Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 115 priced lines covering 1,254 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,497 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 267 head. replacement cattle receipts at 126 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,497Last week 1,713Year ago 2,778

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 280Year ago 375

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 285Year ago 134

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to weaker.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	295.00–310.00	301.28
9	350–400	373	285.00–300.00	293.37
9	400–450	431	260.00–288.00	271.06
13	450–500	483	248.00–275.00	254.37
16	500–550	530	240.00–257.00	248.71
5	550–600	572	229.00–250.00	239.98
28	600–650	624	219.00–240.00	233.48
22	650–700	670	218.00–230.00	223.87
2	750–800	790	196.00–206.00	201.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	272	330.00–365.00	341.66
9	300–350	328	325.00–345.00	332.31
8	350–400	376	302.00–320.00	314.48
7	400–450	416	290.00–315.00	300.33
2	500–550	528	260.00–262.00	261.00
2	550–600	570	252.00–255.00	253.45
12	600–650	617	234.00–248.00	241.40
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
7	700–750	720	220.00–270.00	227.78
1	750–800	790	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	270.00–285.00	276.66
7	350–400	376	260.00–275.00	266.40
3	400–450	422	275.00–277.50	276.66
8	450–500	460	240.00–260.00	245.99
3	500–550	522	245.00–255.00	251.71
6	550–600	577	230.00–235.00	232.16
5	600–650	616	220.00–222.50	220.99
2	650–700	652	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	400.00–420.00	408.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
190	750–800	790	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	320	238.00–270.00	248.92
11	350–400	378	224.00–257.00	237.93
19	400–450	423	212.00–245.00	226.11
13	450–500	475	200.00–232.00	216.40
4	500–550	531	200.00–202.00	201.52
6	550–600	568	215.00–217.00	215.33
3	600–650	630	182.00–210.00	197.19
1	650–700	675	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	323	250.00–275.00	258.72
24	350–400	376	237.00–270.00	249.92
19	400–450	423	216.00–250.00	234.57
31	450–500	472	212.00–245.00	226.29
41	500–550	525	208.00–235.00	217.60
23	550–600	573	204.00–230.00	215.90
9	600–650	634	192.00–220.00	208.00
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	765	178.00–190.00	184.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	310.00–315.00	312.56
5	300–350	334	265.00–272.00	269.28
9	350–400	373	246.00–275.00	259.52
13	400–450	429	230.00–260.00	246.84
8	450–500	468	229.00–260.00	245.31
14	500–550	520	219.00–245.00	226.50
6	550–600	571	214.00–240.00	222.17
14	600–650	620	204.00–235.00	222.45
1	650–700	665	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	620	237.00	237.00
6	650–700	666	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	305.00	305.00
4	300–350	338	270.00–285.00	273.67
5	350–400	384	254.00–275.00	264.11
17	400–450	427	240.00–265.00	251.84
22	450–500	473	220.00–255.00	237.57
24	500–550	517	210.00–235.00	224.33
24	550–600	574	203.00–227.00	214.94
14	600–650	624	192.00–217.00	209.35
4	650–700	671	200.00–202.00	200.49
4	700–750	725	190.00–195.00	191.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	385.00	385.00
6	250–300	291	335.00–370.00	343.71
9	300–350	322	296.00–330.00	312.46
6	350–400	386	280.00–310.00	301.43
8	400–450	409	270.00–295.00	275.57
1	450–500	450	277.00	277.00
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	790	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	325.00	325.00
3	300–350	330	295.00–305.00	299.85
6	350–400	378	274.00–290.00	283.89
29	400–450	422	245.00–280.00	260.59
28	450–500	473	235.00–260.00	242.59
10	500–550	524	220.00–240.00	230.50
14	550–600	572	210.00–235.00	219.81
9	600–650	626	209.00–220.00	212.46
8	650–700	671	190.00–215.00	204.01
6	700–750	726	180.00–200.00	188.45
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,197	118.00–126.00	121.86
41	—	1,153	111.00–119.00	115.48
3	—	1,258	128.00–133.00	130.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,089	109.00–130.00	114.55
24	—	1,011	97.00–118.00	109.27
32	—	1,094	105.00–125.00	114.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	122.00–133.00	127.66
9	—	1,383	110.00–120.00	114.44
9	—	1,382	116.00–130.00	122.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,698	140.00–166.00	152.77
11	—	1,425	135.00–151.00	144.43
2	—	1,690	160.00–169.00	164.81

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)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,131.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,160.00–1,625.00	1,392.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	1,325.00–1,600.00	1,439.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,491.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	1,575.00–2,035.00	1,810.67
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	—	—	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,780.00–1,990.00	1,892.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,270.00	1,172.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,650.00–2,200.00	2,040.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000.00

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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