Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 129 priced lines covering 1,912 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,967 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 410 head. replacement cattle receipts at 225 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,967Last week 1,943Year ago 2,594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 410Last week 299Year ago 585

Replacement CattleReceipts 225Last week 245Year ago 298

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade moderate to active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to weaker.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	340.00–420.00	383.40
5	250–300	272	335.00–375.00	359.83
11	300–350	329	330.00–355.00	336.75
7	350–400	375	315.00–320.00	317.42
3	400–450	420	300.00–310.00	305.04
17	450–500	473	282.00–297.00	292.31
4	500–550	510	270.00–285.00	277.35
4	550–600	556	257.00–272.00	265.21
11	600–650	615	252.00–265.00	254.17
13	650–700	670	238.00–245.00	238.69
3	700–750	710	235.00–236.00	235.66
10	750–800	794	220.00–228.50	227.66
11	800–850	831	224.00–230.00	227.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	320	300.00–322.00	309.80
14	350–400	373	297.00–312.00	304.16
11	400–450	429	280.00–295.00	285.60
12	450–500	475	262.00–280.00	271.03
22	500–550	528	238.00–266.00	257.38
25	550–600	566	237.00–260.00	248.32
9	600–650	626	224.00–243.00	231.64
8	650–700	678	214.00–235.00	227.64
2	700–750	700	220.00–225.00	222.50
1	750–800	770	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	280.00–292.00	284.11
2	400–450	438	262.00–274.00	267.90
10	450–500	484	256.00–270.00	264.18
5	500–550	525	230.00–255.00	247.88
6	550–600	573	222.00–240.00	227.14
8	600–650	622	210.00–232.00	218.78
6	650–700	693	200.00–210.00	204.31
1	700–750	745	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
91	500–550	521	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	325	262.00–287.00	274.45
22	350–400	374	242.00–275.00	260.23
49	400–450	426	232.00–265.00	246.67
59	450–500	472	220.00–250.00	236.53
56	500–550	525	218.00–240.00	227.18
39	550–600	575	210.00–230.00	219.42
26	600–650	626	196.00–220.00	209.99
9	650–700	674	190.00–210.00	199.64
15	700–750	721	184.00–200.00	190.78
3	750–800	773	180.00–187.00	184.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	290.00	290.00
2	250–300	278	280.00	280.00
5	300–350	326	250.00–275.00	262.15
18	350–400	374	230.00–262.00	242.04
32	400–450	425	225.00–250.00	240.51
26	450–500	468	212.00–237.00	225.29
25	500–550	520	200.00–227.00	220.34
17	550–600	570	195.00–220.00	209.26
9	600–650	608	186.00–210.00	200.07
6	650–700	673	184.00–190.00	189.00
3	700–750	712	180.00–181.00	180.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	292.00–310.00	297.13
8	300–350	325	277.00–295.00	285.46
14	350–400	371	265.00–305.00	287.46
19	400–450	419	250.00–272.00	263.85
10	450–500	465	230.00–252.50	235.19
14	500–550	529	230.00–242.00	237.55
31	550–600	583	223.00–240.00	229.41
19	600–650	622	214.00–235.00	224.49
6	650–700	656	200.00–220.00	205.86
5	700–750	730	207.00	207.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	450–500	474	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	321	312.00–340.00	326.30
7	350–400	366	310.00–325.00	317.12
13	400–450	431	282.00–300.00	289.01
13	450–500	474	270.00–290.00	278.29
10	500–550	510	252.00–270.00	255.10
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	652	225.00	225.00
3	750–800	773	200.00–205.00	201.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	310.00–320.00	314.97
16	300–350	324	274.00–327.00	301.18
21	350–400	376	280.00–300.00	289.52
19	400–450	427	250.00–275.00	263.22
15	450–500	474	232.00–260.00	247.51
20	500–550	529	220.00–245.00	230.83
20	550–600	571	221.00–230.00	225.83
40	600–650	624	200.00–222.00	207.69
12	650–700	677	185.00–212.00	198.05
8	700–750	723	195.00–202.00	196.86
3	750–800	765	178.00–195.00	187.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	292.00–296.00	294.35
11	300–350	322	284.00–310.00	300.47
21	350–400	371	290.00–300.00	295.00
37	400–450	420	267.00–290.00	276.14
35	450–500	467	250.00–277.00	263.55
61	500–550	520	236.00–275.00	249.57
46	550–600	575	230.00–249.00	238.07
9	600–650	627	210.00–225.00	216.68
18	650–700	666	210.00–217.50	214.23
12	700–750	725	190.00–212.00	198.06
2	750–800	790	182.00–190.00	186.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,218	114.00–137.00	122.81
10	—	1,332	123.00–146.00	132.17
47	—	1,169	111.00–125.00	114.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,018	90.00–112.00	103.28
40	—	1,084	97.00–121.00	111.74
22	—	1,094	105.00–123.00	107.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	134.00	134.00
15	—	1,468	117.00–130.00	122.23
11	—	1,462	110.00–120.00	114.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,517	130.00–146.00	140.38
7	—	1,914	147.00–174.00	157.79
17	—	1,806	137.00–159.00	150.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,816.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,375.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,078.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,966.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,865.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	—	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,828.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,419.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	—	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,595.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,492.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,264.58
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,500.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,185.00–1,260.00	1,215.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	970.00–1,170.00	1,070.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00

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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