Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 128 priced lines covering 1,334 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,772 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 319 head. replacement cattle receipts at 189 head. Counted as USDA files them — 37 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,772Last week 2,359Year ago 1,361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 319Last week 232Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 189Last week 132Year ago 79

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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
3	—	878	92.00–96.00	94.33
19	—	414	140.00–163.00	152.74
12	—	565	120.00–137.00	130.73
19	—	371	145.00–177.00	163.23
3	—	265	160.00–167.50	162.41
20	—	472	130.00–150.00	143.88
3	—	770	110.00–114.00	112.01
22	—	516	125.00–145.00	136.11
3	—	228	192.00–195.00	192.90
10	—	620	115.00–127.00	121.25
6	—	652	122.50–127.00	123.25
12	—	319	155.00–179.00	169.52
5	—	803	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	101.00–106.00	103.65
17	—	326	135.00–172.00	159.43
22	—	643	115.00–125.00	117.33
26	—	428	120.00–157.00	145.84
5	—	270	166.00–185.00	175.03
31	—	474	136.00–145.00	141.55
32	—	525	128.00–139.00	134.34
10	—	569	115.00–130.00	123.41
20	—	371	130.00–168.00	151.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	735	95.00–99.00	95.27
2	—	678	101.00–110.00	105.42
8	—	573	115.00–122.00	116.88
8	—	521	116.00–125.00	122.09
6	—	621	110.00–115.00	112.47
6	—	333	150.00–165.00	155.88
3	—	473	130.00–139.00	134.77
3	—	277	155.00–172.00	162.83
1	—	925	70.00	70.00
8	—	428	135.00–148.00	142.05
7	—	374	140.00–158.00	148.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	123.00	123.00
3	—	845	119.00	119.00
8	—	487	141.00–157.00	148.98
6	—	378	164.00–166.00	164.35
4	—	326	164.00–168.00	166.04
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
5	—	625	127.00	127.00
11	—	418	153.00–161.00	156.89
8	—	530	140.00–148.00	142.93
9	—	571	116.00–142.00	132.33
5	—	671	122.00–126.00	123.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	521	135.00–156.00	146.44
21	—	462	140.00–162.00	153.51
29	—	414	150.00–165.00	160.26
14	—	685	117.50–133.00	129.41
3	—	337	165.00–172.50	168.37
10	—	635	120.00–141.00	135.86
4	—	830	100.00–117.00	105.70
6	—	285	172.50–178.00	175.09
11	—	370	160.00–169.00	164.89
22	—	736	112.00–130.00	119.84
15	—	573	124.00–143.00	139.58
2	—	243	180.00–185.00	182.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
7	—	528	110.00–130.00	122.13
1	—	385	148.00	148.00
2	—	423	144.00–145.00	144.50
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
6	—	783	95.00–102.00	100.85
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	118.00–120.00	119.02
40	—	426	117.50–141.00	124.47
23	—	478	112.50–135.00	121.64
10	—	571	108.00–128.00	120.85
19	—	373	120.00–145.00	130.89
1	—	765	93.00	93.00
7	—	336	138.00–139.00	138.42
22	—	528	100.00–132.00	120.18
7	—	679	100.00–112.00	106.25
3	—	283	130.00–137.50	132.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	314	139.00–157.00	151.68
2	—	710	111.00	111.00
3	—	218	160.00–170.00	166.41
32	—	524	120.00–145.00	127.32
19	—	483	123.00–130.00	125.28
26	—	561	115.00–135.00	129.17
11	—	430	128.00–140.00	133.48
7	—	262	152.50–173.00	167.34
16	—	365	135.00–145.00	138.54
20	—	623	107.50–125.00	117.82
1	—	665	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	522	129.50	129.50
4	—	560	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	108.00–120.00	112.70
21	—	473	90.00–131.00	118.49
7	—	521	108.00–120.00	112.68
6	—	672	80.00–106.00	93.66
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
11	—	424	116.00–134.00	126.37
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
5	—	326	137.00–145.00	140.50
5	—	380	105.00–138.00	112.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	625.00–1,200.00	794.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,020.00	1,020.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	525.00–675.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,278	800.00–1,100.00	952.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,040.00	1,040.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	970.00–1,170.00	1,036.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	745.00–815.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	775.00–875.00	820.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,167	500.00–850.00	624.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	861	775.00–875.00	815.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	598	485.00–500.00	489.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	883	500.00–650.00	600.55
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	610.00–670.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	740.00–885.00	812.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,078	725.00–775.00	748.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	850.00–875.00	864.57
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	515.00–575.00	545.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,006	42.00–50.00	48.02
30	—	1,000	43.00–57.00	52.09
12	—	1,019	50.00–66.00	57.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,351	64.00–76.00	69.17
2	—	1,405	56.00–60.00	57.86
20	—	1,391	60.00–68.00	63.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,107	50.00–59.00	55.88
55	—	1,102	52.00–65.00	60.41
41	—	1,230	60.00–73.00	67.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,668	89.00–99.00	92.56
13	—	1,636	82.00–102.00	90.76
12	—	1,445	74.00–81.00	78.32

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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