Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 118 priced lines covering 2,634 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,384 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 852 head. replacement cattle receipts at 234 head. Counted as USDA files them — 14 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,384Last week 4,702Year ago 5,420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 852Last week 1,952Year ago 750

Replacement CattleReceipts 234Last week 353Year ago 142

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	320	220.00–245.00	233.63
7	—	800	172.00–174.00	172.57
95	—	626	190.00–208.00	198.09
2	—	283	225.00–226.00	225.49
87	—	571	195.00–215.00	202.85
6	—	713	170.00–185.00	178.60
19	—	681	182.00–200.00	196.54
47	—	473	207.00–227.00	213.04
2	—	758	182.00–190.00	185.99
199	—	523	200.00–219.00	205.24
50	—	431	215.00–235.00	219.04
31	—	376	216.00–240.00	231.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	572	180.00–200.00	192.22
1	—	775	167.00	167.00
5	—	677	167.00–182.00	176.97
20	—	436	205.00–218.00	213.75
21	—	477	200.00–210.00	203.52
2	—	708	160.00–167.00	163.54
26	—	515	190.00–205.00	197.64
16	—	629	168.00–190.00	181.76
12	—	377	212.00–216.00	212.52
17	—	319	220.00–237.00	228.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	713	187.00–205.00	198.70
26	—	423	218.00–245.00	232.92
18	—	392	234.00–260.00	241.42
32	—	464	215.00–238.00	223.60
12	—	529	210.00–220.00	215.99
22	—	567	205.00–216.00	212.31
29	—	675	190.00–200.00	198.06
16	—	612	198.00–208.00	204.39
7	—	789	180.00–199.00	185.24
13	—	335	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	614	218.00–226.00	220.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	776	218.50	218.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	568	192.00–227.00	211.25
3	—	773	177.00–185.00	181.63
23	—	617	192.00–215.00	199.98
4	—	715	175.00–186.00	180.72
30	—	526	206.00–235.00	222.92
14	—	675	180.00–192.00	187.64
22	—	368	235.00–265.00	243.33
42	—	424	219.00–250.00	233.33
49	—	474	220.00–242.00	229.20
3	—	323	270.00–275.00	273.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	255.00–270.00	263.78
15	—	421	240.00–265.00	249.77
8	—	621	207.00–222.00	212.81
10	—	370	250.00–272.00	257.37
11	—	511	225.00–240.00	233.73
8	—	568	209.00–225.00	218.18
13	—	462	235.00–250.00	241.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	624	185.00–202.00	193.80
10	—	375	240.00–255.00	247.98
14	—	570	180.00–212.00	199.18
23	—	428	211.00–238.00	227.00
5	—	310	242.00–265.00	257.37
5	—	784	157.00–170.00	164.15
20	—	478	202.00–230.00	217.86
2	—	673	182.00–186.00	183.99
8	—	724	170.00–185.00	178.53
26	—	522	190.00–219.00	208.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	751	208.00–210.00	209.66
35	—	617	225.00–242.50	233.23
6	—	469	250.00–270.00	259.35
2	—	315	290.00–300.00	294.84
2	—	373	262.00	262.00
53	—	526	244.00–264.00	259.34
3	—	420	260.00–270.00	265.60
14	—	562	236.00–249.00	244.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	738	240.00	240.00
20	—	603	254.00	254.00
1	—	470	287.00	287.00
5	—	553	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	774	195.00–207.00	199.98
10	—	719	207.00–223.00	214.99
45	—	516	242.00–252.00	243.29
15	—	671	220.00–230.00	227.85
23	—	431	241.00–265.00	256.69
101	—	626	215.00–235.00	229.97
8	—	381	240.00–260.00	252.36
34	—	477	235.00–259.00	249.02
63	—	566	220.00–243.00	236.60
13	—	322	270.00–280.00	274.29
12	—	861	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	734	230.00	230.00
11	—	583	243.00	243.00
39	—	678	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	721	190.00–202.00	197.99
2	—	325	250.00	250.00
13	—	621	210.00–220.00	217.30
3	—	435	247.00–250.00	249.05
8	—	375	240.00–255.00	246.88
2	—	688	205.00–207.00	206.01
16	—	563	215.00–235.00	220.05
4	—	528	217.00–245.00	236.17
16	—	485	238.00–243.00	239.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,183.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,343.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,705.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–875.00	805.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	943.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	825.00–1,325.00	928.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	—	—	1,025.00–1,475.00	1,278.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	730.00–1,092.00	885.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	550.00–665.00	596.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	119.00	119.00
15	—	1,827	110.00–120.00	114.48
17	—	1,699	103.00–114.00	109.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	91.00–95.00	92.83
16	—	1,426	79.00–87.00	83.32
24	—	1,439	82.00–94.00	88.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,047	72.00–86.00	78.43
34	—	1,059	78.00–87.00	81.06
44	—	997	65.00–80.00	75.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,315	91.00–98.00	94.55
89	—	1,239	86.00–93.00	88.88
89	—	1,183	78.00–86.00	82.61

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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