Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 114 priced lines covering 1,377 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,738 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 440 head. replacement cattle receipts at 228 head. Counted as USDA files them — 76 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jun 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,738Last week 2,459Year ago 2,004

Slaughter CattleReceipts 440Last week 531Year ago 727

Replacement CattleReceipts 228Last week 212Year ago 201

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	532	242.00–260.00	249.07
2	—	778	199.00–201.00	199.98
8	—	434	258.00–275.00	263.23
27	—	578	241.00–255.00	244.54
20	—	705	196.50–207.00	201.93
4	—	379	275.00–280.00	277.49
14	—	480	250.00–258.00	254.06
2	—	663	221.00–229.00	224.95
3	—	823	172.00–180.50	177.71
14	—	617	228.00–249.00	237.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	227.00–237.00	232.10
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
2	—	568	224.00–230.00	226.93
3	—	518	230.00–232.00	231.31
4	—	630	190.00–220.00	199.18
6	—	438	248.00–250.00	249.34
11	—	377	247.00–257.00	252.03
3	—	320	255.00	255.00
1	—	760	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	216.00–237.00	225.70
5	—	715	193.00–200.00	197.54
9	—	326	260.00–282.00	272.11
15	—	380	256.00–272.00	263.09
4	—	445	256.00	256.00
21	—	475	239.00–250.00	244.51
17	—	574	235.00–242.00	237.61
22	—	675	210.00–216.00	210.27
17	—	526	237.00–245.00	240.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	571	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	205.00–210.00	207.76
1	—	705	191.00	191.00
26	—	475	223.00–229.00	225.73
14	—	379	234.00–245.00	237.80
47	—	536	212.00–230.00	216.15
8	—	615	202.00–210.00	205.46
7	—	309	238.00–240.00	239.13
12	—	418	227.00–238.00	230.16
6	—	674	180.50–200.00	185.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	526	206.00–220.00	211.13
1	—	615	195.00	195.00
18	—	378	226.00–240.00	232.81
30	—	470	210.00–227.00	215.52
16	—	677	182.00–190.00	189.50
17	—	324	230.00–245.00	234.72
3	—	705	170.00	170.00
1	—	290	236.00	236.00
21	—	435	220.00–230.00	226.13
15	—	571	192.00–215.00	203.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	200.00–205.00	200.97
3	—	563	182.00–198.00	187.30
14	—	324	220.00–232.00	226.98
2	—	260	237.00–240.00	238.44
17	—	374	210.00–225.00	218.65
18	—	421	195.00–220.00	210.50
11	—	475	200.00–208.00	204.63
1	—	605	190.00	190.00
1	—	720	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	214.00	214.00
3	—	660	194.50	194.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	535	205.00–225.00	216.85
2	—	790	182.00	182.00
4	—	384	244.00–252.00	250.10
12	—	480	222.00–232.00	228.52
8	—	616	200.00–206.00	202.02
23	—	431	230.00–249.00	242.23
4	—	721	172.00–180.00	176.77
10	—	321	250.00–277.00	268.04
1	—	575	212.00	212.00
5	—	667	180.00–193.00	188.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	205.00–211.00	208.94
3	—	428	250.00–260.00	253.31
3	—	795	188.00–192.00	189.33
9	—	525	227.00–235.00	229.57
4	—	468	237.00–245.00	240.98
2	—	663	202.00–205.00	203.51
12	—	578	218.00–224.00	220.22
11	—	364	254.00–277.00	262.58
2	—	310	280.00–283.00	281.52
2	—	708	192.00–199.00	195.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	232.00–240.00	238.17
3	—	577	192.00–203.00	198.42
14	—	426	220.00–235.00	227.58
4	—	629	187.00–190.00	189.27
9	—	518	207.00–215.00	210.42
4	—	678	170.00–172.00	171.52
6	—	328	245.00–262.00	255.58
6	—	474	205.00–225.00	216.32
1	—	740	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	980	70.00–86.00	80.34
12	—	1,044	82.00–95.00	89.36
36	—	1,001	76.00–92.00	85.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,309	101.00–105.00	102.96
6	—	1,436	88.00–90.00	88.64
22	—	1,423	94.00–100.00	96.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,184	100.00–105.00	101.77
67	—	1,171	93.00–104.00	96.76
88	—	1,156	87.00–94.00	90.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,616	105.00–116.00	113.06
11	—	1,576	93.00–110.00	105.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	665.00–750.00	721.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	820.00–920.00	886.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	920.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	925.00–1,090.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	975.00–1,250.00	1,102.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	713.00–973.00	852.33
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	540.00–600.00	570.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,565.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,079.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	49	—	—	1,075.00–1,550.00	1,396.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,639.29

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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