Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 123 priced lines covering 1,400 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,911 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 303 head. replacement cattle receipts at 156 head. Counted as USDA files them — 68 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Apr 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,911Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 303Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: All slaughter classes sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade is moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	95.00–115.00	106.99
23	—	376	110.00–140.00	126.89
4	—	740	95.00	95.00
1	—	790	89.00	89.00
1	—	275	132.00	132.00
3	—	615	85.00–105.00	93.24
27	—	429	108.00–130.00	120.42
7	—	324	120.00–136.00	128.99
22	—	469	104.00–127.00	116.76
21	—	517	105.00–120.00	111.43
8	—	671	90.00–102.00	95.26
1	—	225	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	90.00–116.00	101.34
4	—	573	65.00–75.00	72.08
3	—	375	115.00–120.00	117.91
3	—	423	113.00–120.00	115.96
9	—	528	88.00–109.00	101.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	768	96.00–104.00	98.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	768	84.00–90.00	88.31
9	—	679	92.00–96.00	94.33
3	—	717	89.00–96.00	91.62
8	—	318	130.00–141.00	136.84
33	—	476	113.00–132.00	122.24
19	—	430	114.00–138.00	121.91
7	—	377	122.00–137.00	131.28
84	—	629	95.00–108.00	106.17
29	—	578	103.00–116.00	110.82
20	—	533	108.00–121.00	112.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	138.00–147.00	144.56
29	—	575	124.00–134.00	128.85
50	—	721	114.00–118.00	115.55
5	—	664	108.00–115.00	112.21
11	—	513	132.00–138.00	134.81
8	—	363	143.00–156.00	151.69
20	—	467	135.00–143.00	138.83
14	—	627	100.00–123.00	115.31
5	—	324	154.00–163.00	158.24
21	—	762	101.00–105.00	104.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	429	130.00–139.00	134.19
2	—	790	101.00–103.00	101.99
12	—	536	131.00–133.00	131.85
11	—	686	108.00–120.00	114.72
6	—	726	105.00–115.00	110.31
28	—	641	110.00–124.00	120.11
10	—	574	118.00–127.00	123.92
5	—	380	139.00–141.00	139.99
11	—	472	122.00–144.00	131.74
6	—	322	140.00–164.00	150.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
1	—	540	122.00	122.00
2	—	330	130.00–136.00	133.05
2	—	620	90.00	90.00
2	—	378	124.00–134.00	128.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	890	99.00–99.50	99.25
65	—	777	110.25	110.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	834	104.75	104.75
34	—	616	130.75	130.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	95.00–107.00	100.77
2	—	783	80.00–82.00	81.00
8	—	674	100.00–106.00	101.27
8	—	329	150.00–167.00	158.86
6	—	627	103.00–110.00	105.66
23	—	424	130.00–150.00	137.19
11	—	471	120.00–141.00	126.46
11	—	370	140.00–152.00	146.91
14	—	573	107.00–125.00	113.92
15	—	527	115.00–126.00	121.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
3	—	620	100.00–110.00	103.28
25	—	475	109.00–135.00	122.70
3	—	720	93.00–99.00	95.63
1	—	765	98.00	98.00
5	—	667	91.00–105.00	98.45
15	—	535	100.00–128.00	115.80
7	—	577	105.00–123.00	115.31
10	—	380	134.00–147.00	139.83
4	—	330	150.00–155.00	152.18
19	—	427	120.00–142.00	134.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	110.00–130.00	119.82
1	—	665	95.00	95.00
1	—	615	95.00	95.00
2	—	560	95.00–100.00	97.52
2	—	488	117.00–121.00	118.97
2	—	380	125.00–133.00	128.89

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 · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	750.00–950.00	817.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	925.00–1,325.00	1,164.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	750.00–925.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	750.00–1,050.00	967.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–750.00	716.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–600.00	543.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	800.00–900.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–975.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–800.00	762.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	710.00	710.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	550.00	550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	625.00–705.00	673.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,734	82.00–90.00	86.18
3	—	1,790	90.00–94.00	92.05
10	—	1,547	71.00–79.00	74.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	50.00–52.00	50.92
7	—	1,526	52.00–60.00	54.27
13	—	1,322	52.00–59.00	55.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,134	51.00–59.00	53.37
9	—	1,034	37.00–47.00	43.48
19	—	1,083	44.00–56.00	48.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,118	53.00–61.00	57.23
20	—	1,085	44.00–55.00	51.22
15	—	1,117	50.00–64.00	56.56

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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