Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 126 priced lines covering 1,469 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,270 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 354 head. replacement cattle receipts at 153 head. Counted as USDA files them — 19 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,270Last week 1,911Year ago 3,301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 354Last week 323Year ago 461

Replacement CattleReceipts 153Last week 183Year ago 257

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	373.00	373.00
3	250–300	272	350.00–365.00	359.94
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
18	350–400	384	327.50–330.00	327.63
11	400–450	433	312.50–314.00	313.01
14	450–500	474	280.00–295.00	286.63
6	500–550	533	266.00–272.00	268.03
24	550–600	556	265.00–267.50	267.40
6	650–700	664	236.00–245.00	238.88
9	700–750	732	230.00–240.00	238.89
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	290.00–300.00	294.80
15	350–400	371	275.00–290.00	281.88
2	400–450	418	277.00–285.00	281.02
4	500–550	523	250.00–255.00	253.73
3	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	625	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	537	287.50	287.50
5	600–650	638	261.00	261.00
1	750–800	750	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	310.00–315.00	312.00
15	350–400	374	288.00–302.00	294.46
20	400–450	416	272.00–312.50	294.79
21	450–500	478	273.00–280.00	277.68
17	500–550	526	254.00–275.00	263.90
19	550–600	565	243.00–272.50	253.53
28	600–650	636	232.00–250.00	245.27
11	650–700	670	221.00–245.00	237.49
2	700–750	720	208.00–215.00	211.55
1	750–800	785	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	295.00	295.00
13	300–350	328	240.00–270.00	250.34
20	350–400	374	234.00–260.00	240.34
26	400–450	424	215.00–250.00	234.96
22	450–500	470	208.00–235.00	224.06
15	500–550	524	209.00–225.00	219.80
13	550–600	579	198.00–220.00	213.39
4	600–650	635	180.00–210.00	202.38
4	650–700	674	174.00–190.00	186.02
1	700–750	735	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	286	290.00–310.00	296.83
15	300–350	321	255.00–285.00	272.29
29	350–400	370	230.00–275.00	259.46
27	400–450	419	232.00–260.00	247.79
52	450–500	471	216.00–247.50	239.59
30	500–550	526	210.00–245.00	226.68
45	550–600	566	210.00–240.00	229.89
18	600–650	619	205.00–235.00	223.62
3	650–700	663	202.00–210.00	205.06
6	700–750	703	180.00–205.00	200.73
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	310.00–360.00	334.60
2	250–300	278	312.00–330.00	320.43
3	300–350	328	260.00–290.00	280.56
14	350–400	366	244.00–290.00	282.65
4	400–450	418	242.00–265.00	258.60
9	450–500	481	250.00–251.00	250.68
11	500–550	537	240.00–250.00	242.96
18	550–600	586	235.00–240.00	239.13
31	600–650	631	225.00–235.00	230.92
17	650–700	666	192.00–230.00	219.54
5	700–750	711	200.00–215.00	207.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	354	295.00	295.00
18	450–500	477	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	323.00	323.00
3	250–300	277	308.00–310.00	309.34
7	300–350	321	286.00–300.00	292.14
9	350–400	370	266.00–285.00	276.98
15	400–450	424	255.00–270.00	264.32
11	450–500	478	240.00–252.00	246.35
19	500–550	519	224.00–240.00	232.87
18	550–600	574	212.00–227.00	220.81
6	600–650	619	204.00–220.00	212.19
4	650–700	674	190.00–207.00	196.79
5	700–750	727	180.00–188.00	185.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	340.00–370.00	353.04
1	250–300	255	336.00	336.00
8	300–350	315	300.00–330.00	319.12
5	350–400	363	300.00–315.00	304.85
11	400–450	419	286.00–292.00	289.06
3	450–500	470	276.00	276.00
3	500–550	527	255.00–260.00	256.72
4	550–600	569	232.00–245.00	239.93
27	600–650	610	220.00–245.00	232.34
5	650–700	668	216.00–235.00	225.60
1	700–750	740	192.00	192.00
1	750–800	765	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	342.00	342.00
6	250–300	285	320.00–325.00	324.18
8	300–350	322	305.00–315.00	309.39
16	350–400	388	276.00–300.00	281.82
29	400–450	427	270.00–285.00	278.38
37	450–500	467	248.00–272.00	261.66
35	500–550	518	236.00–255.00	246.39
19	550–600	570	220.00–244.00	232.99
21	600–650	610	220.00–235.00	228.26
17	650–700	667	215.00–225.00	217.91
8	700–750	722	202.00–215.00	209.60
6	750–800	771	186.00–200.00	193.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	125.00	125.00
5	—	1,299	114.00–117.00	115.20
11	—	1,425	116.00–123.00	118.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,158	103.00–115.00	111.08
27	—	1,172	110.00–121.00	116.31
6	—	1,249	119.00–126.00	122.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,007	90.00–110.00	99.28
21	—	1,047	103.00–117.00	106.86
34	—	1,054	96.00–118.00	106.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,592	135.00–143.00	138.89
12	—	1,703	140.00–153.00	147.08

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)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,562.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,250.00	1,093.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,215.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,463.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	1,425.00–1,850.00	1,583.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,216.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	800.00–1,400.00	1,131.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	975.00–1,550.00	1,381.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,880.00	1,880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,525.00	2,525.00

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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