Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 126 priced lines covering 2,408 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,122 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 786 head. replacement cattle receipts at 330 head. Counted as USDA files them — 78 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Aug 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,122Last week 4,721Year ago 3,889

Slaughter CattleReceipts 786Last week 700Year ago 599

Replacement CattleReceipts 330Last week 270Year ago 219

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. 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
24	—	616	215.00–238.00	230.00
43	—	471	244.00–261.00	250.77
22	—	580	216.00–244.00	236.30
27	—	522	228.00–250.00	244.20
24	—	687	216.00–237.00	227.74
1	—	795	198.00	198.00
21	—	721	216.00–228.00	224.02
25	—	415	250.00–270.00	259.47
22	—	320	265.00–300.00	280.73
8	—	376	252.00–282.00	273.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	310.00	310.00
8	—	552	254.00	254.00
2	—	503	262.00–265.00	263.49
12	—	473	279.00–283.00	279.32
3	—	764	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	428	262.00–300.00	278.53
13	—	372	274.00–307.00	286.72
31	—	478	260.00–273.00	269.56
25	—	580	234.00–252.00	246.26
15	—	662	227.00–240.00	234.99
3	—	340	312.00–316.00	314.32
11	—	771	226.00–236.00	234.55
12	—	529	245.00–253.00	249.21
21	—	721	229.00–239.00	230.44
43	—	631	230.00–246.00	241.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	247.00–280.00	261.38
10	—	439	240.00–257.00	243.74
15	—	526	212.00–238.00	227.68
16	—	557	208.00–235.00	231.33
7	—	491	236.00–240.00	238.43
11	—	662	208.00–225.00	218.91
27	—	617	217.00–237.00	230.59
3	—	383	255.00–277.00	263.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	624	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	625	195.00–215.00	207.48
24	—	729	162.00–205.00	188.34
87	—	472	214.00–232.50	225.47
36	—	373	220.00–245.00	235.89
6	—	675	195.00–210.00	202.48
66	—	575	206.00–221.00	215.19
75	—	524	212.00–226.00	218.86
9	—	322	236.00–250.00	243.28
54	—	426	218.00–241.00	229.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	566	215.00–229.00	220.55
3	—	322	249.00–260.00	252.59
2	—	285	240.00	240.00
44	—	626	208.00–220.00	214.42
30	—	377	240.00–252.00	247.02
26	—	724	192.00–210.00	206.98
21	—	465	227.00–245.00	233.42
28	—	668	205.00–220.00	211.02
34	—	425	227.00–248.00	233.82
37	—	528	218.00–236.00	227.62
2	—	758	182.00–187.00	184.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	912	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	229.00	229.00
1	—	700	204.00	204.00
40	—	631	216.00–219.00	218.26
31	—	495	236.00–249.00	248.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	818	226.75	226.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	378	210.00–232.00	223.91
5	—	619	188.00–200.00	196.35
16	—	329	216.00–242.00	230.61
16	—	475	207.00–218.00	215.07
7	—	571	194.00–210.00	206.03
34	—	519	204.00–215.00	210.81
20	—	433	205.00–225.00	218.46
1	—	765	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	263.00–280.00	276.09
4	—	720	205.00–212.00	207.22
15	—	516	224.00–260.00	248.83
11	—	565	229.00–239.00	232.27
4	—	614	225.00–228.00	226.25
1	—	685	215.00	215.00
11	—	472	240.00–280.00	269.66
10	—	333	245.00–300.00	286.85
13	—	380	256.00–290.00	278.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	200.00–216.00	208.61
4	—	721	184.00–197.00	191.54
37	—	477	218.00–260.00	239.56
24	—	574	214.00–230.00	223.37
17	—	529	224.00–240.00	232.92
29	—	424	236.00–270.00	251.72
19	—	621	194.00–226.00	210.61
4	—	376	260.00–267.00	263.44
3	—	342	252.00–285.00	271.40
2	—	773	190.00–195.00	192.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	172.00	172.00
3	—	680	177.00–187.00	180.24
13	—	528	210.00–225.00	216.23
11	—	575	194.00–216.00	208.04
2	—	368	226.00–250.00	237.43
9	—	621	187.00–205.00	196.64
2	—	283	240.00–244.00	242.02
12	—	429	218.00–255.00	234.95
1	—	745	172.00	172.00
21	—	478	214.00–240.00	226.84
3	—	315	228.00–236.00	231.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,049	90.00–110.00	99.66
46	—	988	74.00–98.00	89.49
42	—	978	83.00–104.00	95.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,452	106.00–113.00	109.64
23	—	1,412	100.00–109.00	104.62
11	—	1,536	85.00–103.00	95.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,213	98.00–112.00	104.83
67	—	1,195	92.00–105.00	98.46
53	—	1,209	104.00–119.00	110.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,585	105.00–130.00	121.24
8	—	1,699	128.00–135.00	131.78
10	—	1,454	95.00–119.00	112.06

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	—	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,201.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	—	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,361.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	800.00–950.00	862.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	—	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,632.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	900.00–1,300.00	1,182.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,220.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	—	1,350.00–1,850.00	1,555.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,865.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00

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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