Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 140 priced lines covering 1,445 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,489 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 306 head. replacement cattle receipts at 349 head. Counted as USDA files them — 62 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,489Last week 1,900Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 312Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 349Last week 230Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bull sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	155.00–160.00	158.40
2	—	580	129.00–132.00	130.49
3	—	777	112.00–115.00	114.02
2	—	385	148.00–150.00	149.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	132.00–138.00	134.73
2	—	785	122.50	122.50
7	—	539	148.00–150.00	148.56
3	—	383	156.00–164.00	160.75
8	—	588	140.00–144.00	141.76
9	—	432	158.00–162.00	160.46
3	—	473	154.00–155.00	154.66
1	—	235	185.00	185.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
2	—	270	174.00–175.00	174.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	130.00–135.00	131.95
4	—	289	186.00–195.00	190.94
4	—	329	182.50–188.00	185.07
8	—	561	140.00–153.00	151.36
8	—	681	125.00–138.00	130.09
10	—	429	165.00–170.00	166.80
12	—	518	152.00–159.00	154.80
15	—	478	157.00–166.00	161.95
1	—	720	126.00	126.00
6	—	386	168.00–182.00	175.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,091	109.50	109.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	100.00	100.00
9	—	323	130.00–137.00	132.63
4	—	630	102.00–107.00	104.99
5	—	570	107.00–114.00	109.07
14	—	470	115.00–122.00	118.81
16	—	423	120.00–127.50	123.41
11	—	232	140.00–152.00	143.48
12	—	379	125.00–132.00	128.96
7	—	526	114.00–115.00	114.86
8	—	268	130.00–142.00	136.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	112.50–114.00	113.25
3	—	772	106.00–111.00	108.31
2	—	220	160.00–165.00	162.44
8	—	672	114.00–119.00	116.91
29	—	428	123.00–145.00	138.02
29	—	636	116.00–122.50	119.91
27	—	524	122.00–133.00	127.76
29	—	373	140.00–151.00	145.00
39	—	480	126.00–137.50	132.87
9	—	292	147.00–160.00	150.51
15	—	580	120.00–129.00	123.98
7	—	336	142.00–150.00	147.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	117.00–123.00	119.41
11	—	283	145.00–150.00	147.60
7	—	676	110.00–114.00	112.65
12	—	630	107.00–118.00	114.15
23	—	528	117.00–129.00	122.12
27	—	372	135.00–143.00	139.77
45	—	426	126.00–137.50	132.59
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
30	—	328	137.50–152.00	144.65
35	—	468	120.00–132.50	127.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	190.00–197.00	192.26
1	—	755	117.00	117.00
18	—	327	172.00–187.00	181.48
16	—	624	121.00–135.00	127.37
15	—	530	135.00–150.00	144.23
9	—	283	180.00–188.00	184.21
22	—	378	160.00–183.00	172.61
21	—	466	140.00–160.00	153.15
11	—	670	117.00–130.00	124.72
26	—	421	152.00–175.00	164.07
19	—	579	129.00–145.00	136.72
3	—	718	116.00–119.00	117.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	112.50	112.50
1	—	835	93.00	93.00
11	—	328	150.00–170.00	158.94
8	—	520	120.00–132.50	129.15
15	—	475	126.00–144.00	135.62
7	—	564	116.00–125.00	120.69
15	—	379	145.00–162.00	153.11
3	—	265	165.00–167.50	165.86
16	—	419	136.00–152.00	143.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	84.00	84.00
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
32	—	378	152.50–176.00	164.17
31	—	483	132.00–154.00	146.27
6	—	283	172.00–180.00	175.26
4	—	668	117.00–123.00	120.00
6	—	725	108.00–117.00	114.66
5	—	768	105.00–112.00	106.79
20	—	533	126.00–144.00	135.85
18	—	577	122.00–137.00	129.07
26	—	423	141.00–165.00	152.93
24	—	331	160.00–180.00	171.27
5	—	630	113.00–125.00	120.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00

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 · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	980.00–1,025.00	1,016.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	800.00–1,275.00	1,029.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,060.00	1,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	865	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	800.00–925.00	862.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	788	625.00–650.00	638.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	675.00–750.00	714.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,172	475.00–625.00	545.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,236	700.00–875.00	776.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,227	935.00–1,265.00	1,027.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,241	580.00–1,100.00	715.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	750.00–970.00	852.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	865.00–1,080.00	980.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	—	650.00–800.00	703.95
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	780	290.00–400.00	346.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	875	475.00–625.00	552.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	665.00–740.00	702.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	960	425.00–445.00	432.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	990	525.00–550.00	541.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	805	250.00–350.00	304.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	540.00–630.00	597.27
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	815	475.00–500.00	492.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	400.00–580.00	499.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	715.00	715.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,153	450.00–485.00	472.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,515	67.00–84.50	75.82
11	—	1,467	62.00–72.00	66.19
6	—	1,786	78.00–84.00	81.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	57.00	57.00
10	—	1,423	47.00–57.00	49.98
1	—	1,290	44.00	44.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,076	51.00–55.00	53.17
24	—	1,021	30.00–42.00	37.71
24	—	1,094	40.00–48.50	43.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,321	51.00–64.00	57.63
52	—	1,207	45.00–58.00	50.90
15	—	1,203	42.00–48.00	45.40

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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