Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 106 priced lines covering 990 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,257 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 170 head. replacement cattle receipts at 79 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jun 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,257Last week 1,625Year ago 798

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 290Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 219Year ago 69

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade is active with a good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,441	68.00–81.00	72.99
21	—	1,313	61.00–74.00	65.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,145	62.00–74.00	68.28
14	—	1,191	67.00–81.00	73.84
7	—	1,068	54.00–65.00	59.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	62.00	62.00
15	—	1,013	50.00–59.00	53.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,711	93.00–99.00	96.10
2	—	1,535	88.00–91.00	89.52
5	—	1,858	100.00–103.50	101.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	573	116.00–135.00	132.19
22	—	532	125.00–141.00	134.65
15	—	671	107.50–128.00	124.78
13	—	726	105.00–122.00	117.08
12	—	439	130.00–150.00	143.06
6	—	325	147.00–155.00	152.29
3	—	390	140.00–150.00	146.33
14	—	636	121.00–133.00	128.57
14	—	785	105.00–118.00	109.39
27	—	477	132.00–145.00	140.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	95.00	95.00
23	—	612	118.00–129.00	124.06
14	—	570	125.00–133.00	128.85
14	—	474	140.00–144.00	142.55
12	—	523	133.00–139.00	137.67
8	—	423	139.00–148.00	144.31
5	—	336	155.00–164.00	159.82
2	—	715	109.00–119.00	113.97
2	—	655	120.00	120.00
10	—	369	147.50–160.00	153.71
16	—	815	116.50	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	126.00	126.00
5	—	522	130.00–132.50	131.52
2	—	625	121.00–123.00	121.98
7	—	671	106.00–120.00	113.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	103.00–118.00	110.01
6	—	576	90.00–110.00	104.07
3	—	640	105.00	105.00
4	—	326	125.00–130.00	127.48
4	—	495	115.00	115.00
6	—	419	115.00–124.00	119.94
13	—	391	120.00–125.00	123.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	91.00	91.00
29	—	516	118.00–130.00	125.89
22	—	475	121.00–130.00	125.73
17	—	630	111.00–118.00	114.06
15	—	425	125.00–137.00	130.05
11	—	725	97.00–104.00	99.71
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
6	—	335	138.00–145.00	140.86
10	—	569	115.00–121.00	119.71
13	—	380	132.50–152.00	136.92
14	—	680	101.00–116.00	112.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	582	106.00–118.50	113.54
29	—	622	95.00–114.00	107.95
28	—	525	111.00–127.00	118.80
25	—	424	117.50–135.00	126.86
19	—	675	92.00–111.00	105.04
19	—	477	117.00–127.00	121.77
11	—	374	125.00–142.00	131.09
10	—	329	130.00–138.00	132.47
4	—	740	104.00–105.00	104.75
4	—	790	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	829	100.50	100.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	524	116.00–135.00	127.71
9	—	371	135.00–157.00	140.97
3	—	315	145.00–150.00	146.83
4	—	623	101.00–113.00	107.98
2	—	660	108.00–111.00	109.50
8	—	423	130.00–157.00	140.78
2	—	780	100.00	100.00
15	—	478	120.00–137.00	128.24
15	—	575	111.00–132.00	120.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	121.00–147.00	129.10
13	—	473	126.00–152.00	130.33
13	—	365	144.00–155.00	149.20
11	—	622	111.00–118.00	113.22
10	—	430	134.00–144.00	136.53
9	—	316	155.00–175.00	161.60
3	—	765	95.00–98.00	96.83
2	—	745	95.00–97.00	96.00
2	—	678	105.00–111.00	107.97
1	—	875	85.00	85.00
1	—	820	94.00	94.00
14	—	575	115.00–129.00	121.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	418	137.00–142.00	139.51
1	—	530	127.00	127.00
2	—	618	103.00–105.00	104.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	870.00–890.00	880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–900.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	690.00–810.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	365.00–495.00	430.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	465.00	465.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	825.00–1,075.00	1,013.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,410	1,510.00	1,510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	300.00–325.00	313.16
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	858	500.00–525.00	512.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	900.00	900.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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