Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 109 priced lines covering 1,582 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,958 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 524 head. replacement cattle receipts at 206 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Nov 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,958Last week 1,931Year ago 963

Slaughter CattleReceipts 524Last week 523Year ago 203

Replacement CattleReceipts 206Last week 215Year ago 131

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and feeder bulls sold mostly steady. 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	200.00–205.00	202.50
2	—	388	235.00–245.00	239.97
3	—	465	240.00	240.00
9	—	683	182.00–210.00	204.51
6	—	533	202.00–235.00	217.59
6	—	620	192.00–215.00	208.29
2	—	580	226.00–228.00	227.02
9	—	427	230.00–255.00	242.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	482	224.00–260.00	251.07
26	—	581	225.00–238.00	234.05
29	—	520	220.00–250.00	243.40
1	—	310	240.00	240.00
16	—	378	238.00–268.00	259.23
8	—	423	226.00–265.00	249.91
21	—	664	209.00–225.00	213.26
10	—	768	185.00–200.00	197.54
14	—	632	210.00–228.00	223.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	790	215.00	215.00
8	—	380	276.00–284.00	279.46
11	—	685	225.00–228.00	227.73
10	—	424	268.00–280.00	271.82
9	—	476	256.00–275.00	261.81
18	—	520	248.00–255.00	250.38
5	—	322	280.00–284.00	281.61
21	—	618	230.00–238.00	231.49
27	—	574	240.00–255.00	245.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	720	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	569	192.00–220.00	211.76
1	—	320	212.00	212.00
9	—	626	190.00–208.00	197.87
29	—	518	208.00–225.00	219.74
29	—	469	193.00–225.00	220.15
47	—	423	198.00–227.00	219.22
53	—	676	187.00–205.00	202.53
2	—	720	182.00–184.00	183.01
11	—	383	208.00–225.00	221.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	334	208.00–225.00	219.80
41	—	434	195.00–226.00	216.63
19	—	580	187.00–211.00	198.19
2	—	718	162.00–170.00	165.90
29	—	528	192.00–214.00	205.44
3	—	662	170.00–177.00	172.97
16	—	376	202.00–230.00	219.87
26	—	474	205.00–222.00	212.69
10	—	619	180.00–195.00	188.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	197.00–202.00	199.71
6	—	414	212.00–216.00	214.70
20	—	384	205.00–220.00	213.79
4	—	666	155.00	155.00
20	—	533	182.00–202.00	194.96
12	—	624	160.00–188.00	172.84
6	—	327	205.00–230.00	215.05
15	—	583	185.00–200.00	192.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	201.00–205.00	203.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	476	228.00–260.00	249.53
15	—	521	224.00–242.00	233.58
2	—	725	195.00	195.00
2	—	610	210.00–215.00	212.46
26	—	378	236.00–284.00	275.54
9	—	326	275.00–280.00	276.37
20	—	424	230.00–262.00	252.31
6	—	565	218.00–224.00	220.01
3	—	662	194.00–200.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	378	230.00–260.00	248.10
9	—	419	220.00–230.00	222.84
1	—	710	147.00	147.00
10	—	471	205.00–228.00	218.73
4	—	618	199.00–200.00	199.75
12	—	327	240.00–250.00	245.20
1	—	675	160.00	160.00
2	—	568	210.00–215.00	212.47
8	—	528	190.00–210.00	196.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	172.00–190.00	183.17
16	—	317	220.00–271.00	263.78
1	—	710	182.00	182.00
17	—	565	190.00–226.00	216.70
14	—	428	218.00–245.00	238.72
17	—	472	215.00–242.00	230.65
28	—	382	240.00–270.00	257.32
2	—	775	180.00	180.00
8	—	620	185.00–208.00	196.79
21	—	517	210.00–227.00	220.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,230	90.00–103.00	96.72
56	—	1,271	84.00–97.00	89.44
82	—	1,167	77.00–91.00	84.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,086	73.00–90.00	83.42
53	—	1,070	70.00–85.00	80.35
47	—	1,056	61.00–77.00	73.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,464	82.00–89.00	86.66
12	—	1,446	91.00–101.00	96.35
26	—	1,436	80.00–95.00	88.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	107.00	107.00
16	—	1,693	99.00–112.00	108.31
8	—	1,621	88.00–108.00	98.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	960.00–1,150.00	1,044.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,432.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	—	970.00–1,400.00	1,247.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	680.00–1,200.00	832.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,236.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–950.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–825.00	712.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,571.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,378.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	825.00–1,250.00	945.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,125.00

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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