Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 84 priced lines covering 715 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,088 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 204 head. replacement cattle receipts at 176 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jan 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,088Last week 919Year ago 3,352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 133Year ago 580

Replacement CattleReceipts 176Last week 31Year ago 193

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 9.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	523	215.00–225.00	217.92
13	—	568	208.00–217.00	210.77
13	—	377	235.00–245.00	241.05
6	—	628	190.00–200.00	198.33
13	—	324	236.00–287.00	250.14
20	—	428	230.00–240.00	234.39
10	—	475	230.00–235.00	232.10
3	—	728	178.00–183.00	180.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	520	227.00–234.00	231.45
9	—	479	230.00–238.00	233.08
3	—	572	220.00–222.00	221.00
6	—	323	255.00–300.00	265.78
8	—	694	199.00	199.00
12	—	374	250.00–262.00	254.46
21	—	641	205.00–218.00	207.49
8	—	423	240.00–255.00	247.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	745	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	200.00–209.00	204.78
5	—	477	212.00–222.00	214.03
5	—	326	220.00–247.00	230.98
6	—	583	190.00–200.00	194.02
4	—	375	220.00–225.00	221.25
4	—	630	185.00–190.00	188.72
4	—	429	214.00–224.00	218.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	255.00–270.00	265.32
1	—	780	180.00	180.00
3	—	677	205.00–210.00	208.33
2	—	325	280.00	280.00
5	—	577	226.00–235.00	232.19
3	—	628	214.00–220.00	217.98
14	—	532	235.00–245.00	238.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	230.00–275.00	261.48
11	—	689	198.00–225.00	220.68
10	—	618	200.00–235.00	230.24
8	—	730	180.00–220.00	211.24
12	—	525	219.00–260.00	242.92
3	—	325	285.00–295.00	290.08
8	—	375	250.00–290.00	272.52
7	—	429	240.00–280.00	267.18
6	—	571	208.00–242.00	230.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	704	225.00	225.00
11	—	612	241.00	241.00
3	—	565	237.00–245.00	240.72
13	—	673	225.00–232.00	229.03
4	—	428	285.00–295.00	289.25
13	—	371	290.00–305.00	296.14
43	—	807	205.00	205.00
4	—	520	260.00–270.00	262.45
5	—	459	280.00–285.00	283.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	207.00	207.00
6	—	523	222.00–248.00	239.60
10	—	427	242.00–270.00	260.51
9	—	575	212.00–220.00	218.15
6	—	320	270.00–290.00	283.33
22	—	478	230.00–265.00	250.75
2	—	660	205.00–210.00	207.52
1	—	360	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	295.00	295.00
2	—	473	253.00–257.00	255.05
3	—	412	275.00–285.00	278.44
2	—	375	285.00–290.00	287.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	215.00–220.00	218.32
6	—	531	207.00–230.00	222.26
1	—	430	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,227	100.00–105.00	103.17
15	—	1,271	90.00–100.00	96.75
20	—	1,185	86.00–95.00	91.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,080	81.00–91.00	88.09
22	—	997	71.00–86.00	81.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	104.00–106.00	105.01
8	—	1,354	99.00–103.00	100.45
6	—	1,591	91.00–96.00	94.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,768	118.00–124.00	121.12
7	—	1,699	110.00–118.00	114.97
12	—	1,468	95.00–110.00	105.90

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)	16	—	—	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,212.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	900.00–1,450.00	1,341.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,073.68
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	955.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	775.00–825.00	795.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	750.00–900.00	827.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,337.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,772.50

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.

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