Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 117 priced lines covering 1,430 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,918 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 507 head. replacement cattle receipts at 371 head. Counted as USDA files them — 103 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,918Last week 1,181Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 507Last week 335Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 371Last week 58Year ago 36

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	350.00	350.00
9	300–350	321	335.00–375.00	358.92
16	350–400	369	325.00–352.00	335.79
28	400–450	429	305.00–335.00	321.80
29	450–500	474	277.00–310.00	293.70
14	500–550	538	255.00–290.00	263.12
18	550–600	572	245.00–275.00	252.62
7	600–650	629	225.00–240.00	229.70
6	650–700	664	205.00–235.00	224.47
6	700–750	716	181.00–220.00	204.97
4	750–800	775	170.00–180.00	174.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	345.00	345.00
2	250–300	290	335.00–340.00	337.46
14	300–350	313	325.00–355.00	342.16
33	350–400	369	310.00–335.00	325.27
25	400–450	421	285.00–310.00	300.15
23	450–500	472	255.00–295.00	278.75
21	500–550	524	230.00–277.50	255.63
9	550–600	563	225.00–262.00	248.63
10	600–650	629	200.00–245.00	223.37
9	650–700	687	185.00–225.00	203.24
7	700–750	719	190.00–210.00	202.40
2	750–800	790	175.00–180.00	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	390.00	390.00
7	300–350	329	355.00–365.00	360.72
16	350–400	367	340.00–355.00	344.67
9	400–450	419	330.00–340.00	333.36
7	450–500	459	300.00–325.00	316.41
7	500–550	511	275.00–305.00	286.72
3	550–600	567	267.00–275.00	270.65
2	600–650	610	250.00–260.00	254.92
2	650–700	670	230.00–240.00	234.93
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	332	285.00–317.00	304.53
12	350–400	373	280.00–300.00	284.99
40	400–450	422	267.00–290.00	280.66
44	450–500	479	245.00–270.00	264.43
26	500–550	532	240.00–265.00	250.51
24	550–600	579	230.00–245.00	234.90
9	600–650	625	217.00–235.00	223.38
6	650–700	673	202.00–225.00	212.17
1	700–750	705	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	780	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
16	300–350	339	305.00–325.00	314.38
10	350–400	363	290.00–312.00	298.23
12	400–450	415	280.00–295.00	283.77
4	450–500	471	285.00–290.00	286.26
5	500–550	507	265.00–280.00	269.40
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	613	230.00–232.00	230.99
3	650–700	662	221.00–230.00	224.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
4	250–300	288	315.00–320.00	318.72
11	300–350	324	265.00–310.00	287.77
14	350–400	378	265.00–295.00	279.93
21	400–450	423	250.00–280.00	263.02
25	450–500	468	235.00–265.00	253.58
16	500–550	532	225.00–250.00	239.53
7	550–600	581	220.00–235.00	227.09
8	600–650	620	200.00–225.00	211.25
5	650–700	662	210.00–215.00	210.98
3	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	326	370.00–380.00	373.50
10	350–400	373	340.00–350.00	346.50
19	400–450	418	325.00–335.00	329.47
12	450–500	480	310.00–325.00	313.30
16	500–550	524	290.00–310.00	299.68
9	550–600	574	265.00–285.00	275.83
9	600–650	622	250.00–260.00	253.87
3	650–700	672	242.00–250.00	245.60
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
4	750–800	778	210.00–230.00	219.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	350.00–360.00	355.47
11	350–400	375	325.00–335.00	330.93
4	400–450	415	310.00–320.00	314.94
4	450–500	473	297.00–307.00	300.21
6	500–550	523	275.00–290.00	284.88
5	550–600	582	265.00–277.00	270.29
2	600–650	623	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	682	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	360.00–365.00	361.62
5	400–450	422	340.00–345.00	340.98
2	450–500	458	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	573	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	620	260.00–265.00	261.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,242	121.00–138.00	132.43
63	—	1,194	115.00–130.00	123.72
21	—	1,328	134.00–144.00	139.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	941	95.00–118.00	106.86
35	—	1,025	110.00–131.00	118.56
51	—	1,020	105.00–126.00	114.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,418	123.00–132.00	127.50
13	—	1,385	128.00–143.00	134.61
22	—	1,546	115.00–126.00	120.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,805	150.00–170.00	163.49
16	—	1,724	139.00–160.00	147.87
17	—	1,366	138.00–152.00	145.28

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,487.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,743.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,085.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	—	1,145.00–1,600.00	1,369.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	—	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,660.87
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,256.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,176.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,337.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	760.00–900.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,116.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	—	1,500.00–2,350.00	1,897.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,702.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,304.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,233.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,062.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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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