Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 135 priced lines covering 2,200 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,470 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 748 head. replacement cattle receipts at 340 head. Counted as USDA files them — 63 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue May 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,470Last week 2,510Year ago 2,506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 748Last week 645Year ago 494

Replacement CattleReceipts 340Last week 293Year ago 172

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate 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
5	—	368	255.00–270.00	257.93
8	—	828	185.00	185.00
26	—	479	240.00–251.00	244.20
4	—	318	255.00–265.00	260.12
2	—	215	272.50	272.50
35	—	571	220.00–232.00	228.71
12	—	429	243.00–262.50	249.46
23	—	519	227.00–246.00	232.44
36	—	681	193.00–217.00	211.20
33	—	624	192.00–224.00	215.13
1	—	745	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	741	197.00	197.00
3	—	760	190.00	190.00
1	—	645	230.00	230.00
5	—	840	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	710	180.00–207.25	200.74
4	—	658	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	230.00–240.00	233.25
1	—	745	160.00	160.00
1	—	695	175.00	175.00
5	—	517	180.00–216.00	201.14
4	—	615	175.00–181.00	177.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	666	190.00–212.00	195.43
4	—	718	180.00–192.00	185.53
1	—	330	245.00	245.00
9	—	610	190.00–210.00	200.02
18	—	476	222.00–242.00	231.32
20	—	418	225.00–242.00	231.01
6	—	765	170.00–176.00	173.71
6	—	376	235.00–244.00	240.57
15	—	557	210.00–220.00	217.24
31	—	530	210.00–227.00	219.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	725	153.00–160.00	158.60
31	—	474	175.00–212.00	198.10
18	—	329	202.00–227.00	216.03
19	—	573	170.00–189.00	180.97
4	—	288	202.00–206.00	205.03
1	—	760	150.00	150.00
31	—	418	196.00–217.00	207.58
7	—	641	165.00–176.00	171.71
32	—	375	198.00–223.00	215.38
27	—	525	185.00–198.00	193.00
13	—	659	160.00–170.00	166.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	608	175.00–192.00	183.77
58	—	523	194.00–212.00	200.58
9	—	317	212.00–242.00	225.58
6	—	758	170.00–173.00	172.49
28	—	372	208.00–237.50	227.77
40	—	474	198.00–225.00	210.58
3	—	730	160.00–165.00	162.64
49	—	427	204.00–228.00	218.65
24	—	669	167.00–180.00	175.83
44	—	569	179.00–200.00	192.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	221.00	221.00
8	—	528	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	676	150.00–155.00	151.99
7	—	329	192.00–222.00	214.16
6	—	635	158.00–182.00	169.11
21	—	524	160.00–188.00	179.74
1	—	705	142.00	142.00
16	—	374	186.00–216.00	202.34
9	—	476	175.00–197.00	186.09
8	—	431	186.00–206.00	201.87
6	—	575	166.00–175.00	171.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	611	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	613	183.00	183.00
3	—	515	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	612	191.00–208.00	199.73
11	—	675	182.00–195.00	188.82
1	—	755	170.00	170.00
12	—	328	234.00–265.00	252.06
30	—	521	203.00–235.00	218.41
36	—	471	215.00–237.00	229.54
20	—	572	196.00–216.00	206.10
19	—	419	227.00–242.50	235.15
5	—	709	172.00–177.00	174.02
21	—	374	228.00–255.00	245.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	201.00	201.00
2	—	615	215.00–217.00	215.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	180.00–192.00	187.01
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
23	—	371	210.00–240.00	228.04
11	—	730	155.00–169.00	163.23
35	—	474	189.00–227.00	208.36
43	—	424	208.00–233.00	222.84
1	—	775	161.00	161.00
17	—	323	210.00–255.00	233.38
27	—	575	180.00–205.00	194.74
29	—	521	182.00–220.00	202.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	426	200.00–225.00	214.69
14	—	324	210.00–245.00	221.27
15	—	529	176.00–207.00	191.15
1	—	645	161.00	161.00
15	—	471	180.00–215.00	196.74
1	—	560	195.00	195.00
1	—	265	216.00	216.00
8	—	374	206.00–232.00	217.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,018	68.00–90.00	81.18
29	—	972	60.00–78.00	71.07
42	—	1,063	78.00–93.00	85.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,403	79.00–89.00	83.54
12	—	1,478	96.00–104.00	98.54
49	—	1,421	87.00–96.00	92.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,203	89.00–100.00	94.28
56	—	1,145	80.00–93.00	87.03
37	—	1,267	96.00–107.00	100.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,593	104.00–117.00	112.36
15	—	1,586	91.00–112.00	102.98
13	—	1,779	113.00–122.00	119.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	950.00–1,125.00	1,054.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,437.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,866.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,495.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,395.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	875.00–950.00	920.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,383.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,335.00–1,475.00	1,405.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,455.00	1,377.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	625.00–925.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	600.00–850.00	735.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	500.00–680.00	590.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	930.00–1,015.00	972.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	825.00–1,375.00	1,060.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	700.00–1,150.00	839.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,096.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	603.00–1,200.00	827.67
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	530.00–700.00	626.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.

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