Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 103 priced lines covering 1,481 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,131 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 508 head. replacement cattle receipts at 201 head. Counted as USDA files them — 47 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Aug 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,131Last week 868Year ago 2,661

Slaughter CattleReceipts 508Last week 129Year ago 634

Replacement CattleReceipts 201Last week 23Year ago 232

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate to active with moderate to 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
2	—	365	280.00–282.00	280.99
23	—	681	225.00–230.00	226.65
11	—	574	235.00–240.00	236.71
6	—	763	210.00–218.00	213.81
44	—	712	221.00–227.00	223.13
41	—	615	228.00–235.00	234.28
25	—	522	245.00–250.00	248.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	670	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	203.00–228.00	213.67
10	—	570	215.00–227.00	221.36
7	—	438	220.00–250.00	238.44
2	—	615	188.00–200.00	194.05
7	—	368	245.00–252.00	249.13
8	—	480	238.00–242.00	240.51
2	—	343	250.00–255.00	252.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	530	224.00–245.00	238.24
2	—	325	277.00–285.00	281.06
4	—	781	203.00–205.00	204.49
13	—	422	242.00–262.00	253.73
9	—	374	257.00–267.00	262.24
15	—	661	210.00–225.00	221.92
8	—	624	220.00–231.00	228.15
12	—	713	202.00–221.00	213.70
20	—	472	242.00–257.00	247.44
12	—	581	214.00–239.00	227.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	664	185.00–200.00	193.55
37	—	526	210.00–224.00	215.00
46	—	484	213.00–228.00	222.10
24	—	418	220.00–238.00	226.82
64	—	582	205.00–219.00	208.33
11	—	619	194.00–205.00	199.75
3	—	265	240.00	240.00
42	—	375	226.00–240.00	234.27
1	—	755	165.00	165.00
3	—	707	182.00–190.00	187.32
21	—	325	228.00–250.00	237.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	322	238.00–258.00	245.37
4	—	658	202.00–210.00	205.98
12	—	375	234.00–247.00	239.43
47	—	477	218.00–236.00	225.45
12	—	530	220.00–233.00	222.67
18	—	569	215.00–220.00	217.50
4	—	711	190.00–199.00	196.69
29	—	628	210.00–227.00	218.67
15	—	418	230.00–242.00	234.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	190.00	190.00
13	—	326	220.00–227.00	224.33
14	—	531	185.00–215.00	204.39
12	—	476	200.00–210.00	205.31
6	—	417	202.00–215.00	209.53
2	—	280	230.00–240.00	234.91
3	—	575	200.00	200.00
3	—	380	220.00–230.00	225.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	216.00	216.00
4	—	319	270.00–296.00	282.12
7	—	563	220.00–230.00	226.18
2	—	285	288.00	288.00
9	—	524	229.00–236.00	232.57
3	—	358	270.00–277.00	272.31
7	—	478	242.00–247.00	244.67
6	—	428	248.00–255.00	250.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	385	220.00–260.00	241.37
2	—	675	185.00	185.00
6	—	573	210.00–220.00	215.14
21	—	422	216.00–247.00	234.81
24	—	472	210.00–240.00	230.55
1	—	715	197.00	197.00
11	—	626	195.00–214.00	207.92
19	—	520	200.00–230.00	223.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	204.00–210.00	207.08
3	—	490	212.00–220.00	216.33
7	—	381	237.00–250.00	246.82
13	—	334	240.00–250.00	244.76
1	—	615	200.00	200.00
4	—	523	190.00–215.00	202.91
2	—	785	176.00–180.00	177.97
6	—	438	217.00–230.00	224.77
2	—	733	186.00–190.00	188.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,286	105.00–113.00	108.87
71	—	1,164	97.00–106.00	101.84
59	—	1,139	90.00–99.00	95.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,063	90.00–95.00	92.80
38	—	1,026	79.00–89.00	84.80
49	—	1,040	85.00–97.00	90.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,447	92.00–100.00	96.33
3	—	1,412	109.00–111.00	109.99
24	—	1,422	94.00–106.00	102.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,648	113.00–132.00	121.18
12	—	1,513	105.00–118.00	113.11
4	—	1,714	121.00–130.00	124.62

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)	14	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,414.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,242.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	—	950.00–1,475.00	1,077.63
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	725.00–900.00	786.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–1,075.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,330.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	950.00–1,125.00	1,066.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,650.00–1,720.00	1,692.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,341.67

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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