Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 117 priced lines covering 1,703 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,976 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 326 head. replacement cattle receipts at 200 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,976Last week 2,048Year ago 747

Slaughter CattleReceipts 326Last week 273Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 200Last week 142Year ago 45

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	116.00–118.00	117.00
3	—	640	115.00	115.00
2	—	745	102.00	102.00
9	—	421	125.00–137.00	128.96
12	—	474	120.00–127.00	122.12
5	—	364	135.00–147.00	140.45
4	—	523	110.00–120.00	117.19
5	—	672	105.00–110.00	107.83
5	—	323	142.50–145.00	144.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	280	165.00–168.00	166.96
6	—	781	106.00–108.00	107.33
4	—	313	158.00–160.00	159.46
2	—	820	100.00–101.00	100.49
35	—	471	125.00–137.00	132.25
6	—	724	100.00–115.00	109.88
19	—	637	115.00–120.00	118.44
33	—	430	123.00–147.00	137.37
8	—	687	90.00–118.00	112.45
14	—	371	145.00–157.00	152.93
17	—	530	115.00–128.00	125.22
26	—	576	105.00–125.00	119.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	174.00–175.00	174.66
1	—	830	106.00	106.00
2	—	715	109.00–114.00	111.50
7	—	363	159.00–167.50	161.87
7	—	674	110.00–122.00	119.23
9	—	313	166.00–177.00	171.81
10	—	624	107.00–124.00	119.56
14	—	475	127.00–142.00	130.93
16	—	430	138.00–151.00	146.62
24	—	568	117.00–130.00	123.83
26	—	521	124.00–134.00	128.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
11	—	427	140.00–158.00	143.39
7	—	668	115.00–125.00	117.69
5	—	328	152.00–162.00	156.38
2	—	280	165.00–170.00	167.63
27	—	483	130.00–152.00	136.39
22	—	531	127.00–142.00	133.43
11	—	580	120.00–128.00	125.57
10	—	615	120.00–135.00	125.36
4	—	724	114.00–116.00	114.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	609	132.50	132.50
5	—	713	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	116.00–122.00	119.63
5	—	321	165.00–176.00	168.18
11	—	416	143.00–165.00	153.04
12	—	467	137.00–141.00	138.58
17	—	368	158.00–171.00	168.30
24	—	705	121.50–123.00	121.73
31	—	620	126.00–129.00	126.66
39	—	528	130.00–153.00	134.61
47	—	681	122.00–127.00	122.95
76	—	581	127.00–151.00	130.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	138.00–141.00	139.31
2	—	325	144.00–148.00	146.06
4	—	458	127.50–128.00	127.75
3	—	525	123.00–125.00	123.64
3	—	418	132.00–134.00	132.71
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	115.00–132.00	126.71
15	—	540	109.00–117.00	110.52
14	—	484	105.00–118.00	113.95
23	—	570	107.00–110.00	109.87
15	—	420	120.00–124.00	121.25
6	—	285	135.00–138.00	136.55
3	—	618	103.00–105.00	104.35
3	—	365	125.00–127.00	125.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	628	109.00–112.00	110.51
6	—	673	100.00–110.00	105.20
44	—	480	115.00–126.00	121.40
3	—	773	93.00–95.00	94.34
4	—	723	99.00–102.00	100.27
18	—	375	127.00–140.00	132.43
18	—	524	114.00–125.00	116.42
19	—	327	127.50–140.00	134.98
21	—	427	120.00–137.00	127.90
21	—	569	112.50–122.00	115.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	720	99.00–107.00	103.50
5	—	377	131.00–139.00	134.23
2	—	775	94.00–100.00	96.92
36	—	477	123.00–130.00	125.12
54	—	636	110.00–122.00	116.14
89	—	573	114.00–125.00	117.65
35	—	523	117.50–126.00	120.11
31	—	666	105.00–119.00	109.04
23	—	423	120.00–145.00	130.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	636	121.50	121.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,888	91.00–98.00	94.00
6	—	1,634	74.00–85.00	79.16
16	—	1,574	84.00–91.00	86.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,493	64.00–70.00	67.23
8	—	1,394	55.00–60.00	58.13
31	—	1,446	57.00–68.00	62.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	924	45.00–55.00	51.67
7	—	1,031	60.00–63.00	61.62
27	—	1,028	52.00–61.00	57.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,217	69.00–75.00	71.53
31	—	1,137	55.00–63.00	59.58
101	—	1,143	58.00–70.00	64.76

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)	1	—	1,015	880.00	880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	700.00–825.00	767.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	825.00–950.00	883.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	550.00–675.00	610.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	615.00–655.00	641.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	33	—	—	600.00–875.00	751.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	750.00–1,100.00	979.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,331.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	505.00–660.00	571.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	575.00–685.00	627.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	950.00–1,275.00	1,094.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	825.00–900.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	850.00–950.00	908.33

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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