Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 132 priced lines covering 1,413 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,886 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 181 head. replacement cattle receipts at 211 head. Counted as USDA files them — 13 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,886Last week 6,981Year ago 7,793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 826Year ago 1,140

Replacement CattleReceipts 211Last week 518Year ago 474

Compared to one week ago: No market trend as many livestock sale facilities closed due to significant winter weather that impacted the region making livestock movement difficult. Year to date receipts totaled 20,895 compared to 24,865 a year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	385	345.00–350.00	347.47
2	400–450	440	325.00–332.00	328.50
2	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	593	275.00–280.00	277.49
3	600–650	615	255.00–262.00	257.37
1	650–700	685	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	400.00–415.00	406.65
8	350–400	365	380.00–400.00	386.49
17	400–450	418	345.00–380.00	364.16
9	450–500	463	340.00–372.00	352.49
16	500–550	521	317.00–345.00	330.80
19	550–600	584	307.00–321.00	318.67
8	600–650	628	286.00–315.00	300.86
10	650–700	674	275.00–295.00	283.57
16	700–750	704	260.00–275.00	273.75
4	750–800	761	245.00–260.00	256.28
13	800–850	824	258.50	258.50
2	850–900	858	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	370.00–390.00	379.62
6	350–400	378	355.00–370.00	359.06
3	400–450	418	340.00–352.00	345.87
10	450–500	481	300.00–337.00	322.56
16	500–550	535	280.00–320.00	307.60
6	550–600	568	282.00–300.00	291.41
11	600–650	627	272.00–290.00	278.68
18	650–700	678	250.00–265.00	262.17
2	700–750	720	240.00–245.00	242.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	455.00	455.00
26	450–500	473	356.00–367.00	356.40
4	600–650	610	307.50–320.00	311.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	327	320.00–352.00	334.33
18	350–400	384	307.50–327.50	313.34
41	400–450	426	280.00–312.00	298.07
28	450–500	470	275.00–302.00	286.69
34	500–550	523	255.00–285.00	268.37
35	550–600	578	245.00–268.00	251.33
22	600–650	636	240.00–260.00	245.81
11	650–700	671	230.00–240.00	232.85
6	700–750	723	217.00–225.00	221.83
2	750–800	778	210.00–219.00	214.49
3	850–900	861	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	341	310.00–315.00	311.66
2	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
8	400–450	424	285.00–295.00	289.38
16	450–500	482	270.00–280.00	274.76
9	500–550	534	250.00–265.00	259.42
7	550–600	566	240.00–245.00	242.87
5	600–650	615	232.00–240.00	235.38
1	650–700	670	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	650–700	669	261.00	261.00
14	750–800	763	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	221	360.00	360.00
9	250–300	281	340.00–370.00	352.14
13	300–350	317	330.00–370.00	349.45
18	350–400	373	320.00–345.00	329.80
39	400–450	419	300.00–340.00	317.67
18	450–500	463	285.00–320.00	303.98
34	500–550	516	270.00–307.00	282.41
14	550–600	570	260.00–300.00	270.06
33	600–650	609	245.00–270.00	262.71
15	650–700	668	242.00–260.00	251.11
3	700–750	727	230.00–240.00	235.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	500–550	528	311.00	311.00
88	600–650	606	278.25	278.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	405.00–445.00	425.24
1	250–300	255	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	368	337.50	337.50
2	400–450	410	335.00–340.00	337.44
5	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	510	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
4	250–300	271	365.00–370.00	368.85
3	300–350	320	350.00–360.00	353.44
4	350–400	379	325.00–340.00	332.46
7	400–450	424	310.00–325.00	318.21
7	450–500	475	300.00–312.00	307.03
3	500–550	510	285.00–295.00	289.98
13	550–600	572	262.50–277.00	267.84
6	600–650	632	245.00–262.00	252.61
9	650–700	666	230.00–247.00	240.72
4	700–750	733	220.00–227.00	222.98
1	750–800	775	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	218	395.00–430.00	418.72
6	250–300	278	360.00–420.00	393.45
14	300–350	318	355.00–410.00	382.06
15	350–400	372	340.00–385.00	369.09
28	400–450	419	325.00–370.00	344.84
21	450–500	469	315.00–345.00	329.93
21	500–550	512	300.00–325.00	314.81
7	550–600	556	280.00–307.00	288.39
8	600–650	619	270.00–290.00	276.87
2	700–750	715	237.00–245.00	240.97
1	750–800	765	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
9	300–350	327	340.00–380.00	367.34
10	350–400	377	335.00–365.00	345.46
13	400–450	423	310.00–332.00	322.49
15	450–500	474	300.00–325.00	312.90
34	500–550	517	248.00–310.00	291.04
14	550–600	572	250.00–288.00	275.97
2	600–650	605	260.00–262.00	260.99
8	650–700	669	250.00–260.00	252.35
3	700–750	729	215.00–230.00	220.01
2	750–800	768	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,170	130.00–142.00	135.57
14	—	1,254	121.00–132.00	126.79
19	—	1,301	140.00–148.00	144.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,014	99.00–107.00	102.33
6	—	1,068	113.00–130.00	121.21
8	—	1,103	108.00–123.00	111.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	126.00–130.00	127.38
9	—	1,522	140.00–150.00	142.10
5	—	1,605	134.00–138.00	134.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,604	145.00–149.00	147.07
9	—	1,673	154.00–165.00	159.87
6	—	1,706	150.00–158.00	153.77

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,104.00–1,449.00	1,269.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,944.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,737.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,662.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,158.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,550.00	2,237.50

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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