Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 118 priced lines covering 1,183 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,428 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 226 head. replacement cattle receipts at 150 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Mar 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,428Last week 3,330Year ago 2,230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 631Year ago 363

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 418Year ago 441

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	643	282.00	282.00
29	700–750	709	248.50	248.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	363	360.00–367.00	363.43
7	400–450	416	344.00–354.00	347.47
15	450–500	467	322.00–340.00	328.08
32	500–550	536	318.00–324.00	320.83
3	550–600	575	307.00	307.00
61	650–700	656	287.50	287.50
8	750–800	781	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	700–750	732	236.50	236.50
61	800–850	838	220.50	220.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	341	360.00–370.00	368.16
16	350–400	364	345.00–357.00	351.22
13	400–450	422	321.00–350.00	335.91
15	450–500	475	302.00–337.00	321.85
9	500–550	531	305.00–315.00	310.94
12	550–600	583	285.00–305.00	291.80
4	600–650	624	260.00–280.00	268.00
7	650–700	676	250.00–260.00	258.56
1	700–750	710	254.00	254.00
4	750–800	776	230.00–237.00	231.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	314	340.00–357.00	346.21
10	350–400	383	320.00–340.00	329.78
10	400–450	427	325.00–340.00	334.48
5	450–500	480	310.00–326.00	320.17
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
5	550–600	585	260.00–290.00	280.07
1	650–700	680	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	330.00–335.00	333.78
9	300–350	326	302.00–337.00	325.06
8	350–400	362	297.00–322.00	312.67
25	400–450	426	290.00–305.00	297.67
18	450–500	484	287.00–295.00	292.35
12	500–550	515	262.00–291.00	286.96
3	600–650	612	227.00–255.00	244.54
6	650–700	657	240.00–242.00	241.66
2	700–750	713	230.00–233.00	231.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	320.00–335.00	323.65
9	300–350	322	292.00–320.00	313.58
24	350–400	376	280.00–310.00	296.05
14	400–450	429	260.00–293.00	281.84
22	450–500	465	246.00–285.00	271.83
16	500–550	529	230.00–270.00	263.11
8	550–600	563	220.00–262.00	253.17
5	600–650	627	206.00–240.00	226.25
2	700–750	740	205.00–223.00	214.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	550–600	599	254.50	254.50
26	700–750	712	226.50	226.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	325.00	325.00
4	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
6	300–350	323	310.00–317.00	312.49
13	350–400	367	290.00–300.00	295.49
16	400–450	423	252.00–287.00	269.33
20	450–500	477	245.00–274.00	257.84
12	500–550	515	240.00–260.00	252.69
7	550–600	579	227.00–245.00	238.60
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	370.00	370.00
10	300–350	334	350.00–380.00	356.86
16	350–400	374	330.00–355.00	344.18
29	400–450	429	315.00–342.00	326.61
8	450–500	471	305.00–325.00	310.56
14	500–550	528	285.00–298.00	291.73
15	550–600	574	265.00–290.00	276.49
10	600–650	619	235.00–265.00	251.76
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	735	228.00	228.00
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	376	360.00–365.00	361.26
8	400–450	420	330.00–340.00	335.96
4	450–500	476	318.00–325.00	320.74
1	500–550	525	302.00	302.00
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	355.00–360.00	357.61
4	300–350	311	332.00–345.00	339.22
10	350–400	376	322.00–340.00	330.25
11	400–450	427	302.00–325.00	314.55
14	450–500	477	295.00–307.00	300.28
5	500–550	531	260.00–280.00	271.98
7	550–600	577	255.00–260.00	255.69
5	600–650	627	240.00–252.00	243.44
3	650–700	680	230.00–233.00	231.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,098	114.00–130.00	123.27
24	—	1,237	127.00–143.00	135.98
31	—	1,143	120.00–137.00	129.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,104	98.00–113.00	107.47
13	—	1,089	110.00–128.00	120.05
11	—	977	106.00–112.00	109.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,466	133.00–137.00	135.74
7	—	1,463	130.00–141.00	135.40
3	—	1,228	119.00–122.00	120.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,320	125.00–142.00	133.78
11	—	1,673	148.00–158.00	151.52
9	—	1,527	141.00–149.00	145.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	790.00–900.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,190.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,271.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	1,250.00–2,000.00	1,804.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,927.78
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–825.00	806.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,496.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,312.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,870.00–2,400.00	2,139.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,381.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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