Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 145 priced lines covering 1,861 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,827 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 471 head. replacement cattle receipts at 283 head. Counted as USDA files them — 64 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,827Last week 4,320Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 471Last week 422Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 283Last week 398Year ago 0

Compared two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 3.00 higher. Trade on feeders active with good demand. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
1	—	790	115.00	115.00
3	—	628	123.00–129.00	125.67
4	—	685	120.00–127.00	123.01
7	—	320	157.00–165.00	161.62
7	—	368	148.00–162.00	155.22
11	—	425	144.00–152.00	146.92
12	—	573	127.00–133.00	130.74
14	—	469	138.00–144.00	140.16
21	—	518	132.00–139.00	135.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	114.00–116.00	114.99
28	—	426	135.00–146.00	141.38
19	—	369	144.00–152.50	147.54
13	—	533	116.00–132.00	127.74
2	—	668	114.00–116.00	114.99
24	—	475	131.00–145.00	135.51
7	—	614	117.00–125.00	121.56
13	—	573	120.00–130.00	126.10
6	—	328	150.00–157.50	153.95
4	—	285	160.00–165.00	161.77
4	—	768	109.00–115.00	111.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	383	120.00–139.00	129.08
5	—	525	115.00–125.00	120.35
3	—	622	112.00–116.00	113.66
2	—	735	109.00	109.00
2	—	335	135.00–142.00	138.40
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
8	—	473	125.00–132.00	128.11
4	—	425	134.00–137.00	135.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	755	130.00	130.00
10	—	645	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
45	—	374	114.00–130.00	122.31
44	—	475	111.00–117.50	114.11
29	—	574	99.00–113.00	106.89
45	—	428	113.00–122.50	118.53
3	—	723	92.00–100.00	97.27
22	—	530	100.00–115.00	110.26
7	—	675	102.50–107.00	104.22
15	—	626	95.00–110.00	102.93
3	—	765	87.00–93.00	90.01
14	—	284	127.00–137.00	132.81
23	—	326	122.00–132.50	128.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	420	121.00–127.50	123.79
12	—	576	106.00–115.00	111.20
7	—	668	101.00–109.00	104.89
39	—	467	118.00–123.00	120.03
4	—	786	90.00–102.00	97.71
19	—	374	125.00–135.00	130.81
31	—	518	112.00–118.00	114.31
4	—	731	97.00–104.00	98.69
6	—	620	107.00–113.00	110.25
17	—	331	130.00–138.00	135.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	429	105.00–117.00	110.79
10	—	579	90.00–105.00	101.04
5	—	622	84.00–100.00	94.53
20	—	479	100.00–112.00	106.43
14	—	526	90.00–107.50	100.45
1	—	805	77.00	77.00
1	—	685	92.00	92.00
4	—	729	82.00–90.00	85.26
19	—	274	122.00–130.00	125.77
21	—	325	116.00–122.50	119.58
25	—	378	106.00–120.00	113.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	108.00	108.00
23	—	555	119.00–120.00	119.13
12	—	640	113.00–115.00	113.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	100.00	100.00
53	—	429	126.00–140.00	133.55
51	—	480	122.00–134.00	128.11
34	—	529	115.00–126.00	120.73
30	—	376	137.00–147.50	141.92
22	—	578	106.00–119.00	112.76
13	—	620	103.00–114.00	109.89
6	—	723	99.00–104.00	101.84
20	—	330	140.00–152.50	147.31
11	—	279	147.00–160.00	155.27
6	—	681	105.00–109.00	105.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	480	110.00–122.50	118.34
25	—	372	127.00–137.00	132.77
18	—	418	122.00–131.00	126.63
11	—	524	109.00–115.00	112.29
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
4	—	675	95.00–101.00	99.01
4	—	228	142.00–157.00	150.18
4	—	611	85.00–108.00	97.39
12	—	277	140.00–150.00	145.03
19	—	321	135.00–145.00	140.08
8	—	574	105.00–112.00	108.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	425	134.00–147.00	140.98
26	—	519	125.00–133.00	127.53
21	—	572	117.00–129.00	121.07
19	—	372	145.00–155.00	150.10
12	—	618	111.00–119.00	114.25
34	—	465	132.00–140.00	135.53
8	—	671	106.00–112.00	110.24
1	—	820	99.00	99.00
30	—	334	147.00–162.50	155.95
18	—	272	155.00–172.00	165.35
2	—	228	160.00–185.00	171.54
6	—	723	102.00–109.00	105.84
3	—	775	99.00–105.00	102.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	124.50	124.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,277	700.00–875.00	805.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,186	850.00–1,000.00	911.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,112	540.00–640.00	602.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	—	710.00–1,050.00	902.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	630.00–775.00	718.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–685.00	653.33
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	620.00–680.00	644.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	700.00–800.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	976	550.00–635.00	589.10
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,004	600.00–700.00	657.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	983	750.00–800.00	770.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,206	575.00–650.00	618.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,198	685.00–700.00	694.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	815	850.00–875.00	861.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	905	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	973	750.00–800.00	779.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,055	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	600.00–775.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,140	975.00–1,150.00	1,063.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	978.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	700.00–825.00	762.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,078	600.00–650.00	624.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,207	700.00–750.00	729.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	415.00–515.00	453.33
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	807	285.00–375.00	337.42
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	873	480.00–550.00	503.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,163	500.00–525.00	508.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,152	40.00–49.00	45.45
49	—	1,215	44.00–58.00	51.71
23	—	1,233	50.00–66.00	57.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	994	35.00–44.00	39.85
24	—	1,050	38.00–53.00	43.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	53.50–62.00	57.42
18	—	1,484	46.00–57.00	51.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,668	72.00–80.00	75.44
16	—	1,543	65.00–73.00	69.27
7	—	1,936	77.00–90.00	83.99

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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