Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 131 priced lines covering 1,701 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,476 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 379 head. replacement cattle receipts at 195 head. Counted as USDA files them — 56 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,476Last week 2,156Year ago 794

Slaughter CattleReceipts 379Last week 427Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 195Last week 352Year ago 165

Compared to a week ago: All slaughter classes sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	114.00–123.00	121.86
7	—	374	140.00–165.00	154.59
9	—	823	95.00–108.00	100.62
26	—	583	115.00–134.00	130.90
7	—	324	148.00–180.00	158.89
8	—	769	107.00–115.00	113.72
2	—	470	125.00–131.00	127.87
3	—	505	131.00–137.00	134.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	144.00–152.00	149.50
14	—	377	138.00–160.00	146.52
9	—	419	137.50–147.00	141.21
6	—	632	112.00–119.00	114.32
8	—	579	120.00–128.00	125.71
25	—	523	125.00–139.50	134.46
28	—	689	107.00–120.00	114.51
16	—	795	107.00	107.00
2	—	285	152.50–156.00	154.31
55	—	709	107.00–115.00	112.82
24	—	473	130.00–145.00	137.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	140.00–150.00	143.77
2	—	680	95.00–101.00	97.96
3	—	627	105.00–108.00	106.99
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
13	—	436	125.00	125.00
3	—	295	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	526	97.00–112.00	104.62
6	—	427	105.00–120.00	112.05
2	—	663	78.00–80.00	79.00
15	—	331	106.00–125.00	119.05
12	—	582	95.00–105.00	99.03
10	—	379	105.00–127.00	113.36
7	—	473	93.00–108.00	104.12
5	—	267	127.50–130.00	129.03
4	—	219	132.50–140.00	137.11
2	—	718	87.00–89.00	87.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	683	117.50	117.50
5	—	760	99.50	99.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	575	100.00–115.00	107.65
7	—	736	76.00–95.00	87.06
17	—	334	126.00–137.00	131.98
18	—	619	91.00–105.00	99.10
26	—	375	116.00–137.00	127.09
27	—	524	105.00–120.00	110.85
2	—	235	140.00	140.00
6	—	288	135.00–137.50	136.22
2	—	835	83.00	83.00
2	—	778	84.00–86.00	85.00
1	—	875	80.00	80.00
69	—	671	90.00–98.50	97.85
67	—	478	105.00–123.00	116.99
53	—	426	111.00–129.00	123.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	438	113.00–137.00	132.56
56	—	559	106.00–116.00	114.65
5	—	768	87.00–94.00	92.58
8	—	616	86.00–108.00	101.67
2	—	712	92.50	92.50
4	—	315	140.00–142.50	140.63
3	—	817	85.00–87.00	85.66
1	—	930	82.00	82.00
18	—	481	125.00–132.00	125.87
14	—	512	111.00–122.00	116.39
11	—	376	120.00–145.00	134.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	693	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	522	108.00–109.00	108.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	573	103.00–112.00	107.62
7	—	626	101.00–105.00	102.43
7	—	527	108.00–120.00	114.56
6	—	679	90.00–98.00	94.83
2	—	733	87.00–92.00	89.54
8	—	423	115.00–130.00	121.09
15	—	477	112.00–122.00	117.78
2	—	363	122.00–142.00	132.07
5	—	786	77.00–85.00	78.61
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	770	90.00–94.00	91.80
9	—	667	96.00–106.00	99.73
10	—	721	90.00–96.00	93.19
25	—	625	102.00–123.00	109.22
32	—	474	115.00–134.00	124.54
36	—	527	115.00–130.00	121.23
46	—	435	124.00–142.00	133.81
47	—	575	107.00–125.00	114.98
8	—	281	150.00–172.00	160.25
1	—	215	157.50	157.50
14	—	331	130.00–162.00	148.87
15	—	374	130.00–157.00	143.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	618	109.00–117.50	114.83
8	—	573	111.00–130.00	118.92
19	—	471	116.00–140.00	133.24
3	—	705	108.00	108.00
2	—	750	97.00	97.00
3	—	670	105.00–111.00	109.01
2	—	290	175.00–177.00	176.00
7	—	323	170.00–175.00	171.37
13	—	516	108.00–132.00	122.74
14	—	370	134.00–165.00	149.98
35	—	428	129.00–152.00	141.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,536	70.00–85.00	77.22
8	—	1,920	86.00–100.00	95.12
23	—	1,724	80.00–95.00	85.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,374	51.00–62.00	57.83
13	—	1,400	59.00–67.00	63.24
7	—	1,616	50.00–54.00	52.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,269	60.50–66.00	62.33
29	—	1,178	49.00–54.00	51.68
66	—	1,183	50.00–61.00	56.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	55.00–58.00	56.27
21	—	1,042	40.00–58.00	51.56
17	—	1,017	35.00–49.00	45.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	690.00–984.00	832.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	580.00–825.00	704.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	960.00–1,060.00	1,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,008	800.00–925.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	490.00–675.00	603.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	520.00–600.00	556.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–750.00	733.33
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	450.00–600.00	540.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,156.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	825.00–875.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	680.00	680.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	740.00	740.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	500.00–595.00	556.00

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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