Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 136 priced lines covering 1,627 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,228 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 305 head. replacement cattle receipts at 146 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,228Last week 3,627Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 458Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 294Year ago 24

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	105.00–112.50	108.64
1	—	790	82.00	82.00
1	—	605	102.50	102.50
1	—	685	102.50	102.50
2	—	228	132.00–135.00	133.38
7	—	536	85.00–112.50	102.88
8	—	282	122.00–135.00	129.51
14	—	481	90.00–118.00	105.79
16	—	433	103.00–122.50	117.76
23	—	331	115.00–132.50	122.23
23	—	378	112.00–125.00	120.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	761	90.00–97.50	93.42
14	—	333	127.00–139.00	134.94
14	—	619	104.00–114.00	108.34
28	—	374	120.00–138.00	130.01
5	—	673	94.00–106.00	102.73
3	—	282	130.00–142.50	134.68
43	—	568	107.00–122.00	112.59
4	—	709	100.00–102.50	100.87
41	—	532	112.00–125.00	118.15
44	—	433	114.00–133.00	122.29
46	—	479	113.00–127.50	118.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	164.00	164.00
33	—	675	107.00–123.00	114.66
29	—	572	113.00–129.00	120.79
5	—	722	99.00–112.50	105.09
40	—	532	115.00–133.00	122.15
1	—	825	104.00	104.00
24	—	626	109.00–126.00	116.07
23	—	476	121.00–136.00	127.60
18	—	428	122.00–145.00	128.85
5	—	771	95.00–107.50	100.32
5	—	314	132.00–142.50	138.28
3	—	288	137.00–148.00	141.09
9	—	371	127.00–140.00	131.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	661	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	112.00–117.50	113.97
5	—	329	157.50–165.00	160.54
14	—	567	130.00–142.50	137.49
18	—	517	130.00–140.00	132.21
2	—	428	150.00–154.00	152.08
2	—	368	160.00	160.00
1	—	205	177.50	177.50
8	—	465	143.00–148.00	145.54
15	—	678	121.00–133.00	125.22
15	—	734	118.00–127.50	119.54
23	—	614	123.00–137.50	131.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	109.00	109.00
36	—	527	125.00–135.00	128.87
30	—	564	121.00–132.50	124.70
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	157.50	157.50
9	—	670	115.00–120.00	117.78
11	—	379	142.00–155.00	147.76
14	—	425	135.00–147.50	142.51
17	—	476	130.00–150.00	135.79
17	—	623	118.00–127.50	121.05
7	—	320	150.00–157.50	154.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	135.00–138.00	137.05
14	—	525	120.00–125.00	121.65
13	—	583	115.00–120.00	116.87
12	—	422	125.00–140.00	132.95
9	—	475	122.00–132.00	127.48
6	—	368	135.00–142.50	139.92
7	—	618	110.00–115.00	113.11
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	238	172.00–175.00	174.01
2	—	785	95.00	95.00
3	—	800	92.50–97.50	94.17
5	—	718	100.00–108.00	104.43
7	—	616	107.00–117.00	111.18
6	—	284	162.00–177.50	169.33
1	—	890	91.00	91.00
9	—	380	142.00–157.50	146.78
13	—	329	150.00–160.00	153.04
14	—	678	109.00–114.00	111.98
19	—	573	110.00–125.00	116.36
37	—	473	124.00–142.00	129.68
42	—	424	130.00–148.00	139.36
51	—	530	115.00–132.50	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
14	—	563	106.00–112.50	108.87
8	—	338	140.00–152.50	144.00
5	—	630	102.00–107.50	104.98
8	—	481	117.50–127.50	123.10
29	—	531	110.00–122.00	114.66
3	—	235	130.00–155.00	147.02
6	—	278	150.00–157.00	151.88
12	—	375	131.00–145.00	137.33
21	—	434	124.00–137.00	128.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	105.00	105.00
13	—	468	135.00–150.00	141.04
10	—	573	123.00–137.50	130.19
9	—	516	128.00–137.50	131.39
6	—	727	109.00–115.00	112.33
6	—	673	112.50–117.00	114.73
6	—	638	117.50–124.00	121.44
11	—	422	145.00–153.00	150.15
9	—	368	155.00–162.00	157.92
4	—	341	160.00–162.50	161.90
2	—	245	180.00	180.00
4	—	288	165.00–172.50	167.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,688	83.00–92.00	87.76
12	—	1,366	75.00–85.00	79.37
5	—	1,772	90.00–94.00	91.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,217	61.00–71.00	64.93
77	—	1,181	55.00–65.50	60.00
33	—	1,121	50.00–59.00	55.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,423	58.00–63.00	60.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	894	40.00–45.00	42.65
26	—	984	45.00–58.00	51.51
9	—	1,135	51.00–63.00	59.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	750.00–1,200.00	916.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,153	875.00–1,225.00	1,045.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,560	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	950.00–1,100.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	885.00–1,175.00	1,015.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,040.00–1,200.00	1,096.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	750.00–900.00	803.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,144	725.00–975.00	830.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,328	725.00–980.00	824.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	520.00–710.00	623.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	540.00–650.00	608.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	475.00	475.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	400.00–460.00	430.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	530.00–690.00	610.00

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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