Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 131 priced lines covering 2,554 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,390 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 904 head. replacement cattle receipts at 281 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,390Last week 2,310Year ago 5,271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 904Last week 266Year ago 656

Replacement CattleReceipts 281Last week 235Year ago 309

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	430.00–440.00	435.07
2	250–300	283	345.00–350.00	347.48
7	300–350	325	330.00–340.00	334.29
11	400–450	431	308.00–320.00	316.89
5	450–500	472	306.00–315.00	311.23
24	500–550	521	270.00–310.00	284.56
2	550–600	575	272.00	272.00
19	600–650	606	250.00–265.00	251.68
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
5	300–350	324	290.00–300.00	298.02
9	350–400	379	250.00–292.00	283.06
5	400–450	428	267.00–290.00	282.23
4	450–500	470	272.00–282.00	276.49
14	500–550	525	255.00–270.00	262.93
7	550–600	575	250.00–260.00	254.86
6	600–650	623	232.00–240.00	235.33
4	650–700	680	217.00–228.00	223.22
3	700–750	713	214.00–220.00	217.31
2	750–800	762	206.00–208.00	207.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	340.00–405.00	380.72
5	250–300	269	320.00–340.00	326.71
10	300–350	328	310.00–325.00	318.65
14	350–400	372	300.00–317.00	308.56
29	400–450	433	275.00–310.00	300.83
36	450–500	467	265.00–300.00	288.82
47	500–550	537	255.00–285.00	273.09
103	550–600	582	245.00–270.00	265.92
51	600–650	634	239.00–260.00	249.74
25	650–700	666	235.00–241.00	237.05
109	700–750	720	224.00–240.00	230.45
22	750–800	771	218.00–235.00	231.75
4	800–850	811	228.00	228.00
4	850–900	871	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	234	250.00–300.00	286.22
7	250–300	277	275.00–290.00	282.18
11	300–350	332	245.00–262.00	253.03
29	350–400	378	220.00–255.00	235.04
26	400–450	427	205.00–245.00	227.96
23	450–500	478	224.00–235.00	230.56
24	500–550	524	218.00–227.00	221.99
24	550–600	576	190.00–218.00	210.06
6	600–650	638	190.00–210.00	202.62
6	650–700	684	190.00–200.00	196.97
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
9	250–300	283	270.00–295.00	282.98
22	300–350	327	258.00–280.00	270.25
46	350–400	374	245.00–272.00	259.71
80	400–450	424	230.00–260.00	248.51
83	450–500	479	232.00–257.00	243.34
71	500–550	527	215.00–242.00	231.62
123	550–600	568	210.00–243.50	230.60
105	600–650	625	210.00–230.00	224.95
72	650–700	681	200.00–232.00	221.96
29	700–750	714	192.00–225.00	218.77
8	750–800	778	188.00–220.00	211.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	320.00	320.00
8	250–300	268	290.00–320.00	300.65
5	300–350	313	275.00–290.00	280.85
13	350–400	371	270.00–280.00	274.95
26	400–450	423	252.00–270.00	260.90
31	450–500	468	240.00–274.00	255.80
23	500–550	521	230.00–254.00	239.30
42	550–600	569	225.00–248.00	234.64
9	600–650	619	220.00–228.00	224.13
8	650–700	681	200.00–216.00	213.97
8	700–750	730	203.00–214.00	212.65
3	750–800	762	190.00–197.00	193.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
92	550–600	594	250.50	250.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	340.00–400.00	370.00
3	250–300	272	335.00–350.00	339.88
6	300–350	322	325.00–345.00	331.79
11	350–400	371	300.00–335.00	321.18
15	400–450	424	280.00–307.00	286.53
16	450–500	468	265.00–290.00	272.95
33	500–550	525	233.00–278.00	262.91
11	550–600	562	230.00–255.00	247.39
18	600–650	608	231.00–250.00	246.70
4	650–700	658	235.00–240.00	237.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	335.00	335.00
2	250–300	270	315.00–320.00	317.64
12	300–350	324	295.00–310.00	302.04
17	350–400	381	280.00–300.00	293.53
7	400–450	424	258.00–275.00	267.00
16	450–500	471	240.00–266.00	253.69
17	500–550	528	222.00–248.00	239.75
14	550–600	576	215.00–238.00	228.29
12	600–650	620	210.00–220.00	215.02
9	650–700	684	180.00–205.00	195.51
4	700–750	734	195.00–200.00	197.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	365.00–370.00	367.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	264	320.00–335.00	324.42
3	300–350	312	315.00–330.00	320.58
18	350–400	371	285.00–322.00	297.12
38	400–450	428	265.00–295.00	278.79
46	450–500	469	245.00–280.00	267.86
66	500–550	531	228.00–272.00	253.76
38	550–600	573	220.00–254.00	238.83
16	600–650	630	220.00–238.00	230.18
14	650–700	662	210.00–225.00	215.40
9	700–750	719	200.00–216.00	204.99
6	750–800	769	192.00–212.00	203.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,217	110.00–124.00	115.20
9	—	1,167	116.00–127.00	121.77
43	—	1,241	104.00–115.00	109.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,421	121.00–129.00	126.50
13	—	1,456	102.00–115.00	107.62
16	—	1,418	109.00–122.00	115.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,228	98.00–120.00	107.24
30	—	1,149	90.00–117.00	107.78
38	—	1,140	90.00–108.00	101.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,811	136.00–149.00	142.08
2	—	1,605	153.00–155.00	154.18
19	—	1,568	124.00–141.00	131.80

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,414.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	966.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,725.00–2,125.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	1,450.00–2,250.00	1,790.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,025.00–1,650.00	1,343.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	900.00–1,675.00	1,382.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	—	800.00–1,325.00	1,147.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,233.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,137.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	1,027.00–1,382.00	1,183.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	860.00	860.00
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,750.00–3,000.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,020.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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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