Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 112 priced lines covering 1,005 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,609 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 235 head. replacement cattle receipts at 95 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Sep 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,609Last week 3,987Year ago 2,980

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 834Year ago 546

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 172Year ago 271

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	260.00–270.00	265.15
10	350–400	379	240.00–278.00	259.92
7	400–450	436	270.00–275.00	273.84
4	450–500	490	248.00–250.00	249.50
15	500–550	529	238.00–250.00	246.22
12	550–600	588	235.00–240.00	235.39
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
17	350–400	375	270.00–295.00	281.56
16	400–450	423	269.00–290.00	276.59
12	450–500	467	245.00–265.00	257.47
7	500–550	526	235.00–247.00	241.95
6	550–600	588	235.00–240.00	237.32
13	600–650	639	220.00–235.00	229.39
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	835	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	330.00–340.00	335.04
1	350–400	380	317.00	317.00
6	450–500	471	270.00–280.00	274.72
30	500–550	535	245.00–256.00	253.80
7	550–600	569	238.00–245.00	240.53
7	600–650	634	229.00–239.00	230.98
4	650–700	671	233.00–235.00	233.49
3	700–750	735	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	230.00–270.00	252.71
9	350–400	384	240.00–252.00	244.14
12	400–450	429	212.00–245.00	229.05
8	450–500	468	220.00–237.00	227.88
26	500–550	539	210.00–227.00	220.42
7	550–600	583	210.00–212.00	210.55
2	600–650	643	200.00–205.00	202.49
2	650–700	678	195.00–197.00	196.02
2	700–750	726	185.00–187.00	186.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	298.00	298.00
8	300–350	329	260.00–280.00	273.30
20	350–400	380	240.00–260.00	251.09
23	400–450	425	235.00–257.00	243.28
19	450–500	472	220.00–240.00	228.15
22	500–550	519	207.00–235.00	223.74
19	550–600	576	202.00–227.50	217.25
18	600–650	618	197.00–216.00	211.03
6	650–700	673	197.00–202.00	199.15
2	700–750	720	192.00–200.00	196.06
4	750–800	769	187.00–194.00	191.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	850–900	861	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	360.00	360.00
5	250–300	280	300.00–305.00	301.89
4	300–350	326	270.00–300.00	285.47
13	350–400	376	250.00–280.00	264.91
24	400–450	424	241.00–265.00	251.19
28	450–500	465	235.00–260.00	250.71
35	500–550	527	225.00–242.50	234.86
3	550–600	583	225.00–229.00	226.28
29	600–650	626	213.00–235.00	224.78
10	650–700	680	204.00–212.00	204.86
2	750–800	783	198.00–201.00	199.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	292.00	292.00
1	400–450	420	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	345.00	345.00
5	300–350	317	320.00–330.00	327.28
7	350–400	364	295.00–315.00	308.73
10	400–450	426	270.00–280.00	277.91
6	450–500	467	255.00–282.00	264.64
5	500–550	530	234.00–238.00	236.35
2	550–600	573	225.00–230.00	227.51
1	650–700	655	214.00	214.00
1	700–750	740	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	755	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	289	290.00–310.00	302.55
4	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	375	275.00–280.00	275.97
5	400–450	431	232.00–260.00	248.98
8	450–500	474	222.00–245.00	236.46
13	500–550	521	210.00–237.00	224.86
8	550–600	579	210.00–227.00	216.44
4	600–650	616	204.00–212.00	207.51
4	650–700	675	182.00–201.00	192.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
5	350–400	374	282.00–300.00	294.21
19	400–450	426	247.00–277.00	262.03
13	450–500	471	230.00–262.00	245.62
21	500–550	519	220.00–242.50	231.97
7	550–600	559	218.00–232.00	222.25
9	600–650	629	197.00–220.00	207.50
10	650–700	660	203.00–212.00	205.80
2	700–750	730	189.00–190.00	189.50
1	750–800	775	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,135	100.00–112.00	104.97
12	—	1,049	90.00–106.00	99.03
14	—	1,046	96.00–113.00	106.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	119.00–123.00	120.99
11	—	1,473	105.00–114.00	108.77
9	—	1,435	111.00–122.00	117.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,126	104.00–115.00	107.69
35	—	1,167	110.00–121.00	112.78
19	—	1,171	116.00–122.00	118.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,668	142.00–150.00	146.03
3	—	1,627	137.00–147.00	143.22
8	—	1,824	148.00–161.00	155.82

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)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,733.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,300.00–2,325.00	1,720.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,195.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	950.00–1,775.00	1,371.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,580.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,121.43
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,700.00–2,100.00	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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