Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 117 priced lines covering 830 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,003 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 230 head. replacement cattle receipts at 125 head. Counted as USDA files them — 50 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,003Last week 2,462Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 279Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 209Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade was moderate with light 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	—	430	122.00–132.00	126.88
2	—	560	100.00–110.00	104.96
2	—	740	88.00–95.00	91.48
4	—	533	110.00–115.00	112.56
2	—	385	120.00–124.00	122.05
2	—	315	130.00	130.00
1	—	835	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	112.00–120.00	115.97
6	—	374	130.00–140.00	136.42
6	—	330	134.00–145.00	140.83
5	—	520	115.00–130.00	120.98
4	—	476	125.00–135.00	130.52
1	—	930	86.00	86.00
1	—	860	87.00	87.00
5	—	428	127.50–135.00	129.55
3	—	667	111.00–112.00	111.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	124.00–127.00	125.03
2	—	575	117.50–122.00	119.73
2	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	136.00	136.00
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
2	—	428	140.00–142.00	140.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	112.00–117.00	114.52
5	—	276	142.00–150.00	145.49
7	—	467	117.00–134.00	124.19
7	—	519	113.00–125.00	117.71
3	—	328	140.00–142.00	140.99
10	—	381	132.00–150.00	139.56
10	—	426	125.00–145.00	134.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	275	137.00–142.00	139.86
2	—	678	85.00–90.00	87.49
2	—	625	88.00–96.00	92.13
7	—	579	102.00–117.50	108.93
17	—	376	122.00–142.50	129.80
12	—	335	130.00–145.00	135.95
13	—	524	107.00–125.00	115.26
15	—	423	117.00–135.00	125.89
19	—	477	111.00–130.00	120.60
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	80.00–85.00	82.48
3	—	232	134.00–140.00	136.37
5	—	481	85.00–107.00	96.68
6	—	277	122.00–132.00	126.42
9	—	436	105.00–112.00	109.24
3	—	580	110.00–113.00	111.02
8	—	365	110.00–130.00	118.43
13	—	332	115.00–137.50	122.10
1	—	515	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	331	122.00–130.00	128.11
6	—	376	117.00–125.00	120.83
9	—	422	112.00–118.00	114.20
15	—	529	106.00–109.00	106.20
9	—	473	110.00–115.00	111.97
1	—	285	132.00	132.00
2	—	580	107.00	107.00
2	—	635	105.00	105.00
2	—	768	90.00–92.00	90.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	770	100.50	100.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	233	125.00–135.00	128.00
35	—	661	85.00–95.00	90.35
2	—	723	82.00–90.00	86.10
1	—	615	88.00	88.00
11	—	380	115.00–127.50	119.92
20	—	476	104.00–117.50	110.20
11	—	278	117.00–135.00	122.56
11	—	582	92.00–107.50	96.14
13	—	522	95.00–112.00	101.93
17	—	323	110.00–132.50	120.66
17	—	422	105.00–123.00	113.80
1	—	770	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	282	105.00–127.00	111.20
16	—	425	90.00–112.00	102.22
10	—	318	100.00–117.50	109.10
8	—	469	80.00–107.00	96.60
4	—	518	99.00–102.00	100.73
3	—	627	84.00–92.00	87.37
10	—	384	108.00–112.50	110.38
1	—	730	80.00	80.00
5	—	662	65.00–92.00	83.11
2	—	573	93.00–95.00	93.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,151	875.00–975.00	917.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	825.00–875.00	858.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	831	475.00–650.00	575.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	935	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	890.00–975.00	932.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	625.00–780.00	729.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	585.00–600.00	592.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,121	720.00–875.00	769.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	690.00–750.00	724.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	560.00–625.00	592.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	350.00	350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	345.00	345.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	922	450.00–540.00	481.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	830.00	830.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	870.00	870.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	600.00–625.00	612.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,135	650.00–750.00	703.85
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	350.00–500.00	445.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	395.00–475.00	427.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,695	62.00	62.00
7	—	1,577	55.00–68.00	61.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	993	35.50–58.00	54.60
32	—	1,124	52.00–65.00	59.68
20	—	1,242	58.00–70.00	66.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	997	46.00–54.00	50.28
7	—	931	52.00–62.00	56.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,702	83.00–96.50	88.91
13	—	1,813	88.00–102.50	96.83
3	—	1,288	81.00–84.00	82.95

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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