Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 131 priced lines covering 1,709 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,999 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 248 head. replacement cattle receipts at 205 head. Counted as USDA files them — 93 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,999Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 205Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade is active with good 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	100.00–105.00	102.43
5	—	325	141.00–145.00	142.60
2	—	718	100.00–103.00	101.52
2	—	635	107.00–111.00	109.03
3	—	432	125.00–130.00	126.56
2	—	575	110.00–115.00	112.41
4	—	544	115.00–125.00	117.75
6	—	463	120.00–140.00	128.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
14	—	383	151.00–164.00	157.70
20	—	427	145.00–167.00	150.22
22	—	531	136.00–147.00	141.60
28	—	672	118.00–130.00	123.19
34	—	575	127.00–140.00	131.40
44	—	617	123.00–133.00	129.21
26	—	486	142.00–151.00	146.46
24	—	774	107.00–118.00	110.75
23	—	725	110.00–126.00	115.47
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	787	115.25	115.25
62	—	817	114.50	114.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	93.00	93.00
13	—	430	140.00–148.00	143.24
25	—	573	120.00–136.00	131.89
24	—	627	114.00–130.00	122.20
22	—	532	125.00–138.00	133.35
18	—	468	129.00–147.00	140.73
7	—	327	149.00–158.00	153.04
11	—	366	145.00–150.00	146.90
3	—	667	120.00–122.00	120.67
5	—	731	109.00–117.00	113.21
5	—	783	105.00–110.00	108.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	100.00–101.00	100.32
3	—	727	99.00–100.00	99.67
2	—	228	160.00–162.00	161.05
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
16	—	581	105.00–125.00	113.02
2	—	783	104.00–106.00	104.99
16	—	372	135.00–157.00	144.63
28	—	430	125.00–145.00	137.42
32	—	524	115.00–129.00	122.29
32	—	478	120.00–137.00	126.39
9	—	325	136.00–167.00	151.53
4	—	276	152.00–170.00	157.79
4	—	625	102.00–114.00	106.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	100.00–102.00	100.70
3	—	618	98.00–100.00	99.35
3	—	715	90.00–92.00	90.69
4	—	260	140.00–145.00	142.55
4	—	358	125.00–130.00	128.26
3	—	320	130.00–140.00	135.74
8	—	486	112.00–127.00	117.08
4	—	695	100.00	100.00
5	—	429	118.00–135.00	122.96
9	—	531	107.00–119.00	115.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	106.00–118.00	110.23
6	—	673	107.00–115.00	109.98
9	—	570	115.00–132.00	123.70
14	—	523	123.00–137.00	129.34
16	—	620	109.00–122.00	113.53
5	—	325	158.00–160.00	158.38
3	—	295	160.00–164.00	161.33
1	—	830	105.00	105.00
2	—	245	165.00–166.00	165.50
28	—	426	134.00–160.00	143.24
28	—	477	128.00–140.00	133.45
34	—	383	148.00–167.00	154.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	99.00	99.00
2	—	260	145.00–147.00	146.02
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
13	—	670	103.00–106.00	104.31
68	—	482	119.00–137.00	125.05
52	—	570	113.00–122.00	117.04
47	—	529	115.00–127.00	120.93
21	—	437	125.00–132.50	127.45
19	—	381	130.00–147.00	133.05
13	—	337	136.00–152.00	142.54
14	—	619	105.00–117.00	112.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	82.00	82.00
3	—	268	130.00–134.00	131.37
4	—	243	135.00–142.00	139.24
4	—	578	105.00–108.00	106.26
5	—	720	90.00–97.50	93.28
35	—	533	107.00–123.00	116.67
25	—	472	113.00–127.00	120.90
20	—	432	117.00–134.00	123.81
17	—	384	120.00–130.00	125.36
16	—	333	127.00–145.00	132.09
5	—	621	102.00–110.00	107.65
2	—	775	95.00	95.00
7	—	692	99.00–107.00	105.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	104.00	104.00
6	—	321	118.00–122.50	120.42
8	—	382	112.00–121.00	117.95
2	—	740	85.00	85.00
2	—	480	107.00–110.00	108.55
2	—	430	110.00	110.00
2	—	230	128.00–130.00	129.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	761	109.00	109.00

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	16	—	—	750.00–980.00	915.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,291.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	—	—	900.00–1,425.00	1,030.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	550.00–700.00	662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	725.00–875.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	650.00–800.00	716.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	660.00–820.00	742.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	800.00–900.00	853.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	—	570.00–825.00	706.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	951.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,362.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	575.00–700.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	890.00	890.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	800.00–1,075.00	989.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	445.00–625.00	576.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	550.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,351	64.00–70.00	66.36
16	—	1,434	57.00–63.00	60.11
1	—	1,435	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	972	44.00–58.00	53.80
7	—	848	42.00–51.00	47.31
3	—	1,000	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,154	52.00–57.00	55.22
76	—	1,171	56.00–63.00	59.73
16	—	1,233	62.00–69.00	64.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,732	80.00–96.00	91.15
10	—	1,769	89.00–103.00	97.34
2	—	1,510	79.00–85.00	82.23

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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