Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 157 priced lines covering 1,965 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,484 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 336 head. replacement cattle receipts at 233 head. Counted as USDA files them — 45 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Mar 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,484Last week 1,983Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 336Last week 162Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 233Last week 226Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	928	86.00	86.00
6	—	230	157.50–160.00	159.28
30	—	480	119.00–137.00	123.46
29	—	416	122.50–142.00	131.70
24	—	527	116.00–124.00	119.04
24	—	365	130.00–150.00	138.67
21	—	719	98.00–104.00	102.09
21	—	326	140.00–150.00	144.49
2	—	685	100.00–107.00	103.45
1	—	795	85.00	85.00
6	—	259	148.00–155.00	152.18
14	—	566	113.00–118.00	115.35
17	—	615	102.00–112.00	107.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	331	127.00–138.00	131.89
37	—	476	105.00–125.00	112.16
18	—	279	130.00–141.00	136.34
4	—	614	95.00–100.00	97.02
30	—	524	100.00–115.00	105.09
21	—	428	115.00–132.00	120.39
4	—	775	80.00–85.00	82.47
5	—	219	136.00–140.00	137.69
9	—	663	60.00–100.00	89.15
18	—	373	105.00–135.00	124.97
18	—	572	75.00–102.00	93.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	374	120.00–142.00	131.41
44	—	467	113.00–132.00	118.95
30	—	523	107.00–125.00	113.13
29	—	327	132.00–150.00	135.96
27	—	568	98.00–117.50	106.40
15	—	624	95.00–115.00	102.82
36	—	428	121.00–137.00	126.93
2	—	725	70.00–75.00	72.52
2	—	675	95.00–100.00	97.44
1	—	760	70.00	70.00
11	—	282	136.00–140.00	137.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	653	109.50	109.50
11	—	482	129.00	129.00
2	—	295	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	671	110.00–115.00	114.18
4	—	719	105.00–112.00	108.26
4	—	280	150.00–155.00	152.46
5	—	537	120.00–125.00	122.99
5	—	577	118.00–120.00	118.82
6	—	434	132.00–136.00	134.49
16	—	474	120.00–131.00	127.87
10	—	333	136.00–150.00	144.15
12	—	386	132.00–145.00	140.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	617	122.00–135.00	125.86
18	—	434	140.00–156.00	145.91
14	—	528	132.00–145.00	137.10
18	—	483	135.00–150.00	139.09
19	—	576	125.00–142.50	131.88
27	—	380	145.00–162.00	152.23
1	—	1,060	90.00	90.00
6	—	717	109.00–112.00	110.31
10	—	675	100.00–130.00	115.59
11	—	331	155.00–164.00	160.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	367	155.00–180.00	163.44
18	—	571	130.00–140.00	135.15
12	—	619	118.00–137.00	127.51
11	—	670	105.00–122.00	115.47
4	—	269	148.00–180.00	169.22
3	—	948	97.00	97.00
3	—	832	103.00	103.00
2	—	725	101.00–105.00	103.00
1	—	225	186.00	186.00
25	—	518	137.50–155.00	141.87
19	—	426	150.00–167.00	157.07
16	—	474	142.00–160.00	147.82
8	—	324	162.50–180.00	168.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	143.00	143.00
11	—	768	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	476	125.00–140.00	131.69
33	—	426	130.00–152.00	140.97
31	—	526	112.50–137.00	125.40
31	—	378	135.00–157.00	146.12
28	—	330	145.00–165.00	153.59
21	—	574	109.00–129.00	118.46
3	—	735	90.00–110.00	96.71
2	—	668	100.00–115.00	107.53
10	—	267	158.00–167.50	162.04
4	—	228	167.50–175.00	171.21
13	—	618	107.00–120.00	113.38
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	374	150.00–170.00	156.68
24	—	477	130.00–145.00	136.85
17	—	316	160.00–180.00	168.04
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
24	—	425	137.50–162.00	148.18
15	—	523	128.00–142.00	131.82
13	—	670	95.00–118.00	106.45
11	—	630	100.00–124.00	115.85
11	—	564	113.00–132.00	124.00
11	—	268	170.00–185.00	176.41
5	—	213	180.00–186.00	182.15
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	347	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	272	145.00	145.00
3	—	672	80.00–100.00	93.20
1	—	210	155.00	155.00
11	—	336	140.00–145.00	142.28
10	—	373	130.00–142.00	135.30
28	—	477	120.00–130.00	123.84
26	—	524	114.00–127.00	119.23
9	—	574	105.00–115.00	108.56
2	—	710	97.00–98.00	97.50
2	—	778	90.00–95.00	92.56
29	—	429	110.00–140.00	129.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,118.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	775.00–900.00	823.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	825.00–1,150.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	807.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,275	975.00–1,000.00	991.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–760.00	686.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	—	625.00–810.00	700.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	650.00–725.00	691.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,122	555.00–675.00	606.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	340.00–550.00	441.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–550.00	516.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	795	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	470.00–660.00	612.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	340.00	340.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	210.00	210.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	485.00–600.00	553.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	450.00–575.00	512.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,120	720.00–800.00	745.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	950.00–1,325.00	1,112.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,315	1,160.00–1,250.00	1,207.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,045.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	550.00–885.00	705.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	700.00–775.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,812	89.00–96.00	92.93
4	—	1,406	75.00–80.00	78.05
19	—	1,662	80.00–93.00	86.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,234	57.00–66.00	63.50
81	—	1,141	53.00–61.50	57.86
20	—	1,173	48.00–55.00	51.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	62.50–64.00	63.11
20	—	1,478	51.00–64.00	58.58
4	—	1,480	54.00–58.00	55.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	986	53.00–57.00	54.93
11	—	895	41.00–45.00	43.25
24	—	1,034	45.00–56.00	50.75

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

More

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line