Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 120 priced lines covering 1,449 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,156 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 427 head. replacement cattle receipts at 352 head. Counted as USDA files them — 77 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Apr 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,156Last week 1,454Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 427Last week 330Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 352Last week 212Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	526	90.00–112.50	104.25
6	—	620	80.00–105.00	96.97
9	—	479	105.00–115.00	111.20
7	—	380	118.00–124.00	121.36
15	—	429	102.00–118.00	111.78
5	—	328	110.00–125.00	119.73
4	—	583	85.00–101.00	94.61
2	—	265	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	473	110.00–125.00	116.84
37	—	525	105.00–120.00	112.23
23	—	577	100.00–115.00	106.72
20	—	378	122.00–135.00	130.80
13	—	323	130.00–135.00	133.59
2	—	763	90.00–92.00	91.00
2	—	663	97.00–100.00	98.51
2	—	218	140.00–147.00	143.54
9	—	619	85.00–103.00	96.51
19	—	428	117.00–127.50	123.08
4	—	285	127.00–137.00	132.18
10	—	731	91.00–94.00	92.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	428	125.00–135.00	129.83
23	—	380	134.00–140.00	137.00
16	—	516	112.00–125.00	117.22
27	—	787	95.00–98.00	95.53
22	—	733	101.00	101.00
8	—	615	105.00–108.00	105.38
8	—	581	111.00–117.00	112.44
7	—	668	100.00–105.00	103.13
1	—	455	128.00	128.00
6	—	318	127.50–147.00	140.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	785	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	423	132.00–146.00	139.10
24	—	528	115.00–132.00	124.51
23	—	473	122.00–138.00	130.70
22	—	576	102.00–125.00	113.99
14	—	378	135.00–152.00	144.40
12	—	323	140.00–162.00	151.79
2	—	235	172.00	172.00
2	—	280	167.00–170.00	168.45
11	—	612	95.00–116.00	105.38
7	—	716	92.00–110.00	100.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	110.00–111.00	110.50
3	—	730	104.00–106.00	104.98
8	—	573	117.00–122.00	118.86
4	—	533	122.00–125.00	122.72
4	—	320	160.00–170.00	164.84
3	—	275	175.00–177.00	175.64
5	—	616	113.00–122.00	116.99
8	—	371	147.00–157.00	149.70
18	—	429	142.00–152.00	144.83
13	—	476	130.00–143.00	134.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	475	105.00–127.00	113.98
10	—	632	80.00–107.00	93.16
7	—	432	115.00–135.00	124.36
4	—	660	80.00–103.00	90.57
3	—	373	125.00–132.00	127.38
9	—	525	112.00–119.00	115.42
4	—	570	108.00–112.00	110.49
2	—	718	80.00–85.00	82.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	123.00–125.00	123.50
3	—	473	140.00–142.50	140.85
6	—	571	127.00–135.00	130.86
16	—	530	125.00–138.00	130.47
14	—	690	108.00–120.00	111.02
6	—	428	130.00–145.00	139.54
8	—	721	105.00	105.00
6	—	776	103.00–105.00	103.32
14	—	378	146.00–152.50	149.17
7	—	330	128.00–160.00	154.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	165.00–167.50	166.25
6	—	583	130.00	130.00
4	—	369	155.00–162.00	158.23
5	—	465	137.00–141.00	139.82
46	—	781	105.00	105.00
8	—	664	123.00	123.00
12	—	425	140.00–150.00	143.09
8	—	536	134.00–143.00	136.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	672	80.00–105.00	84.33
9	—	585	90.00–120.00	116.61
4	—	528	100.00–119.00	109.45
4	—	378	120.00–136.00	130.00
5	—	329	146.00–148.00	147.58
1	—	425	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–860.00	805.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	750.00–875.00	797.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	430.00–735.00	613.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,232	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,133.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,162.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	38	—	—	635.00–900.00	787.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	825.00–1,200.00	1,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,040	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	600.00–775.00	665.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,395	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,400.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	—	850.00–1,225.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	34	—	—	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,272.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	575.00–875.00	792.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,123.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,162.50
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	—	675.00–975.00	809.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	682.00–813.00	745.80
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	400.00–500.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,358	55.00–71.00	61.50
6	—	1,356	51.00–58.00	53.32
8	—	1,263	61.00–75.00	68.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,269	60.00–74.00	62.88
87	—	1,184	55.00–72.00	60.71
27	—	1,175	48.00–56.00	54.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	993	45.00–50.00	46.89
29	—	1,057	50.00–60.00	52.98
16	—	1,077	55.00–64.00	57.49
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	98.00	98.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	91.00–94.00	92.49
17	—	1,682	80.00–90.00	85.55
13	—	1,510	67.50–83.00	77.15

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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