Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 109 priced lines covering 1,682 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,476 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 501 head. replacement cattle receipts at 186 head. Counted as USDA files them — 10 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Apr 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,476Last week 3,173Year ago 2,932

Slaughter CattleReceipts 501Last week 798Year ago 820

Replacement CattleReceipts 186Last week 452Year ago 360

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	180.00–216.00	205.08
5	—	479	210.00–220.00	217.93
2	—	578	200.00–204.00	202.06
3	—	368	236.00–240.00	237.29
2	—	638	190.00–195.00	192.53
9	—	323	240.00–250.00	241.74
2	—	443	226.00–230.00	227.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	529	220.00–235.00	229.10
7	—	574	202.00–220.00	213.43
13	—	322	250.00–262.00	259.56
31	—	482	230.00–240.00	235.04
3	—	770	161.00–180.00	173.75
12	—	743	169.00–188.00	185.33
11	—	622	200.00–210.00	204.61
13	—	381	240.00–250.00	244.69
6	—	415	242.00–262.50	255.99
12	—	676	185.00–201.00	196.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	730	188.00–190.00	188.74
29	—	673	197.00–198.00	197.37
72	—	413	249.00–275.00	255.07
54	—	524	225.00–246.00	240.97
40	—	614	207.00–225.00	213.37
30	—	790	187.00	187.00
7	—	471	240.00–250.00	246.29
22	—	572	217.50–234.00	230.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	661	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	163.00–170.00	166.31
2	—	723	160.00–165.00	162.56
20	—	322	206.00–235.00	222.59
21	—	575	170.00–194.00	187.79
2	—	288	240.00–245.00	242.48
29	—	377	200.00–225.00	211.79
35	—	476	190.00–210.00	200.70
37	—	520	179.00–200.00	193.43
57	—	637	170.00–185.00	179.22
53	—	421	200.00–217.50	212.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	374	212.00–237.50	223.25
5	—	286	220.00–228.00	224.43
29	—	632	165.00–187.00	177.35
30	—	476	194.00–222.00	213.76
22	—	662	160.00–180.00	175.41
67	—	519	190.00–215.00	210.08
39	—	422	202.00–227.00	221.31
6	—	339	214.00–227.00	218.69
10	—	763	164.00	164.00
16	—	573	170.00–207.00	189.82
26	—	742	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	501	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	165.00	165.00
2	—	680	159.00–160.00	159.49
6	—	421	196.00–206.00	201.50
6	—	373	190.00–209.00	200.96
3	—	580	168.00–170.00	169.32
5	—	529	169.00–188.00	180.91
10	—	329	190.00–214.00	202.89
9	—	475	180.00–195.00	188.10
2	—	280	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	375	236.00–270.00	259.36
10	—	558	190.00–215.00	208.35
2	—	618	210.00–212.00	211.00
68	—	472	210.00–242.50	235.83
14	—	526	204.00–228.00	222.74
10	—	324	250.00–267.50	262.29
15	—	424	224.00–265.00	245.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	522	185.00–218.00	205.80
10	—	627	165.00–190.00	177.28
29	—	473	200.00–226.00	218.63
9	—	329	240.00–255.00	245.47
6	—	276	245.00–250.00	248.11
1	—	650	160.00	160.00
12	—	375	226.00–260.00	238.48
14	—	575	190.00–209.00	201.77
1	—	700	152.00	152.00
13	—	426	218.00–245.00	234.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	159.00–165.00	162.42
2	—	645	162.00	162.00
2	—	365	222.00	222.00
9	—	418	218.00–230.00	224.14
6	—	473	192.00–212.00	207.39
2	—	270	236.00–240.00	238.07
3	—	335	230.00–232.00	230.65
7	—	531	180.00–200.00	192.31
2	—	755	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	995	68.00–99.00	90.22
13	—	989	80.00–102.00	88.63
43	—	987	67.00–93.00	88.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	90.00–100.00	95.03
13	—	1,262	102.00–114.00	109.69
25	—	1,298	92.00–108.00	101.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,079	85.00–97.00	91.95
23	—	1,170	99.00–114.00	107.76
65	—	1,134	91.00–105.00	98.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,745	116.00–124.00	120.06
4	—	1,590	102.00–110.00	105.67
14	—	1,531	108.00–118.00	113.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	925.00–1,300.00	1,147.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,115.00	1,038.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	925.00–1,075.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–950.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	800.00–975.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	850.00–1,150.00	1,067.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	450.00–675.00	570.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	775.00–1,000.00	839.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,512.50

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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