Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 145 priced lines covering 1,328 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,462 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 279 head. replacement cattle receipts at 209 head. Counted as USDA files them — 46 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,462Last week 2,481Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 279Last week 317Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 209Last week 220Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade was moderate with moderate demand. All replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
3	—	625	114.00–115.00	114.67
3	—	527	120.00–132.00	124.26
5	—	772	100.00–107.00	103.62
2	—	940	90.00	90.00
8	—	472	117.00–142.00	133.08
6	—	720	95.00–109.00	105.15
5	—	374	127.00–150.00	134.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	147.00–157.00	151.76
9	—	581	125.00–139.00	132.32
10	—	523	135.00–143.00	140.54
9	—	721	113.00–119.00	118.33
6	—	623	123.00–132.00	127.97
6	—	469	145.00–156.00	150.18
5	—	674	112.00–123.00	119.77
2	—	313	162.00–167.00	164.48
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	860	101.00	101.00
2	—	815	104.00–106.00	105.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	145.00–150.00	147.46
2	—	415	160.00	160.00
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
1	—	205	190.00	190.00
31	—	608	127.00–139.50	138.10
8	—	571	133.00–151.00	144.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	118.00–123.00	119.10
2	—	525	130.00–132.00	130.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	152.00	152.00
15	—	376	137.00–142.00	139.23
9	—	411	130.00–138.00	134.35
26	—	570	115.00–124.00	117.51
25	—	476	125.00–128.00	127.65
19	—	675	103.00–105.00	104.90
4	—	788	97.00–100.00	97.74
19	—	520	120.00–127.50	123.85
15	—	326	140.00–150.00	143.90
3	—	630	108.00–110.00	108.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	381	110.00–130.00	121.99
9	—	223	130.00–147.00	139.51
8	—	572	80.00–107.00	98.18
17	—	479	95.00–120.00	112.31
13	—	277	132.00–140.00	137.07
10	—	545	106.00–112.00	109.80
21	—	421	105.00–122.50	115.80
16	—	328	115.00–135.00	128.00
2	—	640	100.00	100.00
2	—	780	85.00	85.00
3	—	683	94.00–96.00	94.99
3	—	715	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	428	125.00–132.50	128.56
12	—	375	130.00–137.50	134.15
24	—	469	120.00–125.00	123.05
3	—	228	147.00–155.00	149.68
38	—	525	110.00–122.50	116.65
37	—	323	132.00–145.00	137.32
22	—	622	92.00–115.00	105.15
20	—	579	105.00–117.50	113.03
17	—	284	137.00–147.00	141.22
2	—	683	99.00–100.00	99.49
2	—	715	95.00–98.00	96.50
2	—	760	90.00–91.00	90.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	560	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	818	90.00–94.00	91.98
4	—	762	96.00–97.00	96.74
14	—	533	122.50–130.00	125.74
9	—	620	112.50–121.00	117.15
4	—	233	170.00–182.00	177.42
12	—	681	100.00–118.00	107.78
17	—	271	160.00–177.00	168.21
18	—	578	117.50–127.00	121.93
24	—	476	130.00–140.00	135.09
29	—	331	152.00–162.50	156.68
31	—	379	145.00–155.00	150.00
42	—	426	137.00–150.00	143.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	397	162.00	162.00
2	—	833	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	167.00–175.00	171.18
2	—	225	175.00–182.00	178.19
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
8	—	613	116.00–131.00	122.37
19	—	472	140.00–147.00	143.64
15	—	376	155.00–165.00	159.82
13	—	418	145.00–157.50	151.99
10	—	529	130.00–143.00	134.06
17	—	329	162.00–176.00	166.34
21	—	575	122.00–133.00	129.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	433	130.00–135.00	133.09
7	—	625	100.00–110.00	104.83
6	—	718	92.00–102.00	97.83
4	—	375	140.00–144.00	140.99
4	—	674	95.00–105.00	102.53
6	—	267	150.00–160.00	153.89
5	—	581	110.00–117.50	113.82
4	—	231	157.50–162.00	159.87
1	—	770	95.00	95.00
10	—	327	135.00–152.00	144.03
10	—	530	112.00–122.00	118.17
11	—	471	124.00–130.00	127.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	915	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,122	835.00–850.00	840.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,080	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,475	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	675.00–775.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,223	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,151.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	850.00–900.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–725.00	662.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,172	475.00–610.00	586.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,328	725.00–875.00	790.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,159	650.00–725.00	675.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	615.00–685.00	649.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–785.00	730.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	815.00–1,025.00	906.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,215	975.00–1,100.00	1,024.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,083	680.00–800.00	747.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,221	850.00–975.00	947.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	730.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	730.00–860.00	785.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	240.00	240.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	640.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	863	445.00–580.00	541.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	820	800.00–825.00	812.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	842	720.00–750.00	739.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,840	88.00–100.00	91.50
13	—	1,623	73.00–96.50	84.51
10	—	1,446	58.00–82.00	71.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	60.00–68.00	63.69
6	—	1,468	52.00–67.00	57.45
3	—	1,507	45.00–46.00	45.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,238	58.00–71.00	63.26
10	—	1,119	48.00–62.00	56.91
56	—	1,139	52.00–67.00	57.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,004	40.00–53.00	46.15
13	—	968	30.00–45.00	39.35
3	—	1,075	50.00–52.00	51.42

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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