Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 115 priced lines covering 1,251 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,814 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 289 head. replacement cattle receipts at 172 head. Counted as USDA files them — 49 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,814Last week 1,907Year ago 1,887

Slaughter CattleReceipts 289Last week 359Year ago 367

Replacement CattleReceipts 172Last week 300Year ago 129

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	283	240.00–244.00	241.31
1	—	925	132.50	132.50
6	—	730	198.00–200.00	198.66
18	—	427	225.00–240.00	230.60
38	—	465	219.00–236.00	224.60
6	—	370	232.00–252.50	242.66
59	—	627	208.00–218.00	213.56
8	—	324	238.00–252.50	242.10
24	—	576	213.00–220.00	215.97
15	—	673	206.00–213.00	209.45
27	—	517	215.00–223.00	219.16
1	—	820	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	526	200.00–220.00	208.96
8	—	624	200.00–209.00	205.87
13	—	576	202.00–211.00	207.47
18	—	332	225.00–247.00	236.22
14	—	380	215.00–237.00	224.56
28	—	428	215.00–235.00	223.72
2	—	738	187.00–192.00	189.51
40	—	469	210.00–227.00	217.03
2	—	675	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	210.00–217.00	214.08
4	—	564	190.00–200.00	197.52
1	—	790	180.00	180.00
1	—	235	228.00	228.00
3	—	622	190.00–197.00	192.31
3	—	475	210.00–217.00	214.07
5	—	526	200.00–210.00	205.76
2	—	340	224.00	224.00
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
4	—	380	215.00–216.00	215.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	220.00–224.00	222.96
2	—	525	235.00	235.00
3	—	380	232.50–235.00	233.33
1	—	485	225.00	225.00
3	—	585	226.00–230.00	228.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	626	228.00–241.00	232.01
11	—	323	278.00–302.00	292.83
10	—	469	250.00–267.50	260.70
8	—	427	262.50–282.50	272.58
30	—	523	242.00–251.00	245.74
16	—	722	199.00–224.00	215.18
2	—	790	205.00–210.00	207.48
2	—	918	203.00	203.00
30	—	664	217.50–235.00	228.09
7	—	361	285.00–300.00	290.20
20	—	574	233.00–247.00	238.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	282.00–287.00	283.60
1	—	795	205.00	205.00
7	—	685	220.00–225.00	221.13
5	—	532	234.00–240.00	238.04
15	—	480	240.00–252.00	244.85
6	—	423	252.50–260.00	256.32
6	—	625	225.00–227.00	226.03
11	—	573	212.50–238.00	224.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	737	197.50–205.50	202.89
19	—	530	220.00–234.00	223.79
11	—	372	270.00–287.50	278.83
1	—	750	202.50	202.50
9	—	318	275.00–292.00	283.79
15	—	483	234.00–252.50	241.28
9	—	572	220.00–227.00	223.90
21	—	422	247.50–277.00	256.73
5	—	283	292.50–295.00	293.53
2	—	803	190.00	190.00
3	—	867	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	529	187.50–215.00	208.33
4	—	388	236.00–240.00	238.04
3	—	245	250.00	250.00
12	—	473	175.00–230.00	217.99
3	—	575	200.00–205.00	203.36
4	—	733	180.00–190.00	187.58
5	—	766	165.00	165.00
1	—	615	200.00	200.00
8	—	416	200.00–235.00	223.98
6	—	293	248.00–250.00	249.34
5	—	328	227.50–235.00	230.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	167.50	167.50
7	—	327	250.00–258.00	254.82
18	—	429	220.00–247.00	236.22
2	—	728	194.00–200.00	196.99
5	—	678	190.00–205.00	195.72
2	—	610	210.00–214.00	211.98
8	—	808	172.55	172.55
14	—	368	240.00–260.00	253.56
6	—	273	255.00–267.50	261.44
10	—	574	207.00–220.00	212.98
14	—	527	202.50–222.00	214.12
21	—	474	217.50–245.00	229.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	996	95.00–105.00	98.85
31	—	966	87.00–98.00	93.71
20	—	1,026	80.00–91.00	87.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,316	85.00–100.00	95.84
7	—	1,557	110.00–113.00	112.04
14	—	1,313	96.00–108.00	102.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,123	96.00–110.00	104.72
28	—	1,155	94.00–104.00	100.23
25	—	1,234	107.00–116.00	112.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,687	122.00–125.00	123.72
6	—	1,401	102.00–119.00	111.76
9	—	1,861	125.00–133.00	128.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	—	795.00–1,300.00	945.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,343.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,247.62
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,087.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	912.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–1,000.00	805.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,245.00–1,310.00	1,284.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,290.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	—	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,442.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,618.75

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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