Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 98 priced lines covering 843 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,261 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 187 head. replacement cattle receipts at 108 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jul 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,261Last week 1,509Year ago 2,422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 249Year ago 357

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 184Year ago 200

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade is active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	673	112.00–118.00	115.10
6	—	325	166.00–180.00	172.01
15	—	471	133.00–154.00	139.45
22	—	428	138.00–155.00	145.29
24	—	621	116.00–125.00	120.16
12	—	374	150.00–170.00	160.25
6	—	572	123.00–132.00	124.52
6	—	719	108.00–117.00	112.46
9	—	777	100.00–110.00	105.62
24	—	529	124.00–137.00	130.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	100.00	100.00
3	—	575	105.00–111.00	108.00
4	—	424	123.00–134.00	128.43
2	—	673	95.00–105.00	99.91
6	—	476	110.00–128.00	121.46
7	—	527	105.00–120.00	111.56
3	—	382	130.00–147.00	139.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	665	110.00–115.00	110.99
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
3	—	373	146.00–155.00	150.36
3	—	722	100.00–102.00	100.98
25	—	469	125.00–137.00	131.20
18	—	419	130.00–145.00	137.50
17	—	614	113.00–115.00	114.52
13	—	529	117.00–127.00	123.07
12	—	572	114.00–125.00	120.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
4	—	429	139.00–142.00	139.74
8	—	483	130.00–139.00	133.00
10	—	541	120.00–130.00	121.94
10	—	665	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	130.00–137.00	132.69
2	—	728	113.00–125.00	119.10
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	420	138.00	138.00
2	—	328	150.00–157.00	153.31
2	—	380	150.00–155.00	152.43
4	—	640	123.00–125.00	124.01
12	—	766	114.00–118.00	115.73
13	—	673	118.00–127.00	119.62
11	—	559	125.00–129.00	125.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	634	124.00–126.00	124.71
4	—	575	130.00	130.00
2	—	713	124.00–125.00	124.49
2	—	470	142.00–143.00	142.49
2	—	405	154.00	154.00
1	—	395	166.00	166.00
9	—	526	134.00–137.00	135.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	112.00–114.00	112.97
1	—	535	117.00	117.00
3	—	468	110.00–113.00	110.97
6	—	420	107.00–125.00	114.13
11	—	645	100.00–105.00	104.55
6	—	735	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	513	110.00–125.00	117.45
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
3	—	333	136.00–142.00	138.64
6	—	379	130.00–139.00	135.27
3	—	667	106.00–110.00	107.63
17	—	426	124.00–134.00	128.88
31	—	476	110.00–129.00	121.82
26	—	570	110.00–120.00	115.39
6	—	620	105.00–114.00	111.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	132.00–135.00	133.97
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
3	—	777	86.00–90.00	88.68
4	—	668	105.00–114.00	107.28
9	—	378	134.00–142.00	137.73
52	—	525	115.00–126.00	121.94
17	—	477	122.00–129.00	125.56
16	—	633	111.00–119.00	113.62
12	—	575	114.00–123.00	119.55
9	—	419	127.00–137.00	132.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	69.00	69.00
21	—	1,069	52.00–64.00	56.89
7	—	955	41.00–50.00	45.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	55.00–60.00	57.63
45	—	1,119	58.00–70.00	64.46
9	—	1,184	60.00–72.00	65.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	64.00–79.00	71.35
14	—	1,344	56.00–70.00	63.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,785	92.00–96.00	94.12
13	—	1,496	83.00–95.00	88.87
2	—	1,635	70.00–83.00	77.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	955.56
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	420.00–550.00	503.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	—	660.00–875.00	751.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,003	920.00–925.00	923.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–875.00	865.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–950.00	916.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,095.00	1,095.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	575.00–680.00	638.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	1,165.00	1,165.00

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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