Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 118 priced lines covering 1,885 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,243 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 573 head. replacement cattle receipts at 188 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,243Last week 1,750Year ago 2,506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 573Last week 350Year ago 486

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 225Year ago 257

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade moderate to active with moderate 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
4	250–300	290	282.00–290.00	283.90
18	300–350	326	250.00–280.00	263.37
33	350–400	366	237.00–270.00	251.84
28	400–450	422	229.00–252.00	238.58
51	450–500	469	221.00–235.00	229.20
38	500–550	531	210.00–230.00	219.02
44	550–600	577	209.00–225.00	213.51
32	600–650	621	195.00–215.00	205.71
4	650–700	671	198.00–208.00	201.45
11	700–750	717	180.00–205.00	193.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	270.00–275.00	273.24
10	300–350	323	230.00–265.00	243.57
25	350–400	369	225.00–257.00	236.33
30	400–450	434	215.00–240.00	225.15
50	450–500	475	210.00–227.50	216.29
28	500–550	524	206.00–222.00	213.50
20	550–600	585	195.00–210.00	203.45
8	600–650	628	190.00–205.00	199.97
1	650–700	675	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	295.00–300.00	298.33
5	300–350	325	277.00–300.00	284.96
6	350–400	370	265.00–270.00	267.60
12	400–450	428	245.00–260.00	253.05
1	450–500	460	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	525	237.50	237.50
4	550–600	578	225.00–233.00	228.91
14	600–650	621	220.00–233.00	224.88
5	650–700	684	200.00–220.00	213.08
6	700–750	714	200.00–215.00	210.30
3	750–800	773	190.00–195.00	193.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	300.00–345.00	312.26
18	350–400	368	290.00–305.00	299.83
13	400–450	436	282.00–300.00	292.21
16	450–500	472	247.50–270.00	258.78
34	500–550	526	248.00–260.00	253.30
13	550–600	581	223.00–241.00	230.99
36	600–650	628	215.00–237.00	228.74
12	650–700	676	219.00–225.00	221.09
4	700–750	725	215.00–217.00	216.00
4	750–800	778	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	290.00–340.00	314.55
5	350–400	371	275.00–315.00	285.22
6	400–450	427	270.00–295.00	283.53
16	450–500	476	277.00–285.00	282.45
3	500–550	525	267.00–275.00	269.57
7	550–600	578	255.00–262.00	255.98
17	600–650	633	231.00–248.00	235.20
2	650–700	660	235.00–240.00	237.52
3	700–750	722	220.00–225.00	223.33
6	750–800	759	215.00–220.00	216.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	290.00–330.00	305.80
26	350–400	378	265.00–295.00	280.89
5	400–450	428	260.00–280.00	268.42
9	450–500	470	237.00–265.00	249.03
8	500–550	531	210.00–240.00	219.93
2	550–600	560	205.00–210.00	207.52
3	600–650	612	230.00–232.00	230.66
8	650–700	678	210.00–222.50	220.19
2	700–750	725	211.00	211.00
3	750–800	775	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
200	750–800	750	250.50	250.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	305.00–310.00	307.57
10	300–350	331	285.00–295.00	293.19
15	350–400	377	275.00–287.50	284.33
19	400–450	423	240.00–272.00	254.17
16	450–500	467	215.00–255.00	233.21
37	500–550	528	205.00–234.00	225.47
18	550–600	569	200.00–220.00	210.44
9	600–650	619	195.00–210.00	204.55
11	650–700	669	192.00–205.00	199.73
7	700–750	725	190.00–195.00	192.85
1	750–800	760	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	207	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
6	350–400	386	270.00–300.00	279.78
8	400–450	420	260.00–295.00	283.37
2	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	328	265.00–335.00	308.07
19	350–400	379	256.00–297.00	287.43
27	400–450	418	250.00–280.00	267.94
16	450–500	474	240.00–255.00	246.93
37	500–550	524	220.00–242.00	231.08
24	550–600	567	213.00–225.00	218.86
27	600–650	621	209.00–215.00	211.66
10	650–700	669	200.00–217.00	205.73
4	700–750	720	190.00–202.00	198.41
1	750–800	770	185.00	185.00
2	800–850	800	180.00–195.00	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,254	122.00–137.00	127.29
15	—	1,250	129.00–141.00	134.81
71	—	1,267	115.00–130.00	121.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,073	106.00–122.00	115.15
61	—	1,030	100.00–115.00	108.49
43	—	1,043	113.00–126.00	120.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,466	121.00–134.00	127.48
18	—	1,433	115.00–123.00	119.42
1	—	1,730	129.00	129.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,488	147.00–165.00	159.99
25	—	1,517	130.00–155.00	146.98
11	—	1,720	161.00–174.00	167.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	1,725.00–2,250.00	1,851.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,460.00–1,800.00	1,615.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,508.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,293.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,018.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,275.00–1,320.00	1,299.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,444.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,242.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,150.00–2,300.00	1,830.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,550.00–2,800.00	2,040.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,114.29
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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