Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 109 priced lines covering 1,010 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,451 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 261 head. replacement cattle receipts at 177 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jan 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,451Last week 3,944Year ago 3,646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 598Year ago 526

Replacement CattleReceipts 177Last week 265Year ago 216

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
13	—	503	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	220.00–240.00	231.66
10	—	567	230.00–250.00	241.27
6	—	372	270.00–280.00	275.86
3	—	670	213.00	213.00
11	—	418	265.00–277.00	270.89
3	—	330	280.00–285.00	281.72
8	—	758	190.00	190.00
5	—	720	200.00	200.00
14	—	523	240.00–264.00	255.07
9	—	468	252.00–265.00	262.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	180.00–203.00	196.14
13	—	486	230.00–262.00	248.99
2	—	800	178.00	178.00
13	—	518	228.00–260.00	250.53
13	—	422	240.00–267.00	253.25
3	—	265	270.00	270.00
10	—	677	185.00–220.00	204.87
15	—	633	200.00–240.00	226.07
4	—	781	200.00–205.00	201.21
9	—	584	218.00–250.00	236.56
5	—	315	265.00–280.00	271.97
4	—	371	260.00–272.00	263.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	250.00	250.00
1	—	685	210.00	210.00
4	—	373	245.00–255.00	251.24
3	—	305	258.00	258.00
3	—	438	235.00–255.00	248.23
2	—	640	227.00–228.00	227.50
1	—	590	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	240.00–250.00	242.66
28	—	473	212.00–232.00	222.73
24	—	516	209.00–220.00	216.54
16	—	373	230.00–246.00	233.79
1	—	280	244.00	244.00
18	—	614	180.00–205.00	197.64
11	—	670	172.00–197.00	190.53
31	—	419	220.00–237.00	228.19
6	—	723	163.00–190.00	171.12
22	—	572	200.00–217.00	208.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	210.00–220.00	216.83
10	—	472	200.00–218.00	206.97
4	—	521	202.00–210.00	205.85
2	—	635	190.00–191.00	190.51
9	—	377	215.00–230.00	224.49
5	—	560	200.00	200.00
16	—	328	220.00–240.00	231.16
3	—	270	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	204.00–217.00	208.59
4	—	310	250.00	250.00
23	—	522	220.00–230.00	223.60
26	—	428	230.00–247.00	236.44
10	—	570	212.00–222.00	217.15
21	—	478	225.00–245.00	232.98
11	—	375	240.00–250.00	243.15
2	—	673	198.00–201.00	199.53
4	—	281	250.00–252.00	251.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	528	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	232.00–242.00	234.82
10	—	361	260.00–280.00	270.51
1	—	700	190.00	190.00
2	—	280	285.00	285.00
7	—	469	240.00–257.00	245.59
3	—	585	228.00–230.00	229.34
17	—	431	240.00–260.00	251.30
5	—	344	275.00–280.00	279.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	320	260.00–280.00	268.73
19	—	422	230.00–260.00	242.05
12	—	629	200.00–210.00	203.65
18	—	520	220.00–235.00	227.11
29	—	470	230.00–252.00	238.61
7	—	666	190.00–215.00	195.02
3	—	275	270.00	270.00
14	—	370	250.00–267.00	258.23
5	—	578	210.00–225.00	219.96
1	—	700	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	200.00	200.00
3	—	417	245.00–250.00	246.76
2	—	385	240.00	240.00
6	—	569	200.00–205.00	203.65
10	—	480	222.00–232.00	228.99
8	—	723	177.00–182.00	179.88
6	—	659	182.00–185.00	182.52
4	—	275	260.00	260.00
10	—	324	250.00–260.00	252.91
9	—	520	210.00–222.00	218.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,246	89.00–101.00	93.55
8	—	1,224	93.00–107.00	100.29
29	—	1,221	80.00–94.00	86.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	980	71.00–85.00	77.88
13	—	998	65.00–79.00	75.32
6	—	1,076	78.00–86.00	82.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	101.00	101.00
16	—	1,515	90.00–97.00	93.35
2	—	1,538	87.00–88.00	87.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,739	102.00–120.00	111.25
3	—	1,607	114.00–120.00	116.20
17	—	1,476	92.00–108.00	102.31

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	925.00–1,400.00	1,069.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,222.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–960.00	923.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	908.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,092.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	981.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,458.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,737.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.50

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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