Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 155 priced lines covering 5,864 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,300 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,669 head. replacement cattle receipts at 685 head. Counted as USDA files them — 136 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,300Last week 6,932Year ago 10,889

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,669Last week 1,181Year ago 2,231

Replacement CattleReceipts 685Last week 539Year ago 710

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 398,100 compared to 394,531 a year ago.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	895.00–1,030.00	933.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,080.00–1,150.00	1,115.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,118.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	600.00–1,075.00	806.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	725.00–900.00	786.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	—	1,100.00–1,625.00	1,397.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	30	—	—	800.00–1,475.00	1,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	84	—	—	1,075.00–1,650.00	1,266.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,310.00–1,575.00	1,399.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,579.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,019.00	1,006.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,480.00–1,500.00	1,490.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,905.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,650.00–1,720.00	1,692.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	74	—	—	1,200.00–2,200.00	1,425.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	950.00–1,825.00	1,448.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,400.00–2,500.00	1,866.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,508.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,112.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	625.00–1,350.00	1,031.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	745.00–991.00	871.67
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	450.00–575.00	505.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	377	235.00–260.00	246.25
6	—	327	250.00–275.00	263.81
3	—	675	216.00–220.00	218.69
31	—	578	210.00–237.00	222.07
1	—	770	187.00	187.00
11	—	618	170.00–226.00	204.82
16	—	470	210.00–255.00	235.61
15	—	432	220.00–265.00	240.94
20	—	518	195.00–245.00	220.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	516	267.00–270.00	267.71
25	—	628	251.00	251.00
5	—	578	255.00–278.00	273.34
82	—	686	240.00–246.00	242.40
30	—	454	277.00–295.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	722	202.00–221.00	212.04
37	—	422	242.00–295.00	261.55
67	—	675	202.00–235.00	221.54
37	—	373	257.00–310.00	273.48
1	—	805	205.00	205.00
45	—	472	242.00–272.00	252.04
56	—	572	214.00–245.00	232.09
56	—	622	210.00–237.00	227.70
13	—	326	250.00–290.00	278.12
85	—	526	224.00–257.00	241.90
4	—	781	203.00–205.00	204.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	415	270.00–320.00	281.31
1	—	910	208.00	208.00
70	—	482	260.00–290.00	272.26
3	—	320	295.00–360.00	329.58
79	—	719	216.00–234.00	224.90
65	—	672	220.00–241.00	232.17
25	—	781	210.00–230.00	224.11
64	—	570	235.00–260.00	246.70
27	—	368	277.00–300.00	285.66
119	—	621	228.00–244.00	238.81
105	—	531	245.00–275.00	254.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	725	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	517	212.00–233.00	226.18
111	—	423	228.00–250.00	240.35
17	—	722	185.00–206.00	198.96
28	—	376	234.00–260.00	244.69
18	—	667	200.00–217.00	205.14
161	—	575	211.00–227.00	219.10
1	—	845	200.00	200.00
19	—	325	238.00–276.00	255.97
168	—	476	218.00–244.00	230.07
3	—	770	192.00–195.00	193.00
129	—	628	204.00–227.00	216.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	270.00	270.00
3	—	620	219.00	219.00
8	—	533	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	245.00	245.00
15	—	552	244.00	244.00
14	—	646	234.00	234.00
9	—	482	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	377	216.00–246.00	235.50
128	—	521	196.00–224.00	214.37
144	—	425	214.00–240.00	229.33
40	—	621	190.00–213.00	202.79
59	—	666	180.00–205.00	194.33
152	—	478	210.00–235.00	223.36
128	—	577	192.00–219.00	208.58
6	—	712	175.00–190.00	183.65
52	—	323	226.00–254.00	240.69
3	—	265	240.00	240.00
4	—	768	165.00–175.00	171.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	321	220.00–240.00	228.18
30	—	529	185.00–215.00	204.04
21	—	422	202.00–220.00	214.67
58	—	374	210.00–235.00	223.09
5	—	283	226.00–240.00	230.36
45	—	475	190.00–220.00	207.72
1	—	765	160.00	160.00
2	—	670	180.00–186.00	182.93
8	—	626	170.00–194.00	187.19
20	—	577	180.00–207.00	196.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	660	220.00	220.00
1	—	760	217.00	217.00
1	—	555	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	375	255.00–290.00	270.31
52	—	425	232.00–285.00	256.87
5	—	287	288.00–345.00	316.40
60	—	566	215.00–245.00	227.78
40	—	623	202.00–232.00	219.11
8	—	714	186.00–208.00	202.16
1	—	830	170.00	170.00
76	—	467	230.00–260.00	246.59
2	—	765	187.00–197.00	192.00
27	—	671	207.00–216.00	212.74
22	—	318	270.00–335.00	300.12
52	—	519	220.00–245.00	235.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	247.00–255.00	250.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	771	172.00–200.00	189.30
37	—	627	194.00–220.00	208.60
29	—	325	258.00–300.00	280.19
92	—	472	210.00–247.00	231.71
6	—	717	180.00–197.00	187.35
11	—	676	185.00–215.00	197.48
112	—	426	216.00–265.00	242.54
74	—	376	220.00–275.00	250.26
69	—	524	200.00–235.00	224.83
70	—	572	200.00–230.00	216.76
1	—	820	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	571	177.00–215.00	202.27
3	—	725	182.00–190.00	186.05
35	—	431	212.00–247.00	225.28
44	—	531	190.00–224.00	210.88
28	—	331	240.00–270.00	250.39
49	—	473	202.00–232.00	219.57
33	—	374	220.00–250.00	238.26
3	—	290	242.00–265.00	249.67
12	—	625	188.00–205.00	194.35
2	—	210	250.00	250.00
3	—	665	185.00	185.00
5	—	776	170.00–180.00	174.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,448	86.00–104.00	94.85
13	—	1,396	105.00–113.00	108.56
75	—	1,384	94.00–111.00	104.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,250	104.00–122.00	109.88
213	—	1,180	97.00–113.00	103.44
157	—	1,164	90.00–105.00	96.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	990	74.00–93.00	84.19
98	—	1,075	90.00–103.00	93.60
170	—	1,013	84.00–100.00	90.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,839	121.00–143.00	130.07
56	—	1,603	112.00–132.00	121.34
48	—	1,411	104.00–123.00	113.44

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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