Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 126 priced lines covering 2,000 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,725 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,453 head. replacement cattle receipts at 296 head. Counted as USDA files them — 73 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Apr 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,725Last week 1,807Year ago 3,730

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,453Last week 396Year ago 874

Replacement CattleReceipts 296Last week 200Year ago 291

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	350.00–365.00	354.92
17	350–400	378	322.00–360.00	345.31
38	400–450	429	318.00–335.00	322.52
37	450–500	481	300.00–330.00	315.97
43	500–550	533	280.00–312.00	300.17
25	550–600	575	260.00–292.00	280.79
20	600–650	614	240.00–267.00	264.55
6	650–700	670	225.00–257.00	244.14
2	700–750	715	210.00–220.00	215.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
9	350–400	363	360.00–375.00	367.34
16	400–450	422	315.00–355.00	336.09
9	450–500	469	320.00–350.00	332.19
7	500–550	518	300.00–312.00	307.37
3	550–600	570	285.00–290.00	288.00
7	600–650	613	256.00–278.00	265.67
2	650–700	668	237.00–240.00	238.47
7	700–750	737	229.00–232.00	229.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	330.00	330.00
19	300–350	326	335.00–345.00	339.78
30	350–400	379	310.00–337.00	328.63
7	400–450	422	308.00–316.00	313.32
6	450–500	474	280.00–300.00	291.26
9	500–550	526	250.00–280.00	273.77
10	550–600	576	260.00–272.00	267.30
6	600–650	627	251.00–260.00	254.12
11	650–700	676	230.00–236.00	235.46
2	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	335.00–360.00	347.20
6	250–300	282	330.00–350.00	340.13
10	300–350	316	320.00–345.00	327.36
16	350–400	377	310.00–335.00	323.34
38	400–450	427	298.00–320.00	307.74
31	450–500	472	278.00–310.00	295.88
33	500–550	524	250.00–292.00	271.45
35	550–600	571	245.00–276.00	258.80
9	600–650	633	234.00–245.00	240.34
2	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
3	700–750	720	215.00–228.00	219.39
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	324	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	324	330.00–350.00	342.55
9	350–400	372	335.00–357.00	344.81
14	400–450	428	320.00–335.00	327.30
13	450–500	474	288.00–335.00	320.14
17	500–550	511	268.00–295.00	286.96
6	550–600	563	265.00–285.00	274.20
8	600–650	621	245.00–255.00	251.33
7	650–700	659	220.00–239.00	233.27
4	700–750	712	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	765	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	325.00–330.00	327.45
10	300–350	326	310.00–340.00	329.08
18	350–400	377	298.00–320.00	314.15
21	400–450	421	280.00–305.00	292.33
21	450–500	479	260.00–290.00	277.24
21	500–550	526	242.00–277.00	265.46
16	550–600	576	225.00–255.00	242.91
5	600–650	620	225.00–235.00	229.82
2	650–700	668	210.00–215.00	212.55
3	700–750	725	202.00–208.00	205.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
27	300–350	328	290.00–318.00	302.23
75	350–400	373	270.00–305.00	283.51
41	400–450	426	250.00–290.00	271.91
53	450–500	474	240.00–272.00	255.63
72	500–550	522	235.00–260.00	248.95
35	550–600	569	230.00–245.00	237.28
37	600–650	629	220.00–230.00	225.63
40	650–700	682	210.00–222.00	217.83
7	700–750	724	200.00–214.00	208.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	270.00–330.00	310.99
13	300–350	315	305.00–330.00	319.43
12	350–400	369	300.00–322.00	310.52
17	400–450	420	272.00–300.00	283.39
10	450–500	474	265.00–279.00	274.61
40	500–550	531	240.00–269.00	256.69
40	550–600	562	240.00–259.00	255.09
51	600–650	622	230.00–243.00	233.49
14	650–700	671	222.00–239.00	233.79
11	700–750	740	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
16	300–350	322	280.00–307.00	294.66
25	350–400	381	260.00–287.00	275.11
31	400–450	424	240.00–275.00	259.25
26	450–500	475	232.00–262.00	251.90
24	500–550	529	228.00–242.00	233.32
17	550–600	572	212.00–232.00	222.02
6	600–650	618	197.00–216.00	208.87
10	650–700	683	205.00–212.00	208.29
3	700–750	722	190.00–200.00	196.70
3	750–800	765	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,188	114.00–127.00	121.80
34	—	1,208	130.00–148.00	137.16
73	—	1,213	121.00–135.00	128.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,013	107.00–120.00	112.96
18	—	1,032	113.00–122.00	118.28
25	—	1,015	100.00–110.00	105.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,362	128.00–135.00	130.62
15	—	1,406	120.00–126.00	121.96
8	—	1,451	135.00–143.00	138.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,651	149.00–157.00	151.61
7	—	1,896	152.00–167.00	160.04
13	—	1,504	132.00–147.00	141.08

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	15	—	—	700.00–900.00	806.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,446.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	1,290.00–1,850.00	1,563.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,816.07
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,766.67
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,190.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	—	1,500.00–3,000.00	2,185.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,325.00–1,900.00	1,480.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,633.33

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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