Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 115 priced lines covering 1,563 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,490 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 438 head. replacement cattle receipts at 224 head. Counted as USDA files them — 86 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jul 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,490Last week 2,074Year ago 3,104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 438Last week 469Year ago 643

Replacement CattleReceipts 224Last week 241Year ago 194

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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
6	—	324	250.00–260.00	256.34
6	—	787	187.00–210.00	197.25
41	—	478	228.00–255.00	239.48
6	—	378	240.00–264.00	252.51
14	—	425	236.00–258.00	249.65
11	—	530	236.00–247.00	240.65
12	—	815	200.00	200.00
11	—	620	208.00–230.00	220.76
16	—	731	207.00–219.00	210.24
7	—	561	220.00–230.00	226.90
24	—	671	200.00–227.00	220.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	230.00	230.00
1	—	705	192.00	192.00
10	—	388	238.00–257.00	250.99
7	—	576	217.00–224.00	222.69
1	—	675	185.00	185.00
1	—	810	170.00	170.00
6	—	466	230.00–244.00	234.68
3	—	418	222.00–240.00	234.19
4	—	324	240.00	240.00
2	—	610	200.00–210.00	204.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	421	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	196.00	196.00
1	—	455	260.00	260.00
5	—	530	240.00–246.00	243.21
25	—	568	235.00–244.00	239.58
14	—	629	225.00–238.00	232.46
5	—	772	201.00	201.00
1	—	310	275.00	275.00
1	—	405	262.00	262.00
2	—	702	201.50	201.50
5	—	667	214.00–224.00	219.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	735	179.00–186.00	185.04
17	—	369	220.00–230.00	222.95
51	—	482	207.00–220.00	213.18
14	—	627	190.00–200.00	193.48
2	—	270	245.00–250.00	247.41
76	—	423	210.00–230.00	218.17
15	—	323	230.00–242.00	233.60
3	—	667	187.00–190.00	187.99
27	—	574	182.00–207.00	197.60
47	—	533	192.00–212.00	206.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	230.00	230.00
44	—	619	190.00–212.00	203.30
34	—	526	206.00–220.00	214.75
29	—	667	190.00–207.00	200.66
7	—	411	225.00–232.00	229.13
23	—	567	195.00–217.00	208.38
10	—	715	185.00–194.00	187.42
20	—	461	215.00–230.00	222.46
7	—	313	240.00–242.00	240.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	637	160.00–192.00	178.95
2	—	675	180.00	180.00
12	—	374	200.00–227.00	217.64
12	—	523	185.00–205.00	196.56
2	—	575	190.00–200.00	194.83
13	—	466	180.00–208.00	201.23
12	—	424	192.00–212.00	205.07
14	—	328	210.00–235.00	220.61
2	—	765	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	198.00	198.00
6	—	609	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	529	219.00–232.00	222.94
4	—	774	188.00–190.00	189.51
8	—	376	230.00–240.00	237.26
35	—	473	210.00–237.00	225.01
6	—	682	195.00–205.00	198.85
19	—	421	224.00–245.00	231.72
23	—	575	205.00–219.00	210.42
18	—	619	195.00–215.00	202.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	433	238.00–262.00	241.97
8	—	723	195.00–208.00	205.89
3	—	462	234.00–238.00	235.65
4	—	674	213.00–216.00	214.76
11	—	570	220.00–229.00	223.59
1	—	780	204.00	204.00
8	—	373	242.00–248.00	244.94
10	—	524	227.00–237.00	231.03
9	—	621	205.00–220.00	213.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	180.00–190.00	182.44
6	—	573	182.00–210.00	198.97
28	—	471	205.00–225.00	215.47
11	—	374	230.00–245.00	236.88
15	—	431	220.00–230.00	225.33
5	—	628	190.00–200.00	196.55
17	—	514	209.00–215.00	212.87
14	—	328	230.00–255.00	242.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,023	69.00–90.00	82.55
46	—	997	81.00–97.00	87.86
27	—	1,066	81.00–102.00	90.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,278	103.00–109.00	106.19
11	—	1,433	87.00–99.00	93.60
14	—	1,549	92.00–104.00	97.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,186	91.00–108.00	102.18
54	—	1,210	85.00–99.00	95.15
14	—	1,196	100.00–112.00	106.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,168	99.00–112.00	104.77
11	—	1,690	120.00–135.00	127.15
28	—	1,679	110.00–126.00	116.36

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)	9	—	—	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	985.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	950.00
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 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	525.00–975.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–900.00	855.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	470.00	470.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,457.14
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	400.00–500.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	55	—	—	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,409.09

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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