Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 135 priced lines covering 2,427 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,096 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 791 head. replacement cattle receipts at 193 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Sep 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,096Last week 2,399Year ago 4,702

Slaughter CattleReceipts 791Last week 418Year ago 1,952

Replacement CattleReceipts 193Last week 155Year ago 353

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	650–700	682	244.00	244.00
56	750–800	783	237.75	237.75
59	800–850	845	232.25	232.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	276	330.00–340.00	333.14
10	300–350	322	310.00–325.00	317.92
21	350–400	375	287.50–306.00	297.37
23	400–450	429	272.00–300.00	280.71
20	450–500	476	245.00–280.00	266.97
26	500–550	526	254.00–270.00	260.44
31	550–600	568	240.00–255.00	245.26
54	600–650	627	215.00–244.00	239.51
58	650–700	678	220.00–239.00	232.47
54	700–750	736	198.00–233.00	226.21
8	750–800	773	210.00–219.00	214.49
6	800–850	803	200.00–215.00	212.46
4	850–900	886	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	295.00–305.00	300.19
6	350–400	378	270.00–285.00	279.24
7	400–450	431	256.00–275.00	263.30
10	450–500	484	233.00–267.00	253.55
13	500–550	534	240.00–252.00	247.94
42	550–600	568	210.00–241.00	234.98
5	600–650	627	210.00–230.00	221.29
33	700–750	704	210.00–219.00	218.31
1	750–800	770	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	226	430.00–460.00	450.69
4	250–300	270	350.00–365.00	356.09
7	300–350	324	315.00–340.00	330.48
10	350–400	373	310.00–320.00	313.79
2	400–450	410	295.00–300.00	297.53
13	450–500	474	279.00–286.00	281.76
10	500–550	526	269.00–270.00	269.10
19	550–600	569	240.00–266.00	257.28
36	600–650	621	246.00–249.00	247.26
14	650–700	663	234.00–241.00	237.80
3	700–750	725	229.00–233.00	230.96
36	750–800	766	220.00–234.75	231.58
11	850–900	875	183.00–224.75	217.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	767	241.00	241.00
2	800–850	825	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00
7	300–350	319	250.00–270.00	263.53
13	350–400	372	228.00–257.00	244.36
23	400–450	421	220.00–248.00	229.97
29	450–500	482	190.00–234.00	214.06
31	500–550	526	200.00–228.00	213.42
24	550–600	576	195.00–225.00	210.80
43	600–650	630	190.00–221.00	209.85
15	650–700	664	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	720	182.00–189.00	185.52
1	750–800	790	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	300.00	300.00
7	250–300	276	280.00–290.00	285.00
22	300–350	317	265.00–285.00	275.11
24	350–400	380	233.00–270.00	258.46
52	400–450	422	235.00–260.00	248.34
69	450–500	472	223.00–252.00	238.65
68	500–550	526	208.00–245.00	228.81
44	550–600	569	205.00–242.00	227.91
34	600–650	620	200.00–218.00	211.19
12	650–700	670	198.00–224.00	204.62
27	700–750	713	195.00–226.00	220.39
11	750–800	784	185.00–210.00	201.16
4	800–850	829	185.00–192.00	187.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	600–650	611	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	325.00–330.00	327.64
7	250–300	275	295.00–300.00	298.57
11	300–350	325	280.00–300.00	289.62
13	350–400	372	270.00–280.00	276.34
21	400–450	407	252.00–272.00	263.97
14	450–500	473	232.00–265.00	251.32
7	500–550	515	236.00–245.00	240.40
33	550–600	583	230.00–243.00	234.14
21	600–650	610	215.00–229.00	223.67
28	650–700	674	203.00–228.00	217.02
48	700–750	704	205.00–227.50	224.11
4	750–800	775	195.00–200.00	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	390.00	390.00
6	300–350	323	320.00–335.00	326.69
6	350–400	371	297.00–320.00	308.90
15	400–450	422	282.00–300.00	290.16
8	450–500	471	265.00–280.00	271.14
17	500–550	516	230.00–255.00	244.36
5	550–600	564	232.50–240.00	235.46
2	600–650	608	225.00–230.00	227.47
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	275.00–310.00	296.02
3	350–400	363	270.00–275.00	271.61
14	400–450	430	238.00–275.00	257.58
14	450–500	470	225.00–260.00	243.33
31	500–550	527	208.00–234.00	226.21
25	550–600	574	205.00–227.00	217.95
21	600–650	623	188.00–215.00	205.32
3	650–700	667	206.00–208.00	206.99
1	700–750	725	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	332.00	332.00
6	300–350	322	310.00–320.00	313.42
12	350–400	376	280.00–305.00	295.78
29	400–450	420	255.00–290.00	270.69
33	450–500	473	237.00–272.00	257.22
36	500–550	521	220.00–250.00	236.65
29	550–600	575	208.00–237.00	227.71
23	600–650	621	215.00–229.00	221.24
16	650–700	669	210.00–220.00	214.67
4	700–750	718	190.00–208.00	201.95
1	750–800	790	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
45	—	1,230	102.00–119.00	110.40
46	—	1,326	109.00–127.00	117.00
15	—	1,265	118.00–138.00	126.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,391	107.00–127.00	118.53
9	—	1,418	112.00–129.00	121.69
19	—	1,452	100.00–120.00	110.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,095	100.00–120.00	109.05
63	—	1,189	93.00–117.00	109.66
46	—	1,063	87.00–110.00	101.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,015	155.00–160.00	157.41
15	—	1,672	135.00–153.00	145.49
12	—	1,388	125.00–142.00	135.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,060.00–1,180.00	1,120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,035.00–1,275.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–900.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,200.00–2,300.00	1,792.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,237.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	795.00–1,075.00	905.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,965.00	1,965.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,129.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,725.00

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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