Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 122 priced lines covering 1,144 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,214 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 224 head. replacement cattle receipts at 324 head. Counted as USDA files them — 173 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Apr 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,214Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 324Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	425.00–550.00	501.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	775.00–1,050.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	947	950.00–1,050.00	989.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	700.00–710.00	705.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	775.00–1,375.00	1,068.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	550.00–875.00	721.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	575.00–690.00	613.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	785.00–975.00	873.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,294	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,351.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,103	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,258.35
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	550.00–750.00	683.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	625.00–980.00	878.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,089	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,289.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	775.00–950.00	856.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	900.00–1,460.00	1,278.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	72	—	1,398	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,483.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	795.00	795.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	750.00–975.00	893.18
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	425.00–550.00	492.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	900.00–1,000.00	947.62
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	600.00	600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	114.00–129.00	123.37
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
1	—	595	113.00	113.00
3	—	665	96.00	96.00
5	—	629	105.00–108.00	105.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
3	—	437	140.00–145.00	141.64
6	—	533	120.00–132.00	126.94
3	—	612	115.00–123.00	118.33
8	—	385	130.00–168.00	149.96
16	—	477	127.00–149.00	138.75
34	—	578	112.00–129.00	125.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	564	120.00–127.00	123.07
7	—	516	132.00–137.00	134.30
6	—	622	112.00–129.00	122.05
4	—	374	145.00–148.00	146.74
2	—	820	100.00	100.00
2	—	320	150.00–156.00	152.91
14	—	480	134.00–144.00	137.02
11	—	657	107.00–115.00	109.91
9	—	724	106.00–110.00	108.32
7	—	427	139.00–152.00	144.33
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	860	105.50	105.50
5	—	835	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	74.00	74.00
8	—	569	80.00–89.00	83.47
3	—	722	60.00–70.00	66.70
3	—	613	75.00–80.00	76.71
2	—	525	100.00	100.00
12	—	477	100.00–110.00	104.88
6	—	323	117.00–124.00	120.78
3	—	422	110.00–115.00	113.02
4	—	386	115.00–120.00	116.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	431	115.00–137.00	123.21
20	—	574	90.00–114.00	106.08
19	—	626	90.00–105.00	102.85
8	—	715	96.00	96.00
3	—	792	80.00–86.00	83.99
5	—	674	80.00–101.00	90.34
28	—	474	100.00–127.00	113.46
18	—	530	109.00–122.00	110.13
18	—	376	120.00–145.00	127.72
11	—	328	125.00–139.00	132.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	418	120.00–143.00	127.17
45	—	471	102.00–139.00	122.50
10	—	530	105.00–125.00	110.75
8	—	576	100.00–116.00	107.81
5	—	620	95.00–110.00	100.21
3	—	780	85.00–93.00	87.60
2	—	663	99.00–107.00	102.95
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
26	—	373	128.00–150.00	134.35
10	—	323	135.00–140.00	136.96
1	—	205	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	95.00–105.00	101.95
4	—	373	120.00–145.00	129.03
4	—	329	132.00–157.00	144.31
2	—	465	100.00–125.00	112.90
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
3	—	632	90.00–100.00	96.81
3	—	507	112.00–120.00	114.68
2	—	793	77.00–83.00	80.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	680	83.00–95.00	85.66
20	—	477	113.00–140.00	128.36
17	—	429	120.00–146.00	133.67
11	—	526	110.00–130.00	120.00
8	—	633	102.00–115.00	105.56
8	—	377	130.00–153.00	139.59
8	—	327	144.00–165.00	154.22
10	—	571	100.00–121.00	108.37
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	564	107.00–132.00	113.27
9	—	312	150.00–172.00	155.74
3	—	683	94.00–100.00	96.36
3	—	613	95.00–120.00	107.13
1	—	795	80.00	80.00
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
1	—	250	185.00	185.00
1	—	245	195.00	195.00
19	—	469	124.00–147.00	130.36
21	—	522	118.00–142.00	127.47
9	—	367	144.00–165.00	149.69
22	—	415	130.00–159.00	138.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,093	51.00–58.00	55.24
21	—	1,277	60.00–66.00	64.28
42	—	1,212	55.00–63.00	59.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	53.00–59.00	55.79
7	—	1,489	57.00–62.00	59.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,003	50.00–57.00	52.95
12	—	980	43.00–51.00	46.58
9	—	1,129	57.00–60.00	58.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,516	78.00–91.00	84.79
8	—	1,183	58.00–81.00	70.12
2	—	1,643	97.00–99.00	98.09

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.

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