Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 168 priced lines covering 2,523 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,293 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 421 head. replacement cattle receipts at 171 head. Counted as USDA files them — 32 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Aug 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,293Last week 2,307Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 421Last week 574Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 252Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	271	146.00–165.00	158.06
20	—	466	112.00–140.00	134.41
2	—	760	106.00–108.00	107.00
4	—	709	93.00–110.00	105.02
7	—	663	109.00–120.00	115.12
11	—	375	122.00–150.00	140.76
1	—	220	170.00	170.00
16	—	323	146.00–160.00	154.11
24	—	618	111.00–123.00	118.42
25	—	428	121.00–146.00	137.40
26	—	574	110.00–129.00	121.98
37	—	526	110.00–135.00	128.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	109.00–113.00	110.92
10	—	525	110.00–117.00	113.97
20	—	428	91.00–130.00	123.96
1	—	815	93.00	93.00
3	—	317	137.50–140.00	138.50
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
1	—	735	97.00	97.00
8	—	621	100.00–110.00	104.68
13	—	677	90.00–107.00	101.53
14	—	371	117.00–135.00	129.18
31	—	474	105.00–128.00	117.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	625	110.00–119.00	114.31
42	—	426	108.00–140.00	134.64
53	—	472	113.00–135.00	129.40
1	—	890	94.00	94.00
8	—	337	141.00–148.00	145.23
3	—	277	150.00–155.00	152.91
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
2	—	778	105.00–108.00	106.49
13	—	733	102.00–110.00	105.67
19	—	381	125.00–145.00	137.57
22	—	671	107.00–115.00	109.77
35	—	576	112.00–123.00	117.14
50	—	522	108.00–130.00	121.91
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	84.00–92.50	88.33
3	—	773	102.00–111.00	107.67
10	—	714	105.00–114.00	106.93
14	—	384	116.00–141.00	130.40
21	—	519	108.00–126.00	117.79
26	—	428	110.00–136.00	126.89
77	—	575	106.00–123.00	116.92
5	—	326	138.00–142.00	139.64
2	—	278	144.00–145.00	144.50
16	—	672	96.00–115.00	111.00
33	—	477	109.00–130.00	123.47
38	—	616	106.00–122.00	115.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	266	126.00–140.00	135.64
11	—	723	98.00–103.00	100.55
12	—	323	110.00–136.00	126.74
2	—	775	97.00–98.00	97.51
1	—	225	138.00	138.00
12	—	665	87.00–109.00	102.47
22	—	374	108.00–132.00	125.82
41	—	526	100.00–120.00	113.63
13	—	621	105.00–115.00	109.96
24	—	574	94.00–115.00	108.94
66	—	472	96.00–122.00	116.17
67	—	429	100.00–128.00	122.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	120.00–128.00	123.01
4	—	780	115.00–125.00	120.46
6	—	675	115.00–117.00	115.67
4	—	580	123.00	123.00
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	125.00	125.00
12	—	632	121.00	121.00
18	—	712	116.75	116.75
18	—	511	128.00–132.00	129.54
5	—	667	112.00–113.00	112.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	323	120.00–130.00	123.95
17	—	529	100.00–112.00	107.02
1	—	690	96.00	96.00
1	—	745	94.00	94.00
2	—	223	135.00–137.50	136.29
6	—	624	98.00–102.00	100.01
3	—	290	125.00–130.00	128.36
31	—	425	94.00–118.00	112.11
9	—	578	90.00–105.00	101.73
19	—	478	100.00–115.00	108.67
33	—	379	105.00–122.00	114.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	115.00	115.00
4	—	511	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	752	122.00	122.00
9	—	327	157.00–172.00	165.07
9	—	372	152.00–168.00	157.97
30	—	486	134.00–145.00	140.12
2	—	270	162.00–169.00	165.31
1	—	210	192.50	192.50
3	—	853	114.00	114.00
17	—	422	138.00–152.00	143.27
49	—	663	111.00–130.00	125.67
53	—	580	117.00–136.00	132.43
27	—	725	111.00–127.00	120.27
57	—	525	124.00–140.00	135.50
98	—	622	115.00–133.00	127.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	327	146.00–157.00	152.05
30	—	476	127.50–141.00	134.56
10	—	677	119.00–125.00	121.99
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
13	—	533	120.00–136.00	131.81
23	—	621	105.00–129.00	120.41
38	—	571	116.00–131.00	126.22
23	—	375	137.50–152.00	146.30
31	—	425	130.00–147.00	140.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	137.00–144.00	140.30
5	—	371	130.00–137.00	132.96
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
1	—	860	97.50	97.50
4	—	486	122.50–125.00	124.41
8	—	426	127.00–127.50	127.06
2	—	640	115.00	115.00
2	—	678	110.00–115.00	112.47
6	—	578	115.00–127.00	117.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	142.00	142.00
6	—	561	140.00	140.00
40	—	688	133.00–134.00	133.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	802	122.00	122.00
68	—	706	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	144.00	144.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	740.00–830.00	785.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,138	975.00–1,175.00	1,084.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	500.00–650.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	600.00–750.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–800.00	695.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,119	700.00–815.00	753.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,190	925.00–1,125.00	1,008.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,123	875.00–1,025.00	919.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	725.00–975.00	830.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	550.00–660.00	605.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	660.00–750.00	705.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–530.00	515.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	450.00–525.00	487.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	850	430.00–560.00	496.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	889	575.00–775.00	666.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–600.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	400.00–490.00	445.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	967	800.00–900.00	833.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	530.00	530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,296	810.00–1,050.00	949.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	750.00–775.00	761.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	420.00–525.00	490.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–775.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–675.00	612.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	535.00–600.00	556.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	470.00–570.00	528.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	400.00	400.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	935	500.00–600.00	531.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,054	52.00–57.00	54.37
38	—	1,037	32.00–48.00	44.13
59	—	1,012	40.00–56.00	49.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,223	56.00–65.00	62.19
32	—	1,175	48.00–56.00	51.07
76	—	1,175	50.00–60.00	55.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,399	59.00–64.00	61.73
4	—	1,405	48.00–52.00	50.69
17	—	1,381	54.00–58.00	55.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,757	74.00–89.00	81.07
13	—	1,566	65.00–83.00	75.34
13	—	1,919	80.00–92.00	86.07

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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