Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 133 priced lines covering 2,617 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,987 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 834 head. replacement cattle receipts at 172 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Sep 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,987Last week 1,497Year ago 6,469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 834Last week 267Year ago 864

Replacement CattleReceipts 172Last week 126Year ago 288

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	280.00–336.00	302.68
3	350–400	378	310.00–315.00	313.30
10	400–450	408	282.00–300.00	290.19
18	450–500	478	265.00–280.00	265.83
6	500–550	527	260.00–266.00	262.68
32	550–600	573	249.00–260.00	252.07
13	600–650	629	243.00–256.00	252.11
9	650–700	675	241.00–249.00	244.56
12	700–750	727	222.50–243.00	230.19
17	750–800	767	217.00–237.00	229.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	300.00–315.00	305.09
11	350–400	375	254.00–302.00	291.59
15	400–450	427	280.00–297.00	285.25
36	450–500	481	250.00–270.00	259.92
22	500–550	526	235.00–260.00	243.24
37	550–600	569	220.00–248.00	237.71
45	600–650	634	222.00–242.00	229.25
53	650–700	671	220.00–238.00	228.73
34	700–750	721	215.00–227.00	218.38
49	750–800	773	210.00–222.00	215.15
3	800–850	800	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	650–700	678	247.00	247.00
33	700–750	746	230.25	230.25
61	850–900	886	227.35	227.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	280.00–295.00	291.56
6	350–400	373	230.00–280.00	268.59
2	400–450	418	242.00–245.00	243.44
1	450–500	495	235.00	235.00
12	500–550	536	220.00–249.00	227.84
7	550–600	564	227.00–230.00	228.02
1	650–700	680	214.00	214.00
2	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
5	800–850	800	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	223.00–260.00	246.79
8	350–400	378	228.00–240.00	234.18
13	400–450	427	220.00–234.00	224.40
17	450–500	477	211.00–236.00	220.92
20	500–550	529	205.00–225.00	218.28
13	550–600	576	212.00–220.00	215.90
11	600–650	618	190.00–209.00	203.51
4	650–700	674	180.00–197.00	190.90
1	700–750	730	185.00	185.00
2	750–800	770	180.00–184.00	181.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	280.00	280.00
10	300–350	329	235.00–277.00	263.75
27	350–400	373	234.00–269.00	250.44
29	400–450	426	233.00–247.50	241.78
41	450–500	473	217.00–242.00	232.02
74	500–550	526	212.00–239.00	230.41
125	550–600	584	207.00–234.00	227.91
29	600–650	616	210.00–222.00	215.05
78	650–700	687	200.00–215.00	212.30
17	700–750	724	190.00–204.00	196.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	550–600	585	246.50	246.50
32	600–650	615	221.00–226.50	224.53
30	700–750	720	212.00–215.75	215.10
43	750–800	789	215.00	215.00
28	900–950	945	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	270.00–297.00	285.07
14	350–400	379	258.00–300.00	270.35
29	400–450	420	242.00–268.00	256.27
26	450–500	467	240.00–250.00	243.66
12	500–550	521	227.00–242.00	231.57
13	550–600	572	223.00–234.00	230.09
17	600–650	617	213.00–226.00	218.40
137	650–700	669	214.00–240.00	234.74
36	700–750	705	202.00–215.00	212.76
2	750–800	770	191.00–193.00	191.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	270.00–277.00	274.38
14	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	800–850	829	217.00	217.00
24	850–900	851	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	323	225.00–235.00	229.88
6	350–400	385	220.00–275.00	263.07
9	400–450	428	242.00–267.00	254.32
19	450–500	476	223.00–259.00	241.18
20	500–550	520	200.00–239.00	220.37
12	550–600	578	205.00–229.00	216.34
8	600–650	628	200.00–217.00	208.98
5	650–700	671	196.00–206.00	201.60
11	700–750	724	186.00–196.00	190.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
12	300–350	328	275.00–327.00	306.98
11	350–400	375	295.00–310.00	301.10
21	400–450	427	280.00–295.00	282.84
21	450–500	460	254.00–285.00	275.23
9	500–550	516	238.00–250.00	243.78
4	550–600	558	235.00–240.00	237.51
3	600–650	613	227.00–231.00	229.30
5	650–700	657	221.00–226.00	223.39
1	700–750	705	212.00	212.00
1	750–800	750	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	360.00–380.00	369.80
2	350–400	360	310.00–315.00	312.50
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	321	295.00–305.00	299.92
9	350–400	379	282.00–295.00	287.99
28	400–450	425	260.00–279.00	270.85
41	450–500	473	223.00–269.00	252.54
32	500–550	522	222.00–249.00	234.48
22	550–600	571	218.00–236.00	227.51
15	600–650	621	200.00–229.00	219.00
12	650–700	671	198.00–218.00	210.39
8	700–750	721	200.00–209.00	202.85
4	750–800	779	190.00–198.00	194.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,076	93.00–113.00	102.00
69	—	1,130	100.00–123.00	111.82
21	—	1,063	107.00–126.00	115.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,177	104.00–126.00	112.09
23	—	1,229	124.00–139.00	130.66
72	—	1,195	110.00–133.00	120.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,423	107.00–126.00	115.23
32	—	1,445	115.00–133.00	122.57
8	—	1,506	124.00–140.00	132.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,684	138.00–165.00	149.43
13	—	1,487	125.00–151.00	136.60
18	—	1,475	131.00–158.00	146.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,400.00	1,108.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	—	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,492.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,366.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	1,425.00–2,200.00	1,796.74
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,237.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,333.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,033.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,027.00–1,255.00	1,136.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	—	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,872.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,566.67

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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