Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 142 priced lines covering 2,462 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,196 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 623 head. replacement cattle receipts at 199 head. Counted as USDA files them — 24 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,196Last week 3,501Year ago 4,658

Slaughter CattleReceipts 623Last week 558Year ago 614

Replacement CattleReceipts 199Last week 202Year ago 482

No trends available due to the markets being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	523	105.00–125.00	116.82
4	—	290	120.00–160.00	140.34
4	—	591	100.00–110.00	107.55
11	—	370	108.00–147.00	131.53
6	—	319	150.00–157.00	154.66
3	—	662	97.00–105.00	99.68
6	—	427	127.00–137.00	132.85
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
13	—	483	115.00–135.00	126.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	376	116.00–165.00	151.53
23	—	581	105.00–125.00	117.48
34	—	475	120.00–147.00	137.80
50	—	430	130.00–158.00	150.13
2	—	785	105.00	105.00
6	—	321	148.00–177.00	163.50
2	—	728	90.00–105.00	97.63
30	—	615	101.00–120.00	117.84
14	—	675	110.00–119.00	113.74
44	—	521	113.00–140.00	130.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	96.00	96.00
2	—	288	166.00–172.00	169.08
23	—	373	154.00–174.00	164.55
2	—	330	162.00	162.00
4	—	570	120.00–130.00	126.32
2	—	670	101.00–103.00	102.03
17	—	518	135.00–148.00	141.03
22	—	473	141.00–160.00	148.45
35	—	427	141.00–170.00	159.33
4	—	624	107.00–124.00	113.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	795	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	475	104.00–127.00	116.74
47	—	574	96.00–114.00	109.58
5	—	688	80.00–104.00	96.82
18	—	326	120.00–145.00	132.06
15	—	714	90.00–107.00	101.97
18	—	618	93.00–110.00	104.75
84	—	428	108.00–136.00	129.67
62	—	525	95.00–120.00	115.21
6	—	278	120.00–130.00	126.06
25	—	374	115.00–140.00	126.87
11	—	218	122.00–130.00	127.53
2	—	780	85.00–90.00	87.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	383	110.00–121.00	117.32
7	—	324	112.00–125.00	116.97
17	—	531	92.00–110.00	99.25
19	—	433	102.00–117.00	107.97
7	—	624	85.00–100.00	88.93
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	85.00	85.00
15	—	571	90.00–105.00	96.06
5	—	479	110.00–115.00	112.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	554	115.00–116.00	115.32
3	—	728	117.00	117.00
18	—	527	120.00–121.00	120.27
14	—	459	132.00–136.00	134.55
22	—	761	124.00	124.00
66	—	611	113.50–123.75	118.56
32	—	689	120.00–128.50	125.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	333	135.00–152.00	141.76
19	—	684	95.00–116.00	108.61
24	—	372	128.00–147.00	136.64
58	—	517	105.00–130.00	119.52
2	—	738	92.00–102.00	96.95
32	—	469	112.00–137.00	128.12
46	—	624	100.00–117.00	112.05
87	—	579	105.00–120.00	114.63
5	—	295	145.00–147.00	145.80
29	—	426	114.00–140.00	133.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	128.00	128.00
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
5	—	326	150.00–160.00	154.39
9	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.81
5	—	520	111.00–130.00	121.81
5	—	620	110.00–119.00	113.76
2	—	675	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	481	130.00–150.00	144.62
46	—	581	115.00–137.00	131.66
11	—	523	125.00–143.00	136.83
11	—	327	146.00–174.00	161.93
12	—	425	140.00–155.00	146.90
39	—	624	111.00–132.00	126.56
7	—	737	110.00–119.00	113.12
7	—	784	98.00–118.00	111.07
3	—	262	152.00–165.00	158.92
12	—	380	150.00–169.00	161.08
6	—	675	114.00–125.00	120.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
10	—	323	162.50–185.00	170.90
2	—	280	172.50–180.00	176.05
29	—	368	155.00–179.00	166.70
50	—	723	121.50–128.00	125.57
28	—	521	137.00–150.00	140.46
30	—	466	139.00–165.00	157.08
24	—	675	118.50–130.00	123.14
56	—	620	120.00–140.00	128.72
36	—	568	126.00–141.00	136.86
27	—	418	154.00–176.00	163.66
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
4	—	771	112.00–121.00	114.76
1	—	220	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	150.00–160.00	155.00
24	—	601	136.00	136.00
16	—	687	133.50	133.50
32	—	572	132.50–141.00	137.51

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–825.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	600.00–700.00	655.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	550.00–775.00	671.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	600.00–1,125.00	809.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	725.00–775.00	745.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	1,061.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–900.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	610.00–800.00	724.55
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	300.00–575.00	483.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	800.00–875.00	837.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	450.00–500.00	475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	425.00–535.00	480.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	841	450.00–600.00	532.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,098	825.00–944.00	883.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	967.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	700.00–825.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	510.00–530.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	48.00–53.00	50.81
18	—	1,399	55.00–66.00	62.11
62	—	1,408	45.00–60.00	54.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,228	54.00–65.00	59.55
114	—	1,228	40.00–59.00	51.30
29	—	1,182	45.00–52.00	47.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,019	30.00–53.00	45.99
30	—	982	25.00–47.00	41.96
23	—	1,058	50.00–59.00	54.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,403	64.00–79.00	72.04
28	—	1,602	75.00–90.00	81.11
15	—	1,847	80.00–99.00	84.98

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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