Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 144 priced lines covering 3,942 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,740 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,094 head. replacement cattle receipts at 331 head. Counted as USDA files them — 87 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,740Last week 3,042Year ago 4,199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,094Last week 670Year ago 888

Replacement CattleReceipts 331Last week 358Year ago 205

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher and feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold firm. Year to date receipts totaled 217,453 compared to 256,040 year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	364.00–425.00	397.30
2	300–350	315	350.00–358.00	354.13
8	350–400	368	340.00–352.00	345.28
14	400–450	419	324.00–340.00	331.81
39	450–500	459	316.00–335.00	324.99
29	500–550	517	305.00–317.00	309.14
27	550–600	569	290.00–307.00	292.67
12	600–650	619	267.00–280.00	270.60
16	650–700	660	256.00–272.50	263.94
1	700–750	745	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	790	228.00	228.00
8	850–900	875	206.00–222.00	211.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	400.00–420.00	403.93
5	250–300	273	365.00–395.00	382.03
10	300–350	327	337.00–350.00	342.71
24	350–400	374	320.00–344.00	331.22
28	400–450	421	310.00–330.00	321.18
53	450–500	474	302.00–320.00	312.41
33	500–550	528	270.00–312.00	298.54
37	550–600	579	258.00–290.00	281.38
26	600–650	625	248.00–275.00	259.94
53	650–700	676	249.00–268.00	257.13
18	700–750	727	225.00–240.00	230.97
7	750–800	766	215.00–230.00	220.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
100	450–500	477	328.50	328.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	324	320.00–345.00	330.76
40	350–400	377	308.00–325.00	319.30
3	400–450	442	288.00–314.00	305.27
22	450–500	479	290.00–307.00	301.89
25	500–550	531	262.00–294.00	286.25
35	550–600	589	227.00–278.00	266.95
17	600–650	629	227.00–267.00	252.23
13	650–700	678	217.00–250.00	235.75
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	778	215.00–220.00	217.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	365.00–370.00	367.45
4	250–300	291	345.00–360.00	351.29
23	300–350	335	328.00–347.00	339.20
27	350–400	372	315.00–348.00	328.04
62	400–450	425	282.00–315.00	304.12
53	450–500	473	270.00–308.00	290.76
52	500–550	519	260.00–300.00	278.63
43	550–600	570	252.00–277.00	262.06
16	600–650	623	245.00–272.00	257.47
10	650–700	677	235.00–250.00	238.68
15	700–750	720	215.00–246.00	227.35
7	750–800	779	208.00–225.00	218.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	232	336.00–350.00	345.17
5	250–300	272	340.00–345.00	343.95
22	300–350	328	310.00–338.00	326.27
26	350–400	373	295.00–334.00	311.14
34	400–450	427	265.00–305.00	289.27
66	450–500	476	255.00–295.00	274.76
47	500–550	528	250.00–280.00	266.05
34	550–600	574	240.00–272.00	252.56
36	600–650	621	230.00–257.00	242.22
15	650–700	679	210.00–247.00	234.33
11	700–750	732	200.00–224.00	209.58
12	750–800	775	197.00–211.00	203.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	232	368.00–400.00	380.16
5	250–300	260	360.00–385.00	367.04
15	300–350	319	340.00–367.00	355.76
15	350–400	369	330.00–360.00	342.16
22	400–450	420	305.00–335.00	317.19
11	450–500	472	290.00–320.00	297.82
13	500–550	524	278.00–295.00	285.33
6	550–600	569	270.00–280.00	273.30
7	600–650	616	260.00–272.00	267.70
1	700–750	735	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	310.00–367.00	337.15
20	250–300	273	315.00–345.00	325.17
26	300–350	325	300.00–335.00	315.22
56	350–400	372	278.00–310.00	299.01
82	400–450	427	267.00–295.00	280.74
106	450–500	474	260.00–282.00	269.68
107	500–550	525	250.00–272.00	257.95
81	550–600	573	232.00–260.00	245.36
138	600–650	633	220.00–252.00	243.69
37	650–700	670	202.00–238.00	216.63
33	700–750	733	195.00–227.00	215.47
3	750–800	793	189.00–193.00	190.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	285	340.00–365.00	352.72
27	300–350	321	320.00–350.00	332.34
27	350–400	372	300.00–324.00	311.16
22	400–450	426	286.00–312.00	297.21
21	450–500	475	276.00–305.00	283.24
20	500–550	513	260.00–282.00	267.28
19	550–600	572	245.00–262.00	253.62
94	600–650	607	236.00–265.00	255.18
29	650–700	663	228.00–250.00	244.24
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	765	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	650–700	676	244.50	244.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	310	350.00–357.00	353.50
1	550–600	550	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	275	310.00–315.00	313.30
7	300–350	324	275.00–310.00	297.76
52	350–400	376	265.00–300.00	282.36
50	400–450	422	250.00–285.00	267.87
65	450–500	476	237.00–268.00	256.34
39	500–550	520	232.00–254.00	245.39
60	550–600	571	217.00–245.00	236.59
22	600–650	624	220.00–235.00	228.67
20	650–700	686	210.00–218.00	213.13
24	700–750	740	192.00–216.00	211.29
5	750–800	775	200.00–207.00	201.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,442	137.00–156.00	143.01
47	—	1,373	127.00–140.00	135.16
58	—	1,391	130.00–149.00	141.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,176	136.00–159.00	146.18
162	—	1,165	124.00–141.00	134.09
145	—	1,169	129.00–149.00	140.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,020	107.00–125.00	117.39
112	—	1,057	117.00–142.00	130.93
107	—	1,072	112.00–135.00	124.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,718	149.00–167.00	157.90
18	—	1,759	143.00–159.00	150.32
22	—	1,695	157.00–175.00	166.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	820.00–1,030.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,074.00–1,290.00	1,173.56
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	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,262.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,600.00–2,475.00	2,253.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,775.00–2,300.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,913.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	—	—	1,200.00–2,200.00	1,832.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	—	1,350.00–2,200.00	1,830.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,390.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,256.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,558.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,534.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,640.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,015.00–1,200.00	1,134.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,235.00–1,300.00	1,267.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	—	1,725.00–2,600.00	2,452.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,433.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	1,325.00–2,150.00	1,877.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,883.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,837.50

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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