Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 118 priced lines covering 1,247 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,441 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 344 head. replacement cattle receipts at 331 head. Counted as USDA files them — 36 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,441Last week 456Year ago 2,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 344Last week 71Year ago 206

Replacement CattleReceipts 331Last week 51Year ago 362

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 6.00 to 10.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	160.00–163.00	161.35
3	—	830	93.00–98.00	96.33
25	—	423	134.00–155.00	146.91
1	—	780	102.00	102.00
8	—	568	115.00–124.00	120.46
13	—	474	129.00–137.00	133.86
24	—	528	121.00–130.00	125.93
22	—	631	106.00–118.00	113.93
3	—	270	156.00–167.00	160.72
17	—	373	145.00–162.00	154.93
5	—	684	104.00–110.00	107.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	340	164.00–170.00	166.22
10	—	282	170.00–177.50	173.88
23	—	422	145.00–163.00	152.89
20	—	574	120.00–130.00	125.33
18	—	533	129.00–135.00	131.96
5	—	629	115.00–122.00	118.60
11	—	483	135.00–142.00	138.43
15	—	380	154.00–166.00	159.87
4	—	670	113.00–116.00	114.53
8	—	721	111.00	111.00
2	—	788	106.00–108.00	107.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	105.00–116.00	109.77
4	—	420	120.00–137.00	129.28
2	—	463	125.00–127.00	126.02
1	—	745	80.00	80.00
2	—	625	85.00–88.00	86.45
2	—	505	122.00	122.00
3	—	688	85.00–102.00	95.69
5	—	364	130.00–145.00	137.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	145.00–155.00	150.23
12	—	464	134.00–150.00	144.62
2	—	728	113.00–114.00	113.51
4	—	685	115.00–120.00	118.51
2	—	585	133.00–136.00	134.50
3	—	285	169.00	169.00
10	—	332	159.00–169.00	164.88
14	—	614	116.00–128.00	124.89
7	—	369	158.00–163.00	158.84
1	—	890	101.00	101.00
11	—	513	125.00–138.00	132.42
2	—	778	110.00–111.00	110.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	380	159.00–170.00	165.51
5	—	527	135.00–140.00	136.96
4	—	723	114.00–125.00	118.79
7	—	477	142.00–148.00	146.26
18	—	415	151.00–165.00	158.16
3	—	673	122.00–127.00	123.96
3	—	332	170.00–172.00	170.63
37	—	584	130.00–142.00	136.60
8	—	626	124.00–135.00	129.74
6	—	790	111.00–121.00	116.97
14	—	821	109.00–121.00	118.53
1	—	915	101.00	101.00
3	—	283	175.00–180.00	177.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	117.00–118.00	117.50
1	—	525	127.00	127.00
2	—	683	100.00–107.00	103.56
6	—	330	144.00–150.00	147.70
3	—	383	135.00–140.00	138.30
2	—	410	130.00–132.00	131.01
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	705	133.75	133.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	369	125.00–135.00	130.70
3	—	630	100.00–105.00	103.36
17	—	326	129.00–136.00	132.49
20	—	420	118.00–130.00	124.79
13	—	573	105.00–118.00	110.97
35	—	521	108.00–123.00	115.64
4	—	730	96.00–106.00	100.22
5	—	830	100.00	100.00
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
7	—	662	106.00	106.00
35	—	468	115.00–125.00	121.07
3	—	272	133.00–137.00	134.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	580	110.00–125.00	118.54
6	—	723	103.00–107.00	105.50
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
32	—	476	120.00–130.00	126.88
19	—	624	107.00–121.00	112.31
36	—	424	128.00–136.00	131.43
15	—	673	106.00–113.00	109.08
13	—	384	134.00–140.00	136.74
12	—	512	115.00–125.00	119.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	105.00–112.00	105.87
6	—	428	110.00–122.00	115.19
7	—	273	122.00–131.00	125.12
3	—	372	120.00–123.00	121.04
9	—	471	105.00–120.00	109.96
12	—	340	117.00–126.00	123.28

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)	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,380.00	1,245.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,047	850.00–950.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	800.00–980.00	887.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–725.00	716.67
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	725.00–800.00	759.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	630.00–680.00	642.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	545.00–600.00	567.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–820.00	773.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	445.00–560.00	493.57
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	425.00–600.00	512.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	800.00–1,350.00	1,146.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	575.00–750.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,074	56.00–59.00	58.11
19	—	1,021	35.00–49.00	43.37
24	—	944	41.00–57.00	47.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,203	50.00–60.00	55.41
12	—	1,157	46.00–53.00	48.60
27	—	1,352	56.00–71.00	64.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	48.00	48.00
2	—	1,430	64.00–68.00	66.02
9	—	1,517	50.00–56.00	51.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,374	70.00–79.50	76.38
4	—	1,918	87.00–90.50	89.24
19	—	1,833	77.00–85.00	81.78
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	96.00	96.00

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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