Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 111 priced lines covering 1,162 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,088 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 361 head. replacement cattle receipts at 151 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,088Last week 725Year ago 1,036

Slaughter CattleReceipts 361Last week 238Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 151Last week 54Year ago 88

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady, however a higher undertone was noted. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	523	175.00–222.00	202.49
27	—	475	197.00–225.00	206.33
30	—	366	210.00–242.00	225.10
3	—	718	167.00–170.00	167.98
4	—	669	150.00–175.00	166.73
7	—	620	155.00–185.00	176.95
24	—	572	160.00–217.00	193.75
3	—	335	220.00	220.00
24	—	428	205.00–235.00	217.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	206.00–208.00	207.32
5	—	476	194.00–200.00	197.85
17	—	527	182.00–210.00	192.17
10	—	420	196.00–210.00	205.01
1	—	215	235.00	235.00
4	—	638	170.00–172.00	171.49
3	—	675	162.00–191.00	172.55
3	—	723	147.00–168.00	156.56
21	—	368	200.00–220.00	209.05
6	—	572	177.00–200.00	182.58
12	—	331	225.00–235.00	225.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	420	215.00–240.00	223.33
1	—	720	175.00	175.00
30	—	473	205.00–232.00	213.29
6	—	611	190.00–192.50	191.67
2	—	663	180.00–190.00	185.02
1	—	785	165.00	165.00
24	—	525	197.00–227.00	207.57
1	—	340	230.00	230.00
1	—	215	260.00	260.00
11	—	560	185.00–212.00	199.26
4	—	368	222.00–225.00	224.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	463	232.00–250.00	239.19
6	—	566	210.00–230.00	214.97
2	—	607	207.50	207.50
1	—	675	217.00	217.00
1	—	755	175.00	175.00
11	—	429	245.00–265.00	254.56
10	—	728	185.00–210.00	189.55
21	—	513	220.00–245.00	229.66
10	—	380	255.00–280.00	263.78
1	—	335	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	235.00–245.00	240.73
10	—	382	242.00–260.00	251.40
5	—	473	220.00–236.00	227.05
1	—	575	212.00	212.00
7	—	538	216.00–229.00	227.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	275.00	275.00
2	—	655	205.00–210.00	207.52
5	—	373	250.00–290.00	265.82
2	—	438	240.00–250.00	244.97
4	—	624	210.00–230.00	220.51
16	—	534	210.00–255.00	236.10
14	—	473	225.00–267.00	244.53
6	—	569	220.00–242.00	228.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	250.00–310.00	266.88
5	—	620	195.00–222.00	207.19
6	—	467	220.00–235.00	227.20
3	—	227	272.00–280.00	274.47
7	—	561	215.00–229.00	224.02
11	—	427	235.00–245.00	239.81
11	—	521	205.00–235.00	215.13
7	—	375	240.00	240.00
1	—	715	167.00	167.00
2	—	673	172.00–177.00	174.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	525	202.00–235.00	219.00
2	—	720	190.00–195.00	192.53
23	—	421	222.00–265.00	241.03
10	—	328	240.00–290.00	252.63
11	—	626	182.00–218.00	200.24
27	—	474	210.00–245.00	229.13
17	—	377	235.00–285.00	250.09
2	—	225	270.00–275.00	272.33
3	—	278	252.00–265.00	259.09
12	—	570	190.00–222.00	209.64
2	—	690	200.00–205.00	202.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	150.00	150.00
1	—	685	155.00	155.00
14	—	369	225.00–260.00	236.00
17	—	478	200.00–227.00	214.57
7	—	620	172.00–200.00	180.07
22	—	426	207.00–247.00	225.42
10	—	520	185.00–212.00	200.30
8	—	316	230.00–250.00	237.74
3	—	728	170.00–175.00	173.39
7	—	574	182.00–192.00	186.71
6	—	271	240.00–255.00	248.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	105.00	105.00
7	—	1,466	84.00–91.00	87.53
8	—	1,478	88.00–108.00	94.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,036	71.00–90.00	79.03
27	—	987	64.00–85.00	76.11
28	—	1,042	79.00–87.00	82.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,191	82.00–96.00	87.02
24	—	1,314	95.00–109.00	96.65
63	—	1,254	87.00–102.00	91.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,089	115.00–125.00	121.40
19	—	1,522	99.00–111.00	104.57
21	—	1,764	105.00–117.00	113.24

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–975.00	936.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,083.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,385.00–1,650.00	1,508.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	760.00–825.00	781.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,045.00–1,100.00	1,081.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,140.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	850.00–1,350.00	1,040.24
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	712.00–956.00	832.69
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	425.00–525.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,741.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	725.00–1,575.00	1,352.27

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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