Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 112 priced lines covering 1,276 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,594 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 585 head. replacement cattle receipts at 298 head. Counted as USDA files them — 43 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,594Last week 2,533Year ago 2,180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 585Last week 508Year ago 311

Replacement CattleReceipts 298Last week 161Year ago 169

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	240.00–247.00	242.39
6	—	333	235.00–255.00	245.53
2	—	615	190.00	190.00
1	—	665	205.00	205.00
5	—	427	228.00–240.00	235.37
4	—	468	215.00–224.00	219.38
12	—	575	206.00–222.00	209.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	731	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	245.00	245.00
2	—	675	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	428	240.00–257.00	248.21
2	—	685	200.00	200.00
2	—	790	182.00–187.00	184.48
3	—	732	188.00–205.00	195.00
2	—	535	232.00	232.00
13	—	480	232.00–252.00	245.53
7	—	571	220.00–238.00	228.21
9	—	382	252.00–260.00	255.34
2	—	310	262.00–267.00	264.46
2	—	605	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	220.00–224.00	222.65
6	—	526	240.00–252.00	246.78
7	—	431	254.00–270.00	259.06
1	—	475	257.00	257.00
12	—	569	235.00–245.00	238.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	202.00–227.00	219.26
2	—	728	180.00–185.00	182.54
2	—	375	210.00	210.00
2	—	320	220.00	220.00
16	—	622	198.00–210.00	203.15
10	—	564	185.00–217.00	207.72
9	—	420	205.00–224.00	211.12
3	—	683	180.00–195.00	188.32
31	—	522	190.00–225.00	214.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	227.50	227.50
6	—	566	220.00–222.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	155.00–188.00	178.23
34	—	472	195.00–222.00	212.96
26	—	527	180.00–215.00	196.56
5	—	724	168.00–177.00	173.00
10	—	624	165.00–195.00	183.61
10	—	377	208.00–217.00	215.01
18	—	578	175.00–205.00	190.69
24	—	426	200.00–225.00	210.13
2	—	330	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	329	195.00–215.00	205.14
20	—	432	175.00–220.00	199.19
22	—	471	170.00–212.00	195.81
9	—	518	160.00–205.00	186.51
5	—	578	150.00–170.00	162.04
16	—	380	185.00–210.00	196.97
2	—	638	174.00–176.00	175.00
3	—	772	160.00–167.00	162.28
2	—	733	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	197.00–205.00	200.01
2	—	755	177.00–182.00	179.52
3	—	733	182.00–192.00	186.99
1	—	800	172.00	172.00
1	—	270	270.00	270.00
7	—	583	200.00–215.00	212.51
4	—	458	212.00–252.00	232.65
22	—	516	205.00–225.00	216.92
7	—	433	235.00–258.00	241.69
2	—	325	275.00	275.00
6	—	377	248.00–268.00	257.19
2	—	665	192.00–195.00	193.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	187.00–200.00	192.99
23	—	416	205.00–237.00	225.18
9	—	521	190.00–207.00	201.12
1	—	760	155.00	155.00
1	—	745	165.00	165.00
8	—	681	155.00–180.00	171.60
16	—	477	200.00–227.00	212.37
5	—	321	235.00–265.00	247.33
5	—	635	174.00–190.00	183.11
11	—	375	220.00–240.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	576	197.00–210.00	206.69
8	—	379	230.00–255.00	243.96
9	—	322	238.00–255.00	242.35
10	—	661	182.00–190.00	185.39
31	—	473	205.00–240.00	226.63
26	—	422	220.00–247.00	237.76
5	—	720	161.00–180.00	169.47
17	—	521	194.00–226.00	209.82
10	—	623	187.00–201.00	196.44
3	—	777	162.00–165.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	995	70.00–81.00	77.78
28	—	1,034	76.00–88.00	81.95
37	—	994	65.00–76.00	72.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,218	77.00–89.00	84.33
12	—	1,248	89.00–99.00	94.36
60	—	1,220	82.00–95.00	89.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,482	85.00–97.00	90.52
11	—	1,412	74.00–88.00	82.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,574	95.00–109.00	103.42
20	—	1,823	107.00–114.00	110.13
3	—	2,097	115.00–117.00	115.61

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	18	—	—	450.00–650.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	651.00–954.00	807.30
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	987.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	730.00–875.00	850.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,060.00–1,095.00	1,088.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	995.00–1,025.00	1,011.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	—	975.00–1,325.00	1,126.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	966.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	—	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,224.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–950.00	881.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,268.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,040.00–1,100.00	1,063.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,091.67

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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