Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 128 priced lines covering 2,542 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,330 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 631 head. replacement cattle receipts at 418 head. Counted as USDA files them — 92 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Mar 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,330Last week 1,403Year ago 2,995

Slaughter CattleReceipts 631Last week 307Year ago 783

Replacement CattleReceipts 418Last week 229Year ago 374

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
7	300–350	319	365.00–425.00	397.31
17	350–400	370	350.00–415.00	381.80
23	400–450	418	340.00–400.00	361.59
54	450–500	476	320.00–368.00	340.37
33	500–550	523	300.00–342.50	319.60
19	550–600	572	285.00–334.00	304.46
37	600–650	618	270.00–300.00	291.60
13	650–700	662	255.00–285.00	267.10
14	700–750	724	240.00–245.00	244.03
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
22	800–850	816	218.00–221.00	218.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	340.00–365.00	349.58
12	350–400	368	325.00–365.00	348.55
12	400–450	432	320.00–340.00	327.23
17	450–500	480	300.00–330.00	317.41
9	500–550	527	285.00–323.00	305.93
40	550–600	567	260.00–291.00	274.51
24	600–650	626	225.00–265.00	256.11
4	650–700	665	240.00–265.00	249.86
29	700–750	738	235.00–242.00	240.92
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	875	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	425	325.00–327.00	326.36
2	450–500	480	310.00–317.00	313.43
2	500–550	508	285.00–287.00	286.00
2	550–600	593	268.00–270.00	269.00
1	650–700	690	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	340.00–348.00	344.62
43	300–350	321	310.00–372.00	340.75
40	350–400	371	300.00–335.00	317.05
53	400–450	422	287.50–322.00	308.41
53	450–500	468	270.00–305.00	280.48
38	500–550	529	253.00–282.00	267.11
26	550–600	573	247.50–270.00	254.19
30	600–650	620	238.50–252.00	242.79
44	650–700	671	220.00–248.00	235.31
23	700–750	713	205.00–228.00	222.96
30	750–800	785	209.00–219.50	218.86
9	850–900	876	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
165	550–600	572	263.50	263.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	335.00	335.00
29	300–350	325	280.00–330.00	309.78
33	350–400	375	250.00–317.00	301.86
55	400–450	416	247.50–305.00	291.92
39	450–500	472	240.00–290.00	267.14
46	500–550	523	225.00–272.00	256.22
28	550–600	566	220.00–257.00	244.70
10	600–650	620	210.00–243.00	226.37
18	650–700	668	200.00–227.00	214.01
8	700–750	722	175.00–210.00	194.12
2	750–800	780	197.00–200.00	198.48
1	850–900	890	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	506	289.00–290.00	289.12
10	550–600	559	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
17	300–350	336	250.00–315.00	292.95
15	350–400	372	275.00–300.00	290.63
16	400–450	430	272.00–290.00	282.85
16	450–500	472	230.00–280.00	266.32
12	500–550	523	245.00–257.00	250.27
13	550–600	585	232.00–243.00	237.89
2	600–650	625	210.00–220.00	215.12
2	650–700	660	200.00–215.00	207.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	370.00–405.00	387.29
2	250–300	283	360.00	360.00
18	300–350	319	340.00–380.00	359.08
35	350–400	374	320.00–352.00	335.95
29	400–450	421	290.00–340.00	316.98
42	450–500	477	270.00–330.00	295.12
31	500–550	529	260.00–297.00	273.12
35	550–600	574	247.50–280.00	259.77
12	600–650	617	225.00–255.00	241.77
10	650–700	671	210.00–250.00	228.28
3	700–750	730	220.00–227.00	224.73
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	420.00–445.00	427.62
10	250–300	278	370.00–435.00	413.07
22	300–350	329	350.00–420.00	386.12
21	350–400	365	340.00–385.00	358.65
26	400–450	431	318.00–375.00	331.85
28	450–500	469	297.00–350.00	328.65
38	500–550	514	275.00–324.00	295.95
16	550–600	580	265.00–310.00	290.09
17	600–650	616	255.00–277.50	260.52
5	650–700	680	247.00–255.00	248.96
4	700–750	724	231.00–235.00	232.74
2	750–800	760	216.00–222.00	219.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	414	350.00	350.00
7	450–500	458	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	235.00–345.00	289.59
13	350–400	373	300.00–330.00	317.46
14	400–450	426	245.00–315.00	288.25
4	450–500	471	290.00–300.00	296.13
7	500–550	530	257.00–280.00	267.13
3	550–600	578	248.00–265.00	258.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,128	118.00–135.00	127.36
136	—	1,184	125.00–141.00	134.31
49	—	1,229	136.00–147.00	141.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,018	106.00–122.00	113.94
22	—	999	98.00–109.00	102.88
41	—	1,065	113.00–127.00	116.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,437	131.00–143.00	138.06
42	—	1,250	122.00–144.00	130.29
7	—	1,331	120.00–135.00	125.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,727	144.00–159.00	150.70
16	—	1,483	137.00–150.00	143.48
11	—	1,850	154.00–166.00	159.38

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	—	—	1,200.00–2,050.00	1,871.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	1,575.00–2,400.00	2,013.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,557.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	2,175.00–2,675.00	2,305.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	—	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,689.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	—	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,475.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	—	1,000.00–1,850.00	1,271.43
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–1,075.00	795.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,055.00–1,280.00	1,172.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,420.00	1,380.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–950.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	600.00–725.00	641.67

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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