Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 122 priced lines covering 1,713 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,336 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 653 head. replacement cattle receipts at 267 head. Counted as USDA files them — 40 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,336Last week 2,778Year ago 3,123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 653Last week 375Year ago 604

Replacement CattleReceipts 267Last week 134Year ago 184

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	235.00–255.00	248.77
1	—	700	225.00	225.00
1	—	370	290.00	290.00
4	—	670	230.00–235.00	232.52
3	—	332	265.00–295.00	281.13
5	—	421	255.00–277.00	270.19
4	—	790	228.00–232.00	230.01
4	—	605	237.00	237.00
12	—	531	250.00–257.00	252.88
21	—	473	260.00–277.50	266.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	427	231.00–270.00	254.70
7	—	373	260.00–285.00	267.76
6	—	715	222.00–228.00	223.00
14	—	532	237.00–255.00	246.32
29	—	626	225.00–232.00	230.14
5	—	683	210.00–228.00	219.09
12	—	478	247.00–265.00	253.72
6	—	330	235.00–275.00	260.49
12	—	574	230.00–240.00	233.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	240.00–255.00	247.80
8	—	515	232.00–245.00	241.69
8	—	426	232.00–265.00	243.80
5	—	618	215.00–227.00	220.74
10	—	572	210.00–235.00	227.06
4	—	474	225.00–235.00	227.48
7	—	669	210.00–220.00	217.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	581	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	295.00–300.00	297.43
10	—	486	287.50	287.50
3	—	425	280.00–300.00	286.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	194.00	194.00
12	—	364	240.00–247.00	241.99
39	—	576	212.00–228.00	219.77
49	—	522	220.00–230.00	224.26
33	—	471	225.00–239.00	232.57
11	—	616	205.00–216.00	210.61
17	—	427	229.00–245.00	237.04
4	—	675	195.00–210.00	200.48
3	—	713	185.00–190.00	188.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	198.00	198.00
7	—	575	227.00–233.00	230.92
5	—	518	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	473	200.00–220.00	208.56
16	—	318	220.00–235.00	226.53
24	—	376	215.00–230.00	222.99
7	—	669	180.00–187.00	183.71
27	—	417	210.00–225.00	217.41
9	—	629	182.00–195.00	188.43
14	—	523	195.00–210.00	202.01
11	—	563	190.00–200.00	197.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	629	189.00–205.00	197.64
27	—	523	212.00–222.00	216.42
7	—	323	230.00–235.00	231.26
7	—	669	190.00–195.00	192.29
17	—	569	200.00–212.00	207.33
22	—	376	222.00–235.00	229.57
7	—	772	174.00–195.00	178.94
24	—	475	215.00–227.00	222.39
23	—	430	220.00–230.00	226.19
5	—	723	174.00–192.00	182.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	585	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	227.00–237.00	232.65
9	—	337	262.00–275.00	269.24
5	—	368	265.00–285.00	272.93
13	—	572	215.00–232.00	223.01
1	—	785	190.00	190.00
15	—	620	212.00–227.00	217.74
10	—	419	255.00–265.00	261.47
5	—	666	210.00–220.00	214.83
11	—	468	228.00–242.00	237.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	270.00	270.00
1	—	320	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	776	170.00–177.00	173.98
11	—	573	190.00–210.00	203.46
4	—	729	182.00–185.00	183.27
6	—	368	230.00–245.00	239.03
36	—	428	218.00–237.00	229.25
2	—	668	185.00–190.00	187.47
8	—	326	250.00–257.00	254.04
35	—	472	208.00–230.00	221.36
19	—	526	202.00–220.00	210.50
4	—	630	196.00–200.00	199.02
1	—	230	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	667	195.00–210.00	204.51
20	—	477	216.00–245.00	230.83
29	—	527	215.00–230.00	222.56
5	—	334	270.00–280.00	273.89
15	—	575	207.00–222.00	213.59
19	—	431	216.00–255.00	237.40
7	—	721	190.00–195.00	191.57
4	—	775	178.00–185.00	180.71
12	—	371	240.00–265.00	254.20
9	—	626	204.00–215.00	211.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,481	101.00–105.00	102.26
6	—	1,434	87.00–94.00	90.71
18	—	1,455	92.00–104.00	96.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,043	85.00–99.00	90.18
52	—	1,095	79.00–90.00	85.89
34	—	937	73.00–85.00	80.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,216	89.00–102.00	96.53
77	—	1,225	84.00–95.00	91.34
35	—	1,252	94.00–109.00	101.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,560	108.00–118.00	113.74
12	—	1,746	120.00–129.00	126.16
27	—	1,748	110.00–126.00	120.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,358.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	750.00–1,325.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,875.00–2,100.00	1,985.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,233.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	845.00–1,175.00	934.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	—	900.00–1,425.00	1,174.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	1,035.00–1,550.00	1,200.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	855.00–1,010.00	928.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,490.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	530.00–700.00	605.56

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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