Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 92 priced lines covering 769 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,096 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 259 head. replacement cattle receipts at 123 head. Counted as USDA files them — 36 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,096Last week 446Year ago 729

Slaughter CattleReceipts 259Last week 142Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 72Year ago 46

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	714	170.00–175.00	171.45
7	—	521	210.00–222.00	218.38
11	—	386	235.00–252.00	239.67
1	—	325	248.00	248.00
4	—	479	224.00–230.00	225.49
3	—	565	200.00–206.00	202.07
6	—	775	160.00–169.00	164.56
15	—	423	225.00–242.00	231.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	333	250.00–277.00	263.81
12	—	521	200.00–244.00	231.44
12	—	428	230.00–265.00	253.45
1	—	660	190.00	190.00
9	—	572	225.00–238.00	229.04
9	—	462	220.00–260.00	241.49
2	—	290	274.00	274.00
1	—	605	220.00	220.00
12	—	370	240.00–270.00	255.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	376	220.00–265.00	247.42
31	—	422	210.00–257.00	241.24
4	—	634	175.00–210.00	196.88
43	—	475	200.00–245.00	236.57
9	—	579	180.00–220.00	212.02
32	—	528	190.00–235.00	225.22
15	—	324	235.00–270.00	258.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	376	300.00–315.00	313.18
2	—	518	265.00–270.00	267.44
4	—	625	240.00–247.00	243.39
2	—	423	310.00–315.00	312.46
5	—	323	288.00–345.00	331.87
3	—	290	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	220.00–225.00	222.47
3	—	265	282.00	282.00
2	—	568	200.00–210.00	205.07
13	—	422	250.00–300.00	276.39
1	—	760	205.00	205.00
11	—	332	300.00–330.00	310.70
6	—	514	220.00–265.00	248.56
8	—	380	274.00–310.00	291.07
7	—	714	210.00–217.00	212.06
5	—	477	235.00–272.00	257.58
1	—	630	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	689	200.00–208.00	205.24
4	—	470	265.00–275.00	267.58
1	—	425	260.00	260.00
3	—	382	280.00–285.00	283.28
3	—	325	300.00	300.00
4	—	570	230.00–240.00	234.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	865	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	185.00–195.00	189.88
3	—	442	255.00–265.00	258.28
9	—	483	237.00–250.00	243.84
2	—	325	280.00–290.00	284.92
3	—	575	220.00–227.00	222.33
4	—	530	225.00–242.00	235.52
2	—	395	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	240.00–277.00	262.62
2	—	580	200.00–210.00	205.13
4	—	659	180.00–210.00	202.37
2	—	733	190.00–192.00	191.00
1	—	315	275.00	275.00
1	—	350	265.00	265.00
19	—	527	220.00–256.00	246.37
12	—	474	230.00–265.00	249.56
5	—	627	190.00–220.00	210.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	586	215.00–248.00	238.68
1	—	725	212.00	212.00
1	—	275	296.00	296.00
8	—	469	240.00–274.00	259.69
23	—	423	260.00–305.00	283.73
1	—	625	210.00	210.00
8	—	513	230.00–272.00	260.07
7	—	326	290.00–315.00	300.43
10	—	383	280.00–300.00	290.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,267	93.00–101.00	97.18
12	—	1,338	108.00–118.00	114.76
32	—	1,226	100.00–110.00	106.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	987	74.00–89.00	81.92
14	—	950	80.00–95.00	87.38
19	—	981	88.00–93.00	91.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,590	99.00–113.00	108.66
3	—	1,328	109.00–116.00	112.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,438	105.00–110.00	107.23
9	—	1,847	126.00–138.00	134.59
13	—	1,860	114.00–126.00	123.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,425.00–2,025.00	1,877.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	1,015.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,380.00–1,500.00	1,452.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,620.00–1,770.00	1,670.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,238.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	825.00–1,175.00	1,041.67

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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