Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 130 priced lines covering 1,640 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,416 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 266 head. replacement cattle receipts at 201 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,416Last week 1,728Year ago 3,481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 199Year ago 389

Replacement CattleReceipts 201Last week 312Year ago 248

Compared to a week ago: All slaughter classes sold steady to 2 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade was moderate with moderate demand on feeder. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	152.00–165.00	156.83
43	—	520	119.00–138.00	124.16
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
33	—	473	127.50–135.00	130.78
3	—	775	109.00–112.00	110.97
30	—	564	115.00–124.00	119.99
16	—	378	137.50–150.00	144.81
21	—	683	109.00–117.50	113.80
21	—	630	112.00–118.00	115.43
12	—	413	133.00–140.00	137.14
5	—	731	107.00–111.00	110.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	670	105.00–113.00	110.10
37	—	639	110.00–115.00	113.71
27	—	528	117.00–125.00	122.41
12	—	369	132.00–142.00	137.92
15	—	330	130.00–145.00	139.45
4	—	264	147.00–152.50	149.19
2	—	780	100.00–102.00	100.99
16	—	567	110.00–123.00	116.26
1	—	805	97.00	97.00
26	—	487	115.00–128.00	123.71
24	—	429	125.00–137.50	130.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	125.00–130.00	128.71
3	—	472	115.00–117.50	116.49
7	—	526	112.00–115.00	114.27
12	—	414	118.00–127.50	122.94
6	—	577	106.00–114.00	108.31
3	—	728	100.00–102.00	101.01
3	—	270	140.00–147.00	143.99
3	—	342	132.00–135.00	134.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	142.00	142.00
2	—	730	98.00–99.00	98.51
36	—	424	115.00–128.00	120.17
12	—	313	123.00–135.00	126.72
26	—	379	120.00–128.00	122.93
10	—	680	100.00–108.00	102.91
15	—	624	100.00–119.00	107.19
36	—	469	107.00–118.00	113.81
59	—	577	103.00–112.50	106.74
35	—	527	105.00–115.00	110.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	132.50	132.50
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	116.00	116.00
5	—	635	122.50–132.00	124.43
1	—	390	134.00	134.00
11	—	674	110.00–124.00	119.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	771	80.00–87.00	83.12
12	—	320	117.50–128.00	121.49
15	—	619	95.00–103.00	99.75
25	—	370	110.00–127.50	117.59
5	—	674	92.50–96.00	94.20
18	—	570	90.00–107.50	100.34
32	—	429	101.00–122.50	112.28
23	—	521	95.00–107.50	102.58
33	—	474	95.00–118.00	106.94
4	—	715	90.00–95.00	93.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	530	85.00–102.50	98.79
3	—	745	85.00	85.00
10	—	569	85.00–98.00	92.87
1	—	775	75.00	75.00
11	—	377	110.00–117.50	112.31
5	—	637	92.00–96.00	93.39
21	—	424	90.00–113.00	103.38
23	—	476	100.00–107.50	102.67
6	—	683	90.00–92.00	90.34
11	—	326	100.00–118.00	114.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	479	118.00–130.00	123.70
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
3	—	578	110.00–125.00	118.90
4	—	629	108.00–110.00	109.27
29	—	371	132.00–150.00	142.23
19	—	423	130.00–137.00	133.57
2	—	275	160.00–165.00	162.32
10	—	315	150.00–160.00	156.93
3	—	680	107.00	107.00
18	—	519	115.00–125.00	119.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	622	100.00–106.00	101.87
26	—	573	101.00–113.00	107.08
12	—	365	128.00–140.00	133.72
7	—	668	94.00–101.00	97.14
2	—	738	90.00–98.00	93.99
29	—	480	117.00–126.00	121.58
25	—	417	120.00–130.00	125.67
16	—	329	135.00–150.00	143.25
1	—	775	92.50	92.50
27	—	521	105.00–121.00	113.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	135.00–140.00	138.29
13	—	567	95.00–103.00	99.96
2	—	725	80.00–85.00	82.45
5	—	324	125.00–132.00	129.42
11	—	379	125.00–130.00	127.72
2	—	690	90.00	90.00
11	—	764	80.00–85.00	80.45
12	—	618	80.00–98.00	90.94
18	—	481	109.00–118.00	113.10
11	—	524	100.00–109.00	103.55
13	—	426	115.00–125.00	119.03

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	800.00–1,100.00	931.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	550.00–710.00	629.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	340.00–480.00	412.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	710.00–800.00	757.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	180.00–600.00	413.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,315	635.00–830.00	735.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	800.00–900.00	813.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	958.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	520.00	520.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	—	560.00–775.00	667.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	480.00–570.00	525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	600.00–700.00	643.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	—	675.00–1,225.00	895.22
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	410.00–650.00	553.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	55.00–57.00	55.68
2	—	1,035	54.00–55.00	54.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,444	56.00–59.00	57.16
3	—	1,550	35.00–45.00	40.80
11	—	1,576	45.00–54.00	50.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,136	38.00–62.00	47.28
15	—	1,176	51.00–63.00	57.89
36	—	1,153	44.00–57.00	50.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	952	35.00–41.00	38.80
3	—	933	48.00–52.00	49.94
23	—	1,027	35.00–47.00	43.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	55.00–56.00	55.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,586	65.00–76.00	70.10
5	—	1,702	78.00–83.00	80.20
13	—	1,449	65.00–78.00	71.64

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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