Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 135 priced lines covering 1,904 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,447 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 323 head. replacement cattle receipts at 200 head. Counted as USDA files them — 46 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,447Last week 1,976Year ago 1,611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 323Last week 326Year ago 295

Replacement CattleReceipts 200Last week 200Year ago 208

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher.Trade is moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	635	115.00–122.00	118.27
44	—	467	125.00–136.00	128.09
77	—	577	118.00–130.00	120.08
2	—	788	107.00–108.00	107.50
10	—	684	113.00–118.00	115.30
31	—	527	120.00–132.00	126.99
18	—	424	131.00–139.00	134.74
7	—	328	145.00–148.00	146.14
11	—	366	136.00–152.00	141.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	100.00–105.00	104.02
15	—	674	105.00–110.00	107.33
28	—	575	110.00–121.00	115.74
24	—	376	128.00–147.00	134.70
23	—	337	131.00–140.00	138.05
2	—	265	138.00–142.00	140.04
10	—	627	110.00–115.00	112.38
34	—	427	119.00–135.00	128.07
37	—	536	115.00–125.00	120.79
52	—	476	117.00–130.00	123.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	95.00–117.00	106.02
10	—	338	110.00–135.00	128.63
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
5	—	376	128.00–131.00	129.18
7	—	280	136.00–140.00	137.74
15	—	479	113.00–121.00	118.87
14	—	426	100.00–127.00	116.84
4	—	580	95.00–110.00	101.88
1	—	640	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	633	123.00–129.00	125.17
20	—	748	120.00–124.00	122.33
9	—	659	128.00	128.00
9	—	778	118.00–120.00	118.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	135.00–141.00	138.37
9	—	481	120.00–134.00	128.75
3	—	342	138.00–147.00	141.70
5	—	714	107.00–114.00	110.39
4	—	629	120.00–122.00	120.76
4	—	568	123.00–125.00	123.74
8	—	428	125.00–145.00	137.16
9	—	516	130.00–132.00	130.67
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	110.00	110.00
7	—	525	142.00–146.00	143.85
9	—	567	136.00–143.00	140.02
75	—	635	128.00–138.00	131.79
37	—	672	125.00–133.00	127.57
13	—	737	123.00–128.00	124.93
9	—	773	116.00–127.00	120.36
3	—	443	150.00–154.00	151.32
2	—	488	144.00–145.00	144.50
6	—	327	164.00–186.00	171.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	665	122.00–125.00	124.32
6	—	740	115.00–120.00	117.35
10	—	327	153.00–170.00	161.33
48	—	477	135.00–146.00	138.71
40	—	576	128.00–134.00	131.58
30	—	533	130.00–138.00	133.66
25	—	425	140.00–156.00	146.65
22	—	634	123.00–135.00	128.72
8	—	766	110.00–119.00	113.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	792	124.50–135.25	133.78
32	—	697	140.00	140.00
13	—	712	130.50	130.50
9	—	828	122.50	122.50
3	—	478	159.00–164.00	161.01
3	—	522	155.00–158.00	156.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	115.00–145.00	126.44
16	—	528	110.00–120.00	114.72
1	—	840	98.00	98.00
4	—	273	150.00–156.00	153.08
4	—	690	109.00–110.00	109.76
6	—	617	102.00–111.00	107.19
10	—	577	105.00–117.00	110.81
13	—	479	115.00–137.00	124.54
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
1	—	730	101.00	101.00
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
6	—	378	137.00–144.00	140.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
1	—	910	104.00	104.00
3	—	758	112.00–115.00	113.99
4	—	280	178.00–180.00	179.04
17	—	380	158.00–175.00	162.99
12	—	335	165.00–178.00	171.84
11	—	676	120.00–124.00	121.28
10	—	573	130.00–135.00	132.21
11	—	465	141.00–165.00	149.32
13	—	513	133.00–140.00	135.81
16	—	615	120.00–128.00	124.69
19	—	428	148.00–175.00	157.04
10	—	728	110.00–120.00	117.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	104.00	104.00
2	—	865	105.00–106.00	105.50
34	—	525	115.00–132.00	123.52
33	—	483	120.00–145.00	130.82
31	—	575	111.00–129.00	120.62
22	—	428	131.00–160.00	143.02
21	—	619	109.00–122.00	118.19
16	—	377	145.00–165.00	153.75
16	—	328	155.00–170.00	161.84
13	—	733	110.00–115.00	111.13
10	—	675	112.00–117.00	113.90
2	—	780	105.00–110.00	107.45
2	—	273	167.00–177.00	171.77

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	530.00–610.00	566.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	700.00–910.00	747.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	775.00–975.00	888.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,041.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,360	925.00–975.00	949.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	650.00–800.00	717.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–625.00	612.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	700.00–750.00	722.25
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	560.00–650.00	605.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	450.00–680.00	547.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	—	700.00–1,100.00	903.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,483	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,348.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,396	50.00–54.00	52.22
10	—	1,452	57.00–64.50	60.95
25	—	1,427	53.00–61.00	56.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,050	45.00–47.00	46.03
29	—	1,041	48.00–58.00	53.38
3	—	820	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,277	50.00–55.00	52.77
62	—	1,211	51.00–61.00	57.83
33	—	1,281	61.00–67.00	63.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,662	75.00–85.00	80.17
18	—	1,677	83.00–91.00	86.72
3	—	1,747	90.00–95.00	92.30

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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