Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 109 priced lines covering 1,361 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,985 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 498 head. replacement cattle receipts at 176 head. Counted as USDA files them — 19 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,985Last week 2,867Year ago 2,521

Slaughter CattleReceipts 498Last week 385Year ago 517

Replacement CattleReceipts 176Last week 193Year ago 179

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	478	230.00–265.00	249.99
24	—	530	232.00–255.00	241.86
18	—	564	227.00–234.00	233.17
2	—	820	185.00	185.00
11	—	324	255.00–290.00	278.60
18	—	367	250.00–280.00	273.50
5	—	664	196.00–218.00	208.42
2	—	623	215.00	215.00
24	—	430	255.00–265.00	260.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	445	264.00	264.00
7	—	654	215.00–217.00	216.72
5	—	511	245.00–254.00	250.84
10	—	470	250.00–270.00	260.16
3	—	323	268.00–295.00	286.09
2	—	573	220.00–232.00	225.87
1	—	715	195.00	195.00
6	—	372	255.00–270.00	262.57
14	—	626	220.00–232.50	225.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	386	242.00–265.00	251.01
1	—	720	180.00	180.00
5	—	476	230.00–242.00	234.15
4	—	435	242.00–252.00	247.77
15	—	524	206.00–237.00	222.34
1	—	605	185.00	185.00
7	—	567	215.00–220.00	218.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	165.00–174.00	171.78
36	—	517	198.00–212.00	204.59
41	—	418	210.00–230.00	222.75
42	—	469	205.00–222.00	213.62
11	—	620	172.00–182.00	178.49
20	—	327	216.00–246.00	231.73
31	—	380	215.00–236.00	228.90
4	—	779	150.00–160.00	157.51
28	—	568	186.00–205.00	193.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	572	205.00–212.00	207.40
9	—	607	190.00–197.00	193.45
1	—	765	167.00	167.00
2	—	715	170.00–176.00	173.00
16	—	424	215.00–237.00	224.52
10	—	327	226.00–252.00	232.31
10	—	524	206.00–217.00	212.06
3	—	475	224.00	224.00
2	—	655	180.00–190.00	184.96
10	—	375	224.00–232.00	227.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	320	215.00–230.00	225.65
6	—	630	157.00–175.00	169.29
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
13	—	572	165.00–187.00	177.04
1	—	675	160.00	160.00
21	—	478	180.00–207.00	194.93
17	—	527	190.00–200.00	194.94
20	—	368	204.00–225.00	210.15
2	—	723	150.00–155.00	152.44
24	—	431	200.00–220.00	209.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	190.00–200.00	194.55
3	—	323	245.00–262.00	253.07
2	—	775	155.00–157.00	156.03
1	—	710	162.00	162.00
10	—	376	230.00–252.00	238.64
1	—	280	250.00	250.00
14	—	521	200.00–230.00	216.33
18	—	476	210.00–237.00	222.13
3	—	672	170.00–175.00	171.64
3	—	633	180.00–186.00	183.69
19	—	422	220.00–240.00	227.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	180.00–190.00	183.61
9	—	367	245.00–250.00	247.84
15	—	517	200.00–245.00	219.98
11	—	321	248.00–285.00	259.85
37	—	429	225.00–255.00	240.68
23	—	473	215.00–250.00	231.62
18	—	623	175.00–200.00	189.89
4	—	720	165.00–170.00	168.71
10	—	573	190.00–230.00	214.25
3	—	288	256.00–260.00	257.36
4	—	783	160.00–167.00	164.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	225.00–230.00	226.07
1	—	620	207.00	207.00
17	—	369	250.00–264.00	256.60
2	—	315	260.00	260.00
3	—	661	190.00–197.00	192.29
1	—	205	280.00	280.00
8	—	571	210.00–240.00	223.16
16	—	479	230.00–265.00	238.26
8	—	419	240.00–254.00	247.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,206	82.00–95.00	86.16
21	—	1,187	94.00–107.00	98.76
65	—	1,236	88.00–101.00	91.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	974	71.00–88.00	78.15
30	—	975	65.00–81.00	72.77
33	—	1,094	78.00–88.00	83.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,481	100.00–106.00	103.43
14	—	1,392	88.00–100.00	94.55
8	—	1,408	82.00–88.00	86.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,417	100.00–110.00	103.60
6	—	1,663	120.00–125.00	122.49
14	—	1,649	104.00–118.00	110.12

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)	6	—	—	650.00–1,150.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	800.00–1,375.00	1,142.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,221.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,271.43
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–950.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	987.50
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	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,475.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	400.00–570.00	492.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	625.00–800.00	741.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,177.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,320.00

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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