Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 127 priced lines covering 1,973 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,557 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 212 head. replacement cattle receipts at 184 head. Counted as USDA files them — 42 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Aug 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,557Last week 2,649Year ago 3,839

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 351Year ago 399

Replacement CattleReceipts 184Last week 229Year ago 354

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade is moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	717	98.00–104.00	101.46
7	—	369	150.00–165.00	156.62
12	—	563	112.50–131.00	118.30
13	—	462	125.00–155.00	137.68
16	—	668	100.00–117.00	104.88
17	—	614	110.00–122.50	116.94
19	—	522	115.00–137.00	123.07
19	—	764	96.00–110.00	98.39
26	—	420	137.50–165.00	147.74
5	—	318	168.00–175.00	170.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	679	97.50–112.00	104.48
14	—	375	135.00–162.50	145.09
21	—	479	115.00–140.00	128.54
5	—	761	95.00–100.00	97.38
11	—	728	100.00–115.00	107.16
16	—	332	154.00–172.50	160.60
3	—	282	165.00–170.00	166.69
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
28	—	568	105.00–122.50	116.18
27	—	521	112.50–132.50	122.96
27	—	425	127.50–157.50	139.88
13	—	626	109.00–120.00	113.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	569	95.00–120.00	110.49
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
2	—	635	110.00–112.50	111.24
3	—	270	150.00–155.00	151.79
5	—	330	150.00–152.50	151.00
16	—	363	130.00–150.00	139.97
3	—	745	95.00	95.00
24	—	522	97.50–122.50	111.86
24	—	480	108.00–137.50	121.43
14	—	434	116.00–142.50	129.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	530	113.00–126.00	119.96
28	—	626	104.00–124.00	115.37
61	—	575	112.00–132.00	115.96
16	—	679	113.00–124.00	117.72
2	—	463	118.00–130.00	124.03
4	—	725	100.00–112.00	107.94
5	—	771	90.00–112.50	98.94
6	—	329	130.00–142.00	136.37
9	—	386	122.00–137.00	132.86
16	—	412	117.50–137.50	127.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	577	114.00–121.00	116.57
72	—	470	114.00–130.00	121.51
35	—	621	110.00–117.50	110.99
4	—	321	127.00–136.00	130.68
42	—	377	112.50–140.00	129.82
48	—	422	110.00–132.00	124.93
66	—	524	110.00–125.00	117.58
1	—	730	75.00	75.00
4	—	769	71.00–106.00	94.33
8	—	671	87.50–115.00	107.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	135.00–140.00	138.40
9	—	563	105.00–115.00	110.03
1	—	760	92.00	92.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
35	—	334	115.00–137.50	131.28
24	—	476	113.00–120.00	116.15
27	—	526	109.00–117.50	113.47
21	—	379	105.00–125.00	120.60
23	—	430	105.00–125.00	120.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	121.00	121.00
25	—	653	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	596	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	480	117.50–135.00	129.31
8	—	561	115.00–120.00	119.12
21	—	388	131.00–145.00	132.88
3	—	432	135.00–137.00	135.66
2	—	725	103.00–107.50	105.22
19	—	522	114.00–128.00	122.57
11	—	330	135.00–145.00	137.49
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
57	—	582	115.00–132.00	126.74
11	—	619	115.00–132.50	123.39
15	—	517	115.00–136.00	131.18
8	—	379	147.00–160.00	152.66
26	—	470	129.00–147.00	142.74
5	—	718	112.50–115.00	114.31
9	—	428	145.00–155.00	150.10
16	—	670	115.00–125.00	119.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	112.00–116.00	114.02
40	—	466	133.00–155.00	139.44
30	—	526	125.00–144.00	134.74
35	—	677	116.00–128.00	123.47
36	—	615	116.00–131.00	127.84
3	—	998	115.00	115.00
6	—	419	156.00–160.00	157.62
10	—	769	112.00–117.00	114.32
16	—	714	117.00–135.00	121.67
23	—	575	118.00–132.00	123.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	644	127.00	127.00
120	—	672	132.60–138.75	136.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	58.00–60.00	59.20
8	—	1,506	65.00–69.00	67.73
10	—	1,530	59.00–66.00	63.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,169	46.00–61.00	57.14
14	—	1,152	62.00–75.00	69.59
57	—	1,183	53.50–67.00	61.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	991	49.00–58.00	54.38
5	—	901	45.00–50.00	47.62
2	—	933	58.00–60.00	59.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,025	90.00–92.00	90.90
13	—	1,474	70.00–87.00	80.77
17	—	1,752	82.00–89.00	84.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	920.00	920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	922	650.00–920.00	784.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,290	600.00–1,150.00	961.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	990.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,153.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	—	600.00–900.00	784.21
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	400.00–450.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	730.00	730.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	650.00–775.00	714.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–825.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–650.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	763	560.00–660.00	614.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	833	490.00–510.00	499.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	520.00–670.00	596.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	325.00–440.00	399.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,140	730.00–1,250.00	1,028.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,337.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	950.00–1,200.00	1,021.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	750.00–900.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	725.00–875.00	815.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	480.00–650.00	577.69

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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