Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 121 priced lines covering 1,118 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,869 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 340 head. replacement cattle receipts at 88 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,869Last week 2,448Year ago 3,172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 340Last week 461Year ago 466

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 214Year ago 118

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	180.00–194.00	187.23
12	—	272	244.00–250.00	248.97
4	—	368	255.00	255.00
3	—	623	198.00–205.00	201.61
19	—	471	202.00–235.00	216.98
13	—	571	190.00–215.00	204.85
14	—	516	206.00–225.00	216.18
19	—	425	214.00–245.00	231.10
1	—	710	175.00	175.00
4	—	330	230.00–265.00	240.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	260.00	260.00
20	—	436	235.00–255.00	244.80
2	—	265	258.00	258.00
1	—	725	207.00	207.00
25	—	529	210.00–235.00	219.44
17	—	471	215.00–245.00	231.14
18	—	568	205.00–225.00	217.39
5	—	373	250.00–265.00	259.95
16	—	619	200.00–215.00	206.20
6	—	318	265.00–275.00	270.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	560	230.00–240.00	231.78
6	—	417	250.00–265.00	258.16
10	—	624	220.00–227.00	224.24
16	—	377	264.00–285.00	272.70
13	—	327	270.00–295.00	281.62
5	—	472	242.00–257.00	249.75
10	—	653	215.00–222.00	216.20
15	—	519	220.00–247.00	239.77
1	—	700	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	180.00–190.00	186.60
7	—	671	185.00–216.00	201.97
21	—	376	235.00–252.50	243.42
5	—	305	250.00–260.00	253.02
3	—	273	265.00	265.00
1	—	200	285.00	285.00
1	—	775	180.00	180.00
26	—	566	210.00–230.00	221.04
23	—	431	232.00–245.00	235.90
28	—	467	227.00–240.00	231.64
22	—	614	190.00–222.00	211.98
39	—	519	220.00–235.00	229.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	237.50–245.00	239.98
4	—	481	245.00–250.00	246.23
1	—	605	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	371	227.00–240.00	232.02
20	—	270	242.00–255.00	244.17
9	—	622	200.00–210.00	205.08
2	—	228	255.00–265.00	259.73
10	—	666	175.00–204.00	188.76
22	—	525	210.00–225.00	217.25
8	—	338	237.00–250.00	240.84
28	—	416	217.00–236.00	228.56
14	—	477	195.00–226.00	214.26
17	—	571	180.00–215.00	203.68
1	—	770	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	190.00–196.00	191.97
10	—	517	185.00–215.00	204.55
6	—	329	222.00–240.00	232.79
12	—	423	212.00–225.00	218.76
12	—	374	210.00–230.00	221.01
4	—	570	200.00–202.00	200.50
2	—	773	170.00–174.00	171.99
8	—	483	210.00–220.00	214.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	270.00–275.00	272.53
1	—	775	205.00	205.00
3	—	527	218.00–245.00	230.60
5	—	419	238.00–265.00	251.81
3	—	565	215.00–232.00	220.87
2	—	743	175.00–180.00	177.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	305.00–306.00	305.50
13	—	482	260.00–285.00	268.57
9	—	383	278.00–295.00	283.39
5	—	526	250.00–275.00	256.28
7	—	428	270.00–285.00	273.49
5	—	630	225.00–235.00	232.09
6	—	716	215.00–230.00	221.44
12	—	570	235.00–260.00	248.82
2	—	683	220.00–240.00	229.96
1	—	755	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	280.00	280.00
1	—	420	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	285.00–295.00	289.06
7	—	621	215.00–227.00	221.22
1	—	715	216.00	216.00
10	—	531	220.00–243.00	237.57
7	—	564	230.00–242.00	235.42
5	—	369	270.00–285.00	275.15
1	—	795	210.00	210.00
16	—	471	240.00–265.00	254.90
10	—	438	257.00–270.00	262.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,048	78.00–86.00	83.52
17	—	1,053	89.00–99.00	92.73
30	—	1,025	85.00–100.00	90.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	95.00–99.00	97.45
21	—	1,368	93.00–108.00	100.47
2	—	1,330	106.00–107.00	106.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,243	92.00–99.00	95.99
48	—	1,225	94.00–104.00	98.30
15	—	1,220	100.00–110.00	104.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,671	112.00–125.00	119.73
11	—	1,366	100.00–119.00	107.84
7	—	1,625	116.00–130.00	120.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	943.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	885.00–1,450.00	1,172.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–1,385.00	1,228.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,241.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,230.00–1,355.00	1,292.50
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	—	—	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,480.00	1,480.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–825.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	697.00–936.00	824.20
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	500.00–600.00	550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,419.00–1,450.00	1,434.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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