Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 131 priced lines covering 4,283 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,485 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,515 head. replacement cattle receipts at 572 head. Counted as USDA files them — 98 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,485Last week 10,035Year ago 12,390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,515Last week 1,553Year ago 2,010

Replacement CattleReceipts 572Last week 733Year ago 840

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 587,504 compared to 580,587 a year ago.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,450	89.00–103.00	95.92
52	—	1,441	80.00–100.00	91.55
21	—	1,393	74.00–90.00	85.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,275	94.00–104.00	98.72
146	—	1,146	78.00–92.00	86.84
177	—	1,180	82.00–98.00	91.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,011	60.00–85.00	74.10
43	—	1,011	74.00–84.00	78.04
84	—	1,019	67.00–91.00	79.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,752	107.00–119.00	112.13
14	—	1,975	115.00–126.00	119.87
27	—	1,541	85.00–113.00	103.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	191.00	191.00
5	—	642	208.00–217.00	214.81
13	—	483	224.00–245.00	233.45
3	—	325	245.00–250.00	246.67
14	—	529	216.00–239.00	227.61
10	—	380	230.00–250.00	240.77
9	—	566	200.00–235.00	224.03
4	—	423	244.00–250.00	246.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	174.00–177.00	175.50
63	—	578	213.00–243.00	230.13
60	—	613	210.00–226.00	218.82
59	—	532	221.00–248.00	230.86
22	—	674	190.00–215.00	202.44
50	—	376	242.00–270.00	254.05
18	—	326	255.00–285.00	262.68
87	—	421	238.00–260.00	247.92
9	—	722	180.00–200.00	192.84
49	—	475	236.00–256.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	668	210.00–226.00	218.35
26	—	327	270.00–304.00	281.47
26	—	377	257.00–292.00	267.18
22	—	715	190.00–211.00	208.23
50	—	517	240.00–266.00	254.06
35	—	427	250.00–288.00	267.08
42	—	559	235.00–260.00	244.68
1	—	775	180.00	180.00
28	—	612	218.00–240.00	233.50
37	—	470	247.50–270.00	257.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
188	—	606	226.00	226.00
164	—	672	225.00–225.50	225.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	575	190.00–220.00	207.26
60	—	520	190.00–220.00	212.18
2	—	725	170.00–174.00	172.06
3	—	255	240.00	240.00
23	—	619	180.00–199.00	193.71
2	—	240	250.00	250.00
104	—	426	209.00–238.00	225.34
31	—	317	220.00–240.00	230.88
93	—	471	203.00–234.00	223.51
42	—	374	210.00–240.00	227.97
15	—	681	175.00–191.00	188.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	330	210.00–239.00	227.58
77	—	376	208.00–235.00	226.29
117	—	530	185.00–216.00	205.31
9	—	281	220.00–232.00	225.40
19	—	627	160.00–194.00	180.28
7	—	723	160.00–182.00	168.64
71	—	426	205.00–230.00	220.47
111	—	476	195.00–226.00	213.81
35	—	678	164.00–190.00	177.07
1	—	760	150.00	150.00
97	—	578	175.00–210.00	195.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	145.00–185.00	175.66
32	—	526	178.00–200.00	188.57
3	—	245	222.00	222.00
27	—	373	205.00–225.00	214.03
23	—	477	185.00–208.00	198.94
3	—	280	212.00–228.00	221.57
3	—	728	168.00–170.00	169.35
7	—	666	140.00–171.00	165.83
24	—	581	164.00–192.00	181.12
25	—	422	200.00–218.00	210.63
27	—	331	200.00–230.00	217.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	208.00	208.00
7	—	465	235.00	235.00
14	—	585	213.00	213.00
7	—	687	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	178.00–180.00	179.01
25	—	381	190.00–250.00	238.11
18	—	629	180.00–204.00	192.84
22	—	578	185.00–210.00	195.32
22	—	476	210.00–240.00	216.90
6	—	280	245.00–262.00	257.64
28	—	527	165.00–220.00	203.21
2	—	720	160.00–170.00	165.10
30	—	421	212.00–240.00	226.68
15	—	323	224.00–252.00	239.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	266	262.00–286.00	276.23
24	—	320	250.00–280.00	265.92
14	—	621	192.00–210.00	202.49
10	—	675	177.00–200.00	188.25
66	—	471	222.00–262.00	245.03
1	—	765	174.00	174.00
1	—	800	157.00	157.00
31	—	522	205.00–240.00	223.97
41	—	568	205.00–237.00	218.14
72	—	423	230.00–266.00	252.39
38	—	372	250.00–272.00	259.27
11	—	722	160.00–190.00	175.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	425	222.00–256.00	240.91
118	—	474	205.00–253.00	229.29
14	—	276	258.00–270.00	264.82
29	—	572	187.00–220.00	205.96
9	—	667	167.00–196.00	187.24
1	—	225	272.00	272.00
23	—	323	230.00–264.00	251.88
36	—	380	230.00–265.00	251.12
38	—	627	160.00–220.00	193.65
69	—	526	190.00–232.00	213.59
6	—	728	170.00–180.00	175.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	300.00–415.00	357.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	207.00–300.00	271.93
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	670.00–680.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	360.00–580.00	439.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	415.00–1,200.00	891.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	—	1,025.00–1,650.00	1,303.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	—	625.00–1,350.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	56	—	—	880.00–1,650.00	1,159.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	—	—	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,509.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	1,225.00–1,525.00	1,369.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,962.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	850.00–1,100.00	967.50

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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