Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 107 priced lines covering 1,733 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,378 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 474 head. replacement cattle receipts at 93 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Oct 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,378Last week 4,204Year ago 4,801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 474Last week 772Year ago 840

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 174Year ago 256

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows 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
2	—	683	200.00–210.00	205.05
5	—	326	255.00–265.00	259.92
11	—	505	235.00–240.00	235.95
19	—	639	220.00–225.00	220.26
13	—	581	226.00–230.00	228.42
3	—	705	193.00	193.00
9	—	377	244.00–255.00	252.30
5	—	490	238.00–240.00	239.60
5	—	425	245.00–246.00	245.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	730	225.00–227.00	226.15
9	—	800	208.00	208.00
13	—	673	232.50–236.00	234.92
7	—	374	272.00–282.00	277.26
12	—	325	280.00–300.00	285.22
23	—	469	255.00–282.50	268.49
64	—	427	252.00–290.00	270.36
14	—	558	235.00–251.00	248.56
25	—	537	238.00–264.00	247.40
23	—	629	236.00–248.00	241.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	729	204.00–220.00	208.67
30	—	663	212.00–236.00	219.63
27	—	380	256.00–272.00	264.11
17	—	570	232.00–249.00	239.61
52	—	527	229.00–260.00	243.40
11	—	483	240.00–267.00	254.60
25	—	422	250.00–270.00	261.68
16	—	333	265.00–275.00	272.25
24	—	627	211.00–243.00	229.16
3	—	891	185.00	185.00
4	—	797	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	221.00–238.00	229.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	452	235.00	235.00
3	—	565	220.00	220.00
12	—	690	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	471	215.00–232.50	222.10
2	—	343	244.00–245.00	244.50
21	—	715	183.00–195.00	191.06
27	—	564	205.00–216.00	209.10
42	—	414	225.00–242.00	234.41
21	—	379	225.00–246.00	242.10
9	—	613	195.00–205.00	200.53
23	—	537	210.00–222.00	216.84
14	—	675	190.00–195.00	194.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	423	212.00–228.00	221.61
30	—	574	195.00–208.00	200.88
36	—	333	232.00–245.00	239.06
5	—	674	180.00–196.00	189.15
23	—	376	228.00–240.00	232.43
69	—	477	202.00–230.00	214.87
85	—	534	200.00–215.00	210.37
15	—	625	185.00–200.00	194.63
3	—	718	176.00–191.00	186.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	468	192.00–217.00	207.13
8	—	321	210.00–236.00	223.83
17	—	425	200.00–225.00	210.79
3	—	683	175.00–183.00	179.30
7	—	630	172.00–185.00	179.84
12	—	578	182.00–195.00	186.17
25	—	376	212.00–235.00	223.47
31	—	522	186.00–200.00	194.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	201.00–202.00	201.49
7	—	563	210.00–237.00	219.89
6	—	331	285.00–297.00	288.05
13	—	530	217.00–247.00	230.70
16	—	432	235.00–256.00	247.89
7	—	372	270.00–285.00	278.54
1	—	795	200.00	200.00
6	—	624	200.00–217.00	206.28
17	—	459	220.00–248.00	235.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	200.00–240.00	216.08
5	—	621	180.00–190.00	184.40
2	—	728	180.00–185.00	182.47
17	—	578	185.00–211.00	201.41
9	—	428	212.00–252.00	234.06
14	—	522	190.00–220.00	211.26
2	—	333	265.00–275.00	270.11
3	—	385	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	190.00	190.00
36	—	424	210.00–267.00	240.97
24	—	529	201.00–237.00	219.49
16	—	569	200.00–230.00	210.46
14	—	380	220.00–277.00	256.25
8	—	674	180.00–206.00	198.17
2	—	315	270.00–280.00	274.84
10	—	723	187.00–200.00	193.95
14	—	622	190.00–210.00	200.92
2	—	800	180.00	180.00
48	—	479	210.00–248.00	231.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,466	86.00–93.00	90.76
14	—	1,624	86.00–99.00	93.10
21	—	1,484	90.00–107.00	98.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,101	74.00–78.00	76.39
14	—	1,083	79.00–88.00	83.46
26	—	1,047	72.00–89.00	79.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,296	94.00–106.00	99.54
43	—	1,244	82.00–93.00	86.95
50	—	1,246	88.00–100.00	92.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,833	115.00–128.00	119.94
13	—	1,822	95.00–116.00	106.43
12	—	1,795	109.00–122.00	115.40

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	500.00–600.00	536.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	920.00–1,250.00	1,061.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	675.00–750.00	712.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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