Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 99 priced lines covering 1,243 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,659 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 702 head. replacement cattle receipts at 77 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Mar 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,659Last week 821Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 702Last week 349Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 214Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sharply lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 6.00 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	118.00–127.00	122.42
4	—	579	105.00–110.00	106.27
4	—	381	120.00–126.00	122.79
3	—	628	96.00–100.00	98.65
3	—	480	115.00–122.00	119.64
3	—	332	123.00–130.00	126.12
5	—	530	106.00–116.00	110.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	764	91.00–99.00	96.80
10	—	662	110.00–112.00	111.49
7	—	715	98.00–100.00	99.00
43	—	635	98.00–116.00	111.26
15	—	525	115.00–130.00	123.48
14	—	326	140.00–152.50	150.12
17	—	376	135.00–147.50	141.56
21	—	426	130.00–140.00	136.77
31	—	559	105.00–124.00	119.07
38	—	473	125.00–140.00	133.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	140.00	140.00
3	—	677	95.00–105.00	99.95
4	—	733	89.00–100.00	92.45
13	—	477	117.50–130.00	123.63
1	—	850	80.00	80.00
16	—	573	110.00–119.00	112.83
22	—	425	120.00–137.00	129.21
12	—	528	107.00–123.00	117.42
13	—	327	130.00–142.50	136.12
13	—	377	125.00–145.00	134.06
13	—	626	91.00–112.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	126.00–133.00	128.90
8	—	423	128.00–142.00	133.07
6	—	523	120.00–125.00	123.00
2	—	570	103.00–105.00	104.00
1	—	395	144.00	144.00
3	—	625	94.00–95.00	94.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	91.00–99.00	94.89
7	—	367	140.00–157.00	147.82
3	—	780	88.00–89.00	88.66
3	—	328	145.00–150.00	148.32
5	—	634	107.00–115.00	111.64
10	—	585	108.00–125.00	118.16
7	—	682	100.00–110.00	105.03
12	—	469	125.00–142.00	133.16
15	—	530	122.50–135.00	127.91
19	—	429	130.00–154.00	145.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	114.00–122.00	116.95
22	—	423	145.00–165.00	154.92
21	—	468	135.00–157.00	145.86
11	—	368	152.50–168.00	159.36
9	—	531	131.00–145.00	136.77
6	—	573	122.00–130.00	126.79
5	—	622	117.50–124.00	119.57
2	—	725	109.00–112.00	110.51
3	—	332	157.50–160.00	159.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	128.00	128.00
11	—	476	140.00–156.00	147.66
7	—	582	128.00–137.00	131.41
13	—	428	145.00–165.00	150.35
22	—	536	140.00–148.00	141.47
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
5	—	794	101.00	101.00
14	—	723	115.00	115.00
8	—	317	160.00–165.00	162.14
9	—	374	152.00–160.00	156.30
17	—	673	120.00–124.00	123.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	472	142.50–163.00	150.42
4	—	575	140.00–145.00	142.58
8	—	525	145.00–154.00	149.37
1	—	265	177.50	177.50
13	—	425	150.00–162.00	157.94
7	—	322	155.00–170.00	160.94
6	—	374	158.00–167.50	162.34
3	—	670	127.00	127.00
7	—	734	120.00	120.00
16	—	757	113.00	113.00
24	—	634	129.00–133.00	132.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	140.00–150.00	144.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,228	45.00–56.50	49.39
61	—	1,210	40.00–47.00	43.27
15	—	1,279	54.00–59.00	57.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,470	40.00–44.00	41.76
3	—	1,367	51.00–64.00	54.87
40	—	1,387	42.00–58.00	46.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,045	48.00–52.00	49.48
52	—	1,026	38.00–50.00	45.27
33	—	975	35.00–44.50	41.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,691	64.00–82.50	72.08
11	—	1,620	59.00–77.50	68.05
12	—	1,834	68.00–86.00	73.69

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	800.00–950.00	881.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	900.00–1,250.00	1,082.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	675.00–975.00	822.92
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	510.00	510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	625.00–875.00	735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	225.00–600.00	418.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	575.00–675.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	375.00–725.00	569.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	650.00	650.00

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

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