Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 126 priced lines covering 2,005 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,064 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 465 head. replacement cattle receipts at 142 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jan 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,064Last week 1,096Year ago 2,391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 465Last week 259Year ago 480

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 123Year ago 179

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	779	194.00–219.00	216.86
11	—	523	260.00–285.00	271.71
8	—	456	292.00	292.00
22	—	413	280.00–325.00	302.75
14	—	746	213.00–220.00	214.50
6	—	324	310.00–350.00	328.33
3	—	262	318.00–322.00	320.60
17	—	900	193.50	193.50
16	—	629	238.00–260.00	242.93
29	—	672	227.00–233.00	228.69
15	—	570	254.50–283.00	274.63
5	—	378	290.00–310.00	300.05
3	—	847	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	200.00–205.00	202.45
6	—	430	265.00–275.00	268.68
6	—	331	285.00–320.00	306.39
6	—	483	256.00–265.00	259.96
15	—	369	280.00–300.00	291.71
4	—	510	247.00–260.00	256.75
1	—	660	210.00	210.00
8	—	575	232.00–245.00	239.02
7	—	629	215.00–230.00	222.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	331	300.00–342.00	326.46
12	—	525	250.00–275.00	265.69
24	—	380	290.00–330.00	306.48
23	—	670	214.00–239.00	221.83
44	—	582	238.00–265.00	260.27
19	—	623	230.00–250.00	241.30
12	—	422	277.00–310.00	292.01
4	—	781	185.00–210.00	191.05
30	—	476	260.00–293.00	277.90
1	—	265	310.00	310.00
5	—	735	187.00–215.00	194.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	704	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	627	187.00–200.00	196.37
25	—	476	215.00–230.00	223.44
19	—	376	230.00–257.00	247.22
13	—	427	226.00–240.00	233.35
13	—	529	210.00–220.00	215.33
8	—	330	238.00–260.00	249.26
1	—	270	255.00	255.00
2	—	675	185.00–190.00	187.43
5	—	575	210.00–215.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	270.00	270.00
43	—	475	225.00–247.00	234.47
18	—	329	250.00–272.00	260.56
3	—	755	172.00–180.00	177.33
36	—	425	232.00–255.00	245.89
14	—	709	180.00–200.00	194.55
40	—	618	200.00–220.00	209.97
40	—	378	240.00–260.00	251.98
1	—	285	265.00	265.00
53	—	528	220.00–242.00	231.16
16	—	663	200.00–206.00	201.71
56	—	579	206.00–240.00	226.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	264.00	264.00
22	—	470	234.00–255.00	242.00
26	—	573	220.00–242.00	229.16
22	—	512	225.00–248.00	236.76
29	—	378	250.00–272.00	260.72
1	—	765	200.00	200.00
48	—	740	201.00–205.00	204.77
17	—	669	209.00–220.00	209.81
60	—	424	240.00–270.00	254.67
14	—	614	210.00–233.00	221.05
17	—	320	258.00–287.00	271.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	660	220.00	220.00
28	—	821	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	227.50	227.50
5	—	619	226.00–228.00	227.61
5	—	415	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	757	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	374	290.00–315.00	304.18
23	—	466	255.00–295.00	276.27
2	—	668	220.00–230.00	224.94
2	—	270	300.00–324.00	311.78
22	—	513	242.00–280.00	257.90
9	—	569	237.50–260.00	243.69
10	—	326	296.00–332.00	307.36
23	—	423	275.00–308.00	292.23
4	—	606	225.00–240.00	231.77
3	—	732	192.00–210.00	197.95
3	—	782	190.00–205.00	198.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	180.00–188.00	184.08
2	—	300	275.00	275.00
17	—	530	220.00–240.00	232.32
17	—	630	200.00–212.00	206.13
23	—	474	230.00–260.00	252.89
3	—	380	270.00–282.00	276.00
10	—	675	188.00–200.00	195.29
16	—	428	247.00–282.00	270.76
8	—	576	217.00–234.00	226.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	524	230.00–265.00	247.09
29	—	472	242.00–280.00	266.05
1	—	275	302.00	302.00
6	—	663	207.00–215.00	210.67
13	—	621	214.00–237.00	224.07
1	—	730	200.00	200.00
28	—	426	267.00–295.00	282.18
25	—	570	222.00–252.00	237.45
12	—	325	275.00–310.00	292.94
13	—	370	265.00–300.00	287.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,454	90.00–110.00	103.08
12	—	1,521	94.00–102.00	98.99
13	—	1,566	95.00–112.00	105.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,241	103.00–110.00	107.10
49	—	1,241	95.00–107.00	102.10
29	—	1,178	90.00–98.00	93.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,048	85.00–90.00	87.06
38	—	1,030	70.00–92.00	85.03
34	—	999	77.00–100.00	92.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,661	110.00–125.00	117.82
6	—	1,763	117.00–129.00	125.30
7	—	1,596	100.00–118.00	109.90

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	9	—	—	400.00–545.00	464.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,215.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	—	900.00–1,575.00	1,215.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–950.00	917.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,459.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,042.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,275.00

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.

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