Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 159 priced lines covering 6,154 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,747 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,277 head. replacement cattle receipts at 885 head. Counted as USDA files them — 245 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,747Last week 6,419Year ago 9,016

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,277Last week 1,633Year ago 2,630

Replacement CattleReceipts 885Last week 617Year ago 637

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 296,609 compared to 284,814 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
7	—	620	210.00–218.00	212.34
10	—	510	226.00	226.00
5	—	692	200.00	200.00
14	—	475	232.00–237.00	236.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	527	195.00–220.00	210.75
6	—	283	236.00–240.00	237.73
61	—	626	182.00–208.00	196.62
49	—	671	170.00–199.00	191.28
106	—	574	190.00–216.00	203.38
14	—	803	179.00	179.00
22	—	711	152.00–194.00	183.92
13	—	770	150.00–178.00	165.64
134	—	476	200.00–227.00	213.88
131	—	424	205.00–234.00	225.14
38	—	326	215.00–247.00	235.86
98	—	380	212.00–242.00	231.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	578	199.00–220.00	208.98
83	—	623	192.00–216.00	203.95
112	—	473	210.00–235.00	224.33
83	—	422	218.00–238.00	231.01
106	—	523	205.00–225.00	216.90
25	—	669	179.00–205.00	192.77
6	—	720	189.00–198.00	190.50
58	—	375	226.00–247.00	237.60
35	—	322	231.00–255.00	245.39
3	—	763	170.00–192.00	184.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	520	185.00–210.00	196.70
15	—	575	180.00–205.00	187.93
3	—	787	140.00–165.00	156.63
45	—	475	200.00–215.00	207.75
45	—	422	204.00–224.00	214.78
9	—	281	228.00–245.00	232.02
10	—	724	135.00–172.00	165.26
35	—	321	220.00–235.00	227.80
8	—	626	175.00–190.00	183.68
9	—	683	145.00–186.00	169.06
45	—	373	210.00–232.00	223.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	210.00–230.00	218.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
208	—	735	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	682	181.00–210.00	201.05
4	—	334	250.00–260.00	253.06
27	—	369	215.00–255.00	245.37
1	—	790	180.00	180.00
9	—	432	210.00–250.00	229.49
6	—	621	184.00–224.00	206.25
10	—	478	220.00–249.00	232.32
14	—	525	200.00–235.00	219.53
25	—	596	196.00–229.00	226.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	665	219.00–246.00	224.40
72	—	418	239.00–285.00	270.45
77	—	480	248.00–277.00	257.72
32	—	373	270.00–277.00	271.38
38	—	619	217.75–242.00	227.97
13	—	323	278.00–290.00	283.89
78	—	516	230.00–260.00	246.97
7	—	719	208.00–213.00	209.32
6	—	858	194.00	194.00
4	—	810	187.50	187.50
21	—	755	195.00–211.00	209.32
131	—	570	227.00–252.00	240.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	379	248.00–277.00	264.16
45	—	581	210.00–238.00	227.53
56	—	722	185.00–210.00	205.20
71	—	525	220.00–242.00	235.36
44	—	671	188.00–217.00	212.40
15	—	781	186.00–200.00	194.31
32	—	433	230.00–267.00	256.88
40	—	477	226.00–254.00	243.96
16	—	323	235.00–285.00	258.13
57	—	626	204.00–236.00	222.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	563	247.00–253.00	251.73
5	—	797	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	619	202.00–220.00	211.61
9	—	325	254.00–285.00	270.38
38	—	421	220.00–265.00	244.21
61	—	524	210.00–242.00	228.61
10	—	665	197.00–215.00	206.29
1	—	795	188.00	188.00
51	—	566	210.00–232.00	221.62
2	—	708	198.00–200.00	199.00
1	—	260	285.00	285.00
36	—	381	240.00–275.00	254.98
35	—	473	215.00–250.00	236.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	235.00–238.00	236.01
1	—	660	215.00	215.00
2	—	368	272.00–275.00	273.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	526	194.00–232.00	218.26
32	—	620	182.00–212.00	201.08
17	—	320	240.00–280.00	258.23
75	—	425	215.00–255.00	238.82
7	—	277	250.00–275.00	261.06
88	—	472	208.00–238.00	229.78
70	—	375	228.00–262.00	248.47
16	—	734	177.00–188.00	183.93
56	—	574	190.00–220.00	208.85
23	—	675	176.00–212.00	193.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	428	210.00–238.00	227.41
25	—	327	232.00–262.00	248.73
3	—	733	170.00–175.00	171.69
3	—	765	162.00–179.00	170.03
50	—	473	210.00–230.00	222.76
27	—	378	230.00–250.00	237.82
1	—	210	275.00	275.00
2	—	280	250.00–265.00	257.50
37	—	521	182.00–220.00	208.22
5	—	676	162.00–190.00	176.54
16	—	628	174.00–200.00	189.47
16	—	578	200.00–207.00	202.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	571	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
216	—	1,020	68.00–99.00	86.78
160	—	1,047	85.00–105.00	92.51
124	—	959	70.00–91.00	81.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,422	97.00–109.00	104.23
45	—	1,394	85.00–99.00	91.50
99	—	1,383	91.00–106.00	98.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,228	99.00–120.00	105.40
342	—	1,169	90.00–110.00	99.43
232	—	1,138	84.00–104.00	93.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,482	94.00–117.00	110.23
48	—	1,690	111.00–124.00	117.55
32	—	1,789	114.00–133.00	125.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,615.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,280.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	121	—	—	350.00–1,850.00	1,372.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	—	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,165.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	—	1,525.00–1,900.00	1,722.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,229.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	700.00–750.00	733.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	975.00–1,125.00	1,064.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	—	925.00–1,580.00	1,330.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	75	—	—	950.00–1,485.00	1,253.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,120.00	1,040.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	—	800.00–1,360.00	1,019.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	760.00–860.00	801.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,118.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–1,051.00	971.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	717.00–822.00	769.14
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	—	—	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,568.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,133.33
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,172.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	945.00–1,025.00	977.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	700.00–1,125.00	1,040.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	725.00–1,100.00	958.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	47	—	—	520.00–1,120.00	786.43
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	525.00–725.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	955.00–1,282.00	1,096.47
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	350.00–495.00	422.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	530.00–785.00	641.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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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