Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 147 priced lines covering 2,911 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,874 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 556 head. replacement cattle receipts at 356 head. Counted as USDA files them — 82 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jul 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,874Last week 2,956Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 556Last week 392Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 356Last week 230Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	960	40.00–50.00	44.96
23	—	1,017	52.00–58.00	55.46
58	—	1,026	44.00–57.00	50.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,516	55.00–66.00	59.63
7	—	1,439	62.00–70.00	65.03
2	—	1,665	57.00–58.00	57.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	1,142	52.00–64.00	59.11
70	—	1,254	58.00–68.00	64.24
25	—	1,123	48.00–56.00	52.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,491	66.00–84.00	80.09
27	—	1,514	75.00–90.00	82.96
10	—	1,811	82.00–93.50	87.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	157.00–162.50	160.25
3	—	212	170.00–175.00	171.85
2	—	263	160.00–165.00	162.43
14	—	372	145.00–157.00	150.14
15	—	628	117.00–130.00	124.05
16	—	422	140.00–150.00	142.16
24	—	461	135.00–144.00	137.91
24	—	525	130.00–139.00	132.24
24	—	668	113.00–125.00	120.75
39	—	574	123.00–134.00	128.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
8	—	673	110.00–117.00	115.47
6	—	283	155.00–160.00	157.85
11	—	333	142.50–154.00	149.81
29	—	533	118.00–133.00	127.48
9	—	731	105.00–112.00	108.46
18	—	627	115.00–125.00	118.80
26	—	576	118.00–130.00	123.87
29	—	378	137.00–152.00	143.58
36	—	430	128.00–142.00	136.40
73	—	481	122.50–140.00	131.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	120.00–125.00	121.67
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
8	—	334	135.00–145.00	140.39
18	—	472	118.00–130.00	124.27
8	—	224	130.00–160.00	140.73
11	—	578	105.00–120.00	113.87
14	—	376	125.00–140.00	133.30
26	—	427	115.00–135.00	128.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	325	140.00–150.00	144.94
9	—	379	134.00–145.00	137.97
8	—	433	130.00–137.50	134.85
2	—	578	112.00–115.00	113.53
8	—	472	120.00–137.00	128.03
4	—	535	117.00–131.00	125.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	485	130.00–145.00	137.55
38	—	632	117.50–132.00	127.67
8	—	328	156.00–167.50	160.67
33	—	692	120.00–127.00	125.19
15	—	762	114.00–120.00	114.82
21	—	727	122.00–124.00	123.35
71	—	533	128.00–137.00	132.90
53	—	435	139.00–145.50	142.31
38	—	575	122.00–133.00	129.95
25	—	374	142.00–154.00	147.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	108.00–112.00	109.98
52	—	715	122.00–127.00	125.08
40	—	578	134.00–138.00	135.27
5	—	321	168.00–176.00	172.57
4	—	368	151.00–160.00	155.00
101	—	635	123.00–137.00	132.41
63	—	678	119.75–135.00	129.20
23	—	469	142.00–150.00	145.77
19	—	525	134.00–142.50	137.43
5	—	425	150.00–157.00	151.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	457	146.00	146.00
4	—	671	127.00	127.00
2	—	601	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	622	134.00–137.00	134.72
8	—	778	122.00	122.00
8	—	574	138.00–139.00	138.56
5	—	839	119.50	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	645	143.75	143.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	330	128.00–135.00	131.58
6	—	728	95.00–109.00	104.69
3	—	268	140.00–144.00	142.02
36	—	635	110.00–117.50	114.33
4	—	778	95.00–105.00	99.50
112	—	479	115.00–133.00	124.93
39	—	536	110.00–122.00	118.08
36	—	380	124.00–136.00	130.10
32	—	672	102.00–115.50	110.91
25	—	573	110.00–120.00	115.93
31	—	430	117.50–129.00	124.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	334	125.00–128.00	126.16
3	—	227	135.00–140.00	136.76
3	—	685	105.00–106.00	105.32
20	—	379	116.00–130.00	122.83
17	—	484	110.00–120.00	114.85
14	—	524	104.00–115.00	108.78
9	—	621	85.00–110.00	96.09
9	—	578	97.00–112.50	107.35
4	—	275	130.00–145.00	136.11
15	—	432	110.00–124.00	117.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	107.00	107.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
2	—	523	127.00–128.00	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	95.00	95.00
3	—	730	105.00–115.00	109.93
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
18	—	661	106.00–120.00	115.35
21	—	478	124.00–130.00	126.66
62	—	572	113.00–123.00	119.44
97	—	628	110.00–121.50	117.65
9	—	332	134.00–155.00	144.25
10	—	377	130.00–143.00	133.80
37	—	428	128.00–137.00	134.58
75	—	520	117.00–134.00	123.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	123.00	123.00
13	—	465	126.00	126.00
9	—	845	106.50	106.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	495	138.25	138.25
20	—	585	123.10–126.50	124.10
14	—	695	120.00	120.00
19	—	636	123.00–123.50	123.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	—	700.00–875.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	925.00–1,250.00	1,007.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,179	800.00–1,075.00	949.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,198	685.00–800.00	725.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,283	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,308.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	640.00–925.00	815.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	650.00–700.00	662.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	750.00–800.00	766.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	515.00–525.00	520.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,112	685.00–750.00	703.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,175	800.00–875.00	827.85
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	930	600.00–850.00	739.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	852	475.00–600.00	533.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,026	925.00–1,075.00	1,015.25
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	650.00–695.00	671.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	520.00–610.00	565.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,164	750.00–900.00	833.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	600.00–650.00	630.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	886	350.00–425.00	392.16
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	899	550.00–650.00	608.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,070	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,382	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,611.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,102	975.00–1,400.00	1,278.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,094	725.00–800.00	776.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,358	950.00–1,100.00	999.36

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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