Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 120 priced lines covering 1,877 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,360 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 691 head. replacement cattle receipts at 384 head. Counted as USDA files them — 90 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Dec 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,360Last week 1,925Year ago 1,826

Slaughter CattleReceipts 691Last week 333Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 384Last week 199Year ago 103

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade active with good to very 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	360	280.00–290.00	285.48
1	—	345	270.00	270.00
18	—	436	272.00–280.00	273.81
2	—	735	207.00	207.00
1	—	660	215.00	215.00
99	—	755	217.00–221.00	219.70
10	—	613	222.00–241.00	234.23
13	—	575	224.00–250.00	240.33
27	—	514	238.00–268.00	259.95
3	—	463	262.00–270.00	266.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	237.00–242.00	238.98
2	—	343	270.00	270.00
2	—	625	220.00	220.00
1	—	665	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	374	270.00–280.00	275.24
8	—	524	224.00–254.00	242.06
7	—	473	238.00–265.00	252.46
7	—	560	220.00–245.00	234.67
3	—	632	209.00–227.00	220.92
2	—	800	180.00	180.00
6	—	783	185.00–209.00	201.34
12	—	716	190.00–211.00	207.44
17	—	329	280.00–291.00	287.26
8	—	424	257.00–272.00	263.92
11	—	671	200.00–220.00	211.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	430	205.00–220.00	213.75
1	—	705	155.00	155.00
2	—	280	245.00	245.00
2	—	685	170.00–176.00	173.02
5	—	614	172.00–180.00	176.94
10	—	473	198.00–218.00	205.48
12	—	528	188.00–206.00	195.24
12	—	324	210.00–235.00	227.47
6	—	372	218.00–230.00	225.10
2	—	593	184.00–194.00	189.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	180.00	180.00
5	—	281	232.00–255.00	248.38
50	—	530	202.00–222.00	214.31
2	—	760	150.00–160.00	155.00
15	—	569	192.00–210.00	203.25
17	—	330	218.00–245.00	239.01
32	—	482	210.00–232.00	219.16
37	—	421	210.00–235.00	224.70
14	—	720	176.00–190.00	182.22
10	—	376	230.00–240.00	234.90
11	—	623	190.00–200.00	195.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	175.00–195.00	184.84
75	—	626	199.00–212.00	207.62
13	—	320	230.00–255.00	243.49
22	—	472	222.00–243.00	238.61
23	—	523	213.00–232.00	223.09
55	—	739	185.00–208.00	207.59
28	—	425	224.00–244.00	239.10
1	—	275	240.00	240.00
7	—	800	172.00–177.00	174.86
12	—	366	228.00–247.00	238.73
26	—	670	196.00–212.00	201.53
31	—	587	209.00–224.00	215.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	528	239.50	239.50
109	—	613	224.00–226.50	225.87
25	—	752	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	423	252.00–275.00	264.13
1	—	205	290.00	290.00
9	—	521	224.00–250.00	240.86
7	—	569	233.00–245.00	237.51
1	—	700	200.00	200.00
5	—	616	208.00–220.00	212.04
12	—	370	264.00–280.00	271.15
16	—	473	242.00–268.00	254.16
4	—	335	282.00–287.00	283.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	182.00–217.00	199.80
5	—	666	176.00–197.00	187.15
9	—	476	220.00–235.00	226.54
1	—	540	220.00	220.00
1	—	245	264.00	264.00
1	—	275	260.00	260.00
6	—	371	242.00–255.00	247.79
10	—	321	254.00–275.00	266.04
3	—	743	158.00–168.00	161.32
1	—	620	205.00	205.00
9	—	433	226.00–247.00	240.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	705	178.00–187.00	181.82
4	—	669	189.00–211.00	201.17
26	—	479	228.00–250.00	238.51
2	—	278	277.00–280.00	278.49
1	—	800	164.00	164.00
25	—	421	236.00–257.00	248.55
11	—	525	218.00–245.00	232.86
11	—	576	206.00–236.00	222.95
11	—	630	192.00–216.00	207.23
13	—	327	260.00–285.00	270.55
13	—	375	250.00–270.00	257.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,311	101.00–106.00	103.11
23	—	1,508	85.00–93.00	88.74
23	—	1,470	90.00–100.00	95.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,213	93.00–104.00	98.11
61	—	1,196	81.00–92.00	87.04
75	—	1,174	87.00–98.00	92.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,001	79.00–95.00	85.56
58	—	1,070	69.00–85.00	79.34
35	—	1,052	74.00–91.00	83.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,699	101.00–115.00	110.41
17	—	1,391	94.00–110.00	103.79
12	—	1,678	113.00–122.00	117.93

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,207.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	49	—	—	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,615.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	—	—	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,392.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,241.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,369.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,366.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,788.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	—	1,325.00–1,850.00	1,501.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,905.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,225.00–2,425.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,765.63

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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