Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 117 priced lines covering 1,861 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,902 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 477 head. replacement cattle receipts at 273 head. Counted as USDA files them — 42 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue May 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,902Last week 3,555Year ago 736

Slaughter CattleReceipts 477Last week 399Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 273Last week 187Year ago 131

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	678	105.00–109.00	106.72
54	—	531	119.00–137.00	127.67
2	—	218	157.50–160.00	158.68
2	—	260	148.00–150.00	149.02
7	—	734	103.00–110.00	105.88
13	—	332	143.00–160.00	149.83
33	—	423	130.00–152.00	141.02
33	—	474	125.00–142.00	132.20
13	—	382	137.00–150.00	142.52
17	—	577	115.00–130.00	122.33
14	—	624	110.00–119.00	112.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	110.00–127.00	118.53
3	—	337	135.00–137.00	136.33
4	—	383	132.50–135.00	133.76
15	—	429	122.00–143.00	131.75
13	—	476	120.00–130.00	121.62
6	—	585	107.00–117.00	111.87
3	—	622	105.00–107.00	105.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	107.00	107.00
5	—	287	160.00–165.00	162.29
5	—	339	156.00–175.00	162.88
8	—	372	145.00–167.00	154.67
10	—	413	140.00–160.00	144.79
29	—	470	135.00–154.00	141.46
24	—	571	120.00–135.00	124.94
13	—	624	116.00–121.00	118.02
19	—	526	125.00–149.00	132.48
11	—	724	107.00–113.00	109.38
5	—	671	113.00–117.00	115.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	726	90.00–104.00	98.46
27	—	571	113.00–126.00	119.55
39	—	427	124.00–142.00	133.16
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	855	97.00–100.00	98.49
3	—	282	146.00–149.00	146.94
23	—	523	115.00–132.00	125.37
76	—	463	120.00–135.00	132.64
7	—	376	131.00–145.00	136.46
10	—	337	137.50–150.00	140.66
21	—	691	101.00–112.00	110.78
21	—	632	109.00–118.00	114.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	765	100.00	100.00
5	—	525	121.00	121.00
9	—	580	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	750	115.00	115.00
66	—	655	121.75	121.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	670	96.00–108.00	101.43
15	—	334	128.00–145.00	136.98
15	—	575	110.00–125.00	117.76
45	—	426	118.00–137.50	131.93
15	—	622	100.00–120.00	108.64
27	—	375	120.00–142.00	134.08
27	—	477	112.00–134.00	126.23
1	—	890	86.00	86.00
2	—	260	137.00–140.00	138.47
60	—	531	115.00–130.00	121.81
7	—	719	81.00–100.00	94.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	100.00–107.00	103.48
5	—	378	114.00–126.00	119.76
5	—	625	97.00–101.00	99.00
6	—	520	100.00–118.00	107.08
14	—	337	117.50–135.00	123.29
4	—	473	105.00–124.00	112.24
2	—	270	128.00–130.00	129.02
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
12	—	422	108.00–127.00	114.47
4	—	668	90.00–95.00	93.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
11	—	840	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	566	121.00–140.00	133.62
37	—	528	125.00–146.00	136.40
60	—	626	120.00–130.00	124.38
12	—	436	133.00–150.00	143.21
17	—	373	140.00–157.00	148.84
47	—	681	114.00–125.00	120.39
6	—	777	110.00–111.00	110.66
12	—	330	149.00–160.00	152.86
2	—	740	120.00	120.00
5	—	482	142.50–152.00	146.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	619	122.00–135.00	127.14
28	—	527	136.00–149.00	142.24
6	—	330	157.00–168.00	163.55
1	—	665	127.00	127.00
15	—	568	137.00–145.00	140.20
37	—	713	119.00–126.00	119.60
6	—	474	141.00–155.00	148.46
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
27	—	421	152.00–157.50	152.43
10	—	364	150.00–167.00	161.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	760	121.25	121.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	132.00–140.00	135.79
2	—	565	120.00–122.00	120.99
4	—	631	109.00–115.00	111.00
2	—	470	118.00–120.00	118.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,745	91.00–104.00	99.92
13	—	1,530	78.00–93.00	85.27
26	—	1,569	84.00–99.00	92.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,300	65.00–74.00	68.72
69	—	1,232	58.00–68.00	62.77
36	—	1,194	52.00–61.00	57.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,416	55.00–66.00	61.47
15	—	1,445	64.00–74.00	65.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,023	40.00–53.00	48.76
19	—	1,030	44.00–59.00	55.16
8	—	1,006	50.00–64.00	60.67

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 · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,067	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,216.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	800.00–1,200.00	1,034.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	775.00–950.00	862.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	500.00–575.00	541.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	800.00–1,210.00	983.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–900.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	640.00–775.00	726.67
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	850.00–910.00	886.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	650.00–750.00	695.83
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–750.00	675.00

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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