Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 111 priced lines covering 1,331 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,401 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 437 head. replacement cattle receipts at 113 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Mar 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,401Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 437Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active and good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pars 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
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
17	—	469	126.00–145.00	136.96
27	—	517	125.00–140.00	131.49
26	—	424	131.00–151.00	141.30
18	—	328	145.00–160.00	154.51
6	—	561	125.00–132.00	126.80
30	—	367	134.00–156.00	148.10
1	—	700	109.00	109.00
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	130.00–140.00	132.09
3	—	470	114.00–120.00	118.04
2	—	583	100.00–105.00	102.55
1	—	760	80.00	80.00
7	—	371	120.00–129.00	123.80
6	—	324	125.00–135.00	127.56
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	124.00–130.00	127.08
8	—	671	100.00–105.00	103.01
3	—	718	90.00–95.00	91.68
23	—	326	130.00–151.00	139.30
6	—	622	105.00–115.00	110.04
24	—	379	128.00–154.00	138.93
24	—	421	127.50–147.00	134.05
27	—	579	107.00–125.00	112.15
37	—	524	114.00–129.00	119.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	153.00	153.00
2	—	383	157.00	157.00
6	—	475	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	676	114.50	114.50
140	—	718	113.00–114.50	113.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
22	—	531	125.00–139.00	132.68
18	—	576	120.00–131.00	125.52
17	—	479	134.00–143.00	139.55
10	—	424	138.00–151.00	145.50
10	—	321	150.00–165.00	155.61
7	—	377	145.00–165.00	152.68
1	—	235	164.00	164.00
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
5	—	618	120.00–125.00	121.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	566	124.00–135.00	130.65
9	—	614	122.00–135.00	127.62
1	—	660	117.50	117.50
19	—	523	134.00–148.00	141.65
19	—	373	158.00–175.00	167.44
18	—	421	153.00–168.00	159.00
19	—	465	145.00–157.50	150.06
14	—	325	160.00–185.00	169.36
3	—	278	164.00–170.00	167.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	115.00–120.00	118.71
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	148.00	148.00
1	—	375	144.00	144.00
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
3	—	417	130.00–140.00	136.64
3	—	485	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	120.00–130.00	125.01
3	—	443	130.00–140.00	136.69
3	—	335	140.00–150.00	143.43
80	—	604	89.00–120.00	90.10
2	—	710	90.00–91.00	90.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	723	117.00–120.00	117.43
5	—	673	119.00–127.00	122.21
3	—	322	164.00–168.00	165.31
2	—	768	111.00–115.00	113.02
10	—	431	146.00–157.00	154.30
6	—	378	155.00–168.00	160.05
2	—	490	145.00–148.00	146.48
7	—	524	140.00–148.00	144.25
8	—	571	130.00–139.00	134.18
9	—	614	131.00–135.00	133.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	145.00–148.00	145.98
5	—	663	130.00–135.00	132.80
13	—	634	126.00–139.00	127.26
5	—	736	128.00–129.00	128.80
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
12	—	368	164.00–176.00	170.07
9	—	526	142.00–150.00	146.37
9	—	324	170.00–175.00	172.59
13	—	422	157.50–175.00	165.20
21	—	474	150.00–165.00	155.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–925.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	425.00–450.00	437.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	700.00–1,250.00	962.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	800.00–1,500.00	1,128.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–875.00	786.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–650.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	475.00–480.00	477.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	680.00	680.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	975.00–1,325.00	1,158.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	700.00–825.00	755.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	64.00–75.00	70.44
1	—	1,155	58.00	58.00
6	—	1,483	74.00–85.00	79.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	986	53.00–71.00	63.98
19	—	981	43.00–55.00	50.48
19	—	1,014	64.00–78.00	73.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,122	61.00–78.00	71.44
34	—	1,216	68.00–86.00	80.15
25	—	1,134	56.00–70.00	64.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,437	74.00–89.00	84.47
17	—	1,549	86.00–100.00	94.58
14	—	1,758	99.00–108.00	103.08

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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