Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 127 priced lines covering 1,685 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,748 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 304 head. replacement cattle receipts at 181 head. Counted as USDA files them — 50 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jan 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,748Last week 3,241Year ago 1,591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 304Last week 351Year ago 313

Replacement CattleReceipts 181Last week 179Year ago 212

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	307.00–325.00	315.24
2	—	335	310.00–315.00	312.46
1	—	785	195.00	195.00
1	—	715	205.00	205.00
4	—	493	258.00–275.00	262.27
2	—	520	242.00–260.00	251.35
1	—	695	220.00	220.00
5	—	425	290.00–295.00	292.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	278.00–295.00	285.09
7	—	326	348.00–375.00	360.58
9	—	678	230.00–245.00	237.21
1	—	290	350.00	350.00
56	—	492	290.00–313.00	305.31
20	—	426	310.00–327.00	322.36
33	—	569	258.00–283.00	274.18
77	—	724	212.00–230.00	227.98
19	—	628	240.00–265.00	249.96
1	—	785	222.00	222.00
12	—	376	330.00–360.00	346.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	320.00	320.00
2	—	425	340.00	340.00
5	—	502	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	371	305.00–340.00	319.08
37	—	484	278.00–292.00	286.51
7	—	803	215.00	215.00
23	—	328	310.00–345.00	331.55
8	—	676	211.00–229.00	222.09
22	—	526	250.00–280.00	268.31
15	—	425	290.00–312.00	306.10
12	—	579	243.00–270.00	255.51
9	—	629	230.00–240.00	237.56
8	—	714	217.00–232.00	230.12
1	—	770	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	423	240.00–267.00	254.40
8	—	726	190.00–200.00	195.86
1	—	245	280.00	280.00
16	—	568	217.00–235.00	225.34
32	—	383	245.00–275.00	258.08
37	—	470	235.00–256.00	244.73
15	—	326	260.00–280.00	271.54
65	—	528	227.00–248.00	240.97
1	—	790	180.00	180.00
4	—	283	270.00	270.00
15	—	668	198.00–295.00	212.17
9	—	626	205.00–220.00	212.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	220.00–235.00	229.54
6	—	314	250.00–260.00	257.37
9	—	533	195.00–230.00	213.72
1	—	270	265.00	265.00
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
13	—	378	235.00–258.00	244.67
17	—	429	230.00–255.00	245.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	609	218.00–230.00	223.16
69	—	509	240.00–268.00	258.25
5	—	672	212.00–220.00	214.84
3	—	273	280.00–290.00	283.60
84	—	569	232.00–255.00	250.61
78	—	714	209.00–217.00	209.53
10	—	329	280.00–300.00	287.61
23	—	374	270.00–285.00	275.87
24	—	419	255.00–278.00	265.12
33	—	466	245.00–276.00	259.11
2	—	793	202.00–205.00	203.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	379	300.00–348.00	322.69
2	—	720	200.00–210.00	204.93
17	—	562	242.00–270.00	253.59
6	—	278	310.00–362.00	345.17
3	—	615	230.00–240.00	235.32
5	—	660	215.00–236.00	225.61
2	—	768	190.00–195.00	192.52
22	—	417	280.00–317.00	305.22
18	—	523	265.00–282.00	272.19
20	—	471	279.00–297.00	284.03
2	—	220	365.00	365.00
15	—	320	320.00–360.00	342.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	426	265.00–300.00	287.36
3	—	285	350.00	350.00
5	—	721	188.00–204.00	192.34
16	—	486	250.00–277.00	267.98
27	—	376	295.00–330.00	312.85
31	—	530	235.00–272.00	257.54
14	—	623	210.00–238.00	224.44
13	—	578	225.00–250.00	238.63
2	—	670	200.00–207.00	203.55
2	—	333	290.00–340.00	314.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	247.00–250.00	249.48
2	—	275	340.00–342.00	340.98
6	—	378	287.00–300.00	294.44
2	—	333	330.00–335.00	332.59
9	—	433	255.00–280.00	267.25
4	—	586	220.00–230.00	224.99
2	—	670	198.00–200.00	199.03
7	—	529	240.00–250.00	242.89
1	—	725	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,239	104.00–116.00	111.92
29	—	1,190	95.00–110.00	103.68
32	—	1,110	86.00–104.00	97.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,098	95.00–105.00	98.46
18	—	1,019	76.00–98.00	89.44
15	—	1,019	70.00–88.00	84.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,436	109.00–116.00	112.10
15	—	1,442	100.00–110.00	106.75
1	—	1,530	103.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	105.00–118.00	110.75
3	—	1,857	126.00–134.00	129.45
15	—	1,630	115.00–127.00	121.94

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	991.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,975.00	1,445.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,412.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,225.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	966.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,188.89
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–900.00	841.67
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,487.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	—	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,440.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,700.00–2,400.00	1,937.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	865.00	865.00

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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