Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 112 priced lines covering 940 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,344 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 211 head. replacement cattle receipts at 128 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,344Last week 1,364Year ago 1,817

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 382Year ago 396

Replacement CattleReceipts 128Last week 257Year ago 237

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	190.00–192.00	190.66
16	—	607	201.00–215.00	202.56
8	—	519	217.00–225.00	220.24
11	—	471	220.00–227.00	223.23
1	—	725	177.00	177.00
2	—	435	225.00–230.00	227.53
6	—	558	207.00–217.00	211.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	228.00–240.00	233.62
9	—	533	202.00–215.00	209.01
6	—	568	190.00–205.00	194.44
8	—	464	207.00–217.00	212.65
2	—	785	160.00–170.00	165.06
4	—	311	234.00–245.00	238.95
2	—	673	188.00	188.00
1	—	710	175.00	175.00
10	—	417	212.00–225.00	220.08
5	—	621	187.00–200.00	192.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	200.00–222.00	209.57
4	—	605	172.00–188.00	183.97
6	—	526	190.00–205.00	197.40
9	—	374	210.00–230.00	221.22
2	—	755	154.00	154.00
12	—	481	187.00–215.00	201.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	230.00–232.00	230.96
5	—	501	215.00–218.00	217.40
1	—	735	172.00	172.00
4	—	378	220.00–230.00	225.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	575	230.00–244.00	240.40
17	—	521	238.00–253.00	244.06
8	—	477	255.00–260.00	257.48
5	—	826	178.00	178.00
19	—	676	220.00–229.00	222.85
14	—	759	193.00–204.00	200.85
18	—	636	212.00–239.00	224.25
1	—	395	260.00	260.00
2	—	735	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	190.00–196.00	192.98
6	—	328	237.00–245.00	240.22
2	—	750	173.50	173.50
2	—	723	188.00–196.00	191.93
7	—	370	235.00–240.00	238.89
2	—	615	213.00–216.00	214.46
9	—	575	220.00–230.00	226.45
15	—	475	225.00–237.00	232.36
12	—	422	230.00–240.00	233.99
5	—	522	220.00–238.00	226.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	574	192.00–214.00	209.63
1	—	700	165.00	165.00
9	—	332	225.00–239.00	236.76
17	—	522	195.00–218.00	210.36
30	—	488	205.00–224.00	222.31
5	—	672	187.00–195.00	188.57
19	—	393	220.00–237.00	235.69
9	—	419	210.00–228.00	220.79
19	—	294	250.00	250.00
16	—	607	180.00–207.00	196.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	767	183.50	183.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	461	195.00–217.00	210.59
26	—	425	200.00–220.00	212.52
5	—	325	215.00–222.00	218.62
22	—	367	212.00–226.00	218.53
29	—	685	165.00–185.00	179.44
23	—	712	147.00–178.50	166.34
21	—	518	185.00–207.00	198.74
7	—	761	158.00–165.00	161.48
2	—	630	167.00–172.00	169.54
14	—	567	180.00–197.00	190.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	147.00–152.00	149.44
8	—	379	200.00–213.00	207.12
8	—	333	210.00–223.00	216.45
5	—	477	185.00–200.00	189.35
4	—	735	153.00–160.00	154.68
3	—	625	157.00–175.00	169.00
9	—	430	194.00–205.00	200.53
1	—	770	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	220.00	220.00
3	—	530	181.00–191.00	187.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,005	67.00–90.00	79.92
11	—	1,119	81.00–90.00	85.20
15	—	1,007	59.00–85.00	75.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,374	92.00–97.00	93.93
1	—	1,665	105.00	105.00
10	—	1,414	87.00–92.00	88.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,323	97.00–102.00	99.52
12	—	1,099	79.00–92.00	86.65
27	—	1,172	87.00–98.00	93.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,750	121.00–122.25	121.69
12	—	1,418	104.00–118.00	111.56

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–1,285.00	1,086.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	980.00–1,040.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–900.00	862.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,225.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,108.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–900.00	883.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	670.00–875.00	772.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–725.00	712.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,185.00–1,650.00	1,479.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,180.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	933.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	987.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	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	—	—	885.00	885.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	360.00–660.00	523.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	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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