Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 128 priced lines covering 1,604 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,516 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 510 head. replacement cattle receipts at 206 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,516Last week 2,958Year ago 3,801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 510Last week 524Year ago 492

Replacement CattleReceipts 206Last week 206Year ago 204

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	300.00–305.00	302.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	180.00	180.00
6	—	627	197.00–210.00	204.79
7	—	571	212.00–220.00	217.03
6	—	515	225.00–240.00	231.46
9	—	423	240.00–255.00	247.89
4	—	364	255.00–275.00	265.09
2	—	763	160.00–170.00	164.98
5	—	462	227.00–240.00	234.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	252.00	252.00
23	—	472	216.00–242.00	227.73
3	—	723	170.00–175.00	171.65
14	—	573	200.00–227.00	207.57
16	—	425	230.00–255.00	244.02
1	—	760	177.00	177.00
12	—	676	170.00–190.00	181.47
14	—	522	210.00–237.00	217.07
8	—	326	250.00–280.00	262.64
10	—	627	185.00–200.00	193.12
119	—	380	245.00–265.00	256.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	456	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	363	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	422	215.00–242.00	226.66
12	—	579	183.00–200.00	189.38
5	—	714	165.00–167.00	165.41
15	—	328	240.00–265.00	247.35
1	—	800	165.00	165.00
5	—	628	165.00–185.00	175.06
4	—	280	260.00	260.00
18	—	374	230.00–250.00	237.28
17	—	524	195.00–210.00	203.26
15	—	478	205.00–230.00	216.81
2	—	688	170.00–175.00	172.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	528	208.00–220.00	213.95
11	—	433	222.00–226.00	224.22
14	—	577	200.00–215.00	207.15
4	—	666	188.00–197.00	191.74
24	—	484	219.00–232.50	221.53
4	—	315	230.00	230.00
11	—	610	190.00–205.00	196.10
4	—	370	224.00–230.00	227.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	313	215.00–230.00	225.13
16	—	380	200.00–225.00	215.88
1	—	205	255.00	255.00
9	—	573	180.00–190.00	186.02
3	—	628	172.00–175.00	173.98
4	—	770	140.00–170.00	152.63
3	—	663	160.00–165.00	161.66
18	—	531	182.00–202.00	191.38
2	—	723	150.00–160.00	154.88
29	—	471	191.00–212.00	201.17
20	—	429	208.00–217.50	215.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	669	165.00–180.00	172.82
1	—	755	160.00	160.00
7	—	631	180.00–190.00	186.26
1	—	705	170.00	170.00
8	—	317	227.00–245.00	235.14
38	—	521	195.00–213.00	203.80
20	—	572	182.00–205.00	197.30
28	—	366	224.00–230.00	226.26
35	—	469	200.00–222.00	214.67
28	—	419	208.00–228.00	219.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	218.00	218.00
1	—	615	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	505	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	275.00	275.00
1	—	395	290.00	290.00
2	—	488	265.00	265.00
3	—	512	260.00	260.00
2	—	770	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	250.00–277.00	264.00
1	—	765	195.00	195.00
22	—	629	220.00–234.00	226.20
11	—	681	210.00–229.00	222.70
8	—	481	250.00–260.00	254.32
5	—	368	255.00–280.00	266.85
2	—	315	260.00	260.00
8	—	524	242.00–255.00	249.17
32	—	569	230.00–245.00	235.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	290.00	290.00
21	—	621	210.00–222.00	215.51
6	—	765	185.00–206.00	192.93
15	—	436	250.00–265.00	253.59
1	—	715	200.00	200.00
7	—	331	260.00–270.00	266.11
12	—	482	238.00–250.00	244.13
30	—	526	230.00–245.00	236.45
4	—	664	212.00–214.00	212.51
17	—	373	258.00–267.00	261.20
14	—	577	220.00–240.00	229.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	245.00–250.00	248.90
1	—	680	190.00	190.00
3	—	470	225.00–230.00	228.33
10	—	531	215.00–230.00	222.59
5	—	579	212.00–220.00	216.96
3	—	717	180.00–187.00	184.66
3	—	630	200.00–210.00	205.59
3	—	318	255.00–257.00	256.36
14	—	439	230.00–242.00	239.90
1	—	275	275.00	275.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,222.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,260.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,070.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	982.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	920.00–1,350.00	1,082.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	950.00–1,435.00	1,075.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–1,150.00	935.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–900.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–875.00	866.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,420.00–1,460.00	1,440.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,160.00–1,400.00	1,257.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,020.00–1,113.00	1,049.30
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	545.00–600.00	572.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	729.00–946.00	865.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,553	97.00–108.00	101.00
16	—	1,604	107.00–115.00	110.72
10	—	1,931	113.00–120.00	116.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,000	65.00–81.00	70.63
49	—	1,054	72.00–87.00	77.00
24	—	1,079	79.00–85.00	82.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,189	84.00–97.00	90.89
73	—	1,203	79.00–89.00	85.68
33	—	1,151	91.00–106.00	97.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,396	84.00–88.00	86.01
19	—	1,481	84.00–94.00	90.04
4	—	1,484	96.00–100.00	98.86

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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