Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 122 priced lines covering 1,409 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,644 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 583 head. replacement cattle receipts at 258 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,644Last week 1,301Year ago 3,226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 583Last week 365Year ago 561

Replacement CattleReceipts 258Last week 274Year ago 219

No trends available due to markets closed for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	255.00	255.00
1	—	455	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	230.00–245.00	238.25
4	—	326	250.00–275.00	264.87
1	—	415	255.00	255.00
6	—	378	245.00–260.00	254.38
2	—	583	225.00–227.00	225.98
6	—	523	225.00–235.00	231.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	220.00–235.00	228.46
8	—	419	275.00–278.00	276.86
8	—	469	260.00–272.00	266.96
3	—	373	285.00–325.00	309.62
11	—	570	235.00–250.00	246.07
1	—	800	190.00	190.00
3	—	327	295.00–300.00	298.44
11	—	520	250.00–264.00	257.49
14	—	785	205.00	205.00
3	—	680	210.00–220.00	213.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	427	260.00–270.00	263.76
3	—	635	208.00–225.00	214.98
9	—	378	265.00–280.00	272.62
3	—	323	280.00–295.00	289.00
6	—	462	255.00–258.00	256.00
11	—	591	219.00–245.00	224.74
1	—	795	180.00	180.00
3	—	738	190.00–198.00	192.65
2	—	885	188.00	188.00
8	—	537	230.00–250.00	236.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	172.00–192.00	185.45
39	—	429	215.00–235.00	226.47
30	—	376	220.00–240.00	231.99
1	—	230	240.00	240.00
2	—	283	234.00–236.00	235.03
25	—	532	210.00–225.00	216.13
1	—	730	170.00	170.00
16	—	581	194.00–205.00	199.32
3	—	623	192.00–199.00	195.26
1	—	795	168.00	168.00
21	—	321	230.00–245.00	238.31
29	—	475	210.00–232.00	224.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	174.00–178.00	175.99
5	—	328	230.00–235.00	231.04
7	—	574	190.00–198.00	193.01
7	—	374	200.00–225.00	215.50
3	—	298	240.00	240.00
1	—	755	150.00	150.00
2	—	470	205.00	205.00
18	—	423	180.00–228.00	209.67
12	—	529	190.00–210.00	198.09
2	—	710	160.00	160.00
3	—	630	180.00–190.00	183.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	190.00	190.00
29	—	413	230.00–240.00	236.72
30	—	524	220.00–234.00	227.12
21	—	483	225.00–236.00	230.22
5	—	310	240.00–257.00	249.30
2	—	280	250.00–252.00	251.04
17	—	614	192.00–212.00	198.38
5	—	720	184.00–190.00	185.18
1	—	750	175.00	175.00
21	—	374	235.00–245.00	237.64
9	—	571	207.00–222.00	214.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	230.00–231.00	230.35
10	—	561	225.00–227.50	226.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	622	200.00–212.00	203.45
17	—	577	205.00–222.00	212.27
4	—	289	270.00–278.00	274.97
15	—	475	230.00–250.00	239.01
12	—	371	255.00–275.00	262.35
19	—	518	220.00–240.00	230.67
2	—	675	194.00	194.00
2	—	715	186.00–190.00	187.99
14	—	322	262.00–280.00	268.20
18	—	424	245.00–260.00	252.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	195.00–200.00	198.36
2	—	785	160.00–162.00	160.99
16	—	418	252.00–275.00	262.88
6	—	313	284.00–295.00	289.21
4	—	611	210.00–220.00	212.99
23	—	476	240.00–255.00	247.56
6	—	378	260.00–270.00	263.69
4	—	713	165.00–194.00	182.38
16	—	568	220.00–232.00	223.92
12	—	520	230.00–245.00	238.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	200.00–218.00	206.42
15	—	421	230.00–246.00	239.74
14	—	378	240.00–265.00	253.51
6	—	318	255.00–270.00	266.39
9	—	522	205.00–227.00	216.24
1	—	785	160.00	160.00
10	—	471	220.00–234.00	228.75
1	—	685	184.00	184.00
5	—	629	187.00–197.00	192.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	975	73.00–93.00	79.15
27	—	939	65.00–86.00	75.90
42	—	998	79.00–86.00	83.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,552	85.00–89.00	87.42
41	—	1,452	90.00–101.00	93.56
8	—	1,495	97.00–104.00	100.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,195	90.00–98.00	93.97
66	—	1,200	83.00–102.00	88.02
51	—	1,339	97.00–108.00	101.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,642	104.00–114.00	109.45
16	—	1,899	118.00–134.00	123.22
33	—	1,723	110.00–127.00	117.70

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	722.00–916.00	809.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	485.00–570.00	527.50
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	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,316.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–1,150.00	857.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	—	800.00–1,450.00	1,078.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	—	1,025.00–1,525.00	1,215.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	975.00–1,075.00	1,040.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,152.78
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	850.00–950.00	879.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,925.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	850.00–1,800.00	1,371.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,837.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,395.00	1,265.00

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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