Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 116 priced lines covering 1,599 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,790 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 597 head. replacement cattle receipts at 214 head. Counted as USDA files them — 54 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Aug 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,790Last week 2,131Year ago 2,317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 597Last week 508Year ago 467

Replacement CattleReceipts 214Last week 201Year ago 192

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	269	259.00	259.00
26	—	369	232.00–247.00	241.77
32	—	427	230.00–240.00	233.99
17	—	621	197.00–220.00	213.81
19	—	521	218.00–231.00	223.04
32	—	468	225.00–234.00	230.21
74	—	571	211.00–227.00	217.78
3	—	215	260.00	260.00
14	—	326	235.00–246.00	242.67
3	—	675	190.00–214.00	200.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	779	165.00–188.00	181.99
2	—	288	247.00	247.00
7	—	627	195.00–212.00	201.58
7	—	664	190.00–200.00	195.66
24	—	570	190.00–214.00	208.92
3	—	730	189.00–191.00	190.36
45	—	524	207.00–222.00	215.61
47	—	472	215.00–230.00	221.78
15	—	327	234.00–245.00	239.71
42	—	425	222.00–235.00	227.66
14	—	373	230.00–240.00	233.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	200.00	200.00
2	—	675	190.00	190.00
14	—	426	205.00–220.00	213.72
8	—	332	216.00–240.00	229.39
11	—	571	170.00–205.00	194.47
10	—	522	200.00–210.00	205.97
2	—	273	240.00–242.00	241.01
5	—	378	220.00–225.00	222.66
19	—	478	190.00–219.00	211.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	248.00	248.00
6	—	600	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	245.00–265.00	251.33
2	—	568	202.00–205.00	203.48
1	—	685	200.00	200.00
1	—	705	200.00	200.00
8	—	628	205.00–220.00	213.22
5	—	427	210.00–242.00	234.44
4	—	490	245.00–248.00	247.27
16	—	524	208.00–245.00	238.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	890	215.00	215.00
1	—	320	270.00	270.00
1	—	725	220.00	220.00
3	—	668	230.00–233.00	232.00
7	—	568	230.00–245.00	238.16
39	—	618	230.00–240.00	233.00
8	—	519	234.00–252.00	247.44
10	—	414	250.00–287.00	274.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	328	240.00–287.00	278.36
2	—	733	202.00–213.00	207.52
32	—	575	208.00–239.00	233.42
24	—	482	232.00–255.00	247.85
2	—	830	210.00	210.00
16	—	431	238.00–270.00	255.59
15	—	626	205.00–232.00	224.92
14	—	368	257.00–277.00	267.28
2	—	263	265.00	265.00
30	—	525	220.00–245.00	233.85
8	—	676	210.00–226.00	218.06
2	—	788	210.00–211.00	210.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	463	230.00–246.00	241.87
10	—	566	223.00–230.00	225.77
16	—	526	213.00–238.00	232.80
9	—	423	250.00–265.00	253.98
8	—	359	260.00–302.00	280.91
6	—	314	262.00–294.00	272.35
1	—	615	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	626	185.00–202.00	192.68
17	—	377	232.00–246.00	237.87
3	—	655	188.00	188.00
3	—	318	270.00–275.00	273.35
1	—	780	182.00	182.00
13	—	522	206.00–220.00	210.57
1	—	725	183.00	183.00
13	—	435	222.00–238.00	228.99
15	—	573	190.00–210.00	200.65
20	—	473	198.00–230.00	214.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	662	180.00–210.00	192.81
11	—	575	205.00–220.00	212.07
6	—	288	267.00	267.00
2	—	765	190.00	190.00
4	—	333	252.00–292.00	277.10
10	—	621	195.00–210.00	201.10
11	—	370	240.00–256.00	250.57
26	—	472	210.00–239.00	231.63
14	—	525	217.00–229.00	222.43
29	—	424	218.00–252.00	239.28
1	—	725	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,029	76.00–90.00	86.11
23	—	1,066	93.00–102.00	97.12
62	—	1,006	85.00–96.00	92.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,607	107.00–114.00	111.46
16	—	1,357	100.00–109.00	105.03
6	—	1,421	96.00–103.00	98.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,171	85.00–104.00	98.50
32	—	1,248	100.00–116.00	110.21
81	—	1,182	94.00–110.00	103.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,716	125.00–131.00	127.56
13	—	1,560	113.00–129.00	120.88
7	—	1,299	107.00–121.00	115.83

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	7	—	—	607.00–1,075.00	813.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,415.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	925.00–1,750.00	1,161.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	950.00–975.00	962.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	1,075.00–1,575.00	1,326.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–830.00	802.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	1,063.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	975.00–1,300.00	1,183.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	849.00–989.00	919.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–975.00	933.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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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