Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 124 priced lines covering 1,341 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,417 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 403 head. replacement cattle receipts at 150 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,417Last week 2,748Year ago 1,790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 403Last week 304Year ago 260

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 181Year ago 172

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	726	207.50–210.00	207.65
2	—	258	305.00–310.00	307.57
11	—	370	270.00–297.00	283.70
2	—	780	180.00–185.00	182.47
4	—	675	190.00–217.00	205.27
9	—	624	210.00–230.00	223.31
3	—	232	305.00–315.00	310.25
19	—	518	245.00–265.00	254.69
14	—	478	250.00–275.00	262.72
17	—	564	230.00–252.50	241.89
21	—	316	290.00–300.00	295.66
22	—	421	260.00–282.00	267.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	215.00–230.00	222.84
22	—	380	237.00–265.00	257.59
14	—	334	270.00–280.00	274.30
20	—	416	240.00–255.00	249.13
4	—	566	210.00–220.00	213.02
1	—	670	180.00	180.00
13	—	637	190.00–215.00	201.83
13	—	473	227.00–245.00	236.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	479	237.00–257.00	245.86
21	—	524	227.00–247.00	237.48
24	—	373	250.00–280.00	268.69
2	—	715	190.00–197.00	193.52
3	—	760	172.00–180.00	175.65
32	—	422	240.00–267.00	254.91
8	—	626	205.00–220.00	212.23
15	—	320	265.00–290.00	277.84
10	—	663	195.00–210.00	202.58
20	—	580	220.00–235.00	225.52
5	—	220	300.00	300.00
7	—	266	290.00–297.00	293.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	325.00	325.00
16	—	860	185.00–187.00	186.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	436	295.00–325.00	307.41
6	—	687	215.00–230.00	223.96
11	—	472	290.00–305.00	298.14
5	—	566	250.00–260.00	258.06
7	—	529	275.00–295.00	284.14
20	—	370	310.00–350.00	324.94
10	—	322	335.00–365.00	341.06
9	—	629	230.00–255.00	243.08
6	—	707	215.00–217.50	216.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	235.00–255.00	247.69
1	—	395	315.00	315.00
5	—	479	277.00–295.00	287.41
3	—	682	210.00–225.00	216.65
5	—	612	240.00	240.00
2	—	408	282.00–290.00	286.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	956	200.00	200.00
5	—	374	350.00–355.00	352.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	369	330.00–365.00	343.95
16	—	425	320.00–340.00	326.38
10	—	462	310.00–320.00	313.40
10	—	324	355.00–380.00	361.44
4	—	525	295.00–305.00	301.23
3	—	665	245.00–255.00	250.00
5	—	574	277.50–282.50	279.96
3	—	780	210.00–212.00	211.36
4	—	726	220.00–225.00	221.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	667	239.00	239.00
22	—	776	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	210.00–225.00	219.18
9	—	581	230.00–250.00	245.25
1	—	220	330.00	330.00
4	—	621	210.00–230.00	221.44
6	—	476	240.00–280.00	262.92
2	—	710	200.00–207.00	203.50
12	—	520	235.00–260.00	251.01
5	—	315	300.00	300.00
1	—	280	325.00	325.00
10	—	426	265.00–295.00	278.60
7	—	380	285.00–305.00	293.58
2	—	763	197.00–199.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	360.00	360.00
1	—	780	200.00	200.00
13	—	383	310.00–350.00	328.71
7	—	607	235.00–245.00	242.09
6	—	558	250.00–280.00	262.49
19	—	466	285.00–302.00	290.13
3	—	280	345.00–355.00	349.97
1	—	700	210.00	210.00
14	—	325	330.00–370.00	350.30
2	—	673	220.00–225.00	222.43
15	—	417	300.00–337.00	314.49
19	—	518	270.00–290.00	280.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	618	222.00–245.00	228.79
20	—	419	285.00–320.00	300.27
8	—	671	210.00–235.00	222.28
23	—	526	250.00–275.00	265.19
3	—	225	340.00	340.00
16	—	471	270.00–295.00	285.36
11	—	571	240.00–265.00	250.03
20	—	379	300.00–335.00	315.10
7	—	717	200.00–220.00	209.57
6	—	331	310.00–350.00	330.82
2	—	773	190.00–197.00	193.44
2	—	268	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	961	80.00–95.00	89.05
29	—	1,012	94.00–107.00	100.44
40	—	1,019	88.00–103.00	94.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,450	101.00–113.00	107.83
10	—	1,548	95.00–106.00	100.94
8	—	1,500	108.00–119.00	114.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,193	103.00–120.00	108.17
44	—	1,160	96.00–114.00	101.45
28	—	1,320	111.00–127.00	115.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,863	129.00–141.00	135.09
16	—	1,701	120.00–134.00	127.24
13	—	1,590	104.00–124.00	116.33

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	7	—	—	510.00–640.00	565.71
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,150.00	1,033.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,070.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,216.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	—	910.00–1,850.00	1,281.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,328.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,683.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,113.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,287.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,575.00–2,125.00	1,815.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,441.67

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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