Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 122 priced lines covering 1,958 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,501 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 558 head. replacement cattle receipts at 202 head. Counted as USDA files them — 19 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Nov 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,501Last week 4,095Year ago 4,310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 558Last week 574Year ago 571

Replacement CattleReceipts 202Last week 166Year ago 546

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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
1	—	305	156.00	156.00
6	—	631	113.00–122.00	118.46
34	—	474	120.00–144.00	134.43
3	—	273	165.00–172.00	167.48
46	—	570	102.00–126.00	120.16
9	—	776	83.00–105.00	98.47
13	—	437	129.00–155.00	143.97
14	—	720	89.00–107.00	98.52
10	—	680	102.00–115.00	108.58
24	—	523	115.00–132.00	125.03
11	—	386	135.00–157.00	144.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	105.00	105.00
9	—	720	90.00–110.00	100.14
17	—	371	153.00–165.00	158.81
8	—	766	81.00–115.00	104.02
20	—	328	160.00–182.00	167.41
10	—	619	105.00–125.00	110.72
28	—	424	150.00–165.00	155.51
21	—	474	137.00–150.00	144.34
12	—	515	118.00–140.00	131.31
12	—	583	112.00–132.00	121.00
3	—	282	170.00–172.00	170.63
1	—	210	195.00	195.00
1	—	800	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	522	100.00–122.00	107.46
2	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.40
4	—	636	87.00–110.00	98.04
15	—	472	115.00–130.00	120.10
1	—	780	75.00	75.00
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
4	—	435	120.00–145.00	137.65
4	—	670	95.00–105.00	98.47
2	—	335	140.00–145.00	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	773	107.00–116.00	112.82
7	—	426	130.00–152.00	144.25
52	—	529	130.00–140.00	135.27
10	—	327	140.00–170.00	161.87
56	—	667	106.00–123.00	121.32
5	—	726	115.00–118.00	116.40
27	—	490	138.00–148.00	145.29
61	—	570	127.00–132.00	129.94
17	—	631	120.00–128.00	123.42
30	—	380	152.00–165.00	158.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	866	112.00	112.00
16	—	422	155.00–159.00	157.20
5	—	932	113.00	113.00
54	—	526	138.00–141.25	140.41
19	—	469	148.50–152.00	150.50
10	—	616	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	165.00–170.00	167.54
13	—	374	147.00–177.00	167.39
1	—	345	168.00	168.00
6	—	525	133.00–143.00	139.19
7	—	773	116.00–126.00	121.80
4	—	735	117.00–124.00	120.22
19	—	672	123.00–130.00	126.95
10	—	422	156.00–167.00	162.64
7	—	626	128.00–131.00	129.29
5	—	464	137.00–155.00	149.23
40	—	586	128.00–136.00	131.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	145.00–157.00	150.05
2	—	328	147.00–155.00	150.79
2	—	525	124.00	124.00
1	—	780	102.00	102.00
3	—	732	110.00–113.00	111.98
12	—	476	130.00–133.00	131.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	382	106.00–140.00	125.48
49	—	470	107.00–128.00	119.42
32	—	566	96.00–114.00	111.12
10	—	325	140.00–147.00	143.70
10	—	623	100.00–110.00	107.30
25	—	414	104.00–130.00	124.63
5	—	717	92.00–103.00	97.77
80	—	529	110.00–117.00	113.10
1	—	770	84.00	84.00
4	—	683	100.00–105.00	103.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	114.00	114.00
13	—	709	102.00–104.00	102.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	531	105.00–118.00	114.43
29	—	377	123.00–147.00	135.90
44	—	467	113.00–135.00	124.66
46	—	568	110.00–118.00	113.69
3	—	767	91.00–106.00	98.90
17	—	328	127.00–150.00	136.46
34	—	426	118.00–140.00	130.12
8	—	715	100.00–107.00	104.10
26	—	625	108.00–116.00	112.93
10	—	676	99.00–112.00	106.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	484	91.00–115.00	107.33
18	—	380	110.00–124.00	119.05
6	—	628	90.00–104.00	96.62
8	—	521	87.00–110.00	103.08
2	—	705	80.00	80.00
7	—	313	98.00–130.00	112.46
3	—	685	80.00–85.00	81.62
5	—	568	85.00–106.00	100.24
10	—	431	105.00–120.00	110.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,884	82.00–85.00	83.82
24	—	1,346	55.00–78.00	73.06
26	—	1,652	70.00–83.50	78.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,055	56.00–61.00	57.84
56	—	1,050	41.00–49.00	45.23
48	—	1,079	43.50–55.00	51.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,260	57.00–67.00	61.09
50	—	1,229	52.00–62.00	56.45
38	—	1,233	48.00–55.00	51.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,473	61.00–63.00	62.00
9	—	1,401	45.00–54.00	50.03
34	—	1,403	50.50–60.00	56.60

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)	3	—	—	600.00–825.00	741.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	—	600.00–1,250.00	881.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	—	575.00–800.00	687.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	400.00–825.00	721.43
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	635.00–725.00	702.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	450.00–550.00	499.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	450.00–550.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	550.00–650.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	725.00–900.00	841.67

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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