Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 125 priced lines covering 1,501 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,702 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 420 head. replacement cattle receipts at 236 head. Counted as USDA files them — 34 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,702Last week 1,302Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 420Last week 175Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 236Last week 83Year ago 50

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	144.00	144.00
3	—	775	91.00–98.00	95.36
8	—	288	136.00–145.00	138.58
5	—	737	99.00–102.00	100.61
7	—	688	105.00–110.00	107.15
13	—	625	108.00–118.00	112.43
23	—	375	125.00–138.00	131.47
43	—	434	121.00–133.00	125.27
1	—	855	91.00	91.00
55	—	522	114.00–127.00	119.88
54	—	478	117.00–130.00	122.28
19	—	582	110.00–122.00	115.17
8	—	326	131.00–140.00	137.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	564	117.00–130.00	124.08
60	—	521	120.00–128.00	121.90
8	—	804	100.00–107.00	106.11
49	—	615	112.00–125.00	116.91
21	—	677	108.00–120.00	113.80
6	—	728	104.00–107.00	105.17
3	—	793	100.00–102.00	100.66
3	—	288	162.00	162.00
10	—	424	133.00–140.00	134.94
14	—	471	124.00–137.00	133.25
14	—	374	136.00–147.00	143.83
5	—	314	140.00–150.00	144.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
5	—	472	110.00–122.00	114.37
4	—	518	100.00–110.00	104.88
5	—	571	90.00–115.00	99.10
6	—	379	117.50–124.00	120.80
15	—	428	110.00–125.00	116.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	525	114.00–132.50	123.29
26	—	574	111.00–127.00	121.00
30	—	422	135.00–149.00	141.25
46	—	481	120.00–137.50	128.84
3	—	788	95.00–100.00	96.64
1	—	735	101.00	101.00
8	—	278	160.00–180.00	171.28
7	—	678	106.00–115.00	109.70
11	—	639	112.00–120.00	115.35
16	—	378	145.00–157.00	150.08
18	—	330	150.00–172.00	158.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	116.00–126.00	121.96
12	—	380	152.50–173.00	161.59
3	—	723	109.00–111.00	110.33
11	—	572	120.00–137.00	129.82
5	—	671	110.00–120.00	115.73
10	—	423	145.00–156.00	148.60
11	—	315	160.00–185.00	174.02
10	—	467	133.00–147.00	141.47
3	—	255	185.00	185.00
16	—	529	122.00–138.00	128.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	122.50–137.00	131.35
9	—	526	102.00–122.00	110.86
3	—	618	90.00–95.00	93.26
2	—	570	102.00	102.00
2	—	383	128.00–135.00	131.61
1	—	210	160.00	160.00
6	—	469	115.00–127.00	120.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	142.50–145.00	143.71
4	—	275	180.00–185.00	182.99
10	—	802	113.00–125.00	123.80
2	—	370	162.50–165.00	163.72
1	—	430	152.50	152.50
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
12	—	534	145.00–147.00	145.16
3	—	950	114.00	114.00
7	—	784	113.00–117.00	116.16
26	—	584	130.00–140.00	132.37
28	—	624	129.00–132.00	129.70
36	—	683	124.00–128.00	126.24
46	—	726	117.00–130.00	121.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	106.00	106.00
1	—	870	104.00	104.00
1	—	910	94.00	94.00
2	—	730	114.00–116.00	115.01
5	—	683	118.00–127.00	120.63
7	—	633	121.00–130.00	124.10
21	—	562	125.00–135.00	130.10
6	—	367	145.00–160.00	152.87
6	—	432	138.00–155.00	143.90
7	—	331	150.00–166.00	156.76
13	—	469	130.00–146.00	141.50
20	—	538	129.00–141.00	136.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	125.00–128.00	126.51
2	—	368	136.00–140.00	137.96
16	—	540	122.50–132.00	130.53
10	—	439	130.00–136.00	134.85
7	—	566	120.00–131.00	125.64
4	—	328	141.00–147.00	143.78
1	—	635	113.00	113.00
2	—	690	112.00	112.00
3	—	718	100.00–105.00	101.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	504	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,199	52.00–58.00	55.33
89	—	1,211	57.00–70.00	61.02
10	—	1,293	62.00–74.00	68.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,035	48.50–59.00	53.80
15	—	1,083	55.50–63.00	60.34
6	—	867	43.00–47.00	45.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,333	64.00–66.00	65.35
5	—	1,474	57.00–60.00	58.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,711	86.00–95.00	89.43
6	—	1,977	91.00–100.00	95.26
6	—	1,504	79.00–88.00	82.65

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)	4	—	—	925.00–975.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,071	825.00–950.00	870.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	780.00–800.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,147	850.00–925.00	876.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	—	690.00–960.00	861.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,040.00–1,075.00	1,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	630.00	630.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	998	800.00–810.00	805.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,132	650.00–750.00	680.57
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	853	575.00–600.00	586.36
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	700.00–775.00	735.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	490.00–600.00	538.33
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	550.00–750.00	658.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,435.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,345	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,201.21

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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