Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 125 priced lines covering 2,245 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,449 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 446 head. replacement cattle receipts at 232 head. Counted as USDA files them — 34 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,449Last week 3,117Year ago 1,797

Slaughter CattleReceipts 446Last week 259Year ago 203

Replacement CattleReceipts 232Last week 250Year ago 124

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good to very 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
12	300–350	327	365.00–382.00	374.26
20	350–400	372	340.00–380.00	360.32
30	400–450	417	320.00–362.00	346.05
70	450–500	472	300.00–340.00	321.20
67	500–550	515	285.00–326.00	311.97
10	550–600	574	270.00–300.00	279.53
19	600–650	624	252.00–280.00	266.31
67	650–700	669	225.00–258.00	251.83
29	700–750	729	230.00–250.00	241.53
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00
2	800–850	820	220.00–235.00	227.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	430.00–445.00	437.66
3	300–350	322	390.00–400.00	395.00
11	350–400	370	355.00–410.00	378.52
12	400–450	417	325.00–346.00	335.14
15	450–500	474	315.00–338.00	330.02
14	500–550	516	300.00–330.00	317.87
42	550–600	564	285.00–296.00	293.73
14	600–650	629	272.00–285.00	277.36
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	340.00–350.00	347.59
14	350–400	376	330.00–340.00	335.84
5	400–450	431	305.00–310.00	306.62
5	450–500	477	272.00–298.00	286.99
3	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
6	550–600	584	248.00–260.00	257.16
10	600–650	629	236.00–257.00	247.35
6	650–700	678	230.00–240.00	233.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	196	304.00	304.00
10	300–350	326	275.00–295.00	284.36
8	350–400	384	270.00–303.00	280.76
9	400–450	431	265.00–282.00	272.40
27	450–500	479	252.00–270.00	262.03
27	500–550	527	227.00–256.00	238.74
12	550–600	578	220.00–237.00	227.26
13	600–650	621	215.00–228.00	221.38
6	650–700	671	208.00–215.00	212.18
4	700–750	706	170.00–197.00	181.72
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	271	325.00–335.00	327.32
23	300–350	329	302.00–325.00	314.43
47	350–400	374	285.00–315.00	302.52
96	400–450	431	270.00–305.00	290.86
98	450–500	476	260.00–286.00	275.37
131	500–550	527	243.00–272.00	258.17
62	550–600	576	225.00–254.00	240.45
79	600–650	622	208.00–245.00	234.25
17	650–700	671	195.00–245.00	224.85
7	700–750	715	212.00–229.00	215.71
3	750–800	787	226.00	226.00
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	600–650	624	256.50	256.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	335.00–380.00	357.10
16	300–350	327	315.00–340.00	329.66
27	350–400	372	297.00–331.00	317.48
23	400–450	418	285.00–308.00	299.23
33	450–500	471	270.00–304.00	284.41
23	500–550	510	250.00–287.00	264.66
25	550–600	570	238.00–255.00	246.37
24	600–650	615	223.00–247.00	237.81
16	700–750	736	218.50–220.00	218.91
1	750–800	790	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	319.00	319.00
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	325.00–350.00	341.27
8	350–400	379	310.00–330.00	320.03
17	400–450	422	287.00–315.00	301.96
12	450–500	478	275.00–297.00	289.78
16	500–550	529	260.00–295.00	271.46
11	550–600	585	232.00–270.00	252.13
16	600–650	642	230.00–241.00	238.52
8	650–700	679	210.00–225.00	217.40
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	795	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	440.00–450.00	443.50
5	250–300	273	360.00–395.00	377.16
10	300–350	318	350.00–370.00	359.04
19	350–400	366	335.00–400.00	351.40
19	400–450	424	317.00–332.00	326.51
13	450–500	473	310.00–335.00	320.66
19	500–550	521	285.00–314.00	299.95
11	550–600	560	275.00–289.00	280.27
6	600–650	613	248.00–272.00	261.25
4	650–700	665	230.00–255.00	241.33
3	750–800	753	222.00–227.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
17	300–350	320	335.00–385.00	353.79
11	350–400	374	320.00–345.00	333.02
45	400–450	424	300.00–360.00	318.56
32	450–500	473	290.00–340.00	300.68
34	500–550	521	275.00–320.00	288.99
20	550–600	576	260.00–300.00	273.60
18	600–650	618	240.00–262.00	251.47
10	650–700	679	220.00–255.00	229.72
6	700–750	722	212.00–228.00	220.86
2	750–800	768	210.00–213.00	211.48
1	800–850	820	222.00	222.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,312	119.00–128.00	124.44
37	—	1,245	104.00–116.00	111.55
42	—	1,263	110.00–123.00	116.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	123.00–129.00	125.93
15	—	1,396	111.00–120.00	115.80
23	—	1,407	113.00–125.00	118.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,078	83.00–108.00	101.63
30	—	1,124	90.00–116.00	108.34
9	—	1,157	96.00–122.00	113.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,619	133.00–148.00	140.01
12	—	1,591	120.00–141.00	125.56
9	—	1,707	138.00–139.00	138.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,583.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	—	—	1,150.00–2,950.00	1,968.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,750.00–2,100.00	2,008.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,493.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,141.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,457.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,175.00–1,235.00	1,201.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,016.00–1,358.00	1,123.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	1,850.00–2,775.00	2,431.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,885.00

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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