Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 127 priced lines covering 1,430 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,778 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 375 head. replacement cattle receipts at 134 head. Counted as USDA files them — 34 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,778Last week 2,506Year ago 3,098

Slaughter CattleReceipts 375Last week 486Year ago 505

Replacement CattleReceipts 134Last week 257Year ago 208

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,307	102.00–117.00	107.22
53	—	1,222	95.00–111.00	99.44
52	—	1,193	88.00–105.00	94.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	907	73.00–89.00	81.41
44	—	980	80.00–92.00	86.34
14	—	1,004	88.00–96.00	91.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,509	97.00–107.00	101.46
6	—	1,444	91.00–99.00	95.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,644	115.00–122.00	117.14
8	—	1,796	125.00–135.00	129.80
13	—	1,833	117.00–127.00	122.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	585	217.00–235.00	221.72
3	—	725	205.00	205.00
4	—	528	222.00–240.00	229.80
2	—	325	265.00	265.00
10	—	460	230.00–232.00	231.10
3	—	672	212.00–215.00	213.98
2	—	415	234.00	234.00
6	—	627	210.00–220.00	216.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	477	242.00–260.00	252.99
12	—	623	225.00–235.00	230.42
17	—	576	227.00–262.00	237.09
20	—	527	230.00–255.00	241.33
2	—	770	210.00–212.00	210.97
3	—	665	220.00–228.00	224.28
20	—	367	244.00–275.00	268.66
7	—	321	252.00–280.00	267.83
1	—	825	210.00	210.00
1	—	855	208.00	208.00
4	—	418	260.00–267.00	264.81
2	—	728	210.00–220.00	215.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	560	244.00	244.00
30	—	685	235.00–240.00	237.87
2	—	770	220.00	220.00
1	—	865	222.00	222.00
3	—	710	225.00–230.00	228.36
16	—	518	250.00–270.00	264.01
8	—	426	270.00–285.00	277.17
7	—	618	240.00–250.00	245.86
2	—	363	295.00–305.00	299.97
3	—	473	260.00–270.00	264.88
5	—	805	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	639	254.00	254.00
13	—	891	225.00	225.00
12	—	787	235.00	235.00
3	—	550	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	571	200.00–230.00	219.03
7	—	666	200.00–212.00	206.00
1	—	295	265.00	265.00
5	—	717	190.00–195.00	191.44
1	—	395	237.00	237.00
30	—	467	230.00–242.00	237.02
21	—	610	198.00–225.00	210.71
12	—	420	232.00–245.00	239.45
10	—	846	180.00	180.00
2	—	215	280.00–285.00	282.33
20	—	526	210.00–235.00	226.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	855	200.00	200.00
9	—	572	235.00	235.00
8	—	475	247.00–250.00	249.27
19	—	658	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	370	222.00–245.00	235.63
30	—	573	190.00–217.00	210.53
14	—	617	184.00–210.00	202.14
2	—	715	176.00–185.00	180.44
28	—	476	208.00–230.00	219.76
36	—	528	208.00–222.00	216.50
1	—	270	250.00	250.00
13	—	323	235.00–245.00	239.12
22	—	423	218.00–235.00	230.01
1	—	795	175.00	175.00
10	—	681	188.00–207.00	195.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	176.00–202.00	189.27
13	—	523	186.00–215.00	200.10
12	—	564	182.00–207.00	192.12
3	—	283	240.00–245.00	243.35
8	—	324	227.00–240.00	231.50
1	—	705	185.00	185.00
43	—	427	198.00–225.00	211.74
18	—	476	194.00–220.00	205.34
13	—	370	208.00–235.00	221.01
4	—	671	170.00–200.00	184.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	419	250.00–275.00	265.09
3	—	670	210.00	210.00
3	—	335	290.00	290.00
12	—	526	230.00–250.00	236.13
1	—	780	190.00	190.00
10	—	567	217.00–235.00	226.03
13	—	463	245.00–255.00	248.51
4	—	718	192.00–205.00	199.18
7	—	627	212.00–220.00	215.98
8	—	364	265.00–285.00	274.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	295.00	295.00
3	—	535	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	473	204.00–235.00	223.52
1	—	795	170.00	170.00
22	—	575	183.00–215.00	203.40
8	—	329	255.00–265.00	262.50
8	—	663	195.00	195.00
11	—	374	245.00–255.00	249.14
19	—	429	225.00–240.00	233.58
6	—	625	184.00–207.00	197.47
22	—	525	200.00–225.00	214.44
3	—	725	175.00–185.00	181.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	740	190.00–197.00	192.57
13	—	422	212.00–255.00	235.83
7	—	363	224.00–265.00	241.38
2	—	265	246.00	246.00
10	—	328	228.00–280.00	245.33
22	—	521	222.00–235.00	226.84
8	—	659	196.00–210.00	204.57
43	—	473	216.00–247.00	233.42
11	—	615	202.00–217.00	209.69
18	—	570	196.00–225.00	207.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–975.00	930.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,070.00–1,095.00	1,085.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,025.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,303.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,160.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	753.00–1,060.00	947.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,425.00–1,850.00	1,564.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,102.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,125.00–2,200.00	2,162.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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