Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 130 priced lines covering 1,843 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,567 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 519 head. replacement cattle receipts at 339 head. Counted as USDA files them — 117 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,567Last week 1,407Year ago 2,816

Slaughter CattleReceipts 519Last week 193Year ago 560

Replacement CattleReceipts 339Last week 195Year ago 171

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
10	300–350	326	310.00–335.00	322.50
12	350–400	373	300.00–320.00	311.48
24	400–450	430	285.00–320.00	303.18
47	450–500	463	268.00–310.00	299.34
35	500–550	525	250.00–297.00	279.77
21	550–600	565	235.00–267.00	257.17
12	600–650	613	210.00–245.00	234.90
5	650–700	688	190.00–238.00	218.27
3	700–750	722	175.00–185.00	180.06
2	750–800	768	165.00–210.00	187.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	330.00–335.00	332.56
1	250–300	280	320.00	320.00
5	300–350	318	292.00–317.00	305.36
4	350–400	368	282.00–305.00	293.73
7	400–450	423	278.00–300.00	287.33
9	450–500	469	275.00–295.00	279.49
5	500–550	516	260.00–265.00	262.02
11	550–600	575	238.00–250.00	242.08
2	600–650	625	232.00–235.00	233.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	329	325.00–370.00	344.65
13	350–400	371	315.00–360.00	330.57
13	400–450	421	305.00–340.00	317.60
14	450–500	465	280.00–320.00	305.37
8	500–550	528	260.00–285.00	273.64
8	550–600	564	255.00–277.00	263.65
3	600–650	612	240.00–250.00	245.05
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	708	220.00–225.00	222.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	304	345.00–370.00	347.38
23	350–400	369	335.00–368.00	350.64
6	400–450	424	325.00–355.00	333.06
18	450–500	465	300.00–330.00	318.14
30	500–550	525	285.00–318.00	310.25
14	550–600	565	280.00–310.00	293.86
27	600–650	624	265.00–300.00	289.76
9	650–700	667	238.00–245.00	238.76
11	700–750	712	225.00–246.00	242.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
8	300–350	324	338.00–355.00	347.92
14	350–400	382	325.00–330.00	327.50
11	400–450	427	315.00–325.00	318.64
12	450–500	473	295.00–320.00	308.76
26	500–550	533	275.00–300.00	295.46
7	550–600	568	258.00–282.00	270.27
5	600–650	630	240.00–272.00	256.58
4	650–700	666	220.00–245.00	233.88
2	700–750	713	200.00–210.00	204.98
11	750–800	766	185.00–235.50	225.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	673	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	319	315.00–340.00	325.55
11	350–400	379	310.00–325.00	317.30
5	400–450	429	300.00–318.00	307.66
3	450–500	472	285.00–290.00	286.61
13	500–550	522	255.00–290.00	277.88
24	550–600	587	230.00–276.00	256.85
4	600–650	628	220.00–250.00	237.47
4	650–700	683	200.00–242.00	222.44
2	700–750	733	185.00–190.00	187.46
1	750–800	775	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	562	318.00–320.00	318.44
3	600–650	622	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	310.00–315.00	312.64
15	300–350	328	285.00–307.00	298.73
22	350–400	372	270.00–305.00	287.86
41	400–450	431	260.00–280.00	271.51
42	450–500	471	245.00–271.00	260.25
25	500–550	526	237.00–253.00	247.57
23	550–600	575	230.00–245.00	235.91
10	600–650	623	218.00–230.00	223.52
15	650–700	667	200.00–215.00	212.56
18	700–750	723	185.00–206.00	201.30
7	750–800	783	187.00–204.00	197.68
4	850–900	875	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	330.00–332.00	331.05
33	300–350	316	300.00–325.00	305.17
62	350–400	378	290.00–320.00	298.05
25	400–450	421	278.00–295.00	286.54
47	450–500	471	260.00–285.00	273.47
65	500–550	523	250.00–267.00	257.62
18	550–600	568	240.00–250.00	245.72
60	600–650	616	230.00–246.00	240.73
3	650–700	663	230.00–240.00	235.05
11	700–750	719	210.00–220.00	211.71
14	750–800	785	200.00–207.00	206.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	475	278.00	278.00
10	500–550	531	275.00–282.00	280.61
21	550–600	558	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	265.00–300.00	277.14
4	350–400	376	262.00–290.00	276.04
9	400–450	423	240.00–275.00	253.05
11	450–500	480	238.00–260.00	250.01
11	500–550	525	228.00–242.00	234.11
2	550–600	573	220.00–225.00	222.42
5	600–650	621	200.00–217.00	205.73
1	700–750	720	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,221	114.00–126.00	117.43
30	—	1,159	107.00–114.00	110.70
34	—	1,284	121.00–130.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,056	93.00–114.00	100.62
13	—	960	85.00–103.00	94.36
29	—	1,080	101.00–115.00	105.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,427	115.00–130.00	124.55
2	—	1,438	109.00	109.00
28	—	1,378	104.00–123.00	116.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,708	136.00–145.00	139.77
30	—	1,670	125.00–139.00	133.54
16	—	1,499	114.00–133.00	123.25

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)	14	—	—	900.00–1,650.00	1,453.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,460.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,615.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,400.00–2,300.00	1,822.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,415.00–1,900.00	1,671.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	933.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,154.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	1,300.00–2,500.00	1,993.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,811.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,766.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,143.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,400.00

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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