Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 115 priced lines covering 1,679 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,151 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 415 head. replacement cattle receipts at 126 head. Counted as USDA files them — 15 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Sep 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,151Last week 3,515Year ago 4,117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 415Last week 690Year ago 923

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 188Year ago 224

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter Cattle sold mostly steady. 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
4	—	624	220.00–225.00	223.71
1	—	745	200.00	200.00
6	—	574	215.00–228.00	224.66
4	—	439	220.00–255.00	228.68
6	—	530	202.00–233.00	225.95
3	—	763	180.00–184.00	182.64
5	—	694	214.00	214.00
25	—	464	216.00–241.00	231.27
1	—	395	240.00	240.00
2	—	315	260.00–265.00	262.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	212.00	212.00
41	—	563	210.00–241.00	234.33
1	—	755	207.00	207.00
6	—	325	252.00–290.00	274.47
15	—	475	246.00–262.00	252.44
17	—	373	246.00–277.00	259.17
39	—	622	206.00–234.00	224.41
12	—	522	228.00–250.00	241.11
24	—	731	195.00–226.00	210.04
9	—	678	200.00–228.00	212.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	387	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	522	274.00	274.00
18	—	658	259.00	259.00
1	—	565	252.00	252.00
13	—	716	250.00	250.00
7	—	608	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	260.00–297.00	284.50
28	—	685	215.00–236.00	224.65
23	—	454	247.00–250.00	247.91
11	—	772	200.00–229.00	221.89
7	—	316	268.00–325.00	284.07
15	—	428	254.00–280.00	268.14
8	—	626	219.00–240.00	236.08
1	—	730	230.00	230.00
13	—	522	236.00–246.00	241.81
36	—	570	228.00–244.00	232.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	562	231.00–239.50	236.74
6	—	636	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	576	202.00–222.00	213.23
32	—	675	195.00–208.00	203.33
1	—	755	187.00	187.00
4	—	331	236.00–245.00	241.26
30	—	469	218.00–227.00	220.36
49	—	526	210.00–224.00	216.89
40	—	380	228.00–240.00	234.91
20	—	736	190.00–203.00	199.36
10	—	624	190.00–212.00	203.24
45	—	427	210.00–232.00	223.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	238.00	238.00
10	—	663	201.00–212.00	205.50
12	—	577	209.00–222.00	216.95
14	—	418	230.00–242.00	235.18
10	—	730	195.00–206.00	200.38
8	—	468	226.00–230.00	227.75
10	—	609	206.00–221.00	213.61
22	—	509	220.00–230.00	224.83
17	—	388	240.00–250.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	578	195.00–210.00	202.08
28	—	330	225.00–242.00	231.64
40	—	474	207.00–217.00	210.85
7	—	674	180.00–196.00	191.76
3	—	723	180.00–190.00	183.29
23	—	374	220.00–232.00	224.40
32	—	429	200.00–225.00	214.68
17	—	623	195.00–200.00	198.19
1	—	280	240.00	240.00
18	—	530	200.00–215.00	207.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	320	252.00–262.00	259.28
8	—	466	220.00–250.00	227.61
1	—	760	190.00	190.00
10	—	368	250.00–290.00	264.76
3	—	570	220.00–232.00	223.93
2	—	695	200.00	200.00
22	—	430	239.00–282.00	249.37
2	—	535	230.00–236.00	233.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	250.00	250.00
1	—	390	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	526	218.00–238.00	227.73
10	—	627	200.00–216.00	210.00
1	—	800	198.00	198.00
14	—	568	205.00–228.00	216.85
12	—	423	230.00–265.00	247.42
1	—	670	206.00	206.00
13	—	476	238.00–255.00	242.91
4	—	721	195.00–206.00	198.97
6	—	379	240.00–270.00	252.88
8	—	339	240.00–295.00	265.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	516	200.00–227.00	216.51
21	—	573	200.00–217.00	207.34
16	—	621	185.00–207.00	192.85
11	—	386	230.00–262.00	241.56
3	—	723	184.00–190.00	185.99
27	—	481	210.00–237.00	229.07
7	—	317	235.00–270.00	258.98
16	—	433	210.00–245.00	228.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,371	84.00–103.00	96.20
18	—	1,449	99.00–109.00	104.49
2	—	1,373	105.00–109.00	106.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,239	99.00–108.00	103.00
23	—	1,270	105.00–112.00	108.54
66	—	1,187	93.00–100.00	97.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,031	89.00–94.00	91.14
26	—	930	74.00–94.00	80.83
44	—	1,020	82.00–100.00	87.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,540	121.00–130.00	125.25
8	—	1,484	114.00–123.00	117.43
11	—	1,923	130.00–139.00	134.11

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,238.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,371.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,287.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,463.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	800.00–950.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,925.00	1,925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	819.00–1,040.00	921.33

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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