Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 107 priced lines covering 1,097 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,551 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 193 head. replacement cattle receipts at 182 head. Counted as USDA files them — 74 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,551Last week 1,551Year ago 1,551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 193Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 182Last week 182Year ago 182

Compared to a week ago: All slaughter glasses sold sharply lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	100.00–117.00	108.18
3	—	280	160.00–166.00	161.93
3	—	718	100.00–107.00	103.67
2	—	663	100.00–107.00	103.51
21	—	520	110.00–140.00	127.77
18	—	430	126.00–165.00	140.18
17	—	479	117.00–157.00	132.30
6	—	578	105.00–130.00	118.19
5	—	370	140.00–157.00	150.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	308	158.00–166.00	161.93
8	—	618	116.00–121.00	118.64
10	—	572	117.00–133.00	126.29
10	—	713	105.00–112.00	107.29
11	—	673	107.00–120.00	114.28
21	—	520	124.00–150.00	132.36
23	—	375	144.00–164.00	149.93
30	—	425	135.00–180.00	147.09
31	—	477	126.00–172.00	140.88
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	135.00–137.00	135.95
2	—	590	101.00–104.00	102.51
4	—	473	126.00–131.00	129.27
1	—	735	96.00	96.00
1	—	770	95.00	95.00
2	—	230	155.00	155.00
2	—	280	152.00–155.00	153.55
2	—	325	137.00–145.00	141.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	84.00–90.00	86.98
20	—	366	135.00–147.00	140.67
25	—	520	117.00–128.00	123.11
4	—	330	140.00–151.00	147.37
16	—	429	130.00–140.00	136.12
23	—	571	105.00–120.00	112.06
23	—	473	125.00–137.00	130.59
21	—	623	95.00–108.00	103.04
18	—	676	90.00–103.00	96.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	570	90.00–117.00	105.87
5	—	329	130.00–140.00	134.42
21	—	379	125.00–147.00	135.98
23	—	627	90.00–115.00	99.97
24	—	524	107.00–120.00	114.89
27	—	423	120.00–137.00	130.17
32	—	465	116.00–135.00	125.41
3	—	678	96.00–102.00	98.34
4	—	766	84.00–91.00	89.01
6	—	723	91.00–100.00	97.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	137.00–139.00	138.14
13	—	428	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	125.00	125.00
1	—	360	117.00	117.00
4	—	418	112.00–119.00	116.19
6	—	329	117.00–132.00	124.32
7	—	475	106.00–117.00	110.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	110.00	110.00
5	—	685	125.00–127.00	125.78
11	—	716	118.00–125.00	121.47
14	—	626	123.00–134.00	131.32
4	—	321	156.00–165.00	161.33
13	—	421	136.00–180.00	149.59
2	—	388	152.50–155.00	153.73
23	—	517	133.00–148.00	140.75
19	—	568	130.00–143.00	135.49
6	—	488	138.00–152.00	141.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	130.00–145.00	136.33
8	—	478	135.00–144.00	138.15
9	—	420	137.50–175.00	153.67
9	—	573	125.00–140.00	134.43
10	—	385	142.50–157.00	151.54
3	—	770	103.00	103.00
5	—	844	95.00	95.00
11	—	631	124.00–130.00	125.61
8	—	670	121.00	121.00
2	—	740	117.00	117.00
4	—	331	150.00–177.00	158.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	855	106.50	106.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	137.00–144.00	141.15
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
1	—	505	137.00	137.00

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	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	—	—	850.00–1,150.00	1,016.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	500.00–875.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	570.00–650.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	700.00–925.00	803.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	970.00	970.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	750.00–925.00	820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	—	300.00–500.00	387.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	365.00–450.00	414.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	50.00–69.00	61.64
20	—	1,756	63.00–76.50	67.75
5	—	1,753	72.00–77.00	74.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	32.00–37.00	34.71
36	—	1,021	32.00–46.00	41.17
2	—	1,120	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,197	40.00–50.00	44.51
17	—	1,299	39.50–47.00	44.61
7	—	1,178	49.00–62.00	52.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,342	35.00–52.00	43.13
7	—	1,451	51.00–58.00	52.96

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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