Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 128 priced lines covering 2,007 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,854 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 756 head. replacement cattle receipts at 311 head. Counted as USDA files them — 95 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,854Last week 1,181Year ago 3,173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 756Last week 335Year ago 798

Replacement CattleReceipts 311Last week 58Year ago 452

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady to firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,807	152.00–165.00	158.25
37	—	1,706	144.00–158.00	148.47
17	—	1,413	134.00–147.00	140.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,360	122.00–136.00	130.89
25	—	1,426	115.00–129.00	124.82
21	—	1,415	129.00–142.00	136.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,206	126.00–139.00	131.73
76	—	1,171	118.00–133.00	128.36
28	—	1,245	133.00–145.00	138.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	952	100.00–129.00	110.75
23	—	1,143	116.00–124.00	120.27
43	—	1,038	109.00–125.00	117.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	320.00–330.00	325.88
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	330.00	330.00
3	250–300	277	295.00–315.00	307.89
7	300–350	329	280.00–310.00	299.16
26	350–400	376	245.00–305.00	280.03
24	400–450	424	225.00–290.00	270.67
30	450–500	471	220.00–275.00	261.38
26	500–550	527	230.00–250.00	242.55
30	550–600	584	221.00–246.00	239.24
5	600–650	612	213.00–222.00	217.81
2	650–700	668	180.00–190.00	185.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	268	310.00–335.00	317.63
15	300–350	324	300.00–327.00	308.93
26	350–400	376	280.00–315.00	297.65
55	400–450	419	270.00–300.00	287.31
44	450–500	473	250.00–288.00	269.53
25	500–550	529	235.00–268.00	253.57
36	550–600	575	225.00–250.00	243.68
5	600–650	619	220.00–240.00	232.65
14	650–700	670	207.00–246.00	227.19
14	700–750	723	175.00–220.00	209.81
2	750–800	760	187.00	187.00
6	800–850	800	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	200–250	205	325.00–350.00	327.98
28	250–300	267	320.00–360.00	333.23
12	300–350	322	313.00–335.00	320.88
21	350–400	376	300.00–330.00	313.07
36	400–450	418	290.00–315.00	300.54
16	450–500	465	270.00–295.00	284.93
34	500–550	520	252.00–281.00	263.49
6	550–600	565	250.00–267.00	255.76
35	600–650	621	233.00–252.00	240.70
22	650–700	660	219.00–250.00	234.42
5	700–750	713	220.00–241.00	236.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
11	300–350	328	345.00–377.00	362.47
14	350–400	374	335.00–360.00	344.83
35	400–450	422	320.00–355.00	331.27
17	450–500	469	310.00–326.00	316.63
13	500–550	513	280.00–315.00	303.80
6	550–600	558	275.00–281.00	279.65
2	600–650	620	250.00–260.00	255.08
7	650–700	672	245.00–255.00	248.19
2	700–750	720	230.00–234.00	232.03
5	750–800	773	215.00–235.00	222.06
2	850–900	873	190.00–195.00	192.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	345.00–358.00	352.19
13	300–350	318	330.00–355.00	340.15
13	350–400	377	315.00–340.00	327.40
54	400–450	424	290.00–330.00	316.45
44	450–500	477	275.00–313.00	296.71
34	500–550	526	260.00–307.00	286.10
21	550–600	581	247.50–295.00	261.90
11	600–650	625	240.00–275.00	252.14
11	650–700	671	225.00–244.00	238.87
2	700–750	713	222.00	222.00
3	750–800	767	190.00–210.00	201.71
1	850–900	865	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	330.00–340.00	334.77
9	300–350	317	290.00–330.00	315.01
10	350–400	373	270.00–327.00	309.17
9	400–450	426	282.00–305.00	296.38
12	450–500	473	240.00–302.00	277.56
6	500–550	524	263.00–287.00	272.45
15	550–600	572	250.00–281.00	262.96
8	600–650	623	215.00–258.00	243.63
2	650–700	695	227.00–234.00	230.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	250–300	263	360.00	360.00
7	300–350	316	345.00–410.00	369.55
4	350–400	376	340.00–380.00	368.33
8	400–450	428	335.00–365.00	355.84
5	450–500	466	310.00–355.00	329.00
16	500–550	513	295.00–340.00	308.46
12	550–600	570	280.00–312.00	291.74
5	600–650	618	262.00–270.00	266.81
8	650–700	660	250.00–290.00	263.75
2	700–750	737	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	800	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	348.00–370.00	361.58
12	350–400	374	315.00–360.00	344.92
19	400–450	428	310.00–345.00	332.84
13	450–500	470	280.00–335.00	316.40
12	500–550	525	275.00–321.00	309.76
12	550–600	569	250.00–307.00	281.15
5	600–650	625	235.00–272.00	252.36
49	650–700	663	215.00–271.00	260.88
2	700–750	725	220.00–240.00	229.72
20	750–800	760	230.00–240.00	239.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	345.00–350.00	347.56
13	350–400	373	330.00–340.00	334.63
8	450–500	484	290.00–310.00	298.24
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	605	248.00	248.00
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	200–250	205	385.00	385.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	695.00–750.00	722.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,550.00–2,100.00	1,742.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,721.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	1,250.00–2,050.00	1,632.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,683.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,530.00–2,000.00	1,831.88
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,402.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,275.00–1,410.00	1,320.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	60	—	—	1,500.00–3,000.00	2,316.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,786.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	2,025.00–2,550.00	2,301.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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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