Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 118 priced lines covering 1,335 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,842 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 351 head. replacement cattle receipts at 147 head. Counted as USDA files them — 54 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,842Last week 1,043Year ago 2,082

Slaughter CattleReceipts 351Last week 183Year ago 402

Replacement CattleReceipts 147Last week 64Year ago 240

Compared to one week ago: Breaker and boner slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, lean slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	350.00–365.00	359.82
4	250–300	269	344.00–345.00	344.73
8	300–350	318	310.00–344.00	329.38
7	350–400	382	290.00–325.00	309.92
5	400–450	420	270.00–285.00	276.96
5	450–500	462	270.00–297.00	280.55
22	500–550	514	250.00–270.00	259.57
24	550–600	574	235.00–260.00	248.47
11	600–650	621	230.00–247.00	236.85
11	650–700	670	225.00–260.00	232.64
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
10	750–800	782	205.00–217.00	213.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	325.00	325.00
13	300–350	327	280.00–330.00	297.26
23	350–400	372	272.00–308.00	281.34
25	400–450	423	260.00–290.00	268.93
45	450–500	477	245.00–280.00	262.19
31	500–550	524	240.00–264.00	251.16
24	550–600	582	220.00–245.00	238.19
10	600–650	624	215.00–235.00	228.72
15	650–700	683	200.00–225.00	210.19
7	700–750	722	187.00–210.00	197.10
8	750–800	758	175.00–185.00	180.02
1	800–850	800	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	315.00–320.00	317.48
8	300–350	314	270.00–310.00	289.48
21	350–400	373	260.00–295.00	272.88
32	400–450	428	245.00–282.00	258.58
25	450–500	468	230.00–268.00	251.68
16	500–550	518	225.00–254.00	233.68
7	550–600	577	210.00–244.00	233.88
6	600–650	632	195.00–227.00	207.03
3	650–700	682	205.00–215.00	211.67
1	750–800	750	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	290	338.00–355.00	346.50
6	300–350	336	335.00–355.00	343.29
22	350–400	377	300.00–340.00	322.23
30	400–450	427	287.00–322.00	301.98
22	450–500	480	280.00–308.00	295.25
47	500–550	524	270.00–290.00	278.85
26	550–600	567	248.00–280.00	266.83
18	600–650	619	235.00–257.50	242.52
12	650–700	681	230.00–240.00	234.39
2	700–750	715	222.00–230.00	226.06
1	750–800	750	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	270	360.00–380.00	366.42
9	300–350	332	346.00–367.00	355.67
10	350–400	365	325.00–360.00	346.40
6	400–450	413	320.00–330.00	323.25
10	450–500	486	290.00–310.00	299.93
22	500–550	520	285.00–300.00	290.47
5	550–600	576	264.00–270.00	266.38
5	600–650	615	250.00–260.00	255.23
3	650–700	653	240.00–250.00	243.37
3	700–750	727	230.00–232.00	230.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	365.00	365.00
3	250–300	263	340.00–345.00	341.65
10	300–350	318	316.00–335.00	324.85
20	350–400	374	275.00–320.00	304.43
23	400–450	420	250.00–308.00	279.14
27	450–500	474	240.00–298.00	275.11
13	500–550	518	255.00–275.00	266.14
7	550–600	574	250.00–265.00	257.19
7	600–650	626	225.00–245.00	238.81
6	650–700	668	222.00–230.00	225.35
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
4	750–800	780	192.00–207.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	345.00–355.00	350.60
9	400–450	427	310.00–340.00	319.10
10	450–500	463	300.00–320.00	307.10
11	500–550	541	290.00–300.00	294.51
5	550–600	566	277.00–290.00	283.77
8	600–650	626	247.00–280.00	259.27
3	650–700	667	240.00–260.00	248.85
8	700–750	719	220.00–250.00	231.23
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	523	305.00–312.00	306.87
5	550–600	566	285.00–305.00	294.28
6	600–650	605	277.00–282.00	281.17
4	650–700	693	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	716	245.00	245.00
4	750–800	785	237.50	237.50
7	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	860	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	330.00–340.00	334.38
10	350–400	378	310.00–325.00	313.05
2	400–450	438	287.00–292.00	289.49
8	450–500	479	272.00–302.00	290.40
7	550–600	583	262.00–275.00	266.59
3	600–650	632	255.00	255.00
3	650–700	670	220.00–230.00	226.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,009	99.00–107.00	102.81
21	—	1,054	113.00–120.00	116.88
32	—	1,063	106.00–113.00	109.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,337	111.00–117.00	114.20
11	—	1,461	116.00–125.00	120.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,258	128.00–134.00	129.61
47	—	1,171	117.00–126.00	122.88
59	—	1,211	109.00–121.00	116.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,812	150.00–161.00	156.10
10	—	1,528	132.00–148.00	140.99
15	—	1,815	144.00–154.00	150.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,500.00–2,350.00	1,921.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,950.00–2,025.00	2,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,512.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,825.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,325.00–1,670.00	1,494.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,220.00–1,450.00	1,382.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,365.77
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,080.00–1,290.00	1,220.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	780.00–900.00	840.00

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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