Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 125 priced lines covering 1,813 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,377 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 377 head. replacement cattle receipts at 281 head. Counted as USDA files them — 39 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Sep 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,377Last week 1,551Year ago 4,014

Slaughter CattleReceipts 377Last week 298Year ago 522

Replacement CattleReceipts 281Last week 268Year ago 254

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,026	42.00–54.00	49.43
1	—	1,100	52.00	52.00
15	—	985	40.00–48.00	44.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,493	61.00–68.00	63.14
33	—	1,429	52.00–63.00	56.91
2	—	1,393	53.00–55.00	54.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	1,178	53.00–60.00	57.19
36	—	1,198	46.00–55.00	52.17
26	—	1,191	61.00–65.00	62.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,719	75.00–88.00	82.02
11	—	1,562	72.00–79.00	76.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	393	154.00–161.00	156.31
11	—	680	118.00–122.00	119.71
14	—	734	114.00–116.50	115.93
15	—	577	120.00–126.00	123.23
27	—	525	122.00–140.00	128.32
3	—	288	166.00–168.00	166.64
7	—	817	103.00–110.00	106.57
7	—	772	108.00–113.00	111.01
17	—	429	135.00–172.00	150.68
11	—	470	133.00–157.00	141.45
8	—	343	160.00–166.00	163.26
4	—	618	122.00–124.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	599	129.00	129.00
11	—	678	125.00	125.00
22	—	630	129.50–130.00	129.59
23	—	702	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	330	140.00–155.00	150.96
13	—	434	137.50–142.00	139.62
9	—	376	137.00–152.00	145.23
12	—	526	115.00–139.00	128.22
10	—	627	112.50–122.00	118.49
9	—	681	112.00–117.00	114.57
5	—	483	120.00–145.00	137.60
12	—	586	119.00–122.00	120.40
4	—	765	110.00–112.00	110.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	105.00–120.00	112.59
4	—	329	129.00–135.00	130.55
7	—	433	130.00–135.00	132.66
6	—	483	125.00–127.00	126.17
5	—	363	138.00–140.00	139.17
4	—	610	110.00–114.00	112.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	713	103.00–107.00	104.34
31	—	525	105.00–125.00	115.37
29	—	484	110.00–135.00	124.18
27	—	419	125.00–141.00	135.18
14	—	624	95.00–112.00	107.84
12	—	382	138.00–145.00	141.47
26	—	582	103.00–120.00	113.52
5	—	275	152.00–155.00	153.44
8	—	662	96.00–110.00	103.83
8	—	759	87.50–102.00	98.87
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	90.00–98.00	94.67
6	—	773	90.00–110.00	105.54
28	—	467	121.00–150.00	133.85
28	—	423	132.00–165.00	142.45
20	—	367	142.50–167.00	148.55
7	—	276	160.00–166.00	161.43
25	—	522	109.00–128.00	120.56
24	—	565	109.00–121.00	113.41
19	—	624	105.00–119.00	111.39
14	—	672	100.00–113.00	108.10
13	—	321	152.50–160.00	156.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	429	110.00–130.00	122.59
14	—	476	107.50–125.00	116.38
11	—	607	104.00–105.00	104.82
11	—	590	107.00–110.00	108.81
9	—	315	130.00–144.00	140.07
5	—	371	135.00–138.00	136.23
3	—	823	85.00–90.00	86.99
8	—	527	100.00–115.00	109.92
1	—	685	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	137.00	137.00
6	—	532	119.00–142.00	122.71
6	—	462	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	100.00–105.00	103.08
5	—	615	96.00–100.00	97.99
16	—	468	95.00–113.00	105.33
4	—	280	125.00–130.00	127.54
4	—	665	90.00–95.00	92.46
10	—	522	105.00–110.00	107.02
11	—	369	105.00–116.00	113.18
11	—	429	100.00–118.00	111.60
11	—	331	110.00–120.00	116.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	521	108.00–125.00	116.44
24	—	613	106.00–113.00	109.96
21	—	577	107.50–116.00	110.93
4	—	370	126.00–142.00	130.52
33	—	470	110.00–122.00	117.28
25	—	673	102.00–111.00	107.96
19	—	420	116.00–125.00	118.84
9	—	312	125.00–138.00	130.92
6	—	780	90.00–101.00	98.63
6	—	719	103.00–105.00	104.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	573	100.00–114.00	109.75
25	—	530	100.00–117.00	111.45
19	—	373	116.00–135.00	121.76
5	—	759	90.00–92.00	90.81
5	—	729	95.00–96.00	95.40
11	—	607	104.00–110.00	105.82
10	—	684	98.00–105.00	101.38
42	—	474	101.00–118.00	113.82
19	—	423	107.50–124.00	114.61
14	—	317	117.50–130.00	124.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	579	118.50–127.00	125.40
14	—	626	117.00–118.00	117.78

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	16	—	—	950.00–1,325.00	1,120.31
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–775.00	687.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	725.00–900.00	817.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	62	—	—	560.00–900.00	835.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	—	700.00–1,150.00	942.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	625.00–820.00	717.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	37	—	—	940.00–1,150.00	1,020.41
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	300.00–540.00	411.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–600.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–800.00	762.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–875.00	862.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–675.00	643.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	—	495.00–740.00	651.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	775.00	775.00

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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