Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 128 priced lines covering 1,571 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,746 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 388 head. replacement cattle receipts at 303 head. Counted as USDA files them — 33 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Sep 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,746Last week 2,075Year ago 3,084

Slaughter CattleReceipts 388Last week 270Year ago 629

Replacement CattleReceipts 303Last week 82Year ago 156

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter Cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	787	207.00	207.00
4	—	623	230.00	230.00
17	—	594	235.00	235.00
7	—	730	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	210.00–238.00	226.47
31	—	620	207.00–220.00	211.42
1	—	710	200.00	200.00
1	—	760	190.00	190.00
8	—	322	236.00–245.00	239.10
26	—	669	182.00–223.00	208.44
17	—	565	197.00–222.00	215.99
11	—	522	205.00–230.00	214.88
9	—	418	212.00–238.00	227.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	383	208.00–240.00	226.29
12	—	669	195.00–203.00	199.61
78	—	480	202.00–222.00	216.28
1	—	260	245.00	245.00
10	—	628	188.00–205.00	199.03
1	—	220	250.00	250.00
38	—	424	204.00–232.00	220.86
39	—	529	190.00–220.00	207.65
1	—	795	183.00	183.00
8	—	325	225.00–232.00	228.25
4	—	724	160.00–190.00	173.67
38	—	578	190.00–215.00	210.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	180.00–192.00	184.06
4	—	665	190.00–195.00	193.75
21	—	333	210.00–242.00	228.55
29	—	427	205.00–220.00	213.06
13	—	560	190.00–200.00	198.07
3	—	725	150.00–181.00	170.95
14	—	363	200.00–220.00	214.34
16	—	525	195.00–210.00	202.99
2	—	778	175.00	175.00
2	—	288	237.00	237.00
7	—	470	200.00–210.00	206.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	212.00–215.00	213.47
10	—	375	242.00–250.00	246.90
4	—	790	190.00–192.00	190.49
4	—	329	230.00–255.00	246.89
3	—	610	197.00–216.00	205.70
9	—	524	218.00–240.00	232.86
4	—	555	207.00–220.00	212.50
6	—	427	232.00–250.00	238.25
14	—	476	220.00–247.00	232.20
1	—	745	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	624	210.00–247.00	232.20
4	—	424	235.00–270.00	244.66
17	—	513	230.00–245.00	242.34
14	—	669	215.00–233.00	227.65
1	—	485	250.00	250.00
12	—	557	227.00–240.00	232.95
15	—	773	208.00–237.00	219.03
2	—	285	286.00	286.00
3	—	342	288.00–300.00	294.06
5	—	727	220.00–225.00	221.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	247.00–265.00	255.87
32	—	470	229.00–257.00	248.84
1	—	280	270.00	270.00
2	—	763	195.00–205.00	200.02
3	—	713	190.00–220.00	200.94
25	—	630	215.00–238.00	228.35
17	—	530	220.00–250.00	235.76
5	—	320	260.00–270.00	266.09
30	—	565	212.00–241.00	236.53
14	—	682	205.00–228.00	215.75
6	—	372	235.00–267.00	260.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	210.00–243.00	218.37
9	—	522	204.00–235.00	221.30
6	—	421	215.00–220.00	217.45
7	—	564	220.00–225.00	222.71
6	—	624	214.00–216.00	214.50
6	—	306	260.00–300.00	270.03
8	—	383	250.00–277.00	257.65
4	—	271	270.00–275.00	271.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	250.00	250.00
9	—	527	185.00–210.00	199.75
16	—	421	220.00–236.00	228.38
22	—	367	230.00–245.00	237.85
11	—	574	185.00–207.00	191.61
14	—	474	210.00–230.00	221.05
1	—	735	186.00	186.00
14	—	326	245.00–262.00	253.01
2	—	780	170.00–176.00	173.04
7	—	676	172.00–190.00	178.98
4	—	625	182.00–200.00	189.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	320	230.00–262.00	253.39
2	—	253	260.00	260.00
18	—	617	185.00–212.00	193.37
29	—	425	205.00–258.00	237.08
32	—	469	200.00–240.00	230.74
4	—	720	172.00–195.00	186.27
40	—	529	195.00–225.00	212.76
7	—	669	180.00–202.00	189.45
17	—	574	190.00–218.00	207.55
10	—	374	215.00–270.00	251.09
1	—	800	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,223	100.00–116.00	107.33
41	—	1,109	92.00–104.00	98.67
70	—	1,189	96.00–111.00	102.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,034	75.00–90.00	83.83
31	—	1,084	81.00–99.00	91.18
10	—	1,008	86.00–98.00	90.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,405	94.00–112.00	102.65
6	—	1,379	96.00–107.00	102.55
5	—	1,527	104.00–113.00	106.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,523	115.00–127.00	121.71
2	—	1,923	126.00–131.00	128.21
9	—	1,437	109.00–120.00	113.78

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	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	1,045.83
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	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	—	1,150.00–1,800.00	1,338.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	—	1,275.00–1,800.00	1,456.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,775.00	1,355.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,040.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,366.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,421.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,274.00	1,145.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	817.00–1,000.00	909.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	—	—	1,058.00–1,700.00	1,470.12

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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