Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 130 priced lines covering 3,147 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,411 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 896 head. replacement cattle receipts at 462 head. Counted as USDA files them — 133 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,411Last week 6,626Year ago 6,637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 896Last week 1,541Year ago 1,432

Replacement CattleReceipts 462Last week 895Year ago 553

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 159,332 compared to 156,022 a year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	305	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	738	160.00–165.00	164.57
61	—	425	196.00–227.00	216.43
26	—	664	160.00–180.00	175.51
16	—	284	220.00–230.00	227.14
53	—	624	165.00–187.00	181.17
34	—	377	206.00–237.50	218.74
45	—	567	170.00–207.00	193.79
10	—	763	164.00	164.00
61	—	468	190.00–222.00	209.05
117	—	525	184.00–215.00	205.01
17	—	326	214.00–228.00	219.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	420	195.00–217.50	208.42
4	—	775	160.00	160.00
14	—	677	155.00–170.00	160.40
32	—	324	206.00–235.00	219.42
75	—	633	165.00–185.00	178.36
12	—	730	142.00–167.00	157.46
55	—	521	179.00–205.00	192.10
31	—	573	170.00–194.00	187.70
73	—	474	187.50–210.00	198.59
6	—	280	208.00–245.00	225.42
59	—	378	194.00–225.00	210.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	526	168.00–188.00	175.58
13	—	373	190.00–209.00	200.24
17	—	426	180.00–206.00	193.15
15	—	325	190.00–214.00	203.04
4	—	630	161.00–165.00	162.98
2	—	680	159.00–160.00	159.49
3	—	580	168.00–170.00	169.32
5	—	277	198.00–205.00	201.98
15	—	476	174.00–195.00	185.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	501	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	583	192.00–220.00	209.94
10	—	297	240.00–245.00	244.52
3	—	770	161.00–180.00	173.75
20	—	626	180.00–210.00	199.06
19	—	324	222.00–262.00	254.53
43	—	479	220.00–240.00	232.85
15	—	673	185.00–201.00	196.28
13	—	420	216.00–262.50	242.79
28	—	524	210.00–235.00	222.70
15	—	738	169.00–188.00	184.61
20	—	380	227.00–250.00	240.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	373	206.00–240.00	224.06
2	—	443	226.00–230.00	227.99
1	—	275	220.00	220.00
2	—	578	200.00–204.00	202.06
7	—	629	178.00–195.00	187.56
15	—	324	230.00–250.00	239.03
5	—	526	180.00–216.00	203.68
6	—	477	206.00–220.00	215.99
1	—	795	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	524	225.00–246.00	236.38
110	—	420	218.00–275.00	250.66
29	—	673	197.00–198.00	197.37
32	—	788	180.00–187.00	186.58
21	—	730	188.00–190.00	188.74
1	—	265	242.00	242.00
61	—	623	199.00–225.00	209.84
16	—	472	217.00–250.00	238.92
32	—	572	210.00–234.00	226.60
33	—	359	226.00–248.00	247.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	661	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	324	238.00–267.50	257.56
4	—	281	252.00–268.00	256.05
25	—	559	190.00–215.00	203.65
44	—	419	210.00–265.00	236.41
1	—	205	272.00	272.00
31	—	526	196.00–228.00	216.42
4	—	726	187.00	187.00
3	—	620	194.00–212.00	205.28
48	—	378	215.00–270.00	247.62
88	—	472	206.00–242.50	232.03
3	—	670	190.00–193.00	190.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	160.00	160.00
4	—	568	175.00–180.00	178.73
12	—	528	180.00–200.00	191.01
4	—	370	215.00–222.00	218.45
5	—	266	224.00–242.00	233.50
5	—	630	162.00–170.00	166.72
8	—	478	192.00–212.00	205.49
14	—	426	190.00–230.00	214.04
2	—	755	148.00	148.00
10	—	337	214.00–232.00	223.44
5	—	670	159.00–165.00	162.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	626	165.00–190.00	178.54
58	—	475	192.00–227.00	214.36
3	—	707	152.00–167.00	162.05
3	—	663	160.00–180.00	173.47
26	—	523	185.00–218.00	203.49
37	—	425	212.00–245.00	226.12
10	—	272	228.00–250.00	242.21
30	—	379	217.00–260.00	230.24
25	—	575	180.00–209.00	196.36
28	—	326	224.00–255.00	235.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	962	77.00–102.00	89.37
58	—	958	68.00–99.00	86.77
60	—	963	57.00–93.00	84.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,152	88.00–107.00	99.25
97	—	1,085	84.00–101.00	92.86
51	—	1,173	97.00–114.00	105.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,342	89.00–108.00	99.60
29	—	1,308	99.00–114.00	106.25
18	—	1,429	88.00–100.00	95.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,631	108.00–123.00	114.97
24	—	1,768	116.00–124.00	120.17
8	—	1,525	102.00–110.00	105.31

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–950.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	881.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	925.00–1,250.00	1,033.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,220.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	—	875.00–1,450.00	1,145.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	850.00–1,150.00	1,064.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,262.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	550.00–725.00	616.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	875.00–1,150.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	52	—	—	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,622.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00–1,010.00	955.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	53	—	—	1,100.00–2,050.00	1,408.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	790.45
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	430.00–675.00	527.50

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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