Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 138 priced lines covering 2,525 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,199 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 888 head. replacement cattle receipts at 205 head. Counted as USDA files them — 48 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,199Last week 4,033Year ago 9,470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 888Last week 794Year ago 1,838

Replacement CattleReceipts 205Last week 286Year ago 690

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 256,040 compared to 249,436 a year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	160.00–170.00	165.06
7	—	265	236.00–257.00	249.73
18	—	326	225.00–250.00	240.61
14	—	669	170.00–188.00	181.51
22	—	621	180.00–204.00	189.87
64	—	529	194.00–218.00	211.46
66	—	474	210.00–230.00	218.41
2	—	215	250.00–255.00	252.50
28	—	569	195.00–215.00	204.02
1	—	705	170.00	170.00
19	—	383	220.00–240.00	232.32
69	—	426	215.00–232.00	222.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	176.00–180.00	177.97
7	—	334	215.00–230.00	223.26
23	—	474	198.00–210.00	204.51
10	—	525	186.00–205.00	197.74
3	—	678	165.00–178.00	169.31
25	—	426	205.00–220.00	212.49
2	—	740	152.00–155.00	153.51
15	—	378	212.00–227.00	219.99
11	—	580	180.00–192.00	188.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	175.00–184.00	179.49
9	—	672	185.00–200.00	191.32
1	—	705	180.00	180.00
55	—	523	208.00–228.00	218.91
70	—	612	188.00–220.00	204.85
7	—	329	235.00–260.00	249.98
42	—	573	200.00–224.00	213.19
51	—	422	225.00–240.00	231.78
96	—	475	218.00–237.00	227.55
2	—	268	260.00–270.00	265.33
13	—	366	230.00–250.00	239.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	243.00	243.00
31	—	672	220.50	220.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	255.00	255.00
3	—	462	266.00–277.50	273.77
2	—	580	244.00	244.00
2	—	375	292.00–295.00	293.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	170.00	170.00
3	—	408	226.00–232.00	229.97
1	—	280	244.00	244.00
14	—	525	205.00–228.00	225.48
5	—	333	250.00–255.00	252.07
12	—	378	230.00–255.00	245.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	277.00–297.00	290.82
45	—	571	236.00–259.00	248.53
37	—	526	232.00–267.00	255.75
7	—	815	197.00	197.00
2	—	890	194.00	194.00
1	—	765	200.00	200.00
14	—	621	218.00–250.00	235.18
21	—	424	252.00–282.00	274.14
10	—	321	287.00–300.00	294.69
3	—	732	229.00–230.00	229.66
18	—	476	244.00–277.00	265.19
60	—	674	215.00–240.00	230.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	622	212.00–242.00	226.84
1	—	705	220.00	220.00
27	—	372	257.00–280.00	270.50
1	—	790	190.00	190.00
21	—	494	240.00–255.00	252.56
14	—	329	270.00–287.00	279.31
11	—	1,000	176.00	176.00
11	—	528	237.00–250.00	246.09
7	—	673	200.00–230.00	220.18
13	—	577	224.00–245.00	236.52
1	—	295	295.00	295.00
15	—	417	236.00–262.00	251.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	875	215.00	215.00
56	—	921	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	280.00	280.00
3	—	672	215.00–217.00	216.01
1	—	270	310.00	310.00
2	—	335	297.00	297.00
5	—	725	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	671	190.00–212.00	202.25
16	—	623	200.00–221.00	210.95
13	—	329	270.00–300.00	281.11
19	—	472	232.00–255.00	243.67
16	—	570	215.00–233.00	225.01
14	—	375	255.00–295.00	271.54
4	—	720	185.00–192.00	188.08
5	—	271	290.00–300.00	293.99
22	—	514	216.00–241.00	230.75
2	—	225	310.00–315.00	312.67
2	—	770	190.00–192.00	190.97
22	—	424	235.00–267.00	247.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	296.00	296.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	180.00–209.00	195.00
1	—	240	275.00	275.00
5	—	659	180.00–195.00	186.83
31	—	517	198.00–224.00	216.66
1	—	340	250.00	250.00
28	—	478	200.00–230.00	220.48
4	—	734	170.00–174.00	173.01
17	—	575	185.00–215.00	202.02
4	—	380	228.00–245.00	239.51
7	—	268	246.00–265.00	257.09
22	—	426	210.00–242.00	224.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	626	187.00–224.00	206.72
14	—	330	250.00–290.00	265.36
45	—	479	210.00–256.00	233.09
3	—	780	170.00–175.00	173.31
22	—	380	237.00–290.00	251.52
37	—	521	208.00–238.00	220.71
1	—	245	300.00	300.00
5	—	274	274.00–297.00	287.28
25	—	423	224.00–253.00	242.44
11	—	668	190.00–220.00	204.53
3	—	720	178.00–188.00	182.08
43	—	582	204.00–228.00	218.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,017	84.00–104.00	94.84
56	—	983	76.00–96.00	88.56
42	—	1,039	90.00–107.00	93.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,333	93.00–102.00	98.06
20	—	1,508	106.00–112.00	108.66
52	—	1,350	98.00–108.00	104.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,183	95.00–108.00	103.41
49	—	1,234	103.00–115.00	109.55
97	—	1,153	89.00–102.00	97.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,795	120.00–131.00	124.32
34	—	1,511	106.00–124.00	116.30
17	—	1,368	100.00–114.00	107.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,340.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–995.00	915.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	850.00–1,315.00	1,101.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	825.00–1,235.00	1,027.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,048.00–1,128.00	1,096.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	848.00–883.00	865.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–1,060.00	939.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	875.00–1,300.00	1,132.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,325.00–1,600.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00

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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