Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 156 priced lines covering 1,821 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,572 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 320 head. replacement cattle receipts at 218 head. Counted as USDA files them — 99 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Sep 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,572Last week 2,223Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 320Last week 337Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 218Last week 595Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	379	108.00–119.00	114.40
24	—	527	91.00–109.00	103.35
3	—	787	85.00–91.00	89.02
8	—	622	91.00–100.00	96.31
2	—	668	80.00–85.00	82.49
23	—	330	111.00–121.00	117.69
16	—	476	100.00–115.00	105.21
30	—	427	107.00–117.00	111.97
2	—	573	95.00–98.00	96.53
3	—	288	120.00–125.00	121.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	119.00–123.00	120.84
4	—	380	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	92.00	92.00
41	—	531	105.00–117.00	109.90
19	—	322	122.00–134.00	126.60
26	—	578	104.00–112.00	107.30
32	—	382	115.00–125.00	121.64
35	—	421	112.00–126.00	117.91
43	—	470	108.00–122.00	113.07
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
13	—	622	100.00–111.00	105.64
14	—	670	95.00–105.00	102.47
1	—	295	127.00	127.00
1	—	735	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	118.00	118.00
9	—	462	124.00	124.00
15	—	539	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	427	118.00–130.00	123.75
8	—	324	132.00–134.00	133.00
10	—	569	108.00–114.00	111.20
13	—	525	114.00–125.00	117.88
18	—	468	116.00–127.00	119.86
25	—	386	125.00–131.00	128.44
8	—	734	100.00–107.00	104.62
18	—	611	105.00–117.00	110.94
19	—	670	102.00–112.00	107.19
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	129.00	129.00
9	—	466	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	113.00–115.00	113.65
2	—	528	119.00–125.00	121.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	117.00–122.00	119.53
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	119.00–120.00	119.66
7	—	321	125.00–140.00	132.10
10	—	382	124.00–138.00	131.19
5	—	616	105.00–118.00	110.05
8	—	469	120.00–130.00	123.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	825	117.50	117.50
10	—	521	127.00–130.00	128.51
6	—	368	155.00–180.00	165.54
14	—	622	117.00–128.00	121.33
22	—	462	130.00–143.00	134.04
33	—	580	124.00–131.00	127.07
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
2	—	865	100.00	100.00
3	—	325	156.00–157.00	156.32
4	—	265	162.00–165.00	163.44
7	—	665	115.00–125.00	118.66
11	—	428	130.00–162.00	137.99
15	—	732	114.00–120.00	119.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	662	118.00–120.00	119.00
3	—	725	115.00	115.00
16	—	569	117.00–130.00	122.31
11	—	434	130.00–145.00	134.75
16	—	332	140.00–157.00	146.82
27	—	533	117.00–135.00	126.03
25	—	467	120.00–138.00	128.31
2	—	263	155.00–160.00	157.57
10	—	634	113.00–124.00	120.02
15	—	369	132.00–157.00	141.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	445	146.00	146.00
8	—	514	139.00–140.00	139.12
8	—	380	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	157.00	157.00
9	—	553	139.25	139.25
11	—	637	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
10	—	518	117.00–127.00	122.03
1	—	820	95.00	95.00
1	—	870	92.00	92.00
5	—	721	103.00–106.00	104.79
7	—	274	157.50–162.50	161.08
8	—	623	110.00–118.00	113.71
19	—	477	121.00–132.00	126.15
8	—	673	106.00–113.00	108.12
12	—	363	140.00–150.00	143.76
16	—	332	146.00–160.00	151.92
16	—	563	112.00–122.00	113.89
14	—	426	130.00–145.00	135.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	82.00–90.00	86.03
2	—	263	138.00–140.00	138.99
15	—	430	114.00–121.00	118.03
16	—	573	91.00–110.00	100.05
26	—	529	100.00–115.00	106.89
32	—	479	105.00–118.00	111.50
7	—	633	98.00–105.00	100.11
10	—	334	125.00–135.00	129.92
15	—	375	115.00–135.00	123.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	90.00	90.00
4	—	243	150.00–157.50	153.16
29	—	525	110.00–120.00	114.10
24	—	576	110.00–115.00	111.75
37	—	423	120.00–135.00	127.20
51	—	466	115.00–127.00	119.18
2	—	765	93.00–97.00	94.97
10	—	621	102.00–111.00	106.30
10	—	670	97.00–105.00	100.16
11	—	276	145.00–151.00	148.75
23	—	331	134.00–147.00	140.12
27	—	376	128.00–142.00	133.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	510.00	510.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	525.00–600.00	560.96
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	300.00–415.00	367.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	340.00–450.00	431.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	856	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,070.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	838	925.00–1,000.00	951.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,237	875.00–900.00	884.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,086	775.00–800.00	788.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	700.00–775.00	737.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,228	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,243.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	1,170.00	1,170.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	855.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,201	725.00–900.00	812.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,130.00	1,130.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,174	570.00–870.00	689.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–925.00	856.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	600.00–750.00	662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	—	480.00–725.00	587.25
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	838	420.00–510.00	448.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	888	510.00–530.00	519.69
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	837	465.00–570.00	512.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,158	480.00–550.00	524.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,144	470.00–675.00	538.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	400.00–450.00	420.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	480.00–550.00	515.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	50.50	50.50
14	—	1,395	44.00–54.00	49.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,060	37.00–45.50	41.85
24	—	1,076	40.00–48.00	44.12
5	—	1,043	44.00–54.00	46.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,270	48.00–59.00	53.18
27	—	1,140	38.00–51.00	45.30
116	—	1,209	43.00–56.00	49.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	83.00	83.00
8	—	1,592	57.00–76.00	67.85
10	—	1,708	72.00–83.00	76.91

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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