Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 114 priced lines covering 805 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,339 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 222 head. replacement cattle receipts at 117 head. Counted as USDA files them — 24 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,339Last week 684Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 77Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 35Year ago 52

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	167.00	167.00
7	—	724	103.00–108.00	105.15
8	—	628	105.00–114.00	108.74
9	—	583	108.00–119.00	113.59
12	—	466	126.00–135.00	128.84
13	—	523	119.00–126.00	120.69
4	—	673	105.00–108.00	106.49
3	—	390	142.00–145.00	143.14
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
4	—	316	157.00–167.00	161.98
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
10	—	423	130.00–145.00	134.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	785	92.00	92.00
7	—	324	142.50–157.00	149.41
8	—	521	100.00–116.00	110.37
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
5	—	573	100.00–119.00	110.81
16	—	473	112.00–132.00	122.22
9	—	385	130.00–140.00	133.52
3	—	672	95.00–100.00	96.63
4	—	624	100.00–107.00	102.80
10	—	431	125.00–142.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	95.00	95.00
2	—	278	141.00–145.00	142.91
3	—	317	132.00–141.00	135.13
11	—	534	102.00–109.00	105.49
2	—	425	120.00–130.00	125.12
2	—	640	93.00	93.00
2	—	670	90.00	90.00
4	—	480	108.00–114.00	110.91
8	—	368	115.00–122.00	121.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	770	108.00–118.00	114.32
1	—	860	107.00	107.00
3	—	362	145.00–147.00	145.65
6	—	433	140.00–145.00	141.46
10	—	633	116.00–124.00	119.28
5	—	586	122.00–125.00	122.79
2	—	513	136.00–138.00	137.00
2	—	468	134.00–135.00	134.51
20	—	678	114.00–120.00	117.65
6	—	323	150.00–170.00	161.15
5	—	713	100.00–122.00	115.01
1	—	270	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	140.00–147.50	143.49
3	—	628	113.00–119.00	116.39
6	—	770	109.00	109.00
8	—	469	126.00–132.00	130.49
14	—	380	137.00–148.00	144.40
3	—	417	130.00–135.00	133.32
2	—	668	112.00–115.00	113.52
15	—	567	114.00–123.00	121.33
7	—	521	123.00–126.00	124.17
2	—	283	145.00–152.00	148.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	100.00	100.00
3	—	265	130.00–135.00	131.60
2	—	620	105.00	105.00
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
22	—	393	120.00–128.00	127.40
12	—	587	107.00–110.00	109.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	566	103.00–114.00	106.47
14	—	374	122.00–126.00	123.39
20	—	431	117.00–127.00	119.78
6	—	668	107.00–109.00	107.99
12	—	470	114.00–119.00	116.40
18	—	524	105.00–115.00	109.87
5	—	768	90.00–100.00	95.07
6	—	333	120.00–138.00	123.11
21	—	636	105.00–110.00	107.71
4	—	726	95.00–100.00	98.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	100.00–110.00	102.38
4	—	538	80.00–89.00	85.24
2	—	460	87.00–92.00	89.53
2	—	360	95.00	95.00
7	—	276	110.00–115.00	112.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	472	108.00–114.00	110.70
7	—	739	96.00–100.00	98.42
28	—	428	110.00–120.00	115.03
9	—	577	95.00–107.00	102.37
10	—	329	118.00–135.00	128.19
14	—	375	118.00–120.00	118.91
16	—	524	100.00–110.00	105.79
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
3	—	780	81.00–91.00	87.29
12	—	660	100.00–102.00	100.17

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	800.00–925.00	853.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,230.00–1,275.00	1,245.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	575.00–635.00	605.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	620.00–700.00	654.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	785.00–850.00	817.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	775.00–815.00	796.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–725.00	712.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	960.00–1,050.00	1,005.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,120.00–1,140.00	1,126.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–800.00	733.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	480.00	480.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	485.00	485.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	450.00–625.00	537.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	605.00	605.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	440.00–530.00	485.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	37.50–39.00	38.11
2	—	1,470	52.00	52.00
10	—	1,452	40.00–52.00	45.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,142	40.00–45.00	43.14
12	—	1,428	52.00–55.00	53.64
32	—	1,295	47.00–54.00	49.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	947	31.00–40.00	35.71
8	—	1,059	45.00–52.00	50.32
23	—	1,006	37.00–45.00	41.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,411	60.00–65.00	63.35
2	—	1,700	81.00–82.00	81.46
13	—	1,611	70.00–80.00	74.44

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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