Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 134 priced lines covering 1,424 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,745 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 249 head. replacement cattle receipts at 302 head. Counted as USDA files them — 53 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,745Last week 3,061Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 283Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 302Last week 304Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	600.00–800.00	716.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	825.00–1,200.00	966.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,075.00–1,385.00	1,249.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	410.00–590.00	497.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	675.00–900.00	768.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	775.00–1,135.00	941.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	610.00–785.00	715.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,057.14
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	550.00–675.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	625.00–850.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	400.00–600.00	496.88
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	420.00–600.00	510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	680.00–790.00	746.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–1,100.00	987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	820.00–870.00	845.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	975.00–1,250.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	590.00–700.00	627.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	941.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	700.00–875.00	780.88
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	630.00–725.00	668.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	550.00–720.00	592.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	—	525.00	525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	550.00–650.00	613.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	475.00–525.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	675.00–775.00	732.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	400.00–550.00	486.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	323	145.00–154.00	148.41
5	—	458	136.00–140.00	138.00
5	—	391	150.00–158.00	153.60
4	—	635	122.00–126.00	123.72
3	—	295	162.50–165.00	164.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	364	153.00–169.00	159.87
9	—	463	144.00–150.00	148.94
11	—	524	140.00–142.00	140.46
10	—	681	124.00–126.00	125.39
4	—	566	135.00–138.00	136.50
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
9	—	328	160.00–171.00	167.65
10	—	437	154.00–159.00	156.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	154.00–160.00	156.37
5	—	615	135.00–137.00	136.19
1	—	945	112.00	112.00
8	—	318	174.00–180.00	177.76
7	—	568	143.00–149.00	146.45
5	—	766	123.00–124.00	123.80
4	—	695	130.50	130.50
2	—	720	123.00	123.00
11	—	374	165.00–175.00	170.65
15	—	423	161.00–168.00	164.78
29	—	523	148.00–156.00	152.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	318	122.00–140.00	134.91
11	—	385	120.00–134.00	128.03
4	—	283	140.00–144.00	141.42
19	—	441	113.00–128.00	122.35
5	—	588	85.00–105.00	100.24
3	—	635	85.00–102.00	95.57
13	—	469	112.00–122.00	115.09
6	—	527	105.00–117.00	109.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	96.00–97.00	96.49
3	—	278	148.00–152.00	149.37
40	—	371	129.00–145.00	134.88
43	—	424	123.00–138.00	131.24
34	—	520	113.00–127.00	120.56
24	—	479	119.00–131.00	125.07
11	—	625	100.00–115.00	108.10
6	—	667	100.00–105.00	102.33
10	—	574	114.00–123.00	118.45
8	—	322	142.00–150.00	145.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	157.00	157.00
2	—	465	147.00	147.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	316	155.00–165.00	160.32
15	—	375	142.00–159.00	150.88
1	—	835	91.00	91.00
1	—	765	93.00	93.00
31	—	520	124.00–137.00	127.87
25	—	475	126.00–145.00	134.47
25	—	419	132.00–152.50	142.13
11	—	606	110.00–124.00	118.88
14	—	668	109.00–116.00	113.80
22	—	567	119.00–130.00	123.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	389	145.00–150.00	148.40
7	—	324	150.00–157.00	153.19
6	—	521	125.00–129.00	127.46
5	—	583	119.00–120.00	119.39
5	—	234	165.00–172.50	168.91
2	—	730	100.00–106.00	102.94
1	—	925	90.00	90.00
24	—	430	137.00–145.00	141.63
11	—	472	115.00–136.00	131.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	682	113.00–127.00	119.29
11	—	320	168.00–180.00	171.11
1	—	805	103.00	103.00
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,030	98.00–100.00	99.00
1	—	940	101.00	101.00
1	—	875	104.00	104.00
16	—	365	160.00–175.00	166.64
16	—	617	118.00–132.00	123.81
23	—	423	154.00–163.00	158.05
26	—	473	142.00–158.00	152.14
27	—	528	137.00–144.00	139.57
27	—	575	130.00–151.00	134.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	118.00–121.00	119.00
3	—	767	108.00–109.00	108.66
1	—	875	99.00	99.00
11	—	520	128.00–135.00	132.43
10	—	577	125.00–140.00	129.53
1	—	270	175.00	175.00
9	—	734	95.00–113.00	108.15
9	—	678	107.50–118.00	113.73
10	—	383	151.00–158.00	154.86
20	—	328	160.00–172.50	165.25
24	—	473	137.00–146.00	141.35
35	—	426	140.00–152.00	145.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	60.50–63.00	61.93
1	—	1,315	50.00	50.00
17	—	1,392	50.00–57.50	53.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	51.00–52.00	51.34
15	—	931	40.00–52.00	47.11
13	—	951	35.00–44.00	39.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,157	50.00–57.50	54.46
16	—	1,147	46.00–51.00	48.76
23	—	1,149	57.00–66.50	59.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,795	86.00–91.00	88.70
11	—	1,632	76.00–83.00	79.78
5	—	1,293	63.00–75.00	70.21

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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