Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 124 priced lines covering 1,365 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,509 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 249 head. replacement cattle receipts at 184 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,509Last week 1,944Year ago 2,422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 347Year ago 357

Replacement CattleReceipts 184Last week 182Year ago 200

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with a moderate 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
29	—	531	105.00–122.00	111.63
27	—	470	105.00–125.00	114.27
19	—	420	110.00–132.00	120.66
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
14	—	376	115.00–137.00	123.67
13	—	616	90.00–110.00	102.69
11	—	320	125.00–140.00	132.09
11	—	581	102.00–115.00	106.27
6	—	690	98.00–100.00	99.67
4	—	283	136.00–140.00	137.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	406	110.00–122.00	112.04
5	—	575	97.00–110.00	101.08
2	—	623	100.00–102.00	101.00
1	—	675	92.00	92.00
15	—	385	110.00–120.00	117.12
13	—	318	118.00–137.00	124.76
11	—	529	100.00–115.00	105.44
5	—	463	107.00–118.00	110.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	92.00	92.00
32	—	636	125.00–127.00	126.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	482	112.50–125.00	120.16
28	—	424	122.50–135.00	125.77
25	—	517	110.00–125.00	117.05
19	—	571	106.00–115.00	111.72
17	—	625	97.50–113.50	108.05
8	—	376	126.00–132.00	129.74
7	—	674	87.00–105.00	97.24
4	—	713	85.00–100.00	92.47
3	—	308	132.50–137.50	134.29
1	—	875	80.00	80.00
1	—	260	137.50	137.50
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	719	100.00–105.00	102.61
40	—	526	109.00–132.00	120.33
38	—	470	110.00–142.00	127.82
31	—	574	110.00–127.00	117.02
21	—	438	122.50–150.00	133.95
8	—	366	122.50–155.00	143.90
8	—	331	150.00–165.00	153.03
5	—	779	98.00–101.00	100.00
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
16	—	628	107.00–119.00	112.60
16	—	668	105.00–111.00	107.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
24	—	471	114.00–132.00	120.97
2	—	235	147.00–150.00	148.56
2	—	780	93.00–95.00	93.98
3	—	317	132.00–136.00	134.69
3	—	730	95.00–96.00	95.66
10	—	566	105.00–112.00	109.58
12	—	429	115.00–137.00	125.45
16	—	536	107.00–122.00	114.31
9	—	676	94.00–102.00	99.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	175.00	175.00
27	—	421	132.50–165.00	143.97
21	—	470	122.50–155.00	133.67
21	—	375	127.50–154.00	147.30
17	—	631	112.00–119.00	115.89
15	—	519	118.00–145.00	128.89
12	—	673	105.00–116.00	112.10
11	—	325	147.50–160.00	155.44
10	—	568	117.50–130.00	122.11
6	—	720	85.00–110.00	100.73
1	—	865	96.00	96.00
3	—	765	102.00–105.00	103.68
3	—	833	100.00–104.00	101.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	136.00–139.00	137.50
6	—	622	112.00–115.00	113.85
7	—	512	120.00–123.00	121.43
6	—	442	130.00–134.00	132.33
5	—	473	125.00–128.00	126.23
2	—	375	135.00–136.00	135.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	435	135.00–155.00	138.38
9	—	369	144.00–149.00	146.40
5	—	721	110.00–121.00	113.81
5	—	523	125.00–127.00	125.77
2	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
15	—	581	115.00–135.00	122.52
13	—	619	115.00–121.00	117.95
12	—	471	125.00–150.00	134.60
6	—	675	90.00–123.00	113.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	158.00–160.00	158.97
1	—	845	111.00	111.00
1	—	885	105.00	105.00
5	—	366	150.00–154.00	152.39
6	—	765	105.00–116.00	111.38
9	—	413	145.00–150.00	147.44
12	—	478	136.00–142.00	138.21
13	—	672	115.00–122.00	117.97
15	—	565	121.00–130.00	125.90
17	—	530	126.00–135.00	129.54
18	—	602	115.00–121.00	118.10
22	—	723	109.00–116.00	113.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	126.00	126.00
1	—	670	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	90.00–98.00	94.09
17	—	1,692	83.00–97.00	86.77
5	—	1,488	80.00–89.00	82.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,173	55.00–61.00	57.26
16	—	1,150	52.00–54.00	52.79
12	—	1,268	61.00–66.00	62.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	979	54.00–58.00	56.29
37	—	1,024	48.00–54.00	51.45
14	—	1,047	45.00–52.00	47.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,492	61.00–63.00	61.85
6	—	1,463	52.00–56.00	53.69
15	—	1,383	52.00–63.00	56.89

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)	3	—	982	790.00–830.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	980.00	980.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–750.00	717.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–650.00	633.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	880.00	880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	985.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	825.00–1,100.00	926.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	—	515.00–850.00	722.17
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	540.00–550.00	545.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	450.00–700.00	596.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	850.00–950.00	908.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	—	1,020.00–1,275.00	1,148.00

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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