Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 123 priced lines covering 1,493 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,491 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 462 head. replacement cattle receipts at 307 head. Counted as USDA files them — 84 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,491Last week 2,041Year ago 2,218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 462Last week 364Year ago 366

Replacement CattleReceipts 307Last week 219Year ago 266

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade active with 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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	752	240.00–245.00	241.26
9	—	525	230.00	230.00
4	—	463	235.00	235.00
1	—	715	213.00	213.00
1	—	645	228.00	228.00
1	—	580	235.00	235.00
41	—	665	223.00–261.00	256.27
18	—	893	229.00–231.00	229.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	185.00–220.00	196.80
2	—	675	180.00–205.00	192.87
4	—	529	205.00–248.00	225.02
8	—	433	220.00–257.00	242.34
1	—	570	200.00	200.00
1	—	315	250.00	250.00
6	—	378	242.00–270.00	257.89
10	—	466	210.00–245.00	228.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	203.00–232.00	218.09
11	—	624	220.00–240.00	228.33
10	—	471	247.00–267.00	253.47
11	—	570	208.00–245.00	226.58
2	—	800	192.00	192.00
6	—	443	267.00–272.00	268.65
1	—	340	234.00	234.00
3	—	722	200.00–225.00	216.63
13	—	527	220.00–264.00	242.38
13	—	370	225.00–278.00	264.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	759	235.00	235.00
12	—	570	228.00–265.00	243.73
3	—	710	203.00–221.00	215.08
3	—	385	235.00–265.00	255.52
12	—	473	255.00–260.00	257.41
7	—	429	230.00–258.00	242.47
12	—	621	210.00–246.00	228.64
12	—	521	245.00–270.00	251.88
1	—	800	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	719	180.00–185.00	184.59
2	—	330	220.00–246.00	232.41
13	—	423	230.00–236.00	233.35
6	—	577	207.00–218.00	209.81
17	—	383	210.00–244.00	236.82
17	—	525	200.00–225.00	212.78
2	—	683	190.00–195.00	192.53
2	—	613	195.00–198.00	196.49
15	—	470	204.00–232.00	219.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	178.00–180.00	179.32
40	—	381	200.00–240.00	227.80
7	—	736	170.00–185.00	176.39
5	—	674	176.00–187.00	182.35
23	—	564	185.00–202.00	194.13
4	—	330	225.00–235.00	231.40
26	—	421	215.00–230.00	222.72
44	—	529	190.00–210.00	197.68
30	—	473	192.00–217.00	212.21
12	—	618	183.00–195.00	190.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	822	211.00	211.00
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
18	—	679	229.00–231.00	230.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	611	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
34	—	470	195.00–210.00	205.66
36	—	434	190.00–218.00	208.49
9	—	380	210.00–227.00	217.93
7	—	620	170.00–180.00	175.76
14	—	572	180.00–192.00	185.38
10	—	325	200.00–232.00	220.08
2	—	785	170.00	170.00
10	—	672	150.00–175.00	161.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	235.00	235.00
1	—	550	225.00	225.00
2	—	530	230.00	230.00
3	—	472	230.00–235.00	231.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	517	203.00–249.00	230.86
4	—	661	190.00–211.00	201.75
15	—	368	225.00–277.00	257.25
1	—	715	202.00	202.00
1	—	800	196.00	196.00
10	—	464	210.00–254.00	247.65
26	—	418	220.00–267.00	249.46
7	—	584	200.00–240.00	222.89
8	—	616	214.00–228.00	219.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	389	215.00–275.00	251.62
33	—	427	210.00–257.00	243.59
23	—	523	195.00–240.00	224.34
4	—	625	200.00–212.00	203.53
4	—	709	188.00–195.00	193.26
10	—	325	230.00–285.00	257.97
34	—	473	202.00–247.00	235.72
4	—	680	196.00–205.00	200.25
17	—	569	190.00–237.00	211.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	178.00	178.00
9	—	471	220.00–230.00	224.51
4	—	574	200.00–210.00	207.47
2	—	328	265.00–272.00	268.37
11	—	430	200.00–235.00	227.34
15	—	526	185.00–230.00	215.40
15	—	372	205.00–262.00	242.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,397	84.00–95.00	89.30
3	—	1,505	86.00	86.00
7	—	1,419	90.00–105.00	97.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,036	83.00–90.00	85.71
41	—	1,063	70.00–90.00	80.08
33	—	1,062	70.00–77.00	73.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,229	75.00–90.00	83.35
69	—	1,208	80.00–96.00	89.02
7	—	1,230	88.00–102.00	92.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,582	103.00–109.00	105.96
1	—	1,875	124.00	124.00
27	—	1,698	95.00–115.00	109.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	500.00–680.00	596.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,513.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	—	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,529.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,097.35
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–970.00	935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	47	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,431.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,165.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,592.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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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