Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 126 priced lines covering 1,259 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,470 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 271 head. replacement cattle receipts at 100 head. Counted as USDA files them — 19 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Feb 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,470Last week 4,537Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 271Last week 564Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 492Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	627	131.00–140.00	133.52
7	—	581	134.00–145.00	140.00
7	—	426	152.00–160.00	155.53
5	—	523	144.00–151.00	146.98
2	—	680	128.00–130.00	129.02
2	—	265	180.00	180.00
9	—	481	145.00–154.00	149.66
32	—	374	160.00–169.00	167.35
8	—	324	166.00–172.00	170.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	459	158.00–168.00	164.80
7	—	429	163.00–166.00	164.28
11	—	325	175.00–185.00	179.04
9	—	378	172.00–175.00	173.11
7	—	580	148.00–150.00	149.72
6	—	515	149.00–157.00	154.34
1	—	270	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	158.00–162.00	159.89
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	526	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	425	125.00–141.00	135.59
10	—	580	113.00–125.00	119.02
6	—	273	148.00–157.50	152.50
36	—	474	125.00–137.00	132.10
17	—	627	110.00–120.00	117.84
2	—	873	90.00–95.00	92.48
1	—	795	99.00	99.00
38	—	379	127.00–152.00	146.72
28	—	325	132.00–160.00	152.04
13	—	666	110.00–117.00	115.30
19	—	525	119.00–131.00	126.05
2	—	715	107.00–110.00	108.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	331	150.00–164.00	156.74
3	—	525	126.00–130.00	128.62
57	—	638	115.00–123.00	122.72
11	—	291	157.00–166.00	162.60
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
19	—	422	133.00–152.00	143.59
14	—	472	124.00–140.00	132.61
14	—	381	139.00–161.00	149.86
9	—	588	120.00–127.00	122.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	724	117.75–118.75	117.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	120.00–136.00	130.34
7	—	330	127.50–144.00	137.56
4	—	284	137.00–142.50	139.96
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
16	—	426	115.00–130.00	125.32
8	—	529	110.00–121.00	114.46
6	—	625	100.00–110.00	105.00
2	—	575	110.00–113.00	111.50
13	—	473	110.00–125.00	118.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	334	164.00–167.50	165.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	129.00–132.00	130.74
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	476	137.00–148.00	143.04
19	—	424	145.00–158.00	150.19
7	—	527	130.00–142.00	135.51
3	—	722	106.00–117.00	113.37
8	—	284	167.50–177.00	172.52
1	—	845	104.00	104.00
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
14	—	377	136.00–160.00	153.62
13	—	574	123.00–135.00	128.78
2	—	670	120.00	120.00
6	—	633	116.00–125.00	120.35
6	—	323	160.00–167.00	164.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	100.00–117.50	108.10
3	—	772	88.00–94.00	90.67
2	—	710	89.00–95.00	91.98
7	—	478	130.00–140.00	135.42
6	—	514	116.00–130.00	125.97
6	—	278	155.00–167.00	160.21
5	—	422	138.00–145.00	142.34
4	—	230	165.00–167.50	166.71
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
1	—	315	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	420	152.00–172.00	160.46
4	—	674	119.00–128.00	123.74
9	—	334	170.00–177.00	172.79
2	—	713	115.00–117.50	116.25
7	—	291	174.00–178.00	176.75
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
24	—	473	145.00–160.00	151.55
14	—	522	138.00–148.00	142.20
9	—	578	125.00–140.00	133.24
8	—	373	159.00–172.00	165.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	455.00–500.00	477.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	785	525.00–650.00	578.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	570.00	570.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	710.00–770.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	400.00–575.00	493.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	855	465.00–560.00	514.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	590.00–650.00	620.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	420.00–490.00	455.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–650.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	675.00–850.00	740.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	575.00–675.00	635.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–750.00	706.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	475.00	475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	240.00–320.00	276.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,115	625.00–800.00	688.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,036	56.00–61.00	58.40
37	—	1,045	44.00–56.00	51.71
18	—	1,026	38.00–50.00	46.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,399	61.00–64.00	61.62
4	—	1,515	54.00–61.00	58.55
12	—	1,448	49.50–65.00	59.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,152	52.00–64.00	58.39
17	—	1,151	45.00–55.00	51.57
23	—	1,212	62.00–72.00	66.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,444	70.00–76.00	72.99
12	—	1,708	78.00–88.00	82.51
5	—	2,013	86.00–93.00	89.80

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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