Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 120 priced lines covering 1,989 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,204 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 772 head. replacement cattle receipts at 174 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Oct 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,204Last week 5,384Year ago 3,743

Slaughter CattleReceipts 772Last week 852Year ago 826

Replacement CattleReceipts 174Last week 234Year ago 290

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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
4	—	423	222.00–226.00	225.02
3	—	325	250.00–252.00	250.67
9	—	378	232.00–250.00	242.99
25	—	583	210.00–230.00	226.28
9	—	620	210.00–224.00	215.76
25	—	685	190.00–210.00	201.09
3	—	537	230.00–235.00	232.64
4	—	800	179.00	179.00
10	—	481	220.00–245.00	237.77
5	—	791	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	274.00	274.00
3	—	467	257.00	257.00
6	—	672	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	477	250.00–258.00	256.24
6	—	718	200.00	200.00
2	—	790	194.00	194.00
29	—	580	229.00–245.00	237.62
9	—	682	215.00–227.00	220.92
16	—	376	250.00–267.00	260.00
26	—	615	220.00–234.00	229.34
7	—	322	260.00–275.00	271.53
32	—	525	234.00–250.00	242.70
17	—	430	240.00–261.00	254.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	260.00–275.00	269.36
19	—	715	220.00–225.00	223.94
38	—	570	233.00–255.00	239.59
8	—	785	217.00–220.00	218.13
15	—	662	222.00–240.00	230.14
3	—	318	290.00–300.00	293.19
80	—	628	228.00–245.00	238.40
22	—	489	244.00–270.00	259.76
13	—	524	242.00–260.00	253.67
11	—	424	245.00–272.00	263.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	627	193.00–206.00	202.46
27	—	538	214.00–222.00	217.74
19	—	765	161.00–190.00	181.45
18	—	486	217.00–224.00	217.92
8	—	371	231.00–252.00	237.15
41	—	570	208.00–217.00	211.82
1	—	700	180.00	180.00
7	—	662	182.00–193.00	188.47
5	—	324	240.00–255.00	247.19
13	—	422	230.00–245.00	233.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	230.00	230.00
5	—	745	210.00	210.00
38	—	644	212.00–225.00	221.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	573	188.00–207.00	199.76
8	—	722	167.00–180.00	176.96
32	—	674	172.00–194.00	188.94
72	—	518	194.00–210.00	206.57
5	—	765	152.00–180.00	174.40
23	—	429	213.00–230.00	221.92
13	—	377	222.00–245.00	233.50
50	—	479	206.00–220.00	211.06
66	—	616	182.00–200.00	195.17
9	—	328	224.00–252.00	237.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	579	175.00–190.00	184.97
42	—	473	195.00–212.00	204.33
10	—	625	170.00–187.00	178.26
7	—	672	160.00–180.00	169.96
11	—	325	210.00–245.00	227.45
3	—	723	150.00–177.00	161.50
7	—	800	175.00	175.00
19	—	372	200.00–225.00	213.23
37	—	521	182.00–202.00	192.11
40	—	431	186.00–217.00	204.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	270.00–278.00	275.24
2	—	415	257.00–260.00	258.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	210.00–240.00	229.15
7	—	373	256.00–270.00	263.16
6	—	331	270.00–280.00	276.37
21	—	422	240.00–262.00	249.17
8	—	466	222.00–242.00	235.44
4	—	560	220.00–230.00	225.75
5	—	689	195.00–198.00	197.40
2	—	640	210.00–215.00	212.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	230.00–240.00	235.05
6	—	273	240.00–255.00	245.09
1	—	775	162.00	162.00
3	—	680	171.00–180.00	175.36
5	—	315	236.00–260.00	246.18
17	—	480	198.00–222.00	215.65
7	—	421	212.00–230.00	223.75
14	—	518	180.00–212.00	195.84
22	—	573	180.00–202.00	195.67
14	—	619	172.00–190.00	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	369	240.00–260.00	251.35
2	—	770	179.00	179.00
10	—	667	178.00–192.00	186.53
14	—	708	182.00–188.00	182.58
4	—	325	230.00–255.00	241.10
10	—	627	184.00–200.00	195.00
23	—	525	188.00–228.00	211.78
10	—	423	230.00–245.00	238.00
27	—	483	225.00–240.00	231.92
29	—	572	188.00–215.00	209.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,155	82.00–88.00	85.28
21	—	1,281	94.00–100.00	95.67
72	—	1,234	88.00–96.00	91.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,075	78.00–93.00	84.08
39	—	1,107	71.00–88.00	82.35
42	—	1,030	64.00–79.00	73.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,394	84.00–98.00	89.18
6	—	1,353	80.00–92.00	84.85
10	—	1,397	93.00–102.00	96.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,524	94.00–109.00	102.20
19	—	1,578	102.00–117.00	110.17
4	—	1,744	111.00–120.00	115.54

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	10	—	—	718.00–1,062.00	868.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,425.00	1,187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	900.00–1,275.00	1,151.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–1,185.00	1,058.75
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	725.00–850.00	762.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–950.00	885.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,270.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,281.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,141.67

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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