Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 144 priced lines covering 2,381 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,555 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 399 head. replacement cattle receipts at 187 head. Counted as USDA files them — 58 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue May 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,555Last week 3,257Year ago 679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 399Last week 587Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 187Last week 439Year ago 47

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	581	101.00–118.00	114.48
2	—	290	137.50–142.50	139.96
19	—	626	99.00–113.00	109.38
4	—	730	101.00–105.00	103.28
68	—	527	101.00–122.50	118.31
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
7	—	677	100.00–110.00	105.04
33	—	380	119.00–139.00	131.84
39	—	328	130.00–147.00	139.72
48	—	430	115.00–135.00	127.22
62	—	477	114.00–129.75	122.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	122.00	122.00
139	—	741	109.00–114.00	112.88
30	—	761	107.00	107.00
22	—	670	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
1	—	710	88.00	88.00
2	—	280	130.00–132.50	131.32
2	—	633	94.00–102.00	97.98
10	—	378	108.00–122.50	118.78
8	—	470	100.00–117.00	109.01
7	—	432	107.00–121.00	113.76
4	—	524	90.00–116.00	102.16
10	—	342	122.00–132.00	127.26
1	—	570	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	332	137.50–148.00	141.91
26	—	620	106.00–123.00	114.38
55	—	682	105.00–115.00	110.83
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
2	—	745	105.00	105.00
26	—	378	128.00–147.00	137.33
28	—	575	111.00–124.00	117.19
38	—	480	119.00–137.00	129.45
44	—	426	120.00–142.00	131.17
67	—	524	111.00–130.00	122.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	324	145.00–167.50	160.61
3	—	810	118.00	118.00
6	—	909	105.00	105.00
1	—	855	107.00	107.00
8	—	378	150.00–162.00	157.51
22	—	539	135.00–148.00	143.43
2	—	770	115.00–116.00	115.49
12	—	578	131.00–133.00	131.92
18	—	478	140.00–156.00	152.55
7	—	426	145.00–165.00	152.30
41	—	684	115.00–135.00	119.71
49	—	616	123.00–141.50	138.13
28	—	706	110.00–122.00	120.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	733	102.00–120.00	113.89
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
30	—	631	120.00–134.50	127.30
23	—	683	110.00–125.00	120.60
17	—	321	150.00–162.00	157.34
23	—	758	110.00–115.00	114.54
30	—	368	142.50–163.00	152.36
30	—	480	128.00–153.00	144.43
28	—	536	125.00–140.00	136.81
20	—	582	125.00–141.00	132.94
15	—	428	140.00–162.00	146.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	141.00	141.00
19	—	786	120.00	120.00
34	—	825	115.50	115.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	107.00	107.00
2	—	275	147.00–152.50	149.65
2	—	363	134.00–140.00	137.06
7	—	327	140.00–150.00	146.05
2	—	728	104.00–105.00	104.51
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	318	147.00–177.00	161.20
21	—	470	125.00–150.00	138.22
29	—	371	143.00–165.00	149.92
37	—	424	128.00–162.00	144.58
15	—	567	115.00–133.00	126.41
3	—	282	152.00–170.00	162.21
9	—	758	109.00	109.00
28	—	518	120.00–137.00	131.07
3	—	672	120.00–123.00	121.02
2	—	205	156.00–160.00	158.05
10	—	620	114.00–128.00	121.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	322	142.00–155.00	148.43
20	—	381	132.00–160.00	143.18
11	—	725	100.00–110.00	105.92
46	—	429	130.00–150.00	141.64
41	—	529	115.00–134.00	126.98
37	—	573	110.00–128.00	119.59
2	—	765	93.00–102.00	97.47
14	—	675	102.00–112.00	106.65
7	—	289	155.00–175.00	160.94
48	—	630	108.00–120.00	114.62
73	—	478	123.00–144.00	132.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	147.50–150.00	148.69
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
8	—	531	110.00–125.00	116.39
5	—	629	93.00–104.00	97.72
15	—	478	110.00–133.00	125.93
9	—	423	120.00–140.00	128.88
8	—	579	97.00–114.00	108.61
4	—	765	90.00–97.00	93.45
6	—	382	130.00–135.00	132.46
3	—	332	134.00–140.00	136.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	770.00–970.00	866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,093	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,124.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	1,370.00	1,370.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	725.00–750.00	737.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	900.00–1,125.00	1,005.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,340	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,385.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	700.00–850.00	812.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	520.00–850.00	721.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,228	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,181.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	650.00–925.00	816.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,143	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,038.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	992	725.00–750.00	741.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	400.00–550.00	483.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–800.00	787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	965	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	575.00–750.00	720.83
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	400.00–500.00	468.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	485.00	485.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,406	66.00–72.00	67.60
3	—	1,673	57.00–60.00	58.37
16	—	1,527	52.00–65.00	61.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	997	44.50–58.00	52.59
22	—	1,014	40.00–53.00	47.72
17	—	971	57.00–66.00	61.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,200	56.00–65.00	60.85
44	—	1,191	62.00–72.00	67.52
14	—	1,171	51.00–59.00	55.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,807	87.00–98.00	92.28
14	—	1,836	91.00–104.00	98.29
13	—	1,562	74.00–92.00	81.94

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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