Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 125 priced lines covering 1,789 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,867 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 385 head. replacement cattle receipts at 193 head. Counted as USDA files them — 27 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,867Last week 2,140Year ago 3,850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 385Last week 450Year ago 446

Replacement CattleReceipts 193Last week 189Year ago 209

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	195.00	195.00
11	—	522	224.00	224.00
3	—	767	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	606	183.00–185.00	183.23
30	—	419	215.00–235.00	225.67
47	—	481	212.00–230.00	224.05
11	—	702	166.00	166.00
10	—	335	230.00–235.00	232.86
1	—	785	150.00	150.00
4	—	288	232.00–238.00	235.08
10	—	375	225.00–232.00	229.03
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
22	—	572	190.00–212.00	204.02
81	—	532	204.00–224.00	214.08
1	—	800	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	429	205.00–230.00	218.26
30	—	369	216.00–235.00	225.40
9	—	679	162.00–166.50	165.83
1	—	220	255.00	255.00
3	—	733	155.00–185.00	175.32
26	—	530	190.00–217.00	204.55
39	—	472	200.00–225.00	213.49
21	—	627	171.00–193.00	182.72
23	—	570	175.00–207.00	188.95
8	—	324	220.00–228.00	222.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	677	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	532	180.00–197.00	190.03
20	—	676	150.00–180.00	165.69
12	—	324	210.00–232.00	217.72
15	—	377	208.00–225.00	216.45
16	—	624	175.00–185.00	177.26
1	—	280	220.00	220.00
28	—	586	180.00–191.00	187.74
7	—	427	205.00–212.00	207.42
18	—	480	190.00–215.00	203.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	225.00–230.00	227.81
12	—	718	185.00–189.00	188.01
7	—	469	222.00–242.00	236.10
6	—	638	210.00–212.00	210.32
25	—	697	182.00–194.00	183.25
6	—	375	247.00–252.00	250.47
11	—	525	215.00–235.00	225.62
13	—	430	230.00–250.00	241.86
2	—	765	178.00–187.00	182.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	578	240.00–253.00	249.27
111	—	530	248.00–260.00	255.60
1	—	770	185.00	185.00
9	—	429	262.00–287.00	267.22
2	—	663	200.00–210.00	204.98
26	—	472	247.00–265.00	256.80
21	—	624	214.00–230.00	225.25
21	—	738	186.00–190.00	186.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	533	246.00–265.00	256.23
1	—	485	268.00	268.00
5	—	772	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	636	207.00–220.00	212.26
2	—	325	262.00–267.00	264.42
9	—	565	210.00–245.00	228.85
30	—	520	222.00–245.00	240.67
27	—	429	240.00–267.00	259.35
10	—	478	247.00–254.00	251.14
13	—	693	195.00–212.00	209.45
14	—	373	257.00–287.00	266.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	715	198.00	198.00
38	—	635	215.00	215.00
9	—	595	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	170.00	170.00
2	—	235	260.00	260.00
12	—	416	230.00–237.00	231.85
14	—	687	162.00–182.00	167.94
2	—	620	170.00–177.00	173.47
3	—	515	216.00–220.00	217.99
6	—	477	210.00–235.00	224.16
10	—	579	192.00–205.00	200.72
19	—	383	238.00–250.00	242.34
5	—	337	250.00–262.00	256.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	220.00–240.00	236.75
1	—	420	265.00	265.00
1	—	460	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	280.00	280.00
2	—	608	197.00–202.00	199.49
16	—	429	237.00–260.00	253.55
4	—	518	237.00–242.00	239.51
1	—	220	285.00	285.00
1	—	310	265.00	265.00
4	—	559	212.00–227.00	218.28
9	—	464	230.00–256.00	246.17
3	—	377	247.00–260.00	251.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	430	225.00–255.00	240.09
4	—	658	185.00–190.00	187.51
12	—	617	185.00–205.00	196.34
1	—	275	265.00	265.00
21	—	519	210.00–230.00	220.42
8	—	574	190.00–215.00	204.97
1	—	800	170.00	170.00
21	—	381	235.00–265.00	250.55
26	—	471	220.00–244.00	232.32
4	—	728	180.00–188.00	183.46
3	—	333	240.00–250.00	243.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,163	81.00–100.00	92.07
56	—	1,159	75.00–94.00	86.73
12	—	1,139	90.00–105.00	101.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	99.00–100.00	99.48
7	—	1,392	90.00–94.00	92.74
12	—	1,441	83.00–100.00	90.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,030	80.00–85.00	83.45
18	—	1,058	57.00–79.00	69.00
33	—	1,013	60.00–85.00	75.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	118.00–120.00	118.97
20	—	1,622	92.00–107.00	99.48
9	—	1,657	105.00–116.00	110.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	743.00–984.00	836.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	400.00–550.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,161.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	793.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–725.00	708.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–800.00	731.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,168.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00

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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