Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 126 priced lines covering 1,910 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,354 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 396 head. replacement cattle receipts at 189 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Feb 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,354Last week 3,598Year ago 2,167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 396Last week 561Year ago 364

Replacement CattleReceipts 189Last week 170Year ago 192

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good to 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	321	340.00–375.00	362.98
17	—	566	248.00–285.00	267.26
33	—	413	300.00–332.00	329.42
14	—	708	230.00–234.00	230.58
5	—	935	188.00	188.00
12	—	659	240.00–262.00	246.17
12	—	361	310.00–357.00	344.31
2	—	225	380.00	380.00
6	—	758	220.00	220.00
95	—	484	283.00–325.00	308.83
13	—	521	270.00–300.00	290.67
119	—	627	245.00–279.00	261.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	250.00–280.00	270.94
5	—	386	297.00–320.00	311.76
3	—	325	330.00–335.00	333.28
1	—	595	252.00	252.00
7	—	525	240.00–270.00	259.27
3	—	623	215.00–240.00	225.78
1	—	735	215.00	215.00
14	—	431	260.00–300.00	290.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	536	260.00–285.00	275.80
13	—	625	224.00–262.00	239.44
7	—	679	208.00–235.00	225.48
7	—	429	285.00–320.00	305.27
8	—	329	305.00–355.00	339.67
27	—	485	260.00–295.00	276.40
5	—	738	190.00–220.00	210.09
3	—	280	310.00–365.00	342.35
18	—	577	247.00–280.00	258.66
17	—	374	295.00–340.00	331.51
1	—	770	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	685	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	576	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	267.00	267.00
5	—	405	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	460	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	420	227.00–258.00	244.68
13	—	474	220.00–244.00	229.39
1	—	790	175.00	175.00
5	—	331	235.00–260.00	248.22
2	—	663	190.00	190.00
3	—	638	195.00–200.00	196.68
10	—	532	220.00–235.00	226.13
10	—	379	230.00–256.00	245.04
6	—	570	200.00–215.00	209.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	294	275.00–280.00	278.77
1	—	215	300.00	300.00
15	—	328	260.00–287.00	272.94
1	—	775	180.00	180.00
37	—	375	250.00–278.00	267.24
5	—	726	182.00–190.00	188.36
41	—	475	230.00–265.00	247.39
15	—	623	208.00–230.00	217.20
27	—	570	215.00–247.00	227.40
14	—	674	185.00–210.00	199.39
43	—	529	227.00–259.00	243.68
31	—	423	240.00–270.00	259.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	667	210.00–227.00	219.36
8	—	613	225.00–240.00	231.96
45	—	474	245.00–277.00	260.61
1	—	700	205.00	205.00
3	—	215	320.00–330.00	323.18
59	—	523	235.00–269.00	257.67
66	—	585	230.00–259.00	241.74
24	—	329	275.00–308.00	288.23
6	—	279	280.00–290.00	287.13
42	—	369	260.00–290.00	275.09
33	—	423	250.00–282.00	268.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	265.00–275.00	271.39
3	—	657	220.00	220.00
1	—	360	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	220.00–230.00	223.30
8	—	627	235.00–245.00	240.26
29	—	421	290.00–337.00	312.12
16	—	528	260.00–287.00	272.19
2	—	663	230.00–234.00	232.01
21	—	467	280.00–300.00	285.64
10	—	329	325.00–370.00	357.04
3	—	275	380.00–385.00	383.39
11	—	568	248.00–260.00	253.60
24	—	372	305.00–360.00	339.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	235.00–251.00	242.17
2	—	768	180.00–190.00	185.11
15	—	433	265.00–310.00	287.73
3	—	730	180.00–195.00	188.44
2	—	665	200.00–207.00	203.50
6	—	636	210.00–218.00	214.64
9	—	323	290.00–340.00	322.56
12	—	470	250.00–275.00	257.18
11	—	577	220.00–235.00	228.42
13	—	373	275.00–325.00	307.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	320.00–325.00	322.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	285	345.00–350.00	347.41
7	—	322	310.00–352.00	334.05
18	—	622	220.00–245.00	232.75
21	—	519	245.00–268.00	255.52
8	—	675	210.00–227.00	218.54
5	—	728	200.00–210.00	206.16
24	—	370	290.00–340.00	327.72
28	—	466	260.00–290.00	274.79
6	—	763	181.00–200.00	195.87
25	—	431	275.00–306.00	290.39
18	—	577	237.00–262.00	244.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,243	111.00–124.00	118.81
37	—	1,165	101.00–118.00	110.29
30	—	1,191	95.00–108.00	102.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,038	79.00–101.00	94.78
20	—	992	81.00–90.00	87.46
24	—	960	85.00–107.00	98.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,403	112.00–138.00	119.43
22	—	1,469	104.00–130.00	115.00
2	—	1,570	100.00–102.00	100.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,594	100.00–127.00	116.82
6	—	1,587	129.00–142.00	134.46
25	—	1,568	115.00–135.00	124.58

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,417.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	800.00–1,100.00	920.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	910.00–1,050.00	986.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	1,000.00–1,360.00	1,137.37
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	950.00–1,125.00	1,017.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–875.00	841.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,322.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,608.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,385.00	1,367.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	930.00

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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