Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 111 priced lines covering 1,232 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,793 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 337 head. replacement cattle receipts at 138 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,793Last week 1,701Year ago 990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 337Last week 339Year ago 224

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 224Year ago 77

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 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
10	—	525	230.00–245.00	236.77
25	—	366	225.00–264.00	252.40
2	—	775	184.00–189.00	186.44
4	—	714	190.00–195.00	191.27
9	—	642	210.00–230.00	226.13
19	—	581	208.00–239.00	220.57
16	—	464	230.00–252.00	242.51
10	—	421	238.00–245.00	240.63
1	—	275	275.00	275.00
4	—	330	247.00–274.00	255.23
7	—	669	210.00–222.00	216.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	220.00	220.00
1	—	590	210.00	210.00
9	—	422	230.00–250.00	244.12
5	—	780	180.00	180.00
3	—	328	252.00–260.00	257.28
3	—	537	218.00–221.00	219.69
5	—	373	232.00–250.00	240.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	265.00–276.00	271.96
2	—	780	199.00	199.00
5	—	317	270.00–290.00	279.84
4	—	435	244.00–255.00	251.00
12	—	612	218.00–245.00	232.91
3	—	558	229.00–247.00	235.30
6	—	666	207.00–230.00	213.29
15	—	470	240.00–255.00	245.88
12	—	520	233.00–250.00	240.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	257.00–270.00	266.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	238.00	238.00
4	—	733	170.00–177.00	172.25
17	—	618	180.00–199.00	186.38
13	—	669	175.00–190.00	180.93
22	—	323	227.00–236.00	233.92
41	—	530	195.00–215.00	208.28
4	—	771	160.00–169.00	165.02
29	—	478	201.00–222.00	214.10
14	—	572	187.00–210.00	198.47
47	—	422	207.00–227.00	220.01
24	—	367	224.00–235.00	228.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	423	222.00–238.00	229.02
42	—	518	212.00–222.00	219.11
2	—	665	200.00	200.00
30	—	471	220.00–228.00	223.02
27	—	580	205.00–215.00	210.26
20	—	634	200.00–209.00	201.25
11	—	380	228.00–234.00	230.78
8	—	317	246.00–250.00	247.99
2	—	280	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	195.00–200.00	198.75
5	—	487	190.00–205.00	201.03
5	—	589	175.00–188.00	184.25
2	—	675	165.00	165.00
8	—	371	210.00–222.00	214.70
3	—	428	210.00–215.00	212.30
9	—	622	170.00–185.00	177.64
17	—	333	220.00–228.00	225.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	555	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	216.00–239.00	224.19
18	—	573	212.00–225.00	216.68
13	—	419	238.00–257.00	247.63
12	—	472	228.00–240.00	232.07
1	—	710	192.00	192.00
19	—	376	244.00–267.00	251.41
8	—	329	265.00–290.00	277.29
5	—	671	192.00–210.00	203.31
14	—	627	202.00–218.00	207.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	434	222.00–228.00	224.92
2	—	518	205.00–208.00	206.49
2	—	575	182.00–196.00	189.12
7	—	387	230.00–237.00	230.96
1	—	720	182.00	182.00
2	—	485	210.00	210.00
5	—	320	240.00–266.00	256.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	714	175.00–188.00	184.13
2	—	788	180.00–184.00	182.02
1	—	275	260.00	260.00
13	—	582	200.00–211.00	205.65
20	—	380	234.00–250.00	242.56
15	—	323	252.00–275.00	263.64
25	—	429	225.00–242.00	234.40
1	—	690	179.00	179.00
16	—	471	215.00–230.00	223.28
20	—	533	210.00–220.00	213.52
5	—	622	187.00–205.00	195.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	994	72.00–97.00	87.43
14	—	1,024	78.00–85.00	81.15
15	—	1,208	82.00–95.00	91.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,356	98.00–103.50	100.68
4	—	1,330	105.00–107.00	106.23
11	—	1,483	90.00–97.00	93.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,154	96.00–106.00	102.38
30	—	1,152	104.00–113.00	108.10
48	—	1,236	90.00–100.00	96.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,749	115.00–119.50	117.73
2	—	1,565	111.00–114.00	112.45

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)	7	—	—	1,145.00	1,145.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,385.00
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
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	590.00–780.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	925.00–975.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	875.00–925.00	905.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,167.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,433.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	300.00–360.00	330.00

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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