Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 116 priced lines covering 1,727 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,885 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 450 head. replacement cattle receipts at 121 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Aug 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,885Last week 3,400Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 450Last week 401Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 121Last week 192Year ago 50

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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
63	—	479	118.00–131.00	122.78
92	—	524	116.00–129.00	121.92
51	—	571	112.00–125.00	117.06
42	—	430	120.00–135.00	127.33
25	—	629	109.00–119.00	114.15
6	—	739	100.00–109.00	102.62
4	—	228	140.00–145.00	141.77
1	—	790	98.00	98.00
4	—	278	137.50–140.00	138.80
4	—	683	100.00–117.00	109.16
19	—	378	126.00–138.00	132.36
26	—	328	130.00–142.00	135.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	639	114.00–127.00	120.75
7	—	368	135.00–138.00	136.56
5	—	322	139.00–145.00	141.73
32	—	659	112.00–121.00	115.20
13	—	578	120.00–130.00	123.54
30	—	418	127.00–142.00	131.59
20	—	523	120.00–132.00	122.74
19	—	470	125.00–136.00	127.21
9	—	769	105.00–115.00	110.46
9	—	715	110.00–118.00	116.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	110.00–120.00	116.01
3	—	280	127.50–132.00	129.15
2	—	245	135.00	135.00
2	—	338	124.00–126.00	125.01
5	—	377	118.00–121.00	119.00
11	—	470	112.50–123.00	114.70
12	—	574	102.00–110.00	105.34
13	—	424	111.00–128.00	118.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	740	119.50–128.00	123.71
50	—	773	118.00–129.00	121.61
7	—	506	147.00–148.00	147.85
2	—	565	145.00–147.00	146.02
3	—	635	130.00	130.00
1	—	275	182.00	182.00
9	—	424	154.00–168.00	160.82
8	—	476	146.00–148.00	146.24
6	—	373	160.00–168.00	165.68
5	—	683	126.00–132.00	128.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	482	135.00–150.00	141.90
39	—	711	116.00–128.00	121.89
42	—	670	117.00–131.00	125.93
54	—	587	125.00–138.00	130.30
81	—	618	115.00–135.00	129.35
27	—	435	141.00–158.00	144.89
13	—	530	135.00–146.00	141.79
8	—	374	155.00–162.00	159.13
2	—	265	160.00–162.50	161.30
5	—	327	162.00–166.00	164.78
5	—	772	115.00–123.00	116.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	109.00–116.00	112.53
3	—	380	144.00–150.00	147.95
4	—	326	147.00–155.00	150.21
4	—	580	120.00–124.00	122.97
5	—	431	135.00–140.00	137.58
5	—	486	126.00–133.00	129.79
18	—	610	112.00–118.00	116.78
2	—	520	120.00–122.00	121.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	751	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	624	112.00–125.00	117.17
21	—	573	114.00–133.00	119.67
24	—	475	128.00–145.00	134.32
28	—	427	135.00–152.00	142.98
10	—	331	160.00–168.00	163.70
1	—	845	94.00	94.00
10	—	676	106.00–129.00	114.07
6	—	771	99.00–105.00	101.68
4	—	729	109.00–113.00	111.25
16	—	373	150.00–160.00	155.61
3	—	262	170.00–180.00	175.13
47	—	524	119.00–136.00	126.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	391	140.00–148.00	143.59
5	—	683	105.00–107.00	106.42
3	—	292	155.00–160.00	156.69
2	—	340	150.00–152.00	150.99
5	—	625	107.00–111.00	109.02
7	—	529	114.00–120.00	117.16
11	—	577	110.00–124.00	113.41
21	—	433	125.00–140.00	132.18
23	—	479	118.00–134.00	123.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	162.50–170.00	166.44
5	—	288	175.00–180.00	177.74
3	—	317	170.00–175.00	171.63
11	—	469	146.00–155.00	149.65
4	—	566	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	655	123.00	123.00
21	—	517	130.00–146.00	139.46
10	—	422	155.00–162.00	158.51
9	—	617	119.00–135.00	127.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,911	89.00–95.00	90.68
9	—	1,886	84.00–91.00	87.46
9	—	1,409	77.00–87.00	82.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,230	63.00–65.00	63.83
66	—	1,216	55.00–62.00	59.32
30	—	1,147	50.00–58.00	55.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,066	60.00–63.00	60.69
36	—	1,047	44.00–59.00	55.08
31	—	982	42.00–53.00	50.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,426	63.00	63.00
11	—	1,387	53.00–58.00	56.10
24	—	1,411	57.00–62.00	59.87

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	650.00–875.00	732.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–950.00	893.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,413	985.00–1,000.00	992.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	575.00–700.00	641.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,125	1,010.00–1,025.00	1,015.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	920.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,410	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	610.00	610.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	955.00	955.00

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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