Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 100 priced lines covering 1,117 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,599 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 397 head. replacement cattle receipts at 167 head. Counted as USDA files them — 34 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,599Last week 1,797Year ago 2,372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 397Last week 203Year ago 485

Replacement CattleReceipts 167Last week 124Year ago 347

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good to very 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	175.00–186.00	180.86
6	—	635	160.00–185.00	174.46
10	—	429	200.00–217.00	208.64
4	—	281	225.00–240.00	234.02
6	—	330	210.00–235.00	218.51
18	—	376	216.00–225.00	220.83
5	—	515	190.00–195.00	193.98
2	—	723	142.00–150.00	145.93
19	—	474	190.00–210.00	199.41
2	—	665	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	165.00–170.00	167.51
20	—	321	230.00–242.00	235.78
33	—	372	225.00–240.00	232.07
21	—	524	200.00–208.00	202.40
16	—	572	190.00–205.00	196.41
26	—	427	216.00–232.00	223.76
32	—	477	210.00–222.00	213.79
16	—	625	177.00–197.00	186.95
4	—	276	240.00–252.00	243.63
2	—	673	170.00–172.00	170.98
9	—	765	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	201.00–208.00	204.45
15	—	480	220.00–235.00	224.64
5	—	281	244.00–250.00	247.62
2	—	240	257.00	257.00
11	—	372	236.00–250.00	240.83
3	—	620	190.00–200.00	193.95
12	—	319	229.00–255.00	243.98
15	—	512	208.00–225.00	213.50
17	—	417	226.00–242.00	230.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	278.00–280.00	279.37
2	—	658	192.00–200.00	196.02
22	—	517	227.00–245.00	236.76
17	—	362	250.00–277.00	271.13
8	—	561	225.00–235.00	231.87
20	—	466	230.00–270.00	256.01
35	—	426	240.00–276.00	260.20
10	—	329	260.00–280.00	271.63
3	—	627	210.00–220.00	213.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	165.00–170.00	168.33
2	—	515	210.00	210.00
12	—	437	220.00–250.00	239.30
5	—	645	190.00–195.00	194.00
6	—	574	182.00–207.00	197.63
1	—	230	260.00	260.00
1	—	270	255.00	255.00
3	—	328	250.00–252.00	250.69
4	—	480	217.00–240.00	228.82
6	—	372	230.00–250.00	241.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	192.00–220.00	210.35
16	—	322	250.00–277.00	268.61
5	—	718	170.00–188.00	178.39
18	—	378	240.00–270.00	260.97
14	—	524	210.00–228.00	220.54
6	—	672	185.00–195.00	191.26
29	—	429	230.00–264.00	249.42
24	—	480	222.00–256.00	237.84
12	—	618	185.00–210.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	227.00–237.00	232.14
2	—	380	250.00–260.00	254.80
5	—	641	192.00–210.00	203.84
1	—	455	240.00	240.00
4	—	421	240.00–242.00	240.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	228.00	228.00
11	—	415	272.00–275.00	272.89
8	—	522	248.00–263.00	254.03
1	—	565	248.00	248.00
12	—	632	233.00–238.00	233.65
3	—	475	262.00–272.00	265.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	220.00–229.00	224.31
14	—	464	242.00–265.00	256.66
13	—	525	230.00–255.00	240.53
3	—	342	275.00–285.00	278.37
3	—	705	196.00–212.00	206.00
11	—	574	228.00–245.00	238.26
3	—	677	205.00–220.00	212.27
6	—	373	260.00–272.00	267.16
9	—	437	255.00–267.00	262.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,118	83.00–91.00	86.86
51	—	1,201	82.00–97.00	91.23
25	—	1,251	88.00–100.00	96.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,067	68.00–83.00	78.64
13	—	1,063	73.00–88.00	83.40
28	—	1,002	60.00–77.00	71.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,442	86.00–91.00	88.91
9	—	1,513	92.00–97.00	93.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,738	100.00–114.00	105.89
16	—	1,491	90.00–110.00	99.04
6	—	1,742	105.00–118.00	111.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,471.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,408.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	680.00–840.00	760.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	575.00–650.00	606.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	800.00–1,400.00	1,043.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	—	925.00–1,450.00	1,217.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,358.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	962.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	800.00–900.00	881.67

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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