Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 130 priced lines covering 3,324 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,590 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 960 head. replacement cattle receipts at 270 head. Counted as USDA files them — 54 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,590Last week 8,781Year ago 8,205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 960Last week 1,723Year ago 1,451

Replacement CattleReceipts 270Last week 632Year ago 450

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. All Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 424,569 compared to 423,549 a year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	513	233.50	233.50
1	—	685	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	525	210.00–232.00	223.87
2	—	275	240.00–242.00	240.96
71	—	426	222.00–250.00	236.10
42	—	329	240.00–259.00	250.36
40	—	378	230.00–251.00	245.47
24	—	678	202.50–214.00	206.63
72	—	628	207.50–220.00	215.38
63	—	580	212.00–225.00	217.41
6	—	718	197.50–205.00	201.60
63	—	476	220.00–237.00	227.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	667	222.00	222.00
5	—	732	220.00	220.00
37	—	615	224.00–230.00	226.00
4	—	416	251.00	251.00
70	—	582	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	687	239.75	239.75
22	—	862	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	716	190.00–202.00	195.81
14	—	675	189.00–212.00	202.63
50	—	378	220.00–240.00	229.67
75	—	523	200.00–225.00	216.80
1	—	750	177.50	177.50
28	—	624	200.00–215.00	206.70
128	—	476	215.00–229.00	221.11
14	—	332	224.00–242.00	232.77
61	—	568	200.00–215.00	210.04
64	—	422	212.00–235.00	226.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	150.00–194.00	165.98
21	—	341	217.50–232.00	221.37
5	—	381	219.00–225.00	221.98
4	—	766	175.00–180.00	177.76
36	—	471	204.00–220.00	210.68
30	—	520	194.00–211.00	206.63
6	—	616	194.00–200.00	197.97
11	—	429	210.00–221.00	218.17
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
17	—	581	198.00–203.00	200.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	206.00–211.00	209.31
11	—	386	240.00–256.00	243.60
13	—	524	200.00–235.00	225.61
13	—	428	230.00–251.00	237.15
7	—	478	220.00–230.00	223.16
1	—	735	180.00	180.00
5	—	571	200.00–225.00	211.91
5	—	302	229.00	229.00
1	—	765	205.00	205.00
20	—	664	180.00–190.00	187.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	574	224.00–256.00	244.31
62	—	527	225.00–260.00	243.14
25	—	430	262.50–297.00	274.44
28	—	370	255.00–282.00	271.55
5	—	784	199.00–218.00	211.73
88	—	675	212.50–239.00	227.35
63	—	620	219.00–248.00	237.36
23	—	715	210.00–230.00	227.03
55	—	473	250.00–270.00	254.75
1	—	275	290.00	290.00
2	—	325	315.00–325.00	319.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	502	270.00–280.00	275.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	198.00	198.00
15	—	328	255.00–288.00	277.74
28	—	627	209.00–230.00	221.48
12	—	426	244.00–264.00	253.43
37	—	526	230.00–250.00	239.03
49	—	577	216.00–247.00	238.54
18	—	731	195.00–228.00	219.13
23	—	479	230.00–255.00	247.86
43	—	376	245.00–274.00	254.94
12	—	656	200.00–225.00	213.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	300.00	300.00
46	—	470	225.00–265.00	243.63
22	—	568	210.00–237.00	225.97
13	—	327	266.00–292.00	279.40
36	—	426	240.00–280.00	258.68
33	—	520	215.00–250.00	230.94
3	—	685	205.00–210.00	206.69
27	—	380	255.00–290.00	266.77
11	—	621	206.00–230.00	219.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	472	210.00–245.00	232.21
34	—	628	177.00–217.00	197.86
37	—	575	190.00–227.00	216.39
57	—	526	200.00–235.00	217.95
5	—	729	170.00–192.00	182.42
4	—	779	164.00–186.00	178.77
22	—	377	236.00–270.00	251.62
2	—	295	280.00	280.00
57	—	424	220.00–260.00	238.77
9	—	318	245.00–265.00	256.17
21	—	663	170.00–212.00	195.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	479	200.00–226.00	215.06
8	—	327	230.00–248.00	242.89
22	—	524	193.00–220.00	216.27
2	—	728	172.00–180.00	175.90
14	—	621	180.00–205.00	196.28
2	—	800	140.00–150.00	145.00
4	—	378	240.00	240.00
5	—	671	162.00–195.00	176.22
25	—	422	210.00–240.00	225.79
1	—	795	175.00	175.00
10	—	580	185.00–213.00	202.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,456	102.00–117.00	111.20
10	—	1,346	84.00–104.00	93.94
41	—	1,392	88.00–113.00	103.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,023	78.00–104.00	91.40
34	—	1,007	75.00–92.00	87.66
12	—	1,118	90.00–102.00	96.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,218	103.00–118.00	110.41
85	—	1,162	80.00–105.00	97.25
121	—	1,167	90.00–113.00	103.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,415	108.00–118.00	114.95
7	—	1,901	126.00–132.00	129.72
24	—	1,711	112.00–130.00	123.07

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	850.00–1,250.00	996.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–900.00	866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	305.00–1,050.00	571.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	—	750.00–1,475.00	943.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	950.00–1,550.00	1,195.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	270.00	270.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,475.00–1,900.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,716.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,762.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,283.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,220.83

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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