Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 139 priced lines covering 2,345 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,947 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 643 head. replacement cattle receipts at 553 head. Counted as USDA files them — 294 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,947Last week 2,965Year ago 2,609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 643Last week 998Year ago 474

Replacement CattleReceipts 553Last week 259Year ago 363

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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
19	—	473	136.00–167.00	148.78
4	—	275	187.00	187.00
30	—	519	128.00–158.00	143.63
3	—	768	98.00–100.00	99.31
15	—	572	122.00–150.00	132.05
14	—	316	160.00–187.00	171.82
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
26	—	421	140.00–175.00	159.50
12	—	668	110.00–129.00	117.63
1	—	805	91.00	91.00
17	—	377	147.50–182.00	161.62
12	—	621	112.00–135.00	119.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	325	142.00–172.00	155.89
27	—	475	126.00–150.00	141.34
21	—	529	118.00–142.00	135.63
16	—	378	135.00–167.00	145.34
24	—	424	134.00–162.00	150.00
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
6	—	620	108.00–129.00	115.77
12	—	568	116.00–139.00	131.19
2	—	285	165.00–180.00	172.63
2	—	720	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	131.00–137.00	133.98
7	—	434	118.00–148.00	129.66
2	—	625	115.00	115.00
2	—	678	110.00–117.00	113.46
13	—	481	116.00–137.00	122.28
2	—	525	127.00–129.00	128.03
7	—	582	107.00–143.00	116.78
1	—	235	153.00	153.00
7	—	379	130.00–145.00	137.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	469	125.00–142.00	133.12
6	—	757	108.00–110.00	109.66
35	—	732	91.00–114.00	111.65
98	—	678	112.00–120.00	116.39
32	—	374	127.00–158.00	146.92
7	—	321	133.00–165.00	147.14
39	—	528	118.00–138.00	126.81
13	—	413	129.00–156.00	140.15
103	—	640	112.00–126.00	121.47
50	—	571	115.00–130.00	125.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	474	111.00–134.00	123.65
19	—	326	128.00–152.00	142.30
38	—	425	115.00–140.00	129.86
33	—	572	104.00–126.00	119.21
13	—	678	94.00–113.00	106.22
6	—	771	90.00–105.00	99.26
20	—	526	110.00–129.00	123.32
22	—	375	120.00–147.00	138.15
10	—	730	80.00–109.00	101.77
12	—	614	110.00–116.00	112.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	122.00–135.00	129.71
2	—	625	105.00	105.00
3	—	525	115.00–117.00	116.33
1	—	285	143.00	143.00
9	—	428	108.00–130.00	119.84
11	—	471	100.00–109.00	103.99
8	—	373	110.00–126.00	120.15
9	—	574	111.00–116.00	111.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	830	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	152.00–164.00	159.15
4	—	265	180.00–187.00	184.52
1	—	1,070	90.00	90.00
65	—	758	123.50–124.50	124.16
25	—	576	135.00–148.00	141.69
1	—	990	92.00	92.00
7	—	326	170.00–188.00	178.80
15	—	516	140.00–175.00	160.02
15	—	416	159.00–165.00	161.16
15	—	678	127.00–136.00	131.70
43	—	616	129.00–142.00	137.92
2	—	835	109.00	109.00
8	—	373	172.00–197.00	187.08
28	—	744	122.00–127.00	123.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	717	121.00–123.00	121.96
5	—	537	145.00–157.00	151.25
11	—	442	139.00–170.00	164.96
15	—	371	152.00–162.00	158.36
12	—	628	120.00–125.00	124.58
9	—	671	122.00–128.00	126.54
2	—	280	175.00–176.00	175.49
7	—	484	136.00–157.00	150.25
8	—	323	159.00–170.00	164.20
32	—	578	125.00–145.00	138.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	147.00–157.00	153.54
2	—	478	147.00–157.00	152.08
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
6	—	595	135.00	135.00
2	—	775	105.00–110.00	107.47
2	—	335	156.00–157.00	156.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	616	129.00	129.00
12	—	502	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	124.00	124.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,525	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,823.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,375	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,170	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,237.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	79	—	—	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,188.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	60	—	—	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	725.00–800.00	767.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	907	800.00–1,000.00	866.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	—	750.00–975.00	861.84
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	550.00–725.00	668.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,158	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	625.00–725.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	—	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,435.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	700.00–850.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	714	380.00–550.00	478.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	685.00–855.00	770.90
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	525.00–575.00	563.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,153.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	925.00–1,025.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	—	550.00–950.00	755.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	—	625.00–1,200.00	850.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	—	725.00–1,075.00	891.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	800.00–875.00	837.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–750.00	721.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	850.00–900.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	925.00–975.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,031.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	—	350.00–650.00	507.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	450.00–700.00	603.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	575.00–800.00	670.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,141	63.00–78.00	72.37
114	—	1,169	54.00–72.00	66.17
35	—	1,189	57.00–65.00	61.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	923	48.00–53.00	50.84
44	—	989	41.00–61.00	56.41
19	—	1,082	61.00–67.00	64.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,309	66.00–79.00	74.40
25	—	1,381	60.00–75.00	67.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,666	80.00–94.00	84.64
13	—	1,488	74.00–82.00	77.93
10	—	1,804	86.00–104.00	94.97

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

More

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line