Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 135 priced lines covering 1,535 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,306 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 403 head. replacement cattle receipts at 241 head. Counted as USDA files them — 66 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Mar 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,306Last week 1,514Year ago 1,562

Slaughter CattleReceipts 403Last week 222Year ago 361

Replacement CattleReceipts 241Last week 162Year ago 268

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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
15	—	321	220.00–232.00	224.63
33	—	523	185.00–205.00	195.05
3	—	273	222.00–240.00	231.48
43	—	480	199.00–210.00	204.41
17	—	374	207.00–225.00	219.49
21	—	573	175.00–195.00	185.56
28	—	419	203.00–217.00	211.16
11	—	624	172.00–185.00	180.97
9	—	709	152.00–160.00	156.47
4	—	678	155.00–160.00	157.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	135.00	135.00
13	—	723	142.00–155.00	152.13
48	—	476	180.00–202.00	193.24
9	—	578	170.00–180.00	173.86
27	—	521	175.00–190.00	183.01
29	—	371	195.00–216.00	208.89
2	—	285	220.00	220.00
9	—	664	152.00–170.00	162.73
16	—	332	207.00–217.00	212.51
32	—	427	190.00–210.00	201.53
27	—	627	150.00–174.00	164.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	428	180.00–198.00	191.91
1	—	620	155.00	155.00
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
11	—	481	175.00–185.00	179.26
8	—	530	178.00–181.00	179.62
10	—	581	153.00–166.00	158.53
11	—	378	187.00–202.00	196.75
3	—	660	145.00–158.00	153.67
1	—	775	148.00	148.00
3	—	282	208.00–210.00	209.35
12	—	325	190.00–208.00	197.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	594	189.00	189.00
7	—	661	171.50	171.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	760	176.50	176.50
3	—	568	186.00–200.00	192.04
8	—	473	194.00–215.00	206.65
2	—	525	200.00	200.00
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
1	—	385	220.00	220.00
2	—	720	178.00	178.00
3	—	325	227.00–237.00	231.29
1	—	420	215.00	215.00
1	—	690	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	473	225.00–244.00	236.92
27	—	713	181.00–182.50	181.43
16	—	560	205.00–232.00	225.77
5	—	360	257.00	257.00
7	—	605	205.00–209.00	208.42
6	—	673	195.00	195.00
3	—	307	248.00–256.00	250.61
3	—	412	230.00–245.00	234.92
6	—	533	212.00–237.00	225.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	427	213.00–239.00	229.08
6	—	667	176.00–190.00	182.02
2	—	310	234.00–235.00	234.52
4	—	704	170.00–175.00	172.74
20	—	626	180.00–211.00	196.78
2	—	758	164.00–170.00	166.99
33	—	534	200.00–230.00	212.79
7	—	492	205.00–217.00	211.60
13	—	570	190.00–209.00	206.40
5	—	377	225.00–238.00	231.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	615	224.00–225.00	224.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	754	182.00	182.00
29	—	622	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	265.00	265.00
24	—	424	220.00–235.00	226.51
4	—	613	193.00–199.00	195.48
15	—	479	210.00–225.00	220.84
9	—	565	187.00–206.00	198.57
18	—	520	200.00–220.00	209.81
11	—	365	232.00–250.00	240.55
13	—	331	248.00–257.00	250.23
1	—	660	177.00	177.00
2	—	788	159.00–165.00	161.99
1	—	720	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	160.00–180.00	168.35
40	—	427	200.00–224.00	218.31
14	—	570	180.00–198.00	191.93
10	—	329	230.00–247.00	237.69
10	—	618	165.00–190.00	180.15
4	—	276	246.00–250.00	248.23
18	—	371	222.00–234.00	229.83
1	—	210	260.00	260.00
19	—	473	198.00–219.00	211.98
21	—	519	185.00–209.00	199.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	188.00–197.00	191.56
3	—	662	157.00–170.00	165.58
1	—	240	255.00	255.00
10	—	414	205.00–215.00	211.03
9	—	474	187.00–210.00	204.56
1	—	730	156.00	156.00
4	—	376	220.00–227.00	224.22
2	—	330	235.00	235.00
1	—	285	240.00	240.00
3	—	615	179.00–180.00	179.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,428	93.00–105.00	98.10
13	—	1,556	98.00–111.00	101.27
14	—	1,468	76.00–96.00	89.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,010	69.00–94.00	85.05
10	—	987	60.00–82.00	78.06
17	—	1,026	74.00–94.00	85.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,084	82.00–99.00	91.29
53	—	1,183	89.00–105.00	97.94
22	—	1,223	99.00–112.00	105.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,545	99.00–115.00	109.40
8	—	1,501	97.00–108.00	103.28
14	—	1,652	113.00–126.00	118.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,818.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,656.25
Heifer Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,050.00–1,625.00	1,205.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	928.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,530.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	983.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–850.00	764.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	925.00–1,250.00	1,088.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,259.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,254.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,370.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	775.00–1,000.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	958.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–950.00	855.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–525.00	512.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	505.00–680.00	608.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	775.00–1,020.00	885.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line