Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 146 priced lines covering 5,288 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 11,632 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,461 head. replacement cattle receipts at 629 head. Counted as USDA files them — 67 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11,632Last week 7,616Year ago 9,527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,461Last week 1,749Year ago 1,425

Replacement CattleReceipts 629Last week 757Year ago 425

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 560,959 compared to 548,457 a year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	327	240.00–280.00	265.37
7	—	900	177.00	177.00
44	—	672	196.00–230.00	211.54
71	—	525	220.00–252.00	237.13
61	—	476	224.00–262.00	249.52
51	—	578	210.00–245.00	234.33
16	—	772	185.00–200.00	195.99
40	—	378	238.00–277.00	262.06
28	—	424	226.00–267.00	252.68
2	—	800	185.00	185.00
53	—	628	200.00–234.00	218.00
7	—	732	190.00–205.00	198.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	676	182.00–217.00	205.14
15	—	425	230.00–255.00	242.53
24	—	575	202.00–228.00	211.07
17	—	527	202.00–236.00	224.10
3	—	727	190.00–205.00	198.31
11	—	331	225.00–265.00	253.24
12	—	378	220.00–260.00	247.33
17	—	471	215.00–242.00	228.88
13	—	623	192.00–215.00	206.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	280.00–295.00	284.68
67	—	623	210.00–250.00	226.13
18	—	371	252.00–285.00	270.50
14	—	722	196.00–215.00	208.40
58	—	574	220.00–261.00	240.67
57	—	526	226.00–265.00	245.22
64	—	670	200.00–230.00	224.20
38	—	783	190.00–215.00	210.52
40	—	472	240.00–275.00	261.75
30	—	425	249.00–280.00	268.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	221.00	221.00
3	—	407	264.00–290.00	274.26
1	—	500	265.00	265.00
6	—	459	282.00–282.50	282.41
75	—	781	212.50–213.00	212.94
19	—	732	225.00–232.50	230.96
1	—	555	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	847	219.85	219.85
37	—	735	203.00–215.00	207.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	201.00–205.00	203.68
12	—	569	215.00–223.00	219.87
19	—	651	210.00–214.00	213.79
3	—	607	206.00–207.50	207.00
2	—	425	242.50	242.50
45	—	706	200.00	200.00
5	—	803	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	212.00	212.00
25	—	375	208.00–237.00	225.77
90	—	426	198.00–235.00	221.92
60	—	674	187.00–210.00	202.50
4	—	719	182.00–200.00	191.50
1	—	765	192.00	192.00
105	—	470	193.00–235.00	220.10
122	—	522	206.00–225.00	215.06
68	—	566	192.00–220.00	210.84
62	—	619	190.00–216.00	204.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	180.00	180.00
132	—	474	196.00–225.00	213.35
9	—	777	160.00–172.00	166.65
26	—	674	170.00–186.00	178.62
13	—	728	162.00–185.00	178.32
135	—	427	195.00–232.00	217.68
59	—	626	174.00–207.00	190.79
63	—	575	187.00–211.00	197.42
125	—	524	188.00–218.00	206.13
73	—	371	202.00–232.00	222.63
25	—	328	208.00–237.00	226.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	326	204.00–230.00	219.37
1	—	250	235.00	235.00
3	—	770	157.00–173.00	165.85
30	—	622	160.00–200.00	178.08
59	—	528	180.00–205.00	195.78
31	—	474	197.00–210.00	204.23
53	—	428	188.00–220.00	211.61
15	—	675	155.00–185.00	166.21
7	—	724	160.00–178.00	171.13
59	—	575	170.00–205.00	186.55
67	—	377	192.00–225.00	215.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	255.00–265.00	260.28
30	—	328	230.00–257.00	245.14
43	—	523	182.00–226.00	207.91
23	—	619	170.00–200.00	187.06
37	—	377	220.00–260.00	241.19
54	—	426	210.00–245.00	226.55
42	—	472	198.00–235.00	219.28
1	—	800	160.00	160.00
12	—	725	147.00–176.00	170.40
28	—	575	180.00–215.00	200.10
11	—	678	160.00–185.00	176.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	305.00	305.00
4	—	660	194.00–202.00	198.24
46	—	579	205.00–230.00	215.90
25	—	331	260.00–282.00	274.35
7	—	769	172.00–187.00	180.79
56	—	472	228.00–260.00	246.37
40	—	376	236.00–284.00	270.15
64	—	422	230.00–270.00	254.19
21	—	723	175.00–202.00	197.58
12	—	624	194.00–220.00	205.53
60	—	520	212.00–242.00	229.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	427	218.00–254.00	240.85
72	—	520	196.00–243.00	221.94
13	—	726	175.00–192.00	183.64
2	—	265	270.00–275.00	272.64
35	—	621	180.00–215.00	198.85
44	—	380	240.00–270.00	257.04
14	—	774	170.00–180.00	176.49
82	—	474	215.00–248.00	230.88
37	—	324	220.00–271.00	258.97
76	—	572	188.00–230.00	209.71
29	—	666	172.00–200.00	190.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	1,240	83.00–100.00	90.99
199	—	1,173	77.00–94.00	85.16
86	—	1,255	88.00–104.00	96.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,450	80.00–100.00	90.53
42	—	1,467	80.00–92.00	85.61
18	—	1,465	91.00–107.00	97.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	1,065	70.00–90.00	78.85
72	—	1,054	73.00–91.00	82.19
91	—	1,026	61.00–79.00	72.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,680	107.00–124.00	113.82
37	—	1,608	88.00–108.00	100.26
60	—	1,823	95.00–121.00	109.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,556.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,039.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	—	900.00–1,150.00	1,024.40
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	600.00–850.00	745.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	935.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,236.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	640.00–1,200.00	831.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	69	—	—	700.00–1,450.00	1,154.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	—	975.00–1,650.00	1,310.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	700.00–1,400.00	993.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	—	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,396.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,725.00–2,300.00	2,005.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	—	713.00–1,031.00	861.44
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	350.00–555.00	475.65

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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