Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 117 priced lines covering 1,277 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,728 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 199 head. replacement cattle receipts at 312 head. Counted as USDA files them — 58 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,728Last week 2,340Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 269Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 312Last week 142Year ago 52

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. 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
14	—	421	122.00–129.00	126.18
6	—	621	101.00–108.00	104.32
5	—	323	132.00–136.00	133.56
2	—	508	110.00	110.00
10	—	472	115.00–124.00	118.79
16	—	561	105.00–110.00	107.93
3	—	712	100.00–102.00	101.34
18	—	377	127.00–137.00	130.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	126.00–129.00	127.44
1	—	735	94.00	94.00
3	—	667	95.00–100.00	96.73
24	—	375	120.00–134.00	125.87
2	—	758	90.00–92.00	91.00
44	—	581	100.00–105.00	101.05
57	—	528	102.00–109.00	106.64
36	—	424	113.00–126.00	119.53
20	—	476	108.00–119.00	111.39
11	—	624	95.00–100.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	105.00–115.00	111.15
4	—	275	125.00–128.00	126.61
18	—	473	102.00–108.00	104.53
9	—	577	85.00–97.00	93.76
3	—	618	90.00–93.00	90.99
29	—	528	100.00–103.00	101.00
10	—	325	105.00–122.00	115.82
10	—	440	102.00–111.00	108.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	370	145.00–160.00	149.74
2	—	733	101.00–104.00	102.49
1	—	285	177.00	177.00
6	—	568	115.00–118.00	116.51
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
14	—	415	135.00–147.00	140.47
6	—	322	152.00–165.00	155.07
13	—	519	120.00–130.00	122.77
6	—	471	130.00–137.00	133.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	523	112.00–124.00	117.18
6	—	328	145.00–148.00	146.15
25	—	477	120.00–130.00	124.72
10	—	620	105.00–112.00	106.19
20	—	425	128.00–143.00	132.21
11	—	360	138.00–145.00	141.43
4	—	774	92.00–96.00	93.99
7	—	722	100.00–103.00	101.30
9	—	664	102.00–105.00	103.44
13	—	572	108.00–118.00	111.14
3	—	230	154.00–158.00	155.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	129.00–132.00	130.39
6	—	533	108.00–115.00	110.83
10	—	590	102.00–105.00	104.61
11	—	626	85.00–102.00	98.60
5	—	323	130.00–140.00	134.94
10	—	434	120.00–127.00	123.57
13	—	478	110.00–120.00	115.24
5	—	289	140.00–144.00	140.73
2	—	778	85.00–90.00	87.51
3	—	727	90.00–95.00	93.33
7	—	670	95.00–100.00	97.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	762	108.00–115.00	113.99
7	—	520	125.00–130.00	126.84
2	—	325	160.00–168.00	163.94
5	—	389	147.00–150.00	147.77
10	—	413	144.00–149.00	146.29
3	—	708	115.00–116.00	115.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	569	115.00–125.00	119.43
11	—	622	110.00–120.00	116.44
2	—	823	105.00–107.00	106.00
2	—	720	113.00	113.00
5	—	337	139.00–152.00	146.66
6	—	683	113.00–119.00	116.31
6	—	387	136.00–145.00	142.34
49	—	529	117.00–131.00	123.65
1	—	990	90.00	90.00
13	—	429	136.00–142.00	139.39
17	—	472	125.00–140.00	130.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	119.00–125.00	121.00
24	—	629	114.00–116.00	115.71
18	—	479	118.00–130.00	123.88
2	—	675	105.00–112.00	108.40
5	—	712	100.00–109.00	107.21
1	—	795	103.00	103.00
3	—	335	140.00–142.00	140.63
15	—	426	124.00–135.00	129.07
4	—	580	108.00–110.00	108.97
3	—	508	112.00–115.00	114.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	940.00–1,100.00	1,048.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	—	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,458.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	—	975.00–1,175.00	1,087.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	962.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	700.00–925.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	600.00–725.00	661.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–825.00	793.75
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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	—	650.00–800.00	727.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,280.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	975.00–1,000.00	985.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	800.00–950.00	881.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–700.00	683.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	775.00–850.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	320.00–400.00	362.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	600.00–700.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	430.00–560.00	498.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,148	51.00–60.00	55.52
19	—	1,212	40.00–48.00	44.79
44	—	1,181	45.00–54.00	49.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,009	35.00–46.00	41.37
13	—	945	21.00–38.00	30.57
4	—	1,004	46.00–48.00	46.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	55.00–61.00	57.58
9	—	1,476	48.00–54.00	50.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,738	65.00–77.00	73.14
8	—	1,441	55.00–70.00	64.00
1	—	1,805	80.00	80.00

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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