Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 119 priced lines covering 1,129 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,364 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 382 head. replacement cattle receipts at 257 head. Counted as USDA files them — 46 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,364Last week 1,258Year ago 1,562

Slaughter CattleReceipts 382Last week 276Year ago 264

Replacement CattleReceipts 257Last week 289Year ago 192

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 3.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	426	200.00–219.00	211.36
2	—	235	228.00	228.00
7	—	621	170.00–182.00	178.62
25	—	520	190.00–203.00	196.92
9	—	571	185.00–190.00	187.33
16	—	475	197.00–210.00	206.00
5	—	272	220.00–226.00	222.06
24	—	378	214.00–225.00	218.71
10	—	331	218.00–237.00	223.48
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	422	213.00–220.00	215.95
23	—	758	170.00	170.00
3	—	370	230.00	230.00
3	—	622	185.00–190.00	187.66
15	—	516	197.00–211.00	202.35
25	—	483	212.00–218.00	213.28
14	—	572	192.00–205.00	195.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	145.00–166.00	155.62
6	—	481	190.00–200.00	194.62
12	—	416	199.00–207.00	202.61
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
11	—	371	207.00–212.00	209.25
5	—	282	216.00–218.00	216.81
2	—	583	167.00–177.00	172.11
15	—	328	212.00–220.00	216.43
7	—	534	180.00–190.00	184.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	504	218.00	218.00
17	—	575	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	187.00–192.00	188.65
35	—	575	225.00–231.00	229.59
8	—	680	204.00–212.00	211.04
13	—	528	227.00–230.00	228.66
6	—	631	210.00–225.00	215.69
5	—	425	237.00–240.00	237.57
37	—	494	230.00–248.00	244.41
7	—	385	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	227.00–250.00	242.22
3	—	575	187.00–205.00	192.79
1	—	605	190.00	190.00
2	—	518	216.00–218.00	216.99
2	—	485	220.00	220.00
3	—	427	210.00–220.00	213.20
1	—	725	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	170.00	170.00
5	—	569	215.00	215.00
16	—	475	220.00–229.00	225.68
2	—	320	238.00	238.00
12	—	516	210.00–225.00	219.20
3	—	622	206.00–210.00	207.36
4	—	673	190.00–201.00	194.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	478	208.00–217.00	212.14
6	—	668	170.00–185.00	179.70
14	—	519	192.00–205.00	197.98
1	—	280	240.00	240.00
8	—	320	232.00–238.00	235.29
7	—	568	190.00–197.00	194.12
9	—	422	214.00–222.00	218.37
10	—	630	182.00–189.00	186.92
10	—	377	220.00–242.00	231.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	333	240.00–248.00	242.15
4	—	421	220.00–224.00	221.04
9	—	573	195.00–207.00	200.59
3	—	613	195.00–200.00	196.66
2	—	675	186.00	186.00
11	—	373	238.00–247.00	241.77
4	—	475	214.00–216.00	215.50
8	—	522	207.00–212.00	208.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	190.00–195.00	192.02
5	—	420	205.00–215.00	210.10
8	—	735	150.00–172.00	157.99
6	—	483	202.00–206.00	204.83
5	—	327	228.00–230.00	229.61
3	—	673	165.00–176.00	171.57
2	—	620	178.00	178.00
3	—	585	185.00–189.00	187.71
4	—	365	214.00–220.00	216.43
7	—	279	232.00–245.00	234.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,211	99.00–103.50	101.01
90	—	1,176	90.00–98.00	93.50
61	—	1,072	83.00–90.00	86.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,288	89.50–97.00	92.91
2	—	1,255	100.00–101.00	100.47
2	—	1,343	88.00–91.00	89.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,006	73.00–84.00	80.22
10	—	1,011	80.00–88.00	82.86
24	—	920	65.00–77.00	73.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	96.00–109.00	104.25
5	—	1,780	112.00–116.00	114.74
11	—	1,783	106.00–118.00	110.23

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	875.00–975.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,075.00–1,575.00	1,307.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,290.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,495.83
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,235.00	1,235.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,118.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	800.00–1,185.00	990.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,021.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	—	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,122.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	525.00–600.00	562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	600.00–875.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	775.00–1,000.00	878.13
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	875.00–950.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,100.00	1,041.67
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	500.00–740.00	647.22
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	602.00–900.00	778.67

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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