Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 128 priced lines covering 1,768 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,251 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 279 head. replacement cattle receipts at 269 head. Counted as USDA files them — 34 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,251Last week 2,702Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 279Last week 420Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 269Last week 236Year ago 64

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,810	84.00–95.00	90.86
8	—	1,424	75.00–88.00	81.77
5	—	1,647	96.00–100.00	97.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,238	60.00–69.00	62.46
32	—	1,208	50.00–57.00	52.43
55	—	1,228	54.00–65.00	57.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,653	62.00–65.00	64.18
8	—	1,513	56.00–59.00	57.93
3	—	1,642	49.00–50.50	49.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,049	50.00–63.00	56.37
17	—	1,054	41.00–48.00	45.18
32	—	1,027	44.00–57.00	52.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	128.00–130.00	128.97
13	—	430	110.00–126.00	114.55
10	—	469	100.00–121.00	112.44
5	—	521	100.00–117.00	109.25
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
15	—	368	118.00–125.00	121.04
4	—	575	105.00–107.00	106.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	939	107.00	107.00
14	—	772	118.00–122.00	120.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
3	—	287	148.00–150.00	149.02
4	—	675	112.00–113.00	112.49
9	—	313	137.00–145.00	139.68
19	—	628	113.00–118.00	114.36
20	—	472	122.00–133.00	123.77
21	—	373	131.00–148.00	136.17
21	—	575	115.00–121.00	117.96
38	—	524	118.00–129.00	120.23
40	—	418	126.00–140.00	132.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	526	114.00–126.00	117.30
41	—	480	115.00–129.00	118.78
39	—	421	120.00–133.00	123.19
30	—	584	110.00–120.00	112.99
24	—	378	126.00–136.00	131.30
21	—	319	127.00–148.00	139.55
7	—	289	137.00–142.50	139.51
6	—	617	105.00–110.00	108.66
5	—	719	100.00–105.00	101.02
4	—	245	145.00–147.50	146.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	124.00–129.00	128.55
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	570	136.00	136.00
28	—	465	136.00	136.00
6	—	665	123.00	123.00
4	—	605	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	165.00	165.00
6	—	330	168.00–177.50	172.39
31	—	623	128.00–133.00	131.00
51	—	522	136.00–150.00	140.47
2	—	715	125.00	125.00
4	—	805	118.25	118.25
7	—	426	150.00–158.00	154.45
9	—	765	120.00–131.00	121.77
16	—	667	126.00–134.00	126.63
20	—	565	133.00–142.00	137.17
29	—	480	144.00–160.00	146.75
3	—	282	180.00–185.00	181.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	140.00–150.00	144.96
8	—	373	140.00–145.00	143.28
7	—	426	125.00–135.00	131.18
3	—	523	114.00–122.00	116.60
3	—	485	122.00–127.00	123.60
4	—	286	152.50–155.00	153.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	125.00	125.00
32	—	576	126.00–140.00	130.55
23	—	371	147.00–165.00	154.50
19	—	433	140.00–158.00	147.88
17	—	635	119.00–130.00	124.31
15	—	472	136.00–148.00	140.80
10	—	332	157.00–166.00	162.34
5	—	705	123.00	123.00
3	—	757	118.00–120.00	118.67
5	—	529	132.50–135.00	134.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	605	142.00	142.00
46	—	679	134.00–137.00	136.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
2	—	680	116.00	116.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
10	—	469	137.00–152.00	141.23
10	—	361	152.50–162.50	159.44
4	—	268	175.00–185.00	178.66
7	—	521	131.00–137.00	134.00
19	—	421	135.00–158.00	149.47
15	—	634	116.00–129.00	121.62
12	—	335	165.00–172.50	168.49
8	—	558	127.00–133.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
22	—	570	115.00–128.00	119.16
31	—	426	135.00–148.00	139.99
38	—	471	127.00–139.00	130.83
47	—	519	117.00–132.00	121.89
6	—	272	165.00–170.00	167.55
2	—	780	102.00–104.00	103.01
18	—	619	110.00–118.00	113.72
14	—	387	145.00–158.00	150.35
13	—	324	155.00–168.00	157.69
4	—	233	170.00–184.00	174.65
2	—	728	106.00–109.00	107.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	95.00	95.00
2	—	680	107.00	107.00
8	—	386	132.00–140.00	137.28
10	—	572	110.00–122.00	112.78
16	—	432	122.00–137.00	128.34
18	—	475	120.00–130.00	122.08
8	—	525	110.00–120.00	117.54
3	—	272	150.00–152.00	150.63
3	—	230	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	450.00–540.00	495.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	465.00–680.00	580.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	—	850.00–1,150.00	1,028.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	975.00–1,275.00	1,153.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	—	730.00–935.00	816.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,364.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,305.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	575.00–615.00	597.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–975.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	725.00–900.00	812.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	525.00–700.00	641.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	925.00–1,225.00	1,042.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	850.00–875.00	866.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	—	1,410.00–1,510.00	1,480.25

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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