Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 117 priced lines covering 1,506 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,240 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 457 head. replacement cattle receipts at 148 head. Counted as USDA files them — 11 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue May 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,240Last week 2,896Year ago 3,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 457Last week 741Year ago 502

Replacement CattleReceipts 148Last week 251Year ago 106

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 1.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	718	190.00–199.00	197.40
31	—	582	220.00–230.00	226.55
4	—	676	199.00–212.00	205.70
3	—	522	232.00–236.00	234.28
4	—	324	260.00–265.00	261.24
3	—	432	240.00–265.00	257.18
25	—	638	212.00–228.00	217.66
17	—	484	230.00–240.00	238.47
3	—	804	186.00–188.00	186.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	523	210.00–220.00	216.75
3	—	722	180.00–187.00	182.31
2	—	638	208.00–210.00	209.01
3	—	318	234.00–250.00	243.32
4	—	375	230.00–240.00	236.32
3	—	575	188.00	188.00
5	—	424	220.00–230.00	222.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	280.00	280.00
44	—	828	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	483	244.00–255.00	246.85
10	—	709	210.00	210.00
7	—	519	240.00–250.00	242.40
39	—	641	223.00	223.00
4	—	670	221.00	221.00
3	—	422	255.00–285.00	275.16
3	—	322	270.00–280.00	273.26
6	—	553	242.00	242.00
7	—	376	270.00–298.00	277.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	787	194.50	194.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	517	199.00–224.00	214.70
14	—	731	192.00–194.00	192.14
11	—	562	205.00–220.00	208.71
1	—	315	236.00	236.00
27	—	371	230.00–245.00	235.96
17	—	616	197.00–208.00	201.23
17	—	429	220.00–236.00	228.95
31	—	680	187.00–201.00	192.89
21	—	781	170.00–188.00	183.24
40	—	473	218.00–230.00	225.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	237.00–240.00	239.19
3	—	769	175.00	175.00
16	—	381	216.00–237.00	225.10
29	—	422	210.00–230.00	218.36
33	—	478	203.00–225.00	213.64
18	—	578	190.00–207.00	194.07
36	—	526	200.00–217.00	205.57
3	—	683	187.00–192.00	189.64
15	—	631	177.00–192.00	188.50
4	—	730	170.00–190.00	179.46
14	—	325	222.00–237.00	229.71
2	—	233	232.00–234.00	233.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	222.00	222.00
2	—	528	215.00–220.00	217.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	204.00–229.00	213.63
4	—	578	176.00–190.00	184.00
7	—	473	190.00–200.00	195.40
5	—	426	200.00–217.00	206.32
14	—	526	180.00–199.00	194.59
2	—	333	210.00–216.00	213.11
2	—	635	167.00–177.00	171.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	576	223.50	223.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	525	213.00–232.00	222.44
3	—	558	206.00–215.00	212.02
2	—	385	247.00–250.00	248.54
2	—	345	270.00	270.00
3	—	675	193.00–210.00	202.64
14	—	467	220.00–235.00	227.88
2	—	610	199.00–212.00	205.39
1	—	230	282.00	282.00
10	—	417	226.00–250.00	239.69
1	—	265	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	572	190.00–228.00	208.67
12	—	480	212.00–235.00	222.56
1	—	245	285.00	285.00
16	—	436	218.00–242.00	230.67
10	—	529	202.00–227.00	211.31
3	—	630	188.00–210.00	200.87
6	—	379	234.00–245.00	239.83
10	—	665	187.00–204.00	195.94
2	—	338	255.00–260.00	257.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	195.00–202.00	199.26
7	—	526	188.00–213.00	204.14
1	—	320	234.00	234.00
3	—	290	238.00–240.00	239.33
11	—	425	212.00–228.00	218.88
2	—	743	160.00–167.00	163.51
1	—	390	230.00	230.00
10	—	570	182.00–208.00	199.54
18	—	471	204.00–222.00	215.58
7	—	660	184.00–194.00	186.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,338	103.00–112.00	108.54
32	—	1,318	99.00–111.00	104.64
22	—	1,303	92.00–103.00	98.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	938	68.00–96.00	87.20
28	—	993	76.00–102.00	92.90
16	—	1,055	85.00–110.00	101.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,191	103.00–116.00	109.02
26	—	1,118	88.00–102.00	95.66
70	—	1,162	96.00–113.00	104.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,378	99.00–114.00	107.04
23	—	1,556	109.00–124.00	114.38
14	—	1,799	120.00–134.00	124.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	550.00–600.00	583.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	925.00–1,150.00	1,035.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,155.00–1,215.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,215.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,247.22
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	775.00–975.00	878.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–800.00	787.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425.00

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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