Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 128 priced lines covering 2,002 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,980 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 546 head. replacement cattle receipts at 271 head. Counted as USDA files them — 54 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Sep 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,980Last week 2,746Year ago 1,344

Slaughter CattleReceipts 546Last week 388Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 271Last week 303Year ago 86

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter Cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate to good 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$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	737	197.00	197.00
10	—	413	218.00–235.00	228.08
12	—	667	200.00–205.00	202.46
43	—	519	210.00–225.00	216.93
57	—	571	210.00–219.00	213.74
32	—	616	205.00–214.00	208.91
14	—	470	227.00–232.00	228.64
1	—	755	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	240.00	240.00
17	—	520	229.00	229.00
3	—	755	212.00	212.00
5	—	630	224.00	224.00
12	—	572	224.00–235.00	232.88
71	—	683	240.50	240.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	383	222.00–240.00	230.85
34	—	630	190.00–207.00	197.97
24	—	425	212.00–237.00	221.85
2	—	730	182.00–194.00	187.88
65	—	526	197.00–216.00	207.81
56	—	472	210.00–227.00	216.85
26	—	569	195.00–211.00	204.09
10	—	326	225.00–235.00	230.59
20	—	668	185.00–200.00	192.77
2	—	765	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	147.00	147.00
28	—	388	210.00–225.00	213.93
14	—	569	180.00–204.00	194.32
22	—	419	202.00–220.00	212.24
18	—	529	190.00–205.00	201.26
3	—	635	187.00	187.00
4	—	710	157.00–182.00	175.75
12	—	328	217.00–235.00	225.10
3	—	670	167.00–176.00	171.08
29	—	474	200.00–212.00	206.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	210.00–214.00	211.74
11	—	556	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	230.00	230.00
4	—	641	215.00	215.00
1	—	655	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	745	200.00	200.00
13	—	526	226.00–247.00	237.68
14	—	426	227.00–257.00	244.44
2	—	463	232.00–260.00	246.23
13	—	579	215.00–239.00	235.05
2	—	335	252.00–260.00	255.88
3	—	682	200.00–205.00	201.66
6	—	372	242.00–250.00	245.17
9	—	625	203.00–227.00	216.63
1	—	790	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	471	227.00–275.00	235.66
8	—	671	207.00–220.00	215.31
39	—	568	217.00–249.00	238.01
21	—	718	204.00–222.00	213.90
28	—	617	214.00–238.00	228.63
4	—	328	265.00–267.00	265.51
1	—	770	202.00	202.00
9	—	433	250.00–282.00	263.27
7	—	374	250.00–275.00	260.79
34	—	525	222.00–260.00	247.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	775	220.00	220.00
29	—	524	221.00–285.00	239.97
7	—	423	260.00–302.00	286.29
59	—	572	220.00–255.00	238.68
19	—	476	238.00–271.00	252.11
15	—	713	207.00–228.00	223.57
8	—	658	220.00–236.00	233.73
9	—	624	215.00–235.00	230.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	714	190.00–199.00	196.55
13	—	563	207.00–226.00	220.32
2	—	403	228.00–230.00	228.99
3	—	453	225.00–250.00	234.03
6	—	766	190.00–196.00	192.84
16	—	523	220.00–245.00	231.45
6	—	613	200.00–218.00	209.99
5	—	669	197.00–205.00	200.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	354	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	166.00–170.00	167.29
2	—	738	174.00–175.00	174.51
18	—	377	216.00–260.00	238.43
28	—	475	210.00–235.00	228.24
11	—	571	195.00–200.00	198.22
5	—	333	250.00–275.00	263.58
4	—	624	190.00–192.00	191.51
3	—	660	175.00–177.00	175.68
18	—	426	213.00–238.00	229.71
5	—	529	202.00–210.00	204.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	419	220.00–257.00	237.36
34	—	469	215.00–247.00	232.37
7	—	666	184.00–205.00	192.40
1	—	765	180.00	180.00
25	—	531	210.00–235.00	221.31
5	—	716	180.00–198.00	185.94
18	—	623	188.00–212.00	196.24
21	—	585	205.00–218.00	209.52
23	—	365	228.00–282.00	256.93
3	—	325	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,170	97.00–110.00	105.18
91	—	1,181	91.00–104.00	98.80
56	—	1,191	84.00–98.00	93.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,053	84.00–96.00	88.16
33	—	994	70.00–88.00	80.88
29	—	1,102	82.00–97.00	93.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,365	86.00–99.00	92.01
1	—	1,435	109.00	109.00
23	—	1,441	92.00–104.00	98.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,688	113.00–129.00	122.27
9	—	1,329	101.00–116.00	110.81
15	—	1,694	110.00–127.00	118.57

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	—	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,139.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,315.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	—	850.00–1,150.00	947.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,412.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–850.00	816.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	975.00–1,075.00	1,011.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	825.00–850.00	835.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,416.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,487.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	1,200.00–1,725.00	1,459.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,240.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,650.00–2,025.00	1,814.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	835.00–1,000.00	908.75
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	560.00–760.00	692.77

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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