Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 118 priced lines covering 1,528 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,091 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 641 head. replacement cattle receipts at 244 head. Counted as USDA files them — 36 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Oct 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,091Last week 3,187Year ago 3,951

Slaughter CattleReceipts 641Last week 515Year ago 764

Replacement CattleReceipts 244Last week 182Year ago 202

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 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	—	630	187.00–190.00	188.46
4	—	365	240.00–257.00	245.36
1	—	320	250.00	250.00
1	—	515	235.00	235.00
2	—	425	236.00–242.00	238.93
5	—	718	183.00–200.00	189.39
2	—	680	205.00–207.00	205.99
5	—	575	205.00–225.00	218.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	197.00–202.00	198.32
22	—	442	240.00–280.00	245.56
11	—	475	252.00–275.00	263.02
23	—	676	210.00–225.00	215.10
10	—	567	232.00–248.00	237.47
54	—	625	218.00–244.00	234.28
4	—	769	192.00–202.00	195.96
5	—	380	250.00–260.00	258.11
27	—	531	235.00–260.00	248.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	274.00	274.00
9	—	683	231.00	231.00
4	—	763	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	620	200.00–230.00	217.59
17	—	421	235.00–257.00	247.53
7	—	577	220.00–240.00	231.00
8	—	487	234.00–256.00	245.12
8	—	328	250.00–275.00	269.15
17	—	375	240.00–267.00	252.69
11	—	714	180.00–207.00	188.92
35	—	507	230.00–249.00	233.59
3	—	662	190.00–207.00	200.69
6	—	782	185.00–201.00	193.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	173.00–180.00	176.52
24	—	533	208.00–218.00	210.19
4	—	724	170.00–187.00	181.04
4	—	573	205.00–214.00	208.75
2	—	358	230.00–234.00	232.01
16	—	423	206.00–230.00	222.52
29	—	670	189.00–194.00	192.27
10	—	630	186.00–202.00	196.34
11	—	466	196.00–223.00	216.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	424	188.00–225.00	212.86
5	—	330	220.00–228.00	222.55
31	—	526	184.00–212.00	203.89
5	—	719	160.00–180.00	169.41
7	—	800	146.00	146.00
3	—	766	156.00–157.00	156.33
8	—	682	167.00–183.00	172.35
36	—	628	180.00–190.00	186.64
31	—	569	183.00–202.00	196.99
17	—	372	194.00–229.00	217.41
24	—	474	186.00–219.00	206.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	180.00–212.00	194.90
29	—	539	179.00–202.00	195.05
5	—	630	160.00–177.00	169.32
14	—	424	180.00–220.00	203.59
14	—	376	182.00–227.00	207.13
1	—	275	235.00	235.00
14	—	578	175.00–188.00	181.75
6	—	651	140.00	140.00
17	—	333	186.00–230.00	204.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	759	222.50	222.50
17	—	625	210.00	210.00
3	—	678	205.00	205.00
30	—	564	210.00–225.00	222.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	236.00–258.00	245.40
20	—	467	229.00–249.00	236.78
6	—	336	256.00–260.00	257.29
13	—	579	200.00–219.00	205.70
2	—	725	190.00	190.00
1	—	770	185.00	185.00
19	—	522	202.00–240.00	217.23
3	—	665	193.00–198.00	195.32
4	—	626	200.00–204.00	201.76
12	—	377	250.00–260.00	254.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	260.00	260.00
10	—	628	190.00–211.00	204.65
8	—	672	180.00–202.00	192.35
1	—	770	174.00	174.00
21	—	471	220.00–240.00	227.33
18	—	578	190.00–225.00	210.05
11	—	367	230.00–257.00	247.37
19	—	427	228.00–250.00	238.02
4	—	323	240.00–262.00	251.67
9	—	520	210.00–232.00	221.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	622	180.00–196.00	190.05
8	—	326	230.00–255.00	245.26
8	—	380	218.00–242.00	229.98
9	—	517	190.00–220.00	205.27
2	—	278	250.00–255.00	252.57
13	—	578	187.00–214.00	202.76
12	—	430	210.00–232.00	223.63
3	—	722	170.00–175.00	171.69
12	—	475	200.00–225.00	215.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,017	60.00–79.00	71.92
53	—	1,015	67.00–87.00	77.83
37	—	1,009	74.00–91.00	79.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	97.00–105.00	100.41
17	—	1,446	80.00–90.00	86.11
23	—	1,485	85.00–98.00	90.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,179	80.00–89.00	83.68
57	—	1,229	80.00–96.00	88.58
18	—	1,177	85.00–99.00	93.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,703	90.00–107.00	103.74
18	—	1,721	100.00–115.00	107.53
9	—	1,819	110.00–118.00	114.28

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	725.00–997.00	895.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	300.00–475.00	387.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	—	840.00–1,575.00	1,390.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	600.00–1,025.00	857.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	750.00–1,350.00	1,151.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,858.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–750.00	712.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,441.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,058.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,737.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

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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