Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 100 priced lines covering 1,077 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,547 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 268 head. replacement cattle receipts at 195 head. Counted as USDA files them — 10 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,547Last week 2,135Year ago 3,124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 268Last week 416Year ago 603

Replacement CattleReceipts 195Last week 183Year ago 273

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with 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
24	350–400	380	235.00–248.00	241.32
30	400–450	428	220.00–237.00	227.74
13	450–500	483	208.00–220.00	214.31
5	500–550	518	208.00–219.00	212.35
9	550–600	573	192.00–215.00	203.12
4	600–650	623	184.00–200.00	189.91
3	750–800	757	170.00–177.00	174.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	270.00–280.00	275.04
16	300–350	321	258.00–272.00	264.21
10	350–400	379	245.00–265.00	255.73
32	400–450	424	230.00–250.00	239.82
59	450–500	484	220.00–240.00	232.79
30	500–550	521	216.00–230.00	222.14
30	550–600	569	200.00–226.00	215.57
21	600–650	621	210.00–217.50	214.40
5	650–700	666	194.00–204.99	202.71
10	700–750	718	190.00–198.00	190.83
2	750–800	755	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	328	280.00–295.00	286.97
3	350–400	373	264.00–285.00	275.99
3	400–450	410	246.00–252.00	249.37
1	450–500	470	242.00	242.00
10	500–550	522	226.00–235.00	229.77
23	550–600	576	210.00–232.50	226.53
5	600–650	608	204.00–225.00	218.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	293	360.00–370.00	365.04
5	300–350	331	330.00–350.00	338.13
8	350–400	373	312.00–325.00	319.30
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
7	500–550	537	252.00–273.00	260.89
3	550–600	563	246.00–260.00	253.55
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	306.00–320.00	309.46
9	350–400	379	250.00–305.00	280.88
2	400–450	425	235.00–240.00	237.56
3	500–550	523	257.00–260.00	258.01
6	600–650	636	210.00–227.00	217.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	315.00–330.00	323.14
7	300–350	323	295.00–320.00	310.19
5	350–400	377	292.00–310.00	299.13
18	400–450	430	270.00–299.00	287.65
7	450–500	476	270.00–287.00	277.91
15	500–550	535	250.00–277.00	266.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
4	250–300	285	300.00–308.00	303.86
9	300–350	328	280.00–335.00	300.23
13	350–400	382	275.00–295.00	286.47
37	400–450	430	260.00–287.00	273.53
31	450–500	470	250.00–266.00	254.29
26	500–550	523	238.00–253.00	243.04
24	550–600	569	218.00–255.00	234.30
17	600–650	615	210.00–230.00	219.37
6	650–700	673	202.00–214.00	208.80
6	700–750	716	190.00–210.00	198.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	305.00–310.00	307.50
2	300–350	305	308.00	308.00
7	350–400	374	298.00–315.00	305.79
14	400–450	419	275.00–298.00	287.20
2	450–500	478	268.00–278.00	272.87
9	500–550	515	240.00–257.00	244.84
6	550–600	574	232.00–250.00	243.32
3	600–650	645	226.00	226.00
2	650–700	680	214.00–222.00	217.94
4	700–750	731	210.00–218.00	211.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	310.00–315.00	313.04
6	350–400	363	282.00–285.00	283.95
7	400–450	417	225.00–262.00	248.43
7	450–500	475	235.00–250.00	243.44
11	500–550	527	212.00–240.00	229.57
5	550–600	584	210.00–215.00	211.99
2	650–700	655	197.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	969	118.00–123.00	119.31
33	—	974	100.00–111.00	106.30
33	—	1,064	95.00–118.00	112.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,393	110.00–124.00	114.86
10	—	1,384	117.00–128.00	123.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,136	109.00–127.00	120.28
5	—	1,280	131.00–134.00	132.14
27	—	1,175	104.00–121.00	114.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	174.00	174.00
6	—	1,530	150.00–165.00	158.10
13	—	1,521	121.00–154.00	147.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,934.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	49	—	—	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,280.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	—	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,711.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,341.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,180.00–1,285.00	1,201.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	895.00–1,030.00	978.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,395.00–1,570.00	1,458.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,737.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,077.59

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

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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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