Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 123 priced lines covering 2,048 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,791 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 254 head. replacement cattle receipts at 187 head. Counted as USDA files them — 50 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Nov 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,791Last week 1,593Year ago 2,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 219Year ago 206

Replacement CattleReceipts 187Last week 255Year ago 362

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	574	105.00–116.00	107.53
39	—	376	115.00–128.00	124.96
40	—	480	112.50–125.00	116.75
8	—	688	98.00–106.00	101.48
20	—	620	102.00–111.00	105.32
3	—	280	127.00	127.00
49	—	425	112.50–128.00	121.02
40	—	326	125.00–135.00	130.56
46	—	528	105.00–122.00	114.24
2	—	215	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	486	97.50–118.00	108.96
6	—	561	100.00–110.00	102.30
6	—	273	128.00–130.00	128.94
2	—	725	90.00	90.00
20	—	522	88.00–113.00	102.30
15	—	322	107.50–126.00	119.81
17	—	371	112.50–120.00	118.23
4	—	228	132.00–135.00	133.52
3	—	632	99.00–100.00	99.66
21	—	433	110.00–122.00	113.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	750	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	425	124.00–134.00	128.54
25	—	619	107.00–113.00	110.53
17	—	521	115.00–125.00	119.69
18	—	666	98.00–110.00	105.05
2	—	710	105.00	105.00
22	—	320	130.00–142.00	135.92
27	—	571	109.00–125.00	116.61
35	—	465	118.00–130.00	123.01
48	—	380	129.00–135.00	132.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	783	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	715	125.40	125.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	217	155.00–160.00	157.03
3	—	262	147.00–150.00	148.95
21	—	421	124.00–137.00	131.19
10	—	389	130.00–145.00	133.16
4	—	571	105.00–113.00	110.00
2	—	730	92.00–94.00	92.98
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
5	—	519	110.00–120.00	118.00
2	—	695	99.00	99.00
9	—	331	137.00–140.00	138.55
15	—	473	115.00–128.00	119.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	269	160.00–164.00	161.06
2	—	765	95.00	95.00
42	—	430	134.00–152.00	141.39
28	—	528	116.00–132.00	123.47
5	—	721	99.00–100.00	99.60
44	—	473	124.00–144.00	131.12
7	—	681	100.00–110.00	104.26
22	—	632	98.00–117.00	107.72
16	—	327	152.00–167.00	157.95
22	—	379	145.00–167.00	148.58
17	—	584	110.00–125.00	114.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	375	155.00–170.00	159.88
16	—	572	117.00–125.00	121.19
2	—	840	85.00	85.00
36	—	331	137.50–175.00	166.21
6	—	724	103.00–106.00	105.00
8	—	671	107.50–110.00	108.94
26	—	521	125.00–135.00	128.39
13	—	627	107.50–115.00	112.13
30	—	472	134.00–152.00	140.93
38	—	425	142.50–166.00	152.63
7	—	277	168.00–180.00	172.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	130.00–132.00	130.85
4	—	520	120.00–124.00	121.94
7	—	362	136.00–147.00	141.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	615	121.00–132.00	126.87
29	—	568	125.00–141.00	132.18
17	—	468	140.00–150.00	146.75
3	—	273	177.00	177.00
31	—	370	155.00–170.00	163.08
20	—	334	167.00–175.00	169.31
18	—	520	132.00–142.00	137.90
25	—	661	118.00–134.00	127.76
9	—	814	114.00–121.00	119.42
9	—	776	110.00–125.00	116.65
1	—	725	112.50	112.50
24	—	422	149.00–158.00	155.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	795	132.50	132.50
9	—	563	137.00	137.00
11	—	685	130.50	130.50
2	—	948	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	668	115.00–121.00	117.43
29	—	428	135.00–152.00	146.84
60	—	623	112.50–133.75	130.28
20	—	473	127.50–139.00	134.15
35	—	538	125.00–142.25	137.57
3	—	383	145.00–154.00	148.97
5	—	321	152.50–165.00	157.29
11	—	721	112.00–123.00	118.58
12	—	584	125.00–130.00	127.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,170	50.00–63.00	58.45
22	—	1,208	57.00–69.00	64.45
19	—	1,201	48.00–56.50	54.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,447	51.00–63.00	57.38
1	—	1,255	53.00	53.00
2	—	1,765	69.00–71.00	69.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	956	43.00–51.00	47.67
1	—	1,080	52.00	52.00
12	—	944	33.00–43.00	39.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,468	71.00–77.00	74.81
11	—	1,812	74.00–86.00	81.14
3	—	1,622	81.00–84.00	82.97

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	910.00–1,275.00	1,032.59
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	660.00–890.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	590.00–875.00	763.53
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	400.00–575.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	340.00–500.00	420.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	—	600.00–750.00	661.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	730.00–750.00	740.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	800.00–860.00	830.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	700.00–950.00	816.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,036.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	600.00–675.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	770.00	770.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	675.00–725.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,065.00

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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