Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 117 priced lines covering 1,567 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,082 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 385 head. replacement cattle receipts at 157 head. Counted as USDA files them — 15 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Aug 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,082Last week 4,894Year ago 2,790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 385Last week 683Year ago 597

Replacement CattleReceipts 157Last week 302Year ago 214

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade moderate to active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	332	258.00–275.00	263.73
18	350–400	372	246.00–275.00	258.90
31	400–450	420	240.00–257.00	247.41
36	450–500	470	225.00–245.00	234.33
37	500–550	526	215.00–239.00	224.44
30	550–600	578	207.00–227.00	216.32
13	600–650	619	200.00–217.00	210.33
2	650–700	673	195.00–198.00	196.51
4	750–800	784	190.00–195.00	192.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	315.00	315.00
7	250–300	273	305.00–316.00	309.20
11	300–350	326	270.00–275.00	272.19
11	350–400	375	255.00–292.00	276.57
22	400–450	416	250.00–277.00	260.88
29	450–500	469	234.00–265.00	247.90
89	500–550	538	225.00–243.00	236.03
20	550–600	572	215.00–237.00	226.73
5	600–650	605	220.00–232.00	225.02
22	650–700	659	209.00–227.00	222.05
23	750–800	783	206.00–216.00	215.31
5	800–850	845	190.00	190.00
5	950–1000	993	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	615	244.50	244.50
70	700–750	713	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	250.00–275.00	254.01
10	350–400	380	238.00–262.00	241.66
13	400–450	427	215.00–242.00	229.54
24	450–500	476	216.00–235.00	226.37
9	500–550	533	214.00–222.00	217.07
13	550–600	569	203.00–212.00	209.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	608	245.50	245.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	307.00	307.00
1	650–700	670	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	415.00	415.00
4	300–350	319	310.00–315.00	311.29
2	350–400	355	310.00–322.00	315.92
3	400–450	430	290.00–295.00	291.65
2	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
40	500–550	515	258.00–284.00	273.91
8	550–600	564	255.00–264.00	257.27
60	600–650	609	240.00–260.00	241.66
3	650–700	660	227.00–229.00	227.67
30	700–750	735	219.00–227.00	219.27
4	750–800	790	211.00–212.00	211.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	600–650	625	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	300.00–320.00	308.69
3	350–400	377	280.00–305.00	290.85
9	400–450	417	275.00–285.00	280.16
30	450–500	472	260.00–282.00	269.21
14	500–550	517	248.00–267.00	255.35
29	550–600	557	227.00–252.00	243.99
20	600–650	641	224.00–242.00	228.78
5	650–700	670	217.00–235.00	225.05
4	700–750	730	211.00–222.00	214.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	280.00–290.00	284.88
6	350–400	382	260.00–275.00	269.90
3	400–450	430	260.00–275.00	266.76
3	450–500	478	250.00–267.00	255.75
4	500–550	515	250.00–257.00	253.45
6	550–600	567	235.00–247.00	240.26
4	600–650	636	224.00–225.00	224.75
2	650–700	675	197.00–205.00	200.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	392	270.00–287.00	275.75
6	400–450	423	240.00–267.00	248.53
10	450–500	464	230.00–255.00	238.45
10	500–550	520	220.00–242.00	226.49
8	550–600	570	219.00–235.00	226.47
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	728	190.00–200.00	195.09
4	750–800	791	187.00–190.00	187.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	300.00–305.00	303.24
16	400–450	423	265.00–290.00	275.50
10	450–500	465	258.00–277.00	267.73
10	500–550	513	239.00–270.00	255.15
5	550–600	560	250.00–262.50	254.51
6	600–650	616	221.00–235.00	228.49
5	650–700	657	214.00–220.00	218.20
3	750–800	773	201.00–207.00	203.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	320.00–325.00	322.53
8	300–350	332	296.00–305.00	299.56
3	350–400	390	290.00–292.00	290.67
25	400–450	426	255.00–287.00	268.37
20	450–500	471	237.00–267.00	255.46
28	500–550	519	227.00–257.00	242.75
14	550–600	579	225.00–245.00	234.65
10	600–650	617	197.00–225.00	213.62
3	650–700	680	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	720	199.00	199.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,398	118.00–135.00	124.22
11	—	1,470	142.00–149.00	146.88
25	—	1,403	127.00–143.00	131.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,043	109.00–127.00	114.05
1	—	1,125	116.00	116.00
25	—	1,005	101.00–112.00	107.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,238	130.00–153.00	137.98
47	—	1,166	118.00–134.00	123.05
60	—	1,219	124.00–144.00	130.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,942	171.00–173.00	172.00
12	—	1,541	139.00–157.00	150.13
13	—	1,612	146.00–165.00	154.13

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)	7	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,296.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	—	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,711.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	1,150.00–1,800.00	1,557.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,787.50
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,320.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–925.00	912.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,961.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,312.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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