Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 143 priced lines covering 3,591 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,113 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 928 head. replacement cattle receipts at 669 head. Counted as USDA files them — 270 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,113Last week 10,261Year ago 7,094

Slaughter CattleReceipts 928Last week 1,368Year ago 1,283

Replacement CattleReceipts 669Last week 815Year ago 649

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady. Year to date receipts totaled 94,532 compared to 107,746 year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	306	345.00–370.00	347.52
23	350–400	369	335.00–368.00	350.64
10	400–450	424	325.00–355.00	331.87
27	450–500	466	300.00–343.00	320.23
44	500–550	525	285.00–318.00	309.73
31	550–600	571	280.00–310.00	293.75
32	600–650	624	262.00–300.00	289.29
11	650–700	669	238.00–275.00	244.87
19	700–750	709	225.00–246.00	235.66
1	750–800	795	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
30	300–350	326	320.00–365.00	347.90
30	350–400	375	310.00–350.00	333.64
41	400–450	425	300.00–330.00	319.15
29	450–500	475	295.00–328.00	311.16
61	500–550	532	275.00–305.00	293.57
27	550–600	568	258.00–294.00	281.47
23	600–650	627	240.00–284.00	262.94
34	650–700	672	220.00–265.00	247.59
11	700–750	730	200.00–250.00	231.89
19	750–800	767	185.00–235.50	227.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	562	318.00–320.00	318.44
3	600–650	622	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	673	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	318	315.00–340.00	328.15
13	350–400	380	310.00–325.00	316.71
11	400–450	427	300.00–318.00	304.45
8	450–500	471	285.00–315.00	297.68
16	500–550	522	255.00–290.00	279.53
24	550–600	587	230.00–276.00	256.85
11	600–650	626	207.00–260.00	236.25
5	650–700	685	200.00–242.00	226.00
2	700–750	733	185.00–190.00	187.46
1	750–800	775	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	475	278.00	278.00
10	500–550	531	275.00–282.00	280.61
21	550–600	558	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	276	310.00–335.00	325.31
56	300–350	315	292.00–325.00	307.56
83	350–400	378	290.00–322.00	300.23
50	400–450	421	278.00–300.00	287.35
83	450–500	472	260.00–285.00	273.31
90	500–550	524	250.00–270.00	257.16
39	550–600	573	237.00–260.00	246.72
72	600–650	616	225.00–246.00	240.31
19	650–700	672	213.00–240.00	220.57
24	700–750	727	200.00–220.00	211.06
14	750–800	785	200.00–207.00	206.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	275	300.00–315.00	303.27
28	300–350	330	280.00–327.00	299.49
60	350–400	375	270.00–317.00	286.14
83	400–450	427	260.00–295.00	273.53
92	450–500	474	245.00–272.00	260.42
62	500–550	525	237.00–262.00	249.40
47	550–600	575	225.00–250.00	236.69
35	600–650	621	210.00–243.00	224.61
26	650–700	671	190.00–228.00	208.30
26	700–750	721	185.00–206.00	201.05
13	750–800	779	180.00–204.00	191.69
4	850–900	875	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	415	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	300–350	324	240.00–300.00	277.46
26	350–400	375	260.00–290.00	274.24
42	400–450	424	235.00–278.00	252.55
34	450–500	482	225.00–263.00	248.09
22	500–550	524	228.00–250.00	237.58
6	550–600	573	205.00–225.00	220.01
11	600–650	625	200.00–235.00	214.74
2	650–700	670	200.00–206.00	203.07
5	700–750	732	190.00–195.00	192.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	345.00	345.00
4	250–300	283	335.00–350.00	346.55
20	300–350	323	310.00–350.00	329.14
44	350–400	375	300.00–335.00	317.81
65	400–450	431	285.00–320.00	306.16
73	450–500	466	268.00–310.00	297.02
59	500–550	525	250.00–297.00	278.16
29	550–600	565	235.00–267.00	258.04
23	600–650	618	210.00–265.00	237.08
19	650–700	675	190.00–255.00	235.48
8	700–750	720	175.00–230.00	201.48
6	750–800	773	165.00–210.00	197.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	405.00–410.00	407.47
20	300–350	331	320.00–370.00	344.50
23	350–400	374	315.00–360.00	333.18
26	400–450	421	305.00–340.00	318.15
21	450–500	464	280.00–320.00	306.10
30	500–550	525	260.00–311.00	281.57
12	550–600	564	255.00–280.00	267.09
16	600–650	613	235.00–260.00	243.47
5	650–700	667	230.00–240.00	234.45
3	700–750	712	220.00–235.00	226.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	330.00–335.00	332.56
5	250–300	288	320.00–335.00	329.47
21	300–350	323	292.00–335.00	318.19
15	350–400	376	282.00–320.00	302.21
17	400–450	424	278.00–310.00	293.05
24	450–500	475	270.00–304.00	279.70
20	500–550	526	250.00–274.00	262.50
22	550–600	582	230.00–255.00	242.31
4	600–650	624	220.00–235.00	229.14
2	650–700	675	210.00–214.00	212.03
2	700–750	720	190.00–200.00	194.93
1	750–800	760	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,410	115.00–134.00	125.16
58	—	1,380	104.00–128.00	118.39
4	—	1,438	109.00–119.00	113.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,214	104.00–129.00	118.59
52	—	1,258	119.00–136.00	126.40
66	—	1,161	97.00–121.00	112.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	966	80.00–103.00	94.69
51	—	1,067	99.00–118.00	108.27
60	—	1,034	92.00–114.00	101.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,445	114.00–133.00	122.48
32	—	1,718	130.00–146.00	139.21
43	—	1,646	123.00–139.00	132.25

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,415.00–1,900.00	1,671.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	1,400.00–2,350.00	1,864.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	—	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,541.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	—	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,373.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	—	900.00–1,650.00	1,368.68
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,125.00–1,650.00	1,336.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	960.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	900.00–1,250.00	1,066.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,154.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	—	1,975.00–2,650.00	2,345.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,190.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	1,350.00–2,000.00	1,716.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	92	—	—	1,300.00–2,500.00	1,759.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	1,050.00–1,800.00	1,417.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,525.00	1,383.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	770.00–865.00	817.50

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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