Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 127 priced lines covering 1,357 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,878 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 286 head. replacement cattle receipts at 171 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Feb 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,878Last week 2,193Year ago 2,840

Slaughter CattleReceipts 286Last week 232Year ago 547

Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 84Year ago 104

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold sharply 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	477	247.00–265.00	257.41
4	—	671	210.00–220.00	213.99
7	—	935	173.00	173.00
2	—	225	322.00–325.00	323.63
18	—	571	230.00–245.00	233.05
5	—	725	199.00–210.00	201.96
3	—	820	195.00	195.00
4	—	762	197.00–209.00	205.91
24	—	632	212.00–230.00	222.76
6	—	288	288.00–307.00	299.62
36	—	430	260.00–278.00	272.97
19	—	324	275.00–308.00	293.75
26	—	375	265.00–295.00	279.23
40	—	523	230.00–258.00	244.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	761	202.00–218.00	215.36
39	—	528	236.00–270.00	251.46
26	—	680	223.00–233.00	226.21
3	—	232	340.00–355.00	346.73
31	—	472	252.00–280.00	269.72
47	—	369	280.00–315.00	301.02
15	—	428	272.00–295.00	284.15
17	—	319	290.00–322.00	309.22
11	—	285	315.00–325.00	319.98
25	—	574	233.00–247.00	240.58
34	—	619	223.00–238.00	229.79
9	—	712	207.00–220.00	216.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	256.00–279.00	267.11
1	—	570	220.00	220.00
6	—	328	255.00–287.00	272.25
15	—	427	240.00–265.00	250.40
1	—	635	212.00	212.00
8	—	527	214.00–246.00	233.84
17	—	482	225.00–255.00	239.81
1	—	715	182.00	182.00
2	—	293	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	340.00–357.00	349.23
3	—	915	201.50	201.50
3	—	825	222.50	222.50
2	—	890	212.00	212.00
22	—	576	270.00–292.00	282.83
15	—	336	346.00–375.00	352.62
15	—	422	322.00–350.00	336.17
6	—	673	244.00–265.00	254.30
42	—	606	256.00–275.00	265.54
4	—	718	230.00–240.00	235.49
7	—	774	228.00	228.00
1	—	255	370.00	370.00
31	—	519	295.00–317.00	307.18
14	—	473	310.00–330.00	317.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	684	210.00–235.00	224.12
2	—	473	292.00–305.00	298.47
6	—	578	250.00–267.00	259.11
7	—	519	262.00–287.00	269.62
7	—	374	320.00–330.00	326.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	345.00	345.00
2	—	300	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	473	295.00–318.00	310.90
1	—	790	200.00	200.00
11	—	518	285.00–302.00	295.30
5	—	732	214.00–225.00	220.56
17	—	684	234.00–250.00	237.11
17	—	573	259.00–280.00	267.36
11	—	373	330.00–345.00	337.17
22	—	632	240.00–255.00	249.52
10	—	325	335.00–355.00	345.10
28	—	422	312.00–330.00	325.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	422	308.00–335.00	320.00
6	—	568	260.00–272.00	266.83
2	—	738	210.00–220.00	214.98
2	—	608	242.00–250.00	246.02
2	—	673	230.00–235.00	232.45
1	—	275	340.00	340.00
11	—	368	320.00–355.00	336.41
1	—	785	200.00	200.00
15	—	520	280.00–300.00	289.27
3	—	333	335.00–377.00	359.12
11	—	476	295.00–315.00	304.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	178.00–180.00	178.99
11	—	523	250.00–290.00	270.41
7	—	625	220.00–252.00	237.71
16	—	424	295.00–320.00	310.46
9	—	568	235.00–275.00	256.37
12	—	472	280.00–310.00	293.72
4	—	321	325.00–350.00	339.26
2	—	710	190.00–195.00	192.54
5	—	674	200.00–245.00	225.31
11	—	372	315.00–340.00	321.80
1	—	275	338.00	338.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	275.00–280.00	278.40
2	—	633	238.00–242.00	240.01
2	—	678	230.00–235.00	232.56
3	—	518	245.00–265.00	258.18
3	—	370	300.00–307.00	304.03
2	—	288	317.00–320.00	318.49
3	—	570	252.00–257.00	254.68
4	—	335	310.00–330.00	319.52
10	—	426	280.00–305.00	292.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,234	102.00–117.00	107.36
26	—	1,203	95.00–111.00	100.78
17	—	1,238	109.00–124.00	117.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,059	93.00–97.00	95.44
17	—	965	80.00–95.00	90.08
21	—	1,017	87.00–101.00	94.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	110.00–111.00	110.31
26	—	1,386	105.00–110.00	106.40
4	—	1,429	99.00–102.00	100.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,664	117.00–137.00	123.38
15	—	1,433	110.00–130.00	118.47
7	—	1,741	130.00–140.00	136.75

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	5	—	—	600.00–700.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,062.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	950.00–1,825.00	1,509.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,216.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,409.09
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	944.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,316.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,408.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,618.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,877.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,125.00	1,987.50

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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