Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 116 priced lines covering 1,324 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,700 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 302 head. replacement cattle receipts at 132 head. Counted as USDA files them — 70 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jul 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,700Last week 2,490Year ago 2,630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 438Year ago 421

Replacement CattleReceipts 132Last week 224Year ago 266

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	764	190.00–198.00	195.93
34	—	478	219.00–233.00	226.54
3	—	333	240.00–250.00	243.10
41	—	573	207.00–222.00	214.84
17	—	620	200.00–215.00	207.80
22	—	435	227.00–240.00	232.61
6	—	381	235.00–245.00	238.21
28	—	526	212.00–227.00	218.42
26	—	678	195.00–211.00	206.46
3	—	732	180.00–197.00	190.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	286	235.00–238.00	236.76
43	—	425	220.00–232.00	225.29
4	—	673	185.00–200.00	193.50
26	—	526	207.00–215.00	211.38
8	—	628	195.00–207.00	199.62
15	—	325	235.00–245.00	236.09
32	—	476	211.00–227.00	218.49
6	—	579	195.00–210.00	204.32
19	—	369	220.00–237.00	227.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	477	201.00–209.00	204.59
5	—	330	225.00–235.00	228.97
1	—	205	255.00	255.00
6	—	583	192.00–202.00	195.18
12	—	426	205.00–218.00	213.28
12	—	525	195.00–207.00	200.71
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
10	—	376	210.00–219.00	215.21
2	—	278	230.00–240.00	235.32
3	—	618	182.00–195.00	190.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	216.00	216.00
6	—	569	226.00	226.00
2	—	725	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	270.00	270.00
9	—	478	245.00–255.00	250.01
8	—	721	210.00–225.00	220.33
14	—	664	212.00–230.00	225.00
2	—	795	192.00–195.00	193.50
19	—	530	239.00–248.00	241.91
16	—	573	225.00–239.00	234.57
32	—	428	247.00–257.00	255.00
13	—	609	210.00–235.00	231.63
2	—	373	272.00–275.00	273.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	687	224.50	224.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	705	218.00	218.00
16	—	755	210.00–218.00	216.75
15	—	873	195.00–199.00	196.57
2	—	675	225.00	225.00
21	—	520	243.00–255.00	248.78
9	—	572	240.00–248.00	242.18
29	—	629	225.00–239.00	238.51
6	—	910	186.00	186.00
1	—	330	292.00	292.00
4	—	430	258.00–267.00	261.29
12	—	469	253.00–261.00	258.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	220.00–228.00	224.42
1	—	585	220.00	220.00
1	—	630	210.00	210.00
5	—	665	205.00–215.00	207.06
3	—	375	250.00–255.00	251.58
4	—	319	257.00–260.00	259.19
3	—	478	230.00–232.00	231.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	215.00–226.00	221.38
3	—	277	280.00	280.00
10	—	427	240.00–254.00	249.07
11	—	520	224.00–235.00	227.85
6	—	616	215.00–223.00	218.49
7	—	376	248.00–254.00	249.99
5	—	336	262.00–289.00	282.30
21	—	472	230.00–240.00	234.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	177.00–186.00	182.39
4	—	434	222.00–230.00	226.19
3	—	795	180.00	180.00
3	—	635	200.00	200.00
12	—	324	240.00–250.00	242.92
2	—	685	182.50	182.50
15	—	471	210.00–222.00	219.78
3	—	537	210.00–217.00	213.97
3	—	572	207.00–210.00	208.01
8	—	284	242.00–260.00	245.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	528	215.00–227.00	220.86
5	—	283	252.00–256.00	254.42
13	—	327	244.00–272.00	254.41
1	—	385	242.00	242.00
22	—	473	223.00–237.00	228.11
31	—	432	230.00–247.00	237.62
6	—	674	192.00–207.00	199.10
21	—	576	205.00–217.00	211.75
11	—	630	200.00–210.00	206.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	106.00–111.00	108.00
5	—	1,375	96.00	96.00
14	—	1,470	102.00–105.00	103.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	985	75.00–88.00	84.41
12	—	1,042	87.00–108.00	98.61
34	—	1,020	81.00–95.00	91.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,141	91.00–99.00	96.09
37	—	1,228	100.00–113.00	107.56
57	—	1,195	94.00–106.00	102.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,604	114.00–121.00	118.15
6	—	1,335	100.00–114.00	108.86
5	—	1,944	120.00–128.00	123.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	525.00–650.00	618.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	940.00–1,300.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	850.00–1,350.00	1,080.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	842.00–1,375.00	1,122.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,115.00	1,115.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,435.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	875.00–1,250.00	1,086.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,112.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,612.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,845.00

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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