Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 118 priced lines covering 1,399 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,512 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 311 head. replacement cattle receipts at 171 head. Counted as USDA files them — 73 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Feb 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,512Last week 5,583Year ago 1,998

Slaughter CattleReceipts 311Last week 415Year ago 372

Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 292Year ago 354

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	529	294.00–316.00	305.03
33	—	627	258.00–282.00	269.07
2	—	773	240.00–250.00	244.85
4	—	310	350.00–397.00	370.62
11	—	560	270.00–295.00	287.45
2	—	710	254.00	254.00
1	—	660	260.00	260.00
5	—	467	300.00–325.00	317.99
9	—	368	327.00–370.00	353.76
2	—	870	212.00–215.00	213.48
3	—	410	306.00–310.00	308.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	247.00–270.00	258.89
6	—	542	257.00–290.00	273.30
5	—	332	350.00–358.00	351.54
2	—	383	335.00–340.00	337.52
5	—	467	305.00–310.00	307.99
10	—	432	310.00–320.00	314.84
5	—	637	232.00–240.00	238.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	315.00–350.00	340.92
1	—	280	362.00	362.00
5	—	571	255.00–280.00	271.07
10	—	624	242.00–265.00	253.55
1	—	755	222.00	222.00
19	—	475	280.00–316.00	313.13
21	—	527	273.00–305.00	297.79
1	—	675	240.00	240.00
3	—	740	235.00	235.00
9	—	436	290.00–330.00	318.78
7	—	322	325.00–365.00	349.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	200.00–210.00	205.75
10	—	278	285.00–290.00	287.22
30	—	515	220.00–248.00	239.13
3	—	733	170.00–180.00	176.64
42	—	434	240.00–285.00	261.64
11	—	331	270.00–305.00	281.37
6	—	637	210.00–225.00	219.18
23	—	377	257.00–300.00	271.96
16	—	579	218.00–235.00	230.44
45	—	473	233.00–260.00	246.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	220.00	220.00
7	—	332	260.00–280.00	272.75
4	—	626	210.00–218.00	211.98
6	—	428	230.00–260.00	245.54
6	—	369	250.00–270.00	255.01
3	—	720	180.00–181.00	180.66
17	—	478	225.00–245.00	238.96
9	—	527	215.00–234.00	227.10
1	—	790	160.00	160.00
6	—	271	270.00–280.00	278.43
5	—	672	177.00–202.00	192.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	200.00–217.00	211.13
10	—	733	180.00–215.00	197.71
1	—	295	300.00	300.00
31	—	577	230.00–246.00	240.90
20	—	380	272.00–307.00	276.51
28	—	464	258.00–285.00	265.29
16	—	319	280.00–320.00	300.17
26	—	426	260.00–310.00	275.63
3	—	623	227.00–235.00	231.39
62	—	523	245.00–258.00	253.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	555	262.00	262.00
10	—	671	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	517	275.00–305.00	287.94
5	—	665	232.00–245.00	240.76
3	—	330	330.00–401.00	352.95
19	—	414	300.00–325.00	310.74
1	—	790	234.00	234.00
6	—	367	320.00–362.00	343.94
6	—	611	235.00–260.00	249.90
12	—	465	280.00–313.00	298.33
3	—	718	226.00–240.00	235.16
19	—	566	260.00–275.00	268.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	516	245.00–272.00	257.29
26	—	471	260.00–285.00	274.47
19	—	426	280.00–310.00	301.71
13	—	382	285.00–330.00	314.89
2	—	725	192.00–205.00	198.59
4	—	566	235.00–240.00	238.79
3	—	672	212.00–215.00	213.97
4	—	290	345.00	345.00
2	—	635	218.00–242.00	229.81
7	—	330	335.00–350.00	345.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	530	245.00–292.00	269.52
12	—	371	302.00–350.00	329.28
7	—	624	220.00–235.00	227.88
11	—	339	315.00–365.00	347.32
2	—	678	225.00	225.00
1	—	730	210.00	210.00
24	—	424	285.00–320.00	304.10
34	—	472	270.00–306.00	290.15
4	—	771	190.00–220.00	206.89
11	—	566	230.00–272.00	252.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,039	70.00–99.00	89.02
35	—	1,003	82.00–108.00	95.01
10	—	1,047	91.00–113.00	97.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,499	112.00–118.00	114.00
14	—	1,498	102.00–113.00	107.06
1	—	1,555	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,244	104.00–120.00	109.90
19	—	1,124	95.00–115.00	103.82
24	—	1,213	109.00–128.00	115.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,652	120.00–138.00	125.99
6	—	1,748	129.00–144.00	138.95
10	—	1,617	116.00–129.00	121.40

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	23	—	—	775.00–850.00	810.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	900.00–1,500.00	1,186.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,329.17
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	993.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,887.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,795.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	—	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,522.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,220.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,871.43

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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