Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 127 priced lines covering 1,374 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,152 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 393 head. replacement cattle receipts at 206 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,152Last week 2,081Year ago 2,533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 393Last week 298Year ago 508

Replacement CattleReceipts 206Last week 226Year ago 161

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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
2	200–250	225	290.00	290.00
6	250–300	283	262.00–280.00	269.92
10	300–350	324	240.00–275.00	253.93
6	350–400	387	222.00–260.00	231.79
15	400–450	427	210.00–250.00	229.12
5	450–500	470	218.00–240.00	230.63
19	500–550	527	195.00–230.00	211.27
13	550–600	565	182.00–222.50	199.90
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	242	300.00–310.00	306.80
3	250–300	272	290.00–310.00	298.40
16	300–350	321	268.00–295.00	279.50
39	350–400	384	252.00–277.00	263.10
25	400–450	421	240.00–265.00	247.45
28	450–500	472	228.00–260.00	243.05
36	500–550	532	220.00–245.00	229.59
31	550–600	570	210.00–237.50	223.63
18	600–650	615	202.00–225.00	211.93
4	650–700	690	194.00	194.00
4	700–750	726	188.00–197.00	190.26
7	750–800	772	180.00–200.00	189.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	350.00–365.00	357.67
8	250–300	260	300.00–330.00	314.93
7	300–350	320	278.00–295.00	283.89
10	350–400	364	265.00–292.00	276.70
19	400–450	419	254.00–280.00	263.03
21	450–500	462	236.00–265.00	246.93
19	500–550	517	230.00–247.00	241.81
4	550–600	565	235.00–240.00	237.47
11	600–650	621	214.00–235.00	221.55
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
7	700–750	715	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	380.00–400.00	390.80
7	250–300	270	340.00–360.00	351.43
15	300–350	313	315.00–360.00	324.19
3	350–400	385	310.00–335.00	318.33
6	400–450	404	300.00–320.00	305.96
4	450–500	479	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	518	266.00–275.00	270.39
7	600–650	616	244.00–250.00	244.87
2	700–750	713	222.00–237.00	229.58
1	750–800	790	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	322.00	322.00
2	350–400	368	305.00–315.00	309.83
4	400–450	428	274.00–280.00	276.95
5	450–500	490	240.00–270.00	248.71
3	500–550	527	232.00–252.00	238.84
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	615	218.00	218.00
2	750–800	783	195.00–202.00	198.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
7	350–400	379	285.00–320.00	294.68
4	400–450	438	290.00–297.00	291.66
19	450–500	470	267.00–285.00	278.78
21	500–550	539	242.00–265.00	246.09
6	550–600	553	250.00–270.00	263.31
27	600–650	632	222.00–260.00	236.77
4	650–700	675	212.00–240.00	220.02
2	700–750	718	207.00–212.00	209.47
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	310.00	310.00
4	250–300	271	300.00–325.00	317.70
10	300–350	327	310.00–320.00	311.01
21	350–400	381	282.00–300.00	291.34
10	400–450	433	260.00–275.00	269.76
28	450–500	476	240.00–262.00	251.22
19	500–550	524	230.00–247.00	236.37
24	550–600	575	220.00–235.00	224.64
20	600–650	619	200.00–210.00	201.48
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
9	700–750	716	175.00–205.00	191.19
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	328.00–380.00	353.41
2	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
10	300–350	334	310.00–345.00	329.62
12	350–400	378	290.00–335.00	308.71
7	400–450	415	292.00–305.00	296.38
6	450–500	461	275.00–290.00	283.14
10	500–550	513	250.00–270.00	262.66
4	550–600	568	248.00–252.00	249.97
4	600–650	619	232.00–240.00	235.00
7	650–700	666	230.00–234.00	230.57
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
4	250–300	278	312.00–335.00	327.86
3	300–350	313	315.00–325.00	320.05
13	350–400	377	275.00–315.00	295.20
18	400–450	429	280.00–295.00	285.86
36	450–500	474	260.00–277.00	266.41
28	500–550	523	238.00–260.00	246.35
21	550–600	574	230.00–247.00	237.88
4	600–650	615	232.00–235.00	234.21
16	650–700	670	205.00–225.00	217.51
4	700–750	740	196.00–217.00	203.28
1	750–800	750	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,229	116.00–122.00	120.02
58	—	1,209	110.00–118.00	113.79
22	—	1,305	122.00–132.00	126.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,001	97.00–122.00	110.38
53	—	1,059	105.00–127.50	110.47
31	—	996	90.00–109.00	100.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,398	115.00–129.00	119.34
10	—	1,474	110.00–115.00	112.29
7	—	1,425	120.00–133.00	123.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,534	132.00–145.00	142.13
13	—	1,931	154.00–166.00	158.16
14	—	1,734	144.00–151.00	148.47

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,514.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,150.00	1,066.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,232.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,815.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,855.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	—	1,170.00–1,650.00	1,313.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,216.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,556.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,031.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,460.00	1,460.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,333.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,106.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,812.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,575.00

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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