Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 152 priced lines covering 4,059 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,459 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 981 head. replacement cattle receipts at 590 head. Counted as USDA files them — 189 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,459Last week 5,653Year ago 6,916

Slaughter CattleReceipts 981Last week 1,117Year ago 1,532

Replacement CattleReceipts 590Last week 542Year ago 837

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady. Year to date receipts totaled 181,598 compared to 212,167 year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
3	300–350	325	363.00–370.00	367.59
3	350–400	372	330.00–350.00	339.82
17	400–450	408	315.00–330.00	319.95
7	450–500	464	300.00–315.00	309.06
30	500–550	531	287.00–312.00	299.73
13	550–600	560	280.00–305.00	289.67
20	600–650	619	262.00–282.00	268.39
6	650–700	680	250.00–265.00	261.78
10	700–750	733	241.00–245.00	242.17
4	750–800	785	237.50	237.50
7	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	450–500	476	320.00	320.00
45	550–600	589	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	339	335.00–355.00	345.18
14	350–400	382	320.00–335.00	326.41
38	400–450	421	300.00–340.00	315.24
92	450–500	473	290.00–320.00	304.12
57	500–550	525	250.00–305.00	289.81
28	550–600	583	260.00–290.00	276.18
22	600–650	619	245.00–280.00	265.61
8	650–700	673	230.00–260.00	242.61
39	700–750	711	210.00–250.00	242.43
5	750–800	777	208.00–240.00	217.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	300–350	326	310.00–340.00	328.58
36	350–400	383	290.00–325.00	310.48
8	400–450	439	287.00–305.00	297.01
19	450–500	480	272.00–302.00	293.20
6	500–550	528	270.00–288.00	278.84
10	550–600	577	260.00–275.00	266.23
4	600–650	628	250.00–255.00	253.77
3	650–700	670	220.00–230.00	226.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	430.00	430.00
20	550–600	558	317.00	317.00
4	850–900	860	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	370.00–375.00	372.41
5	250–300	272	360.00–390.00	372.76
19	300–350	331	340.00–367.00	350.61
26	350–400	368	325.00–360.00	340.89
14	400–450	415	310.00–335.00	323.67
29	450–500	477	290.00–325.00	301.32
39	500–550	519	278.00–300.00	287.61
12	550–600	570	264.00–284.00	274.74
9	600–650	613	238.00–270.00	257.49
5	650–700	662	240.00–255.00	246.29
4	700–750	723	230.00–232.00	230.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	327.00–330.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	290	338.00–355.00	346.50
24	300–350	325	325.00–360.00	340.18
44	350–400	376	300.00–340.00	322.32
80	400–450	429	272.00–322.00	300.35
68	450–500	476	275.00–310.00	288.99
96	500–550	522	250.00–290.00	277.45
70	550–600	570	243.00–282.00	267.71
36	600–650	621	222.00–270.00	246.21
30	650–700	671	222.00–247.00	236.51
4	700–750	714	216.00–230.00	222.05
3	750–800	762	206.00–215.00	210.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	350.00–365.00	357.66
9	250–300	268	330.00–345.00	334.50
17	300–350	321	300.00–335.00	322.31
45	350–400	376	275.00–320.00	305.64
57	400–450	423	250.00–308.00	283.71
51	450–500	475	240.00–298.00	274.07
33	500–550	518	238.00–275.00	262.07
21	550–600	575	250.00–265.00	256.96
23	600–650	631	225.00–247.00	240.03
18	650–700	674	215.00–239.00	227.47
4	700–750	720	202.00–215.00	209.20
10	750–800	776	180.00–207.00	196.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	325.00–335.00	327.14
41	300–350	330	280.00–330.00	300.53
70	350–400	374	270.00–310.00	283.90
92	400–450	426	252.00–300.00	271.54
116	450–500	479	245.00–287.00	262.05
107	500–550	521	237.00–267.00	249.63
64	550–600	576	220.00–252.00	239.14
30	600–650	625	215.00–237.00	228.07
28	650–700	675	200.00–226.00	215.18
14	700–750	722	187.00–210.00	201.87
9	750–800	757	175.00–200.00	182.23
1	800–850	800	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	229	328.00–365.00	344.93
8	250–300	279	322.00–345.00	333.71
20	300–350	317	308.00–344.00	324.99
30	350–400	377	290.00–325.00	302.67
30	400–450	417	270.00–310.00	288.61
40	450–500	462	255.00–300.00	270.14
125	500–550	530	250.00–280.00	264.19
60	550–600	566	235.00–262.00	251.37
29	600–650	623	229.00–250.00	236.80
44	650–700	677	220.00–260.00	234.54
17	700–750	708	210.00–227.00	224.99
14	750–800	777	205.00–219.00	215.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	300.00–320.00	313.75
33	300–350	325	255.00–310.00	286.95
54	350–400	375	250.00–295.00	271.88
81	400–450	431	242.00–285.00	266.99
61	450–500	472	230.00–275.00	252.13
34	500–550	521	220.00–254.00	235.71
26	550–600	578	210.00–244.00	229.13
16	600–650	626	195.00–227.00	212.91
11	650–700	673	175.00–215.00	201.03
1	750–800	750	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,529	114.00–151.00	139.56
37	—	1,819	140.00–157.00	148.93
30	—	1,823	148.00–166.00	156.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,255	123.00–136.00	130.29
136	—	1,218	116.00–131.00	123.84
126	—	1,187	109.00–123.00	117.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,337	129.00–135.00	133.46
25	—	1,378	109.00–125.00	117.27
66	—	1,331	116.00–132.00	126.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,043	108.00–126.00	115.94
80	—	1,049	100.00–120.00	110.13
102	—	1,027	92.00–113.00	103.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	80	—	—	1,500.00–2,500.00	1,985.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,575.00	2,540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,040.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,387.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,037.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,716.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,512.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,325.00–1,825.00	1,498.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,062.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	—	1,000.00–1,775.00	1,512.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	—	—	1,225.00–2,150.00	1,515.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	—	1,325.00–2,200.00	1,770.96
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,725.00	1,508.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,562.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–820.00	748.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,080.00–1,575.00	1,389.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,314.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,404.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	750.00–960.00	860.96
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	876.00–984.00	939.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,696.67

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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