Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 95 priced lines covering 843 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 821 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 349 head. replacement cattle receipts at 214 head. Counted as USDA files them — 72 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Mar 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 821Last week 1,279Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 349Last week 462Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 214Last week 316Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 8.00 to 12.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	326	128.00–145.00	135.14
8	—	479	115.00–125.00	120.59
7	—	583	110.00–124.00	117.35
6	—	669	98.00–110.00	103.74
5	—	632	104.00–115.00	108.85
19	—	429	123.00–131.00	127.12
17	—	373	124.00–136.00	131.14
3	—	725	90.00–95.00	93.33
13	—	517	114.00–127.00	120.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	418	132.00–138.00	134.35
10	—	471	126.00–135.00	130.68
22	—	317	138.00–150.00	145.14
9	—	610	110.00	110.00
3	—	678	109.00–112.00	110.01
3	—	520	128.00–130.00	129.35
2	—	570	119.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
16	—	373	136.00–150.00	140.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	706	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	117.00–123.00	119.97
5	—	279	130.00–132.00	130.37
3	—	483	110.00–117.00	114.73
5	—	325	120.00–123.00	121.80
6	—	413	114.00–125.00	119.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	480	127.00–137.00	132.96
11	—	334	145.00–155.00	152.77
8	—	584	110.00–125.00	119.36
4	—	525	125.00–130.00	128.00
5	—	428	135.00–140.00	138.66
8	—	377	145.00–150.00	147.92
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
1	—	220	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	410	145.00–155.00	150.96
7	—	473	132.00–145.00	138.51
1	—	210	188.00	188.00
21	—	513	133.00–141.00	139.69
4	—	581	127.00–134.00	130.73
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
3	—	375	155.00–160.00	156.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	130.00–135.00	132.43
6	—	476	117.00–126.00	121.81
2	—	590	110.00–116.00	113.03
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
1	—	325	112.00	112.00
1	—	295	115.00	115.00
6	—	532	107.00–120.00	114.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	122.00–140.00	134.52
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
13	—	768	118.00	118.00
13	—	375	148.00–155.00	151.50
11	—	425	140.00–152.00	145.98
10	—	526	130.00–145.00	138.82
6	—	488	140.00–148.00	144.89
6	—	326	150.00–157.00	154.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	156.00–165.00	160.52
7	—	527	137.00–150.00	143.24
2	—	485	155.00	155.00
13	—	426	150.00–161.00	158.79
8	—	324	162.00–190.00	170.70
7	—	574	133.00–145.00	135.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
2	—	428	132.00–133.00	132.49
3	—	380	131.00–135.00	133.30
7	—	324	135.00–150.00	143.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,233	74.00–80.00	76.14
50	—	1,196	65.00–81.00	69.50
13	—	1,136	60.00–66.00	63.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,385	72.00–79.00	75.59
3	—	1,317	60.00–65.00	63.22
17	—	1,414	68.00–76.00	70.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,018	63.00–70.00	67.13
19	—	910	48.00–57.00	52.83
27	—	996	56.00–65.00	59.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,666	88.00–100.00	95.00
10	—	1,424	60.00–90.00	83.13
6	—	1,718	94.00–108.00	99.46

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)	4	—	1,005	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,085	975.00–1,090.00	1,016.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	710.00–810.00	787.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	625.00–900.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,128	850.00–950.00	912.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	500.00–650.00	606.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	700.00–825.00	756.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,183	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,041.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	700.00–860.00	788.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	910.00–1,225.00	1,069.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	725.00–925.00	845.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	675.00–800.00	737.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	475.00–595.00	526.43

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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