Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 113 priced lines covering 1,038 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,545 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 213 head. replacement cattle receipts at 139 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,545Last week 1,448Year ago 2,088

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 243Year ago 361

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 231Year ago 151

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	415.00	415.00
5	250–300	278	385.00–400.00	391.80
9	300–350	325	365.00–375.00	369.44
7	350–400	374	344.00–370.00	355.46
12	400–450	425	326.00–342.00	331.88
7	450–500	474	322.00–330.00	326.82
3	500–550	507	312.00–317.00	314.66
3	550–600	563	280.00–288.00	285.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	315.00–325.00	319.84
7	450–500	466	275.00–307.00	291.72
4	500–550	535	264.00–275.00	269.60
7	550–600	583	254.00–265.00	257.48
10	600–650	624	242.00–252.00	247.02
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	277	345.00–360.00	354.11
8	300–350	325	340.00–350.00	348.10
8	350–400	374	332.00–342.00	337.39
14	400–450	425	315.00–330.00	322.34
5	450–500	480	310.00–312.00	311.23
6	500–550	532	293.00–302.00	296.80
15	550–600	565	268.00–295.00	277.86
11	600–650	618	255.00–272.50	261.71
2	650–700	660	242.00–245.00	243.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	295.00–300.00	298.27
11	300–350	334	290.00–300.00	294.86
22	350–400	373	280.00–298.00	287.16
29	400–450	431	270.00–288.00	278.46
35	450–500	474	255.00–274.00	264.62
23	500–550	516	248.00–267.00	252.46
14	550–600	578	230.00–250.00	238.91
17	600–650	621	218.00–237.00	229.31
11	650–700	679	210.00–220.00	214.63
5	700–750	714	202.00–206.00	203.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	322.00	322.00
11	300–350	321	275.00–295.00	286.09
7	350–400	388	260.00–288.00	273.66
20	400–450	420	245.00–276.00	260.20
4	450–500	474	240.00–250.00	246.33
12	500–550	528	220.00–247.00	236.55
4	550–600	568	220.00–230.00	227.53
3	600–650	645	212.00	212.00
5	650–700	684	200.00–204.00	201.61
1	700–750	720	196.00	196.00
4	750–800	768	182.00–187.00	183.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	345.00	345.00
5	250–300	262	322.00–325.00	323.95
9	300–350	328	307.00–320.00	316.00
15	350–400	370	295.00–317.00	308.13
29	400–450	427	290.00–302.00	296.16
22	450–500	479	274.00–300.00	289.02
23	500–550	520	254.00–290.00	267.63
9	550–600	563	250.00–270.00	254.91
6	600–650	615	228.00–234.00	231.93
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	211	345.00–350.00	347.91
16	300–350	320	340.00–387.00	365.48
18	350–400	362	336.00–355.00	345.78
10	400–450	428	314.00–332.00	319.68
8	450–500	468	290.00–320.00	305.92
17	500–550	518	286.00–310.00	292.64
3	550–600	550	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	622	256.00–260.00	257.96
2	650–700	690	246.00	246.00
1	700–750	725	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	330.00–334.00	331.91
4	300–350	333	330.00–340.00	332.44
7	350–400	363	306.00–325.00	317.90
9	400–450	423	280.00–296.00	289.12
11	450–500	488	272.00–285.00	279.36
7	500–550	528	266.00–272.00	268.02
3	550–600	577	240.00–257.00	247.85
8	600–650	639	220.00–231.00	226.09
3	650–700	677	210.00–217.00	214.29
2	700–750	745	210.00–215.00	212.50
6	750–800	774	185.00–200.00	190.93
1	800–850	800	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	330	336.00–367.00	346.74
10	350–400	381	314.00–340.00	324.54
26	400–450	428	300.00–330.00	311.67
14	450–500	481	280.00–310.00	292.80
16	500–550	513	275.00–290.00	279.08
14	550–600	573	252.00–276.00	261.45
14	600–650	625	240.00–261.00	253.16
7	650–700	674	222.00–245.00	231.92
8	700–750	716	210.00–230.00	220.34
7	750–800	791	196.00–198.00	197.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,410	113.00–124.00	119.81
3	—	1,557	122.00–127.00	123.69
5	—	1,478	116.00–121.00	117.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,046	112.00–120.00	115.16
27	—	1,058	102.00–115.00	109.91
20	—	938	97.00–109.00	102.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,316	122.00–131.00	126.06
18	—	1,173	113.00–123.00	118.99
10	—	1,300	107.00–114.00	109.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,249	129.00–138.00	133.57
10	—	1,449	137.00–150.00	143.92
9	—	1,709	145.00–159.00	153.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,270.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,437.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,260.00–1,400.00	1,344.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,666.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,625.00	1,508.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,037.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	1,275.00–1,625.00	1,441.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	982.08
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	962.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,700.00–2,325.00	2,030.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00

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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