Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 155 priced lines covering 1,700 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,052 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 211 head. replacement cattle receipts at 145 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,052Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bull sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	120.00–130.00	124.97
8	—	714	120.00–128.00	126.50
5	—	636	131.00	131.00
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
6	—	478	152.00–162.00	157.68
15	—	522	140.00–148.00	144.95
13	—	320	173.00–179.00	176.94
6	—	576	137.00–143.00	139.80
10	—	379	166.00–175.00	170.91
12	—	432	157.00–168.00	163.42
3	—	272	180.00–182.00	180.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	322	178.00–190.00	184.22
37	—	526	150.00–160.00	154.77
43	—	583	145.00–153.00	147.63
2	—	875	115.00–118.00	116.52
4	—	769	122.00–125.00	123.03
5	—	716	130.00–131.00	130.40
9	—	616	137.50–145.00	142.46
19	—	375	175.00–184.00	179.03
31	—	474	157.00–170.00	164.21
25	—	421	170.00–177.00	173.18
3	—	677	131.00–136.00	133.99
3	—	973	105.00–109.00	106.34
2	—	808	120.00	120.00
2	—	285	188.00–190.00	188.98
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	123.00–126.00	124.02
3	—	288	170.00–172.50	171.68
3	—	435	150.00–154.00	152.73
3	—	570	127.00–129.00	127.68
4	—	369	150.00–165.00	158.71
2	—	678	115.00–120.00	117.49
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	315	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	165.00	165.00
2	—	915	119.00	119.00
5	—	484	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	155.00	155.00
24	—	841	125.00	125.00
18	—	697	130.50	130.50
7	—	988	105.00	105.00
4	—	755	126.00	126.00
7	—	616	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	625	112.00–124.00	116.69
25	—	366	143.00–155.00	148.26
39	—	573	120.00–129.00	126.27
42	—	471	130.00–144.00	136.46
50	—	421	137.00–147.50	141.92
60	—	526	123.00–135.00	131.70
14	—	326	152.00–162.00	156.22
8	—	664	110.00–122.00	115.19
1	—	290	165.00	165.00
4	—	724	109.00–112.00	110.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
10	—	626	108.00–115.00	113.02
28	—	471	125.00–135.00	130.99
3	—	683	107.00–110.00	109.02
4	—	274	150.00–154.00	152.51
31	—	378	136.00–145.00	140.55
13	—	520	120.00–126.00	123.06
21	—	321	140.00–150.00	146.65
4	—	728	105.00	105.00
23	—	573	113.00–121.00	118.86
25	—	430	130.00–140.00	135.32
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	420	125.00–130.00	128.35
2	—	610	104.00–105.00	104.50
2	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	795	92.00	92.00
3	—	522	115.00–117.00	115.99
3	—	565	110.00–113.00	110.98
2	—	223	144.00–146.00	145.01
11	—	470	115.00–122.00	118.72
8	—	289	140.00–142.00	140.73
14	—	381	120.00–135.00	129.99
10	—	323	130.00–140.00	136.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	365	172.00–189.00	184.68
40	—	325	173.00–191.00	181.66
5	—	643	127.00	127.00
13	—	424	167.00	167.00
10	—	666	126.50	126.50
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	731	119.50	119.50
23	—	624	119.00–126.00	123.49
16	—	903	102.50	102.50
11	—	514	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	575	130.00–147.00	137.89
25	—	475	145.00–163.00	157.56
25	—	425	142.00–175.00	163.66
23	—	524	137.00–154.00	147.50
23	—	325	175.00–190.00	181.15
12	—	626	125.00–134.00	130.60
14	—	289	182.00–192.50	185.11
9	—	721	110.00–125.00	117.09
1	—	980	102.00	102.00
22	—	384	170.00–180.00	175.58
2	—	673	117.00–120.00	118.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	516	122.00–130.00	123.96
11	—	420	138.00–150.00	145.23
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
10	—	470	130.00–140.00	137.15
9	—	382	135.00–155.00	145.99
3	—	333	157.00–162.00	159.70
4	—	265	163.00–167.00	164.96
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
2	—	570	114.00–117.00	115.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	567	122.00–133.00	127.15
2	—	228	185.00	185.00
15	—	374	156.00–165.00	159.83
4	—	278	170.00–176.00	173.00
3	—	715	105.00–112.00	107.97
8	—	617	115.00–121.00	117.86
4	—	684	110.00–115.00	111.23
19	—	475	137.00–151.00	144.61
27	—	424	142.00–163.00	153.20
27	—	528	130.00–143.00	134.44
8	—	326	164.00–172.50	167.07
1	—	765	104.00	104.00
1	—	820	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,194	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,169.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	650.00–775.00	716.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	480.00–490.00	485.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	430.00	430.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	450.00–730.00	580.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,158.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,088	550.00–725.00	670.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	725.00–1,000.00	804.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	550.00–725.00	645.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,180	775.00–900.00	842.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–900.00	858.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	925.00–1,325.00	1,082.69
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	743	290.00–295.00	292.46
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	400.00–590.00	494.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	580.00–725.00	652.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	898	510.00–700.00	623.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	871	370.00–500.00	445.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	440.00–550.00	496.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,438	64.00–72.00	69.08
10	—	1,695	73.00–82.00	77.29
4	—	1,853	79.00–84.00	81.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	33.00–35.00	34.50
1	—	1,350	51.50	51.50
19	—	996	38.00–49.50	44.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,174	43.00–48.00	46.74
73	—	1,226	47.00–55.25	51.94
4	—	1,291	55.00–59.25	56.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	60.00–65.00	62.26
13	—	1,405	49.00–54.00	51.85

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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