Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 109 priced lines covering 1,635 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,717 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 330 head. replacement cattle receipts at 96 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,717Last week 2,149Year ago 3,422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 330Last week 377Year ago 645

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 211Year ago 175

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	265.00–295.00	285.10
24	350–400	378	250.00–288.00	262.86
36	400–450	427	240.00–265.00	252.89
55	450–500	476	230.00–252.50	242.47
57	500–550	527	226.00–246.00	236.93
28	550–600	567	218.00–235.00	226.71
31	600–650	627	210.00–225.00	218.49
24	650–700	661	210.00–230.00	225.15
17	700–750	715	200.00–219.00	214.63
3	750–800	785	180.00–200.00	189.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	319	285.00–305.00	297.70
25	350–400	376	270.00–295.00	279.12
26	400–450	415	258.00–280.00	270.85
70	450–500	472	245.00–266.00	256.08
31	500–550	530	236.00–260.00	247.11
37	550–600	563	228.00–242.00	232.00
12	600–650	611	224.00–235.00	228.16
2	650–700	658	218.00–222.00	220.01
3	750–800	752	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	290.00–295.00	292.69
5	300–350	327	240.00–285.00	253.20
15	350–400	376	230.00–275.00	248.43
13	400–450	432	226.00–252.00	241.82
19	450–500	473	218.00–242.00	231.11
30	500–550	524	210.00–230.00	221.84
3	550–600	563	209.00–212.00	210.33
3	600–650	623	200.00–210.00	206.68
1	650–700	650	191.00	191.00
4	700–750	704	180.00–200.00	195.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	315.00–330.00	320.50
13	350–400	381	290.00–325.00	317.19
30	400–450	429	260.00–305.00	291.60
33	450–500	482	244.00–285.00	268.69
26	500–550	524	235.00–267.00	248.90
29	550–600	572	230.00–257.00	239.99
19	600–650	619	223.00–235.00	230.09
4	650–700	663	218.00–227.00	220.22
2	700–750	733	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	330.00–340.00	334.97
3	300–350	325	340.00–350.00	343.49
13	350–400	376	315.00–340.00	330.39
25	400–450	418	300.00–335.00	316.90
14	450–500	468	290.00–305.00	296.38
10	500–550	515	260.00–275.00	266.23
5	550–600	569	235.00–265.00	251.72
12	600–650	623	233.00–247.00	241.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	335	285.00–305.00	294.85
19	400–450	426	235.00–290.00	262.40
13	450–500	477	226.00–280.00	248.13
8	500–550	526	215.00–262.00	236.79
21	550–600	566	210.00–247.00	224.83
11	600–650	624	185.00–232.00	215.74
1	700–750	725	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	410.00–420.00	416.62
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
9	350–400	375	320.00–340.00	324.91
2	400–450	418	312.00–315.00	313.49
21	450–500	454	310.00–314.00	313.13
11	500–550	527	265.00–300.00	282.68
47	550–600	580	276.00–286.00	277.43
52	600–650	632	258.00–275.00	268.33
2	650–700	669	270.00	270.00
55	700–750	732	223.00–236.00	232.03
3	850–900	864	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	275	275.00–355.00	283.57
12	300–350	330	285.00–330.00	312.34
8	350–400	382	300.00–320.00	311.27
8	400–450	422	270.00–310.00	295.62
22	450–500	475	268.00–297.00	278.81
31	500–550	523	243.00–290.00	269.59
23	550–600	581	244.00–272.00	255.66
18	600–650	626	235.00–267.00	241.88
29	650–700	669	220.00–242.00	230.92
28	700–750	738	170.00–235.00	223.23
3	750–800	788	220.00–225.00	222.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	260.00	260.00
4	300–350	333	310.00–315.00	311.26
13	350–400	376	248.00–298.00	285.09
3	400–450	415	240.00–287.00	269.00
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
6	500–550	527	250.00–275.00	264.77
5	550–600	576	224.00–250.00	238.82
2	650–700	678	222.00–228.00	224.92
2	750–800	778	215.00–216.00	215.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,157	131.00–148.00	138.48
16	—	1,208	138.00–156.00	145.01
37	—	1,166	126.00–139.00	131.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,068	126.00–133.00	130.20
27	—	1,045	114.00–134.00	124.39
23	—	1,005	110.00–122.00	116.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,479	130.00–138.00	132.94
10	—	1,362	144.00–157.00	147.49
20	—	1,349	136.00–143.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	151.00–156.00	152.65
10	—	1,696	158.00–184.00	168.00
9	—	1,689	152.00–170.00	158.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,200.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,108.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,550.00–2,250.00	1,927.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,825.00–2,750.00	2,233.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	949.00–1,138.00	1,043.50

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line