Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 116 priced lines covering 1,521 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,051 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 383 head. replacement cattle receipts at 138 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,051Last week 1,108Year ago 2,054

Slaughter CattleReceipts 383Last week 229Year ago 437

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 79Year ago 175

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 6.00 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	325.00–330.00	327.58
2	350–400	378	300.00–315.00	307.45
16	400–450	422	280.00–307.00	293.05
9	450–500	476	270.00–277.00	273.94
22	500–550	527	265.00–272.00	267.96
20	550–600	578	250.00–267.00	260.01
10	600–650	624	225.00–245.00	229.14
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	360.00–415.00	397.44
7	300–350	322	360.00–387.00	369.62
5	350–400	375	340.00–350.00	348.00
13	450–500	471	290.00–310.00	296.11
26	500–550	520	270.00–292.00	285.58
6	550–600	575	270.00–277.00	272.80
9	650–700	658	234.00–255.00	245.98
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	765	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	300.00–318.00	309.32
6	300–350	323	320.00–350.00	342.69
9	350–400	381	305.00–335.00	322.81
14	400–450	423	285.00–320.00	303.52
13	450–500	465	270.00–296.00	288.83
33	500–550	534	255.00–282.00	272.77
28	550–600	575	250.00–275.00	261.24
27	600–650	613	237.00–255.00	242.95
23	650–700	668	230.00–245.00	237.70
10	700–750	721	215.00–227.50	224.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	270.00–310.00	282.71
26	350–400	374	257.00–280.00	267.54
32	400–450	424	245.00–265.00	256.16
50	450–500	465	240.00–260.00	246.92
66	500–550	524	228.00–245.00	235.29
22	550–600	580	217.00–235.00	226.64
32	600–650	621	202.00–225.00	212.99
10	650–700	665	200.00–215.00	210.59
4	700–750	731	197.00–210.00	204.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	255.00–280.00	266.21
12	350–400	369	247.00–270.00	255.78
30	400–450	422	230.00–255.00	246.27
47	450–500	469	222.00–246.00	234.77
33	500–550	521	215.00–232.50	222.95
29	550–600	580	205.00–225.00	210.21
8	600–650	636	190.00–215.00	202.42
1	650–700	665	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	325	295.00–296.00	295.33
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
15	500–550	529	249.00–255.00	250.69
17	550–600	562	226.00–250.00	237.54
8	600–650	625	225.00–232.00	227.09
6	650–700	675	220.00–228.00	225.03
2	700–750	708	215.00–226.00	220.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	350.00–355.00	352.47
5	250–300	269	328.00–338.00	332.31
14	300–350	326	315.00–340.00	323.24
8	350–400	374	290.00–332.00	309.29
33	400–450	428	268.00–315.00	282.65
43	450–500	478	250.00–285.00	261.80
36	500–550	518	235.00–265.00	246.49
22	550–600	576	226.00–255.00	236.31
16	600–650	627	210.00–247.00	227.56
9	650–700	667	212.00–237.00	229.20
5	700–750	710	197.00–220.00	209.94
4	750–800	758	202.00–212.00	207.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	305.00–312.00	307.29
10	350–400	381	290.00–307.00	302.07
20	400–450	424	245.00–275.00	260.56
23	450–500	471	240.00–265.00	251.32
27	500–550	527	220.00–255.00	231.00
23	550–600	573	215.00–245.00	225.07
3	600–650	618	210.00–217.00	212.34
4	650–700	675	205.00–222.00	209.34
1	700–750	720	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	287	335.00–387.00	353.92
4	300–350	324	330.00–367.00	340.36
8	350–400	370	315.00–325.00	318.58
13	400–450	418	280.00–305.00	292.08
10	450–500	460	265.00–274.00	268.79
3	500–550	522	270.00–272.00	271.32
4	550–600	584	255.00–262.00	256.69
4	600–650	619	240.00–250.00	244.95
2	650–700	670	220.00–247.00	233.10
2	700–750	723	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,212	135.00–150.00	142.50
54	—	1,234	128.00–141.00	134.36
28	—	1,308	142.00–157.00	146.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,082	113.00–138.00	129.97
31	—	1,026	106.00–129.00	120.83
35	—	1,061	120.00–146.00	128.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,340	144.00–155.00	150.73
9	—	1,392	133.00–145.00	138.89
19	—	1,460	136.00–150.00	143.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,799	170.00–182.00	175.99
12	—	1,749	163.00–174.00	167.76
14	—	1,388	140.00–160.00	149.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,450.00–1,570.00	1,530.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,230.00–1,360.00	1,262.50
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)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,290.00	1,290.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,796.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,400.00–1,770.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,425.00–1,670.00	1,573.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,312.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,787.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,700.00–2,400.00	1,947.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,433.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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