Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 156 priced lines covering 1,415 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,839 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 273 head. replacement cattle receipts at 365 head. Counted as USDA files them — 72 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,839Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 273Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 365Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,036	800.00–950.00	860.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,040	825.00–875.00	860.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–520.00	505.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	720.00–850.00	781.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	610.00–650.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,041.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	750.00–800.00	783.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	800.00–950.00	861.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	760.00–775.00	767.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–570.00	530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–875.00	837.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	650.00–750.00	717.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	530.00–565.00	548.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	780.00–800.00	789.85
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	820.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	810	590.00–600.00	595.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	806	450.00–480.00	461.91
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	861	550.00–680.00	604.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	795	685.00–790.00	729.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	940.01	940.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	870.00–890.00	880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,279.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	903.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	990.00	990.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	994	850.00–1,100.00	1,015.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,184	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,218.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,215	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,287.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,117.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	890.00–1,375.00	1,047.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	600.00–750.00	682.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	470.00–500.00	480.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	166.00	166.00
2	—	720	114.00	114.00
6	—	660	116.00–122.00	119.47
9	—	371	156.00–170.00	161.95
17	—	567	128.00–137.00	131.97
1	—	980	92.00	92.00
24	—	468	138.00–155.00	145.55
6	—	622	120.00–128.00	124.13
41	—	426	140.00–165.00	150.62
46	—	517	128.00–147.00	136.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	95.00	95.00
3	—	233	170.00–172.50	170.75
36	—	519	125.00–140.00	134.65
29	—	471	128.00–146.00	136.00
14	—	328	150.00–165.00	158.31
21	—	426	139.00–154.00	145.00
19	—	580	120.00–132.00	127.07
10	—	616	120.00–124.00	122.31
4	—	664	112.00–118.00	115.75
3	—	720	108.00–115.00	110.98
1	—	780	107.00	107.00
19	—	375	145.00–162.00	152.98
8	—	283	135.00–167.50	159.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	160.00–165.00	162.47
2	—	285	154.00–157.00	155.45
14	—	424	125.00–142.00	135.52
13	—	465	118.00–137.00	129.79
7	—	528	122.00–132.00	126.09
4	—	715	100.00–110.00	104.95
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
4	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.13
12	—	334	138.00–155.00	147.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	328	135.00–145.00	138.47
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
2	—	228	148.00–154.00	151.03
2	—	290	140.00–144.00	142.03
29	—	472	113.00–126.00	122.32
25	—	377	125.00–137.00	132.43
18	—	434	120.00–132.00	127.69
5	—	579	112.00–117.00	114.60
4	—	518	115.00–119.00	117.48
1	—	740	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	162.50–165.00	163.68
6	—	573	124.00–126.00	125.01
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
4	—	715	112.00	112.00
12	—	682	112.00–118.00	116.44
7	—	431	130.00–140.00	133.41
10	—	325	139.00–157.00	145.22
11	—	382	139.00–150.00	143.36
13	—	482	132.00–138.00	134.42
16	—	522	127.00–137.00	130.45
20	—	616	120.00–125.00	122.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
3	—	665	108.00–110.00	108.68
34	—	522	120.00–127.00	123.61
7	—	331	136.00–150.00	143.68
8	—	619	112.00–118.00	115.60
11	—	259	141.00–152.00	143.59
18	—	374	130.00–142.00	138.47
26	—	425	129.00–138.00	134.20
46	—	472	122.00–135.00	129.84
9	—	575	117.00–122.00	119.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	130.00–133.00	131.99
3	—	528	133.00–134.00	133.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	812	113.60	113.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	127.00–135.00	130.46
3	—	718	120.00–122.00	120.69
5	—	687	124.00–125.00	124.61
12	—	478	140.00–156.00	149.34
3	—	273	170.00–174.00	171.39
4	—	418	146.00–159.00	154.55
7	—	326	164.00–168.00	164.86
7	—	536	142.00–145.00	143.84
6	—	573	135.00–140.00	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	119.00	119.00
3	—	372	150.00–154.00	151.31
3	—	532	128.00–132.00	129.29
4	—	313	142.00–145.00	142.77
4	—	493	131.00–135.00	133.01
10	—	426	136.00–146.00	139.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	121.00	121.00
4	—	375	158.00–168.00	163.85
8	—	479	153.00–165.00	158.34
11	—	529	145.00–158.00	151.13
12	—	417	156.00–163.00	159.67
10	—	779	122.00–130.00	128.50
4	—	711	125.00–126.00	125.26
5	—	656	128.00–135.00	133.56
15	—	626	128.00–143.00	135.60
18	—	568	136.00–149.00	145.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	913	116.90	116.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,673	80.00–84.00	82.21
10	—	1,460	62.00–74.00	70.50
22	—	1,803	72.00–80.50	76.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,162	49.00–61.00	54.86
12	—	1,266	55.00–64.00	57.86
24	—	1,187	46.00–53.00	50.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,451	48.00–50.00	49.13
19	—	1,340	50.00–58.00	53.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,049	45.00–52.00	47.57
19	—	995	40.00–48.00	43.09

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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