Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 123 priced lines covering 2,107 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,388 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 481 head. replacement cattle receipts at 279 head. Counted as USDA files them — 67 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jul 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,388Last week 4,676Year ago 4,258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 481Last week 926Year ago 1,012

Replacement CattleReceipts 279Last week 311Year ago 267

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Lightweight feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, heavyweight feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 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
2	—	330	270.00–280.00	275.08
1	—	705	218.00	218.00
18	—	699	230.00	230.00
22	—	520	240.00–254.00	248.36
18	—	620	220.00–242.00	231.78
2	—	765	218.00–224.00	220.96
46	—	571	219.00–248.00	235.38
15	—	425	250.00–280.00	261.73
23	—	487	245.00–275.00	268.95
15	—	374	260.00–305.00	271.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	220.00–230.00	225.10
4	—	566	210.00–215.00	211.21
5	—	480	232.00–244.00	238.29
3	—	322	255.00–265.00	260.10
11	—	380	240.00–260.00	248.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	571	260.00–262.00	260.74
16	—	467	274.00	274.00
1	—	650	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	768	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	425	270.00–305.00	280.25
24	—	390	280.00–315.00	283.47
13	—	726	236.00–240.00	239.70
54	—	588	231.00–256.00	254.45
8	—	341	290.00	290.00
22	—	468	252.00–300.00	270.27
11	—	678	210.00–242.00	230.97
2	—	758	230.00–234.00	231.99
67	—	530	246.00–275.00	262.92
36	—	620	227.00–254.00	246.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	473	218.00–243.00	234.68
22	—	428	220.00–255.00	234.83
28	—	622	198.00–222.00	211.70
48	—	524	214.00–242.00	221.00
9	—	341	238.00–261.00	256.92
21	—	740	197.00–203.00	197.28
27	—	378	222.00–256.00	247.03
56	—	585	206.00–227.00	217.81
4	—	664	190.00–210.00	200.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	382	216.00–245.00	230.76
2	—	723	177.00–185.00	180.96
49	—	472	208.00–230.00	219.09
70	—	429	210.00–240.00	228.89
15	—	317	238.00–250.00	244.39
49	—	533	205.00–230.00	212.88
7	—	677	180.00–205.00	191.28
12	—	617	187.00–210.00	199.00
23	—	575	198.00–220.00	207.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	175.00	175.00
4	—	420	210.00–215.00	212.05
6	—	629	180.00–192.00	182.97
14	—	322	214.00–235.00	229.63
7	—	520	190.00–210.00	201.02
3	—	582	193.00–200.00	197.61
22	—	471	196.00–222.00	207.36
22	—	373	210.00–228.00	220.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	419	261.00–263.00	261.56
27	—	378	262.00	262.00
22	—	576	230.00–240.00	234.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	217.00	217.00
2	—	670	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	520	220.00–245.00	233.39
7	—	364	244.00–265.00	249.39
5	—	620	206.00–223.00	215.77
1	—	795	186.00	186.00
1	—	275	282.00	282.00
24	—	571	218.00–242.00	231.17
10	—	428	240.00–300.00	280.43
14	—	471	239.00–280.00	258.84
6	—	326	270.00–287.00	276.48
3	—	675	205.00–212.00	209.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	232.00	232.00
1	—	600	227.00	227.00
2	—	718	210.00–212.00	210.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	270.00	270.00
20	—	426	240.00–285.00	264.21
8	—	670	190.00–225.00	210.11
20	—	572	206.00–234.00	221.80
21	—	628	196.00–231.00	212.70
8	—	718	186.00–211.00	195.16
2	—	345	252.00	252.00
12	—	374	226.00–295.00	261.72
22	—	478	224.00–265.00	242.16
34	—	524	204.00–240.00	227.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	234.00–255.00	244.54
17	—	521	192.00–226.00	212.59
2	—	618	195.00–200.00	197.55
19	—	478	204.00–250.00	219.00
4	—	715	180.00–198.00	193.47
32	—	423	209.00–265.00	234.26
12	—	375	218.00–257.00	237.00
4	—	283	248.00–265.00	255.16
14	—	569	190.00–217.00	201.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	975	84.00–106.00	88.72
42	—	987	70.00–98.00	88.84
45	—	1,042	79.00–102.00	91.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,334	93.00–102.00	98.25
5	—	1,390	106.00–110.00	108.27
21	—	1,341	96.00–107.00	103.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,159	90.00–102.00	95.03
64	—	1,182	95.00–106.00	101.30
28	—	1,221	101.00–114.00	106.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,542	110.00–125.00	117.19
12	—	1,731	117.00–132.00	122.23
12	—	1,396	106.00–119.00	110.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	1,125.00–1,775.00	1,406.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,662.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,314.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,208.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,133.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,267.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,446.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	850.00–1,350.00	1,014.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	—	1,075.00–1,575.00	1,216.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,437.00	1,296.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,116.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	603.00–875.00	788.29
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	450.00–550.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	916.00–1,070.00	989.33

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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