Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 144 priced lines covering 1,941 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,078 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 328 head. replacement cattle receipts at 272 head. Counted as USDA files them — 32 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Oct 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,078Last week 2,263Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 255Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 272Last week 158Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	476	100.00–117.00	111.87
1	—	725	85.00	85.00
7	—	319	130.00–134.00	131.73
6	—	282	137.00–140.00	138.40
12	—	368	114.00–128.00	124.09
8	—	674	84.00–100.00	89.76
14	—	422	115.00–120.00	118.34
12	—	624	97.00–105.00	101.26
9	—	573	95.00–109.00	102.91
19	—	520	105.00–114.00	109.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	629	100.00–110.00	106.22
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
12	—	280	145.00–157.00	149.06
11	—	666	99.00–107.00	103.74
6	—	738	90.00–99.00	92.14
18	—	380	130.00–140.00	135.01
15	—	324	135.00–145.00	139.56
5	—	218	152.00–156.00	153.71
27	—	526	114.00–120.00	115.95
30	—	473	115.00–125.00	119.99
30	—	580	109.00–117.00	112.10
39	—	423	120.00–133.00	127.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	156.00–157.00	156.65
3	—	838	98.00–102.00	99.67
8	—	317	150.00–165.00	155.76
15	—	622	110.00–115.00	112.95
5	—	757	106.00–108.00	106.40
5	—	510	118.00–128.00	122.19
8	—	371	140.00–151.00	144.02
1	—	685	107.00	107.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
2	—	575	115.00–120.00	117.54
13	—	468	125.00–140.00	130.51
14	—	420	125.00–142.00	136.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	664	115.00–118.00	117.38
45	—	736	126.50	126.50
4	—	640	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	325	116.00–126.00	123.22
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
22	—	625	95.00–109.00	102.10
16	—	733	89.00–103.00	99.46
12	—	669	94.00–105.00	98.92
37	—	574	100.00–112.00	104.56
64	—	477	103.00–116.00	110.86
47	—	425	105.00–120.00	114.00
30	—	375	110.00–124.00	118.87
39	—	529	102.00–113.00	108.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	320	109.00–120.00	117.20
21	—	380	103.00–117.00	111.57
28	—	525	85.00–106.00	99.32
5	—	729	75.00–85.00	80.91
12	—	570	92.00–100.00	97.08
6	—	624	90.00–95.00	93.16
5	—	273	117.00–125.00	121.67
3	—	667	90.00	90.00
32	—	478	92.00–108.00	102.76
30	—	430	100.00–112.00	107.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	91.00	91.00
2	—	813	94.00–95.00	94.50
19	—	578	108.00–115.00	112.96
14	—	369	119.00–127.00	124.07
12	—	333	129.00–138.00	132.90
17	—	630	104.00–113.00	108.52
1	—	705	102.00	102.00
24	—	420	114.00–125.00	120.64
17	—	526	108.00–117.50	113.00
27	—	676	100.00–112.00	106.97
18	—	479	112.00–120.00	116.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	601	118.50	118.50
6	—	522	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	104.00	104.00
1	—	640	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	514	128.00–130.00	129.07
1	—	885	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,075	99.00	99.00
3	—	785	114.00–115.00	114.34
13	—	415	140.00–165.00	146.68
26	—	584	120.00–129.00	123.20
1	—	290	156.00	156.00
13	—	384	146.00–157.00	148.67
7	—	672	117.00–125.00	118.99
10	—	618	118.00–130.00	121.74
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
10	—	734	114.00–123.00	118.83
18	—	467	134.00–142.00	136.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	557	132.00	132.00
30	—	632	131.00–132.00	131.97
32	—	755	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	218	155.00–157.50	156.72
5	—	275	150.00–154.00	151.66
10	—	317	141.00–150.00	146.85
39	—	524	120.00–132.00	126.35
27	—	629	110.00–125.00	118.79
24	—	480	128.00–138.00	131.41
15	—	668	109.00–121.00	117.33
11	—	569	115.00–125.00	119.10
20	—	423	134.00–145.00	138.30
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
5	—	738	110.00–115.00	111.37
16	—	377	138.00–147.50	141.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	235	147.00–148.00	147.70
4	—	275	142.00–146.00	144.46
6	—	427	125.00–127.00	125.98
3	—	633	112.00–115.00	113.64
8	—	478	120.00–128.00	123.17
7	—	321	120.00–140.00	132.81
10	—	571	108.00–115.00	111.07
2	—	660	104.00–105.00	104.50
13	—	518	109.00–121.00	113.33
8	—	377	120.00–132.00	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	622	132.00	132.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	670.00–700.00	685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	550.00–625.00	585.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,038	360.00–400.00	376.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	480.00–510.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,163	610.00–640.00	625.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,177	385.00–650.00	500.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	600.00–650.00	622.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	640.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	—	700.00–900.00	798.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	925.00–1,175.00	1,005.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	804	210.00–310.00	266.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	550.00–700.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	320.00–410.00	365.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	375.00	375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	400.00–600.00	473.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	500.00–560.00	530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	510.00–640.00	571.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	700.00–825.00	737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,585	65.00–78.00	70.48
13	—	1,568	58.00–65.00	62.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	40.00–43.00	41.83
11	—	1,425	43.00–48.50	45.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	958	30.00–40.00	35.38
27	—	1,007	33.00–45.00	38.90
2	—	895	39.00–40.00	39.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,227	40.00–48.00	44.31
17	—	1,131	38.00–42.00	40.14

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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