Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 130 priced lines covering 1,420 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,523 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 324 head. replacement cattle receipts at 176 head. Counted as USDA files them — 34 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,523Last week 1,339Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 324Last week 222Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 176Last week 117Year ago 40

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower. Trade was moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs were mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,246	41.00–48.50	44.95
68	—	1,227	44.00–57.00	51.31
11	—	1,229	50.00–62.00	55.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	41.00–44.00	42.57
4	—	1,455	57.00–61.00	57.98
9	—	1,463	45.00–50.00	48.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,006	31.00–44.50	37.86
23	—	985	43.00–51.00	46.50
9	—	1,083	50.00–55.00	53.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,224	60.00–72.00	68.38
6	—	1,495	85.00–88.00	86.18
11	—	1,740	70.00–80.00	74.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	637	92.50–96.00	93.62
2	—	768	85.00–87.00	85.99
25	—	477	99.00–108.00	102.56
15	—	330	107.00–126.00	116.51
14	—	526	85.00–103.00	95.86
1	—	730	85.00	85.00
9	—	423	108.00–112.50	110.76
23	—	373	100.00–122.50	115.70
5	—	275	112.00–127.50	120.91
11	—	582	75.00–102.00	90.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	432	122.00–132.00	124.30
9	—	684	99.00–106.00	103.67
2	—	315	127.00	127.00
30	—	522	108.00–118.00	114.66
3	—	725	98.00–102.00	100.70
13	—	472	114.00–127.50	119.40
14	—	616	101.00–111.00	106.12
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
18	—	569	106.00–112.00	108.18
2	—	280	130.00–140.00	135.27
7	—	377	124.00–136.00	127.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	779	82.00–95.00	89.97
36	—	517	100.00–112.50	107.52
37	—	476	105.00–118.00	112.99
21	—	573	97.50–108.00	103.57
21	—	634	93.00–104.00	99.94
8	—	285	122.00–125.00	123.45
38	—	419	111.00–122.50	117.21
5	—	736	87.00–96.00	91.83
28	—	373	114.00–126.00	120.99
14	—	321	120.00–128.00	124.31
13	—	676	87.00–98.00	95.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	325	155.00–165.00	160.79
16	—	522	122.00–125.00	123.51
3	—	653	105.00–109.00	107.33
3	—	625	110.00–114.00	111.33
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
19	—	421	130.00–142.00	137.11
9	—	374	145.00–155.00	150.87
1	—	290	167.50	167.50
2	—	775	98.00–101.00	99.54
13	—	480	128.00–135.00	130.80
5	—	572	114.00–120.00	117.38
2	—	950	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	162.00–167.00	165.38
6	—	283	152.50–158.00	156.54
39	—	525	105.00–126.00	113.35
16	—	622	99.00–110.00	103.77
3	—	725	92.50–95.00	93.85
19	—	759	85.00–93.00	87.29
31	—	475	115.00–128.00	121.48
8	—	668	90.00–102.00	96.04
14	—	316	136.00–155.00	149.35
29	—	379	132.00–145.00	138.97
18	—	575	95.00–112.50	107.34
25	—	426	118.00–134.00	127.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	127.00–137.50	134.46
6	—	586	93.00–107.50	103.24
20	—	525	95.00–113.00	105.10
17	—	627	85.00–100.00	93.21
18	—	374	120.00–132.50	127.24
6	—	285	138.00–147.50	141.69
2	—	723	85.00–87.50	86.21
3	—	233	145.00–155.00	148.74
20	—	471	105.00–120.00	112.96
14	—	424	112.00–126.00	120.39
4	—	669	90.00–92.50	91.88
7	—	765	81.00–87.00	83.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	140.00–150.00	142.70
7	—	457	137.00–138.00	137.43
2	—	325	165.00–167.50	166.33
4	—	680	113.00–118.00	115.03
3	—	708	110.00–116.00	112.34
3	—	772	102.50–106.00	103.82
15	—	562	125.00–131.00	128.05
3	—	367	150.00–155.00	152.52
10	—	517	130.00–135.00	133.59
6	—	635	115.00–122.50	117.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	726	100.00–111.00	106.86
13	—	585	119.00–124.00	122.56
13	—	539	115.00–129.00	123.72
9	—	634	110.00–117.00	113.76
10	—	422	127.50–140.00	132.97
15	—	481	122.50–135.00	130.86
6	—	845	99.50–100.00	99.58
8	—	669	97.00–116.00	108.52
6	—	325	137.00–147.00	141.56
6	—	374	134.00–143.00	139.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	90.00–101.00	97.35
3	—	632	106.00–111.00	108.99
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
6	—	580	100.00–115.00	111.13
10	—	326	128.00–137.50	133.46
9	—	429	113.00–135.00	119.64
14	—	385	117.00–132.50	121.20
2	—	275	140.00	140.00
5	—	543	120.00–122.00	120.60
3	—	478	110.00–130.00	122.73
3	—	770	90.00–98.00	95.04

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 · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,225	700.00–1,175.00	912.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	750.00–875.00	833.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,128	575.00–650.00	605.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	525.00–630.00	577.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	500.00–600.00	552.18
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	690	510.00–575.00	532.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	910	380.00–460.00	413.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,162	480.00–675.00	617.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	959	420.00–460.00	442.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,165	420.00–640.00	571.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,121	620.00–900.00	704.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	886	530.00–780.00	628.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	705.00–800.00	763.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–960.00	955.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	645.00–660.00	655.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	595.00–630.00	602.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	645.00–655.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	330.00–520.00	425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	495.00–530.00	512.50

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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