Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 119 priced lines covering 1,439 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,558 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 228 head. replacement cattle receipts at 290 head. Counted as USDA files them — 61 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Sep 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,558Last week 2,508Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 347Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 290Last week 264Year ago 325

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold unevenly steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade is moderate with a 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	484	112.00–127.00	119.79
11	—	522	100.00–122.00	108.48
4	—	324	146.00–150.00	147.99
6	—	363	138.00–141.00	139.70
5	—	577	100.00–117.00	103.45
2	—	215	155.00	155.00
10	—	427	119.00–137.00	130.21
4	—	275	150.00–152.50	151.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	474	125.00–142.00	131.87
21	—	423	135.00–152.00	142.33
22	—	625	106.00–117.00	111.97
20	—	568	109.00–122.00	117.03
7	—	682	106.00–115.00	110.00
8	—	729	105.00–112.00	109.77
8	—	785	100.00–108.00	104.11
7	—	281	170.00–178.00	172.08
2	—	818	79.00–83.00	81.03
24	—	531	117.50–135.00	121.66
11	—	325	150.00–165.00	156.91
24	—	375	144.00–160.00	149.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	733	100.00–105.00	102.47
15	—	616	100.00–115.00	108.09
1	—	795	85.00	85.00
5	—	676	105.00–110.00	107.19
1	—	260	147.50	147.50
10	—	340	147.50–167.00	157.80
24	—	476	117.50–135.00	128.73
31	—	527	110.00–127.00	117.67
10	—	575	105.00–120.00	110.80
22	—	387	140.00–154.00	148.82
23	—	425	127.50–145.00	138.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	135.00–139.00	136.33
17	—	323	122.00–135.00	127.86
21	—	525	105.00–122.00	112.98
26	—	417	114.00–132.00	120.70
15	—	579	106.00–115.00	110.28
16	—	392	120.00–136.00	132.37
24	—	478	110.00–130.00	117.00
7	—	626	100.00–108.00	105.28
5	—	689	100.00–105.00	101.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	325	110.00–125.00	117.93
5	—	622	100.00	100.00
10	—	427	105.00–125.00	112.79
26	—	484	100.00–122.00	108.98
3	—	265	128.00–130.00	129.33
9	—	581	102.00–112.00	104.44
10	—	533	100.00–115.00	106.24
4	—	380	118.00–120.00	119.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	467	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
2	—	613	116.00–117.00	116.51
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	539	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	130.00–136.00	133.09
1	—	205	157.50	157.50
10	—	568	111.00–120.00	114.78
21	—	474	117.50–130.00	122.90
21	—	519	115.00–126.00	120.48
14	—	414	124.00–132.00	126.27
12	—	325	133.00–143.00	138.84
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
5	—	671	105.00–109.00	107.23
15	—	621	107.00–117.00	110.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	135.00–143.00	137.84
4	—	520	118.00–120.00	119.01
4	—	579	95.00–115.00	107.55
5	—	467	123.00–128.00	124.78
2	—	630	105.00–110.00	107.44
8	—	387	129.00–145.00	136.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	130.00–137.00	134.61
12	—	375	140.00–152.00	145.75
11	—	437	138.00–146.00	141.48
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
11	—	576	117.00–128.00	120.97
33	—	534	123.00–138.50	135.53
10	—	622	114.00–125.00	116.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	429	148.00–153.00	149.72
16	—	678	116.00–127.00	121.41
8	—	466	140.00–143.00	140.88
1	—	835	114.00	114.00
18	—	571	122.00–132.00	126.71
18	—	624	117.00–127.00	124.23
15	—	521	128.00–139.00	131.92
3	—	368	155.00–160.00	157.04
6	—	734	114.00–122.00	118.64
7	—	316	155.00–167.50	161.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	810	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	721	127.75	127.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,390	54.00–67.00	61.76
5	—	1,428	66.00–75.00	71.37
4	—	1,491	57.00–60.00	58.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	996	63.00–64.00	63.58
9	—	936	52.00–61.00	57.22
4	—	948	50.00–55.00	52.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,127	65.00–76.00	71.52
55	—	1,130	55.00–70.00	63.71
16	—	1,135	53.00–64.00	58.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,578	82.00–88.00	84.97
13	—	1,531	73.00–85.00	79.08
3	—	1,575	90.00–94.00	91.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	380.00–550.00	482.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	750.00–1,075.00	940.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	29	—	—	690.00–925.00	807.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	650.00–730.00	698.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–800.00	768.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	980.00	980.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–925.00	881.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	—	410.00–730.00	590.97
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	750.00–970.00	883.57
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	900.00–1,850.00	1,465.75
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–975.00	892.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	—	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,152.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	725.00–950.00	821.88

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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