Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 107 priced lines covering 697 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 859 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 87 head. replacement cattle receipts at 65 head. Counted as USDA files them — 12 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 859Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade was moderate with good demand. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	137.00	137.00
4	—	655	119.00	119.00
3	—	467	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	125.00–147.00	139.17
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
13	—	428	145.00–155.00	152.42
2	—	670	117.00–120.00	118.47
3	—	383	142.00–160.00	149.10
3	—	318	160.00–167.00	162.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
2	—	355	135.00–137.00	136.00
3	—	283	140.00–142.00	140.64
3	—	317	140.00	140.00
4	—	441	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	573	123.00–125.00	123.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	477	149.00–160.00	156.38
16	—	428	150.00–167.50	162.11
13	—	369	160.00–177.00	171.36
11	—	323	170.00–184.00	178.13
7	—	529	138.00–149.00	143.75
5	—	577	128.00–138.00	131.29
4	—	668	121.00–125.00	123.47
3	—	615	121.00–129.00	124.92
1	—	785	109.00	109.00
1	—	730	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	152.00	152.00
24	—	325	155.00–168.00	159.94
14	—	521	109.00–136.00	129.66
13	—	424	140.00–157.00	148.43
11	—	619	111.00–125.00	116.20
10	—	474	133.00–142.00	139.03
9	—	376	152.00–164.00	157.76
7	—	565	120.00–126.00	122.16
2	—	670	108.00–115.00	111.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	152.00	152.00
6	—	376	143.00–150.00	146.80
16	—	529	118.00–127.00	122.25
10	—	467	125.00–135.00	130.18
9	—	323	145.00–160.00	152.12
7	—	425	135.00–144.00	140.86
6	—	613	108.00–111.00	109.66
6	—	583	111.00–120.00	114.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
6	—	438	115.00–127.00	122.98
7	—	523	105.00–117.00	113.41
2	—	313	137.50–144.00	140.88
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	173.00	173.00
2	—	460	149.00	149.00
4	—	379	164.00–165.00	164.75
18	—	411	148.00–167.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
7	—	486	139.00–160.00	142.44
4	—	674	122.00–129.00	125.51
7	—	378	152.00–168.00	163.73
7	—	566	134.00–145.00	138.60
12	—	340	167.00–170.00	169.78
10	—	609	129.00–134.00	131.99
8	—	510	134.00–141.00	138.94
8	—	429	150.00–167.00	155.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	607	144.25	144.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	160.00–161.00	160.52
1	—	465	139.00	139.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
2	—	515	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	532	151.00–160.00	154.48
24	—	367	169.00–179.00	173.25
14	—	424	158.00–176.00	168.02
13	—	565	135.00–160.00	142.03
11	—	609	132.00–141.00	139.22
11	—	481	150.50–164.00	156.75
5	—	314	175.00–184.00	179.50
3	—	678	129.00–130.00	129.32
1	—	700	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	395.00–450.00	422.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	450.00–545.00	511.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	430.00–570.00	527.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	630.00–710.00	672.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	730.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	335.00	335.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	225.00	225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	670.00	670.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–935.00	855.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	710.00–800.00	755.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	670.00–690.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	530.00–595.00	562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	680.00–850.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	790	580.00–660.00	620.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,062	46.00–51.50	48.12
1	—	1,125	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,304	50.00–56.00	53.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,185	51.00–59.00	55.14
4	—	1,101	50.00–51.00	50.38
3	—	1,212	61.00–64.00	62.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,830	80.00–85.00	83.35

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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