Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 112 priced lines covering 1,193 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,533 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 508 head. replacement cattle receipts at 161 head. Counted as USDA files them — 35 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,533Last week 1,850Year ago 2,218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 508Last week 543Year ago 366

Replacement CattleReceipts 161Last week 166Year ago 266

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	160.00	160.00
4	—	674	170.00–186.00	177.90
29	—	420	200.00–225.00	217.09
29	—	527	180.00–210.00	200.38
34	—	480	195.00–220.00	214.60
8	—	367	210.00–235.00	224.38
2	—	265	222.00	222.00
11	—	615	185.00–190.00	188.99
1	—	710	165.00	165.00
5	—	340	212.00–240.00	223.20
8	—	581	170.00–200.00	191.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	185.00	185.00
2	—	355	222.00	222.00
3	—	770	170.00–175.00	173.32
1	—	455	212.00	212.00
9	—	415	210.00–215.00	211.42
33	—	579	190.00–215.00	206.56
4	—	322	225.00–229.00	227.96
2	—	720	175.00–185.00	179.93
10	—	618	195.00–202.00	196.37
24	—	521	200.00–225.00	214.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	195.00	195.00
1	—	550	220.00	220.00
2	—	673	195.00–200.00	197.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	165.00–175.00	169.90
13	—	576	150.00–187.00	179.00
28	—	431	170.00–215.00	203.69
35	—	473	160.00–210.00	199.72
16	—	374	175.00–225.00	205.92
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
1	—	775	145.00	145.00
22	—	523	150.00–200.00	183.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	195.00–205.00	201.70
1	—	455	210.00	210.00
4	—	381	235.00–240.00	236.21
7	—	426	212.00–255.00	234.20
6	—	591	200.00–220.00	203.22
4	—	520	210.00–235.00	223.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	212.00–230.00	218.99
10	—	710	196.00–198.00	196.41
6	—	528	212.00–248.00	236.22
4	—	340	236.00–270.00	253.25
7	—	441	255.00–262.00	257.40
3	—	363	260.00–265.00	261.70
11	—	569	234.00–244.00	236.23
5	—	470	250.00–255.00	253.04
4	—	668	200.00–210.00	204.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	265.00	265.00
1	—	550	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	240.00–245.00	242.48
3	—	508	234.00–255.00	240.95
3	—	425	256.00	256.00
1	—	615	235.00	235.00
3	—	472	260.00–265.00	261.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	570	170.00–225.00	199.33
7	—	380	200.00–265.00	241.70
24	—	687	170.00–195.00	180.23
22	—	420	200.00–245.00	226.77
8	—	718	160.00–182.00	171.41
5	—	777	160.00–180.00	166.05
15	—	522	177.00–230.00	211.20
24	—	463	190.00–235.00	218.56
7	—	318	225.00–280.00	260.39
10	—	619	190.00–210.00	194.62
1	—	230	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	225.00–235.00	230.00
3	—	365	235.00–242.00	238.92
2	—	705	180.00	180.00
4	—	750	175.00	175.00
5	—	669	180.00–190.00	185.38
17	—	475	210.00–238.00	223.28
6	—	613	187.00–210.00	197.84
4	—	323	240.00–250.00	245.04
11	—	567	192.00–216.00	206.40
16	—	530	197.00–237.00	212.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	613	175.00–190.00	182.44
17	—	580	182.00–205.00	192.30
19	—	421	170.00–225.00	211.75
1	—	765	155.00	155.00
19	—	372	180.00–250.00	229.16
1	—	710	165.00	165.00
13	—	519	195.00–205.00	199.75
4	—	338	250.00–260.00	254.89
8	—	686	170.00–175.00	173.17
9	—	464	205.00–220.00	214.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,237	87.00–96.00	92.13
38	—	1,261	94.00–103.00	97.38
35	—	1,197	83.00–89.00	86.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,543	82.00–89.00	86.92
23	—	1,469	87.00–95.00	91.33
4	—	1,385	94.00–98.00	96.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	924	65.00–78.00	72.28
41	—	1,023	79.00–92.00	85.60
44	—	993	72.00–85.00	80.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,764	117.00–124.00	119.61
24	—	1,747	108.00–116.00	112.23
19	—	1,546	96.00–112.00	104.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,488.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	940.00–1,400.00	1,087.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–1,150.00	933.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	972.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,491.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,835.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	925.00–1,475.00	1,162.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,521.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,035.00–1,100.00	1,067.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	650.00–700.00	687.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	979.00–1,073.00	1,016.00

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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