Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 120 priced lines covering 2,191 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,422 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 645 head. replacement cattle receipts at 175 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Aug 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,422Last week 2,547Year ago 3,762

Slaughter CattleReceipts 645Last week 416Year ago 671

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 105Year ago 326

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good to very 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
50	—	568	211.00–236.00	221.91
6	—	321	232.00–255.00	243.25
34	—	667	205.00–222.00	217.86
14	—	734	200.00–213.00	204.40
19	—	617	208.00–232.00	216.23
31	—	477	216.00–242.00	231.19
3	—	772	201.00–210.00	203.97
25	—	370	222.00–252.00	239.83
2	—	265	240.00	240.00
65	—	431	220.00–247.00	236.65
61	—	518	214.00–240.00	227.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	524	204.00–230.00	220.14
3	—	767	178.00–197.00	189.94
18	—	334	226.00–247.00	235.73
46	—	623	205.00–219.00	213.53
9	—	730	180.00–201.00	194.68
72	—	472	208.00–234.00	227.08
35	—	369	212.00–245.00	231.21
43	—	426	216.00–239.00	230.36
53	—	576	206.00–224.00	215.98
8	—	673	200.00–206.00	203.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	598	246.50	246.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	478	200.00–220.00	210.52
11	—	525	196.00–217.00	209.48
2	—	615	200.00–205.00	202.46
13	—	436	205.00–229.00	217.45
22	—	573	190.00–210.00	204.75
1	—	765	170.00	170.00
18	—	376	206.00–232.00	221.44
4	—	728	180.00–190.00	186.51
4	—	676	190.00–200.00	193.71
8	—	327	210.00–240.00	228.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	242.00	242.00
1	—	715	210.00	210.00
4	—	560	225.00–235.00	229.24
9	—	665	215.00–226.00	223.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	711	220.00–241.00	237.85
33	—	684	230.00–245.00	240.45
52	—	578	242.00–265.00	255.33
58	—	467	270.00–290.00	275.27
9	—	329	310.00–320.00	314.33
6	—	519	257.00–268.00	264.55
17	—	624	235.00–255.00	248.04
9	—	423	282.00–295.00	288.21
7	—	374	300.00–310.00	304.30
1	—	760	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	225.00	225.00
1	—	665	210.00	210.00
1	—	640	220.00	220.00
1	—	540	230.00	230.00
3	—	340	260.00–270.00	265.00
2	—	725	220.00	220.00
2	—	373	260.00–265.00	262.62
5	—	415	250.00–252.00	250.99
6	—	486	237.00–247.00	243.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	733	206.00–231.00	223.26
12	—	576	237.00–250.00	242.55
18	—	371	285.00–296.00	293.31
7	—	328	290.00–300.00	295.00
14	—	626	230.00–242.50	237.29
10	—	424	256.00–285.00	274.96
37	—	688	220.00–237.00	233.45
18	—	474	257.00–285.00	266.01
48	—	527	243.00–260.00	253.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	768	200.00–210.00	204.80
10	—	319	268.00–300.00	281.96
7	—	664	210.00–225.00	217.69
5	—	717	207.00–217.00	212.78
16	—	372	260.00–295.00	278.03
15	—	470	232.00–280.00	266.10
13	—	612	218.00–228.00	222.44
20	—	520	226.00–245.00	235.58
22	—	426	238.00–295.00	279.76
8	—	568	230.00–237.00	231.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	300.00–305.00	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	324	234.00–265.00	247.67
2	—	723	194.00–200.00	196.99
1	—	680	190.00	190.00
1	—	265	270.00	270.00
12	—	422	216.00–246.00	235.30
20	—	521	200.00–228.00	218.65
13	—	387	228.00–252.00	236.32
18	—	476	212.00–247.00	232.25
18	—	575	175.00–225.00	210.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	574	204.00–238.00	220.29
31	—	475	218.00–265.00	245.48
9	—	378	244.00–285.00	263.92
23	—	617	202.00–231.00	214.77
28	—	529	212.00–240.00	227.32
4	—	271	260.00–280.00	264.79
1	—	755	180.00	180.00
7	—	725	185.00–215.00	200.42
12	—	323	256.00–290.00	267.37
34	—	421	226.00–280.00	261.53
17	—	677	186.00–223.00	204.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,361	100.00–108.00	103.97
25	—	1,369	102.00–112.00	107.76
23	—	1,293	111.00–121.00	115.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,057	88.00–106.00	96.83
47	—	1,027	96.00–107.00	101.34
43	—	992	80.00–95.00	88.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,208	94.00–107.00	101.66
38	—	1,240	108.00–120.00	113.57
69	—	1,216	103.00–113.00	108.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,434	109.00–123.00	114.48
10	—	1,788	124.00–134.00	127.88
11	—	1,479	118.00–129.00	123.28

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	10	—	—	600.00–665.00	632.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	—	900.00–1,500.00	1,106.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	1,025.00–1,500.00	1,181.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,185.00–1,375.00	1,258.89
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,090.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,275.00–1,850.00	1,585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,317.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00

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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