Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 107 priced lines covering 1,503 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,140 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 450 head. replacement cattle receipts at 189 head. Counted as USDA files them — 14 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Nov 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,140Last week 2,248Year ago 3,172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 450Last week 387Year ago 522

Replacement CattleReceipts 189Last week 218Year ago 223

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	220.00–225.00	221.02
11	—	625	160.00–194.00	179.92
30	—	474	195.00–222.00	212.04
22	—	574	175.00–200.00	190.35
3	—	283	230.00–232.00	231.32
23	—	535	190.00–208.00	201.99
16	—	324	210.00–227.50	222.26
17	—	430	205.00–225.00	215.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	585	213.00	213.00
7	—	465	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	250.00	250.00
28	—	474	203.00–227.50	221.50
46	—	429	209.00–234.00	226.85
15	—	567	190.00–220.00	206.48
11	—	520	200.00–214.00	209.70
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
25	—	319	220.00–240.00	231.38
22	—	372	210.00–238.00	227.46
1	—	630	182.00	182.00
3	—	255	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	225.00–228.00	226.49
4	—	474	204.00–206.00	205.50
3	—	435	210.00	210.00
3	—	728	168.00–170.00	169.35
4	—	530	193.00–195.00	194.49
3	—	572	185.00–188.00	185.99
6	—	663	140.00–171.00	165.12
8	—	371	210.00–212.00	210.51
9	—	330	215.00–220.00	218.25
5	—	620	145.00–185.00	175.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	376	257.50–267.00	262.06
1	—	665	194.00	194.00
6	—	623	200.00–208.00	203.01
2	—	280	278.00	278.00
10	—	323	265.00–280.00	270.20
3	—	718	172.00–180.00	175.36
16	—	516	220.00–240.00	228.16
18	—	571	207.50–237.00	219.10
33	—	423	247.50–266.00	257.86
44	—	474	232.00–262.00	249.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	525	190.00–232.00	216.46
6	—	263	268.00–270.00	268.99
31	—	426	230.00–256.00	245.29
13	—	573	200.00–220.00	211.03
4	—	726	170.00–180.00	177.49
11	—	635	160.00–220.00	196.01
25	—	472	220.00–253.00	234.54
20	—	378	242.50–265.00	252.78
4	—	664	190.00–196.00	192.81
14	—	322	250.00–260.00	256.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	387	190.00–250.00	241.33
6	—	532	165.00–220.00	207.29
4	—	285	262.00	262.00
3	—	345	252.00	252.00
5	—	473	215.00–240.00	229.64
1	—	735	170.00	170.00
6	—	584	195.00–210.00	199.41
8	—	635	204.00	204.00
8	—	415	225.00–240.00	233.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	566	219.00–243.00	232.13
3	—	710	180.00–190.00	186.57
31	—	419	238.00–255.00	246.18
20	—	474	236.00–254.00	248.11
4	—	325	262.00–265.00	263.50
14	—	371	250.00–262.00	256.97
30	—	531	221.00–248.00	233.72
3	—	683	190.00–200.00	196.63
27	—	614	210.00–226.00	219.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	321	270.00–280.00	274.45
2	—	715	193.00–205.00	199.08
6	—	676	210.00–226.00	220.76
18	—	420	250.00–265.00	260.64
17	—	471	247.50–260.00	253.72
20	—	517	240.00–256.00	247.78
14	—	566	235.00–250.00	240.34
7	—	624	218.00–236.00	227.62
19	—	379	260.00–270.00	266.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	208.00–217.00	214.81
6	—	562	230.00–235.00	233.29
7	—	532	235.00–239.00	236.38
5	—	483	240.00–245.00	243.01
3	—	390	250.00	250.00
4	—	423	244.00–250.00	246.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	606	226.00	226.00
82	—	672	225.00	225.00

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	4	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	937.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,310.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	300.00–415.00	357.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	207.00–300.00	271.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	—	880.00–1,275.00	1,028.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	625.00–1,150.00	845.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,025.00–1,425.00	1,207.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	415.00–925.00	663.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	360.00–580.00	439.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	670.00–680.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	115.00	115.00
10	—	1,481	85.00–107.00	96.76
7	—	1,732	107.00–112.00	109.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	963	74.00–84.00	77.71
12	—	924	67.00–74.00	70.68
28	—	961	67.00–80.00	76.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,204	94.00–104.00	99.48
51	—	1,107	78.00–92.00	88.00
53	—	1,117	82.00–98.00	91.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,367	74.00–88.00	84.18
7	—	1,223	97.00–100.00	98.77
17	—	1,366	80.00–100.00	92.34

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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