Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 103 priced lines covering 1,130 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,445 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 298 head. replacement cattle receipts at 240 head. Counted as USDA files them — 117 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Apr 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,445Last week 1,820Year ago 2,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 298Last week 353Year ago 306

Replacement CattleReceipts 240Last week 206Year ago 97

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	524	227.00–235.00	231.11
32	—	358	241.00–248.00	247.76
2	—	765	180.00	180.00
21	—	639	199.00–220.00	203.36
6	—	477	235.00–246.00	241.10
37	—	434	238.00–262.00	243.36
8	—	573	215.00–230.00	221.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	215.00–226.00	221.17
1	—	320	235.00	235.00
4	—	623	182.00–190.00	187.48
1	—	795	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	520	215.00–224.00	218.33
6	—	423	230.00–244.00	234.41
10	—	297	240.00–245.00	244.52
3	—	722	181.00–182.00	181.66
11	—	594	196.00–217.00	214.09
5	—	378	227.00–235.00	229.21
12	—	472	220.00–234.00	227.10
8	—	633	180.00–196.00	192.86
3	—	660	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	609	180.00–185.00	182.66
26	—	458	200.00–213.00	206.84
18	—	429	208.00–217.00	210.29
11	—	320	218.00–228.00	220.28
6	—	719	160.00–164.00	162.67
42	—	535	190.00–209.00	199.46
26	—	563	186.00–202.00	195.98
4	—	675	176.00	176.00
9	—	376	216.00–226.00	219.28
3	—	283	228.00–230.00	228.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	522	180.00–205.00	189.96
21	—	420	198.00–208.00	203.11
10	—	328	210.00–216.00	213.60
4	—	775	160.00	160.00
3	—	727	142.00–167.00	152.80
10	—	631	170.00–179.00	175.63
2	—	285	220.00	220.00
8	—	566	184.00–194.00	188.39
22	—	379	205.00–221.00	211.86
2	—	685	155.00–158.00	156.51
21	—	474	190.00–209.00	199.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	170.00–180.00	172.44
4	—	318	200.00–208.00	204.16
6	—	477	174.00–187.00	180.49
2	—	635	161.00	161.00
3	—	365	198.00–208.00	203.23
5	—	428	186.00–199.00	193.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	268.00	268.00
15	—	472	210.00–234.00	218.15
13	—	561	190.00–205.00	202.00
5	—	318	238.00–250.00	244.73
1	—	625	194.00	194.00
18	—	387	215.00–258.00	235.41
4	—	726	187.00	187.00
11	—	526	205.00–218.00	213.84
3	—	670	190.00–193.00	190.99
1	—	205	272.00	272.00
25	—	418	223.00–250.00	231.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	242.00	242.00
3	—	565	180.00	180.00
3	—	330	224.00–227.00	225.00
2	—	440	205.00	205.00
2	—	490	200.00	200.00
2	—	740	160.00	160.00
2	—	375	215.00	215.00
2	—	520	191.00–195.00	193.02
3	—	620	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	478	203.00–227.00	212.99
2	—	670	180.00	180.00
15	—	382	217.00–230.00	224.46
2	—	710	167.00	167.00
9	—	574	180.00–201.00	189.93
15	—	425	212.00–230.00	220.41
18	—	326	229.00–237.00	230.91
9	—	523	200.00–215.00	204.17
6	—	623	179.00–182.00	180.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	941	70.00–89.00	85.89
12	—	924	57.00–83.00	73.34
23	—	945	77.00–95.00	90.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,292	92.00–105.00	99.01
9	—	1,316	99.00–114.00	103.53
10	—	1,461	90.00–100.00	95.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,158	91.00–107.00	101.45
23	—	1,176	101.00–113.00	105.90
33	—	1,096	85.00–101.00	95.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	106.00–107.00	106.51
3	—	1,822	121.00–122.00	121.63
7	—	1,664	114.00–123.00	118.40

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	908.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,203.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,262.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,040.00–1,075.00	1,057.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	430.00–525.00	463.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	700.00–840.00	732.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	—	1,100.00–2,050.00	1,375.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,568.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00–1,010.00	955.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,062.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	550.00–725.00	616.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	52	—	—	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,622.12

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

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