Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 131 priced lines covering 1,571 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,911 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 506 head. replacement cattle receipts at 182 head. Counted as USDA files them — 10 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,911Last week 2,512Year ago 2,230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 506Last week 311Year ago 425

Replacement CattleReceipts 182Last week 171Year ago 198

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	250.00	250.00
5	—	322	325.00–330.00	325.96
2	—	513	268.00–270.00	268.98
2	—	580	267.00	267.00
2	—	413	305.00–310.00	307.48
2	—	718	220.00–225.00	222.56
2	—	470	300.00–305.00	302.53
1	—	755	215.00	215.00
5	—	371	317.00–335.00	324.29
1	—	670	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	280.00–290.00	284.96
8	—	613	266.00–282.00	270.72
12	—	457	325.00–331.00	326.14
6	—	418	340.00–355.00	344.28
5	—	325	360.00–375.00	363.19
6	—	765	220.00	220.00
13	—	515	300.00–318.00	306.73
2	—	735	250.00	250.00
18	—	384	355.00–360.00	355.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	762	252.50	252.50
1	—	375	370.00	370.00
9	—	654	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	422	314.00–340.00	323.27
8	—	373	330.00–355.00	339.49
6	—	563	260.00–275.00	270.16
8	—	322	345.00–355.00	350.88
20	—	476	300.00–322.00	313.48
1	—	775	231.00	231.00
14	—	533	270.00–290.00	281.28
16	—	631	238.00–265.00	248.43
13	—	677	230.00–255.00	238.54
2	—	700	230.00–237.00	233.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	477	225.00–252.00	237.98
19	—	377	247.00–280.00	264.46
7	—	680	200.00–205.00	202.85
2	—	293	295.00–305.00	300.04
10	—	523	222.00–240.00	229.44
1	—	225	292.00	292.00
13	—	575	210.00–230.00	219.00
19	—	329	240.00–290.00	266.79
10	—	626	190.00–211.00	204.72
3	—	720	190.00–195.00	191.67
18	—	434	230.00–270.00	250.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	428	245.00–280.00	264.80
5	—	662	206.00–217.00	211.03
11	—	736	191.00–205.00	193.04
26	—	476	240.00–260.00	250.31
29	—	328	260.00–305.00	282.29
4	—	280	310.00–315.00	311.14
13	—	622	214.00–230.00	220.08
3	—	860	167.50	167.50
30	—	377	250.00–290.00	271.23
28	—	526	235.00–252.00	242.51
8	—	577	230.00–242.00	235.76
4	—	765	190.00–195.00	191.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	465	255.00–280.00	260.14
8	—	621	224.00–245.00	230.82
20	—	567	235.00–255.00	241.01
15	—	653	220.00–232.00	231.06
30	—	375	270.00–300.00	287.50
7	—	780	197.50	197.50
25	—	320	280.00–315.00	299.20
2	—	720	215.00–220.00	217.57
35	—	425	260.00–295.00	273.51
28	—	516	240.00–260.00	254.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	461	295.00–320.00	308.44
4	—	269	360.00–412.00	372.33
1	—	205	375.00	375.00
4	—	720	212.00–227.00	219.93
1	—	675	230.00	230.00
5	—	336	350.00–360.00	356.01
5	—	620	245.00–255.00	249.90
9	—	573	265.00–278.00	273.26
16	—	376	340.00–350.00	344.59
16	—	422	320.00–330.00	323.73
5	—	521	270.00–302.00	283.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	519	248.00–270.00	261.60
4	—	723	200.00–212.00	206.69
2	—	288	320.00–325.00	322.57
4	—	618	205.00–235.00	218.77
29	—	427	284.00–325.00	297.44
2	—	670	210.00–227.00	218.44
25	—	327	315.00–355.00	333.58
4	—	240	330.00–340.00	332.50
11	—	573	225.00–255.00	235.99
13	—	474	275.00–300.00	284.38
20	—	378	300.00–345.00	322.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	418	335.00–340.00	338.73
1	—	230	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	355.00	355.00
4	—	770	202.00–212.00	207.46
3	—	682	212.00–235.00	222.36
17	—	327	330.00–370.00	346.96
12	—	618	230.00–245.00	237.77
27	—	427	305.00–340.00	317.30
5	—	718	208.00–230.00	217.65
24	—	514	260.00–285.00	273.63
17	—	476	280.00–302.00	290.87
13	—	370	320.00–360.00	332.30
5	—	575	240.00–265.00	252.97
4	—	275	337.00–370.00	354.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	349	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,182	99.00–112.00	106.19
24	—	1,174	111.00–126.00	117.15
59	—	1,184	105.00–119.00	112.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	104.00–109.00	106.43
21	—	1,467	104.00–122.00	108.95
25	—	1,469	110.00–131.00	120.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,014	85.00–107.00	98.29
29	—	957	80.00–99.00	92.07
35	—	1,045	92.00–112.00	99.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	2,034	133.00–143.00	135.72
16	—	1,418	108.00–120.00	115.57
22	—	1,628	121.00–129.00	125.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,593.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,268.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,265.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,458.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	985.00–1,080.00	1,052.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,293.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	975.00–1,000.00	990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	575.00–700.00	637.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,900.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	900.00–1,300.00	1,083.33

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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