Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 119 priced lines covering 1,015 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,302 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 175 head. replacement cattle receipts at 83 head. Counted as USDA files them — 24 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,302Last week 1,432Year ago 747

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 262Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 326Year ago 45

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	528	134.00–148.00	142.34
20	—	711	119.00–130.00	127.01
25	—	670	124.00–135.00	127.09
19	—	627	127.00–138.00	133.17
5	—	365	162.50–170.00	168.40
8	—	572	137.00–146.00	139.84
7	—	776	114.00–117.00	115.58
5	—	819	113.00–115.00	113.80
1	—	850	112.00	112.00
1	—	405	155.00	155.00
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	110.00–114.00	112.00
3	—	717	108.00–117.00	113.31
5	—	421	145.00–149.00	146.54
10	—	679	117.00–125.00	120.93
13	—	477	139.00–148.00	142.14
58	—	569	125.00–139.00	130.42
4	—	638	126.00–132.00	129.72
2	—	380	154.00–160.00	157.12
2	—	328	165.00–170.00	167.48
5	—	534	130.00–143.00	134.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	120.00–130.00	124.84
6	—	474	130.00–132.00	130.52
2	—	425	133.00–137.00	134.95
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
5	—	626	110.00–112.00	111.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	820	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	242	150.00	150.00
32	—	475	117.00–127.00	121.95
29	—	581	109.00–116.00	114.23
24	—	427	123.00–132.00	126.58
19	—	622	105.00–112.00	108.97
15	—	323	132.00–141.00	136.80
14	—	371	127.00–139.00	131.83
10	—	662	100.00–108.00	104.49
8	—	289	135.00–143.00	139.07
5	—	524	120.00–122.00	120.80
7	—	734	97.00–100.00	99.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	95.00–121.00	101.67
8	—	436	107.00–123.00	111.41
8	—	336	115.00–130.00	123.43
6	—	365	107.00–124.00	113.19
4	—	523	107.50–116.00	112.30
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
1	—	230	137.50	137.50
2	—	613	102.00–104.00	103.01
2	—	675	100.00	100.00
3	—	288	130.00–131.00	130.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	532	122.00–130.00	122.87
14	—	576	117.00–124.00	120.19
12	—	618	113.00–117.00	115.58
9	—	423	128.00–135.00	131.66
7	—	474	125.00–133.00	127.69
3	—	362	135.00–139.50	137.15
2	—	773	100.00–103.00	101.47
4	—	725	106.00–107.00	106.51
2	—	685	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	323	140.00–146.00	142.93
1	—	825	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
4	—	323	154.00–166.00	161.81
4	—	683	105.00–113.00	108.00
5	—	230	170.00–177.00	172.98
5	—	383	140.00–152.00	145.09
6	—	268	165.00–174.00	167.97
16	—	573	114.00–128.00	120.41
25	—	536	117.00–135.00	119.89
24	—	475	120.00–139.00	127.52
15	—	429	130.00–149.00	137.60
10	—	629	107.00–119.00	113.48
1	—	745	109.00	109.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	97.00	97.00
2	—	568	102.00–107.00	104.47
3	—	328	132.00–138.00	134.04
11	—	433	120.00–139.00	132.17
6	—	472	112.00–125.00	116.37
6	—	528	115.00–126.00	119.70
1	—	375	134.00	134.00
1	—	695	107.50	107.50
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	885	92.00	92.00
3	—	268	150.00–152.50	151.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	677	114.00–125.00	117.52
9	—	274	172.00–186.00	176.42
31	—	416	138.00–150.00	145.87
17	—	474	132.00–152.00	141.48
16	—	530	123.00–143.00	130.90
13	—	624	115.00–134.00	121.62
12	—	370	150.00–165.00	154.34
10	—	328	166.00–177.50	170.93
7	—	580	125.00–137.00	131.84
2	—	715	113.00–120.00	116.45
1	—	835	103.00	103.00
3	—	773	107.00–108.00	107.67

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)	9	—	—	760.00–1,250.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	710.00–765.00	738.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	820.00–960.00	903.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	930.00–1,040.00	996.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	925.00–1,075.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	500.00–650.00	570.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	545.00–650.00	597.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,263	66.00–77.00	71.40
8	—	1,229	55.00–59.00	57.68
32	—	1,112	60.00–70.00	65.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,534	67.00–75.00	72.25
4	—	1,571	60.00–65.50	62.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	919	50.00–59.00	56.20
14	—	1,039	58.00–69.00	66.74
19	—	1,034	51.50–63.00	57.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,354	75.00–83.00	78.04
10	—	1,551	81.00–95.00	90.16
10	—	1,839	94.00–98.00	96.05

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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