Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 127 priced lines covering 1,445 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,048 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 273 head. replacement cattle receipts at 142 head. Counted as USDA files them — 27 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jul 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,048Last week 1,261Year ago 2,958

Slaughter CattleReceipts 273Last week 187Year ago 421

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 108Year ago 187

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	176.00–180.00	178.09
4	—	286	170.00–174.00	171.71
1	—	830	105.00	105.00
46	—	570	115.00–128.00	120.34
42	—	520	120.00–135.00	127.07
40	—	474	122.50–142.00	133.74
24	—	628	112.00–123.00	116.38
17	—	664	109.00–119.00	112.82
17	—	423	135.00–157.00	147.32
13	—	375	150.00–170.00	155.29
10	—	322	160.00–180.00	169.94
8	—	728	100.00–114.00	107.02
2	—	753	95.00–98.50	96.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
3	—	293	166.00–168.00	166.66
3	—	682	112.00–113.00	112.34
3	—	782	105.00–106.00	105.68
4	—	728	105.00–109.00	107.05
7	—	633	115.00–118.00	116.00
25	—	386	135.00–157.00	150.76
8	—	337	148.00–162.00	158.27
14	—	579	101.00–122.00	117.80
17	—	523	116.00–132.00	123.78
27	—	431	131.00–145.00	137.91
33	—	482	115.00–135.00	127.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	114.00–115.00	114.33
3	—	610	105.00–110.00	108.31
3	—	685	100.00–101.00	100.32
4	—	273	155.00–160.00	158.26
6	—	424	128.00–135.00	131.31
5	—	529	118.00–121.00	119.79
4	—	340	135.00–150.00	142.43
3	—	722	80.00–95.00	89.39
3	—	370	130.00–139.00	134.38
14	—	473	105.00–127.00	121.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
7	—	855	84.00	84.00
8	—	434	125.00–130.00	127.12
15	—	627	102.00–125.00	109.08
6	—	728	91.00–105.00	97.71
4	—	319	132.00–152.00	139.25
1	—	755	87.50	87.50
29	—	665	100.00–119.00	108.46
17	—	384	127.50–133.00	130.85
27	—	530	120.00–130.00	123.52
33	—	570	115.00–125.00	119.00
43	—	480	123.00–140.00	128.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	610	119.00	119.00
15	—	558	124.50–126.00	125.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	84.00	84.00
2	—	760	90.00–92.00	90.99
25	—	479	118.00–130.00	122.41
21	—	377	127.00–142.00	132.42
13	—	330	134.00–145.00	137.26
5	—	639	104.00–117.00	106.94
34	—	428	115.00–135.00	126.74
10	—	574	108.00–120.00	113.32
16	—	518	112.00–125.00	118.97
5	—	672	100.00–110.00	103.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	98.00	98.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
2	—	578	100.00–105.00	102.45
3	—	285	135.00–140.00	138.45
4	—	375	125.00–128.00	126.42
5	—	333	126.00–133.00	130.15
8	—	468	110.00–120.00	114.84
6	—	519	108.00–115.00	111.32
10	—	416	120.00–127.00	122.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	115.00–116.00	115.50
7	—	326	154.00–165.00	159.92
9	—	573	125.00–133.00	127.77
15	—	518	129.00–140.00	133.45
27	—	621	122.00–131.00	124.68
28	—	484	134.00–150.00	138.39
11	—	673	117.00–122.00	120.10
10	—	381	145.00–159.00	150.79
2	—	830	110.00	110.00
13	—	437	138.00–145.00	141.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	130.00–132.00	130.62
4	—	505	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	668	110.00–115.00	112.47
2	—	615	120.00	120.00
2	—	565	120.00–122.00	121.02
2	—	320	148.00–150.00	149.05
2	—	270	156.00–158.00	157.06
2	—	358	141.00–143.00	142.01
5	—	425	135.00–136.00	135.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	946	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	605	125.50–137.00	126.87
26	—	577	124.00–140.00	131.85
4	—	288	180.00–183.00	181.28
1	—	940	110.00	110.00
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
4	—	719	118.00–119.00	118.75
5	—	774	111.00–116.00	113.19
6	—	333	170.00–180.00	176.10
7	—	374	157.00–174.00	165.04
11	—	855	84.00	84.00
16	—	465	138.00–142.00	139.92
18	—	431	141.00–158.00	148.76
23	—	516	135.00–150.00	138.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,449	58.00–70.00	64.40
6	—	1,463	64.00–72.00	67.66
5	—	1,370	56.00–62.00	59.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,226	58.00–69.00	65.18
34	—	1,227	57.00–63.00	60.44
9	—	1,178	69.00–71.00	70.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,053	52.00–62.00	56.57
9	—	881	41.00–52.00	49.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,687	85.00–92.00	88.41
8	—	1,474	75.00–92.00	83.84
9	—	1,808	92.00–101.00	95.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	675.00–1,100.00	913.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,255.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	740.00–780.00	763.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	—	650.00–875.00	783.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	675.00–760.00	713.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	625.00–675.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	910.00–1,000.00	955.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–710.00	680.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	510.00–675.00	632.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	725.00–850.00	783.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,046.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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