Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 115 priced lines covering 1,097 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,193 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 232 head. replacement cattle receipts at 84 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,193Last week 3,354Year ago 1,609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 396Year ago 370

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 189Year ago 247

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade active with 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	300.00–330.00	320.16
4	—	779	210.00–215.00	213.00
9	—	472	295.00–305.00	299.65
7	—	375	310.00–345.00	334.73
8	—	624	250.00–260.00	255.86
65	—	575	260.00–277.50	275.37
3	—	722	220.00–226.00	223.72
2	—	670	235.00–240.00	237.43
23	—	529	285.00–290.00	285.43
1	—	340	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	288.00–300.00	293.84
1	—	660	262.00	262.00
1	—	775	220.00	220.00
34	—	604	265.00–278.00	277.11
14	—	430	324.00–337.00	327.90
12	—	567	280.00–290.00	282.48
11	—	723	229.00–251.00	239.88
1	—	345	335.00	335.00
2	—	368	330.00–335.00	332.62
26	—	493	300.00–311.00	310.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	220.00	220.00
1	—	735	215.00	215.00
1	—	595	265.00	265.00
1	—	315	296.00	296.00
1	—	455	290.00	290.00
5	—	374	315.00–330.00	323.94
7	—	431	280.00–305.00	294.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	294.00–300.00	295.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	190.00	190.00
10	—	580	210.00–225.00	219.84
13	—	431	240.00–252.00	246.35
10	—	378	245.00–265.00	257.43
4	—	608	210.00	210.00
3	—	672	190.00–200.00	193.30
5	—	326	260.00–270.00	264.32
1	—	295	262.00	262.00
8	—	528	222.00–235.00	227.17
10	—	479	230.00–245.00	239.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	190.00–205.00	198.33
1	—	795	190.00	190.00
7	—	620	210.00–222.00	216.65
2	—	715	195.00	195.00
34	—	475	240.00–257.00	249.06
17	—	533	232.00–247.00	238.32
9	—	281	268.00–278.00	273.51
8	—	573	225.00–235.00	229.59
14	—	323	268.00–285.00	276.55
36	—	379	255.00–275.00	266.45
48	—	425	250.00–267.00	257.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	718	198.00–206.00	199.70
4	—	676	206.00–220.00	212.70
4	—	279	288.00–320.00	302.67
4	—	764	190.00–205.00	198.74
8	—	321	278.00–310.00	289.37
21	—	377	275.00–290.00	282.67
30	—	523	245.00–255.00	250.93
12	—	574	236.00–251.00	241.54
22	—	629	225.00–239.00	234.19
35	—	476	253.00–267.50	260.57
24	—	425	265.00–285.00	272.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	267.00	267.00
4	—	551	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	210.00–240.00	223.85
4	—	629	240.00–260.00	248.79
13	—	519	274.00–285.00	279.25
9	—	462	290.00–300.00	296.09
5	—	574	255.00–276.00	267.94
5	—	334	332.00–340.00	333.58
5	—	377	320.00–335.00	323.02
2	—	763	210.00–216.00	212.97
17	—	424	300.00–335.00	316.04
3	—	280	330.00–340.00	335.36
2	—	720	190.00–200.00	194.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	180.00–212.00	199.41
14	—	634	220.00–250.00	236.21
4	—	664	190.00–225.00	208.72
8	—	324	315.00–330.00	319.47
12	—	467	275.00–290.00	283.40
13	—	566	245.00–262.00	258.55
12	—	368	300.00–315.00	303.95
10	—	432	290.00–325.00	303.68
7	—	528	255.00–285.00	273.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	421	275.00–290.00	284.51
5	—	378	290.00–296.00	293.82
2	—	288	310.00	310.00
2	—	235	312.00–320.00	315.83
5	—	522	228.00–265.00	247.11
3	—	667	205.00–215.00	209.95
2	—	645	218.00	218.00
9	—	320	300.00–305.00	303.13
6	—	486	254.00–275.00	268.09
4	—	588	240.00–250.00	242.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,130	97.00–111.00	103.26
38	—	1,208	98.00–118.00	107.85
17	—	1,208	107.00–125.00	114.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	978	85.00–101.00	90.46
19	—	1,049	91.00–96.00	93.58
11	—	1,025	79.00–93.00	85.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	109.00–125.00	118.78
8	—	1,383	105.00–113.00	106.85
6	—	1,463	95.00–100.00	98.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,523	110.00–125.00	115.87
3	—	1,880	125.00–141.00	132.28
13	—	1,634	118.00–135.00	124.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	975.00–1,150.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,325.00–1,800.00	1,588.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,132.14
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–875.00	862.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,715.00

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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