Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 124 priced lines covering 1,487 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,491 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 565 head. replacement cattle receipts at 251 head. Counted as USDA files them — 58 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Sep 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,491Last week 2,980Year ago 2,680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 565Last week 546Year ago 419

Replacement CattleReceipts 251Last week 271Year ago 236

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher, 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	190.00	190.00
1	—	660	190.00	190.00
3	—	340	250.00	250.00
5	—	566	200.00–210.00	204.72
3	—	355	245.00	245.00
12	—	472	224.00–242.00	236.60
5	—	627	192.00–220.00	210.20
6	—	423	240.00–248.00	244.28
5	—	529	214.00–230.00	222.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	245.00–248.00	247.14
19	—	885	205.00	205.00
3	—	435	260.00	260.00
8	—	574	238.00–242.00	240.22
6	—	325	267.00–270.00	268.41
1	—	700	202.00	202.00
11	—	476	270.00–285.00	280.96
3	—	262	270.00–275.00	273.25
8	—	385	262.00–300.00	270.05
3	—	1,070	190.00	190.00
18	—	679	230.00–237.00	236.23
28	—	613	237.00–257.00	240.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	530	235.00–260.00	250.33
8	—	370	255.00–260.00	258.85
4	—	675	216.00–225.00	221.09
9	—	610	220.00–240.00	231.30
3	—	285	268.00	268.00
5	—	424	250.00–265.00	255.21
16	—	720	200.00–231.00	228.97
23	—	567	229.00–260.00	253.46
2	—	768	227.00	227.00
10	—	324	260.00–263.00	260.63
10	—	469	230.00–260.00	248.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	768	207.00	207.00
2	—	568	212.00–220.00	215.95
1	—	350	250.00	250.00
14	—	673	219.00	219.00
8	—	517	212.00–217.00	216.38
46	—	619	227.00–238.00	231.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	230.00	230.00
10	—	628	185.00–205.00	197.95
6	—	678	175.00–180.00	177.86
2	—	728	167.00–190.00	178.46
13	—	575	185.00–212.00	204.73
23	—	517	190.00–217.00	210.23
16	—	434	200.00–222.00	214.94
11	—	315	225.00–240.00	227.68
15	—	364	220.00–238.00	227.12
3	—	768	179.00–180.00	179.67
25	—	469	195.00–222.00	213.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	238.00	238.00
17	—	518	200.00–224.00	214.75
2	—	763	170.00–190.00	180.03
2	—	715	203.00	203.00
13	—	617	200.00–215.00	205.67
14	—	579	210.00–216.00	211.92
8	—	405	205.00–238.00	215.70
2	—	665	195.00–200.00	197.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	150.00–180.00	169.81
17	—	474	200.00–212.00	207.00
4	—	631	180.00–190.00	182.93
9	—	578	188.00–200.00	196.98
5	—	673	165.00–190.00	179.90
20	—	534	190.00–203.00	199.41
12	—	380	210.00–220.00	215.77
21	—	438	210.00–217.00	212.43
16	—	335	219.00–235.00	225.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	255.00	255.00
3	—	667	191.00–210.00	197.18
31	—	466	190.00–243.00	224.09
26	—	580	185.00–227.00	204.78
3	—	728	188.00–190.00	189.35
9	—	625	190.00–208.00	204.22
20	—	420	205.00–250.00	231.19
9	—	363	234.00–275.00	247.15
8	—	338	236.00–285.00	277.19
25	—	524	195.00–237.00	218.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	205.00–252.00	236.89
5	—	319	260.00–295.00	273.61
13	—	415	212.00–261.00	246.64
7	—	528	230.00–249.00	237.12
2	—	655	200.00	200.00
8	—	563	219.00–230.00	221.97
10	—	364	250.00–287.00	255.16
1	—	605	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	237.00	237.00
1	—	600	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	177.00–180.00	178.51
5	—	777	148.00–175.00	163.64
6	—	471	210.00–225.00	215.77
12	—	525	192.00–215.00	210.61
15	—	572	180.00–205.00	192.78
4	—	368	230.00–235.00	233.78
7	—	329	232.00–270.00	244.22
7	—	623	172.00–200.00	184.68
7	—	669	165.00–189.00	179.98
11	—	425	220.00–235.00	223.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,184	82.00–96.00	89.56
33	—	1,219	96.00–109.00	101.09
98	—	1,178	88.00–102.00	95.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,117	67.00–86.00	78.61
18	—	1,051	80.00–97.00	88.19
35	—	1,103	74.00–92.00	84.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	95.00–100.00	97.58
29	—	1,410	82.00–98.00	93.98
12	—	1,377	83.00–93.00	89.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	122.00–127.00	124.34
30	—	1,709	107.00–125.00	117.20
13	—	1,562	105.00–113.00	108.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	540.00–630.00	585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	778.00–1,018.00	878.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–950.00	941.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	—	850.00–1,250.00	966.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,397.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	—	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,261.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,466.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	950.00–1,100.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,691.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,083.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,648.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,439.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,175.00

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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