Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 115 priced lines covering 1,427 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,448 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 461 head. replacement cattle receipts at 214 head. Counted as USDA files them — 24 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,448Last week 2,054Year ago 3,709

Slaughter CattleReceipts 461Last week 437Year ago 583

Replacement CattleReceipts 214Last week 175Year ago 175

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	250.00–260.00	257.02
3	—	363	280.00–287.00	284.62
1	—	620	240.00	240.00
1	—	665	238.00	238.00
1	—	775	220.00	220.00
7	—	408	272.00–285.00	275.03
1	—	330	295.00	295.00
20	—	487	265.00–281.00	277.53
11	—	522	255.00–275.00	261.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	220.00–245.00	230.48
3	—	453	230.00–255.00	244.89
10	—	578	212.00–237.00	219.44
5	—	424	235.00–265.00	251.80
7	—	619	170.00–226.00	207.86
3	—	320	265.00–275.00	268.23
8	—	382	245.00–260.00	251.31
3	—	675	216.00–220.00	218.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	562	232.00–245.00	237.61
25	—	526	237.00–257.00	247.22
5	—	327	285.00–290.00	286.02
17	—	422	260.00–280.00	269.68
13	—	623	218.00–236.00	229.92
8	—	375	267.00–280.00	273.51
5	—	743	207.00–210.00	208.20
14	—	468	247.00–272.00	258.01
12	—	658	225.00–235.00	233.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	475	225.00–244.00	230.86
14	—	621	204.00–215.00	207.65
14	—	520	220.00–228.00	224.79
3	—	363	245.00–247.00	245.70
3	—	335	252.00	252.00
12	—	420	240.00–250.00	241.71
29	—	572	213.00–227.00	218.23
6	—	664	200.00–205.00	202.65
2	—	725	185.00–190.00	187.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	175.00	175.00
13	—	673	185.00–202.00	196.50
34	—	571	192.00–218.00	206.68
42	—	520	210.00–222.00	214.67
13	—	629	190.00–213.00	205.20
48	—	474	220.00–230.00	223.88
3	—	717	175.00–185.00	180.03
33	—	381	230.00–242.00	235.17
50	—	424	222.00–236.00	227.91
13	—	323	237.00–250.00	243.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	200.00–210.00	206.25
14	—	578	180.00–207.00	196.67
32	—	372	217.00–232.00	224.05
5	—	316	225.00–240.00	232.32
4	—	620	185.00–194.00	190.30
1	—	765	160.00	160.00
2	—	670	180.00–186.00	182.93
9	—	423	208.00–220.00	217.49
19	—	477	190.00–220.00	205.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	467	245.00–257.00	252.88
11	—	563	215.00–230.00	227.07
4	—	315	290.00–300.00	295.16
4	—	665	207.00–215.00	211.68
2	—	718	200.00–208.00	204.04
1	—	765	197.00	197.00
9	—	384	255.00–280.00	266.03
21	—	624	215.00–230.00	220.89
7	—	508	230.00–245.00	240.58
10	—	425	255.00–270.00	261.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	247.00–255.00	250.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	575	202.00–225.00	216.28
3	—	722	185.00–190.00	188.34
10	—	629	208.00–220.00	212.20
7	—	334	260.00–270.00	264.43
31	—	477	216.00–247.00	230.14
6	—	677	190.00–215.00	200.89
17	—	373	230.00–260.00	251.32
4	—	768	190.00–200.00	193.72
32	—	430	235.00–255.00	246.02
21	—	527	212.00–230.00	223.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	195.00–205.00	200.16
5	—	321	240.00–260.00	251.04
25	—	474	202.00–232.00	220.13
7	—	377	220.00–250.00	240.13
9	—	578	177.00–215.00	201.78
2	—	670	185.00	185.00
3	—	770	170.00–174.00	172.65
19	—	432	212.00–235.00	223.98
18	—	533	190.00–220.00	213.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,072	90.00–97.00	93.22
23	—	988	76.00–91.00	83.04
50	—	991	85.00–100.00	89.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	112.00–113.00	112.36
10	—	1,447	95.00–100.00	97.26
3	—	1,497	100.00–101.00	100.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,234	106.00–118.00	111.08
49	—	1,198	100.00–112.00	103.75
41	—	1,202	94.00–105.00	98.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,909	125.00–143.00	131.92
19	—	1,629	120.00–131.00	122.81
18	—	1,339	109.00–123.00	115.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	745.00–991.00	881.25
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,080.00–1,150.00	1,115.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	895.00–1,030.00	933.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,579.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,343.00–1,575.00	1,428.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,019.00	1,009.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,130.00	1,102.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	966.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	1,275.00–1,625.00	1,415.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	1,140.00–1,400.00	1,279.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,379.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,262.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,480.00–1,500.00	1,490.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line