Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 113 priced lines covering 1,140 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,849 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 337 head. replacement cattle receipts at 220 head. Counted as USDA files them — 61 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,849Last week 1,438Year ago 2,442

Slaughter CattleReceipts 337Last week 350Year ago 337

Replacement CattleReceipts 220Last week 73Year ago 150

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 8.00 higher and feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. 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	—	577	220.00–225.00	221.60
5	—	523	225.00–245.00	232.86
9	—	478	228.00–250.00	234.93
2	—	425	246.00–260.00	252.84
5	—	694	205.00	205.00
5	—	378	240.00–250.00	242.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	798	220.00	220.00
4	—	503	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	282.00–285.00	283.48
1	—	315	270.00	270.00
2	—	455	270.00	270.00
1	—	685	230.00	230.00
5	—	426	270.00–287.50	280.21
9	—	515	260.00–270.00	266.87
2	—	578	255.00	255.00
23	—	626	228.00–247.50	242.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	617	220.00–235.00	232.40
12	—	478	250.00–265.00	258.62
11	—	375	265.00–275.00	270.45
1	—	705	207.00	207.00
7	—	574	230.00–245.00	234.91
9	—	424	255.00–275.00	261.49
19	—	525	240.00–255.00	247.07
2	—	673	220.00–222.00	220.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	524	205.00–225.00	214.91
30	—	428	220.00–235.00	227.18
10	—	621	190.00–210.00	199.96
18	—	573	196.00–222.00	209.51
8	—	316	232.00–245.00	238.01
1	—	265	234.00	234.00
27	—	472	215.00–227.00	221.15
6	—	668	185.00–207.00	195.50
9	—	375	230.00–235.00	232.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	512	215.00–227.00	220.25
1	—	765	175.00	175.00
2	—	318	244.00–250.00	246.93
10	—	372	236.00–245.00	239.24
31	—	476	220.00–236.00	225.04
18	—	423	230.00–242.00	235.21
6	—	660	190.00–205.00	194.99
23	—	581	205.00–215.00	210.84
2	—	705	185.00	185.00
6	—	611	200.00–207.00	203.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	185.00–200.00	194.32
7	—	378	217.00–225.00	220.58
12	—	425	210.00–230.00	216.79
12	—	526	190.00–210.00	200.56
1	—	675	184.00	184.00
7	—	320	220.00–235.00	226.75
19	—	479	205.00–218.00	210.91
4	—	285	238.00–245.00	240.73
9	—	626	180.00–201.00	188.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	212.00	212.00
4	—	682	205.00–212.50	210.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	186.00	186.00
2	—	265	258.00	258.00
12	—	322	248.00–275.00	260.71
5	—	368	232.00–255.00	247.37
15	—	570	192.00–220.00	210.95
1	—	785	184.00	184.00
22	—	522	220.00–234.00	224.77
37	—	424	224.00–255.00	242.81
11	—	622	194.00–215.00	205.32
27	—	473	220.00–245.00	232.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	561	212.00–232.00	223.91
17	—	464	224.00–245.00	234.49
8	—	324	260.00–290.00	276.38
15	—	429	238.00–265.00	251.76
10	—	371	240.00–270.00	259.66
3	—	603	225.00–227.00	225.66
11	—	516	220.00–235.00	229.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	581	200.00–210.00	203.85
8	—	275	260.00–265.00	263.15
1	—	675	188.00	188.00
12	—	632	190.00–205.00	197.46
4	—	378	224.00–245.00	234.25
6	—	326	230.00–255.00	243.73
22	—	476	200.00–227.00	221.37
11	—	422	230.00–235.00	232.31
7	—	511	196.00–215.00	210.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	945	75.00–93.00	85.62
20	—	1,040	87.00–96.00	90.73
40	—	1,028	81.00–99.00	90.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	108.00–110.00	108.99
3	—	1,517	96.00–99.00	97.70
14	—	1,478	100.00–106.00	102.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,363	107.00–112.00	108.53
48	—	1,190	98.00–106.00	102.30
41	—	1,147	93.00–99.00	96.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,739	121.00–133.00	126.23
12	—	1,368	108.00–116.00	112.91
12	—	1,669	117.00–129.00	122.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,209.00–1,228.00	1,218.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,006.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,120.00	1,120.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–700.00	687.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	987.50
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	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,396.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–1,190.00	1,056.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,239.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	600.00–800.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,362.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	1,775.00–2,400.00	2,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,635.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	758.00–975.00	884.50

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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