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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama · Daily summary · Tue, Nov 28
● As filed118 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1992
← Nov 27Nov 28Nov 29 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Alabama reported 118 priced lines covering 2,287 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,620 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 827 head. replacement cattle receipts at 329 head. Counted as USDA files them — 72 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tue Nov 28, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 4,620Last week 5,271Year ago 5,757
Slaughter CattleReceipts 827Last week 656Year ago 880
Replacement CattleReceipts 329Last week 309Year ago 256

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1—765174.00174.00
17—369250.00–272.00260.78
6—679180.00–200.00192.37
22—566214.00–224.00217.94
4—265278.00–286.00282.15
6—730176.00–190.00178.33
18—464230.00–250.00239.73
6—621200.00–210.00204.12
36—423240.00–265.00248.83
5—325270.00–280.00273.17
12—532205.00–240.00220.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12—479210.00–217.00213.67
12—374225.00–244.00236.20
8—624180.00–190.00184.70
21—424220.00–230.00224.96
17—525187.00–213.00203.78
2—270245.00–252.00248.44
14—576190.00–205.00194.66
8—323230.00–250.00242.02
1—705160.00160.00
2—670178.00–180.00179.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12—570198.00–212.00205.56
50—422230.00–250.00240.53
11—381240.00–265.00252.90
1—225272.00272.00
2—733170.00–172.00170.98
3—325245.00–264.00257.10
76—473205.00–245.00228.93
38—527195.00–230.00213.37
23—624190.00–200.00193.56
8—286258.00–268.00261.95
4—670180.00–191.00186.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46—424206.00–230.00222.52
78—531188.00–216.00208.66
18—331218.00–239.00232.25
70—579180.00–210.00198.45
53—375208.00–235.00228.93
6—629180.00–186.00183.52
61—477198.00–226.00215.15
1—760150.00150.00
32—679170.00–190.00178.19
6—280220.00–224.00222.40
7—723160.00–182.00168.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—606205.00205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13—685180.00–191.00190.17
60—577200.00–218.00207.65
2—328232.00–238.00234.84
18—617190.00–199.00194.94
14—370218.00–240.00232.39
62—470208.00–234.00224.78
41—520205.00–220.00215.23
2—725170.00–174.00172.06
40—422214.00–238.00224.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7—687195.00195.00
4—615208.00208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14—578178.00–192.00187.23
16—477188.00–208.00199.31
1—680170.00170.00
22—420200.00–218.00210.71
3—245222.00222.00
1—285212.00212.00
6—627170.00–185.00175.50
20—523180.00–200.00191.36
13—333210.00–230.00220.91
15—371205.00–225.00218.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5—369265.00–292.00273.34
1—775180.00180.00
16—331270.00–304.00285.72
20—469250.00–270.00260.48
20—715190.00–211.00209.15
17—436260.00–288.00273.66
30—517247.00–266.00258.25
28—555240.00–260.00246.90
21—608230.00–240.00235.51
3—653210.00–220.00213.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20—536221.00–240.00228.10
23—380250.00–270.00256.42
6—327257.00–285.00265.70
24—476240.00–256.00249.36
53—580213.00–237.00229.76
31—612210.00–220.00218.93
19—672190.00–215.00203.37
2—800174.00–177.00175.50
50—421240.00–260.00249.23
6—728180.00–200.00195.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3—377232.00–242.00235.36
2—683191.00191.00
2—510217.00–222.00219.48
6—482226.00–232.00228.30
1—585208.00208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
94—606226.00226.00
82—672225.50225.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7—522260.00260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2——2,250.002,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open8——1,800.00–2,050.001,962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open32——1,350.00–1,775.001,589.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open19——1,225.00–1,525.001,369.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open10——900.00–1,050.00970.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1——1,050.001,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3——1,800.00–1,900.001,866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3——1,750.00–2,000.001,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)5——1,200.00–1,350.001,285.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)19——1,100.00–1,650.001,382.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)7——1,400.00–1,650.001,517.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1——1,150.001,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)8——1,000.00–1,200.001,146.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14—1,808109.00–119.00112.41
13—1,578102.00–113.00107.20
8—2,047117.00–126.00119.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74—1,17082.00–90.0085.77
79—1,20387.00–97.0091.63
34—1,33494.00–102.0097.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26—1,04275.00–81.0078.24
35—1,06368.00–91.0079.75
21—1,04060.00–85.0072.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,46483.00–88.0086.46
28—1,48485.00–97.0090.39
25—1,50989.00–103.0094.86
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.