Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 117 priced lines covering 1,132 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,041 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 364 head. replacement cattle receipts at 219 head. Counted as USDA files them — 46 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Oct 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,041Last week 2,758Year ago 2,125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 364Last week 548Year ago 468

Replacement CattleReceipts 219Last week 240Year ago 524

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	618	210.00–237.00	228.80
1	—	800	200.00	200.00
1	—	315	282.00	282.00
6	—	663	205.00–230.00	224.02
7	—	419	230.00–280.00	256.50
10	—	481	228.00–262.00	251.50
5	—	377	258.00–280.00	263.95
10	—	566	220.00–245.00	237.07
1	—	705	213.00	213.00
14	—	539	222.00–250.00	239.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	200.00–240.00	229.59
3	—	715	200.00–205.00	202.34
8	—	622	190.00–227.00	215.66
14	—	530	210.00–250.00	233.56
8	—	436	240.00–275.00	251.98
4	—	374	252.00–260.00	255.96
8	—	471	225.00–265.00	246.64
1	—	755	190.00	190.00
4	—	670	182.00–220.00	207.01
3	—	327	255.00–265.00	261.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	250.00	250.00
1	—	745	190.00	190.00
1	—	645	210.00	210.00
3	—	422	230.00–234.00	231.28
3	—	467	215.00–230.00	223.23
2	—	555	220.00	220.00
1	—	680	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	220.00	220.00
2	—	813	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	473	200.00–227.00	210.24
20	—	327	210.00–232.00	215.70
1	—	660	190.00	190.00
8	—	619	180.00–200.00	186.56
2	—	773	175.00–185.00	179.95
23	—	568	185.00–205.00	196.06
30	—	418	203.00–227.00	207.82
12	—	380	205.00–212.00	209.32
42	—	526	190.00–220.00	202.18
3	—	282	215.00–216.00	215.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	210.00	210.00
7	—	529	182.00–205.00	192.05
10	—	582	175.00–197.00	186.49
23	—	376	200.00–220.00	210.00
26	—	433	195.00–215.00	203.69
9	—	624	170.00–177.00	175.09
4	—	673	160.00–170.00	164.30
10	—	326	200.00–220.00	206.95
12	—	473	185.00–205.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	323	217.00–240.00	219.78
11	—	418	210.00–216.00	212.39
15	—	479	205.00–208.00	205.59
5	—	567	198.00–210.00	201.57
2	—	290	220.00	220.00
2	—	613	185.00–190.00	187.55
13	—	373	214.00–218.00	215.90
3	—	658	180.00	180.00
14	—	518	200.00–205.00	203.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	378	254.00–260.00	256.70
15	—	521	228.00–246.00	234.82
15	—	414	240.00–267.00	249.72
2	—	290	270.00	270.00
5	—	323	260.00–265.00	262.07
1	—	675	209.00	209.00
8	—	621	192.00–211.00	208.08
8	—	579	216.00–219.00	217.62
12	—	462	230.00–255.00	239.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	237.00	237.00
1	—	435	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	374	226.00–265.00	243.12
7	—	581	192.00–212.00	206.38
16	—	523	202.00–242.00	221.20
4	—	678	180.00–187.00	181.78
2	—	733	176.00–182.00	178.97
6	—	635	192.00–205.00	200.33
2	—	280	260.00	260.00
17	—	439	225.00–257.00	243.83
10	—	323	248.00–277.00	263.58
1	—	775	170.00	170.00
16	—	476	205.00–245.00	227.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	180.00–200.00	192.10
9	—	522	190.00–225.00	206.03
1	—	770	141.00	141.00
9	—	330	230.00–260.00	243.23
4	—	625	172.00–187.00	179.31
2	—	668	162.00–167.00	164.53
10	—	475	200.00–225.00	211.58
11	—	430	210.00–230.00	219.57
5	—	377	220.00–230.00	222.04
3	—	730	150.00–175.00	159.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	102.00–104.00	102.72
4	—	1,431	84.00–90.00	86.69
11	—	1,432	90.00–100.00	94.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,125	80.00–91.00	86.66
15	—	1,194	89.00–103.00	98.68
58	—	1,132	82.00–97.00	91.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,057	67.00–90.00	82.52
25	—	1,041	60.00–85.00	78.63
19	—	1,023	63.00–79.00	73.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	114.00	114.00
15	—	1,467	82.00–110.00	103.04
17	—	1,621	96.00–114.00	105.83

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)	12	—	—	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,402.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,114.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	—	750.00–1,475.00	1,261.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–925.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	935.00–1,150.00	1,097.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,645.45
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	840.00–950.00	913.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,503.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,175.00–1,460.00	1,240.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,193.75

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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