Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 146 priced lines covering 3,265 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,780 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 590 head. replacement cattle receipts at 172 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Aug 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,780Last week 2,885Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 590Last week 450Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 172Last week 121Year ago 64

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	523	110.00–125.00	117.28
34	—	481	116.00–130.00	122.56
31	—	430	123.00–139.00	131.11
22	—	576	100.00–123.00	112.93
20	—	385	132.50–145.00	137.54
11	—	332	140.00–150.00	145.49
6	—	629	108.00–112.50	110.06
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
3	—	672	97.00–100.00	99.02
3	—	775	90.00–95.00	93.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	233	180.00–183.00	181.03
9	—	276	165.00–177.50	172.32
4	—	780	114.00–115.00	114.75
22	—	529	130.00–144.00	135.17
21	—	569	119.00–133.00	127.19
20	—	429	145.00–160.00	150.86
18	—	671	115.00–122.50	119.48
12	—	330	160.00–190.00	166.09
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
25	—	377	152.50–175.00	159.07
28	—	472	137.50–155.00	141.53
32	—	628	116.00–131.00	122.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
1	—	825	92.00	92.00
6	—	283	162.50–167.50	165.02
81	—	523	118.00–133.00	125.58
53	—	476	126.00–145.00	133.81
46	—	428	135.00–150.00	141.09
30	—	622	108.00–125.00	116.96
24	—	377	142.50–160.00	148.25
19	—	733	103.00–114.00	108.09
19	—	334	150.00–165.00	155.17
18	—	687	105.00–117.00	112.79
39	—	579	114.00–130.00	121.29
8	—	781	97.00–112.00	104.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	293	152.50–160.00	157.53
10	—	330	142.50–157.00	147.50
25	—	380	133.00–146.00	139.00
26	—	523	117.00–130.00	124.26
44	—	421	125.00–142.50	132.27
50	—	469	119.00–135.00	125.35
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
34	—	572	114.00–125.00	120.19
8	—	679	116.00–121.00	118.11
22	—	790	110.00–117.00	113.05
38	—	620	110.00–124.00	117.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	561	129.50–130.00	129.60
48	—	687	126.00–131.25	130.40
12	—	715	127.75	127.75
12	—	630	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	215	145.00–150.00	146.90
36	—	680	100.00–115.00	107.37
23	—	625	105.00–117.00	112.75
15	—	276	138.00–148.00	142.74
8	—	783	94.00–102.00	97.69
6	—	734	100.00–110.00	103.98
37	—	326	132.50–145.00	137.59
49	—	374	124.00–140.00	132.18
86	—	430	117.00–134.00	128.98
99	—	478	115.00–131.00	122.43
123	—	529	113.00–128.00	119.52
140	—	576	110.00–124.00	115.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	295	135.00	135.00
25	—	430	110.00–127.00	117.13
3	—	675	92.00–99.00	94.66
3	—	625	94.00–102.50	98.24
18	—	524	102.00–119.00	109.91
19	—	481	105.00–121.00	112.46
2	—	765	95.00	95.00
10	—	570	98.00–107.00	103.84
11	—	329	124.00–130.00	127.29
14	—	385	120.00–125.00	122.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	121.00–126.00	122.01
3	—	725	118.00–122.00	120.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
26	—	759	116.00–130.00	120.65
5	—	730	120.00–129.00	124.62
2	—	270	170.00–172.50	171.27
22	—	431	150.00–160.00	154.30
10	—	331	165.00–176.00	169.78
105	—	669	125.00–143.00	133.11
69	—	625	125.00–142.00	134.55
61	—	528	135.00–152.00	141.91
32	—	580	135.00–147.00	140.05
15	—	376	159.00–170.00	163.09
17	—	486	144.00–157.00	148.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	103.00	103.00
30	—	435	140.00–150.00	145.86
2	—	295	165.00	165.00
94	—	534	129.00–147.00	137.02
70	—	582	126.00–135.00	130.54
48	—	666	118.00–124.00	123.17
41	—	714	115.00–120.00	116.87
18	—	330	155.00–165.00	160.59
15	—	379	150.00–160.00	154.92
8	—	794	115.00	115.00
87	—	475	132.00–146.00	141.90
79	—	635	123.00–138.00	131.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	97.00	97.00
2	—	285	152.50–155.00	153.71
8	—	421	132.00–135.00	133.16
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
3	—	785	110.00–117.00	114.64
2	—	390	145.00–148.00	146.52
4	—	319	145.00–152.00	148.65
6	—	542	115.00–124.00	122.49
7	—	636	114.00–117.00	116.31
11	—	484	124.00–132.00	128.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	575	145.00	145.00
12	—	778	125.00–133.00	128.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,260	850.00–900.00	874.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	1,100.00	1,100.00
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	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,423	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	885.00–1,200.00	1,005.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	600.00–775.00	705.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,242	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,068.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,207	875.00–1,000.00	931.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	800.00–925.00	862.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–800.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	575.00–675.00	619.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	700.00–950.00	819.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,066	575.00–675.00	615.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–625.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,195	700.00–825.00	755.37
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	901	650.00–800.00	727.68
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	923	450.00–500.00	480.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	400.00–545.00	480.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,027	44.00–50.00	47.97
45	—	1,034	46.00–56.00	51.79
10	—	994	52.00–61.00	57.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,373	61.00–64.00	62.39
38	—	1,406	56.00–68.00	59.66
6	—	1,357	50.00–56.00	54.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,178	55.00–64.00	58.57
57	—	1,213	60.00–68.00	62.47
38	—	1,114	51.00–58.00	53.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,508	67.00–89.00	76.86
33	—	1,591	80.00–92.00	85.82
3	—	1,825	92.00–92.50	92.16

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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