Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 96 priced lines covering 745 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,043 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 183 head. replacement cattle receipts at 64 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,043Last week 3,074Year ago 1,258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 528Year ago 276

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 208Year ago 289

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 10.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	260.00–303.00	287.34
4	350–400	360	274.00–278.00	276.96
11	400–450	435	258.00–260.00	259.49
6	450–500	470	250.00–252.00	250.99
4	500–550	535	230.00–240.00	234.77
2	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	645	216.00	216.00
2	700–750	728	200.00–204.00	201.95
1	750–800	760	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	275.00–277.00	275.98
21	350–400	383	260.00–290.00	279.17
23	400–450	436	242.00–277.50	266.58
24	450–500	481	235.00–264.00	248.43
65	500–550	539	230.00–250.00	238.77
10	550–600	567	225.00–245.00	230.89
11	600–650	628	215.00–227.00	223.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	326.00	326.00
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	357	292.00–300.00	296.77
10	400–450	419	276.00–280.00	278.28
3	450–500	463	270.00–278.00	275.24
3	500–550	530	250.00–260.00	256.60
7	550–600	566	238.00–240.00	238.29
12	600–650	610	228.00–243.00	240.63
3	650–700	680	220.00–226.00	223.34
3	700–750	727	210.00–222.00	213.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	318.00	318.00
7	350–400	383	300.00–305.00	301.46
8	400–450	424	285.00–295.00	290.43
7	450–500	482	275.00–285.00	280.89
4	500–550	520	256.00–260.00	259.03
3	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	675	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	320.00–325.00	321.62
8	350–400	378	315.00–320.00	317.79
14	400–450	429	292.00–310.00	302.43
13	450–500	469	282.00–300.00	293.44
16	500–550	526	270.00–280.00	274.68
10	550–600	573	262.00–272.00	268.99
3	650–700	675	230.00–235.00	231.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
6	350–400	379	325.00–330.00	326.87
9	500–550	531	280.00–286.00	281.94
2	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	290.00–312.00	303.04
3	400–450	420	300.00–305.00	302.38
4	500–550	541	265.00–280.00	268.60
6	550–600	573	266.00–270.00	268.31
3	600–650	620	225.00–252.00	234.07
2	650–700	683	236.00–238.00	236.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	318.00	318.00
18	400–450	432	305.00–318.00	310.65
16	450–500	484	290.00–305.00	302.20
10	500–550	519	288.00	288.00
6	550–600	573	275.00–284.00	279.40
10	600–650	624	251.00–260.00	253.79
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	735	227.00–237.00	232.03
4	900–950	915	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	335.00	335.00
11	500–550	527	294.00–300.00	296.84
4	550–600	576	290.00–292.00	290.50
12	600–650	605	257.50–275.00	259.36
1	650–700	670	263.00	263.00
16	700–750	743	230.00–239.00	238.47
19	750–800	762	225.00–228.00	226.42
8	800–850	825	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	550–600	585	281.50	281.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	652	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,260	112.00–129.00	115.74
9	—	1,452	107.00–116.00	111.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,135	120.00–128.00	124.41
17	—	1,161	112.00–122.00	117.77
8	—	1,173	126.00–134.00	130.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	110.00–116.00	112.42
10	—	1,051	104.00–111.00	108.47
6	—	959	91.00–105.00	99.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,844	139.00–160.00	146.86
6	—	1,696	147.00–151.00	148.97
14	—	1,423	114.00–144.00	136.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,337.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,520.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,010.00–1,225.00	1,103.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–975.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,262.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,466.67

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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