Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 152 priced lines covering 2,354 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,181 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 443 head. replacement cattle receipts at 258 head. Counted as USDA files them — 58 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue May 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,181Last week 2,112Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 443Last week 319Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 258Last week 815Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	125.00	125.00
8	—	375	144.00–154.00	148.00
4	—	525	127.00–130.00	129.25
6	—	479	134.00–145.00	139.27
5	—	423	136.00–150.00	145.04
6	—	328	145.00–160.00	155.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	160.00	160.00
3	—	582	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	825	125.90	125.90
24	—	611	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	165.00	165.00
10	—	525	145.00–155.00	148.27
2	—	713	130.00–135.00	132.53
19	—	565	145.00–155.00	148.36
6	—	469	150.00–157.00	154.31
7	—	426	155.00–162.00	158.39
9	—	610	139.00–146.00	142.23
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	164.00–174.00	170.36
24	—	427	147.50–158.00	154.28
20	—	576	125.00–146.00	139.08
14	—	521	140.00–150.00	144.93
30	—	618	132.00–141.00	134.87
15	—	709	125.00–127.00	126.73
15	—	477	140.00–155.00	148.48
15	—	376	155.00–166.00	160.79
13	—	682	128.00–132.00	129.38
1	—	290	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	832	122.90	122.90
65	—	775	130.25	130.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	736	101.00–110.00	106.51
4	—	290	145.00–155.00	148.71
1	—	215	165.00	165.00
2	—	790	100.00–104.00	102.01
49	—	478	125.00–132.00	128.22
39	—	375	132.00–140.00	136.66
34	—	423	128.00–137.00	132.21
14	—	327	136.00–145.00	140.41
11	—	623	110.00–120.00	113.50
34	—	523	115.00–126.00	122.20
18	—	680	106.00–115.00	111.52
17	—	576	110.00–124.00	119.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
332	—	750	120.30	120.30
8	—	583	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	625	115.00–127.00	123.48
37	—	769	107.00–117.00	116.72
17	—	665	112.00–119.00	118.57
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
70	—	477	131.00–136.00	133.06
45	—	522	125.00–132.00	128.07
21	—	572	120.00–129.00	125.40
14	—	327	145.00–155.00	149.64
30	—	422	135.00–141.00	138.00
13	—	378	137.00–150.00	141.86
12	—	728	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	130.00–169.00	160.87
7	—	478	158.00–167.00	161.89
4	—	569	153.00–162.00	158.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	371	121.00–135.00	130.47
14	—	482	116.00–124.00	120.19
5	—	573	107.00–118.00	110.55
4	—	673	100.00–104.00	101.75
3	—	277	140.00–142.50	140.86
24	—	528	112.00–120.00	116.37
19	—	429	120.00–130.00	125.41
14	—	330	128.00–140.00	133.46
2	—	630	103.00–105.00	103.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	785	112.90	112.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	278	157.50–175.00	167.05
47	—	426	140.00–153.00	146.95
30	—	574	119.00–132.00	127.52
17	—	318	149.00–167.00	158.33
13	—	675	110.00–121.00	117.32
12	—	376	148.00–160.00	153.81
5	—	715	109.00–115.00	111.78
43	—	526	126.00–136.00	130.65
38	—	476	129.00–145.00	138.15
20	—	622	115.00–128.00	122.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	571	124.00–135.00	130.75
17	—	523	132.00–141.00	137.15
14	—	469	142.00–155.00	146.14
3	—	703	114.00–117.00	115.33
2	—	688	122.00–125.00	123.49
15	—	372	155.00–170.00	160.83
14	—	421	150.00–162.00	155.39
11	—	625	124.00–130.00	127.72
2	—	283	175.00–177.00	175.96
5	—	331	167.00–172.00	169.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	150.00–155.00	151.53
1	—	230	158.00	158.00
28	—	426	131.00–140.00	136.70
20	—	475	125.00–132.00	128.78
12	—	575	115.00–122.00	118.87
12	—	525	120.00–130.00	124.98
12	—	383	140.00–145.00	142.10
6	—	687	105.00–110.00	108.33
12	—	328	140.00–157.00	147.86
1	—	615	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,211	750.00–875.00	795.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,204	625.00–735.00	652.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	515.00–555.00	536.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	850.00–925.00	887.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,117	925.00–1,025.00	958.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–715.00	707.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,196	950.00–1,125.00	1,038.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	750.00–900.00	827.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,195	635.00–720.00	690.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–790.00	745.00
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	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	865	590.00–750.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	650.00–700.00	674.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	781	420.00–530.00	486.34
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	777	500.00–550.00	515.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	805	575.00–635.00	605.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	763	350.00–390.00	363.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	550.00–600.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	850.00–925.00	883.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,178	990.00–1,085.00	1,040.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,173	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,223.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,310	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,270	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,225.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,483.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	880	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	790	725.00–875.00	783.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	750.00–825.00	775.23
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	400.00	400.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	888	550.00–600.00	575.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	50.00	50.00
8	—	1,344	57.00–63.00	59.32
13	—	1,474	51.00–58.00	54.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	981	52.00–59.00	55.88
17	—	940	40.00–47.00	45.01
41	—	1,004	44.00–53.00	49.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,133	48.00–52.00	49.53
78	—	1,147	52.00–59.00	55.73
45	—	1,218	58.00–65.00	60.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,780	74.00–86.00	81.10
9	—	1,402	63.00–80.00	74.16
5	—	1,650	84.00–95.00	90.18

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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