Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 123 priced lines covering 2,251 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,319 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 764 head. replacement cattle receipts at 283 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,319Last week 4,620Year ago 4,194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 764Last week 827Year ago 458

Replacement CattleReceipts 283Last week 329Year ago 86

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	535	209.00–225.00	213.12
31	—	416	220.00–237.00	226.74
5	—	724	167.00–185.00	178.08
1	—	755	166.00	166.00
3	—	682	178.00–180.00	179.34
1	—	800	168.00	168.00
24	—	565	193.00–208.00	205.37
26	—	614	187.00–215.00	195.95
47	—	470	217.00–235.00	224.71
1	—	290	240.00	240.00
14	—	369	228.00–246.00	233.81
12	—	328	230.00–255.00	244.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	244.00	244.00
29	—	634	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	671	165.00–186.00	180.33
49	—	473	204.00–228.00	216.33
1	—	760	160.00	160.00
13	—	627	172.00–204.00	182.00
48	—	586	185.00–213.00	197.21
11	—	721	158.00–180.00	170.93
48	—	525	195.00–220.00	208.71
2	—	265	230.00	230.00
66	—	423	210.00–235.00	222.62
16	—	317	222.00–248.00	237.14
33	—	374	216.00–245.00	231.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	172.00–174.00	172.98
5	—	276	220.00–230.00	224.19
47	—	412	202.00–220.00	213.42
25	—	317	220.00–235.00	227.83
15	—	374	212.00–230.00	221.21
19	—	532	187.00–205.00	193.98
12	—	481	195.00–210.00	201.26
25	—	573	175.00–196.00	187.20
1	—	780	155.00	155.00
9	—	620	167.00–190.00	177.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	378	255.00–265.00	258.52
18	—	739	170.00–200.00	180.54
3	—	478	240.00–245.00	241.69
22	—	692	197.00–210.00	204.99
6	—	533	212.00–230.00	217.57
1	—	325	260.00	260.00
37	—	576	203.00–230.00	224.98
15	—	417	238.00–257.00	248.60
17	—	627	190.00–221.00	214.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	235.00–260.00	253.48
23	—	531	225.00–250.00	245.28
5	—	315	266.00–300.00	282.47
30	—	656	190.00–224.00	214.03
8	—	426	256.00–267.00	261.81
44	—	566	210.00–242.00	230.76
17	—	623	215.00–235.00	223.23
16	—	376	253.00–280.00	268.12
11	—	790	177.00–204.00	189.26
3	—	715	190.00–215.00	205.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	455	255.00–260.00	257.56
27	—	525	270.00–278.00	275.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	515	235.00–263.00	252.72
34	—	577	220.00–257.00	251.71
12	—	752	193.00	193.00
9	—	436	250.00–285.00	267.24
2	—	323	272.00–278.00	275.21
1	—	365	295.00	295.00
1	—	715	210.00	210.00
33	—	682	219.00–229.00	223.19
81	—	630	237.00–239.00	238.24
23	—	486	260.00–266.00	264.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	613	178.00–220.00	198.77
6	—	669	180.00–186.00	183.48
12	—	721	174.00–194.00	189.80
30	—	426	232.00–260.00	247.54
13	—	325	250.00–285.00	263.02
29	—	471	220.00–252.00	237.42
18	—	381	240.00–260.00	250.85
26	—	527	212.00–247.00	225.95
29	—	576	198.00–230.00	216.08
2	—	763	161.00–180.00	170.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	190.00–220.00	199.01
28	—	526	198.00–226.00	207.92
15	—	472	212.00–240.00	225.20
6	—	622	176.00–197.00	187.63
18	—	426	220.00–255.00	237.08
10	—	720	160.00–190.00	178.90
6	—	332	240.00–252.00	246.28
3	—	785	155.00–180.00	168.32
19	—	370	230.00–270.00	251.42
5	—	674	170.00–180.00	175.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	616	203.00–218.00	209.55
1	—	775	190.00	190.00
1	—	680	190.00	190.00
12	—	559	214.00–233.00	222.63
5	—	365	252.00–266.00	259.83
21	—	425	240.00–270.00	257.04
2	—	225	286.00	286.00
6	—	335	260.00–278.00	272.84
23	—	459	231.00–260.00	250.40
2	—	720	200.00–207.00	203.45
15	—	514	218.00–235.00	225.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	977	64.00–84.00	76.62
19	—	1,057	77.00–82.00	78.79
58	—	1,054	71.00–90.00	80.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,399	87.00–101.00	95.06
12	—	1,500	85.00–94.00	90.36
15	—	1,411	94.00–106.00	100.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,153	83.00–93.00	87.20
32	—	1,261	94.00–102.00	98.16
84	—	1,245	88.00–99.00	92.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,816	98.00–122.00	113.72
9	—	1,922	114.00–130.00	122.24
16	—	1,654	92.00–115.00	104.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	775.00–950.00	851.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	—	900.00–1,450.00	1,101.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,133.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	830.00–895.00	861.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	937.50
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	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,366.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	540.00–620.00	576.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	739.00–864.00	782.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,210.00	1,198.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,319.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,208.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.50

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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