Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 26
● As filed170 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2006

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Alabama reported 170 priced lines covering 5,799 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,798 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,864 head. replacement cattle receipts at 547 head. Counted as USDA files them — 130 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Sep 26, 2022
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 10,798Last week 8,250Year ago 11,386
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,864Last week 1,570Year ago 1,856
Replacement CattleReceipts 547Last week 395Year ago 846

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 465,487 compared to 470,671 a year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
73—519132.00–153.00142.49
40—665125.00–140.00132.95
39—421148.00–160.00154.22
129—477136.00–158.00149.91
13—770115.00–135.00126.75
17—721126.00–135.00130.83
76—576133.00–150.00140.48
15—376149.00–158.00155.01
155—611128.00–146.00139.75
4—320152.00–165.00159.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—760122.00122.00
12—323140.00–155.00149.99
93—578124.00–140.00134.51
191—474126.00–151.00141.46
49—622117.00–138.00128.66
152—519123.00–146.00135.70
29—668120.00–130.00125.38
66—377135.00–158.00148.58
5—725118.00–125.00120.18
137—423129.00–155.00146.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
40—328130.00–162.00141.92
37—523120.00–137.00129.06
115—376128.00–157.00141.16
83—474115.00–145.00132.45
1—650117.00117.00
2—730100.00–110.00104.90
19—628110.00–125.00118.49
28—572100.00–132.00123.11
75—424125.00–150.00137.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
88—683163.75163.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—677136.00136.00
10—741132.00132.00
7—565144.00–147.00144.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
18—638147.00–150.50148.21
5—550147.00–153.00150.60
5—659140.00–142.50141.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
61—660158.00–173.00164.59
66—772162.50162.50
1—875125.00125.00
3—841149.00149.00
4—568177.00–178.00177.25
18—722143.00–167.00158.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
55—674143.00–155.00146.89
57—479170.00–187.00176.67
31—626147.00–164.00157.18
17—325180.00–220.00207.02
20—422175.00–197.00185.87
4—779125.00–134.50130.33
21—373178.00–210.00198.01
44—532153.00–175.00166.27
70—570147.00–167.00161.00
27—731140.00–145.00141.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—715133.00133.00
38—384155.00–185.00167.05
31—476149.00–167.00156.49
6—678126.00–140.00133.08
16—329170.00–188.00176.57
38—579130.00–147.00141.01
21—428150.00–175.00163.70
33—525134.00–157.00146.19
32—630124.00–145.00133.27
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
9—575153.00153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
121—471148.00–180.00167.88
75—634125.00–156.00141.82
130—576130.00–163.00149.50
74—523140.00–171.00156.94
30—373160.00–197.00184.60
20—328170.00–212.00192.56
15—721130.00–140.00135.44
26—673138.00–151.00141.06
3—773124.00–126.00125.00
45—430165.00–186.00172.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—706151.00151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—270190.00190.00
63—377160.00–193.00176.45
94—474148.00–170.00159.10
7—783120.00–129.00121.58
80—426156.00–177.00167.23
84—572135.00–150.00141.34
30—322164.00–197.00179.92
12—726120.00–135.00124.63
41—666123.00–135.00129.48
62—625130.00–142.50134.51
75—521140.00–157.00148.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
27—558145.00–152.00149.13
37—368178.00–210.00192.88
1—290210.00210.00
7—655132.00–137.00134.72
1—780120.00120.00
17—327184.00–215.00194.51
17—622135.00–149.00142.09
9—521153.00–162.00156.06
17—469167.00–185.00172.35
48—423172.00–195.00181.52
9—718130.00–138.00133.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—780132.00–136.00133.98
4—720137.00–140.00138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
76—476140.00–157.00148.41
23—622116.00–132.00125.84
4—765105.00–110.00108.26
49—427148.00–162.00155.99
17—319170.00–180.00172.88
9—675112.00–122.00118.76
37—375150.00–177.00163.97
69—526128.00–150.00140.92
1—295180.00180.00
6—721114.00–119.00115.33
41—571120.00–139.00132.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11——1,125.00–1,600.001,411.36
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)4——1,335.00–1,430.001,382.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1——1,200.001,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3——1,400.00–1,600.001,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—1,1271,225.00–1,525.001,342.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,1081,250.00–1,300.001,274.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—1,1891,075.00–1,200.001,139.43
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1——750.00750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)10——600.00–775.00682.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—775525.00525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—960875.00–975.00925.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—902550.00–750.00649.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1——650.00650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—810625.00625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)14—1,105800.00–1,100.00957.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)29——650.00–950.00828.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)4——720.00–850.00757.50
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1——860.00860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)6—1,192775.00–1,350.001,033.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4—1,124725.00–900.00806.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)8——900.00–975.00965.63
Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1——700.00700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)42——725.00–1,300.001,022.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)32——800.00–1,250.00994.06
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)16——725.00–920.00889.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)13——750.00–1,000.00856.69
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1——925.00925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,2651,065.001,065.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—1,078775.00–1,375.001,046.14
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4——1,200.00–1,400.001,275.00
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—8051,050.001,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open8——500.00–675.00587.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—905900.00900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2——775.00775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open10——1,025.00–1,075.001,035.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,0301,050.001,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open66——800.00–1,400.001,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open8——850.00–1,000.00937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open4—1,099850.00–1,000.00910.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2——1,375.001,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open4——1,400.00–1,700.001,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2——700.00700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open18——750.00–950.00838.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open4——900.00–950.00925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open11—950680.00–915.00791.09
Young (2-4 yrs)Open24——500.00–725.00638.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3——736.00–751.00744.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open10——530.00–550.00540.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open7—754420.00–620.00538.39
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open3——400.00–525.00483.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
67—1,65779.00–109.0096.06
23—1,83697.00–117.00104.97
41—1,50570.00–99.0088.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
86—1,05150.00–74.0065.70
114—1,00237.00–68.0057.70
162—1,02042.00–73.0061.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
68—1,25972.00–87.0079.56
223—1,12055.00–75.0068.80
265—1,19860.00–83.0073.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
43—1,42464.00–75.0069.80
19—1,48980.00–85.0082.11
92—1,38262.00–85.0075.60
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.