Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 126 priced lines covering 1,567 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,526 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 406 head. replacement cattle receipts at 201 head. Counted as USDA files them — 54 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,526Last week 789Year ago 679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 406Last week 126Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 201Last week 120Year ago 47

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	512	125.00–139.00	133.56
17	—	679	110.00–119.00	116.55
1	—	805	101.00	101.00
13	—	465	135.00–146.00	139.19
10	—	565	125.00–132.00	127.79
6	—	715	103.00–118.00	109.68
5	—	311	150.00–170.00	157.63
3	—	283	155.00–175.00	162.97
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
11	—	366	146.00–155.00	148.92
11	—	420	138.00–150.00	145.04
16	—	622	113.00–127.00	120.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	107.50	107.50
19	—	526	115.00–131.00	124.97
2	—	833	90.00–93.00	91.51
37	—	575	110.00–128.00	119.29
34	—	471	119.00–137.00	129.52
33	—	423	126.00–145.00	135.78
7	—	671	104.00–118.00	110.20
6	—	734	105.00–115.00	108.22
8	—	281	145.00–157.00	152.96
16	—	331	137.50–165.00	147.75
18	—	373	135.00–155.00	142.34
21	—	622	105.00–122.50	114.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	100.00–107.50	103.42
8	—	535	107.00–122.00	111.70
2	—	690	96.00	96.00
3	—	237	142.50–147.50	144.05
18	—	382	125.00–140.00	132.13
17	—	481	110.00–127.00	117.71
9	—	568	100.00–115.00	108.83
8	—	331	135.00–145.00	139.91
23	—	428	116.00–137.00	126.01
7	—	265	138.00–150.00	144.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	670	100.00–110.00	105.75
63	—	624	107.00–117.00	110.23
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	265	140.00–142.00	141.04
16	—	585	109.00–122.00	114.27
7	—	324	135.00–145.00	141.44
35	—	533	115.00–126.00	118.73
31	—	463	117.00–132.50	126.70
31	—	426	120.00–140.00	129.33
27	—	368	124.00–145.00	132.36
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	102.00–103.00	102.49
3	—	685	90.00–110.00	101.68
7	—	630	95.00–115.00	109.20
42	—	425	116.00–132.50	123.96
27	—	481	114.00–127.50	120.64
20	—	376	120.00–140.00	128.53
45	—	528	107.00–122.50	117.42
25	—	578	105.00–118.00	110.58
20	—	327	122.00–145.00	133.02
9	—	279	130.00–148.00	139.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	779	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	115.00–116.00	115.53
5	—	539	100.00–105.00	101.36
6	—	462	103.00–110.00	107.16
4	—	418	110.00–125.00	115.54
7	—	625	93.00–105.00	102.90
5	—	568	98.00–110.00	104.31
4	—	331	111.00–120.00	116.45
2	—	285	117.00–125.00	121.14
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	757	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	684	112.00–132.00	119.91
9	—	712	108.00–125.00	118.68
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
13	—	874	110.50	110.50
10	—	477	137.50–154.00	140.46
7	—	520	130.00–149.00	136.49
23	—	577	121.00–137.00	130.51
8	—	631	116.00–132.00	122.48
6	—	412	145.00–149.00	145.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	122.00–145.00	135.75
2	—	323	150.00–160.00	155.04
9	—	427	135.00–153.00	141.92
5	—	615	109.00–130.00	120.99
4	—	666	106.00–125.00	116.31
2	—	720	118.00–120.00	119.01
1	—	765	117.50	117.50
6	—	564	116.00–131.00	125.74
6	—	381	140.00–150.00	143.08
7	—	477	126.00–145.00	133.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	700	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	130.00–145.00	137.09
4	—	469	118.00–130.00	123.31
4	—	420	131.00–137.00	133.89
3	—	317	148.00–152.00	149.35
2	—	523	115.00–122.00	118.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	827	110.00–110.50	110.46
12	—	705	119.50	119.50
16	—	653	120.50	120.50
18	—	598	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,168	55.00–61.00	56.93
83	—	1,219	56.00–65.00	61.40
22	—	1,290	64.00–73.00	69.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,487	62.00–70.00	66.76
2	—	1,358	62.00–65.00	63.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	953	40.00–49.00	45.81
28	—	1,005	47.00–55.00	51.55
12	—	1,078	53.00–61.00	56.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,551	83.00–97.00	89.96
17	—	1,804	98.00–103.00	100.28
16	—	1,417	70.00–92.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–750.00	712.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	968	800.00–875.00	846.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,037	900.00–1,025.00	965.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	600.00–750.00	694.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	850.00–1,140.00	964.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	710.00–845.00	792.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,480	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	690.00–720.00	705.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–630.00	602.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	700.00–900.00	814.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,165	785.00–825.00	798.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	900.00–1,300.00	1,133.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,465	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,010	900.00–1,000.00	955.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	460.00–590.00	545.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	756	550.00–600.00	570.54

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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