Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 115 priced lines covering 1,632 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,357 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 372 head. replacement cattle receipts at 120 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Oct 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,357Last week 2,497Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 372Last week 341Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 186Year ago 52

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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
5	—	715	88.00–107.00	93.63
16	—	370	144.00–155.00	150.27
7	—	615	100.00–120.00	111.59
5	—	313	154.00–163.00	158.10
28	—	472	129.00–145.00	137.05
8	—	774	81.00–100.00	87.79
27	—	426	136.00–147.00	142.24
19	—	568	105.00–128.00	122.86
1	—	255	166.00	166.00
10	—	526	115.00–142.00	129.44
7	—	652	92.00–112.00	108.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	519	108.00–130.00	121.40
13	—	680	82.00–105.00	98.22
36	—	475	120.00–137.00	123.11
10	—	729	79.00–102.00	94.17
30	—	629	94.00–115.00	108.57
5	—	759	90.00–95.00	92.02
6	—	381	128.00–140.00	133.64
10	—	572	108.00–120.00	112.00
1	—	320	152.00	152.00
26	—	429	122.00–144.00	133.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	80.00–87.00	83.49
3	—	767	55.00–90.00	76.87
30	—	527	105.00–120.00	111.49
6	—	608	83.00–103.00	95.32
16	—	425	110.00–132.00	119.03
4	—	473	110.00–125.00	117.67
8	—	570	86.00–100.00	92.89
6	—	378	120.00–127.00	123.61
3	—	332	127.00–135.00	132.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	138.00–148.00	142.64
25	—	578	100.00–115.00	107.90
12	—	462	106.00–128.00	111.49
43	—	617	97.00–116.00	110.30
34	—	374	127.00–136.00	129.49
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
16	—	421	117.00–132.00	124.81
22	—	516	103.00–126.00	115.11
41	—	722	86.00–110.00	104.66
51	—	674	95.00–112.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	434	105.00–127.00	114.27
45	—	470	102.00–124.00	111.52
44	—	522	95.00–115.00	105.98
10	—	333	122.00–131.00	126.02
8	—	628	100.00–106.00	101.26
15	—	371	118.00–135.00	123.93
38	—	575	105.00–112.00	109.89
4	—	730	95.00–97.00	95.98
1	—	660	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	88.00–99.00	97.03
1	—	500	101.00	101.00
1	—	645	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	374	100.00–110.00	104.30
4	—	670	70.00–80.00	74.96
28	—	578	61.00–105.00	96.00
3	—	328	117.00–122.00	119.66
9	—	535	99.00–110.00	102.58
1	—	225	112.00	112.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
10	—	474	105.00–117.00	108.68
19	—	431	90.00–118.00	104.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	154.00–156.00	155.00
20	—	765	124.00	124.00
42	—	741	117.00–122.00	117.53
4	—	479	136.00–152.00	145.47
1	—	610	136.00	136.00
11	—	523	130.00–143.00	134.93
2	—	330	160.00–165.00	162.39
2	—	825	112.00	112.00
32	—	672	120.00–128.00	120.43
7	—	436	146.00–155.00	149.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	625	117.00–124.00	118.90
9	—	424	135.00–147.00	142.04
14	—	719	110.00–116.00	114.85
15	—	376	137.00–150.00	142.60
23	—	465	130.00–145.00	139.05
70	—	577	122.00–130.00	124.61
15	—	539	126.00–134.00	129.47
11	—	754	114.00	114.00
32	—	681	114.00–120.00	116.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	130.00–140.00	135.89
2	—	468	121.00–125.00	122.99
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
2	—	535	115.00–120.00	117.48
2	—	775	105.00	105.00
7	—	586	118.00	118.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–960.00	892.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	650.00–925.00	758.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	725.00–850.00	803.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	575.00–650.00	603.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,013	800.00–825.00	808.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	750.00–960.00	864.55
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	450.00–850.00	637.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	325.00–700.00	476.67
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	475.00–575.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	300.00–425.00	362.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–610.00	580.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	937.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	735.00–750.00	742.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,205	35.00–51.00	45.80
13	—	1,167	50.00–59.00	55.42
36	—	1,281	38.00–57.00	50.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	946	33.00–44.00	39.05
14	—	1,065	45.50–56.00	53.30
42	—	1,016	35.00–49.00	44.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,368	40.50–48.00	45.52
21	—	1,338	43.00–54.00	48.35
8	—	1,425	44.00–58.00	48.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,758	77.00–80.00	78.49
14	—	1,462	67.00–77.00	72.16
10	—	1,403	58.00–72.00	67.31

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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