Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 131 priced lines covering 1,909 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,508 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 347 head. replacement cattle receipts at 264 head. Counted as USDA files them — 25 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,508Last week 2,557Year ago 2,382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 347Last week 212Year ago 322

Replacement CattleReceipts 264Last week 184Year ago 138

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	433	112.50–130.00	118.44
56	—	484	106.00–125.00	111.70
56	—	376	115.00–138.00	125.21
41	—	567	102.50–120.00	112.68
40	—	534	104.00–125.00	115.62
10	—	311	123.00–131.00	125.57
24	—	620	103.00–117.50	109.85
6	—	670	100.00–112.00	106.41
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
2	—	770	98.00–105.00	101.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	709	112.00	112.00
11	—	617	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	464	115.00–130.00	122.37
16	—	626	99.00–120.00	111.93
13	—	670	103.00–119.00	111.56
23	—	515	113.00–129.00	117.18
21	—	573	107.50–123.00	113.31
5	—	408	121.00–137.50	128.56
5	—	367	122.00–132.00	125.34
4	—	715	96.00–105.00	100.71
2	—	320	130.00–133.00	131.48
1	—	215	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	381	107.50–122.50	117.82
3	—	658	100.00–102.50	100.84
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
4	—	218	147.50–150.00	149.35
5	—	274	124.00–140.00	129.50
5	—	615	95.00–111.00	100.67
9	—	571	100.00–112.50	104.81
14	—	524	100.00–115.00	106.41
15	—	333	120.00–127.50	121.19
26	—	436	106.00–122.50	114.73
41	—	481	100.00–120.00	112.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	422	140.00–154.00	152.29
2	—	803	110.00	110.00
2	—	910	102.00	102.00
3	—	377	147.50–152.00	149.90
17	—	517	120.00–138.00	130.94
17	—	568	115.00–127.00	122.11
26	—	638	117.50–126.00	120.44
2	—	725	120.00	120.00
64	—	481	128.00–145.00	141.44
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	95.00–115.00	104.82
4	—	429	126.00–136.00	132.11
17	—	527	106.00–129.00	123.82
13	—	373	132.50–145.00	139.16
32	—	676	114.00–128.00	127.30
21	—	342	148.00–160.00	157.92
4	—	474	129.00–135.00	130.96
62	—	572	112.00–128.00	124.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	640	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
4	—	428	120.00–130.00	125.22
3	—	327	135.00–141.00	138.73
2	—	615	110.00–114.00	112.02
1	—	650	112.50	112.50
6	—	521	115.00–120.00	118.10
7	—	473	120.00–128.00	124.44
9	—	573	110.00–118.00	114.82
7	—	381	119.00–140.00	133.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	92.00	92.00
24	—	524	112.00–140.00	122.42
20	—	470	123.00–143.00	132.12
18	—	617	100.00–132.00	113.27
15	—	672	95.00–125.00	108.24
13	—	572	106.00–130.00	111.20
13	—	417	130.00–140.00	137.11
13	—	372	138.00–162.00	146.54
4	—	320	145.00–156.00	151.38
5	—	730	98.00–117.00	108.21
5	—	770	93.00–113.00	102.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	167.50	167.50
1	—	830	95.00	95.00
5	—	275	162.50–165.00	163.55
27	—	426	117.50–145.00	135.78
19	—	325	137.50–167.50	154.47
15	—	627	95.00–120.00	109.91
10	—	383	133.00–155.00	142.86
2	—	790	85.00–100.00	92.55
8	—	715	100.00–110.00	105.38
12	—	675	90.00–112.50	103.77
19	—	476	116.00–135.00	128.95
23	—	572	103.00–125.00	116.78
26	—	520	110.00–130.00	122.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
5	—	337	140.00–144.00	141.54
10	—	680	85.00–105.00	99.56
20	—	431	115.00–137.00	128.26
23	—	572	110.00–117.50	113.82
20	—	482	120.00–129.00	123.31
18	—	530	115.00–120.00	118.12
17	—	625	105.00–112.50	107.85
10	—	382	135.00–145.00	137.56
5	—	727	90.00–100.00	95.91
4	—	276	150.00–152.00	151.05
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	120.00	120.00

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 · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	950.00–1,300.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	994	675.00–950.00	786.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	600.00–975.00	816.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	—	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,221.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–670.00	635.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	—	760.00–1,200.00	943.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	29	—	—	600.00–850.00	746.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,074	475.00–775.00	657.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,181	550.00–950.00	767.89
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	—	300.00–600.00	490.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–800.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	945.00–975.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,104.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	750.00–900.00	803.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	650.00–725.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	515.00–700.00	605.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,686	91.00–93.00	92.29
18	—	1,586	81.00–91.00	88.02
13	—	1,480	70.00–87.00	80.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	58.00	58.00
23	—	1,413	53.00–64.00	59.84
4	—	1,448	67.00–70.00	68.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,039	46.00–60.00	54.31
10	—	1,003	56.00–64.00	59.95
8	—	1,059	42.00–54.00	48.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,141	54.00–68.00	61.69
27	—	1,117	61.00–74.00	67.65
40	—	1,148	48.00–62.00	54.34

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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