Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 125 priced lines covering 1,607 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,373 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 386 head. replacement cattle receipts at 229 head. Counted as USDA files them — 64 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,373Last week 3,141Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 386Last week 478Year ago 326

Replacement CattleReceipts 229Last week 415Year ago 145

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 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
6	—	476	122.00–135.00	129.59
34	—	376	120.00–147.00	137.08
7	—	515	102.00–130.00	115.78
4	—	566	117.00–122.00	120.73
5	—	265	132.00–139.00	133.51
14	—	420	110.00–137.00	127.36
5	—	684	90.00–105.00	96.37
10	—	323	125.00–132.00	127.33
2	—	643	105.00–112.00	108.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	724	102.00–107.00	103.36
2	—	663	105.00–110.00	107.45
25	—	574	110.00–131.00	118.53
16	—	530	117.50–136.00	128.01
22	—	477	120.00–139.00	126.11
12	—	620	107.50–122.00	111.92
19	—	372	130.00–140.00	134.65
62	—	429	125.00–147.00	139.85
12	—	327	140.00–145.00	141.35
2	—	273	139.00–144.00	141.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	656	110.00–124.00	121.87
10	—	421	133.00–137.00	134.99
52	—	516	124.00–140.00	134.95
1	—	960	93.00	93.00
2	—	783	102.00	102.00
47	—	477	130.00–147.00	136.07
10	—	377	137.00–147.00	141.43
4	—	721	110.00–112.00	111.49
57	—	561	120.00–137.00	129.40
5	—	638	120.00–132.00	126.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	131.00	131.00
2	—	585	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	315	147.00–170.00	151.83
13	—	473	130.00–145.00	140.49
3	—	622	108.00–116.00	112.00
17	—	422	130.00–155.00	144.55
4	—	269	150.00–180.00	165.21
28	—	362	139.00–165.00	158.89
13	—	532	120.00–135.00	128.17
12	—	573	112.00–125.00	119.69
1	—	775	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	530	125.00–145.00	134.76
10	—	724	107.00–118.00	112.11
9	—	281	157.00–170.00	162.70
17	—	618	114.00–126.00	120.35
1	—	885	94.00	94.00
25	—	575	115.00–132.00	125.26
28	—	322	150.00–182.00	162.74
4	—	676	116.00–120.00	118.02
54	—	426	137.50–165.00	151.82
27	—	479	130.00–155.00	144.79
16	—	369	145.00–175.00	156.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	679	120.00–127.00	123.26
16	—	323	156.00–167.50	160.61
24	—	476	142.50–161.00	152.09
4	—	711	112.50–120.00	116.64
1	—	990	96.00	96.00
15	—	369	155.00–177.50	164.43
6	—	573	130.00–140.00	133.38
14	—	621	120.00–140.00	127.78
16	—	518	135.00–153.00	143.51
26	—	421	150.00–169.00	158.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	115.00–127.00	121.02
4	—	711	112.00–118.00	113.51
2	—	393	150.00–151.00	150.50
2	—	470	147.00–150.00	148.48
4	—	574	118.00–132.00	123.03
9	—	515	125.00–141.00	136.24
2	—	235	159.00	159.00
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
7	—	329	150.00–180.00	160.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	170.00	170.00
3	—	620	125.00–135.00	129.74
17	—	520	132.50–155.00	145.32
4	—	676	113.00–130.00	120.86
6	—	329	160.00–162.50	160.39
18	—	377	155.00–166.00	159.47
6	—	584	133.00–140.00	137.47
15	—	478	142.50–160.00	152.51
17	—	418	147.50–162.00	158.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	571	135.00–154.00	144.72
6	—	380	164.00–173.00	169.69
11	—	672	130.00–134.00	132.71
9	—	416	160.00–171.00	162.07
6	—	790	107.00–125.00	116.35
1	—	870	104.00	104.00
44	—	470	152.50–168.00	159.20
20	—	729	120.00–131.00	123.45
45	—	621	130.00–146.00	138.68
8	—	519	149.00–158.00	152.28
1	—	920	101.00	101.00

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)	7	—	1,191	750.00–875.00	815.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–900.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,188	900.00–1,075.00	957.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,294	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,159.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	700.00–960.00	868.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,114	575.00–1,025.00	891.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	942	875.00–925.00	906.33
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	665.00–745.00	705.00
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	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	922	450.00–500.00	466.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	800.00–850.00	837.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	750.00–975.00	889.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,133.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,336	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,250.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,202	1,035.00–1,125.00	1,072.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	500.00–700.00	601.84
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	420.00–540.00	473.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	560.00–625.00	591.16
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	788	700.00–825.00	771.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,458	50.00–58.00	54.45
23	—	1,373	52.00–67.00	60.70
10	—	1,367	65.00–69.00	66.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,090	50.00–64.00	60.10
16	—	904	40.00–53.00	46.34
37	—	1,013	39.00–60.00	53.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,156	53.00–64.00	59.08
17	—	1,050	51.00–58.00	54.73
23	—	1,207	60.00–66.00	63.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,646	74.00–81.00	77.19
26	—	1,724	80.00–87.00	83.50
6	—	2,026	88.00–91.00	89.66

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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