Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 132 priced lines covering 1,917 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,025 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 578 head. replacement cattle receipts at 156 head. Counted as USDA files them — 40 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,025Last week 2,765Year ago 1,470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 578Last week 437Year ago 271

Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 267Year ago 100

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,689	89.00–100.00	93.32
17	—	1,448	70.00–83.00	78.07
26	—	1,550	80.00–95.00	87.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,109	54.00–61.00	57.96
31	—	1,230	62.00–79.00	70.88
82	—	1,172	53.00–70.00	64.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,367	60.00–70.00	65.02
5	—	1,320	57.00–59.00	57.93
23	—	1,508	66.00–73.00	69.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,081	51.00–66.00	59.34
23	—	1,009	38.00–55.00	49.08
46	—	1,004	46.00–60.00	53.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	900.00–1,260.00	1,035.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	800.00–950.00	912.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	630.00	630.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	450.00–670.00	555.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	440.00	440.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	710.00–800.00	757.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	675.00–850.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	685.00–710.00	698.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	750.00–960.00	847.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	775.00–800.00	795.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	635.00–735.00	706.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	275	172.00–182.00	176.40
33	—	424	150.00–172.00	159.41
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
1	—	865	98.00	98.00
5	—	724	98.00–114.00	103.73
29	—	377	152.00–188.00	165.84
5	—	669	107.00–132.00	120.36
15	—	563	116.00–138.00	128.59
23	—	475	126.00–164.00	146.05
19	—	329	158.00–195.00	171.95
23	—	515	121.00–148.00	139.60
10	—	618	120.00–127.00	122.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	105.00–115.00	110.72
10	—	678	103.00–122.00	116.87
12	—	377	143.00–172.00	159.74
13	—	325	155.00–178.00	166.36
33	—	572	102.00–135.00	125.25
6	—	777	95.00–112.00	104.52
17	—	615	110.00–125.00	120.22
2	—	280	160.00–190.00	174.20
37	—	422	133.00–162.00	150.67
36	—	472	130.00–152.00	143.83
36	—	520	123.00–140.00	133.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	138.00	138.00
5	—	721	97.00–100.00	98.76
6	—	528	110.00–125.00	121.52
15	—	426	135.00–150.00	141.02
6	—	571	107.00–120.00	111.86
9	—	383	140.00–157.00	148.57
20	—	477	125.00–140.00	130.94
4	—	334	126.00–162.00	150.67
11	—	629	97.00–116.00	109.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	135.00	135.00
12	—	691	119.00	119.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	429	118.00–130.00	125.49
4	—	284	138.00–143.00	141.77
3	—	658	95.00–100.00	98.34
10	—	591	100.00–115.00	108.78
9	—	527	102.00–120.00	110.26
4	—	618	93.00–107.00	101.75
20	—	377	102.00–133.00	121.90
1	—	315	128.00	128.00
16	—	470	100.00–125.00	114.62
5	—	717	85.00–92.00	88.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	478	105.00–130.00	120.93
5	—	672	98.00–106.00	102.96
11	—	625	104.00–115.00	109.67
28	—	372	125.00–142.00	135.18
30	—	521	108.00–126.00	119.48
20	—	323	134.00–148.00	138.86
4	—	271	138.00–153.00	145.34
4	—	773	94.00–97.00	96.01
7	—	710	100.00–110.00	101.42
55	—	423	109.00–136.00	128.63
60	—	576	105.00–123.00	117.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	380	138.00–147.00	142.09
19	—	327	142.00–156.00	151.39
39	—	483	115.00–135.00	128.30
53	—	527	116.00–136.00	127.14
30	—	565	110.00–128.00	123.24
15	—	663	108.00–118.00	116.01
18	—	422	135.00–144.00	138.98
23	—	635	110.00–123.00	120.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	623	127.00–137.00	132.89
9	—	379	158.00–195.00	172.86
5	—	281	172.00–190.00	181.81
2	—	535	134.00–136.00	135.01
5	—	661	122.00–128.00	124.19
9	—	319	168.00–186.00	180.12
12	—	725	119.00–127.00	121.57
36	—	417	157.00–174.00	164.74
5	—	766	115.00–120.00	117.19
14	—	470	149.00–169.00	158.99
31	—	572	129.00–152.00	143.83
1	—	845	101.00	101.00
2	—	865	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	142.00–150.00	145.89
3	—	713	108.00–113.00	111.36
3	—	905	108.00	108.00
5	—	813	107.00–112.00	110.97
27	—	373	145.00–165.00	157.74
21	—	624	114.00–132.00	125.86
35	—	532	125.00–145.00	138.31
8	—	422	136.00–158.00	146.72
4	—	686	114.00–129.00	119.74
6	—	322	155.00–176.00	167.70
22	—	565	133.00–142.00	136.35
1	—	215	175.00	175.00
7	—	761	115.00–123.00	119.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	322	150.00–160.00	153.46
18	—	764	104.00–110.00	109.66
2	—	575	114.00–125.00	119.69
6	—	380	147.00–152.00	149.81
6	—	527	130.00–137.00	133.29
3	—	717	100.00–110.00	106.65
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	783	127.00	127.00

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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