Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 123 priced lines covering 1,708 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,555 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 256 head. replacement cattle receipts at 284 head. Counted as USDA files them — 15 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Nov 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,555Last week 4,390Year ago 2,248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 256Last week 904Year ago 387

Replacement CattleReceipts 284Last week 281Year ago 218

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	310.00–330.00	321.79
1	300–350	305	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	377	302.00–310.00	305.59
8	400–450	441	287.00–310.00	300.17
13	450–500	478	272.00–297.00	279.07
29	500–550	534	252.00–275.00	262.18
25	550–600	581	250.00–262.00	254.11
28	600–650	638	238.00–250.00	246.51
15	650–700	672	230.00–245.00	236.55
9	700–750	722	215.00–227.00	221.12
1	750–800	765	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	428	296.00–327.00	304.95
4	450–500	486	292.00–297.00	293.22
32	500–550	521	269.00–292.00	276.78
10	550–600	564	260.00–267.00	263.30
26	600–650	639	250.00–261.00	257.64
44	650–700	680	242.00–253.00	249.65
1	750–800	780	232.00	232.00
59	800–850	825	240.50	240.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	334	295.00–314.00	308.55
1	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	485	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	530	262.00	262.00
4	550–600	589	242.00–245.00	244.25
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	725	210.00–215.00	212.55
5	750–800	789	192.00–200.00	195.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	305.00	305.00
3	250–300	267	280.00–281.00	280.36
26	300–350	323	260.00–290.00	275.49
29	350–400	376	250.00–270.00	259.43
32	400–450	427	227.00–260.00	250.15
41	450–500	482	227.00–251.00	239.67
52	500–550	528	223.00–242.00	228.25
25	550–600	573	219.00–238.00	225.47
14	600–650	628	197.00–222.00	216.24
7	650–700	671	192.00–209.00	203.83
1	750–800	795	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	332	260.00–269.00	264.54
27	350–400	369	235.00–260.00	250.71
18	400–450	426	230.00–245.00	239.01
18	450–500	471	215.00–230.00	226.79
9	500–550	524	210.00–225.00	215.27
5	550–600	576	210.00–217.00	214.43
4	600–650	624	200.00–207.00	203.52
3	650–700	675	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	705	192.00	192.00
4	750–800	776	175.00–188.00	182.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	310.00	310.00
7	250–300	274	300.00–302.00	300.88
7	300–350	326	280.00–300.00	294.05
12	350–400	370	270.00–280.00	274.78
31	400–450	431	252.00–275.00	264.84
44	450–500	471	237.00–257.00	247.76
38	500–550	527	235.00–250.00	243.66
26	550–600	571	227.00–250.00	235.89
38	600–650	621	217.00–241.00	231.69
32	650–700	672	217.50–235.00	223.78
2	750–800	768	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	220	355.00–385.00	376.33
8	250–300	281	325.00–342.00	330.75
8	300–350	332	318.00–330.00	321.99
7	350–400	372	310.00–320.00	317.20
18	400–450	421	290.00–297.00	292.71
22	450–500	473	272.00–290.00	283.98
8	500–550	524	260.00–269.00	264.83
12	550–600	571	245.00–259.00	254.75
7	600–650	624	236.00–245.00	241.23
7	650–700	661	225.00–240.00	235.99
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
4	250–300	289	310.00	310.00
7	300–350	322	300.00–310.00	303.06
22	350–400	384	277.00–290.00	285.08
9	400–450	420	260.00–277.00	270.64
30	450–500	475	240.00–267.00	257.47
12	500–550	533	235.00–247.00	243.30
7	550–600	556	227.00–238.00	233.30
4	600–650	628	210.00–225.00	219.21
6	650–700	682	170.00–207.00	185.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	355.00–360.00	358.84
6	250–300	283	318.00–320.00	319.36
12	300–350	335	305.00–323.00	314.46
21	350–400	376	292.00–310.00	300.73
28	400–450	421	270.00–290.00	281.11
23	450–500	473	255.00–278.00	268.95
35	500–550	528	245.00–260.00	253.37
15	550–600	571	230.00–250.00	238.99
27	600–650	635	218.00–240.00	225.49
8	650–700	667	207.00–222.00	214.36
6	700–750	717	200.00–212.00	207.97
5	750–800	775	190.00–200.00	198.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,438	103.00–108.00	105.61
6	—	1,349	120.00–128.00	121.65
9	—	1,299	111.00–119.00	113.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,175	110.00–117.00	112.93
26	—	1,199	101.00–108.00	105.36
16	—	1,181	116.00–122.00	118.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,013	82.00–102.00	96.29
15	—	1,047	107.00–112.00	109.30
34	—	1,018	88.00–106.00	101.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,763	135.00–149.00	141.07
8	—	1,389	117.00–135.00	127.85
1	—	1,610	145.00	145.00

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)	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,191.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,429.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	966.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	1,040.00–1,525.00	1,358.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,683.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	—	1,350.00–1,850.00	1,606.06
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	950.00–1,060.00	995.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,750.00–2,550.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,312.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,236.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	900.00–1,085.00	984.09

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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