Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 124 priced lines covering 1,930 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,904 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 332 head. replacement cattle receipts at 190 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,904Last week 5,416Year ago 2,867

Slaughter CattleReceipts 332Last week 573Year ago 385

Replacement CattleReceipts 190Last week 202Year ago 193

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good to very 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
17	300–350	332	345.00–395.00	374.10
35	350–400	376	330.00–377.00	363.78
20	400–450	413	325.00–360.00	347.30
32	450–500	473	315.00–335.00	331.19
42	500–550	538	292.50–325.00	299.49
40	550–600	560	277.00–305.00	292.95
3	600–650	620	262.00–272.00	266.25
40	650–700	673	252.00–260.00	252.46
38	700–750	743	240.00–248.00	247.58
12	750–800	778	225.00–240.00	230.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	302.00–357.00	329.46
8	350–400	371	290.00–315.00	299.14
3	400–450	428	280.00–315.00	294.49
1	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
7	500–550	518	260.00–285.00	272.65
15	550–600	570	258.00–260.00	258.66
3	600–650	605	240.00–250.00	246.67
4	650–700	696	230.00	230.00
4	700–750	715	215.00–220.00	217.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	317.00–377.00	328.61
9	350–400	375	305.00–320.00	312.67
11	400–450	422	300.00–337.00	321.91
38	450–500	481	297.00–329.00	322.15
19	500–550	535	282.00–300.00	286.94
22	550–600	582	264.00–280.00	269.88
22	600–650	624	255.00–275.00	265.50
9	650–700	689	232.00–240.00	239.15
6	700–750	718	227.00–232.50	229.84
4	750–800	779	212.00–222.00	217.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	320	270.00–310.00	284.54
18	350–400	374	260.00–301.00	279.24
15	400–450	426	255.00–290.00	274.66
23	450–500	475	240.00–273.00	263.85
22	500–550	531	220.00–255.00	241.11
24	550–600	590	227.50–239.00	234.05
5	600–650	633	215.00–222.00	218.76
13	650–700	667	185.00–207.00	191.64
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	300.00–340.00	320.54
15	300–350	330	290.00–335.00	308.27
17	350–400	376	282.00–320.00	299.07
39	400–450	425	270.00–302.00	285.25
38	450–500	482	265.00–285.00	275.19
32	500–550	521	240.00–265.00	257.14
34	550–600	573	232.00–250.00	241.72
22	600–650	626	220.00–235.00	228.56
12	650–700	663	210.00–222.00	217.08
2	750–800	760	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	345.00–385.00	371.67
3	250–300	295	332.00	332.00
29	300–350	329	320.00–345.00	326.76
16	350–400	369	302.00–340.00	318.13
32	400–450	420	285.00–320.00	302.65
28	450–500	464	270.00–305.00	285.25
69	500–550	527	260.00–280.00	270.31
21	550–600	569	240.00–260.00	252.93
8	600–650	629	239.00–241.00	239.88
49	650–700	671	227.00–231.50	230.45
8	700–750	723	220.00–231.00	226.13
27	750–800	764	220.00–221.00	220.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	386	332.00	332.00
22	400–450	429	307.00–335.00	312.02
15	750–800	752	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
17	350–400	370	295.00–322.00	306.47
17	400–450	424	275.00–318.00	306.77
23	450–500	473	265.00–296.00	286.84
7	500–550	533	252.00–270.00	261.71
8	550–600	578	227.00–258.00	240.71
12	600–650	629	222.00–230.00	228.56
6	650–700	677	215.00–220.00	219.19
4	700–750	731	200.00–215.00	206.47
2	750–800	768	190.00–200.00	194.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	332	348.00–377.00	360.39
9	350–400	373	340.00–365.00	351.15
21	400–450	425	317.00–345.00	329.46
20	450–500	465	300.00–318.00	310.85
19	500–550	520	285.00–305.00	291.96
12	550–600	572	270.00–282.00	274.46
9	600–650	625	251.00–268.00	253.74
4	650–700	684	242.00–252.00	247.72
5	700–750	726	221.00–227.00	224.18
6	750–800	759	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	330.00–335.00	331.63
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	330.00–360.00	345.62
13	350–400	372	322.00–340.00	330.72
24	400–450	428	300.00–326.00	314.47
30	450–500	466	277.00–308.00	297.40
27	500–550	526	260.00–290.00	278.42
24	550–600	573	250.00–275.00	262.40
9	600–650	624	240.00–250.00	246.53
1	650–700	655	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	765	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,399	108.00–112.00	110.10
13	—	1,436	116.00–129.00	123.63
16	—	1,461	109.00–120.00	115.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,182	118.00–127.00	122.70
44	—	1,146	103.00–114.00	111.50
67	—	1,174	110.00–120.00	115.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,042	98.00–117.00	107.76
26	—	1,037	100.00–112.00	104.03
11	—	983	85.00–99.00	92.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,686	136.00–154.00	141.57
5	—	1,908	149.00–162.00	154.01
16	—	1,576	126.00–149.00	136.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,721.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,212.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,250.00–1,775.00	1,458.33
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,971.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	1,023.00–1,393.00	1,202.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	950.00–1,100.00	1,018.18

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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