Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 132 priced lines covering 3,165 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,430 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 602 head. replacement cattle receipts at 153 head. Counted as USDA files them — 49 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Dec 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,430Last week 4,196Year ago 3,389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 602Last week 623Year ago 242

Replacement CattleReceipts 153Last week 199Year ago 298

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	87.00–95.00	90.46
22	—	635	96.00–102.00	101.32
2	—	725	80.00	80.00
28	—	422	107.00–125.00	113.49
58	—	575	85.00–107.00	104.08
9	—	371	115.00–123.00	118.53
61	—	469	100.00–115.00	111.16
75	—	524	90.00–112.00	107.55
21	—	277	125.00–140.00	130.58
9	—	324	117.00–125.00	120.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	690	95.00–100.00	96.93
98	—	475	110.00–126.00	119.09
49	—	625	101.00–111.00	107.55
72	—	582	104.00–114.00	110.73
3	—	225	143.00–147.00	144.33
7	—	277	132.00–145.00	136.90
64	—	426	117.00–132.00	125.05
40	—	713	92.00–104.00	102.30
35	—	317	120.00–140.00	132.16
48	—	524	105.00–120.00	112.31
6	—	765	90.00–95.00	93.35
34	—	370	120.00–138.00	130.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	677	108.00–120.00	118.25
98	—	529	116.00–126.00	123.17
2	—	220	160.00	160.00
16	—	471	120.00–132.00	125.56
80	—	578	109.00–123.50	120.80
23	—	745	116.25	116.25
12	—	331	137.00–150.00	142.95
29	—	424	127.00–142.00	130.80
46	—	623	105.00–120.00	115.92
21	—	383	130.00–147.00	136.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	426	134.00–143.60	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	335	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
9	—	329	122.00–155.00	136.09
15	—	441	132.00–138.00	137.50
5	—	529	120.00–126.00	122.53
3	—	642	115.00–119.00	116.99
4	—	381	140.00–146.00	142.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	165.00–170.00	167.27
19	—	381	160.00–174.00	165.94
26	—	516	138.00–153.00	147.40
30	—	428	156.00–167.00	160.64
30	—	472	150.00–172.00	159.89
54	—	758	112.00–119.50	115.62
74	—	659	127.50–130.50	128.66
41	—	584	128.00–143.00	134.00
77	—	631	120.00–140.00	132.33
38	—	722	120.00–126.25	124.53
2	—	290	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	674	117.00–126.00	122.25
24	—	366	155.00–170.00	164.58
14	—	326	154.00–170.00	161.87
66	—	527	129.00–145.00	136.96
52	—	486	138.00–158.00	146.68
77	—	612	112.00–134.00	130.47
18	—	722	114.00–122.00	116.71
52	—	566	119.00–137.00	131.71
37	—	419	146.00–161.00	155.21
4	—	778	110.00–115.00	112.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	733	84.00–95.00	90.74
33	—	426	130.00–145.00	137.54
11	—	576	85.00–118.00	107.26
11	—	641	100.00–110.00	107.62
4	—	374	126.00–160.00	140.22
1	—	765	80.00	80.00
9	—	325	130.00–165.00	150.82
9	—	684	86.00–100.00	93.10
10	—	474	115.00–135.00	127.78
13	—	526	105.00–126.00	118.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	474	125.00–152.00	137.86
46	—	423	130.00–157.00	148.95
22	—	571	98.00–127.00	118.28
54	—	525	120.00–137.00	128.91
8	—	778	95.00–105.00	98.26
5	—	267	165.00–170.00	167.13
10	—	333	155.00–170.00	161.22
12	—	670	96.00–116.00	111.09
20	—	719	88.00–111.00	101.47
32	—	364	145.00–167.00	157.35
45	—	626	101.00–120.00	112.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	368	158.00–175.00	164.71
9	—	327	170.00–185.00	175.38
12	—	562	125.00–131.00	127.35
14	—	281	180.00–190.00	182.91
25	—	429	147.00–170.00	158.69
4	—	235	185.00	185.00
23	—	513	130.00–147.00	139.60
2	—	615	120.00–125.00	122.46
3	—	725	115.00	115.00
21	—	470	145.00–165.00	151.21
5	—	674	121.00–122.00	121.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,018	550.00–675.00	617.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	700.00–775.00	738.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	550.00–975.00	703.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	575.00–725.00	616.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–800.00	766.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,016.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,091	850.00–1,000.00	913.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–825.00	753.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	300.00–375.00	341.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	953	775.00–825.00	806.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	425.00–800.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	475.00	475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	843	400.00–525.00	464.91
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	600.00–800.00	714.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	925.00–950.00	937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,137	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,182.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,175	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,045	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,029.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	821	612.00–770.00	718.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,441	51.00–65.00	55.31
30	—	1,357	48.00–59.00	54.18
7	—	1,231	49.00–51.00	50.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,025	30.00–53.00	43.17
40	—	1,008	24.00–48.00	40.58
13	—	1,108	35.00–57.00	43.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,256	53.00–65.00	60.16
78	—	1,227	42.00–59.00	52.46
37	—	1,091	38.00–53.00	44.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,602	73.00–85.00	77.55
10	—	1,329	65.00–73.00	69.96
15	—	1,855	79.00–89.00	82.44

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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