Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 100 priced lines covering 695 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,133 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 190 head. replacement cattle receipts at 83 head. Counted as USDA files them — 12 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Oct 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,133Last week 2,491Year ago 2,218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 462Year ago 366

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 307Year ago 266

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	532	178.00–196.00	188.62
12	—	562	170.00–187.00	182.40
13	—	467	190.00–212.00	203.07
10	—	393	222.00–230.00	222.75
3	—	335	230.00–237.00	232.19
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
5	—	666	150.00–180.00	173.78
4	—	624	170.00–182.00	176.05
13	—	423	195.00–217.00	208.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
1	—	320	247.00	247.00
2	—	658	170.00–175.00	172.51
3	—	460	195.00–207.00	202.33
1	—	700	165.00	165.00
6	—	516	192.00–205.00	198.54
12	—	622	175.00–193.00	183.83
3	—	565	193.00–195.00	194.33
5	—	411	210.00–225.00	216.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	728	205.00	205.00
1	—	485	200.00	200.00
78	—	633	219.00–225.00	221.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	180.00–200.00	193.66
7	—	534	165.00–185.00	179.30
12	—	423	192.00–207.00	200.09
3	—	623	160.00–171.00	166.09
5	—	312	219.00–222.00	221.35
17	—	366	194.00–219.00	215.24
4	—	689	150.00–170.00	165.14
5	—	584	172.00–177.00	175.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	714	191.00	191.00
1	—	410	280.00	280.00
1	—	500	255.00	255.00
1	—	800	203.00	203.00
13	—	496	265.00–275.00	274.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	247.00–250.00	248.56
1	—	755	196.00	196.00
3	—	563	215.00–235.00	223.22
2	—	475	230.00	230.00
3	—	875	207.50	207.50
2	—	628	202.00–210.00	206.02
7	—	734	197.00–215.00	210.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	562	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	255.00	255.00
2	—	780	172.00	172.00
5	—	532	192.00–202.00	197.17
1	—	480	217.00	217.00
2	—	375	250.00	250.00
1	—	435	245.00	245.00
1	—	550	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	662	215.00–217.00	216.66
3	—	510	200.00–245.00	218.89
2	—	585	235.00–240.00	237.54
7	—	626	192.00–235.00	214.02
3	—	425	210.00–257.00	240.70
3	—	370	215.00–262.00	230.67
2	—	728	190.00–193.00	191.49
1	—	300	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	628	185.00–205.00	197.89
4	—	421	220.00–225.00	222.98
1	—	700	190.00	190.00
2	—	318	230.00–235.00	232.60
3	—	568	190.00–209.00	199.70
5	—	379	252.00–254.00	253.60
7	—	474	212.00–240.00	219.42
8	—	519	205.00–235.00	215.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	477	200.00–237.00	219.80
7	—	381	220.00–250.00	242.92
19	—	517	185.00–230.00	206.26
3	—	663	162.00–180.00	169.78
4	—	748	151.00	151.00
12	—	332	225.00–260.00	249.65
10	—	425	203.00–242.00	219.89
8	—	634	178.00–210.00	185.56
9	—	573	182.00–222.00	199.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	170.00–200.00	185.39
8	—	384	212.00–240.00	226.10
2	—	640	167.00–190.00	178.50
2	—	533	185.00–215.00	199.79
2	—	410	208.00–210.00	208.99
7	—	485	192.00–225.00	206.13
2	—	740	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,459	77.00–90.00	84.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,178	85.00–99.00	90.63
26	—	1,238	81.00–93.00	86.31
12	—	1,345	76.00–86.00	79.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,124	82.00–86.00	84.05
24	—	1,095	69.00–79.00	76.02
12	—	1,048	60.00–70.00	64.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,704	97.00–115.00	107.56
2	—	1,718	108.00–114.00	111.38
21	—	1,627	86.00–106.00	100.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,341.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,210.00–1,300.00	1,255.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	850.00–1,030.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,395.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,112.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,185.00–1,325.00	1,265.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–925.00	858.33

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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