Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 141 priced lines covering 1,363 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,049 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 277 head. replacement cattle receipts at 225 head. Counted as USDA files them — 46 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,049Last week 1,361Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 225Last week 79Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	155.00–160.00	156.61
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
2	—	565	120.00–122.00	121.02
14	—	480	130.00–140.00	135.25
14	—	432	130.00–146.00	139.95
8	—	375	132.00–155.00	146.21
5	—	534	120.00–130.00	125.53
2	—	228	167.50–170.00	168.85
2	—	635	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	117.00–125.00	121.97
3	—	240	175.00–184.00	179.70
35	—	427	145.00–157.50	150.92
4	—	736	106.00–115.00	110.37
10	—	283	162.00–182.00	176.44
12	—	676	112.50–123.00	117.95
19	—	323	157.00–175.00	168.78
23	—	532	130.00–139.00	135.53
23	—	576	125.00–177.50	130.64
27	—	477	140.00–150.00	143.54
31	—	377	150.00–165.00	160.12
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	276	175.00–185.00	182.06
5	—	618	127.00–132.00	129.39
5	—	664	127.00–128.00	127.61
2	—	775	115.00–117.00	115.97
15	—	577	134.00–140.00	136.81
17	—	522	140.00–148.00	142.75
18	—	323	171.00–190.00	178.44
20	—	472	147.00–158.00	153.67
25	—	374	157.00–180.00	169.10
27	—	424	152.00–167.50	161.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	135.00–140.00	137.38
19	—	486	116.00–125.00	121.02
14	—	427	122.00–131.00	126.68
9	—	528	114.00–118.00	115.66
3	—	717	90.00–95.00	91.67
10	—	619	100.00–105.00	103.20
9	—	383	122.00–138.00	131.05
8	—	585	107.00–116.00	110.84
3	—	237	135.00–140.00	136.69
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
2	—	660	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	95.00–105.00	99.95
3	—	238	150.00–152.50	150.86
10	—	616	109.00–119.00	115.11
45	—	428	126.00–142.00	134.68
44	—	477	122.00–137.00	128.45
35	—	375	135.00–150.00	143.02
27	—	527	117.00–129.00	123.68
26	—	328	135.00–159.00	146.78
24	—	571	114.00–127.00	118.80
8	—	663	107.50–116.00	111.81
6	—	288	150.00–160.00	156.37
3	—	725	107.00–112.00	108.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	160.00–165.00	162.46
2	—	730	107.00–108.00	107.51
2	—	755	104.00	104.00
1	—	210	160.00	160.00
9	—	631	120.00–122.00	120.32
17	—	573	121.00–129.00	125.74
29	—	523	126.00–140.00	132.04
29	—	424	135.00–166.00	144.70
20	—	480	130.00–146.00	136.44
20	—	384	142.00–160.00	150.32
19	—	338	144.00–163.00	154.20
2	—	665	112.00–117.00	114.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	590	130.00–134.00	130.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	433	154.00–167.50	161.18
4	—	580	134.00–145.00	139.70
4	—	321	163.00–172.00	168.41
3	—	522	140.00–144.00	142.68
2	—	238	180.00–185.00	182.42
1	—	795	118.00	118.00
17	—	623	130.00–136.00	134.63
13	—	669	120.00–127.00	121.91
10	—	375	157.50–173.00	163.15
16	—	476	147.00–163.00	156.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	484	155.00–165.00	159.34
5	—	763	121.00–127.00	125.77
8	—	436	162.50–170.00	166.69
3	—	742	125.00–129.00	127.66
1	—	295	190.00	190.00
15	—	660	130.00–138.00	134.11
12	—	622	132.00–142.00	138.81
24	—	533	146.00–157.00	153.23
10	—	578	140.00–154.00	146.74
6	—	375	172.00–183.00	179.10
4	—	328	180.00–188.00	184.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	150.00–151.00	150.48
8	—	626	118.00–126.00	121.97
2	—	660	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	285	167.50–168.00	167.74
1	—	455	137.50	137.50
7	—	576	121.00–144.00	131.84
4	—	390	150.00–158.00	154.49
2	—	740	115.00–120.00	117.52
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	159.00	159.00
5	—	657	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,092	665.00–765.00	716.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	510.00	510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	900.00–1,225.00	1,093.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	725.00–775.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	700.00–875.00	853.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,338	850.00–860.00	855.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	795.00–1,000.00	902.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,065.00	1,057.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	555.00–900.00	742.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,227	925.00–950.00	933.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,162	750.00–850.00	805.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	525.00	525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,130	625.00–750.00	678.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,109	475.00–600.00	545.57
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–885.00	861.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	665.00–740.00	690.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	450.00–550.00	503.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	225.00	225.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	868	490.00–550.00	520.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	875	550.00–625.00	583.29
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	962	40.00–45.00	42.65
3	—	1,108	58.00–59.00	58.34
21	—	1,021	42.00–54.00	48.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,113	48.00–60.00	55.17
34	—	1,190	51.00–66.00	57.62
22	—	1,328	61.00–72.00	66.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,397	52.00–61.00	56.27
3	—	1,553	62.50–65.00	63.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,625	78.00–89.00	82.79
13	—	1,898	85.00–95.00	90.92
7	—	1,701	71.00–78.00	74.22

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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