.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,075.00–1,700.00	1,378.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	975.00–1,170.00	1,049.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	825.00–1,450.00	1,118.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,025.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	690.00–715.00	702.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	795.00–950.00	872.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	995.00–1,010.00	1,002.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	590.00–625.00	607.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	610.00–975.00	832.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,700.00	1,383.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	800.00–1,100.00	983.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,312.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	750.00–875.00	812.50

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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