Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 74 priced lines covering 412 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 385 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 326 head. replacement cattle receipts at 145 head. Counted as USDA files them — 24 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 1,003Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 326Last week 230Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 125Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand. All 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
2	—	283	130.00–140.00	134.96
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
3	—	425	120.00–127.00	124.35
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	131.00–136.00	134.49
4	—	376	151.00–155.00	153.96
2	—	608	125.00–127.00	126.00
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
6	—	470	130.00–140.00	137.16
6	—	425	142.00–148.00	144.93
6	—	333	155.00–160.00	156.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	129.00–144.00	137.06
6	—	482	127.00–135.00	132.53
4	—	369	139.00–145.00	142.26
4	—	328	150.00–152.50	151.24
3	—	267	150.00–157.00	152.36
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
3	—	533	125.00–130.00	127.65
7	—	572	110.00–120.00	115.98
3	—	635	113.00–115.00	113.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	123.00–130.00	127.64
8	—	327	133.00–140.00	135.99
3	—	587	115.00–117.50	115.81
4	—	289	137.00–144.00	138.73
9	—	523	110.00–123.00	117.15
9	—	474	122.00–126.00	123.96
9	—	369	130.00–133.00	131.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	130.00	130.00
7	—	379	136.00–137.00	136.44
3	—	413	133.00–135.00	134.31
1	—	265	147.00	147.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
4	—	313	138.00–145.00	143.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	108.00	108.00
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
4	—	228	125.00–127.00	126.03
3	—	383	115.00–118.00	115.94
2	—	620	105.00	105.00
2	—	570	107.00	107.00
2	—	405	114.00–120.00	117.00
2	—	330	125.00	125.00
1	—	795	86.00	86.00
1	—	665	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	144.00	144.00
2	—	770	108.00–110.00	108.98
6	—	331	148.00–160.00	153.50
4	—	389	138.00–147.00	142.97
1	—	410	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	165.00–170.00	166.73
2	—	645	123.00–126.00	124.50
4	—	413	146.00–150.00	146.98
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	130.00–150.00	142.98
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
1	—	510	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,518	67.00–75.00	71.65
4	—	1,453	71.00–80.00	76.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	45.00–50.00	48.30
15	—	1,071	65.00–69.00	66.52
14	—	904	46.00–64.00	49.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,149	64.00–80.00	71.18
31	—	1,352	70.00–91.00	80.55
9	—	1,084	60.00–65.00	62.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,331	72.00–85.00	77.50
10	—	1,538	82.00–95.00	88.13
7	—	1,637	93.00–105.00	98.60

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	850.00–935.00	881.88
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	700.00–875.00	763.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	430.00–540.00	507.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	775.00–975.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,262.50

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

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