Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 137 priced lines covering 3,742 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,381 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,098 head. replacement cattle receipts at 467 head. Counted as USDA files them — 73 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,381Last week 9,274Year ago 9,404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,098Last week 1,510Year ago 1,713

Replacement CattleReceipts 467Last week 627Year ago 841

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 612,305 compared to 610,658 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
1	—	610	210.00	210.00
14	—	714	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	160.00	160.00
2	—	240	257.00	257.00
39	—	626	190.00–200.00	195.02
28	—	324	226.00–265.00	240.75
35	—	473	220.00–235.00	225.39
35	—	374	224.00–258.00	237.00
67	—	425	215.00–243.00	230.98
37	—	515	205.00–225.00	211.59
10	—	283	237.00–250.00	242.27
51	—	564	200.00–212.00	207.59
2	—	780	165.00–167.00	165.98
4	—	716	170.00–177.00	173.24
16	—	668	180.00–191.00	187.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	473	205.00–222.00	213.59
15	—	771	150.00–170.00	164.41
5	—	721	158.00–170.00	164.01
49	—	325	216.00–250.00	234.85
64	—	570	186.00–205.00	195.72
60	—	678	165.00–180.00	176.15
4	—	276	240.00–252.00	243.63
1	—	800	151.00	151.00
85	—	522	190.00–212.00	203.48
83	—	375	215.00–240.00	230.41
39	—	622	172.00–197.00	183.56
78	—	423	210.00–232.00	222.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	628	157.00–185.00	172.48
8	—	274	225.00–240.00	235.35
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
64	—	430	200.00–220.00	213.00
28	—	573	165.00–190.00	180.74
44	—	372	204.00–230.00	215.32
57	—	476	180.00–210.00	198.63
60	—	532	170.00–200.00	192.85
27	—	320	210.00–235.00	225.30
6	—	672	160.00–175.00	167.78
14	—	720	142.00–160.00	151.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	326	255.00–290.00	277.37
41	—	368	250.00–280.00	269.10
6	—	708	185.00–212.00	196.28
19	—	625	210.00–229.00	218.68
44	—	529	225.00–255.00	240.86
43	—	569	218.00–245.00	232.89
8	—	669	196.00–220.00	209.88
2	—	820	185.00	185.00
37	—	431	254.00–267.00	260.39
43	—	473	230.00–265.00	250.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	255.00–278.00	266.31
8	—	336	268.00–295.00	285.00
46	—	623	220.00–238.00	227.50
10	—	573	220.00–250.00	236.98
28	—	668	210.00–228.00	215.83
15	—	770	173.00–178.00	173.33
10	—	709	190.00–203.00	195.92
42	—	422	260.00–276.00	268.58
26	—	473	250.00–272.00	259.32
52	—	522	240.00–267.00	260.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	277.00	277.00
2	—	455	275.00–277.00	276.00
2	—	328	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	574	210.00–228.00	216.64
29	—	626	185.00–210.00	203.47
2	—	660	180.00–190.00	185.00
2	—	718	180.00–187.00	183.49
10	—	385	242.00–265.00	251.65
35	—	520	206.00–237.00	225.19
12	—	424	232.00–252.00	244.32
21	—	467	230.00–242.00	236.44
34	—	759	170.00	170.00
3	—	315	248.00–265.00	254.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	634	180.00–195.00	189.63
1	—	230	260.00	260.00
29	—	476	204.00–240.00	221.60
7	—	327	245.00–262.00	251.60
7	—	279	250.00–260.00	254.84
1	—	710	162.00	162.00
9	—	676	165.00–182.00	171.54
23	—	375	230.00–252.00	240.91
25	—	573	182.00–207.00	195.82
24	—	524	197.00–230.00	212.27
44	—	426	220.00–250.00	230.74
2	—	775	155.00–157.00	156.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	280.00	280.00
24	—	562	210.00–240.00	226.66
39	—	521	220.00–245.00	232.33
1	—	760	175.00	175.00
9	—	623	205.00–220.00	210.81
4	—	273	278.00–292.00	282.32
55	—	425	240.00–276.00	257.19
42	—	367	250.00–280.00	264.01
14	—	666	190.00–216.00	200.10
19	—	323	260.00–280.00	268.25
2	—	720	185.00–190.00	187.53
52	—	472	230.00–270.00	245.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	276.00	276.00
3	—	462	248.00–252.00	249.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	623	175.00–210.00	195.16
6	—	776	160.00–184.00	167.12
74	—	430	225.00–264.00	244.01
5	—	284	256.00–275.00	262.36
19	—	673	180.00–195.00	187.56
46	—	518	200.00–245.00	218.28
67	—	479	215.00–256.00	231.92
34	—	376	240.00–270.00	256.70
41	—	323	244.00–285.00	264.51
33	—	573	190.00–230.00	210.46
12	—	720	165.00–188.00	173.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,443	85.00–100.00	92.83
22	—	1,413	80.00–91.00	86.95
10	—	1,475	95.00–106.00	102.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,234	88.00–107.00	96.85
150	—	1,210	82.00–101.00	91.08
129	—	1,171	79.00–95.00	85.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	995	60.00–81.00	71.55
112	—	1,000	65.00–88.00	77.18
58	—	1,076	73.00–88.00	82.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,498	90.00–110.00	101.78
13	—	1,715	105.00–125.00	116.62
34	—	1,717	100.00–119.00	110.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,271.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	—	650.00–1,400.00	962.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	—	975.00–1,550.00	1,246.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	62	—	—	725.00–1,450.00	1,159.19
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–950.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	924.17
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	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,483.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,320.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	625.00–1,425.00	1,115.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	—	1,000.00–1,650.00	1,340.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	—	400.00–840.00	620.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	702.00–943.00	788.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	575.00–650.00	606.25

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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