Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 109 priced lines covering 1,103 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,611 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 244 head. replacement cattle receipts at 155 head. Counted as USDA files them — 32 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Feb 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,611Last week 1,878Year ago 1,916

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 286Year ago 304

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 171Year ago 176

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 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
12	—	624	257.00–282.00	263.14
12	—	478	310.00–330.00	318.74
5	—	360	342.00–370.00	354.80
7	—	706	230.00–244.00	241.35
32	—	754	225.00–233.50	233.23
12	—	572	272.00–288.00	279.40
2	—	673	245.00–250.00	247.51
4	—	421	340.00–348.00	345.26
14	—	517	300.00–315.00	306.80
7	—	321	360.00–380.00	368.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	760	215.00	215.00
3	—	377	310.00–330.00	316.73
1	—	485	290.00	290.00
3	—	582	250.00–275.00	263.96
9	—	615	250.00–257.00	254.63
3	—	320	325.00–335.00	331.77
1	—	735	224.00	224.00
1	—	425	310.00	310.00
7	—	687	225.00–230.00	227.12
9	—	524	270.00–295.00	285.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	474	275.00–318.00	304.15
15	—	579	250.00–295.00	276.14
10	—	684	230.00–266.00	241.58
2	—	805	205.00	205.00
2	—	728	228.00–235.00	231.42
12	—	634	247.00–280.00	263.88
1	—	785	210.00	210.00
14	—	425	290.00–335.00	319.93
14	—	373	300.00–340.00	328.46
4	—	536	255.00–290.00	275.21
13	—	327	320.00–355.00	345.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	256.00–262.00	258.28
18	—	470	235.00–258.00	245.47
6	—	577	200.00–232.00	220.13
2	—	288	270.00–274.00	271.98
5	—	382	252.00–264.00	258.04
13	—	331	255.00–287.00	277.15
7	—	528	235.00–240.00	238.72
6	—	666	180.00–190.00	185.29
3	—	615	214.00–225.00	218.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	525	240.00–264.00	253.75
5	—	631	220.00–245.00	229.27
7	—	284	280.00–305.00	288.95
5	—	773	192.00–200.00	193.58
17	—	433	245.00–275.00	260.80
23	—	369	260.00–285.00	271.79
1	—	675	192.00	192.00
23	—	578	225.00–250.00	233.96
26	—	473	240.00–265.00	253.82
1	—	725	190.00	190.00
12	—	323	270.00–300.00	279.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	220.00	220.00
21	—	415	268.00–290.00	276.22
6	—	282	290.00–300.00	293.49
9	—	459	260.00–270.00	264.00
5	—	559	238.00–244.00	242.01
14	—	609	222.00–232.50	225.78
20	—	518	250.00–260.00	255.14
11	—	335	280.00–288.00	284.03
21	—	375	275.00–300.00	280.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	379	355.00–363.00	359.32
12	—	519	290.00–310.00	293.72
12	—	420	300.00–337.00	326.43
20	—	477	295.00–330.00	314.92
1	—	635	240.00	240.00
4	—	586	265.00–270.00	268.77
2	—	275	390.00	390.00
6	—	337	370.00–375.00	371.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	230.00–232.00	231.03
7	—	481	280.00–290.00	286.33
3	—	780	185.00–190.00	188.35
3	—	522	260.00–280.00	270.03
6	—	337	300.00–355.00	344.02
8	—	425	300.00–310.00	306.23
11	—	385	325.00–335.00	328.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	335.00–368.00	358.32
2	—	728	200.00–210.00	204.91
9	—	527	250.00–285.00	270.20
22	—	470	265.00–310.00	298.87
8	—	613	228.00–257.00	237.74
24	—	383	310.00–350.00	343.16
7	—	682	215.00–242.00	225.77
11	—	573	240.00–285.00	264.73
26	—	432	290.00–330.00	314.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,027	85.00–100.00	93.93
17	—	1,173	82.00–90.00	86.49
17	—	1,101	98.00–108.00	106.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,446	102.00–107.00	103.80
5	—	1,298	97.00–101.00	99.42
7	—	1,486	110.00–118.00	114.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,181	90.00–115.00	105.26
26	—	1,274	103.00–122.00	112.35
15	—	1,166	111.00–128.00	115.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,726	126.00–142.00	134.77
15	—	1,732	115.00–128.00	120.73
7	—	1,613	105.00–114.00	109.58

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	890.00–1,025.00	971.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,462.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,230.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,190.00	1,088.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,528.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	630.00–730.00	675.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,078.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	1,425.00–1,950.00	1,742.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,183.33

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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