Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 135 priced lines covering 1,663 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,340 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 269 head. replacement cattle receipts at 142 head. Counted as USDA files them — 24 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,340Last week 2,638Year ago 3,346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 269Last week 379Year ago 426

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 227Year ago 241

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	105.00–110.00	107.52
7	—	616	108.00–113.00	110.56
6	—	715	105.00–107.50	105.58
14	—	566	101.00–115.00	112.20
6	—	292	144.00–150.00	145.95
28	—	423	115.00–137.00	123.20
4	—	764	97.00–99.00	98.48
32	—	476	112.00–129.00	119.67
35	—	513	110.00–120.00	114.09
34	—	337	127.50–143.00	137.39
24	—	388	122.00–137.00	130.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	576	100.00–110.00	107.07
39	—	471	105.00–122.00	112.78
4	—	716	90.00–97.00	94.93
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
28	—	323	110.00–134.00	123.70
10	—	280	135.00–160.00	151.01
58	—	518	97.50–114.00	108.09
8	—	679	98.00–102.00	100.99
35	—	381	110.00–137.00	117.54
42	—	416	105.00–127.00	112.96
20	—	616	95.00–107.00	102.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	124.50	124.50
13	—	537	126.00	126.00
20	—	586	117.00–123.50	121.31
5	—	617	120.00–121.00	120.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
19	—	584	100.00–105.00	102.48
34	—	528	94.00–108.00	105.72
6	—	627	96.00–100.00	98.82
7	—	389	105.00–118.00	113.58
3	—	282	128.00–130.00	128.60
28	—	481	100.00–112.00	109.15
36	—	435	92.00–120.00	110.67
6	—	320	115.00–120.00	119.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	485	111.00–120.00	115.08
1	—	650	85.00	85.00
2	—	763	95.00	95.00
19	—	427	120.00–127.00	124.87
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
7	—	626	100.00–105.00	102.05
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
6	—	329	138.00–144.00	141.32
19	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.74
2	—	223	146.00–148.00	146.97
4	—	388	128.00–134.00	130.54
3	—	735	100.00	100.00
3	—	280	145.00	145.00
7	—	528	103.00–115.00	109.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	381	132.50–145.00	139.88
29	—	530	100.00–125.00	118.07
11	—	335	140.00–150.00	146.92
32	—	428	122.50–137.00	134.16
15	—	570	98.00–120.00	113.21
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
18	—	631	92.50–115.00	104.03
10	—	683	95.00–110.00	104.32
54	—	475	116.00–132.00	124.45
4	—	723	104.00–107.00	105.75
4	—	286	138.00–150.00	144.66
3	—	782	100.00–102.00	100.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	755	97.50–108.00	103.43
7	—	272	160.00–172.50	164.07
2	—	233	175.00–177.50	176.32
19	—	422	132.50–145.00	138.94
5	—	882	95.00–105.00	101.04
16	—	471	121.00–140.00	130.87
11	—	327	152.50–165.00	158.51
20	—	523	117.00–135.00	123.96
5	—	730	103.00–110.00	108.44
12	—	615	111.00–120.00	113.86
11	—	373	140.00–152.50	147.19
17	—	581	114.00–123.00	118.83
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
4	—	666	105.00–115.00	111.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	110.00–112.00	110.66
4	—	673	108.00–110.00	109.00
5	—	433	130.00–136.00	132.06
5	—	329	131.00–135.00	134.16
14	—	534	105.00–120.00	111.12
11	—	478	120.00–128.00	124.89
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	119.00–124.00	121.14
14	—	374	135.00–148.00	141.14
8	—	537	120.00–128.00	125.41
16	—	467	120.00–137.00	131.04
2	—	723	113.00–115.00	114.00
8	—	670	112.00–117.00	114.47
6	—	778	110.00–113.00	112.15
2	—	833	108.00	108.00
13	—	421	135.00–140.00	137.66
2	—	333	145.00–152.50	148.89
11	—	562	120.00–125.00	122.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	570	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.99
2	—	278	165.00–172.50	168.72
1	—	910	107.00	107.00
13	—	380	152.50–160.00	155.90
11	—	465	130.00–142.00	135.40
1	—	795	109.00	109.00
8	—	426	137.50–150.00	144.11
11	—	510	125.00–135.00	130.15
32	—	670	115.00–126.00	123.57
6	—	575	121.00–130.00	126.01
29	—	621	123.00–127.00	125.25
7	—	714	119.00–122.00	121.57

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)	11	—	—	340.00–540.00	481.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	525.00–700.00	631.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	405.00	405.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	480.00–765.00	624.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–525.00	512.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	750.00–975.00	873.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	790.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	670.00	670.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	550.00–900.00	662.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	575.00–615.00	597.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	650.00–850.00	768.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	590.00–610.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	800.00–1,275.00	981.25
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–925.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,145	47.00–57.00	53.43
26	—	1,241	55.00–62.00	58.33
17	—	1,258	41.00–51.00	47.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,482	45.00–53.00	49.65
8	—	1,535	43.00–47.00	45.56
2	—	1,560	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	968	49.00–54.00	50.73
37	—	1,013	41.00–48.00	44.08
22	—	938	35.00–41.00	38.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,607	71.00–81.00	77.59
4	—	1,343	83.00–86.00	84.59
5	—	1,319	62.00–73.00	69.15

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

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line