Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 115 priced lines covering 1,342 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,925 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 333 head. replacement cattle receipts at 199 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,925Last week 1,599Year ago 2,372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 333Last week 397Year ago 485

Replacement CattleReceipts 199Last week 167Year ago 347

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	572	178.00–190.00	183.95
10	—	518	190.00–200.00	194.66
17	—	374	212.00–225.00	219.30
5	—	689	160.00–168.00	164.81
31	—	425	180.00–217.00	205.97
2	—	780	145.00–150.00	147.47
22	—	475	200.00–210.00	205.36
10	—	326	220.00–227.00	224.13
2	—	640	174.00–176.00	174.99
1	—	735	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	207.50	207.50
4	—	456	232.50	232.50
1	—	650	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	579	187.00–205.00	194.82
12	—	715	177.00	177.00
7	—	677	175.00–182.00	177.81
36	—	473	195.00–222.00	212.70
13	—	631	177.00–186.00	181.72
45	—	378	220.00–237.00	225.63
1	—	755	160.00	160.00
2	—	263	234.00–245.00	239.24
41	—	426	212.00–230.00	219.95
28	—	324	230.00–250.00	235.81
31	—	521	185.00–212.00	203.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	612	190.00–202.00	195.32
15	—	565	200.00–216.00	208.42
6	—	321	257.00–265.00	262.88
1	—	680	187.00	187.00
1	—	730	180.00	180.00
15	—	378	230.00–250.00	243.25
11	—	416	224.00–242.00	233.71
30	—	522	210.00–220.00	215.66
18	—	460	217.00–232.00	221.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	205.00–210.00	208.75
1	—	480	265.00	265.00
1	—	655	220.00	220.00
40	—	618	232.00–237.00	235.48
2	—	375	268.00	268.00
10	—	770	192.00–195.00	192.30
4	—	579	230.00–240.00	235.06
14	—	514	250.00–260.00	255.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	206.00–215.00	211.19
1	—	330	270.00	270.00
2	—	675	205.00	205.00
17	—	380	246.00–255.00	250.46
6	—	524	222.00–237.00	230.00
4	—	481	236.00–247.00	240.98
4	—	575	212.00–222.00	216.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	224.00–242.00	232.33
3	—	632	215.00–225.00	218.40
9	—	423	252.00–265.00	259.94
3	—	732	185.00–192.00	189.03
12	—	331	270.00–282.00	276.35
17	—	368	260.00–272.00	265.23
14	—	530	234.00–250.00	242.96
1	—	795	185.00	185.00
12	—	479	245.00–260.00	251.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	190.00–200.00	194.23
6	—	331	264.00–270.00	265.09
6	—	613	200.00–210.00	205.01
19	—	513	220.00–242.00	234.53
19	—	566	212.00–230.00	217.81
23	—	365	255.00–280.00	266.59
27	—	474	235.00–252.00	242.66
24	—	420	245.00–260.00	252.95
4	—	714	185.00–192.00	188.50
1	—	275	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	322	240.00–250.00	245.56
3	—	212	260.00–270.00	266.61
22	—	476	215.00–225.00	220.00
8	—	384	235.00–248.00	240.74
4	—	576	180.00–195.00	188.76
4	—	625	170.00–192.00	184.18
3	—	268	255.00–260.00	258.26
9	—	523	195.00–210.00	203.35
11	—	427	225.00–238.00	233.33
3	—	673	162.00–180.00	168.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	619	195.00–206.00	199.50
18	—	425	235.00–250.00	242.87
25	—	378	245.00–262.00	252.24
14	—	521	210.00–227.00	217.58
5	—	673	185.00–195.00	188.93
10	—	567	205.00–220.00	208.85
14	—	326	252.00–277.00	262.95
1	—	740	172.00	172.00
22	—	470	222.00–240.00	232.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	992	64.00–82.00	73.39
27	—	1,048	78.00–93.00	87.32
30	—	1,016	71.00–86.00	80.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	90.00–91.00	90.53
6	—	1,419	92.00–100.00	96.56
1	—	1,525	109.00	109.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,179	82.00–93.00	86.49
11	—	1,262	96.00–104.00	100.36
51	—	1,203	88.00–99.00	93.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,547	110.00–116.00	113.08
20	—	1,540	99.00–110.00	102.66
9	—	1,803	118.00–125.00	121.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–975.00	918.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	870.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	—	820.00–1,375.00	1,116.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	675.00–1,125.00	821.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,190.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	400.00–580.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	756.00–838.00	799.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,137.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,322.92

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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