Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 110 priced lines covering 1,293 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,049 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 298 head. replacement cattle receipts at 106 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,049Last week 1,814Year ago 2,545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 298Last week 289Year ago 543

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 172Year ago 344

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	270.00–282.00	274.43
10	—	675	222.00–235.00	226.53
11	—	434	250.00–268.00	257.45
2	—	365	270.00	270.00
21	—	530	238.00–250.00	244.64
17	—	473	242.00–257.00	249.04
22	—	632	230.00–245.00	233.83
17	—	575	235.00–243.00	239.48
2	—	725	210.00–220.00	215.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	690	224.00–229.00	225.37
35	—	619	230.00–239.00	236.13
3	—	318	290.00–297.00	293.06
5	—	432	270.00–295.00	277.22
2	—	713	220.00–224.00	221.99
12	—	468	253.00–262.00	259.27
4	—	513	248.00–250.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	260.00	260.00
12	—	474	235.00–242.00	238.06
7	—	532	232.00–239.00	237.49
4	—	569	225.00–230.00	228.73
4	—	435	245.00–247.00	246.50
7	—	626	215.00–220.00	216.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	588	236.00	236.00
10	—	498	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	230.00	230.00
54	—	523	210.00–230.00	215.74
20	—	368	225.00–242.00	232.24
38	—	428	220.00–237.00	226.27
17	—	573	205.00–225.00	211.86
42	—	474	215.00–232.00	221.31
5	—	679	192.00–202.00	198.78
8	—	620	195.00–209.00	200.80
2	—	735	195.00–198.00	196.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	250.00	250.00
49	—	520	219.00–235.00	224.03
6	—	673	207.00–215.00	210.72
28	—	423	226.00–240.00	231.48
43	—	631	210.00–225.00	214.99
9	—	323	238.00–260.00	242.06
6	—	379	238.00–252.00	241.21
3	—	705	201.00–212.00	204.98
3	—	755	200.00	200.00
30	—	577	216.00–230.00	219.47
27	—	473	223.00–242.00	230.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	420	210.00–222.00	218.10
2	—	570	190.00–200.00	194.91
18	—	371	210.00–228.00	224.72
4	—	523	195.00–205.00	201.28
16	—	476	200.00–217.00	210.87
8	—	319	235.00–242.00	238.40
1	—	745	165.00	165.00
3	—	778	150.00–175.00	165.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	739	218.00	218.00
2	—	585	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	227.00	227.00
1	—	555	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	200.00–214.00	209.53
15	—	473	240.00–257.00	244.46
11	—	524	228.00–234.00	231.48
1	—	305	300.00	300.00
7	—	624	219.00–223.00	220.56
13	—	420	246.00–270.00	257.14
7	—	374	260.00–297.00	271.17
7	—	578	223.00–229.00	226.11
11	—	670	210.00–220.00	217.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	180.00	180.00
3	—	328	245.00–250.00	246.65
12	—	527	200.00–215.00	210.13
5	—	567	204.00–210.00	207.52
11	—	429	226.00–247.00	231.98
4	—	635	195.00–203.00	198.94
10	—	477	216.00–232.00	223.36
6	—	379	240.00–249.00	243.91
2	—	665	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	335	252.00–280.00	258.96
1	—	785	190.00	190.00
22	—	433	240.00–257.00	248.76
11	—	628	205.00–219.00	210.93
24	—	464	228.00–245.00	235.97
9	—	375	246.00–270.00	257.30
3	—	735	191.00–206.00	200.93
8	—	680	206.00–211.00	209.26
9	—	583	213.00–220.00	217.21
21	—	517	220.00–240.00	225.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,177	111.00–118.00	114.26
60	—	1,202	99.00–114.00	107.34
39	—	1,152	94.00–107.00	102.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,039	97.00–108.00	103.04
24	—	1,009	91.00–101.00	95.87
25	—	1,003	85.00–95.00	91.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,480	108.00–117.00	112.61
16	—	1,405	102.00–111.00	107.66
5	—	1,470	104.00–105.00	104.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,649	116.00–134.00	122.66
7	—	1,277	105.00–116.00	113.04
6	—	1,584	125.00–140.00	129.89

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,295.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,396.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,000.00	987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,356.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	1,026.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	750.00–900.00	787.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	625.00–700.00	662.50

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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