Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 113 priced lines covering 1,239 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,670 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 289 head. replacement cattle receipts at 139 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,670Last week 2,494Year ago 819

Slaughter CattleReceipts 289Last week 386Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 213Year ago 30

Compared to a week ago: All slaughter classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Trade was moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,105	50.00–57.50	55.29
63	—	1,241	55.00–64.00	60.86
14	—	1,252	62.00–69.00	65.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,481	57.00–63.00	60.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	977	48.00–53.00	50.96
21	—	963	40.00–50.00	44.29
15	—	1,059	55.00–61.00	58.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,498	74.00–83.00	78.11
15	—	1,718	82.00–90.00	86.76
4	—	1,945	89.00–91.00	89.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	142.50–147.50	144.64
7	—	461	132.50–140.00	136.35
13	—	370	150.00–156.00	152.29
2	—	290	168.00	168.00
10	—	322	157.50–167.00	162.40
9	—	528	124.00–130.00	126.54
4	—	726	110.00–117.00	112.44
4	—	679	113.00–121.00	116.01
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
6	—	567	118.00–124.00	119.48
5	—	619	114.00–116.00	114.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	334	150.00–159.00	153.32
11	—	361	142.00–150.00	146.04
14	—	665	106.00–112.00	109.72
23	—	616	106.00–115.00	110.44
35	—	477	121.00–134.00	127.35
39	—	424	130.00–142.00	136.31
40	—	527	114.00–131.00	120.06
46	—	579	109.00–124.00	114.39
4	—	715	101.00–107.00	104.21
3	—	777	96.00–102.00	100.02
3	—	278	154.00–155.00	154.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	125.00–129.00	127.05
13	—	535	108.00–118.00	113.92
9	—	476	110.00–121.00	116.58
16	—	620	97.00–106.00	99.44
7	—	567	100.00–109.00	105.67
6	—	283	140.00–155.00	149.16
5	—	331	135.00–148.00	143.09
4	—	374	130.00–137.00	133.51
2	—	665	102.00–104.00	102.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	85.00–91.00	87.98
2	—	270	128.00–130.00	128.94
20	—	426	105.00–113.00	110.10
14	—	513	100.00–105.00	104.20
4	—	485	108.00–110.00	109.02
18	—	381	113.00–120.00	116.06
14	—	329	120.00–125.00	121.00
7	—	584	93.00–102.00	99.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	356	128.00–138.00	134.20
10	—	615	102.00–113.00	108.95
16	—	574	109.00–120.00	113.37
14	—	460	116.00–121.00	119.05
11	—	426	119.00–124.00	120.98
11	—	527	112.00–115.00	113.75
10	—	664	105.00–107.00	105.60
5	—	719	104.00–105.00	104.40
2	—	768	99.00–100.00	99.50
1	—	825	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	128.00–130.00	129.02
5	—	723	95.00–100.00	98.39
48	—	470	111.00–118.00	113.21
36	—	572	100.00–110.00	106.68
35	—	530	105.00–113.00	109.21
33	—	427	113.00–121.00	115.49
22	—	615	95.00–107.00	103.98
12	—	370	120.00–134.00	125.06
10	—	668	100.00–103.00	102.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	167.00	167.00
2	—	410	152.00–158.00	155.04
13	—	515	133.00–144.00	137.97
9	—	732	114.00–118.00	116.01
9	—	679	117.00–120.00	118.20
7	—	622	120.00–125.00	122.16
7	—	576	124.00–132.00	127.70
4	—	764	113.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	895	106.00	106.00
1	—	825	109.00	109.00
5	—	458	139.00–154.00	145.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	142.00–145.00	143.16
3	—	828	104.00–107.00	105.00
3	—	322	150.00–152.50	150.87
26	—	627	115.00–129.00	122.33
23	—	483	130.00–144.00	138.40
15	—	685	112.00–122.00	118.83
10	—	534	120.00–138.00	127.23
9	—	576	116.00–126.00	120.65
12	—	373	140.00–156.00	149.68
9	—	773	108.00–115.00	113.54
6	—	714	110.00–118.00	112.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
4	—	376	128.00–140.00	132.84
10	—	569	110.00–115.00	112.69
8	—	519	114.00–125.00	117.55
5	—	636	110.00–112.00	110.39
2	—	723	105.00–110.00	107.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	625.00–775.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	640.00–650.00	645.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	825.00–1,150.00	937.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–645.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	800.00–850.00	818.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	755.00–790.00	769.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,106.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–775.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	890.00–990.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,119	1,020.00–1,030.00	1,027.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	820.00–1,000.00	906.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–700.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,116.67
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	360.00–560.00	460.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	420.00–615.00	531.25

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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