Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 131 priced lines covering 2,164 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,241 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 351 head. replacement cattle receipts at 179 head. Counted as USDA files them — 33 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jan 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,241Last week 2,900Year ago 2,173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 351Last week 478Year ago 285

Replacement CattleReceipts 179Last week 198Year ago 105

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold sharply higher, and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	583	256.00–280.00	268.22
74	—	623	242.00–257.00	246.33
45	—	734	220.00–230.00	226.14
27	—	512	277.00–300.00	288.55
21	—	665	233.00–250.00	241.08
27	—	422	300.00–330.00	319.62
19	—	325	328.00–360.00	340.33
14	—	828	217.00	217.00
41	—	758	210.00–232.50	223.31
10	—	467	290.00–312.00	300.47
10	—	368	315.00–345.00	330.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	213.00–215.00	214.01
1	—	525	255.00	255.00
9	—	326	310.00–325.00	318.32
10	—	375	290.00–317.00	301.91
3	—	432	287.00–295.00	290.57
4	—	475	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	529	260.00–275.00	269.00
6	—	624	235.00–247.00	241.19
30	—	431	290.00–317.50	310.10
14	—	328	322.00–350.00	338.68
18	—	479	275.00–290.00	279.69
11	—	380	300.00–330.00	317.03
19	—	586	250.00–268.00	262.79
11	—	678	224.00–238.00	230.38
3	—	775	204.00–214.00	208.96
4	—	723	209.00–220.00	214.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	332.00	332.00
5	—	708	240.00	240.00
6	—	635	258.00	258.00
15	—	657	245.00	245.00
1	—	470	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	225.00–245.00	233.96
9	—	326	240.00–258.00	249.13
3	—	572	200.00–210.00	206.76
14	—	473	220.00–243.00	229.79
8	—	533	205.00–222.00	216.65
2	—	285	262.00	262.00
1	—	690	185.00	185.00
1	—	605	200.00	200.00
11	—	380	235.00–252.00	242.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	721	218.00–227.00	219.64
12	—	498	257.00	257.00
1	—	325	325.00	325.00
8	—	637	225.00	225.00
7	—	583	247.00	247.00
14	—	509	255.00	255.00
55	—	680	222.00–225.00	222.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	175.00–195.00	184.97
3	—	278	272.00–275.00	273.99
32	—	631	202.00–222.00	212.01
29	—	427	245.00–262.00	251.02
39	—	527	220.00–248.00	236.84
44	—	470	232.00–258.00	242.46
2	—	735	190.00–198.00	193.97
17	—	677	165.00–218.00	208.57
27	—	380	255.00–285.00	268.20
18	—	331	260.00–300.00	273.77
24	—	575	210.00–235.00	222.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	584	241.25	241.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	285.00–288.00	286.49
62	—	430	250.00–277.00	269.05
20	—	318	265.00–305.00	288.05
71	—	575	225.00–250.00	238.47
53	—	524	230.00–260.00	241.94
3	—	718	190.00–210.00	200.02
2	—	765	185.00–190.00	187.53
40	—	478	240.00–270.00	253.85
25	—	371	263.00–300.00	273.67
28	—	630	211.00–237.00	220.79
46	—	680	202.00–224.00	217.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	626	230.00	230.00
4	—	555	236.00	236.00
1	—	375	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	290.00–300.00	296.21
2	—	535	228.00–245.00	236.66
1	—	255	305.00	305.00
5	—	473	247.00–265.00	257.76
2	—	380	275.00–280.00	277.60
12	—	430	260.00–280.00	272.12
1	—	685	217.00	217.00
2	—	633	222.00–223.00	222.51
2	—	585	220.00–235.00	227.63
1	—	225	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	566	242.00–260.00	253.14
19	—	475	272.00–300.00	285.83
22	—	521	248.00–280.00	265.30
11	—	613	235.00–250.00	241.64
27	—	430	281.00–320.00	306.39
3	—	663	220.00–238.00	229.24
2	—	700	217.00	217.00
10	—	327	320.00–350.00	333.50
4	—	754	200.00–222.00	205.58
27	—	375	305.00–335.00	320.74
2	—	283	328.00–330.00	329.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	205.00–220.00	213.58
20	—	377	288.00–324.00	303.57
1	—	270	325.00	325.00
1	—	795	190.00	190.00
17	—	574	235.00–256.00	247.44
17	—	619	222.00–236.00	230.05
16	—	316	300.00–335.00	319.07
27	—	432	275.00–300.00	287.79
36	—	473	265.00–285.00	272.73
8	—	733	192.00–214.00	205.37
49	—	528	240.00–268.00	258.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,413	111.00–116.00	113.66
5	—	1,442	97.00–103.00	99.54
9	—	1,358	105.00–110.00	107.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,097	89.00–104.00	93.22
16	—	1,081	78.00–91.00	82.39
33	—	1,070	81.00–102.00	91.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,318	107.00–117.00	113.16
33	—	1,239	101.00–111.00	106.87
29	—	1,155	90.00–105.00	99.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,659	110.00–128.00	120.22
14	—	1,566	90.00–121.00	112.82
23	—	1,434	126.00–139.00	130.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	800.00–1,475.00	1,216.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	900.00–1,500.00	1,097.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	730.00–1,300.00	1,067.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–975.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	975.00–1,125.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,370.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,598.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,221.43

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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