Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 120 priced lines covering 1,442 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,336 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 321 head. replacement cattle receipts at 273 head. Counted as USDA files them — 85 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Feb 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,336Last week 4,014Year ago 1,262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 321Last week 541Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 273Last week 360Year ago 62

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	706	230.00–234.00	232.49
12	—	467	290.00–320.00	310.53
7	—	380	317.00–340.00	328.04
19	—	635	245.00–272.00	268.24
10	—	581	268.00–289.00	280.73
10	—	422	310.00–328.00	318.42
10	—	520	280.00–305.00	295.45
4	—	669	250.00–260.00	256.25
4	—	334	320.00–340.00	335.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	618	267.00–290.00	278.84
3	—	472	325.00–327.00	326.31
3	—	792	230.00	230.00
4	—	801	220.00	220.00
27	—	572	289.00–300.00	293.62
3	—	415	322.00–340.00	329.75
9	—	671	260.00–266.00	261.09
21	—	732	230.00–247.00	235.85
20	—	514	299.00–317.00	307.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	300.00–330.00	309.97
1	—	310	335.00	335.00
3	—	645	250.00	250.00
7	—	472	300.00–310.00	304.40
3	—	545	290.00	290.00
3	—	423	310.00–320.00	315.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	347.00	347.00
9	—	599	315.00	315.00
1	—	450	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	215.00–248.00	237.82
6	—	613	200.00–210.00	205.89
13	—	558	220.00–230.00	228.36
9	—	322	262.00–275.00	265.56
11	—	433	242.00–260.00	250.82
11	—	470	220.00–251.00	242.52
3	—	277	278.00–285.00	280.88
6	—	375	260.00–280.00	263.76
2	—	700	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	471	245.00–264.00	255.17
4	—	275	285.00	285.00
12	—	630	215.00–230.00	220.45
37	—	534	230.00–258.00	246.51
5	—	657	200.00–222.00	206.41
1	—	715	205.00	205.00
21	—	320	270.00–297.00	284.79
22	—	424	255.00–282.00	262.70
14	—	574	215.00–240.00	231.48
27	—	384	267.00–292.00	274.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	620	231.00–245.00	238.94
3	—	758	210.00–220.00	213.41
16	—	711	210.00	210.00
10	—	689	217.00–232.00	222.81
47	—	429	269.00–300.00	277.49
26	—	469	260.00–280.00	267.66
20	—	378	280.00–310.00	290.52
28	—	514	245.00–270.00	252.26
10	—	332	286.00–305.00	293.29
26	—	562	239.00–250.00	246.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	583	261.00	261.00
5	—	513	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	287.00–315.00	300.14
7	—	623	230.00–267.00	240.21
10	—	517	265.00–305.00	283.65
1	—	690	260.00	260.00
14	—	576	255.00–287.00	270.69
12	—	420	305.00–330.00	320.81
8	—	376	320.00–357.00	338.79
3	—	333	350.00–375.00	358.00
2	—	275	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	480	267.00–292.00	285.15
8	—	581	230.00–250.00	240.64
17	—	374	300.00–328.00	318.92
5	—	735	195.00–201.00	199.19
10	—	339	325.00–335.00	328.95
4	—	666	214.00–217.00	215.77
1	—	280	350.00	350.00
5	—	527	260.00–267.00	263.77
1	—	795	189.00	189.00
21	—	426	270.00–310.00	301.36
1	—	635	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	617	227.00–257.00	241.22
7	—	666	223.00–247.00	233.33
8	—	331	305.00–365.00	340.54
3	—	723	221.00–227.00	224.29
11	—	373	300.00–340.00	327.56
30	—	524	250.00–292.00	271.62
34	—	418	285.00–320.00	306.11
19	—	572	245.00–265.00	256.54
21	—	466	270.00–300.00	286.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,208	108.00–126.00	115.71
38	—	1,180	102.00–118.00	110.11
38	—	1,143	96.00–111.00	104.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,035	78.00–96.00	90.10
29	—	1,012	84.00–106.00	94.56
7	—	1,010	100.00–115.00	104.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,347	109.00–119.00	115.51
12	—	1,377	107.00–115.00	112.59
6	—	1,406	95.00–109.00	105.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,818	131.00–146.00	137.60
11	—	1,670	115.00–135.00	126.01
9	—	1,529	117.00–129.00	120.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,137.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,100.00
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	—	—	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,531.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,033.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	—	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,514.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,271.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,281.52
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	950.00–1,090.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,483.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,733.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	1,400.00–2,350.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,067.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,195.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,466.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,377.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	911.00–954.00	932.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	680.00–700.00	691.43

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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