Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 127 priced lines covering 1,592 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,837 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 219 head. replacement cattle receipts at 92 head. Counted as USDA files them — 43 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,837Last week 1,902Year ago 1,983

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 421Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 180Year ago 226

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	134.00	134.00
1	—	565	95.00	95.00
9	—	471	105.00–122.00	116.99
1	—	245	142.00	142.00
2	—	338	132.00–137.00	134.52
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
6	—	431	122.00–127.00	123.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	378	123.00–145.00	132.98
9	—	321	132.00–136.00	134.55
5	—	221	151.00	151.00
4	—	634	107.00–112.00	110.27
24	—	525	114.00–127.00	121.94
23	—	430	122.50–135.00	129.63
15	—	469	120.00–130.00	126.20
2	—	738	101.00–106.00	103.53
6	—	592	105.00–120.00	113.70
3	—	682	105.00–110.00	108.30
5	—	270	141.00–150.00	143.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	321	137.50–152.00	145.24
5	—	814	95.00–100.00	97.40
3	—	877	90.00–93.00	90.99
1	—	925	90.00	90.00
27	—	670	108.00–121.00	118.47
58	—	574	115.00–132.00	123.48
44	—	526	121.00–136.00	128.70
36	—	384	135.00–150.00	141.77
32	—	430	131.00–143.00	138.04
20	—	631	112.00–125.00	119.03
9	—	727	99.00–117.00	112.33
4	—	779	105.00–109.00	106.49
62	—	472	127.00–139.00	132.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	170.00	170.00
14	—	425	128.00–155.00	137.98
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
3	—	372	135.00–150.00	144.82
4	—	528	132.00–139.00	136.22
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	689	116.00–128.50	127.04
10	—	476	145.00–160.00	150.33
9	—	577	134.00–140.00	138.24
17	—	539	129.52–151.00	141.03
3	—	290	180.00	180.00
6	—	338	157.50–175.00	164.60
3	—	738	110.00–125.00	116.73
3	—	380	167.00–170.00	167.92
6	—	631	122.00–130.00	125.70
10	—	441	155.00–160.00	158.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	321	167.00–185.00	173.90
9	—	277	167.00–169.00	168.38
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
71	—	609	125.00–142.00	135.88
25	—	569	134.00–152.00	141.47
46	—	669	120.00–138.00	134.81
4	—	714	121.00–136.00	130.55
39	—	527	141.00–165.00	151.75
3	—	815	110.00–120.00	115.00
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
23	—	436	158.00–170.00	161.48
4	—	773	117.00–130.00	126.78
40	—	372	160.00–175.00	163.65
30	—	463	149.00–170.00	158.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	502	176.00	176.00
4	—	809	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	608	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	535	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	325	145.00–177.00	161.13
7	—	666	110.00–126.00	118.59
2	—	735	98.00–105.00	101.52
10	—	377	147.50–167.00	157.05
11	—	473	135.00–152.00	143.26
24	—	570	120.00–140.00	134.27
14	—	621	112.00–134.00	129.18
1	—	270	182.00	182.00
20	—	521	130.00–142.00	137.66
22	—	426	141.00–157.00	151.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	130.00–138.00	133.66
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
2	—	665	100.00–115.00	107.67
6	—	428	137.00–145.00	140.60
1	—	285	161.00	161.00
3	—	625	107.00–117.00	113.33
8	—	528	122.00–131.00	126.33
4	—	383	147.00–152.00	149.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
15	—	569	122.50–143.00	132.70
24	—	527	132.50–147.00	142.02
27	—	472	141.00–158.00	149.29
12	—	617	121.00–140.00	127.84
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
21	—	322	150.00–182.00	168.02
15	—	425	147.50–170.00	154.87
21	—	372	150.00–180.00	166.82
1	—	865	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,590	76.00	76.00
15	—	1,376	61.00–70.50	66.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,001	42.00–60.50	56.39
3	—	940	61.00–63.00	62.33
14	—	923	43.00–54.00	49.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,122	59.00–71.00	66.90
21	—	1,192	55.00–65.00	60.76
19	—	1,153	72.00–77.00	74.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	96.00–98.50	97.18
12	—	1,468	74.00–81.00	77.57
10	—	1,676	85.00–90.00	87.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	930.00	930.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	630.00–775.00	667.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	800.00–975.00	883.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	880.00	880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	700.00–900.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,146	730.00–810.00	767.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,531.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	—	825.00–1,050.00	924.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	500.00–950.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	530.00–720.00	629.23

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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