Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 117 priced lines covering 1,938 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,171 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 782 head. replacement cattle receipts at 238 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jun 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,171Last week 5,216Year ago 2,392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 782Last week 990Year ago 802

Replacement CattleReceipts 238Last week 256Year ago 192

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,341.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	—	945.00–1,175.00	1,026.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,337.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,266.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–975.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,387.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	966.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,443.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,778.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	712.00–1,290.00	979.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	523	195.00–224.00	211.37
14	—	671	175.00–200.00	190.88
36	—	426	210.00–235.00	223.16
48	—	574	190.00–220.00	207.44
12	—	331	235.00–242.00	237.02
1	—	795	158.00	158.00
38	—	472	205.00–230.00	218.04
17	—	626	185.00–210.00	195.03
9	—	727	177.00–190.00	185.78
45	—	383	220.00–242.00	233.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	611	227.50–230.50	229.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	175.00–180.00	177.52
54	—	511	207.00–230.00	225.79
14	—	379	230.00–242.00	236.10
16	—	559	200.00–225.00	213.48
2	—	333	242.00	242.00
17	—	671	185.00–209.00	200.43
19	—	419	225.00–240.00	230.66
34	—	633	190.00–209.00	204.72
19	—	462	215.00–235.00	222.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	596	221.50	221.50
5	—	495	228.00	228.00
14	—	404	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	424	207.00–220.00	214.29
9	—	623	175.00–198.00	183.43
1	—	790	140.00	140.00
4	—	678	167.00–170.00	167.75
7	—	575	188.00–202.00	193.20
19	—	373	202.00–225.00	217.33
1	—	285	240.00	240.00
22	—	474	200.00–215.00	207.35
21	—	525	190.00–210.00	202.32
16	—	325	218.00–232.00	225.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	749	218.75	218.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	230.00–242.00	234.73
10	—	376	245.00–258.00	253.48
2	—	545	229.00–235.00	232.00
2	—	575	215.00–227.00	221.16
1	—	495	230.00	230.00
4	—	328	262.00–270.00	267.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	248.00–256.00	252.35
14	—	670	211.00–219.00	215.79
6	—	569	228.00–240.00	235.85
7	—	325	280.00–290.00	283.72
62	—	524	238.00–247.00	243.30
18	—	388	259.00–280.00	264.97
19	—	733	205.00–220.00	212.52
17	—	624	217.00–235.00	226.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	270.00	270.00
2	—	715	203.00–215.00	209.04
12	—	533	240.00–255.00	246.60
5	—	382	275.00–280.00	276.99
13	—	666	224.00	224.00
6	—	580	235.00–250.00	244.96
2	—	268	330.00–340.00	334.95
14	—	613	225.00–240.00	232.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	651	237.00	237.00
2	—	503	258.00–268.00	263.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	260.00–275.00	267.37
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
13	—	566	214.00–234.00	223.05
11	—	319	270.00–280.00	272.74
1	—	755	194.00	194.00
1	—	275	290.00	290.00
22	—	473	230.00–249.00	241.02
21	—	518	218.00–244.00	232.53
17	—	419	250.00–268.00	256.15
6	—	673	195.00–202.00	200.18
14	—	610	205.00–218.00	211.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	235.00–240.00	237.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	325	222.00–256.00	244.86
9	—	387	212.00–245.00	221.42
21	—	473	190.00–230.00	215.73
9	—	625	188.00–214.00	201.82
11	—	526	202.00–224.00	213.68
14	—	425	200.00–240.00	226.60
2	—	680	180.00–182.00	181.00
11	—	575	170.00–220.00	207.74
1	—	255	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	626	190.00–229.00	209.85
32	—	568	187.00–232.00	218.52
7	—	724	175.00–187.00	178.12
18	—	472	220.00–240.00	229.09
11	—	325	255.00–265.00	260.74
15	—	518	210.00–236.00	220.60
15	—	372	240.00–260.00	252.98
2	—	288	270.00	270.00
29	—	424	230.00–256.00	244.49
6	—	675	184.00–222.00	196.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,345	100.00–107.00	104.26
15	—	1,409	88.00–95.00	91.14
36	—	1,381	94.00–101.00	96.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,062	70.00–90.00	82.46
48	—	1,058	80.00–96.00	86.74
18	—	1,009	86.00–91.00	88.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,268	99.00–111.00	104.08
103	—	1,185	90.00–101.00	96.94
82	—	1,152	89.00–94.00	91.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,864	114.00–126.00	120.74
11	—	1,468	95.00–112.00	106.73
15	—	1,723	100.00–119.00	111.85

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line