Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 121 priced lines covering 2,141 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,543 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 640 head. replacement cattle receipts at 165 head. Counted as USDA files them — 48 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,543Last week 1,547Year ago 4,204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 640Last week 268Year ago 772

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 195Year ago 174

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	375.00–395.00	383.10
17	350–400	369	320.00–350.00	332.59
5	400–450	411	305.00–320.00	312.78
13	450–500	482	290.00–294.00	290.47
16	500–550	532	270.00–286.00	277.58
14	550–600	563	260.00–278.00	269.81
22	600–650	620	256.00–259.00	257.18
2	650–700	675	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	332.00	332.00
13	300–350	326	315.00–330.00	326.00
21	350–400	383	300.00–317.00	305.97
22	400–450	443	290.00–297.00	292.55
40	450–500	477	265.00–292.00	276.08
43	500–550	525	250.00–280.00	268.57
78	550–600	573	248.00–268.00	258.84
59	600–650	619	240.00–253.00	243.16
36	650–700	689	230.00–245.00	235.25
29	700–750	739	222.00–230.00	228.63
36	750–800	770	212.00–232.00	228.30
27	800–850	804	225.00–230.00	226.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	260.00–315.00	295.58
3	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	434	244.00–257.00	251.60
7	450–500	481	240.00–267.00	257.42
16	500–550	528	238.00–262.00	251.60
5	550–600	579	245.00–252.00	248.56
20	600–650	625	230.00–245.00	238.46
5	700–750	719	210.00–220.00	213.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	280.00–285.00	282.61
23	300–350	330	220.00–270.00	245.27
15	350–400	373	210.00–255.00	233.33
22	400–450	422	205.00–246.00	223.80
19	450–500	480	216.00–237.00	227.48
29	500–550	530	205.00–229.00	218.25
16	550–600	578	193.00–217.00	206.51
10	600–650	625	190.00–214.00	204.75
16	650–700	668	182.00–210.00	201.29
3	700–750	727	180.00–185.00	181.66
2	750–800	768	177.00–185.00	181.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	300.00	300.00
10	300–350	328	255.00–272.00	265.64
28	350–400	375	240.00–270.00	251.47
26	400–450	421	230.00–258.00	246.26
50	450–500	474	230.00–248.00	238.26
99	500–550	525	215.00–237.00	231.20
85	550–600	578	205.00–229.00	225.57
54	600–650	621	210.00–229.50	224.05
55	650–700	674	205.00–225.00	218.20
4	700–750	720	190.00–195.00	192.02
49	750–800	758	215.00–222.00	219.25
1	800–850	800	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	360.00–370.00	364.94
4	300–350	324	275.00–295.00	284.49
34	350–400	381	256.00–281.00	268.44
25	400–450	439	250.00–270.00	258.97
8	450–500	468	240.00–255.00	246.89
27	500–550	522	223.00–253.00	243.23
56	550–600	562	232.00–244.00	239.79
35	600–650	628	220.00–239.00	230.89
30	650–700	667	213.00–233.00	224.61
10	700–750	714	202.00–215.00	213.64
5	750–800	766	193.00–208.00	201.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	593	260.00–262.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	620	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	340.00–350.00	344.82
2	250–300	278	332.00	332.00
3	300–350	318	322.00–325.00	323.92
5	350–400	370	312.00–322.00	315.77
8	400–450	425	287.00–305.00	295.46
5	450–500	462	270.00–290.00	279.67
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	605	239.00–242.00	240.33
2	650–700	683	205.00–233.00	218.85
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
4	300–350	338	285.00–325.00	298.76
10	350–400	381	280.00–300.00	285.29
12	400–450	429	240.00–270.00	252.60
17	450–500	478	230.00–252.00	241.97
13	500–550	523	220.00–249.00	232.40
18	550–600	570	195.00–238.00	222.91
6	600–650	614	192.00–225.00	210.61
2	650–700	695	202.00–208.00	205.00
2	700–750	728	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	310.00–312.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	325	300.00–315.00	306.87
4	350–400	383	290.00–292.00	291.02
21	400–450	423	270.00–290.00	278.47
17	450–500	476	249.00–272.00	258.70
51	500–550	519	236.00–258.00	247.51
33	550–600	578	215.00–245.00	232.09
23	600–650	623	193.00–238.00	225.81
21	650–700	661	217.00–235.00	228.49
2	700–750	733	202.00–212.00	206.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,255	108.00–121.00	112.56
13	—	1,312	122.00–129.00	124.95
54	—	1,243	114.00–125.00	120.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,037	87.00–111.00	102.22
27	—	1,151	104.00–124.00	114.66
61	—	1,100	99.00–117.00	111.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,445	112.00–128.00	120.38
8	—	1,408	117.00–131.00	121.11
21	—	1,452	105.00–120.00	114.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,576	135.00–155.00	146.55
2	—	1,558	144.00–152.00	148.42
9	—	1,637	130.00–145.00	137.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,400.00–2,350.00	2,040.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	1,345.00–2,950.00	2,135.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,725.00–1,830.00	1,777.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,401.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	825.00–1,050.00	937.50
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	—	—	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,166.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,833.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	1,650.00–2,800.00	2,220.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,242.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	3,300.00–3,900.00	3,571.43

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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