Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 135 priced lines covering 1,524 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,608 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 338 head. replacement cattle receipts at 199 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,608Last week 1,370Year ago 1,745

Slaughter CattleReceipts 338Last week 236Year ago 249

Replacement CattleReceipts 199Last week 157Year ago 302

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	718	104.00–115.00	111.17
7	—	634	112.00–115.00	114.15
20	—	421	153.00–185.00	164.01
24	—	372	155.00–190.00	164.19
3	—	835	89.00–100.00	92.64
11	—	667	114.00–131.00	120.10
19	—	573	115.00–142.00	128.14
27	—	317	163.00–195.00	172.35
6	—	284	170.00–190.00	173.67
30	—	469	143.00–166.00	150.50
8	—	766	104.00–108.00	105.74
2	—	973	85.00–90.00	87.51
1	—	245	202.00	202.00
29	—	519	133.00–153.00	143.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	718	108.00–110.00	108.99
4	—	280	164.00–182.00	172.07
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
18	—	621	110.00–129.00	119.55
25	—	578	113.00–137.00	126.73
23	—	425	140.00–172.00	150.13
8	—	771	92.00–100.00	97.22
21	—	371	144.00–180.00	156.76
7	—	666	105.00–117.00	109.71
20	—	532	125.00–140.00	134.55
15	—	322	150.00–182.00	163.63
18	—	470	130.00–160.00	141.34
1	—	850	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
2	—	505	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	137.00–150.00	144.44
3	—	612	112.00–116.00	114.64
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
6	—	475	130.00–140.00	134.17
1	—	945	80.00	80.00
12	—	567	115.00–125.00	119.89
2	—	518	125.00–128.00	126.45
5	—	308	125.00–175.00	143.31
2	—	663	75.00–105.00	90.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
1	—	815	113.00	113.00
10	—	522	147.00–156.00	151.58
26	—	668	127.00–129.00	128.57
6	—	305	169.00–175.00	171.00
10	—	618	126.00–132.00	129.19
12	—	369	160.00–168.00	165.45
16	—	483	152.00–172.00	160.86
15	—	419	158.00–164.00	160.91
12	—	564	133.50–144.00	138.27
5	—	745	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	152.00–162.00	157.05
9	—	580	130.00–137.00	132.99
8	—	421	135.00–172.00	151.07
27	—	529	135.00–155.00	141.90
6	—	313	165.00–168.00	166.48
1	—	740	113.00	113.00
13	—	620	120.00–134.00	127.50
16	—	478	140.00–150.00	146.51
11	—	672	110.00–133.00	124.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	120.00–125.00	122.46
4	—	680	128.50	128.50
3	—	625	135.00	135.00
4	—	760	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	152.00	152.00
1	—	485	149.00	149.00
6	—	378	138.00–148.00	145.31
4	—	598	131.00	131.00
5	—	333	145.00–160.00	156.04
7	—	518	138.00–142.00	140.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	637	109.00–118.00	111.92
21	—	422	133.00–144.00	138.19
29	—	477	122.00–140.00	131.10
49	—	517	118.00–135.00	128.30
28	—	366	137.00–145.00	141.86
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
2	—	725	101.00–103.00	101.99
8	—	676	104.00–108.00	106.37
31	—	570	112.00–126.00	122.40
25	—	331	140.00–153.00	147.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	518	116.00–126.00	121.37
9	—	337	130.00–142.00	135.79
33	—	376	122.50–140.00	131.10
44	—	478	112.50–134.00	126.61
1	—	795	81.00	81.00
11	—	629	100.00–116.00	108.68
2	—	683	100.00–107.00	103.54
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
31	—	578	110.00–120.00	113.52
29	—	429	117.00–139.00	130.46
8	—	280	138.00–144.00	140.54
1	—	840	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	80.00	80.00
12	—	429	112.50–133.00	123.50
2	—	555	105.00–107.00	105.99
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
3	—	637	98.00–107.00	101.66
5	—	526	112.00–122.00	115.96
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
8	—	328	120.00–137.00	124.06
3	—	382	122.00–126.00	124.29
18	—	463	110.00–130.00	120.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	821	625.00–775.00	710.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	827	500.00–650.00	544.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	500.00–625.00	587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	305.00–580.00	454.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–800.00	703.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	685.00	685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,073	750.00–925.00	844.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,295	875.00–1,030.00	957.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	—	525.00–775.00	670.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	836.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	750.00–1,075.00	896.15
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	—	—	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	900.00–975.00	936.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00–675.00	662.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	690.00–800.00	735.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	964.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	810	500.00–640.00	581.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,448	63.00–80.00	72.20
12	—	1,303	54.00–62.50	58.69
23	—	1,310	53.00–69.00	63.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	60.00–62.50	61.13
31	—	1,016	45.00–59.00	54.35
13	—	1,048	48.00–53.00	50.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,124	52.00–67.00	61.29
41	—	1,238	63.00–79.00	74.08
54	—	1,177	52.00–73.00	64.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,586	90.00–104.00	97.47
17	—	1,603	80.00–95.00	88.75
12	—	1,458	75.00–89.00	80.13

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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