Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 119 priced lines covering 1,204 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,701 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 339 head. replacement cattle receipts at 224 head. Counted as USDA files them — 65 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,701Last week 1,344Year ago 1,781

Slaughter CattleReceipts 339Last week 211Year ago 341

Replacement CattleReceipts 224Last week 128Year ago 291

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	230.00	230.00
3	—	635	205.00	205.00
5	—	576	197.00–211.00	207.70
2	—	728	181.00	181.00
3	—	478	225.00–226.00	225.67
3	—	332	220.00–225.00	221.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	188.50	188.50
5	—	677	200.00–217.00	207.76
12	—	531	220.00–238.00	224.66
13	—	432	234.00–240.00	238.23
10	—	616	205.00–218.00	212.96
4	—	566	215.00–220.00	216.26
3	—	323	252.00–260.00	257.32
5	—	378	240.00–262.00	247.72
18	—	475	230.00–247.00	235.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	619	220.00–231.00	224.45
13	—	468	238.00–253.00	240.41
11	—	569	225.00–242.00	229.94
11	—	428	246.00–252.00	249.61
37	—	524	228.00–248.00	236.11
7	—	381	260.00–264.00	260.82
16	—	702	206.50	206.50
1	—	770	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	607	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	433	210.00–222.00	215.53
30	—	522	190.00–210.00	200.46
2	—	758	162.00–170.00	165.99
15	—	627	170.00–186.00	178.12
10	—	327	220.00–235.00	225.89
16	—	377	218.00–229.00	223.13
5	—	681	174.00–179.00	177.63
1	—	280	230.00	230.00
35	—	478	200.00–215.00	206.11
12	—	570	182.00–190.00	188.25
2	—	708	172.00–174.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	188.00–204.00	195.17
5	—	318	228.00–232.00	229.99
2	—	765	147.00	147.00
45	—	477	210.00–223.00	216.58
1	—	270	234.00	234.00
40	—	514	206.00–217.00	211.60
13	—	379	226.00–237.00	229.91
14	—	565	195.00–208.00	199.28
28	—	420	218.00–225.00	221.67
4	—	665	175.00–192.00	184.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	160.00–180.00	170.62
9	—	524	180.00–190.00	188.09
12	—	430	200.00–212.00	206.17
3	—	457	190.00–201.00	197.35
11	—	373	210.00–222.00	214.82
7	—	319	205.00–218.00	211.34
2	—	615	167.00–174.00	170.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	658	195.00–199.00	197.67
9	—	629	200.00–201.00	200.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	591	208.00	208.00
3	—	613	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	195.00–210.00	205.43
20	—	423	215.00–230.00	220.36
4	—	728	170.00–182.00	176.55
2	—	773	162.00–172.00	167.05
1	—	280	255.00	255.00
3	—	667	185.00–190.00	186.71
14	—	375	230.00–240.00	234.64
16	—	472	207.00–237.00	216.84
6	—	323	238.00–252.00	242.91
7	—	574	192.00–220.00	211.27
7	—	613	180.00–200.00	191.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	373	242.00–270.00	249.22
11	—	328	248.00–256.00	251.75
2	—	665	192.00–200.00	196.06
2	—	735	196.00	196.00
14	—	519	207.00–231.00	218.76
14	—	476	220.00–238.00	226.87
9	—	622	202.00–212.00	208.68
20	—	426	230.00–255.00	238.08
20	—	576	206.00–222.00	210.32
2	—	753	177.00–182.00	179.49
1	—	280	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	230.00	230.00
8	—	386	212.00–228.00	221.98
2	—	613	160.00–180.00	169.80
1	—	725	160.00	160.00
1	—	480	190.00	190.00
7	—	521	187.00–210.00	199.37
3	—	570	190.00–200.00	194.93
6	—	318	228.00–250.00	238.28
12	—	421	210.00–215.00	211.73
1	—	675	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,340	92.00–102.00	97.71
3	—	1,543	88.00–92.00	90.93
12	—	1,309	100.50–106.00	103.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,064	81.00–94.00	90.56
22	—	1,172	100.00–107.00	103.25
54	—	1,114	90.00–105.00	96.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,026	63.00–84.00	77.24
10	—	989	85.00–99.00	91.04
34	—	952	72.00–90.00	83.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,641	104.00–121.00	113.42
7	—	1,829	116.00–129.00	123.34
5	—	1,505	100.00–109.00	103.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–900.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	825.00–1,050.00	930.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,290.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	900.00–1,285.00	1,119.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,451.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	875.00–950.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,235.00–1,450.00	1,342.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	1,175.00–1,700.00	1,339.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	850.00–950.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,757.14
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	910.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,170.00	1,142.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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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