Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 120 priced lines covering 1,279 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,661 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 373 head. replacement cattle receipts at 235 head. Counted as USDA files them — 57 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Apr 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,661Last week 1,445Year ago 1,325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 373Last week 298Year ago 290

Replacement CattleReceipts 235Last week 240Year ago 308

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	240.00	240.00
3	—	365	220.00–235.00	224.86
2	—	480	210.00–217.00	213.50
6	—	330	227.00–235.00	230.82
2	—	690	155.00–175.00	165.07
2	—	533	200.00–205.00	202.54
2	—	433	202.00–217.00	209.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	180.00–190.00	185.03
9	—	521	195.00–220.00	206.56
15	—	429	210.00–237.00	220.02
5	—	677	170.00–175.00	171.96
16	—	576	185.00–200.00	192.42
24	—	371	226.00–250.00	233.50
22	—	473	196.00–227.00	208.12
16	—	328	226.00–260.00	237.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	194.00–205.00	198.19
9	—	477	210.00–230.00	217.02
14	—	569	195.00–217.00	208.35
25	—	515	205.00–220.00	211.25
1	—	215	250.00	250.00
18	—	374	236.00–265.00	246.01
1	—	705	182.00	182.00
15	—	320	240.00–270.00	252.16
17	—	421	226.00–245.00	235.07
3	—	660	186.00–195.00	192.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	230.00	230.00
10	—	380	220.00–238.00	229.67
2	—	265	240.00	240.00
6	—	582	203.00–207.00	206.00
5	—	478	217.00–228.00	221.95
5	—	333	230.00–240.00	233.50
2	—	515	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	429	227.00–242.00	235.31
1	—	815	170.00	170.00
12	—	378	237.00–245.00	242.16
2	—	728	180.00	180.00
11	—	466	226.00–235.00	229.91
7	—	576	210.00–225.00	216.97
6	—	677	175.00–191.00	177.70
3	—	523	225.00–226.00	225.67
2	—	770	171.00–172.00	171.51
1	—	345	245.00	245.00
3	—	278	245.00–252.00	248.95
6	—	645	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	474	238.00–255.00	243.43
4	—	564	220.00–228.00	225.91
24	—	424	242.00–254.50	247.02
7	—	389	257.00–260.00	257.40
4	—	506	230.00–245.00	233.78
4	—	329	248.00–295.00	259.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	280.00–287.00	283.60
4	—	473	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	380	215.00–245.00	220.31
16	—	570	185.00–205.00	197.48
11	—	317	218.00–230.00	220.96
56	—	418	208.00–230.00	215.09
7	—	614	182.00–194.00	187.28
15	—	512	190.00–210.00	201.09
1	—	705	165.00	165.00
1	—	270	250.00	250.00
2	—	760	150.00–160.00	155.03
40	—	471	202.00–215.00	208.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	330	212.00–227.00	219.31
6	—	271	215.00–222.00	218.55
36	—	424	198.00–215.00	207.34
31	—	473	190.00–207.00	199.36
31	—	524	180.00–204.00	191.93
37	—	374	206.00–222.00	212.51
1	—	695	160.00	160.00
10	—	578	179.00–190.00	185.21
16	—	630	168.00–185.00	174.70
3	—	745	150.00–152.00	150.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	186.00–195.00	189.29
5	—	521	190.00–192.00	190.41
10	—	322	205.00–220.00	210.91
5	—	577	170.00–182.00	173.67
2	—	668	145.00	145.00
13	—	413	190.00–207.00	196.96
1	—	290	225.00	225.00
3	—	635	166.00	166.00
10	—	376	199.00–215.00	203.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	505	230.00	230.00
4	—	605	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	501	209.00	209.00
8	—	475	219.00	219.00
3	—	385	228.00	228.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,061	87.00–94.00	90.15
28	—	948	74.00–90.00	84.69
10	—	976	70.00–83.00	77.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,331	97.00–106.50	103.37
6	—	1,520	88.00–91.00	89.56
12	—	1,403	91.00–99.00	95.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,160	82.00–97.00	91.49
42	—	1,095	90.00–103.00	98.08
36	—	1,157	97.00–108.00	104.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,582	105.00–121.00	113.25
10	—	1,472	105.00–110.00	107.25
7	—	1,931	115.00–125.00	119.65

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)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	840.00–900.00	876.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	965.00–1,100.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,235.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	950.00–1,215.00	1,081.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	995.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–950.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,464.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	979.00–1,100.00	1,075.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	750.00–900.00	853.17
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	350.00–500.00	406.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,120.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	850.00–1,100.00	958.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,606.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,269.57

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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