Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 132 priced lines covering 1,332 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,551 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 298 head. replacement cattle receipts at 268 head. Counted as USDA files them — 84 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Sep 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,551Last week 1,558Year ago 2,572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 298Last week 228Year ago 320

Replacement CattleReceipts 268Last week 290Year ago 218

Compared to a week ago: All slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade was 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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	145.00–147.00	145.99
6	—	427	130.00–135.00	132.29
7	—	385	135.00–138.00	136.40
6	—	529	115.00–132.00	119.39
2	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	130.00–137.00	133.72
12	—	522	119.00–130.00	127.77
7	—	619	106.00–121.00	118.20
13	—	432	120.00–143.00	136.90
3	—	745	115.00	115.00
4	—	668	116.00–118.00	116.99
5	—	275	158.00–160.00	159.20
11	—	392	140.00–150.00	144.38
6	—	328	142.50–155.00	151.80
8	—	570	115.00–126.00	122.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	104.00–105.00	104.66
4	—	791	106.00–116.00	111.75
9	—	388	145.00–158.00	154.98
9	—	671	119.00–125.00	121.27
9	—	727	117.00–120.00	117.88
2	—	315	147.50–157.50	152.42
2	—	828	105.00–109.00	106.98
13	—	626	120.00–130.00	126.88
14	—	432	135.00–155.00	149.24
26	—	524	126.00–141.00	134.26
28	—	478	130.00–145.00	138.97
28	—	575	121.00–135.00	128.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	373	132.50–148.00	143.22
9	—	335	141.00–152.00	149.40
2	—	743	106.00–107.00	106.50
14	—	474	116.00–134.00	125.80
14	—	429	120.00–142.00	133.36
11	—	531	109.00–120.00	116.87
2	—	673	110.00	110.00
6	—	559	114.00–120.00	116.83
6	—	628	112.00–115.00	112.99
6	—	220	160.00–166.00	162.52
11	—	278	152.00–160.00	156.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	101.00–105.00	104.32
5	—	575	110.00–114.00	111.79
1	—	725	91.00	91.00
10	—	383	117.50–140.00	133.94
2	—	615	80.00–103.00	91.31
4	—	524	115.00–120.00	117.77
9	—	478	119.00–122.00	120.46
11	—	420	122.00–128.00	125.14
4	—	230	152.00–156.00	154.00
5	—	284	148.00–150.00	149.23
10	—	340	140.00–147.00	142.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	92.00	92.00
2	—	788	100.00–105.00	102.49
7	—	376	135.00–145.00	139.42
9	—	673	100.00–116.00	108.32
10	—	308	143.00–162.00	154.93
13	—	518	118.00–125.00	121.72
15	—	632	101.00–120.00	111.12
20	—	473	122.00–140.00	129.93
21	—	571	109.00–123.00	117.75
26	—	418	130.00–148.00	137.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	529	102.00–114.00	108.90
11	—	432	110.00–116.00	114.32
1	—	710	87.00	87.00
1	—	650	101.00	101.00
1	—	645	102.00	102.00
5	—	571	85.00–100.00	97.08
11	—	370	100.00–120.00	115.81
2	—	215	135.00	135.00
3	—	278	123.00–125.00	123.63
4	—	330	120.00–122.00	120.95
4	—	473	108.00–110.00	108.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	428	105.00–123.00	117.31
22	—	468	109.00–119.00	115.39
18	—	523	101.00–115.00	110.50
6	—	328	120.00–134.00	130.04
3	—	733	95.00–100.00	97.31
2	—	683	100.00–102.00	100.98
8	—	613	102.00–107.00	104.76
12	—	568	108.00–110.00	109.50
17	—	379	122.00–127.00	124.22
4	—	283	134.00–136.00	134.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	122.00–142.00	124.89
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	477	112.00–124.00	117.41
25	—	520	110.00–121.00	114.28
20	—	572	108.00–117.00	112.91
18	—	626	107.00–114.00	110.44
13	—	417	116.00–120.00	118.10
13	—	370	118.00–132.00	124.72
5	—	724	100.00	100.00
5	—	694	112.00	112.00
5	—	324	122.50–132.50	127.66
1	—	825	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	580.00	580.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,166	625.00–1,050.00	849.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	875.00–925.00	906.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,007	515.00–600.00	551.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	774.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,120.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	53	—	—	850.00–1,150.00	977.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	625.00–650.00	640.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–850.00	806.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	675.00–750.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	450.00	450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	300.00–605.00	489.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–975.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	575.00–850.00	703.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,263	975.00–1,275.00	1,140.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	—	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,314.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	—	875.00–1,290.00	1,089.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	575.00–730.00	650.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	495.00–685.00	591.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	942	56.00–59.00	57.35
34	—	1,033	45.00–55.00	51.10
15	—	1,003	41.00–49.00	45.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,184	62.00–70.00	66.44
33	—	1,190	46.00–58.50	55.42
69	—	1,155	53.00–64.00	60.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	53.00–55.00	53.64
8	—	1,507	64.00–71.00	68.54
16	—	1,452	59.00–67.00	63.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,916	90.00–98.00	92.33
6	—	1,624	76.00–83.00	80.14
14	—	1,685	84.00–89.00	86.62

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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