Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 122 priced lines covering 1,409 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,121 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 461 head. replacement cattle receipts at 220 head. Counted as USDA files them — 40 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,121Last week 1,849Year ago 2,539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 461Last week 337Year ago 353

Replacement CattleReceipts 220Last week 220Year ago 139

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 2.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	220.00–230.00	228.44
1	—	370	260.00	260.00
6	—	476	227.00–242.00	235.04
5	—	428	252.00–265.00	256.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	531	250.00–268.00	252.27
4	—	610	230.00–250.00	240.22
3	—	790	205.00–215.00	211.69
9	—	379	286.00–295.00	289.57
6	—	470	264.00–280.00	271.48
9	—	424	268.00–280.00	274.98
1	—	595	254.00	254.00
6	—	328	278.00–300.00	292.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	270.00	270.00
1	—	485	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	791	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	574	230.00–242.00	237.53
10	—	429	255.00–270.00	261.90
2	—	783	195.00–202.00	198.56
2	—	393	262.00–265.00	263.51
9	—	478	247.00–260.00	254.08
4	—	715	205.00	205.00
17	—	522	240.00–256.00	248.40
9	—	623	222.00–235.00	226.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	220.00–246.00	229.43
1	—	775	175.00	175.00
17	—	472	222.00–248.00	236.15
7	—	318	250.00–256.00	253.71
9	—	668	192.00–216.00	208.37
11	—	622	205.00–219.00	212.70
4	—	265	254.00	254.00
3	—	703	180.00–185.00	181.66
37	—	428	230.00–256.00	241.20
10	—	381	248.00–252.00	250.03
12	—	573	215.00–226.00	220.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	463	242.00–247.00	243.08
6	—	748	195.00	195.00
3	—	517	235.00–240.00	236.63
3	—	805	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	524	207.00–226.00	215.02
2	—	285	244.00–246.00	244.98
35	—	423	222.00–235.00	228.18
18	—	374	228.00–242.00	235.70
2	—	683	180.00–185.00	182.55
35	—	570	195.00–220.00	206.88
5	—	728	185.00–194.00	190.17
43	—	477	215.00–238.00	223.53
2	—	320	242.00–255.00	248.40
1	—	625	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	374	216.00–232.00	224.55
14	—	527	195.00–210.00	204.84
3	—	620	180.00–196.00	190.02
15	—	417	207.00–220.00	214.64
9	—	575	190.00–204.00	196.62
12	—	476	208.00–224.00	213.40
8	—	318	235.00–240.00	235.62
2	—	220	255.00–260.00	257.67
1	—	285	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	280.00	280.00
7	—	623	215.00–225.00	218.74
12	—	574	221.00–230.00	224.66
8	—	664	205.00–215.00	211.09
14	—	420	248.00–275.00	256.45
4	—	708	195.00–207.00	199.72
4	—	319	270.00–285.00	275.47
8	—	526	230.00–240.00	234.07
12	—	473	238.00–246.00	242.76
8	—	368	260.00–282.00	267.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	217.00–220.00	218.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	255.00	255.00
18	—	432	220.00–240.00	229.58
25	—	519	200.00–222.00	213.23
31	—	475	210.00–230.00	222.24
2	—	775	170.00–174.00	172.05
6	—	617	192.00–200.00	196.32
4	—	274	254.00–260.00	255.40
6	—	375	236.00–246.00	241.48
3	—	230	270.00–275.00	271.70
12	—	577	190.00–210.00	202.61
1	—	685	185.00	185.00
2	—	728	186.00–188.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	630	205.00–211.00	207.34
3	—	763	177.00–193.00	183.40
11	—	314	258.00–290.00	266.58
17	—	371	248.00–275.00	264.49
5	—	679	194.00–204.00	199.37
12	—	573	210.00–220.00	212.65
5	—	727	185.00–197.00	189.37
1	—	285	270.00	270.00
4	—	210	280.00–285.00	283.75
26	—	429	240.00–260.00	244.99
31	—	534	218.00–237.00	223.57
30	—	463	222.00–237.00	231.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,059	95.00–103.00	97.51
73	—	996	89.00–103.00	95.17
35	—	982	80.00–93.00	88.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	113.00	113.00
10	—	1,421	100.00–101.00	100.20
13	—	1,450	104.00–109.00	105.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,196	98.00–110.00	105.51
51	—	1,116	93.00–104.00	99.71
33	—	1,234	105.00–117.00	111.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,713	125.00–135.00	128.46
13	—	1,667	119.00–124.00	121.57
5	—	1,317	110.00–118.00	114.47

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	12	—	—	500.00–600.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,055.00–1,215.00	1,109.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,678.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	—	1,075.00–1,420.00	1,277.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,015.00–1,145.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–1,190.00	946.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,118.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,450.00–1,825.00	1,566.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,430.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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