Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 113 priced lines covering 1,597 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,584 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 331 head. replacement cattle receipts at 145 head. Counted as USDA files them — 27 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Sep 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,584Last week 4,586Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 331Last week 549Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 230Year ago 325

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 sold mostly steady.

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	950.00–975.00	962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	640.00–870.00	685.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	650.00–1,375.00	1,022.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	660.00–780.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	510.00–950.00	786.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	365.00–775.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	450.00–500.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	—	850.00–1,500.00	1,249.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	1,150.00	1,150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	109.00	109.00
6	—	675	110.00–117.00	113.36
7	—	720	105.00–113.00	110.42
8	—	621	113.00–125.00	118.85
5	—	321	170.00–172.00	170.42
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
10	—	379	143.00–167.00	152.49
11	—	563	117.00–135.00	124.93
21	—	521	118.00–136.00	132.29
22	—	428	133.00–156.00	143.83
23	—	473	128.00–150.00	138.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	84.00	84.00
3	—	382	122.00–160.00	146.72
3	—	768	90.00–106.00	100.76
46	—	575	100.00–127.00	118.26
46	—	520	110.00–132.00	122.63
1	—	225	170.00	170.00
3	—	295	165.00	165.00
6	—	318	155.00–165.00	162.75
13	—	670	107.00–114.00	110.07
13	—	721	104.00–110.00	108.07
30	—	629	110.00–120.00	114.88
33	—	425	115.00–147.50	140.43
44	—	471	115.00–142.00	134.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	100.00–102.00	101.02
4	—	675	100.00–106.00	103.00
11	—	569	105.00–118.00	109.96
10	—	628	100.00–110.00	106.18
7	—	369	126.00–140.00	132.23
5	—	774	89.00–99.00	94.41
2	—	328	142.00–145.00	143.47
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
12	—	433	120.00–138.00	125.38
15	—	473	115.00–132.00	121.18
21	—	522	110.00–124.00	112.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
2	—	728	109.00–111.00	110.02
42	—	581	106.00–126.50	121.38
24	—	664	104.00–117.00	111.45
18	—	517	110.00–129.00	120.61
16	—	469	114.00–132.00	123.46
15	—	428	116.00–140.00	126.26
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
3	—	320	127.00–140.00	134.08
9	—	618	115.00–125.00	117.43
10	—	365	121.00–139.00	130.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	670	119.00	119.00
11	—	530	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	100.00–106.00	104.34
41	—	574	107.00–121.00	114.56
73	—	528	101.00–125.00	114.19
52	—	471	109.00–125.00	118.09
38	—	425	110.00–132.00	124.17
23	—	620	105.00–116.00	111.43
17	—	374	115.00–136.00	127.11
14	—	329	120.00–138.00	130.85
9	—	672	90.00–108.00	104.59
3	—	768	104.00–107.00	105.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	120.00–125.00	123.30
29	—	434	105.00–127.00	112.16
17	—	524	102.00–118.00	106.77
16	—	472	100.00–120.00	108.52
10	—	574	102.00–115.00	104.75
6	—	628	95.00–102.00	99.66
6	—	377	112.00–120.00	116.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	120.00	120.00
4	—	531	120.00–124.00	121.98
6	—	623	108.00–115.00	110.47
6	—	373	138.00–145.00	140.46
4	—	576	115.00–120.00	118.74
4	—	333	145.00–150.00	147.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	139.00–155.00	141.37
28	—	711	134.50	134.50
2	—	368	165.00–167.00	165.99
21	—	530	134.00–142.00	135.20
5	—	436	150.00–158.00	152.98
17	—	686	123.00–125.00	123.12
3	—	560	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	768	112.00–120.00	115.89
26	—	464	132.00–147.50	143.01
37	—	526	125.00–134.00	128.63
42	—	558	122.00–130.00	123.08
5	—	997	102.00	102.00
8	—	381	140.00–155.00	148.67
75	—	677	116.00–121.00	119.55
19	—	735	114.00–119.00	115.47
7	—	425	142.00–146.00	143.57
7	—	326	154.00–162.00	157.28
4	—	625	121.00–125.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,413	53.50–64.00	59.09
3	—	1,357	52.00–55.00	52.92
9	—	1,541	57.00–68.00	61.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,211	55.00–62.50	58.31
26	—	1,203	51.00–56.00	53.62
18	—	1,255	59.00–66.50	61.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,015	57.00–62.00	59.38
28	—	1,007	43.00–50.00	46.80
37	—	1,048	46.00–57.00	53.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,076	89.00–95.00	92.07
14	—	1,468	74.00–86.00	79.15
16	—	1,623	82.00–89.00	85.34

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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