Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 68 priced lines covering 484 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 919 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 133 head. replacement cattle receipts at 31 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 919Last week 1,451Year ago 3,555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 261Year ago 607

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 177Year ago 240

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold mostly steady. Markets in North Alabama closed due to weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	247.00–250.00	247.77
2	—	658	232.00–235.00	233.51
10	—	386	275.00–285.00	279.88
6	—	428	270.00–275.00	273.31
7	—	330	280.00–290.00	285.75
8	—	518	260.00–265.00	264.39
7	—	471	265.00–270.00	268.56
2	—	613	240.00–245.00	242.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	255.00	255.00
1	—	545	242.00	242.00
5	—	333	270.00–280.00	275.98
4	—	368	265.00–270.00	267.55
3	—	413	260.00–265.00	261.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	290.00–295.00	293.39
1	—	520	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	225.00–237.00	228.18
12	—	424	247.00–262.00	254.23
1	—	625	212.00	212.00
2	—	325	280.00–285.00	282.35
2	—	225	300.00	300.00
6	—	475	240.00–245.00	242.17
21	—	377	245.00–270.00	256.83
4	—	275	285.00–295.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	200.00–210.00	202.94
4	—	524	197.00–215.00	209.25
2	—	425	225.00	225.00
7	—	387	215.00–225.00	220.68
6	—	462	205.00–225.00	214.18
5	—	321	230.00–240.00	232.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	215.00–225.00	221.13
1	—	625	200.00	200.00
2	—	275	265.00–275.00	270.36
17	—	476	220.00–235.00	225.49
17	—	377	230.00–257.00	242.11
36	—	426	225.00–242.00	229.70
10	—	326	245.00–265.00	254.52
7	—	577	205.00–210.00	209.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	257.00–260.00	257.99
10	—	425	265.00–280.00	272.64
5	—	366	282.00–287.00	283.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	232.00–245.00	238.72
6	—	441	250.00–260.00	256.73
6	—	333	280.00–287.00	283.47
11	—	485	235.00–245.00	236.48
1	—	710	212.00	212.00
16	—	575	217.00–225.00	221.59
2	—	370	265.00–270.00	267.57
5	—	621	215.00–225.00	218.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	235.00–240.00	238.97
3	—	685	200.00	200.00
8	—	382	240.00–250.00	248.82
8	—	320	250.00–260.00	255.96
5	—	576	205.00–210.00	206.01
3	—	532	207.00–210.00	208.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	974	80.00–85.00	81.87
4	—	1,094	99.00–103.00	102.24
18	—	1,008	89.00–95.00	91.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	112.00–117.00	114.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,225	101.00–118.00	109.67
12	—	1,195	95.00–112.00	105.14
9	—	1,274	89.00–104.00	96.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,822	125.00–142.00	137.04
13	—	2,033	115.00–132.00	128.15
7	—	1,481	118.00–121.00	119.67

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	400.00–525.00	462.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,130.00–1,290.00	1,175.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,435.00–1,570.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.00

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.

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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