Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 121 priced lines covering 1,612 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,633 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 416 head. replacement cattle receipts at 209 head. Counted as USDA files them — 36 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jan 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,633Last week 4,064Year ago 1,629

Slaughter CattleReceipts 416Last week 465Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 209Last week 142Year ago 168

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	475	265.00–289.00	275.75
4	—	335	300.00–315.00	304.74
24	—	534	258.00–286.00	260.66
8	—	719	219.00–228.00	220.98
19	—	681	217.00–232.00	222.72
28	—	775	185.00–218.00	211.62
6	—	378	297.00–305.00	300.35
5	—	423	280.00–292.00	286.77
17	—	631	228.00–250.00	232.96
43	—	581	240.00–268.00	249.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	551	260.00–287.00	283.56
3	—	757	223.00–225.00	224.33
37	—	623	240.00–277.00	245.34
6	—	427	288.00–300.00	293.25
24	—	520	270.00–290.00	281.72
3	—	725	227.00–232.00	229.63
2	—	380	310.00–318.00	314.00
17	—	669	235.00–255.00	237.05
11	—	473	275.00–297.00	282.55
3	—	310	315.00–325.00	321.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	819	210.00	210.00
60	—	798	218.00	218.00
24	—	933	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	295.00	295.00
1	—	410	310.00	310.00
1	—	455	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	217.00	217.00
1	—	790	210.00	210.00
1	—	435	262.00	262.00
5	—	525	245.00–250.00	246.04
4	—	375	275.00–285.00	279.87
2	—	735	213.00–215.00	214.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	230.00–250.00	238.45
3	—	472	230.00–232.00	231.30
4	—	664	182.00–195.00	188.53
2	—	740	181.00–185.00	182.99
8	—	330	230.00–264.00	246.60
4	—	531	205.00–220.00	211.51
23	—	428	220.00–250.00	233.88
5	—	584	200.00–210.00	204.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	195.00	195.00
23	—	673	203.00–215.00	206.28
41	—	581	212.00–250.00	227.13
12	—	368	250.00–280.00	270.00
1	—	290	300.00	300.00
17	—	826	182.00	182.00
10	—	708	200.00–203.00	202.70
13	—	612	202.00–230.00	218.58
13	—	418	245.00–276.00	256.03
7	—	329	262.00–290.00	275.53
56	—	524	230.00–265.00	256.37
21	—	474	235.00–267.00	245.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	615	190.00–214.00	201.14
7	—	706	180.00–189.00	187.71
5	—	792	170.00–192.00	178.83
12	—	687	190.00–207.00	199.92
30	—	574	202.00–225.00	216.35
52	—	471	222.00–258.00	234.47
3	—	212	290.00–292.00	291.32
15	—	319	250.00–278.00	267.77
47	—	527	212.00–246.00	222.60
33	—	420	230.00–267.00	247.17
32	—	370	240.00–268.00	250.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	689	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	267.00	267.00
5	—	440	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	617	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	210.00–222.00	217.33
3	—	442	270.00–274.00	271.31
2	—	630	210.00–212.00	210.99
2	—	525	225.00–230.00	227.50
5	—	278	294.00–300.00	297.63
5	—	378	262.00–295.00	282.84
4	—	491	248.00–250.00	249.50
1	—	735	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	240.00–245.00	241.80
14	—	370	292.00–320.00	308.18
18	—	320	292.00–330.00	314.71
12	—	516	249.00–270.00	254.71
2	—	668	230.00–240.00	234.94
12	—	423	277.00–298.00	286.00
16	—	469	255.00–287.00	269.39
2	—	608	250.00–258.00	254.05
7	—	286	316.00–325.00	319.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	568	228.00–254.00	235.36
1	—	755	187.00	187.00
10	—	370	280.00–308.00	291.54
3	—	275	310.00	310.00
7	—	632	207.00–242.00	222.08
30	—	528	238.00–256.00	244.69
5	—	680	212.00–225.00	217.33
22	—	474	255.00–277.00	262.83
18	—	423	255.00–295.00	272.67
5	—	723	187.00–210.00	199.48
15	—	332	290.00–310.00	301.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,198	91.00–106.00	101.86
30	—	1,154	85.00–100.00	95.76
34	—	1,202	103.00–112.00	108.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,024	90.00–97.00	93.89
29	—	975	63.00–86.00	79.84
46	—	1,059	70.00–94.00	87.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,469	95.00–102.00	99.14
2	—	1,285	113.00–118.00	115.62
22	—	1,395	99.00–108.00	104.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,525	97.00–116.00	109.41
9	—	1,877	113.00–132.00	123.65
14	—	1,794	105.00–124.00	116.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	968.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,125.00	1,037.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,120.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,466.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	800.00–1,075.00	852.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	—	1,130.00–1,650.00	1,400.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,972.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,633.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,293.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,033.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

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

More

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line