Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 131 priced lines covering 3,164 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,676 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 926 head. replacement cattle receipts at 311 head. Counted as USDA files them — 45 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jul 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,676Last week 4,829Year ago 5,629

Slaughter CattleReceipts 926Last week 1,192Year ago 1,274

Replacement CattleReceipts 311Last week 301Year ago 266

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	130.00	130.00
3	—	325	248.00–252.00	250.67
5	—	382	245.00–260.00	250.08
4	—	564	216.00–221.00	217.74
1	—	745	201.00	201.00
1	—	775	184.00	184.00
3	—	528	230.00–232.00	230.68
4	—	623	202.00–207.00	204.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	732	209.00–219.00	209.73
9	—	628	219.00–232.00	226.12
1	—	785	205.00	205.00
80	—	530	235.00–250.00	244.07
31	—	484	237.50–270.00	246.36
29	—	430	234.00–290.00	258.90
33	—	367	240.00–295.00	252.87
37	—	674	205.00–228.00	218.84
20	—	323	250.00–282.00	255.15
15	—	579	230.00–237.00	231.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	373	262.00–310.00	274.55
61	—	656	210.00–245.00	238.09
48	—	624	230.00–250.00	237.40
1	—	755	220.00	220.00
42	—	717	205.00–228.00	219.83
1	—	285	285.00	285.00
28	—	421	252.50–299.00	265.76
42	—	475	249.00–280.00	254.66
61	—	581	235.00–255.00	247.81
10	—	326	270.00–275.00	271.01
44	—	515	245.00–256.00	251.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	405	280.00–305.00	283.70
1	—	670	249.00	249.00
8	—	473	260.00–290.00	272.96
3	—	542	260.00–265.00	263.32
6	—	580	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	326	245.00–257.50	249.08
94	—	618	195.00–218.00	205.72
88	—	517	210.00–230.00	218.57
46	—	660	190.00–219.00	199.47
109	—	574	204.00–228.00	214.33
109	—	475	218.00–235.00	227.09
2	—	718	180.00–185.00	182.51
49	—	375	230.00–245.00	238.97
73	—	425	210.00–240.00	230.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	474	200.00–226.00	216.24
43	—	326	218.00–248.00	236.45
50	—	422	212.00–232.00	223.89
9	—	709	185.00–192.00	186.57
17	—	677	167.00–210.00	188.17
59	—	527	195.00–222.00	209.67
20	—	630	188.00–212.00	194.69
36	—	573	195.00–216.00	205.82
26	—	375	215.00–240.00	228.78
1	—	785	170.00	170.00
3	—	280	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	180.00–195.00	186.28
20	—	377	206.00–230.00	218.87
3	—	577	187.00–190.00	189.00
1	—	695	187.00	187.00
15	—	479	205.00–212.00	208.65
13	—	527	191.00–210.00	203.33
2	—	720	150.00–155.00	152.48
5	—	280	212.00–245.00	225.32
25	—	434	200.00–220.00	215.02
12	—	329	208.00–235.00	219.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	745	189.00	189.00
20	—	691	202.00–210.00	209.57
1	—	615	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	529	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	726	192.00–202.00	197.32
46	—	524	216.00–245.00	226.54
17	—	619	210.00–230.00	217.07
41	—	568	214.00–240.00	223.50
13	—	318	260.00–280.00	269.35
13	—	660	200.00–216.00	204.93
44	—	428	240.00–280.00	252.10
3	—	762	185.00–193.00	189.69
27	—	376	245.00–280.00	253.13
41	—	466	226.00–265.00	236.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	265.00	265.00
1	—	505	245.00	245.00
2	—	458	247.50–252.00	249.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	121.00	121.00
3	—	712	177.00–178.00	177.33
15	—	429	202.00–255.00	225.32
19	—	372	210.00–245.00	230.93
16	—	526	194.00–222.00	210.54
1	—	655	185.00	185.00
5	—	615	190.00–205.00	196.99
6	—	576	200.00–218.00	210.66
21	—	474	198.00–235.00	219.49
14	—	316	230.00–255.00	238.87
1	—	290	236.00	236.00
1	—	775	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	425	226.00–265.00	246.93
47	—	528	200.00–237.50	226.42
45	—	572	200.00–230.00	217.48
3	—	773	177.00–185.00	179.64
36	—	480	215.00–250.00	233.28
12	—	332	240.00–265.00	252.71
6	—	663	194.00–217.00	208.43
16	—	621	198.00–224.00	212.00
29	—	372	230.00–270.00	246.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,163	98.00–108.00	102.78
123	—	1,142	90.00–99.00	95.67
17	—	1,253	105.00–125.00	108.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,061	81.00–96.00	90.03
47	—	1,025	75.00–89.00	82.67
33	—	1,025	87.00–100.00	90.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,423	100.00–117.00	106.67
19	—	1,422	90.00–101.00	95.61
61	—	1,327	94.00–107.00	99.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,516	100.00–122.00	112.95
24	—	1,616	105.00–127.00	117.24
24	—	1,728	116.00–132.00	122.71

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)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	65	—	—	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,241.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	—	1,278.00–1,600.00	1,473.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,164.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,412.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,443.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,516.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	420.00–510.00	465.00

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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