Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 121 priced lines covering 1,376 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,879 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 306 head. replacement cattle receipts at 110 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,879Last week 986Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 291Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 150Year ago 70

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
8	350–400	376	320.00–348.00	325.96
22	400–450	423	282.00–315.00	298.61
19	450–500	475	270.00–307.00	288.72
18	500–550	519	265.00–290.00	278.42
26	550–600	571	253.00–277.00	261.14
8	600–650	623	245.00–262.00	255.26
8	650–700	678	236.00–250.00	238.98
6	700–750	717	227.00–234.00	229.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	239	336.00–350.00	344.14
3	250–300	282	340.00–345.00	343.31
9	300–350	329	320.00–325.00	322.80
15	350–400	382	295.00–334.00	308.59
14	400–450	425	265.00–300.00	280.32
25	450–500	471	255.00–295.00	271.00
15	500–550	519	250.00–275.00	263.82
3	550–600	580	265.00–267.00	265.67
17	600–650	622	236.00–257.00	244.70
6	650–700	681	230.00–247.00	237.13
1	700–750	745	224.00	224.00
2	750–800	770	206.00–207.00	206.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	368.00–375.00	371.27
2	250–300	255	360.00	360.00
6	300–350	325	357.00–367.00	361.85
5	350–400	363	330.00–360.00	338.81
8	400–450	421	305.00–335.00	311.80
1	450–500	470	312.00	312.00
9	500–550	525	278.00–295.00	284.50
4	550–600	574	270.00–280.00	274.42
7	600–650	616	260.00–272.00	267.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	364.00–425.00	397.30
2	300–350	315	350.00–358.00	354.13
6	350–400	372	346.00–352.00	346.96
4	400–450	420	325.00–335.00	329.94
28	450–500	455	317.00–330.00	326.55
19	500–550	512	305.00–317.00	309.17
20	550–600	572	290.00–307.00	292.50
2	600–650	610	275.00–277.00	275.99
14	650–700	661	256.00–272.50	263.72
7	850–900	875	206.00–212.00	209.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	385.00–395.00	391.71
5	300–350	322	337.00–350.00	342.96
10	350–400	374	332.00–344.00	335.35
12	400–450	417	310.00–330.00	319.34
18	450–500	467	302.00–315.00	309.51
11	500–550	529	288.00–302.00	298.40
9	550–600	582	280.00–290.00	285.00
3	600–650	620	267.00–270.00	268.02
3	650–700	695	257.50	257.50
4	700–750	726	225.00–235.00	227.46
4	750–800	773	215.00–220.00	218.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	325.00–335.00	330.98
13	350–400	376	315.00–325.00	320.94
8	450–500	473	292.00–303.00	300.64
7	500–550	531	270.00–285.00	272.92
6	550–600	575	262.00–275.00	270.71
8	600–650	634	227.00–265.00	245.68
6	650–700	677	224.00–250.00	239.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
100	450–500	477	328.50	328.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	650–700	676	244.50	244.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	320.00–350.00	331.89
5	350–400	376	300.00–324.00	313.64
3	400–450	425	286.00–290.00	288.02
8	450–500	481	278.00–285.00	279.57
14	500–550	512	262.00–270.00	266.88
10	550–600	579	252.50–262.00	255.82
6	600–650	613	236.00–255.00	247.67
12	650–700	673	234.00–247.50	245.97
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	765	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	335.00	335.00
6	250–300	270	325.00–335.00	329.23
4	300–350	321	305.00–315.00	311.32
5	350–400	370	285.00–306.00	296.23
29	400–450	428	270.00–295.00	279.96
41	450–500	471	262.00–280.00	270.66
38	500–550	522	250.00–268.00	256.23
30	550–600	568	236.00–257.00	245.20
5	600–650	632	220.00–229.00	221.77
5	650–700	669	212.00–235.00	222.42
4	700–750	720	195.00–202.00	200.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	325.00	325.00
2	250–300	268	310.00–315.00	312.38
4	300–350	324	275.00–310.00	293.51
17	350–400	378	265.00–290.00	274.32
24	400–450	418	250.00–280.00	266.13
26	450–500	474	237.00–268.00	254.03
16	500–550	521	232.00–252.00	243.06
8	550–600	576	230.00–240.00	234.20
6	600–650	621	220.00–230.00	224.66
12	650–700	692	212.00–214.00	213.67
1	700–750	715	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,215	136.00–159.00	143.83
42	—	1,194	129.00–149.00	139.86
39	—	1,241	124.00–139.00	133.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	987	123.00–142.00	133.82
25	—	1,007	108.00–125.00	119.02
23	—	1,049	116.00–135.00	129.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,402	130.00–140.00	136.42
19	—	1,416	133.00–149.00	141.57
3	—	1,440	142.00–145.00	143.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,689	157.00–171.00	165.45
8	—	1,611	149.00–162.00	155.57
7	—	1,943	144.00–151.00	146.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,433.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,350.00–2,150.00	1,934.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,687.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,355.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,560.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,891.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,162.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,540.00–1,650.00	1,595.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,015.00–1,175.00	1,106.43

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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