Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 164 priced lines covering 5,817 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,223 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,005 head. replacement cattle receipts at 789 head. Counted as USDA files them — 99 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,223Last week 9,865Year ago 5,381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,005Last week 1,118Year ago 1,098

Replacement CattleReceipts 789Last week 531Year ago 467

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady. Year to date receipts totaled 523,303 compared to 612,305 year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	229	430.00–450.00	442.08
2	250–300	283	395.00–400.00	397.48
12	300–350	323	370.00–410.00	384.67
31	350–400	373	352.00–410.00	374.83
41	400–450	416	325.00–370.00	346.23
34	450–500	470	315.00–350.00	330.61
36	500–550	517	300.00–340.00	320.55
77	550–600	565	282.00–315.00	296.95
69	600–650	622	250.00–291.00	284.76
43	650–700	668	240.00–279.00	256.58
34	700–750	734	240.00–262.00	259.39
4	750–800	764	230.00–270.00	260.18
7	800–850	808	235.00–242.50	239.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	335.00–350.00	344.92
24	350–400	375	310.00–345.00	334.68
10	400–450	430	292.00–329.00	309.35
22	450–500	473	272.00–325.00	308.77
9	500–550	530	280.00–305.00	291.14
13	550–600	580	248.00–280.00	265.73
19	600–650	627	220.00–270.00	247.58
12	650–700	678	212.00–245.00	230.37
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	778	198.00–218.00	205.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	300–350	325	340.00–382.00	364.45
60	350–400	373	330.00–380.00	353.59
58	400–450	423	320.00–362.00	338.47
95	450–500	474	300.00–340.00	321.95
111	500–550	519	280.00–327.00	309.03
41	550–600	577	270.00–305.00	286.54
40	600–650	623	252.00–280.00	265.27
81	650–700	670	225.00–258.00	248.95
39	700–750	725	230.00–250.00	241.31
9	750–800	760	221.00–239.00	229.61
2	800–850	820	220.00–235.00	227.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	600–650	620	294.50	294.50
148	650–700	691	275.50	275.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	196	304.00	304.00
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
36	300–350	325	275.00–320.00	298.24
34	350–400	378	270.00–314.00	289.13
39	400–450	430	260.00–298.00	278.70
56	450–500	477	250.00–275.00	262.91
52	500–550	529	227.00–256.00	241.16
38	550–600	577	205.00–237.00	226.87
20	600–650	623	215.00–228.00	222.07
23	650–700	672	175.00–225.00	198.17
12	700–750	725	170.00–204.00	184.38
6	750–800	781	190.00–200.00	196.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	273	315.00–370.00	331.89
64	300–350	325	295.00–337.00	315.15
104	350–400	375	280.00–322.00	305.65
186	400–450	429	270.00–308.00	290.43
168	450–500	477	260.00–290.00	275.09
213	500–550	527	242.00–272.00	257.78
117	550–600	576	225.00–254.00	240.35
125	600–650	623	208.00–248.00	233.94
36	650–700	669	195.00–245.00	228.27
15	700–750	721	195.00–229.00	212.75
4	750–800	782	205.00–226.00	220.86
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	500–550	509	290.00	290.00
87	600–650	624	256.50	256.50
292	650–700	675	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	340.00	340.00
7	250–300	276	315.00–380.00	334.33
42	300–350	325	305.00–345.00	325.94
65	350–400	372	295.00–335.00	317.81
79	400–450	421	285.00–316.00	297.72
82	450–500	468	270.00–304.00	286.99
78	500–550	516	250.00–287.00	269.56
52	550–600	567	238.00–265.00	251.71
51	600–650	614	223.00–252.00	240.00
18	650–700	669	230.00–246.00	237.78
17	700–750	735	218.50–225.00	219.26
5	750–800	771	198.00–228.00	213.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	320.00–330.00	324.92
3	350–400	368	310.00–330.00	319.36
5	400–450	419	300.00–330.00	314.06
4	500–550	520	277.00–287.50	284.92
27	550–600	559	272.50–275.00	273.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	374	365.00–380.00	369.77
2	400–450	410	362.00–365.00	363.50
2	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
19	300–350	331	325.00–355.00	340.41
26	350–400	379	300.00–330.00	315.74
30	400–450	420	285.00–315.00	302.24
23	450–500	477	275.00–300.00	287.35
32	500–550	528	250.00–295.00	266.65
34	550–600	581	227.00–270.00	249.94
33	600–650	634	222.00–241.00	234.36
11	650–700	680	205.00–225.00	214.45
6	700–750	723	195.00–217.00	207.24
2	750–800	783	208.00–210.00	208.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	288	344.00–370.00	350.25
32	300–350	323	330.00–385.00	355.02
36	350–400	378	315.00–352.00	334.35
121	400–450	426	300.00–360.00	320.03
77	450–500	473	290.00–340.00	302.46
85	500–550	523	275.00–320.00	287.42
51	550–600	573	255.00–300.00	268.86
38	600–650	619	232.00–262.00	249.29
32	650–700	672	217.00–255.00	232.50
12	700–750	725	207.00–232.00	219.58
7	750–800	769	205.00–225.00	216.50
1	800–850	820	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	234	400.00–450.00	432.57
7	250–300	273	360.00–395.00	375.10
26	300–350	319	345.00–385.00	359.04
47	350–400	367	330.00–400.00	351.49
58	400–450	423	315.00–355.00	329.76
49	450–500	469	305.00–340.00	321.25
61	500–550	521	285.00–325.00	301.51
30	550–600	567	265.00–295.00	277.98
17	600–650	617	248.00–272.00	259.33
7	650–700	666	230.00–255.00	240.48
1	700–750	730	227.00	227.00
3	750–800	753	222.00–227.00	224.00

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	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,787.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,875.00–2,450.00	2,195.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	—	1,850.00–2,775.00	2,319.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,636.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,896.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,016.00–1,358.00	1,126.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	75	—	—	1,000.00–1,235.00	1,134.07
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,242.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,791.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	1,075.00–1,600.00	1,391.25
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,370.00–1,700.00	1,597.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,135.00–1,550.00	1,306.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–1,125.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	—	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,441.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,689.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,018.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,577.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	—	1,875.00–2,600.00	2,264.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	100	—	—	1,150.00–2,950.00	1,840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	32	—	—	1,125.00–1,750.00	1,285.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	—	1,475.00–2,350.00	1,876.06
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,583.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,765	138.00–165.00	146.45
39	—	1,525	115.00–141.00	130.14
54	—	1,707	122.00–155.00	141.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,397	100.00–120.00	114.03
19	—	1,408	112.00–129.00	123.29
46	—	1,442	110.00–125.00	118.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,077	90.00–116.00	106.39
40	—	1,072	93.00–122.00	111.14
64	—	991	81.00–108.00	97.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,210	101.00–119.00	111.57
26	—	1,244	116.00–130.00	123.72
101	—	1,230	108.00–125.00	117.16

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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