Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 115 priced lines covering 923 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,383 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 116 head. replacement cattle receipts at 156 head. Counted as USDA files them — 63 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Feb 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,383Last week 1,698Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 233Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 135Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	122.00–130.00	125.97
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
1	—	280	147.00	147.00
10	—	322	130.00–147.00	140.29
4	—	528	117.00–125.00	119.66
14	—	372	136.00–143.00	139.92
2	—	565	111.00–112.00	111.51
10	—	424	130.00–136.00	132.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	624	114.00–119.00	115.31
21	—	582	118.00–122.00	120.32
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
32	—	473	125.00–141.00	133.18
22	—	525	122.00–130.00	125.57
22	—	330	142.00–168.00	153.27
18	—	378	140.00–157.50	146.84
17	—	423	135.00–148.00	142.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	165.00	165.00
18	—	318	155.00–178.00	168.80
11	—	575	123.00–131.00	126.35
8	—	671	115.00–121.00	118.87
7	—	712	108.00–112.00	109.75
40	—	475	135.00–150.00	142.30
35	—	422	142.50–161.00	152.11
29	—	374	148.00–171.00	162.10
25	—	526	130.00–139.00	133.38
18	—	637	117.00–124.00	119.08
7	—	776	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	120.00–125.00	122.45
2	—	488	132.00–145.00	138.53
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
3	—	415	137.00–150.00	145.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	185.00–195.00	189.78
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
9	—	323	162.50–175.00	170.46
12	—	419	147.00–165.00	154.73
10	—	520	135.00–144.00	137.50
21	—	476	140.00–158.00	148.81
11	—	366	160.00–178.00	169.79
4	—	275	175.00–180.00	176.77
6	—	568	127.50–141.00	135.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	129.00	129.00
1	—	560	142.00	142.00
8	—	327	177.00–187.00	184.12
7	—	529	137.00–152.00	142.38
2	—	225	195.00–200.00	197.39
17	—	379	175.00–187.00	180.75
5	—	468	152.00–162.50	158.41
2	—	263	186.00–194.00	189.81
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
10	—	421	165.00–176.00	170.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	759	118.00–123.00	121.00
4	—	846	117.00	117.00
2	—	320	180.00	180.00
6	—	696	120.00–121.00	120.83
5	—	579	130.00–145.00	135.31
13	—	433	145.00–166.00	163.81
12	—	381	165.00–177.00	170.09
10	—	475	142.50–162.00	157.86
4	—	505	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	210.00	210.00
10	—	614	139.00–142.00	140.91
10	—	466	163.00–172.00	167.27
4	—	829	119.00	119.00
2	—	560	143.00	143.00
18	—	375	177.00–190.00	182.08
8	—	321	186.00–205.00	195.23
5	—	416	165.00–178.00	173.59
11	—	521	151.00–163.00	155.96
2	—	665	132.00	132.00
33	—	766	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	135.00–160.00	149.51
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
2	—	320	153.00–161.00	156.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,228	710.00–950.00	866.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	650.00–925.00	855.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–885.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	510.00–625.00	567.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,065	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	1,005.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	710.00–900.00	826.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	610.00–760.00	682.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	894	560.00–700.00	650.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	820	475.00	475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	325.00–495.00	428.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–570.00	531.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	490.00–630.00	578.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–730.00	683.33
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	465.00–485.00	475.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	295.00	295.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	270.00	270.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,143	630.00–665.00	651.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–630.00	590.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,292.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	910.00–1,250.00	1,100.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	630.00–810.00	719.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,137.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	855.00	855.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,142	730.00–770.00	747.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	772	580.00–670.00	594.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	64.00–67.00	65.57
7	—	1,322	56.50–64.00	60.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,013	49.00–57.00	52.95
1	—	1,050	62.50	62.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,166	56.00–64.75	60.30
17	—	1,264	62.00–72.00	65.85
5	—	1,081	54.00–58.00	55.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	81.00	81.00
5	—	1,445	74.00–88.00	81.08
4	—	1,848	92.00–94.00	93.09

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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