Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 135 priced lines covering 1,218 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,922 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 228 head. replacement cattle receipts at 177 head. Counted as USDA files them — 58 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,922Last week 1,693Year ago 794

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 256Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 177Last week 204Year ago 165

Compared to a week ago: All slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	772	85.00–92.00	87.17
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
1	—	865	80.00	80.00
4	—	733	92.00–97.00	94.47
13	—	327	145.00–157.00	151.81
8	—	573	106.00–120.00	112.10
2	—	215	172.00–175.00	173.50
10	—	275	148.00–167.00	157.82
31	—	480	120.00–137.00	128.73
26	—	425	132.00–145.00	139.06
18	—	518	114.00–130.00	121.46
14	—	375	138.00–152.00	144.29
8	—	610	103.00–115.00	107.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	85.00	85.00
2	—	673	89.00–90.00	89.49
6	—	520	105.00–120.00	109.77
4	—	618	94.00–102.00	99.04
6	—	379	132.00–138.00	134.14
10	—	425	119.00–137.00	125.14
10	—	275	135.00–150.00	141.26
7	—	584	100.00–114.00	103.18
5	—	473	110.00–127.00	115.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	523	123.00–135.00	127.16
8	—	574	120.00–124.00	121.47
3	—	682	106.00–110.00	108.02
2	—	613	115.00–116.00	115.49
11	—	421	140.00–149.00	144.64
8	—	329	160.00–167.50	163.33
7	—	472	135.00–142.50	138.99
5	—	379	149.00–162.50	154.62
4	—	283	167.50–175.00	172.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	148.00–156.00	152.09
5	—	423	140.00–150.00	146.13
9	—	809	96.00–102.50	101.15
12	—	370	140.00–156.00	145.64
10	—	516	125.00–132.00	128.80
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
4	—	659	113.00–116.00	114.74
4	—	884	90.00–96.00	92.47
6	—	766	98.00–104.00	100.18
7	—	622	116.00–120.00	119.13
16	—	478	130.00–140.00	133.92
7	—	728	110.00–115.00	112.06
4	—	581	125.00–130.00	127.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	669	114.00–124.00	117.53
13	—	622	115.00–127.00	119.28
21	—	521	130.00–137.00	135.04
35	—	575	128.00–135.00	132.06
36	—	742	114.00–120.00	114.62
5	—	978	90.00	90.00
10	—	787	107.00–111.00	110.40
13	—	902	96.75–99.00	97.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	135.00–142.00	138.57
3	—	537	123.00–128.00	124.61
3	—	583	117.00–123.00	121.08
1	—	485	137.00	137.00
10	—	726	100.00–105.00	102.29
7	—	791	93.00–102.00	96.70
6	—	434	128.00–132.00	129.82
7	—	686	105.00–110.00	107.43
2	—	830	90.00	90.00
2	—	613	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	940	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	564	109.00–115.00	111.36
29	—	536	112.00–119.00	113.80
3	—	328	135.00–145.00	139.28
2	—	675	105.00–107.00	106.01
19	—	389	126.00–137.50	129.29
10	—	412	122.00–132.00	126.15
8	—	470	113.00–125.00	119.90
29	—	709	98.00–106.25	105.18
14	—	835	90.00	90.00
5	—	765	91.00–94.00	92.00
10	—	627	103.00–115.00	107.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	372	120.00–135.00	126.44
16	—	621	100.00–111.00	103.36
37	—	520	107.00–117.50	111.64
34	—	476	110.00–120.00	114.98
25	—	573	105.00–115.00	109.46
24	—	424	112.00–128.00	121.05
22	—	671	92.00–110.00	98.78
11	—	328	125.00–142.00	131.37
6	—	716	90.00–92.00	90.50
4	—	775	90.00	90.00
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	80.00–87.00	82.95
5	—	682	85.00–90.00	88.01
6	—	373	105.00–120.00	111.16
8	—	269	117.00–124.00	120.48
8	—	321	110.00–124.00	115.16
9	—	431	102.00–120.00	108.87
11	—	533	95.00–112.00	103.50
8	—	482	110.00–113.00	110.98
5	—	636	90.00–97.00	94.22
5	—	571	100.00–109.00	102.43
2	—	863	70.00–75.00	72.51

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	4	—	—	700.00–830.00	765.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,059	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	885.00–1,025.00	946.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,323	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,199.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	490.00	490.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,129	950.00–1,125.00	1,040.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	700.00–850.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	790.00	790.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	440.00	440.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	420.00–510.00	478.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	525.00–550.00	537.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,077	700.00–800.00	758.36
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	530.00–625.00	588.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	750.00–875.00	814.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	998	725.00–775.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–910.00	880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	620.00–710.00	654.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,150	825.00–925.00	862.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	670.00–710.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	710.00–725.00	717.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	850.00–950.00	902.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,379	50.00–61.00	57.62
4	—	1,588	62.00–65.00	63.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,118	60.00–63.00	61.60
25	—	1,017	46.00–58.00	52.73
13	—	917	35.00–45.00	41.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,232	50.00–66.00	57.50
11	—	1,290	57.00–70.00	62.54
10	—	1,247	48.00–59.00	54.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,995	89.00–92.00	90.76
17	—	1,742	75.00–94.00	86.05
11	—	1,490	65.00–85.00	74.81

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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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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