Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 146 priced lines covering 2,271 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,289 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 455 head. replacement cattle receipts at 164 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Sep 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,289Last week 3,910Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 455Last week 683Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 164Last week 169Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	800	400.00–525.00	441.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	550.00–600.00	576.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–650.00	591.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	600.00–725.00	687.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	400.00–420.00	410.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	755	300.00–360.00	331.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	858	450.00–500.00	476.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	812	410.00–425.00	414.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	610.00–650.00	630.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	670.00	670.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	850.00–925.00	887.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	550.00–810.00	686.67
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	640.00–740.00	668.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	740.00–780.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	800.00–825.00	812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	730	625.00–725.00	667.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,058	850.00–875.00	862.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–770.00	717.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	50.00–52.00	50.66
8	—	1,279	54.00–56.00	54.48
23	—	1,378	47.00–57.00	51.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,282	54.00–59.00	55.77
66	—	1,206	46.50–58.00	51.38
28	—	1,191	41.00–52.00	46.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,058	42.50–52.00	47.49
40	—	1,020	38.00–47.00	42.09
6	—	1,038	50.00–52.00	51.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,622	72.00–85.00	75.83
12	—	1,499	64.00–78.00	69.69
7	—	1,894	75.00–81.00	78.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	776	90.00–100.00	96.05
38	—	472	104.00–126.00	121.87
37	—	420	107.00–136.00	126.20
29	—	523	99.00–121.00	114.25
19	—	579	98.00–119.00	112.64
18	—	627	104.00–116.00	111.24
13	—	379	130.00–135.00	134.00
9	—	731	80.00–105.00	96.62
9	—	679	105.00–110.00	107.91
5	—	230	140.00–155.00	147.12
3	—	292	135.00–145.00	140.00
5	—	322	126.00–140.00	134.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	100.00–105.00	102.18
7	—	576	105.00–110.00	107.58
4	—	521	109.00–115.00	112.18
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
29	—	479	100.00–118.00	110.66
10	—	424	110.00–120.00	114.58
8	—	371	112.00–127.00	122.52
2	—	770	85.00	85.00
2	—	678	87.00–97.00	92.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	154.00	154.00
1	—	815	84.00	84.00
4	—	733	83.00–105.00	95.41
8	—	679	94.00–116.00	108.05
19	—	424	117.00–148.00	133.28
12	—	382	130.00–147.00	138.30
5	—	322	142.00–160.00	152.23
20	—	621	95.00–120.00	113.52
18	—	519	104.00–126.00	115.68
14	—	575	104.00–124.00	112.37
13	—	471	109.00–138.00	124.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	127.00–128.00	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	770	102.00–103.00	102.75
5	—	375	128.00–131.00	129.40
12	—	719	101.00–106.00	104.67
16	—	563	110.00–113.00	112.18
41	—	537	104.00–124.00	113.58
29	—	468	108.00–125.00	115.84
25	—	428	111.00–130.00	122.84
7	—	326	119.00–135.00	130.06
27	—	630	96.00–112.00	106.10
22	—	669	96.00–109.00	105.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	125.50	125.50
13	—	483	121.00–135.00	132.78
9	—	599	115.00	115.00
3	—	688	105.00	105.00
98	—	714	117.50–127.00	125.13
33	—	613	115.00–133.75	123.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	779	93.00–100.00	98.18
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
66	—	476	105.00–120.00	113.35
44	—	525	95.00–120.00	109.01
22	—	678	98.00–113.00	103.91
20	—	373	115.00–125.00	120.69
9	—	627	101.00–115.00	106.96
7	—	729	90.00–110.00	99.68
60	—	430	100.00–122.00	114.96
34	—	577	92.00–111.00	105.58
15	—	328	106.00–130.00	123.06
2	—	290	110.00–113.00	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	75.00–82.00	78.56
5	—	565	90.00–102.00	97.41
8	—	332	110.00–119.00	115.57
15	—	476	98.00–112.00	104.43
23	—	421	102.00–115.00	108.31
15	—	372	105.00–120.00	112.19
9	—	522	96.00–106.00	100.90
6	—	633	90.00–102.00	97.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	118.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	595	124.00	124.00
16	—	495	127.50	127.50
7	—	630	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	595	127.75	127.75
19	—	485	128.75	128.75
6	—	510	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	341	157.00–167.00	163.88
34	—	618	120.00–128.00	124.51
47	—	466	121.10–143.00	141.98
35	—	528	121.00–143.00	132.24
29	—	675	117.00–128.00	123.31
23	—	426	124.00–157.00	145.00
18	—	730	116.00–128.00	118.16
7	—	369	148.00–170.00	157.45
20	—	562	126.00–131.00	127.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	108.00–112.00	110.64
6	—	328	138.00–142.00	139.69
14	—	440	130.00–138.00	132.40
19	—	730	108.00–116.00	114.57
4	—	523	130.00–132.00	130.98
28	—	380	135.00–157.00	142.91
25	—	627	109.00–125.00	120.02
13	—	575	115.00–130.00	121.87
22	—	488	115.00–137.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	132.00–135.00	133.47
2	—	575	112.00	112.00
5	—	375	120.00–130.00	124.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	729	116.00–134.70	133.18
10	—	580	132.00–132.50	132.30
15	—	670	139.75	139.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	495	145.50	145.50
24	—	423	148.50–150.50	149.97
13	—	830	117.50	117.50
7	—	525	143.00	143.00
2	—	745	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	628	133.50–136.75	136.34
26	—	510	144.50	144.50
9	—	660	133.75	133.75

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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