Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 139 priced lines covering 1,753 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,223 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 337 head. replacement cattle receipts at 595 head. Counted as USDA files them — 106 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Sep 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,223Last week 2,382Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 337Last week 322Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 595Last week 138Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with a moderate demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	434	110.00–122.00	116.05
18	—	471	101.00–113.00	108.87
14	—	532	105.00–112.00	108.23
3	—	275	132.50–135.00	133.39
3	—	222	135.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	820	80.00	80.00
26	—	380	115.00–126.00	121.45
17	—	567	100.00–107.00	103.99
12	—	625	97.00–102.00	99.51
10	—	685	91.00–97.00	93.51
10	—	326	125.00–130.00	128.37
4	—	763	81.00–89.00	84.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	426	120.00–137.00	124.16
34	—	531	104.00–120.00	113.13
26	—	476	114.00–125.00	117.30
19	—	629	99.00–110.00	104.97
17	—	671	93.00–101.00	98.11
14	—	320	135.00–152.00	139.34
6	—	788	90.00–92.00	90.49
2	—	813	86.00–88.00	87.00
1	—	850	84.00	84.00
1	—	215	152.00	152.00
21	—	585	101.00–113.00	108.64
17	—	375	126.00–145.00	131.68
13	—	726	90.00–103.00	96.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	427	129.00–150.00	135.43
1	—	220	170.00	170.00
5	—	558	114.00–120.00	115.59
8	—	618	110.00–115.00	112.00
11	—	524	115.00–120.00	116.89
9	—	727	100.00–102.00	100.79
9	—	678	102.00–107.00	104.32
4	—	765	95.00–98.00	96.50
3	—	878	86.00–94.00	89.31
11	—	471	123.00–130.00	126.36
7	—	320	145.00–160.00	152.75
6	—	359	137.00–160.00	143.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
3	—	665	110.00–115.00	112.32
2	—	720	98.00–100.00	98.99
30	—	576	105.00–113.00	109.90
29	—	525	107.00–122.00	112.43
15	—	418	115.00–124.00	117.36
11	—	470	112.00–121.00	115.73
5	—	773	90.00	90.00
19	—	623	105.00–115.00	107.71
19	—	375	120.00–126.00	123.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	281	130.00–145.00	139.09
5	—	711	95.00–96.00	95.41
2	—	780	85.00–90.00	87.45
1	—	860	80.00	80.00
1	—	830	83.00	83.00
57	—	525	100.00–117.00	109.16
40	—	472	105.00–120.00	112.24
34	—	580	96.00–115.00	104.73
27	—	675	89.00–100.00	95.63
25	—	423	105.00–120.00	113.26
25	—	381	109.00–130.00	116.66
20	—	630	95.00–105.00	100.60
22	—	324	115.00–137.00	124.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	545	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	638	93.00–98.00	96.13
20	—	373	110.00–115.00	111.72
4	—	266	120.00–125.00	122.69
3	—	693	93.00–95.00	93.66
17	—	473	101.00–112.00	105.43
9	—	576	82.00–102.00	96.83
20	—	432	88.00–115.00	105.84
16	—	524	81.00–110.00	97.57
9	—	321	100.00–120.00	110.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	129.00	129.00
5	—	418	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	137.50–141.00	139.62
7	—	676	108.00–117.00	113.42
13	—	479	125.00–136.00	129.49
18	—	519	120.00–134.50	127.91
21	—	635	110.00–120.00	115.77
3	—	383	133.00–142.50	137.53
3	—	320	145.00–147.50	146.48
37	—	582	114.00–127.00	120.51
6	—	715	110.00	110.00
2	—	760	108.00–110.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	112.00	112.00
2	—	690	110.00	110.00
8	—	581	110.00–115.00	112.48
9	—	519	114.00–122.00	118.11
10	—	471	116.00–130.00	121.01
5	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.64
2	—	745	98.00	98.00
5	—	319	132.00–140.00	136.17
18	—	362	125.00–132.00	126.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	621	116.00–123.00	120.28
7	—	732	112.00–115.00	113.29
6	—	578	120.00–124.00	121.83
5	—	663	115.00–117.00	116.20
1	—	870	98.00	98.00
3	—	370	146.00–152.00	149.67
23	—	464	131.00–140.00	132.40
22	—	517	126.00–130.00	127.21
2	—	415	138.00–145.00	141.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,504	48.00–57.50	53.15
4	—	1,443	53.00–56.00	54.72
2	—	1,555	47.00–50.00	48.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,021	51.00–53.00	51.62
42	—	1,016	45.00–54.00	48.30
40	—	1,029	40.00–48.00	44.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,175	48.00–61.00	53.92
26	—	1,217	40.00–50.50	47.82
6	—	1,278	57.00–58.50	57.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	84.00	84.00
11	—	1,537	76.00–85.50	80.40
14	—	1,485	70.00–79.50	73.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	400.00–515.00	443.75
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	800	570.00–600.00	579.69
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	325.00–375.00	348.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	810.00–830.00	820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	600.00–850.00	706.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	850.00–1,250.00	1,150.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,279.69
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	865	650.00–750.00	707.51
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,003	450.00–485.00	462.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	900.00–985.00	934.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	575.00–675.00	612.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	680.00–850.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	475.00–550.00	520.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	700.00–900.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	960.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	650.00–785.00	711.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,196.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	1,000.00–1,575.00	1,344.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,369.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,412.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,657.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,062.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	—	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,323.61

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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