Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 120 priced lines covering 1,303 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,124 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 603 head. replacement cattle receipts at 273 head. Counted as USDA files them — 61 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,124Last week 3,267Year ago 3,029

Slaughter CattleReceipts 603Last week 712Year ago 624

Replacement CattleReceipts 273Last week 240Year ago 213

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	245.00–255.00	251.25
5	—	375	235.00–240.00	237.00
1	—	745	188.00	188.00
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
2	—	438	245.00–250.00	247.46
2	—	475	224.00	224.00
1	—	595	210.00	210.00
1	—	525	212.00	212.00
2	—	758	180.00–190.00	184.98
2	—	665	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	520	234.00–262.50	248.78
11	—	376	265.00–287.50	279.42
4	—	665	230.00–235.00	233.01
2	—	758	210.00–217.00	213.51
13	—	473	258.00–275.00	266.84
3	—	573	240.00–250.00	244.94
2	—	715	222.00	222.00
11	—	421	260.00–282.50	268.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	227.00–232.00	229.85
6	—	474	236.00–255.00	242.86
1	—	800	192.00	192.00
2	—	613	216.00–220.00	217.99
6	—	379	250.00–270.00	255.21
6	—	678	210.00–225.00	218.71
5	—	530	230.00–245.00	237.34
7	—	325	260.00–270.00	261.43
3	—	715	200.00–210.00	205.35
8	—	424	240.00–265.00	246.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	222.00–225.00	224.41
6	—	669	220.00	220.00
5	—	524	230.00	230.00
1	—	600	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	565	210.00–218.00	211.61
2	—	725	185.00	185.00
15	—	616	197.00–210.00	204.18
19	—	528	215.00–225.00	219.00
28	—	470	220.00–232.00	226.77
6	—	427	230.00–240.00	232.54
3	—	665	192.00–200.00	195.62
3	—	375	230.00–235.00	232.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	482	208.00–225.00	217.04
7	—	324	230.00–235.00	233.57
31	—	515	198.00–216.00	207.93
38	—	427	210.00–230.00	223.62
22	—	378	225.00–237.00	230.33
6	—	623	190.00–196.00	193.33
32	—	567	190.00–205.00	196.69
2	—	740	176.00–178.00	176.99
2	—	265	226.00	226.00
12	—	664	177.00–190.00	183.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	180.00–205.00	196.46
17	—	422	200.00–220.00	210.20
1	—	770	168.00	168.00
12	—	563	175.00–195.00	186.11
5	—	629	175.00–185.00	180.00
3	—	692	170.00–176.00	171.98
13	—	330	212.00–240.00	225.39
19	—	472	198.00–215.00	204.73
16	—	366	210.00–230.00	217.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	220.00–230.00	223.73
8	—	378	250.00–270.00	253.65
4	—	613	200.00–215.00	206.28
11	—	420	228.00–255.00	245.13
6	—	737	182.00–185.00	184.49
4	—	315	255.00–280.00	266.01
1	—	525	230.00	230.00
2	—	458	235.00–240.00	237.54
1	—	755	186.00	186.00
3	—	673	195.00–197.50	196.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	516	188.00–220.00	211.13
14	—	616	180.00–200.00	189.60
1	—	740	165.00	165.00
19	—	375	205.00–245.00	236.70
22	—	425	200.00–237.00	226.78
29	—	487	210.00–230.00	219.74
20	—	573	178.00–205.00	196.48
1	—	685	175.00	175.00
1	—	775	150.00	150.00
8	—	320	235.00–255.00	245.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	326	242.00–270.00	255.53
31	—	471	204.00–247.00	223.38
24	—	424	206.00–245.00	228.00
1	—	270	270.00	270.00
12	—	379	226.00–260.00	246.65
7	—	670	180.00–197.00	188.20
3	—	737	170.00–180.00	174.04
15	—	565	210.00–227.00	215.76
24	—	526	194.00–240.00	221.55
10	—	620	185.00–205.00	195.52
1	—	775	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,017	67.00–79.00	72.46
50	—	1,038	73.00–93.00	84.12
40	—	1,046	69.00–85.00	79.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,412	83.00–92.00	87.69
10	—	1,450	81.00–87.00	84.25
11	—	1,471	93.00–97.00	95.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,205	78.00–92.00	86.47
15	—	1,307	96.00–105.00	100.50
48	—	1,205	84.00–98.00	91.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,636	113.00–126.00	118.13
15	—	1,519	99.00–113.00	106.10
19	—	1,689	106.00–120.00	113.19

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,477.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	—	875.00–1,135.00	1,038.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,301.19
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–800.00	787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	975.00–1,075.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	800.00–920.00	884.00
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	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	834.00–1,027.00	955.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,470.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	—	1,075.00–1,650.00	1,301.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00–900.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00

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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