Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 117 priced lines covering 1,425 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,907 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 359 head. replacement cattle receipts at 300 head. Counted as USDA files them — 96 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jul 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,907Last week 1,700Year ago 1,626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 359Last week 302Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 300Last week 132Year ago 149

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower, with best demand on lightweight calves. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	188.00	188.00
16	—	478	218.00–227.00	221.77
15	—	422	220.00–237.00	228.94
8	—	524	210.00–225.00	214.42
12	—	638	190.00–200.00	198.34
2	—	735	188.00	188.00
9	—	328	238.00–265.00	248.48
8	—	668	180.00–190.00	185.29
4	—	561	205.00–208.00	205.78
8	—	383	230.00–238.00	234.75
1	—	290	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	418	235.00–274.00	258.24
9	—	317	255.00–297.50	288.01
10	—	573	217.50–225.00	221.20
22	—	516	220.00–240.00	228.61
8	—	678	200.00–216.00	210.05
8	—	374	250.00–280.00	268.76
9	—	726	197.50–216.00	209.68
6	—	622	210.00–220.00	215.42
3	—	765	200.00–210.00	206.67
20	—	480	230.00–251.00	241.60
1	—	960	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	570	210.00–227.00	218.12
31	—	472	220.00–240.00	228.56
7	—	374	251.50–260.00	256.83
9	—	623	202.00–210.00	205.79
11	—	665	200.00–210.00	204.26
1	—	275	250.00	250.00
25	—	325	242.00–285.00	266.91
13	—	532	210.00–225.00	218.63
3	—	735	192.00–200.00	194.59
5	—	772	175.00–196.00	186.74
28	—	419	220.00–255.00	241.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	642	216.00	216.00
5	—	565	223.00	223.00
9	—	683	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	620	197.00–220.00	211.84
3	—	375	230.00–232.00	231.35
31	—	520	212.50–232.00	217.46
7	—	666	200.00–218.00	214.23
23	—	422	226.00–252.00	237.67
40	—	568	210.00–220.00	215.37
4	—	759	170.00–190.00	175.17
34	—	473	217.50–233.00	225.71
7	—	336	238.00–255.00	248.69
9	—	733	183.00–201.00	192.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	629	197.50–208.00	202.44
11	—	371	217.50–239.00	227.60
25	—	524	197.50–215.00	208.31
3	—	655	201.50	201.50
7	—	722	165.00–190.00	183.89
18	—	572	197.00–210.00	203.37
44	—	480	205.00–227.00	216.66
5	—	329	228.00–230.00	229.58
30	—	427	216.00–237.00	223.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	527	192.50–205.00	199.27
2	—	725	180.00	180.00
19	—	424	205.00–218.00	210.73
13	—	478	200.00–210.00	205.77
4	—	635	180.00–190.00	187.50
9	—	331	225.00–235.00	228.53
3	—	560	190.00	190.00
9	—	371	215.00–225.00	218.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	260.00	260.00
21	—	531	245.00–257.50	250.26
4	—	714	218.00–230.00	224.43
3	—	603	230.00–245.00	240.03
6	—	380	282.00–295.00	288.47
2	—	345	300.00–305.00	302.50
3	—	655	228.00	228.00
2	—	475	255.00	255.00
19	—	572	240.00–248.00	246.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	230.00–238.00	232.83
1	—	315	270.00	270.00
10	—	377	250.00–277.00	261.68
7	—	621	216.00–230.00	227.10
2	—	665	215.00–222.00	218.53
1	—	855	192.00	192.00
16	—	432	245.00–257.50	249.78
4	—	718	205.00–208.00	205.76
5	—	529	232.00–240.00	237.42
1	—	755	212.00	212.00
19	—	480	240.00–252.50	246.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	218.00	218.00
4	—	610	207.00–218.00	214.78
6	—	373	232.00–255.00	242.94
5	—	431	240.00	240.00
3	—	665	200.00–204.00	201.37
6	—	315	247.50–267.00	258.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,847.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	750.00–1,400.00	1,084.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,633.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	—	—	1,175.00–1,900.00	1,450.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	975.00–1,090.00	1,038.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	—	—	950.00–1,450.00	1,210.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	—	845.00–1,150.00	1,019.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	—	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,373.46
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	400.00–900.00	653.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	650.00–1,100.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,010.00–1,075.00	1,042.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,721	121.00–136.00	125.73
11	—	1,531	116.00–125.00	119.50
8	—	1,383	98.00–114.00	107.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,296	106.00–113.00	108.61
27	—	1,315	95.00–108.00	100.55
2	—	1,100	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,165	96.00–107.00	101.18
22	—	1,214	103.00–113.00	108.44
31	—	1,176	89.00–101.00	95.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,015	91.00–98.00	95.04
43	—	987	80.00–98.00	89.45
15	—	931	73.00–88.00	82.44

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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