Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 120 priced lines covering 1,264 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,797 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 203 head. replacement cattle receipts at 124 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,797Last week 1,985Year ago 4,511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 498Year ago 711

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 176Year ago 315

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	248.00–265.00	254.79
23	—	624	204.00–208.00	204.17
14	—	513	212.00–230.00	225.28
15	—	465	234.00–242.00	236.99
2	—	660	180.00–190.00	185.00
1	—	390	250.00	250.00
4	—	415	232.00–250.00	244.58
9	—	580	210.00–228.00	215.19
1	—	715	187.00	187.00
34	—	759	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	277.00	277.00
2	—	455	275.00–277.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	254.00–264.00	257.79
17	—	368	258.00–270.00	265.14
5	—	323	270.00–275.00	274.02
3	—	712	185.00–190.00	186.65
7	—	529	225.00–250.00	238.03
14	—	571	218.00–237.00	228.29
11	—	626	210.00–218.00	216.28
8	—	473	230.00–260.00	242.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	414	260.00–276.00	268.66
15	—	770	173.00–178.00	173.33
5	—	343	270.00–288.00	284.38
9	—	708	190.00–203.00	196.03
7	—	574	234.00–250.00	238.59
2	—	373	277.00–278.00	277.48
39	—	524	240.00–267.00	263.55
20	—	674	210.00–222.00	214.93
20	—	616	221.00–234.00	225.04
13	—	474	251.00–270.00	257.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	165.00	165.00
14	—	669	181.00–191.00	188.23
17	—	467	222.00–230.00	226.31
1	—	800	160.00	160.00
27	—	633	192.00–200.00	195.64
2	—	718	170.00–177.00	173.49
14	—	376	230.00–258.00	241.07
34	—	430	228.00–243.00	234.07
6	—	330	232.00–265.00	248.46
29	—	559	200.00–210.00	207.94
12	—	513	205.00–220.00	208.79
5	—	285	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	714	187.00	187.00
1	—	610	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	158.00–167.00	161.72
11	—	432	210.00–230.00	220.04
1	—	800	151.00	151.00
13	—	480	205.00–220.00	213.04
52	—	678	170.00–180.00	176.85
20	—	570	192.00–204.00	197.80
12	—	618	180.00–190.00	183.66
19	—	374	218.00–240.00	230.03
2	—	780	150.00–157.00	153.48
28	—	526	190.00–212.00	202.88
9	—	327	228.00–250.00	239.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	477	192.00–210.00	202.33
4	—	266	235.00–240.00	236.75
3	—	675	160.00–170.00	165.63
4	—	616	170.00–180.00	174.33
8	—	575	180.00–190.00	186.61
38	—	537	170.00–200.00	191.79
10	—	719	151.00–160.00	152.19
30	—	429	202.00–220.00	216.89
6	—	374	208.00–230.00	215.68
6	—	308	230.00–235.00	231.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	240.00–250.00	243.65
5	—	280	250.00–260.00	255.78
8	—	532	197.00–217.00	205.85
13	—	421	220.00–235.00	226.69
1	—	335	250.00	250.00
7	—	574	187.00–202.00	196.43
7	—	473	204.00–225.00	216.05
3	—	678	170.00–182.00	174.66
4	—	621	188.00–190.00	188.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	240.00–270.00	256.81
2	—	278	265.00–275.00	270.14
8	—	433	228.00–247.00	239.89
7	—	672	182.00–194.00	187.78
20	—	484	216.00–233.00	225.22
14	—	325	244.00–285.00	263.49
2	—	763	160.00–184.00	172.04
3	—	722	170.00–177.00	173.03
12	—	573	200.00–215.00	207.40
17	—	515	208.00–227.00	214.87
7	—	633	192.00–204.00	198.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	220.00–237.00	227.40
7	—	316	260.00–270.00	265.55
9	—	669	192.00–216.00	203.57
12	—	425	244.00–262.00	254.87
8	—	554	218.00–228.00	225.00
1	—	255	292.00	292.00
5	—	621	205.00–219.00	210.10
16	—	473	234.00–245.00	239.59
8	—	370	250.00–280.00	264.94
1	—	760	175.00	175.00
2	—	720	185.00–190.00	187.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	276.00	276.00
3	—	462	248.00–252.00	249.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,368	80.00–88.00	84.53
14	—	1,450	85.00–96.00	90.43
1	—	1,420	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,280	92.00–100.00	94.93
29	—	1,191	79.00–87.00	83.01
34	—	1,174	85.00–95.00	89.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	981	65.00–80.00	72.12
12	—	1,043	75.00–81.00	78.08
10	—	1,034	63.00–70.00	67.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	115.00	115.00
8	—	1,804	112.00–119.00	116.14
9	—	1,665	94.00–110.00	103.20

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	500.00–600.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	702.00–943.00	788.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	725.00–1,375.00	1,081.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	975.00–1,400.00	1,177.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	951.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,510.00	1,510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,296.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00

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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