Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 124 priced lines covering 1,629 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,056 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 379 head. replacement cattle receipts at 208 head. Counted as USDA files them — 10 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue May 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,056Last week 744Year ago 2,240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 379Last week 91Year ago 457

Replacement CattleReceipts 208Last week 43Year ago 148

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	414	324.00–341.00	332.03
8	450–500	476	300.00–330.00	313.27
28	500–550	521	295.00–326.00	312.01
23	550–600	563	288.00–311.00	296.75
48	600–650	621	280.00–300.00	284.18
18	650–700	675	265.00–277.00	271.72
7	700–750	708	250.00	250.00
17	750–800	795	233.00–239.00	235.41
32	800–850	802	238.75	238.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
12	300–350	323	325.00–350.00	340.30
17	350–400	374	310.00–355.00	332.46
12	400–450	422	300.00–337.00	319.76
30	450–500	462	285.00–320.00	308.52
19	500–550	525	280.00–310.00	297.31
30	550–600	579	280.00–297.00	287.07
35	600–650	635	260.00–280.00	271.59
4	650–700	673	250.00–275.00	260.67
3	700–750	718	250.00–260.00	253.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	325.00–340.00	336.15
13	350–400	374	315.00–325.00	321.53
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
6	450–500	478	283.00–303.00	297.61
8	500–550	539	280.00–290.00	283.12
4	550–600	581	270.00–277.00	273.97
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
48	650–700	673	250.00–257.00	250.33
7	700–750	720	230.00–236.00	231.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	559	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	357.00	357.00
5	250–300	285	340.00–350.00	345.02
14	300–350	321	310.00–345.00	334.17
13	350–400	373	300.00–330.00	315.80
13	400–450	420	284.00–310.00	296.90
13	450–500	473	270.00–302.00	291.62
28	500–550	517	260.00–280.00	265.84
37	550–600	565	250.00–277.00	263.99
81	600–650	629	240.00–270.00	245.00
1	650–700	675	229.00	229.00
12	700–750	719	228.00–236.00	229.83
12	750–800	773	222.00–232.00	223.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	277	300.00–337.00	324.09
9	300–350	326	285.00–320.00	304.45
27	350–400	377	290.00–312.00	297.84
20	400–450	428	262.00–295.00	281.82
35	450–500	476	250.00–280.00	267.64
48	500–550	531	248.00–271.00	256.90
33	550–600	567	240.00–255.00	247.37
23	600–650	623	228.00–247.00	236.58
15	650–700	675	222.00–237.00	230.42
12	700–750	713	205.00–230.00	220.32
1	750–800	750	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	310.00–313.00	311.49
7	300–350	324	282.00–305.00	297.21
6	350–400	374	277.00–295.00	283.31
5	400–450	425	270.00–276.00	271.64
24	450–500	476	245.00–270.00	259.97
12	500–550	527	240.00–255.00	249.02
8	550–600	581	232.00–240.00	237.09
11	600–650	621	215.00–230.00	225.49
5	650–700	690	210.00–222.00	216.59
1	700–750	730	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	367.00–375.00	371.04
4	300–350	326	325.00–365.00	343.20
11	350–400	373	285.00–337.00	323.68
15	400–450	427	284.00–325.00	312.56
15	450–500	473	280.00–310.00	297.44
21	500–550	529	265.00–295.00	279.97
13	550–600	574	250.00–285.00	265.99
18	600–650	630	235.00–275.00	249.37
1	650–700	695	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	740	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	342.00	342.00
9	300–350	328	327.00–337.00	333.02
11	350–400	389	313.00–327.00	324.13
10	400–450	426	290.00–310.00	299.91
10	450–500	471	275.00–295.00	285.24
6	500–550	528	260.00–280.00	269.42
6	550–600	573	240.00–260.00	247.97
3	600–650	625	240.00–245.00	242.31
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	340.00–398.00	370.04
4	300–350	320	332.00–355.00	341.22
11	350–400	361	320.00–352.00	336.98
18	400–450	416	313.00–332.00	321.66
4	450–500	454	300.00–321.00	314.00
3	500–550	517	280.00–292.00	285.62
3	550–600	563	272.00–280.00	277.30
5	600–650	610	260.00–270.00	266.31
4	650–700	669	235.00–245.00	237.77
8	700–750	726	221.00–235.00	222.82
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,402	132.00–142.00	136.97
5	—	1,408	126.00–131.00	128.70
16	—	1,394	136.00–153.00	143.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	990	109.00–117.00	113.54
23	—	1,071	115.00–135.00	126.31
36	—	1,048	110.00–123.00	119.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,179	121.00–135.00	128.23
24	—	1,159	136.00–154.00	146.30
41	—	1,188	127.00–145.00	135.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,473	140.00–149.00	142.61
21	—	1,758	145.00–168.00	156.17
6	—	1,842	156.00–172.00	162.25

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,341.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,681.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	—	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,416.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	—	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,238.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	915.00–1,100.00	998.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–1,375.00	1,208.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,076.00–1,276.00	1,182.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	800.00–900.00	844.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,675.00–2,100.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	675.00–900.00	787.50

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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