Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 124 priced lines covering 1,518 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,298 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 523 head. replacement cattle receipts at 180 head. Counted as USDA files them — 49 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Mar 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,298Last week 2,155Year ago 3,356

Slaughter CattleReceipts 523Last week 400Year ago 801

Replacement CattleReceipts 180Last week 305Year ago 302

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	350.00–360.00	355.17
3	250–300	278	340.00–347.00	344.05
14	300–350	322	328.00–372.00	345.00
30	350–400	375	300.00–359.00	318.52
26	400–450	422	295.00–335.00	309.36
10	450–500	464	285.00–310.00	297.14
12	500–550	525	270.00–290.00	277.84
6	550–600	566	252.00–275.00	261.04
3	600–650	622	247.00–260.00	254.02
8	650–700	668	240.00–252.00	246.77
6	700–750	724	215.00–240.00	225.48
2	750–800	765	205.00–217.00	210.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	328.00–335.00	330.93
31	300–350	327	310.00–350.00	318.84
31	350–400	372	282.00–337.00	303.59
29	400–450	428	285.00–320.00	294.74
43	450–500	474	265.00–297.00	280.55
51	500–550	522	250.00–275.00	263.31
7	550–600	582	242.00–260.00	254.11
41	600–650	637	227.00–250.00	241.51
14	650–700	679	210.00–238.00	218.70
25	700–750	742	215.00–222.00	219.56
3	750–800	765	200.00–209.00	204.62
3	800–850	800	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	332.00	332.00
2	450–500	458	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
1	250–300	255	310.00	310.00
15	300–350	329	290.00–330.00	305.98
7	350–400	383	270.00–322.00	299.56
17	400–450	422	260.00–304.00	281.29
37	450–500	471	245.00–285.00	258.83
18	500–550	521	247.00–260.00	252.68
10	550–600	591	229.00–250.00	232.90
8	600–650	628	217.00–230.00	222.34
7	650–700	677	200.00–220.00	210.76
4	700–750	744	187.00–192.00	188.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	370.00–390.00	378.98
20	350–400	371	360.00–375.00	366.73
17	400–450	423	340.00–350.00	343.54
16	450–500	487	320.00–340.00	329.07
12	500–550	516	290.00–322.00	304.33
2	550–600	568	270.00–275.00	272.44
40	600–650	647	260.00–280.00	279.07
5	650–700	683	245.00–250.00	248.44
8	700–750	735	235.00–248.00	241.89
4	750–800	779	235.00–244.00	239.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	385.00–410.00	398.96
10	350–400	372	360.00–390.00	376.78
12	400–450	419	360.00–375.00	364.64
14	450–500	467	325.00–350.00	337.86
42	500–550	520	310.00–340.00	337.34
2	550–600	568	280.00–290.00	284.89
18	600–650	610	271.00–280.00	273.73
3	650–700	667	255.00–261.00	258.70
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
7	750–800	767	240.00–244.00	242.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	350.00–360.00	353.13
12	350–400	377	329.00–355.00	339.99
12	400–450	427	320.00–335.00	327.15
5	450–500	481	310.00–322.00	314.42
8	500–550	521	270.00–310.00	294.79
2	600–650	615	235.00–250.00	242.38
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
4	700–750	741	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	274	368.00–380.00	374.48
4	300–350	328	360.00–380.00	367.46
7	350–400	375	338.00–370.00	350.98
21	400–450	423	320.00–340.00	330.14
15	450–500	483	220.00–330.00	305.91
23	500–550	529	280.00–300.00	292.92
5	550–600	579	272.00–282.00	277.58
15	600–650	626	249.00–267.00	254.37
8	650–700	674	242.00–254.00	247.59
8	700–750	708	225.00–240.00	231.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
5	300–350	318	342.00–345.00	344.38
15	350–400	369	330.00–345.00	335.78
11	400–450	427	305.00–325.00	311.95
10	450–500	472	295.00–310.00	302.00
4	500–550	525	272.00–290.00	280.30
3	550–600	585	250.00–275.00	263.40
5	600–650	627	240.00–262.00	248.77
2	650–700	668	243.00–252.00	247.45
2	700–750	728	230.00–235.00	232.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
8	300–350	331	370.00–390.00	376.84
6	350–400	372	360.00–385.00	369.30
11	400–450	423	325.00–365.00	345.06
11	450–500	476	320.00–340.00	333.57
13	500–550	522	305.00–330.00	318.76
3	550–600	570	290.00–300.00	296.61
2	600–650	618	275.00–280.00	277.55
2	650–700	673	244.00–255.00	249.52
3	700–750	720	235.00–256.00	248.35
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	800	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,236	127.00–138.00	131.20
38	—	1,273	133.00–147.00	137.63
40	—	1,171	119.00–129.00	124.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,039	104.00–122.00	114.79
21	—	998	95.00–115.00	104.82
29	—	1,054	111.00–130.00	119.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,362	126.00–142.00	135.63
35	—	1,457	118.00–137.00	128.98
13	—	1,384	110.00–130.00	124.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,614	136.00–151.00	144.90
15	—	1,595	125.00–145.00	135.10
19	—	1,882	148.00–160.00	154.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	1,550.00–2,550.00	2,139.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,494.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,050.00–2,425.00	2,288.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00–975.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,615.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,209.38
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	—	—	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,912.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,165.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,400.00–1,516.00	1,452.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,043.00–1,385.00	1,198.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	785.00–885.00	835.00

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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