Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 117 priced lines covering 1,080 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,301 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 365 head. replacement cattle receipts at 274 head. Counted as USDA files them — 71 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Dec 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,301Last week 2,360Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 365Last week 691Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 274Last week 384Year ago 111

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	425	210.00–244.00	233.73
13	—	519	203.00–232.00	216.88
4	—	633	190.00–200.00	192.53
26	—	377	235.00–250.00	241.06
14	—	278	250.00–260.00	253.27
2	—	560	202.00–215.00	208.50
10	—	327	213.00–255.00	244.53
16	—	474	220.00–238.00	226.41
1	—	735	170.00	170.00
3	—	668	170.00–190.00	179.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	160.00–180.00	165.11
6	—	280	230.00–240.00	232.10
1	—	600	175.00	175.00
13	—	382	210.00–235.00	216.98
4	—	440	215.00–219.00	218.03
8	—	321	220.00–230.00	223.68
5	—	587	185.00–195.00	189.97
8	—	468	200.00–210.00	201.26
8	—	536	200.00–205.00	201.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	190.00–210.00	200.49
12	—	520	202.00–222.00	208.74
1	—	750	157.00	157.00
25	—	476	203.00–235.00	218.47
2	—	658	178.00–185.00	181.54
12	—	279	240.00–248.00	244.09
26	—	382	208.00–238.00	229.38
2	—	615	180.00–185.00	182.46
3	—	712	150.00–160.00	154.99
10	—	422	206.00–232.00	224.96
15	—	327	210.00–242.00	236.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	210.00–246.00	234.16
6	—	631	200.00–208.00	203.12
2	—	380	250.00–255.00	252.43
2	—	515	259.00	259.00
2	—	318	270.00–280.00	274.88
1	—	705	192.00	192.00
1	—	660	198.00	198.00
6	—	418	240.00–280.00	260.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	175.00	175.00
1	—	645	225.00	225.00
2	—	385	252.00	252.00
3	—	535	235.00–238.00	235.96
2	—	435	250.00	250.00
2	—	335	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	429	230.00–269.00	263.87
6	—	512	220.00–247.00	234.61
3	—	775	170.00	170.00
4	—	621	180.00–235.00	208.28
6	—	372	240.00–272.00	263.35
1	—	655	172.00	172.00
14	—	329	250.00–277.00	266.68
1	—	800	160.00	160.00
4	—	481	228.00–257.00	249.92
5	—	572	210.00–245.00	235.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	260.00	260.00
6	—	342	300.00–302.00	301.70
3	—	520	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
16	—	573	220.00–230.00	224.37
18	—	368	267.00–286.00	278.07
9	—	333	280.00–295.00	284.98
1	—	800	150.00	150.00
1	—	665	196.00	196.00
1	—	765	160.00	160.00
2	—	715	175.00–180.00	177.52
19	—	424	240.00–282.00	269.11
16	—	471	230.00–278.00	263.23
2	—	270	290.00	290.00
7	—	519	229.00–240.00	237.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	240.00–250.00	247.82
8	—	674	160.00–180.00	169.87
8	—	578	175.00–211.00	193.35
1	—	640	195.00	195.00
2	—	775	168.00–170.00	169.01
4	—	345	260.00	260.00
2	—	530	210.00	210.00
11	—	376	230.00–260.00	253.07
4	—	481	215.00–245.00	235.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	190.00	190.00
13	—	581	203.00–240.00	215.07
14	—	377	240.00–277.00	265.08
3	—	275	280.00	280.00
19	—	531	217.00–240.00	229.11
22	—	477	225.00–266.00	244.79
21	—	432	230.00–268.00	255.45
5	—	325	270.00–280.00	273.03
11	—	625	200.00–210.00	202.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,140	81.00–91.00	86.72
25	—	1,291	95.00–103.00	98.50
48	—	1,154	88.00–97.00	92.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	102.00–106.00	104.59
10	—	1,449	89.00–100.00	94.41
4	—	1,438	90.00–92.00	91.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	998	62.00–82.00	76.39
1	—	1,095	79.00	79.00
23	—	1,005	72.00–86.00	80.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,550	90.00–106.00	101.74
5	—	1,726	112.00–126.00	119.85
11	—	1,695	100.00–113.00	109.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,666.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,591.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	—	900.00–1,600.00	1,385.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	—	—	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,316.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	962.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,020.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–800.00	791.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,063.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,129.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–725.00	712.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	966.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,229.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	—	1,000.00–1,950.00	1,693.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,175.00

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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