Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 107 priced lines covering 1,154 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,248 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 387 head. replacement cattle receipts at 218 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Nov 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,248Last week 5,271Year ago 2,837

Slaughter CattleReceipts 387Last week 656Year ago 470

Replacement CattleReceipts 218Last week 309Year ago 353

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	468	205.00–225.00	218.62
1	—	660	180.00	180.00
9	—	310	228.00–234.00	230.68
13	—	373	220.00–236.00	226.29
4	—	629	190.00–200.00	196.71
8	—	581	197.00–210.00	202.14
15	—	521	200.00–222.00	213.06
23	—	422	210.00–237.00	221.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	333	218.00–242.00	224.60
31	—	420	202.00–227.00	217.62
25	—	565	185.00–205.00	195.67
4	—	281	225.00–230.00	226.27
1	—	670	165.00	165.00
23	—	475	200.00–220.00	211.07
24	—	382	212.00–235.00	224.84
4	—	725	152.00–180.00	173.00
12	—	624	170.00–190.00	184.26
27	—	523	192.00–212.00	203.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	518	180.00–200.00	194.59
18	—	580	175.00–195.00	187.94
14	—	313	220.00–230.00	222.91
14	—	377	205.00–225.00	209.25
2	—	685	175.00	175.00
4	—	715	170.00	170.00
7	—	629	165.00–180.00	174.54
10	—	468	200.00–202.00	200.60
2	—	275	220.00	220.00
9	—	421	195.00–217.00	203.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	701	194.50	194.50
1	—	515	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	246.00–260.00	251.69
13	—	628	190.00–232.00	224.66
3	—	795	210.00	210.00
8	—	518	208.00–252.00	234.90
4	—	319	257.00–272.00	264.25
4	—	659	187.00–215.00	204.68
12	—	423	220.00–265.00	252.95
13	—	559	200.00–234.00	228.63
17	—	477	210.00–257.00	233.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	192.00	192.00
10	—	579	214.00–244.50	236.36
5	—	309	270.00–275.00	273.37
6	—	617	200.00–235.00	222.11
1	—	495	230.00	230.00
1	—	355	268.00	268.00
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
5	—	410	240.00–265.00	256.84
1	—	660	198.00	198.00
3	—	505	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	260.00	260.00
2	—	510	230.00–232.00	231.01
2	—	475	240.00	240.00
3	—	633	205.00–215.00	209.96
1	—	790	200.00	200.00
2	—	560	220.00	220.00
5	—	672	200.00–203.00	201.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	177.00–206.00	195.56
13	—	380	225.00–257.00	246.14
12	—	573	185.00–216.00	205.35
15	—	470	215.00–238.00	226.46
8	—	518	187.00–218.00	204.74
5	—	671	160.00–186.00	174.12
9	—	313	250.00–265.00	258.35
14	—	426	217.00–242.00	231.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	520	210.00–242.00	229.58
2	—	720	185.00–190.00	187.53
11	—	425	227.00–262.00	252.34
7	—	564	205.00–220.00	213.17
4	—	664	200.00–210.00	207.51
8	—	616	205.00–224.00	213.50
4	—	374	260.00–266.00	264.52
13	—	469	217.00–259.00	247.69
7	—	323	263.00–270.00	267.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	663	185.00–188.00	185.81
9	—	623	190.00–211.00	201.45
1	—	285	262.00	262.00
5	—	712	165.00–185.00	177.05
23	—	423	217.00–255.00	243.86
25	—	521	200.00–230.00	216.35
17	—	581	196.00–226.00	211.28
3	—	322	260.00–270.00	263.26
36	—	378	237.00–265.00	253.25
21	—	472	207.00–249.00	236.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	102.00–106.00	104.31
10	—	1,339	85.00–90.00	87.58
13	—	1,369	89.00–98.00	94.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,200	85.00–99.00	93.66
47	—	1,110	79.00–93.00	88.17
17	—	1,270	92.00–106.00	100.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,010	71.00–88.00	81.08
20	—	1,015	74.00–80.00	76.82
4	—	1,051	78.00–92.00	84.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,759	116.00–117.00	116.78
22	—	1,681	106.00–115.00	112.09
15	—	1,586	100.00–109.00	105.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,062.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	775.00–900.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,185.00–1,400.00	1,330.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,080.00–1,400.00	1,258.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	670.00–1,325.00	858.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	—	—	815.00–1,350.00	1,137.60
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–975.00	933.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	920.00–1,090.00	1,003.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,366.67

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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