Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 110 priced lines covering 1,780 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,515 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 690 head. replacement cattle receipts at 188 head. Counted as USDA files them — 42 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,515Last week 4,122Year ago 5,130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 690Last week 786Year ago 932

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 330Year ago 253

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	200.00–206.00	202.68
5	—	479	220.00–228.00	222.43
1	—	625	206.00	206.00
11	—	523	208.00–235.00	227.65
20	—	664	180.00–190.00	187.91
10	—	389	240.00–256.00	243.47
8	—	428	230.00–235.00	232.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	339	255.00–288.00	279.91
2	—	528	240.00–250.00	244.83
8	—	481	230.00–255.00	246.83
15	—	636	209.00–230.00	226.17
4	—	651	220.00–225.00	221.76
13	—	735	210.00–228.00	224.82
1	—	800	198.00	198.00
22	—	383	245.00–274.00	253.34
30	—	582	216.00–247.00	244.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	502	270.00–280.00	275.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	665	225.00–237.00	230.90
9	—	467	250.00–270.00	254.33
27	—	577	224.00–256.00	247.69
15	—	433	270.00–297.00	277.53
13	—	371	255.00–280.00	271.07
13	—	710	230.00	230.00
31	—	519	225.00–256.00	241.51
1	—	765	205.00	205.00
14	—	619	219.00–248.00	240.45
2	—	325	315.00–325.00	319.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	424	222.00–250.00	236.02
54	—	531	210.00–231.00	225.35
25	—	474	220.00–236.00	230.96
2	—	275	240.00–242.00	240.96
25	—	581	218.00–225.00	221.30
15	—	373	230.00–250.00	241.88
6	—	671	204.00–214.00	209.13
16	—	339	250.00–259.00	251.22
22	—	626	214.00–220.00	218.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	687	239.75	239.75
22	—	862	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	667	222.00	222.00
70	—	582	228.00	228.00
5	—	732	220.00	220.00
4	—	416	251.00	251.00
37	—	615	224.00–230.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	621	200.00–215.00	207.93
5	—	327	224.00–242.00	233.66
6	—	675	200.00–212.00	205.16
32	—	424	212.00–235.00	227.16
5	—	717	190.00–198.00	194.58
65	—	476	216.00–226.00	220.87
22	—	564	208.00–215.00	212.79
50	—	523	200.00–222.00	218.35
24	—	384	220.00–240.00	229.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	515	194.00–211.00	206.71
1	—	605	198.00	198.00
28	—	473	204.00–216.00	210.63
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
11	—	582	198.00–203.00	200.09
18	—	340	220.00–232.00	221.60
6	—	428	217.00–220.00	219.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	779	164.00–186.00	178.77
17	—	576	207.00–227.00	221.41
13	—	625	196.00–217.00	207.77
26	—	422	224.00–260.00	239.81
45	—	472	219.00–245.00	234.59
34	—	527	204.00–235.00	218.28
12	—	669	188.00–212.00	200.40
10	—	374	236.00–270.00	251.52
4	—	726	170.00–190.00	179.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	266.00	266.00
6	—	575	214.00–237.00	229.54
13	—	470	250.00–265.00	257.78
12	—	519	218.00–250.00	236.23
11	—	425	240.00–280.00	269.07
6	—	380	255.00–290.00	269.95
11	—	621	206.00–230.00	219.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	478	200.00–224.00	213.77
19	—	524	210.00–220.00	218.06
5	—	333	230.00–248.00	242.65
2	—	800	140.00–150.00	145.00
4	—	673	162.00–185.00	171.57
6	—	579	196.00–213.00	205.84
13	—	622	185.00–205.00	197.50
2	—	375	240.00	240.00
15	—	423	210.00–240.00	224.69
2	—	728	172.00–180.00	175.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,411	102.00–117.00	111.64
23	—	1,412	95.00–113.00	104.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,231	106.00–118.00	111.20
38	—	1,199	94.00–105.00	99.29
71	—	1,186	99.00–113.00	105.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,034	84.00–104.00	95.34
27	—	1,017	78.00–92.00	89.37
5	—	1,094	90.00–102.00	97.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,419	112.00–118.00	116.11
4	—	1,815	129.00–131.00	129.98
13	—	1,729	122.00–130.00	125.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	850.00–1,250.00	1,058.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,475.00	1,141.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,310.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,283.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,475.00–1,900.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,716.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,283.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,762.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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