Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 147 priced lines covering 3,601 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,451 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 903 head. replacement cattle receipts at 578 head. Counted as USDA files them — 120 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,451Last week 5,459Year ago 7,026

Slaughter CattleReceipts 903Last week 981Year ago 1,473

Replacement CattleReceipts 578Last week 590Year ago 675

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. Year to date receipts totaled 190,244 compared to 225,497 year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	233	345.00–365.00	355.39
5	250–300	279	322.00–355.00	337.19
17	300–350	315	300.00–335.00	318.24
31	350–400	383	295.00–335.00	305.39
52	400–450	423	270.00–300.00	284.40
48	450–500	470	255.00–290.00	272.38
45	500–550	525	247.00–270.00	255.29
60	550–600	568	240.00–268.00	256.70
49	600–650	621	230.00–260.00	241.77
1	650–700	665	225.00	225.00
12	700–750	720	222.00–230.00	225.91
1	750–800	775	222.00	222.00
3	850–900	880	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	283	312.00–345.00	328.99
36	300–350	327	277.00–304.00	293.50
52	350–400	376	260.00–304.00	284.85
96	400–450	422	247.00–287.00	269.19
107	450–500	473	237.00–280.00	258.67
103	500–550	522	235.00–262.00	249.10
64	550–600	576	225.00–260.00	239.70
57	600–650	629	225.00–245.00	236.28
58	650–700	671	205.00–234.00	226.36
11	700–750	734	186.00–220.00	207.21
64	750–800	766	180.00–217.00	214.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	311	255.00–294.00	272.10
31	350–400	371	240.00–294.00	263.95
26	400–450	427	250.00–274.00	264.22
28	450–500	478	215.00–272.00	252.51
27	500–550	526	180.00–248.00	229.96
18	550–600	571	215.00–242.00	230.44
23	600–650	620	202.00–224.00	217.66
12	650–700	679	203.00–215.00	209.11
8	700–750	733	180.00–205.00	193.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	350.00–354.00	351.53
2	350–400	368	340.00	340.00
6	400–450	432	315.00–330.00	324.14
4	450–500	478	301.00–324.00	317.55
48	500–550	531	298.00–324.00	312.98
29	550–600	572	280.00–309.00	290.97
59	600–650	631	263.00–277.00	265.75
25	650–700	669	257.00–272.00	263.50
21	700–750	737	222.00–250.00	245.99
10	750–800	766	218.00–249.00	239.69
6	800–850	828	220.00–230.00	224.96
5	850–900	873	200.00–226.00	208.90
4	900–950	914	200.00–207.00	202.25
12	950–1000	965	194.25	194.25
1	1000–1050	1,015	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	350.00–355.00	352.59
12	300–350	328	330.00–360.00	346.72
22	350–400	381	320.00–339.00	331.06
29	400–450	426	300.00–325.00	313.02
48	450–500	476	285.00–320.00	306.56
50	500–550	523	270.00–310.00	292.76
30	550–600	584	258.00–290.00	278.05
87	600–650	634	250.00–280.00	266.90
40	650–700	684	218.00–262.00	248.56
18	700–750	731	215.00–240.00	230.48
11	750–800	782	207.00–226.00	217.02
70	800–850	816	213.00–227.00	225.00
1	850–900	875	202.00	202.00
1	900–950	940	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	321	295.00–335.00	314.78
28	350–400	374	285.00–325.00	312.89
7	400–450	434	265.00–307.00	290.24
12	450–500	476	270.00–300.00	292.84
4	500–550	534	260.00–287.00	268.16
7	550–600	575	248.00–280.00	268.93
12	600–650	630	261.00–271.00	264.51
6	650–700	677	208.00–255.00	243.54
4	700–750	725	203.00–238.00	228.67
4	750–800	791	193.00–215.00	198.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	330.00–380.00	347.89
20	300–350	323	310.00–355.00	330.00
30	350–400	372	310.00–347.00	324.38
77	400–450	428	285.00–310.00	300.08
50	450–500	475	270.00–304.00	287.15
74	500–550	520	248.00–297.00	279.07
50	550–600	575	245.00–285.00	260.72
14	600–650	621	232.00–275.00	251.79
13	650–700	675	226.00–248.00	240.09
6	700–750	724	216.00–227.00	221.46
1	750–800	785	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
13	300–350	338	290.00–320.00	313.75
16	350–400	382	285.00–320.00	306.75
34	400–450	433	275.00–310.00	290.84
21	450–500	476	265.00–287.00	274.26
10	500–550	524	260.00–282.00	272.68
13	550–600	577	225.00–270.00	247.76
7	600–650	619	220.00–254.00	243.94
8	650–700	674	210.00–233.00	225.31
6	700–750	732	200.00–210.00	202.85
2	750–800	783	190.00–200.00	194.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	348.00–410.00	379.70
7	250–300	265	335.00–410.00	374.23
18	300–350	310	328.00–375.00	344.58
18	350–400	372	324.00–345.00	333.35
38	400–450	422	305.00–324.00	316.47
26	450–500	470	290.00–312.00	298.59
23	500–550	523	265.00–297.00	281.83
16	550–600	567	260.00–285.00	272.33
15	600–650	613	250.00–260.00	253.28
2	650–700	683	220.00–245.00	232.27
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,389	118.00–128.00	122.38
22	—	1,358	131.00–147.00	137.66
55	—	1,410	121.00–138.00	129.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,074	115.00–129.00	120.45
89	—	1,042	107.00–128.00	113.81
91	—	1,017	98.00–116.00	107.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,182	111.00–129.00	120.00
70	—	1,252	126.00–149.00	136.47
131	—	1,184	119.00–140.00	128.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,547	129.00–147.00	136.33
27	—	1,679	136.00–157.00	148.66
17	—	1,777	150.00–171.00	160.55

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,135.00	1,105.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	—	1,100.00–2,000.00	1,698.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,781.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	925.00–1,600.00	1,285.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,285.00	1,285.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,966.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	825.00–1,370.00	1,084.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	925.00–1,525.00	1,188.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,541.67
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,195.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	1,210.00–1,475.00	1,370.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	950.00–1,150.00	1,083.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,909.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,562.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,175.00–2,325.00	2,265.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,793.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	—	1,550.00–2,550.00	1,968.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,303.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	1,725.00–2,600.00	2,139.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,335.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	—	—	640.00–1,100.00	787.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,182.50

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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