Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 112 priced lines covering 993 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,633 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 390 head. replacement cattle receipts at 237 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,633Last week 2,608Year ago 2,432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 390Last week 596Year ago 509

Replacement CattleReceipts 237Last week 361Year ago 265

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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
17	—	427	177.00–190.00	185.07
3	—	580	158.00–160.00	159.34
5	—	619	150.00–155.00	151.96
12	—	535	166.00–175.00	172.29
9	—	327	188.00–205.00	200.25
15	—	472	170.00–180.00	175.34
2	—	285	207.00–210.00	208.47
8	—	379	190.00–200.00	192.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	325	194.00–220.00	210.15
25	—	424	186.00–200.00	193.45
10	—	575	160.00–179.00	169.88
4	—	660	150.00–155.00	152.54
5	—	623	160.00–171.00	166.99
20	—	370	192.00–211.00	204.42
8	—	522	170.00–180.00	176.08
33	—	477	178.00–190.00	184.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	480	195.00–202.00	197.63
1	—	685	160.00	160.00
3	—	367	206.00–212.00	208.63
7	—	323	212.00–232.50	226.58
2	—	293	235.00–237.50	236.24
22	—	557	171.00–187.00	186.14
7	—	427	198.00–207.00	202.08
8	—	524	180.00–192.00	188.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	200.00–202.00	200.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	230.00–240.00	235.00
6	—	578	200.00	200.00
9	—	476	200.00–215.00	207.53
3	—	327	240.00–245.00	241.68
4	—	425	204.00–225.00	210.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	369	250.00–275.00	262.94
11	—	466	217.00–240.00	226.57
19	—	579	215.00–225.00	219.99
3	—	695	192.00	192.00
2	—	845	162.00–167.50	164.75
6	—	422	240.00–255.00	245.23
1	—	620	210.00	210.00
17	—	523	219.00–230.00	222.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	170.00	170.00
7	—	472	215.00–235.00	224.52
8	—	378	220.00–255.00	244.60
9	—	422	216.00–240.00	231.84
10	—	518	197.00–225.00	212.57
3	—	558	205.00–210.00	206.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	470	194.00–215.00	206.62
1	—	780	165.00	165.00
12	—	419	200.00–227.50	215.53
18	—	517	180.00–210.00	198.25
7	—	279	234.00–255.00	246.40
3	—	628	178.00–184.00	181.37
3	—	688	140.00–147.50	144.16
2	—	728	155.00–168.00	161.52
7	—	316	240.00–247.50	244.90
6	—	370	232.00–242.50	237.49
5	—	564	180.00–190.00	186.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	165.00–170.00	168.38
8	—	474	180.00–205.00	197.86
4	—	570	175.00–180.00	178.77
6	—	524	184.00–199.00	190.67
5	—	434	210.00–215.00	212.02
3	—	373	220.00–225.00	223.37
2	—	295	228.00	228.00
5	—	314	226.00–235.00	228.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	319	248.00–270.00	258.51
6	—	423	230.00–247.50	237.78
14	—	466	202.00–230.00	216.60
12	—	375	234.00–257.50	243.97
11	—	515	198.00–215.00	206.85
2	—	780	152.00–157.00	154.50
1	—	835	132.00	132.00
2	—	553	195.00–197.00	196.00
5	—	277	246.00–252.00	247.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,157	89.00–103.00	94.26
63	—	1,070	80.00–97.00	87.16
26	—	1,210	98.00–108.00	101.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	960	63.00–75.00	67.05
30	—	971	72.00–83.00	79.36
29	—	959	62.00–98.00	74.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,346	89.00–100.00	94.68
5	—	1,372	101.00–106.00	103.50
14	—	1,368	85.00–88.00	86.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,673	111.00–127.00	115.36
5	—	1,270	95.00–104.00	101.03
15	—	1,509	105.00–121.00	110.82

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	825.00–875.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–1,000.00	943.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	900.00–1,250.00	1,112.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	875.00–1,225.00	1,055.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,280.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	805.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–800.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,591.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,321.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,312.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,112.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	962.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,191.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	810.00–1,000.00	928.33
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	953.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	925.00–1,125.00	1,005.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,260.00	1,192.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	569.00–880.00	755.20

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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