Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 126 priced lines covering 1,369 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,506 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 486 head. replacement cattle receipts at 257 head. Counted as USDA files them — 25 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,506Last week 1,869Year ago 3,481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 486Last week 340Year ago 615

Replacement CattleReceipts 257Last week 88Year ago 209

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	275.00	275.00
1	—	665	210.00	210.00
10	—	577	210.00–232.00	225.56
2	—	330	250.00–265.00	257.27
1	—	540	232.00	232.00
2	—	383	240.00–250.00	244.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	282.50	282.50
2	—	727	232.50	232.50
5	—	509	297.00	297.00
1	—	405	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	270.00–290.00	278.65
3	—	408	267.00–295.00	277.48
11	—	626	245.00–251.00	250.48
5	—	373	275.00–305.00	292.60
4	—	320	290.00–300.00	292.38
5	—	587	250.00–252.50	251.51
1	—	755	220.00	220.00
4	—	708	220.00–225.00	222.53
1	—	685	232.00	232.00
5	—	523	266.00–282.00	272.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	225.00–245.00	236.02
3	—	422	247.00–268.00	259.14
1	—	510	255.00	255.00
1	—	220	315.00	315.00
2	—	753	200.00	200.00
15	—	483	250.00–275.00	262.56
7	—	676	215.00–225.00	221.60
8	—	377	265.00–290.00	275.01
6	—	328	270.00–280.00	274.80
4	—	713	210.00–215.00	212.47
16	—	633	225.00–233.00	228.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	576	242.50	242.50
9	—	529	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	668	200.00–215.00	205.85
16	—	563	214.00–230.00	218.69
3	—	718	200.00–205.00	201.64
8	—	381	238.00–255.00	245.69
6	—	618	210.00–215.00	212.18
22	—	420	230.00–250.00	239.68
31	—	518	215.00–237.00	223.17
27	—	480	222.00–245.00	239.23
2	—	275	265.00–270.00	267.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	290.00	290.00
3	—	472	250.00	250.00
8	—	508	244.00	244.00
15	—	581	235.00–240.00	235.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	377	224.00–245.00	232.74
27	—	574	200.00–215.00	211.24
31	—	517	200.00–225.00	210.18
1	—	785	175.00	175.00
16	—	476	215.00–230.00	220.21
12	—	615	195.00–208.00	201.43
13	—	427	216.00–235.00	225.81
14	—	670	185.00–200.00	192.07
2	—	720	180.00–188.00	184.06
18	—	322	232.00–255.00	241.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	255.00	255.00
12	—	573	180.00–205.00	196.70
63	—	475	195.00–220.00	202.59
14	—	377	208.00–235.00	219.68
10	—	324	216.00–245.00	229.87
8	—	431	205.00–227.00	216.71
2	—	743	172.00–180.00	175.99
3	—	510	198.00–210.00	205.96
3	—	280	226.00–250.00	240.17
1	—	630	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	512	230.00–250.00	235.45
8	—	569	222.00–232.00	226.73
13	—	467	240.00–250.00	245.68
11	—	612	220.00–232.00	227.33
1	—	340	300.00	300.00
5	—	781	190.00–200.00	197.96
2	—	728	200.00–202.00	201.01
6	—	362	280.00–287.00	284.00
6	—	417	260.00–270.00	265.97
6	—	666	210.00–220.00	213.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	425	245.00–255.00	251.17
6	—	640	206.00–210.00	208.35
9	—	379	256.00–265.00	260.85
20	—	528	220.00–237.50	227.85
5	—	561	215.00–225.00	217.05
8	—	671	180.00–205.00	194.11
2	—	705	200.00	200.00
3	—	763	180.00–197.00	189.58
4	—	336	258.00–280.00	264.62
22	—	478	230.00–245.00	238.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	764	175.00–186.00	180.83
5	—	275	254.00–275.00	266.91
8	—	329	244.00–265.00	252.88
18	—	473	210.00–235.00	220.04
18	—	576	195.00–210.00	204.26
7	—	622	180.00–205.00	192.11
8	—	520	205.00–225.00	216.14
13	—	423	230.00–245.00	237.65
6	—	378	238.00–245.00	241.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,386	100.00–108.00	102.15
1	—	1,300	106.00	106.00
4	—	1,391	98.00–101.00	99.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,169	93.00–99.00	96.79
60	—	1,179	99.00–108.00	102.84
25	—	1,288	105.00–114.00	109.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	992	86.00–100.00	92.12
53	—	944	80.00–94.00	85.99
41	—	1,058	92.00–107.00	95.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,378	111.00–122.00	115.87
9	—	1,852	128.00–136.00	131.80
16	—	1,627	120.00–130.00	123.52

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)	15	—	—	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,140.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,225.00–1,550.00	1,430.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	—	1,100.00–1,529.00	1,356.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,057.00	1,008.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,117.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,140.00–1,275.00	1,203.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–875.00	858.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,620.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,495.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	772.00–1,036.00	931.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,334.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,437.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,482.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,783.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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