Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 112 priced lines covering 1,502 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,135 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 416 head. replacement cattle receipts at 183 head. Counted as USDA files them — 33 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,135Last week 3,372Year ago 2,758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 416Last week 576Year ago 548

Replacement CattleReceipts 183Last week 131Year ago 240

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	272.00	272.00
15	300–350	314	245.00–270.00	262.37
12	350–400	381	230.00–258.00	244.99
12	400–450	430	220.00–242.00	234.96
14	450–500	483	215.00–230.00	219.88
21	500–550	519	202.00–220.00	214.64
5	550–600	563	195.00–205.00	202.89
5	600–650	625	190.00–207.00	195.26
5	650–700	668	170.00–197.00	183.86
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
6	300–350	315	265.00–276.00	272.07
14	350–400	371	245.00–267.00	254.84
49	400–450	425	225.00–255.00	237.08
22	450–500	473	224.00–242.00	233.33
29	500–550	525	212.00–235.00	222.74
20	550–600	575	205.00–222.00	212.17
14	600–650	628	208.00–212.00	209.70
10	650–700	674	196.00–205.00	201.38
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	265.00–270.00	268.40
10	350–400	374	268.00–280.00	272.52
16	400–450	419	245.00–270.00	253.48
25	450–500	476	233.00–260.00	240.68
20	500–550	526	230.00–242.50	234.69
59	550–600	562	217.00–232.00	222.86
6	600–650	615	216.00–225.00	220.36
2	650–700	658	209.00–227.00	217.90
4	700–750	726	202.00–205.00	203.22
7	750–800	758	200.00–201.00	200.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	242.00–245.00	242.77
3	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	310.00–315.00	311.74
2	350–400	375	305.00–310.00	307.47
2	400–450	405	300.00–310.00	304.94
23	500–550	515	258.00–278.00	270.65
14	550–600	563	255.00–265.00	256.42
76	600–650	618	233.00–260.50	246.34
10	650–700	672	227.00–240.00	228.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	368	285.00–295.00	286.38
14	450–500	476	245.00–258.00	253.31
1	500–550	520	238.00	238.00
16	550–600	576	220.00–238.00	230.88
12	600–650	642	220.00–228.00	224.44
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	318.00	318.00
6	350–400	376	275.00–310.00	285.94
15	400–450	434	272.00–295.00	282.64
28	450–500	474	260.00–282.00	268.83
19	500–550	527	249.00–262.00	253.10
9	550–600	573	235.00–253.00	241.42
5	600–650	626	225.00–229.00	227.81
4	650–700	679	220.00–222.00	220.51
11	700–750	733	210.00–220.00	215.92
3	750–800	792	202.00–206.00	204.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
7	350–400	362	310.00–320.00	312.79
22	400–450	420	265.00–296.00	275.62
7	450–500	470	260.00–266.00	262.44
16	500–550	517	235.00–242.00	238.77
9	550–600	568	225.00–235.00	231.47
9	600–650	623	219.00–240.00	224.92
2	650–700	665	218.00–219.00	218.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	280	310.00–312.00	311.04
11	300–350	322	297.00–320.00	313.51
10	350–400	375	290.00–300.00	293.75
27	400–450	427	255.00–280.00	265.57
34	450–500	471	245.00–265.00	253.97
25	500–550	523	228.00–255.00	235.52
26	550–600	575	215.00–237.00	226.86
18	600–650	625	207.00–220.00	214.20
10	700–750	720	200.00–208.00	202.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
14	300–350	331	280.00–320.00	303.91
16	350–400	384	272.00–295.00	286.41
15	400–450	432	247.00–265.00	256.10
21	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	243.80
11	500–550	540	227.00–235.00	232.53
16	550–600	570	207.00–225.00	214.95
10	600–650	627	200.00–212.00	205.55
5	650–700	688	190.00–200.00	197.00
1	700–750	730	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	785	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
34	—	1,034	84.00–110.00	99.17
25	—	1,095	101.00–118.00	110.33
42	—	1,022	91.00–113.00	104.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,408	112.00–124.00	120.72
10	—	1,412	103.00–118.00	115.06
10	—	1,402	115.00–133.00	125.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,166	105.00–118.00	113.94
30	—	1,118	120.00–134.00	128.08
55	—	1,178	112.00–125.00	119.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,785	158.00–171.00	163.29
11	—	1,537	133.00–149.00	137.25
17	—	1,760	140.00–160.00	145.48

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,395.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	—	1,320.00–1,800.00	1,624.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,460.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,510.00–2,100.00	1,667.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,212.50
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	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	1,850.00–2,300.00	1,985.42
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,130.00–1,205.00	1,160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,620.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,262.50

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line