Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 113 priced lines covering 1,487 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,547 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 416 head. replacement cattle receipts at 105 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,547Last week 4,188Year ago 4,993

Slaughter CattleReceipts 416Last week 590Year ago 789

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 272Year ago 164

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 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 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	212.00	212.00
14	—	659	245.00	245.00
10	—	616	249.00	249.00
3	—	857	214.00	214.00
45	—	512	260.00–265.00	263.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	574	230.00–238.00	235.78
10	—	375	265.00–277.00	270.40
9	—	325	270.00–285.00	278.00
18	—	476	244.00–257.00	250.61
13	—	422	252.00–267.00	259.60
9	—	628	225.00–232.00	228.92
15	—	527	234.00–248.00	242.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	224.00–235.00	229.17
1	—	680	210.00	210.00
4	—	321	247.00–260.00	254.30
11	—	482	230.00–247.00	239.34
3	—	627	209.00–217.00	213.39
8	—	427	236.00–257.00	242.81
1	—	575	216.00	216.00
4	—	381	250.00–267.00	256.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	526	247.00–259.00	256.83
56	—	581	240.00–250.00	246.78
2	—	735	210.00–218.00	214.05
12	—	382	280.00–290.00	282.61
61	—	678	220.00–237.00	232.74
6	—	325	295.00–305.00	300.00
22	—	624	235.00–238.00	236.33
14	—	475	255.00–269.00	262.89
18	—	765	202.00–223.00	220.65
18	—	424	270.00–280.00	273.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	524	210.00–228.00	222.07
6	—	319	236.00–245.00	240.29
24	—	574	197.00–220.00	209.98
15	—	688	198.00–212.00	210.27
19	—	376	224.00–240.00	233.47
29	—	425	222.00–232.00	227.55
2	—	725	200.00	200.00
2	—	278	232.00–234.00	232.97
1	—	765	160.00	160.00
20	—	634	190.00–215.00	210.79
41	—	478	214.00–230.00	223.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	204.00–224.00	216.48
4	—	325	230.00–250.00	238.82
1	—	770	184.00	184.00
45	—	526	216.00–238.00	228.41
2	—	370	241.00–245.00	243.05
54	—	471	220.00–239.00	232.40
32	—	577	213.00–227.00	220.98
36	—	416	222.00–240.00	233.97
40	—	609	209.00–228.00	223.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	326	220.00–245.00	233.12
9	—	473	200.00–212.00	208.45
2	—	630	180.00–182.00	181.01
1	—	290	247.00	247.00
11	—	525	180.00–210.00	199.46
16	—	374	215.00–230.00	222.75
19	—	425	210.00–220.00	217.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	222.00–227.00	224.51
6	—	662	200.00–208.00	203.19
6	—	457	243.00–251.00	246.51
3	—	617	211.00–216.00	212.99
3	—	537	232.00–233.00	232.33
7	—	315	254.00–300.00	284.12
10	—	364	240.00–291.00	272.92
2	—	718	199.00–205.00	201.99
5	—	420	238.00–257.00	251.84
2	—	285	227.00–280.00	253.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	244.00	244.00
6	—	573	188.00–210.00	201.41
6	—	382	222.00–250.00	241.33
5	—	271	238.00–265.00	257.43
24	—	473	205.00–230.00	221.95
1	—	675	182.00	182.00
4	—	329	250.00–265.00	256.10
6	—	629	182.00–197.00	187.12
23	—	525	190.00–224.00	207.50
4	—	426	220.00–235.00	228.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	532	202.00–229.00	221.53
1	—	220	248.00	248.00
6	—	338	242.00–285.00	271.53
19	—	473	222.00–247.00	236.65
1	—	260	275.00	275.00
6	—	578	212.00–226.00	219.28
1	—	795	192.00	192.00
2	—	618	200.00–209.00	204.59
5	—	674	190.00–220.00	210.07
15	—	422	224.00–250.00	240.82
2	—	725	182.00	182.00
3	—	380	234.00–255.00	248.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,003	85.00–100.00	93.43
35	—	1,021	91.00–105.00	98.30
37	—	1,031	80.00–94.00	88.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,204	104.00–116.00	109.71
34	—	1,184	93.00–104.00	97.74
35	—	1,207	101.00–110.00	105.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,384	104.00–109.00	107.10
13	—	1,409	108.00–114.00	111.34
9	—	1,293	97.00–102.00	98.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,357	109.00–115.00	112.63
18	—	1,599	104.00–122.00	118.23
9	—	1,801	124.00–129.00	126.02

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	19	—	—	925.00–1,525.00	1,263.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,380.00	1,377.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	600.00–675.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,316.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	705.00–915.00	783.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	450.00–650.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,158.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	780.00–1,150.00	988.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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