Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 113 priced lines covering 1,167 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,699 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 259 head. replacement cattle receipts at 228 head. Counted as USDA files them — 70 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Mar 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,699Last week 2,298Year ago 2,306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 259Last week 523Year ago 403

Replacement CattleReceipts 228Last week 180Year ago 241

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	367.00–370.00	368.49
3	350–400	377	330.00–350.00	343.63
12	400–450	422	320.00–350.00	335.38
24	450–500	468	290.00–340.00	321.02
12	500–550	525	270.00–310.00	300.19
7	550–600	574	260.00–300.00	286.50
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
6	650–700	668	240.00–270.00	259.18
9	700–750	737	235.00–244.00	241.03
2	950–1000	995	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	649	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	463	335.00–355.00	349.92
18	500–550	529	318.00–325.00	322.40
5	550–600	565	300.00–315.00	306.02
3	600–650	633	277.00–280.00	279.01
2	700–750	713	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	352.00	352.00
8	350–400	379	325.00–345.00	338.01
16	400–450	420	310.00–340.00	326.10
2	450–500	475	325.00–328.00	326.55
6	500–550	528	290.00–300.00	294.31
8	550–600	568	280.00–290.00	284.16
3	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	795	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	315.00–350.00	332.43
11	300–350	331	290.00–330.00	312.68
25	350–400	374	280.00–317.00	299.20
33	400–450	426	275.00–302.00	286.97
37	450–500	472	262.00–287.00	274.36
38	500–550	525	240.00–271.00	258.57
10	550–600	576	230.00–258.00	247.82
16	600–650	638	220.00–243.00	236.41
4	650–700	661	200.00–237.00	219.41
7	700–750	729	190.00–217.00	211.08
4	750–800	786	201.00–204.00	202.00
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	330.00–370.00	353.36
9	300–350	318	315.00–350.00	327.19
16	350–400	370	303.00–322.00	315.54
26	400–450	418	291.00–320.00	299.83
31	450–500	474	280.00–307.00	287.44
33	500–550	522	265.00–282.00	273.61
12	550–600	579	250.00–268.00	259.11
24	600–650	635	237.50–252.00	243.04
7	650–700	658	227.50–248.00	230.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	287	300.00–332.00	305.69
2	300–350	338	305.00–307.00	305.99
10	350–400	370	260.00–305.00	286.16
21	400–450	427	255.00–295.00	270.96
14	450–500	488	255.00–280.00	268.07
13	500–550	529	220.00–262.00	245.65
2	550–600	570	240.00–242.00	240.97
5	600–650	621	222.00–234.00	230.75
3	700–750	730	204.00–208.00	206.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
9	300–350	328	335.00–370.00	355.59
10	350–400	371	325.00–355.00	343.13
26	400–450	430	310.00–337.00	321.71
12	450–500	468	302.00–325.00	315.45
22	500–550	514	285.00–300.00	294.63
10	550–600	570	270.00–294.00	284.34
11	600–650	624	250.00–274.00	261.07
3	650–700	667	240.00–242.00	240.67
7	700–750	726	214.00–237.00	225.15
4	750–800	778	212.00–220.00	216.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	330.00–360.00	345.26
11	300–350	316	320.00–360.00	335.11
11	350–400	369	315.00–350.00	334.00
13	400–450	419	297.00–325.00	314.22
20	450–500	474	287.00–310.00	302.26
10	500–550	529	270.00–288.00	280.15
7	550–600	574	260.00–280.00	270.51
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	725	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	380.00–390.00	384.96
5	350–400	369	340.00–350.00	342.90
8	400–450	429	330.00–340.00	337.48
11	450–500	467	320.00–340.00	325.37
9	500–550	513	302.00–317.00	307.98
6	550–600	566	295.00–305.00	300.19
4	600–650	615	276.00–282.00	278.00
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	730	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,260	114.00–139.00	131.70
32	—	1,125	119.00–130.00	126.14
15	—	1,243	136.00–148.00	143.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,043	111.00–121.00	117.55
35	—	1,007	99.00–114.00	108.08
10	—	1,104	97.00–106.00	101.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,420	119.00–132.00	126.23
4	—	1,373	130.00–140.00	136.91
7	—	1,460	121.00–125.00	123.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,502	133.00–153.00	141.21
6	—	1,602	125.00–139.00	133.19
6	—	1,798	135.00–147.00	142.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	1,300.00–1,710.00	1,482.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	—	1,450.00–1,920.00	1,706.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	925.00–1,710.00	1,336.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,033.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,495.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,219.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	730.00–830.00	780.00

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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