Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 132 priced lines covering 1,892 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,390 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 473 head. replacement cattle receipts at 335 head. Counted as USDA files them — 75 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,390Last week 890Year ago 3,571

Slaughter CattleReceipts 473Last week 257Year ago 717

Replacement CattleReceipts 335Last week 162Year ago 287

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	368	340.00	340.00
6	400–450	432	315.00–330.00	324.14
3	450–500	482	301.00–324.00	316.12
37	500–550	535	298.00–324.00	315.52
23	550–600	572	280.00–309.00	291.53
47	600–650	636	263.00–268.00	264.38
13	650–700	676	257.00–272.00	267.41
2	700–750	743	222.00–228.00	225.01
7	750–800	762	218.00–249.00	244.50
2	800–850	823	230.00	230.00
3	850–900	867	200.00–226.00	208.50
12	950–1000	965	194.25	194.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
6	300–350	327	340.00–350.00	345.17
12	350–400	389	320.00–339.00	335.60
13	400–450	429	300.00–325.00	311.53
13	450–500	477	285.00–320.00	302.80
13	500–550	528	270.00–310.00	293.84
11	550–600	573	258.00–290.00	277.83
72	600–650	635	255.00–280.00	268.87
21	650–700	685	218.00–262.00	253.33
5	700–750	718	215.00–240.00	230.37
6	750–800	774	214.00–222.50	219.41
70	800–850	816	213.00–227.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	300.00–330.00	320.03
14	350–400	369	305.00–320.00	314.73
2	400–450	435	300.00–302.00	301.02
3	450–500	475	270.00–291.00	280.91
2	500–550	533	260.00–265.00	262.54
6	550–600	573	248.00–280.00	268.75
12	600–650	630	261.00–271.00	264.51
5	650–700	678	208.00–255.00	243.84
4	700–750	725	203.00–238.00	228.67
2	750–800	788	195.00–215.00	204.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	328	310.00–330.00	323.81
8	350–400	376	317.00–347.00	325.23
35	400–450	431	285.00–310.00	298.94
26	450–500	473	270.00–304.00	285.29
39	500–550	520	248.00–297.00	276.59
28	550–600	572	245.00–285.00	264.25
8	600–650	613	240.00–275.00	252.54
7	650–700	682	238.00–248.00	242.29
1	700–750	705	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	363	310.00–315.00	312.45
10	400–450	435	275.00–297.00	287.63
8	450–500	481	268.00–287.00	276.28
7	500–550	523	270.00–282.00	275.33
6	550–600	579	245.00–270.00	252.62
5	600–650	616	240.00–254.00	247.66
5	650–700	675	220.00–230.00	226.00
3	700–750	737	200.00–210.00	203.35
2	750–800	783	190.00–200.00	194.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	348.00–410.00	379.70
2	250–300	255	375.00	375.00
12	300–350	309	328.00–356.00	340.67
6	350–400	364	328.00–335.00	332.13
21	400–450	418	305.00–324.00	317.50
7	450–500	472	292.00–300.00	295.50
8	500–550	515	265.00–290.00	275.61
6	550–600	567	260.00–285.00	269.36
12	600–650	612	250.00–260.00	253.69
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	340.00–345.00	342.39
17	300–350	326	277.00–300.00	292.30
24	350–400	379	270.00–296.00	287.55
45	400–450	420	257.00–287.00	272.98
53	450–500	472	247.00–277.00	260.82
36	500–550	524	235.00–262.00	246.34
36	550–600	575	230.00–260.00	240.68
41	600–650	630	225.00–245.00	236.95
34	650–700	677	225.00–234.00	229.96
5	700–750	736	213.00–220.00	215.81
59	750–800	764	204.00–217.00	215.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	265	355.00	355.00
11	300–350	318	310.00–335.00	322.10
20	350–400	384	295.00–315.00	303.98
27	400–450	424	270.00–300.00	284.35
21	450–500	470	260.00–278.00	269.79
16	500–550	525	247.00–270.00	254.91
56	550–600	568	240.00–268.00	257.08
37	600–650	625	234.00–245.00	240.64
1	650–700	665	225.00	225.00
10	700–750	721	224.00–230.00	226.49
1	750–800	775	222.00	222.00
3	850–900	880	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	267.00–274.00	270.32
14	400–450	424	250.00–270.00	260.72
7	450–500	474	246.00–260.00	251.42
9	500–550	530	230.00–247.00	237.00
12	550–600	569	215.00–236.00	228.62
13	600–650	626	202.00–224.00	218.70
3	650–700	680	203.00–210.00	207.28
4	700–750	729	200.00–205.00	203.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,354	120.00–126.00	122.89
34	—	1,406	126.00–138.00	131.82
18	—	1,355	131.00–147.00	137.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,187	114.00–129.00	121.01
46	—	1,225	129.00–149.00	137.42
77	—	1,201	120.00–138.00	129.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,034	100.00–116.00	108.44
9	—	1,029	119.00–129.00	122.53
43	—	1,030	107.00–128.00	115.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,633	129.00–146.00	138.56
4	—	1,799	150.00–157.00	153.58
9	—	1,739	136.00–154.00	146.34

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)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,600.00	1,362.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,713.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,135.00	1,105.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	1,990.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,485.00–1,650.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,291.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,445.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	950.00–1,150.00	1,083.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,125.00–2,900.00	2,418.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,333.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	—	1,550.00–2,550.00	2,044.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,175.00–2,325.00	2,265.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,907.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	750.00–950.00	838.89
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275.00

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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