Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 96 priced lines covering 865 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,378 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 326 head. replacement cattle receipts at 205 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Apr 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,378Last week 1,661Year ago 1,889

Slaughter CattleReceipts 326Last week 373Year ago 358

Replacement CattleReceipts 205Last week 235Year ago 306

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	800	182.00	182.00
35	—	700	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	217.00–226.00	220.22
2	—	507	231.00	231.00
1	—	405	267.00	267.00
1	—	655	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	187.00–190.00	189.50
24	—	563	205.00–219.00	214.14
2	—	618	192.00–196.00	193.94
12	—	515	210.00–220.00	216.39
4	—	421	222.00–247.00	230.20
4	—	324	244.00–255.00	248.50
8	—	368	230.00–250.00	238.93
4	—	466	212.00–226.00	219.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	220.00–225.00	222.44
2	—	378	215.00–220.00	217.38
17	—	417	200.00–220.00	210.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	215.00–232.00	221.59
5	—	667	150.00–172.00	160.20
16	—	535	177.00–195.00	189.82
21	—	472	186.00–208.00	200.96
4	—	725	150.00–158.00	153.75
5	—	615	166.00–170.00	167.60
10	—	574	180.00–195.00	186.93
24	—	426	195.00–212.00	206.57
11	—	380	212.00–225.00	218.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	160.00	160.00
3	—	778	145.00–155.00	148.40
9	—	575	190.00–205.00	201.00
6	—	410	214.00–222.00	217.85
10	—	369	220.00–230.00	226.33
19	—	530	200.00–207.00	204.43
6	—	632	188.00	188.00
32	—	481	209.00–220.00	211.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	155.00	155.00
3	—	625	160.00–175.00	168.23
3	—	682	152.50–165.00	156.50
4	—	511	177.00–185.00	178.96
11	—	428	190.00–205.00	197.75
1	—	565	170.00	170.00
27	—	373	195.00–215.00	204.11
14	—	328	205.00–225.00	213.16
7	—	461	190.00–195.00	191.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	471	202.00–222.00	213.70
3	—	615	180.00–189.00	183.64
5	—	572	190.00–200.00	196.41
18	—	531	192.00–212.00	203.13
30	—	418	214.00–230.00	224.20
11	—	385	220.00–236.00	228.48
9	—	336	226.00–245.00	236.25
2	—	675	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	207.00–212.00	209.17
2	—	708	170.00–180.00	174.95
4	—	461	217.00–227.00	219.44
1	—	645	197.00	197.00
6	—	581	190.00–212.00	198.20
5	—	372	237.00–240.00	238.56
1	—	290	255.00	255.00
5	—	414	225.00–230.00	227.74
1	—	305	250.00	250.00
5	—	665	180.00–195.00	185.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	175.00–185.00	178.47
15	—	524	177.00–200.00	190.12
9	—	366	207.00–230.00	213.98
7	—	426	197.00–222.00	214.22
1	—	680	165.00	165.00
9	—	465	187.00–210.00	198.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,388	89.00–93.50	91.18
2	—	1,470	104.00	104.00
5	—	1,400	82.00–87.50	83.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,105	95.00–102.00	98.89
39	—	1,178	85.00–92.00	88.45
36	—	1,227	88.00–97.00	93.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,031	73.00–92.00	80.78
23	—	1,063	79.00–92.00	86.70
19	—	976	66.00–85.00	74.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,839	110.00–127.00	116.17
5	—	1,683	101.00–117.00	108.01
6	—	1,602	107.00–124.00	117.52

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,165.00–1,220.00	1,198.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	680.00–760.00	744.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	875.00–900.00	895.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,187.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,603.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	850.00–975.00	925.00
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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	987.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	634.00–892.00	789.64
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	475.00–485.00	480.00

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

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