Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 122 priced lines covering 1,676 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,267 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 712 head. replacement cattle receipts at 240 head. Counted as USDA files them — 36 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,267Last week 3,336Year ago 3,363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 712Last week 653Year ago 647

Replacement CattleReceipts 240Last week 267Year ago 262

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,058	77.00–90.00	82.08
64	—	970	65.00–86.00	75.79
71	—	1,014	72.00–92.00	80.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,478	80.00–90.00	85.69
22	—	1,503	84.00–94.00	89.59
1	—	1,605	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,171	80.00–95.00	85.60
38	—	1,278	92.00–100.00	94.41
90	—	1,232	86.00–100.00	89.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,719	121.00–132.00	126.86
24	—	1,677	110.00–121.00	115.52
28	—	1,492	105.00–113.00	109.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	240.00	240.00
3	—	625	216.00	216.00
3	—	720	208.00–212.00	210.00
4	—	520	230.00	230.00
2	—	423	250.00	250.00
1	—	585	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	578	190.00–200.00	195.97
26	—	428	210.00–220.00	215.31
23	—	531	190.00–205.00	198.21
17	—	328	225.00–235.00	232.98
10	—	710	165.00–176.00	172.28
17	—	378	214.00–230.00	225.65
22	—	471	196.00–217.00	208.11
3	—	660	180.00–186.00	183.64
12	—	623	176.00–197.00	188.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	478	214.00–225.00	219.47
25	—	373	227.00–240.00	234.12
37	—	528	199.00–217.00	209.34
20	—	326	220.00–247.00	236.90
3	—	727	167.00–180.00	172.34
17	—	619	190.00–200.00	196.09
1	—	285	250.00	250.00
24	—	579	200.00–216.00	207.04
12	—	664	185.00–197.00	188.84
4	—	758	160.00–185.00	176.77
30	—	425	220.00–232.00	225.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	728	185.00–206.00	199.77
8	—	562	215.00–225.00	217.87
24	—	419	227.00–245.00	236.53
4	—	683	200.00–210.00	206.58
5	—	616	205.00–215.00	209.52
1	—	345	240.00	240.00
5	—	381	237.00–250.00	242.76
32	—	518	214.00–230.00	219.33
6	—	474	227.00–235.00	230.07
5	—	785	187.00–195.00	191.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	326	255.00–270.00	259.52
2	—	760	190.00–200.00	194.97
12	—	476	240.00–265.00	249.00
1	—	745	205.00	205.00
21	—	525	235.00–250.00	241.44
5	—	426	250.00–265.00	256.35
9	—	376	250.00–260.00	253.55
17	—	616	221.00–235.00	226.57
3	—	577	224.00–240.00	231.33
4	—	679	215.00–224.00	219.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	337	245.00–275.00	261.24
1	—	725	204.00	204.00
4	—	630	212.00–220.00	216.28
2	—	490	240.00–250.00	245.05
6	—	378	242.00–247.00	243.86
23	—	580	215.00–230.00	220.55
4	—	434	228.00–250.00	241.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	975	205.00	205.00
5	—	657	230.00–237.00	234.59
10	—	524	250.00–275.00	256.65
8	—	561	240.00–270.00	252.13
3	—	430	258.00–272.00	266.60
29	—	792	215.00–227.50	226.68
4	—	466	250.00–285.00	272.63
8	—	718	225.00–233.00	230.05
3	—	630	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	290.00	290.00
1	—	510	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	574	217.00–230.00	220.37
11	—	528	220.00–235.00	228.01
3	—	728	187.00–195.00	189.65
2	—	475	240.00–245.00	242.45
2	—	335	280.00	280.00
4	—	800	175.00–177.00	176.50
5	—	665	205.00–212.00	208.18
5	—	377	265.00–282.00	270.27
7	—	624	210.00–224.00	215.23
8	—	421	234.00–267.00	250.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	468	206.00–225.00	218.17
7	—	658	180.00–182.00	181.71
3	—	732	172.00–180.00	175.98
33	—	423	220.00–237.00	229.31
10	—	316	228.00–255.00	239.84
21	—	523	195.00–217.00	208.89
2	—	790	160.00–167.00	163.52
16	—	370	235.00–260.00	245.72
12	—	624	177.00–192.00	184.39
10	—	580	185.00–200.00	192.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	250.00–272.00	259.79
3	—	775	165.00–182.00	174.90
5	—	310	260.00–285.00	266.18
7	—	624	198.00–208.00	203.12
5	—	721	172.00–188.00	179.80
20	—	425	224.00–252.00	238.01
9	—	574	205.00–215.00	209.93
22	—	475	218.00–244.00	230.25
22	—	518	212.00–232.00	220.62
11	—	672	184.00–195.00	189.81

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	790.00–1,030.00	908.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	520.00–650.00	585.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,225.00–1,800.00	1,468.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,025.00–1,600.00	1,293.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	950.00–1,175.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,264.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	—	720.00–1,125.00	837.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	—	900.00–1,450.00	1,173.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,153.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	900.00–1,090.00	985.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,558.33

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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