Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 123 priced lines covering 1,344 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,089 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 355 head. replacement cattle receipts at 132 head. Counted as USDA files them — 24 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,089Last week 3,522Year ago 3,839

Slaughter CattleReceipts 355Last week 542Year ago 395

Replacement CattleReceipts 132Last week 220Year ago 298

Compared to a week ago. Slaughter classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeders. 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
12	—	373	155.00–177.00	168.64
13	—	411	143.00–170.00	151.53
3	—	625	122.50–132.00	125.81
10	—	325	165.00–190.00	178.74
1	—	1,010	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,185	85.00	85.00
19	—	666	115.00–131.00	129.75
3	—	295	174.00–176.00	175.00
1	—	915	102.00	102.00
20	—	580	120.00–142.00	134.89
9	—	521	133.00–149.00	140.12
9	—	469	135.00–150.00	143.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	502	144.00	144.00
5	—	608	121.00–125.00	122.59
4	—	685	126.00–130.00	126.96
10	—	1,059	101.00	101.00
7	—	883	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	320	136.00–170.00	150.38
6	—	627	113.00–126.00	120.64
13	—	423	140.00–155.00	145.67
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	870	91.00	91.00
8	—	581	112.50–136.00	127.68
9	—	532	117.50–146.00	129.31
11	—	375	150.00–162.00	152.48
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
10	—	475	132.50–142.00	135.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	250	133.00	133.00
2	—	460	120.00–125.00	122.47
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
4	—	379	135.00–144.00	139.75
5	—	329	148.00–155.00	151.56
6	—	523	110.00–117.00	112.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	685	108.00–118.00	113.64
5	—	293	162.50–170.00	165.52
21	—	569	116.00–135.00	123.64
25	—	423	138.00–152.00	148.12
20	—	530	122.00–142.00	133.49
17	—	379	141.00–175.00	151.42
5	—	335	152.50–175.00	158.61
9	—	624	114.00–120.00	117.00
28	—	475	130.00–150.00	140.55
4	—	716	99.00–112.00	105.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	623	107.00–116.00	112.10
19	—	429	125.00–147.00	139.48
13	—	377	133.00–157.00	146.39
2	—	768	95.00–102.00	98.56
7	—	329	142.50–160.00	153.02
5	—	270	155.00–162.00	157.33
16	—	525	120.00–132.00	126.99
14	—	675	98.00–112.00	104.74
26	—	569	102.00–126.00	119.34
23	—	473	123.00–137.00	132.12
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	90.00–104.00	99.37
6	—	576	92.00–114.00	102.90
12	—	435	118.00–135.00	124.42
2	—	718	89.00–90.00	89.49
5	—	384	127.00–145.00	132.39
4	—	518	92.00–122.00	108.09
2	—	325	135.00–140.00	137.35
15	—	473	107.00–127.00	118.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	320	121.00–138.00	128.86
3	—	773	97.00–98.00	97.33
29	—	624	103.00–118.00	110.31
31	—	477	114.00–130.00	121.44
37	—	528	110.00–125.00	119.12
26	—	379	124.00–142.00	129.95
11	—	568	107.00–121.00	112.45
29	—	431	120.00–135.00	124.85
2	—	258	137.50–138.00	137.75
4	—	680	102.00–113.00	106.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	474	110.00–125.00	118.48
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
3	—	772	89.00–100.00	93.75
54	—	524	103.00–116.00	110.23
8	—	633	104.00–110.00	107.53
6	—	663	102.00–105.00	103.03
11	—	372	118.00–135.00	124.01
29	—	332	112.00–132.00	128.50
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
15	—	283	121.00–140.00	128.58
43	—	430	112.50–128.00	119.68
15	—	578	105.00–115.00	109.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	95.00–99.00	96.98
6	—	335	113.00–118.00	115.12
12	—	428	105.00–120.00	109.75
11	—	480	97.00–116.00	104.13
8	—	379	102.00–115.00	111.36
2	—	270	122.50–124.00	123.24
6	—	570	91.00–101.00	96.14
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
8	—	521	94.00–107.00	99.72
2	—	670	92.00	92.00
1	—	795	85.00	85.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	525.00–950.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	807.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	835.00–875.00	855.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–1,010.00	965.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	450.00–600.00	520.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	455.00–775.00	631.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	675.00–775.00	708.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	350.00–400.00	375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	450.00–650.00	588.75
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	375.00–475.00	425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	740.00–950.00	888.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	525.00–675.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	650.00–835.00	720.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	810.00–950.00	869.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,506	61.00–75.00	70.94
12	—	1,855	81.00–85.00	83.49
13	—	1,739	70.00–81.00	77.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,040	34.00–49.00	43.62
46	—	1,044	37.00–55.00	48.66
26	—	1,067	48.00–61.00	54.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,298	54.00–67.00	60.04
11	—	1,138	43.00–52.00	48.63
46	—	1,245	47.50–62.00	54.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,394	56.00–66.00	61.30
8	—	1,461	49.00–54.00	51.72
16	—	1,468	49.00–60.00	55.34

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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