Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 145 priced lines covering 2,221 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,072 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 604 head. replacement cattle receipts at 175 head. Counted as USDA files them — 17 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Sep 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,072Last week 3,915Year ago 752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 604Last week 463Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 369Year ago 64

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	95.00–102.50	98.70
20	—	480	95.00–117.50	107.14
15	—	428	100.00–119.00	107.99
16	—	530	97.00–110.00	105.49
8	—	320	109.00–125.00	118.00
4	—	668	90.00–99.00	93.23
3	—	792	80.00–90.00	83.35
10	—	578	90.00–109.00	100.88
15	—	374	105.00–127.50	113.79
2	—	725	85.00	85.00
5	—	269	130.00–135.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	733	76.00–100.00	95.31
33	—	373	106.00–136.00	124.32
4	—	773	90.00–95.00	92.47
66	—	525	96.00–122.50	112.11
19	—	326	115.00–140.00	126.35
69	—	429	104.00–128.00	116.74
36	—	473	96.00–124.00	113.30
10	—	679	80.00–107.50	93.05
2	—	280	132.50–137.50	134.87
1	—	225	137.50	137.50
39	—	633	89.00–113.00	106.76
57	—	575	91.00–118.00	108.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	665	116.50	116.50
18	—	819	107.00	107.00
17	—	702	113.25	113.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	119.00	119.00
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	369	116.00–140.00	130.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
12	—	318	130.00–145.00	135.98
19	—	670	90.00–112.00	103.19
7	—	721	97.00–104.00	100.86
27	—	468	105.00–128.00	118.54
24	—	615	89.00–117.00	106.76
1	—	845	83.00	83.00
35	—	570	100.00–125.00	115.37
33	—	423	109.00–134.00	123.28
21	—	516	103.00–121.00	112.18
1	—	750	85.00	85.00
1	—	210	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	92.00	92.00
3	—	218	152.50–155.00	154.14
10	—	724	75.00–99.00	90.18
10	—	676	90.00–107.50	101.35
10	—	629	98.00–115.00	108.01
18	—	471	97.00–129.00	119.32
5	—	366	142.50–147.50	144.08
25	—	524	87.00–122.50	112.06
20	—	417	120.00–142.50	132.78
2	—	325	145.00–150.00	147.42
29	—	574	83.00–117.00	107.76
3	—	270	150.00–155.00	152.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	381	117.00–157.50	144.64
1	—	865	90.00	90.00
5	—	735	87.00–105.00	99.23
48	—	522	101.00–130.00	123.29
24	—	669	89.00–111.00	104.55
7	—	290	152.50–165.00	156.02
25	—	581	100.00–122.00	114.22
15	—	340	126.00–160.00	148.92
51	—	470	105.00–140.00	127.14
25	—	622	103.00–118.00	110.07
10	—	775	77.00–101.00	93.63
32	—	425	112.00–152.50	135.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	425	124.00–153.00	141.73
19	—	371	136.00–172.00	153.02
19	—	666	99.00–115.00	109.10
15	—	329	148.00–172.50	155.38
7	—	269	160.00–165.00	163.12
3	—	778	91.00–105.00	99.26
15	—	471	117.00–146.00	129.12
12	—	721	86.00–110.00	103.11
33	—	533	107.00–140.00	121.91
21	—	562	105.00–133.00	124.67
11	—	618	104.00–120.00	111.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	583	117.50–129.00	123.11
18	—	492	137.00–140.00	137.48
13	—	533	122.00–137.50	128.42
12	—	380	140.00–148.00	142.20
6	—	774	111.00–115.00	113.17
19	—	725	111.00–119.00	117.67
19	—	440	138.00–144.00	142.21
8	—	339	145.00–159.00	155.43
14	—	671	117.00–123.00	119.15
63	—	621	115.00–132.00	123.21
1	—	805	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	119.00–140.00	129.86
2	—	428	125.00	125.00
21	—	523	112.00–135.00	127.30
3	—	380	128.00–137.00	133.92
19	—	585	112.00–130.00	124.05
8	—	618	103.00–126.00	117.36
3	—	665	100.00–113.00	108.56
4	—	323	134.00–140.00	136.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	757	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	107.00	107.00
16	—	684	118.00–128.00	123.81
38	—	627	123.00–134.00	125.50
2	—	780	109.50	109.50
1	—	280	167.50	167.50
6	—	428	143.00–156.00	149.00
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
5	—	380	154.00–160.00	157.19
10	—	576	125.00–130.00	128.09
5	—	717	122.00–124.00	122.79
19	—	462	128.00–147.00	141.62
16	—	533	127.50–143.00	131.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	117.50	117.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	750.00–900.00	816.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–700.00	662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–875.00	816.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	250.00–475.00	404.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	425.00	425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	500.00–600.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,054	600.00–800.00	729.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	925.00–950.00	941.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	575.00–925.00	695.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	925	600.00–800.00	693.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	745.00–1,010.00	903.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	720.00–800.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–700.00	666.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	580.00–670.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,132	775.00–1,050.00	870.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	850.00–1,275.00	955.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	500.00–600.00	566.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	525.00–600.00	553.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,484	60.00–64.00	61.37
33	—	1,397	50.00–62.00	57.73
20	—	1,442	47.00–55.00	51.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,078	40.00–54.00	48.94
4	—	1,055	50.00–58.00	55.36
45	—	1,012	35.00–50.00	44.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,205	50.00–61.00	56.89
60	—	1,154	47.00–54.50	51.53
30	—	1,227	57.00–66.00	62.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,677	76.00–89.00	83.19
22	—	1,416	67.00–85.00	76.24
6	—	1,216	82.00–84.00	82.95

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

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