Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 111 priced lines covering 1,642 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,453 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 479 head. replacement cattle receipts at 279 head. Counted as USDA files them — 33 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,453Last week 8,039Year ago 9,233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 479Last week 1,442Year ago 1,455

Replacement CattleReceipts 279Last week 700Year ago 702

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold mostly steady. Markets in North Alabama closed due to weather. Year to date receipts totaled 13,906 compared to 38,810 year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	685	198.00–235.00	224.32
14	—	617	200.00–245.00	232.30
14	—	471	230.00–275.00	265.07
2	—	225	280.00	280.00
20	—	380	250.00–290.00	276.10
13	—	328	280.00–300.00	289.24
1	—	795	195.00	195.00
11	—	729	180.00–220.00	210.99
17	—	429	240.00–280.00	269.57
14	—	571	208.00–250.00	237.57
24	—	524	219.00–265.00	251.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	807	205.00	205.00
28	—	631	241.00–249.00	245.81
26	—	374	280.00–305.00	293.48
11	—	473	265.00–285.00	274.92
15	—	519	258.00–270.00	262.94
13	—	673	225.00–232.00	229.03
10	—	571	237.00–255.00	246.82
5	—	704	225.00	225.00
7	—	424	270.00–295.00	283.94
4	—	336	290.00–315.00	300.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	220.00–235.00	230.23
7	—	331	270.00–280.00	277.11
5	—	675	205.00–215.00	209.98
3	—	628	214.00–220.00	217.98
3	—	413	260.00–265.00	261.73
2	—	725	205.00	205.00
2	—	465	255.00	255.00
12	—	373	255.00–277.00	266.54
1	—	780	180.00	180.00
16	—	534	235.00–245.00	238.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	783	162.00–180.00	167.18
71	—	427	223.00–242.00	231.42
28	—	325	236.00–287.00	250.34
42	—	529	210.00–227.00	218.61
33	—	476	218.00–235.00	226.55
26	—	571	203.00–225.00	211.27
5	—	723	167.00–183.00	178.21
2	—	275	265.00–275.00	270.36
10	—	624	190.00–200.00	198.99
35	—	377	230.00–257.00	240.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	190.00–210.00	197.86
21	—	319	220.00–247.00	236.32
8	—	428	214.00–225.00	220.37
14	—	526	185.00–215.00	203.49
2	—	290	238.00	238.00
4	—	630	185.00–190.00	188.72
11	—	383	215.00–225.00	220.88
11	—	469	205.00–225.00	214.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	329	243.00–300.00	259.78
9	—	569	217.00–222.00	219.45
30	—	425	232.00–262.00	246.84
8	—	694	199.00	199.00
4	—	275	285.00–295.00	290.00
45	—	375	240.00–270.00	252.72
23	—	640	205.00–222.00	208.30
28	—	475	227.00–245.00	234.57
2	—	225	300.00	300.00
28	—	524	224.00–237.00	229.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	745	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	288.00–290.00	289.35
9	—	474	248.00–267.00	256.34
18	—	367	280.00–300.00	285.33
4	—	338	282.00–295.00	285.18
2	—	513	233.00–235.00	234.00
21	—	421	257.00–287.00	272.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	531	207.00–230.00	217.05
1	—	640	190.00	190.00
8	—	320	250.00–260.00	255.96
2	—	470	220.00–227.00	223.54
9	—	578	200.00–220.00	209.42
8	—	382	240.00–250.00	248.82
7	—	429	230.00–240.00	237.83
3	—	685	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	575	212.00–225.00	220.33
2	—	295	280.00	280.00
36	—	479	230.00–265.00	245.33
1	—	760	187.00	187.00
5	—	673	190.00–210.00	197.88
8	—	366	250.00–277.00	267.03
15	—	326	270.00–290.00	283.03
2	—	723	188.00–212.00	199.79
20	—	434	242.00–270.00	257.12
10	—	621	200.00–225.00	212.67
16	—	527	220.00–248.00	237.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,411	104.00–117.00	107.92
6	—	1,591	91.00–96.00	94.36
12	—	1,416	98.00–103.00	100.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	985	70.00–87.00	80.95
47	—	1,039	79.00–95.00	88.74
11	—	1,051	87.00–103.00	95.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,200	90.00–112.00	98.20
29	—	1,208	100.00–118.00	106.08
42	—	1,191	85.00–104.00	91.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,452	94.00–121.00	109.71
18	—	1,786	117.00–142.00	131.58
32	—	1,786	103.00–132.00	119.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	955.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	775.00–825.00	795.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,073.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	—	900.00–1,570.00	1,338.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	—	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,228.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	875.00–1,010.00	932.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	750.00–975.00	836.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,091.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	400.00–525.00	462.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,735.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	950.00–1,200.00	1,053.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,075.00

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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