Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 112 priced lines covering 1,351 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,054 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 437 head. replacement cattle receipts at 175 head. Counted as USDA files them — 15 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,054Last week 2,166Year ago 3,291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 437Last week 393Year ago 458

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 153Year ago 99

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold 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
11	—	531	228.00–250.00	238.25
8	—	376	275.00–285.00	280.63
7	—	320	285.00–320.00	297.15
2	—	708	205.00–227.00	215.96
13	—	425	256.00–282.00	270.66
26	—	573	222.00–245.00	235.66
5	—	673	206.00–223.00	213.68
1	—	790	200.00	200.00
6	—	472	242.00–267.00	253.40
23	—	633	217.00–247.00	230.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	325.00–330.00	328.00
1	—	550	255.00	255.00
18	—	476	256.00–275.00	262.11
10	—	422	275.00–300.00	279.64
2	—	720	219.00–221.00	219.99
17	—	621	225.00–250.00	230.70
4	—	364	290.00–300.00	293.78
17	—	669	225.00–230.00	229.47
10	—	519	250.00–272.00	261.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	234.00–242.00	238.04
1	—	740	205.00	205.00
4	—	370	242.00–265.00	254.52
9	—	566	210.00–220.00	213.06
3	—	628	210.00–215.00	213.32
1	—	305	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	572	202.00–220.00	212.07
21	—	375	232.00–242.00	236.48
34	—	423	225.00–240.00	231.28
5	—	623	200.00–210.00	205.83
6	—	673	202.00–207.00	205.18
5	—	718	187.00–200.00	194.80
19	—	333	240.00–250.00	243.72
62	—	480	220.00–230.00	224.39
39	—	522	208.00–227.00	218.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	576	210.00–225.00	218.00
18	—	465	227.00–237.00	232.94
24	—	515	220.00–230.00	225.99
3	—	308	265.00–275.00	268.30
24	—	415	235.00–245.00	238.64
15	—	627	207.00–219.00	216.65
3	—	730	187.00–205.00	197.40
14	—	656	190.00–219.00	212.96
8	—	376	242.00–245.00	243.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	238.00–243.00	240.00
2	—	510	235.00	235.00
2	—	623	220.00	220.00
3	—	562	230.00–235.00	233.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	195.00–200.00	197.54
10	—	476	210.00–217.00	212.21
6	—	415	202.00–220.00	211.85
18	—	369	216.00–230.00	226.16
15	—	525	200.00–211.00	205.88
18	—	330	225.00–240.00	234.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	210.00	210.00
1	—	755	190.00	190.00
6	—	614	214.00–225.00	220.99
12	—	361	260.00–295.00	271.94
15	—	515	222.00–250.00	241.51
4	—	323	295.00–300.00	296.22
18	—	477	245.00–265.00	251.93
5	—	714	200.00–207.00	204.40
18	—	562	216.00–240.00	227.11
11	—	417	255.00–270.00	259.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	255.00–260.00	257.54
1	—	415	267.00	267.00
7	—	665	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	327	250.00–255.00	254.42
13	—	484	200.00–230.00	216.02
1	—	640	195.00	195.00
6	—	521	210.00–222.00	216.15
4	—	569	180.00–210.00	197.65
25	—	428	210.00–240.00	226.60
8	—	387	230.00–250.00	240.74
1	—	290	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	423	240.00–255.00	249.02
29	—	474	218.00–250.00	236.71
9	—	628	202.00–217.00	209.66
8	—	382	255.00–280.00	262.75
25	—	522	214.00–235.00	226.32
18	—	575	210.00–227.00	218.52
7	—	337	260.00–285.00	266.17
7	—	669	192.00–200.00	197.76
3	—	727	187.00–192.00	189.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,210	100.00–114.00	106.60
22	—	1,235	108.00–120.00	113.89
60	—	1,187	93.00–107.00	98.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	953	80.00–93.00	86.12
39	—	1,083	84.00–104.00	91.66
55	—	1,070	90.00–105.00	94.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	111.00–115.00	112.35
7	—	1,492	103.00–109.00	106.04
3	—	1,337	95.00–106.00	99.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,824	124.00–139.00	130.30
5	—	1,488	110.00–118.00	114.00
21	—	1,549	115.00–129.00	120.91

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	1,115.00–1,475.00	1,254.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	970.00–1,200.00	1,058.60
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	665.00–725.00	698.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	955.00–1,020.00	976.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	775.00–1,105.00	923.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,133.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,227.00	1,138.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,416.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,500.00–1,685.00	1,592.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,625.00	1,362.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,066.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	726.00–957.00	890.22
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	400.00–520.00	460.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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