Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 121 priced lines covering 850 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,047 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 214 head. replacement cattle receipts at 168 head. Counted as USDA files them — 35 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,047Last week 266Year ago 2,575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 77Year ago 263

Replacement CattleReceipts 168Last week 23Year ago 477

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	122.00–143.00	133.40
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	157.00	157.00
2	—	245	170.00–178.00	174.00
1	—	540	126.00	126.00
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
4	—	563	110.00–120.00	114.52
5	—	322	145.00–162.00	151.16
4	—	360	142.00–158.00	152.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	110.00–120.00	115.94
13	—	573	115.00–130.00	122.22
3	—	670	102.50–112.00	107.54
15	—	370	137.50–168.00	154.91
11	—	470	120.00–148.00	137.40
14	—	524	115.00–141.00	128.26
1	—	835	95.00	95.00
28	—	430	140.00–155.00	149.61
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
19	—	318	157.00–176.00	161.91
1	—	770	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	369	150.00–178.00	158.44
3	—	258	191.00–202.00	198.05
9	—	621	115.00–126.00	121.87
19	—	464	132.50–160.00	146.96
9	—	419	145.00–164.00	154.92
3	—	732	106.00–113.00	108.94
16	—	523	130.00–149.00	137.23
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
2	—	210	193.00–200.00	196.58
13	—	577	120.00–135.00	126.31
2	—	325	180.00–184.00	182.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	102.00	102.00
14	—	428	115.00–122.00	118.23
9	—	477	110.00–116.00	112.54
3	—	577	105.00–107.00	105.68
4	—	363	122.00–127.00	124.76
7	—	326	120.00–127.00	122.77
8	—	523	102.00–112.00	105.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	101.00–113.00	109.58
17	—	528	105.00–120.00	114.19
8	—	366	127.00–137.00	132.12
29	—	473	110.00–129.00	120.39
5	—	569	110.00–112.00	110.80
2	—	720	92.00–101.00	96.53
2	—	678	103.00–104.00	103.51
3	—	270	132.00–146.00	141.07
11	—	422	120.00–130.00	123.20
5	—	342	139.00–142.00	140.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	466	120.00–130.00	126.40
2	—	723	105.00	105.00
18	—	381	127.00–143.00	136.10
3	—	758	98.00–105.00	101.68
19	—	409	128.00–143.00	136.51
26	—	519	120.00–127.00	124.06
5	—	611	100.00–119.00	109.25
4	—	326	134.00–146.00	138.11
2	—	285	140.00	140.00
13	—	582	110.00–120.00	118.63
3	—	667	100.00–112.00	108.07
1	—	860	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
2	—	435	132.00	132.00
4	—	269	155.00–164.00	157.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	125.00–132.00	129.49
8	—	473	138.00–153.00	146.20
7	—	374	155.00–161.00	159.34
4	—	769	117.00–125.00	119.07
7	—	334	158.00–168.00	162.23
8	—	433	145.00–160.00	155.62
2	—	638	120.00–126.00	123.04
6	—	568	121.00–130.00	125.34
1	—	295	178.00	178.00
6	—	538	133.00–137.00	135.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	516	140.00–153.00	147.84
4	—	680	122.00–129.00	126.33
6	—	431	145.00–162.00	155.96
9	—	472	145.00–160.00	152.63
2	—	265	181.00–188.00	184.50
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
4	—	633	125.00–134.00	130.47
10	—	331	160.00–196.00	178.56
4	—	365	160.00–184.00	177.02
12	—	574	130.00–144.00	138.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,271	735.00–775.00	759.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,002	900.00–960.00	923.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,605	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	625.00–825.00	731.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–775.00	737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	840.00–940.00	863.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,048	840.00–900.00	877.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	775.00–850.00	812.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	490.00–600.00	536.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	475.00	475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	585.00–690.00	631.67
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	405.00–450.00	427.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	725.00–770.00	755.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,160.00–1,180.00	1,170.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,105	1,295.00–1,390.00	1,331.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,142	1,040.00–1,110.00	1,068.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	650.00–750.00	706.48
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	953	725.00–775.00	751.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,738	60.00	60.00
8	—	1,479	65.00–71.00	68.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,151	57.00–68.00	62.75
29	—	1,253	63.00–83.00	73.59
46	—	1,183	55.00–75.00	67.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	45.00–46.00	45.55
10	—	1,105	54.00–69.00	65.33
18	—	1,098	40.00–62.00	56.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,493	79.00–95.00	87.15
10	—	1,744	85.00–100.00	96.35
6	—	1,445	70.00–85.00	80.43

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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