Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 108 priced lines covering 1,816 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,563 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 325 head. replacement cattle receipts at 329 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Nov 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,563Last week 2,791Year ago 4,310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 254Year ago 571

Replacement CattleReceipts 329Last week 187Year ago 546

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	115.00–120.00	118.56
7	—	740	113.00	113.00
3	—	750	110.00	110.00
17	—	670	110.00–118.00	115.70
9	—	379	150.00–162.50	156.65
21	—	468	128.00–142.00	135.99
23	—	581	120.00–126.00	123.57
8	—	330	156.00–165.00	160.48
11	—	434	143.00–152.00	148.98
3	—	247	166.00	166.00
1	—	280	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	370	158.00–172.50	165.70
29	—	426	155.00–168.00	158.75
11	—	665	123.00–128.00	125.45
24	—	622	124.00–130.00	125.50
24	—	569	125.00–139.00	131.02
2	—	765	123.00	123.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
45	—	472	137.00–160.00	144.09
50	—	530	129.00–148.00	136.43
8	—	715	122.00–126.00	124.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	538	113.00–118.00	114.67
6	—	660	110.00	110.00
2	—	775	105.00	105.00
4	—	565	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	421	120.00–129.00	123.74
1	—	765	92.00	92.00
47	—	479	109.00–125.00	116.51
53	—	517	103.00–116.00	108.22
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
4	—	625	99.00–104.00	101.56
31	—	571	95.00–109.00	106.13
27	—	325	122.50–136.00	129.00
24	—	374	120.00–132.00	125.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	612	106.00–116.00	110.78
50	—	425	124.00–136.00	130.46
48	—	372	125.00–137.00	133.23
39	—	467	121.00–130.00	124.36
2	—	245	150.00	150.00
2	—	705	103.00	103.00
52	—	520	113.00–122.00	117.38
1	—	850	82.50	82.50
18	—	670	101.00–108.00	105.69
17	—	331	127.50–142.00	137.04
11	—	567	111.00–117.00	114.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	119.00–125.00	123.12
20	—	331	112.00–126.00	118.24
12	—	537	99.00–110.00	100.66
22	—	473	100.00–116.00	106.08
6	—	434	110.00–120.00	112.38
10	—	377	110.00–122.00	115.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	553	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	95.00–101.00	97.99
4	—	435	118.00	118.00
8	—	511	105.00–115.00	109.49
4	—	476	114.00–123.00	119.73
2	—	580	110.00	110.00
2	—	365	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	571	108.00–125.00	117.20
21	—	369	147.50–155.00	151.71
42	—	481	122.00–142.50	130.56
20	—	321	150.00–162.50	154.99
11	—	264	164.00–166.00	165.08
3	—	660	103.00	103.00
3	—	725	96.00–103.00	100.67
16	—	535	116.00–132.00	120.36
12	—	637	97.50–115.00	107.70
20	—	432	135.00–147.50	140.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	626	110.00–125.00	119.61
19	—	463	135.00–153.00	146.27
20	—	568	122.00–125.00	123.47
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
23	—	372	160.00–172.50	166.99
16	—	336	165.00–170.00	168.00
9	—	663	105.00–114.00	111.38
37	—	431	152.00–167.00	156.24
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
31	—	530	124.00–138.00	130.86
2	—	210	192.00	192.00
5	—	275	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,018	41.00–62.00	49.00
10	—	955	51.00–53.50	52.01
9	—	848	35.00–44.00	39.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,152	48.00–66.00	57.28
42	—	1,196	53.00–71.00	66.26
30	—	1,132	40.00–59.00	52.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,308	48.00–68.00	56.63
10	—	1,246	53.00–95.00	58.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,662	71.00–83.00	79.20
2	—	1,635	80.00–81.00	80.58
11	—	1,436	58.00–74.00	65.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	78	—	—	700.00–1,090.00	869.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	35	—	—	600.00–950.00	712.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	—	800.00–1,310.00	1,024.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	670.00–820.00	746.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	550.00–850.00	730.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	550.00–675.00	592.69
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	—	600.00–890.00	783.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	450.00–585.00	497.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,084.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	725.00–1,070.00	868.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	425.00–500.00	462.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	550.00–720.00	606.79

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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