Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 129 priced lines covering 2,570 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,944 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 598 head. replacement cattle receipts at 265 head. Counted as USDA files them — 82 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jan 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,944Last week 2,644Year ago 5,314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 598Last week 583Year ago 711

Replacement CattleReceipts 265Last week 258Year ago 357

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	482	254.00–268.00	265.03
10	—	624	222.00–235.00	227.74
8	—	333	285.00–295.00	288.08
27	—	580	230.00–250.00	236.87
23	—	773	190.00–210.00	202.97
16	—	373	272.00–285.00	279.42
22	—	723	205.00–210.00	208.67
10	—	428	267.00–275.00	270.17
29	—	670	212.00–222.00	215.99
16	—	523	244.00–260.00	251.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	780	200.00–211.00	209.55
53	—	661	225.00–237.00	234.41
69	—	542	252.00–275.00	269.28
54	—	630	230.00–250.00	239.91
60	—	567	242.00–259.00	253.08
15	—	417	270.00–290.00	284.91
22	—	468	265.00–276.00	270.73
3	—	724	220.00	220.00
2	—	330	300.00–315.00	307.39
4	—	374	290.00–300.00	293.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	464	282.00–286.00	282.77
60	—	852	206.75	206.75
12	—	718	225.00–231.00	229.50
3	—	421	307.50	307.50
8	—	668	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	260.00	260.00
15	—	531	230.00–242.00	238.17
2	—	660	200.00	200.00
16	—	628	205.00–226.00	218.53
2	—	558	220.00–228.00	223.95
5	—	706	181.00	181.00
1	—	780	170.00	170.00
1	—	345	270.00	270.00
6	—	472	250.00–258.00	255.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	499	255.00	255.00
80	—	638	231.25	231.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	405	251.00	251.00
68	—	768	197.50	197.50
81	—	495	244.00	244.00
8	—	532	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	573	198.00–224.00	211.29
11	—	784	160.00–173.00	168.18
8	—	630	184.00–208.00	190.34
1	—	290	252.00	252.00
37	—	529	205.00–236.00	217.73
46	—	468	215.00–235.00	221.89
2	—	718	180.00–190.00	184.98
30	—	677	180.00–200.00	188.11
31	—	383	230.00–252.00	243.10
54	—	425	220.00–240.00	231.63
11	—	327	236.00–250.00	241.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	178.00–200.00	185.86
9	—	570	190.00–208.00	196.77
10	—	522	195.00–222.00	206.88
1	—	285	246.00	246.00
21	—	385	219.00–240.00	230.30
2	—	678	175.00–180.00	177.44
7	—	333	225.00–250.00	237.52
19	—	432	210.00–227.00	218.48
25	—	469	202.00–235.00	220.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	370	238.00–265.00	248.50
71	—	621	190.00–220.00	214.53
37	—	515	217.00–239.00	229.65
11	—	317	250.00–260.00	254.49
72	—	466	221.00–245.00	240.74
9	—	782	179.00–187.00	180.08
3	—	295	262.00	262.00
4	—	664	189.00–207.00	202.56
23	—	412	232.00–251.00	241.00
91	—	580	215.00–237.00	232.25
34	—	718	202.00–204.00	203.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	194.00	194.00
5	—	494	237.00	237.00
9	—	411	246.00	246.00
10	—	661	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	212.00–230.00	220.98
20	—	426	252.00–277.00	265.42
1	—	240	295.00	295.00
3	—	663	202.00–220.00	211.39
2	—	280	296.00	296.00
21	—	467	242.00–270.00	254.51
11	—	382	262.00–290.00	278.21
8	—	334	280.00–295.00	287.28
1	—	775	170.00	170.00
2	—	723	187.00–198.00	192.44
12	—	562	222.00–235.00	227.89
17	—	520	230.00–245.00	235.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	242.00–255.00	248.01
3	—	715	172.00–175.00	173.97
14	—	474	220.00–242.00	228.28
21	—	574	200.00–220.00	210.08
6	—	626	190.00–203.00	197.47
9	—	428	230.00–245.00	238.96
3	—	668	185.00–190.00	188.37
5	—	524	210.00–226.00	218.08
3	—	317	250.00–260.00	254.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	177.00	177.00
34	—	470	230.00–255.00	245.56
3	—	667	181.00–197.00	189.21
29	—	572	210.00–236.00	223.02
24	—	422	240.00–262.00	253.93
2	—	770	165.00–175.00	169.87
14	—	314	265.00–280.00	273.19
21	—	524	220.00–245.00	230.32
12	—	623	197.00–218.00	206.91
14	—	370	250.00–270.00	262.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,417	90.00–101.00	95.84
10	—	1,437	95.00–105.00	99.48
7	—	1,447	87.00–94.00	90.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,221	89.00–96.00	92.76
70	—	1,191	81.00–91.00	86.19
43	—	1,201	95.00–105.00	98.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,080	78.00–96.00	84.39
39	—	1,088	70.00–93.00	80.62
29	—	1,021	65.00–86.00	80.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,539	95.00–113.00	105.73
38	—	1,705	100.00–120.00	112.91
4	—	1,704	116.00–122.00	119.60

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)	2	—	—	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,365.00–1,850.00	1,643.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–925.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	850.00–950.00	915.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,000.00–1,850.00	1,467.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	750.00–1,500.00	1,218.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	1,475.00–2,400.00	2,229.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	925.00–1,750.00	1,427.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	—	1,175.00–2,000.00	1,760.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	744.00–890.00	831.60

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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