Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 143 priced lines covering 1,572 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,685 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 323 head. replacement cattle receipts at 311 head. Counted as USDA files them — 72 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Mar 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,685Last week 1,221Year ago 1,401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 323Last week 181Year ago 437

Replacement CattleReceipts 311Last week 259Year ago 113

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	568	127.50–144.00	136.42
2	—	723	110.00–115.00	112.44
10	—	377	150.00–162.00	155.97
2	—	770	117.00	117.00
9	—	618	126.00–135.00	129.46
7	—	420	153.00–156.00	154.54
20	—	527	135.00–144.00	140.03
6	—	677	127.00–128.00	127.67
7	—	477	137.50–165.00	149.60
8	—	320	150.00–160.00	157.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	112.00	112.00
6	—	370	143.00–148.00	146.38
1	—	630	127.00	127.00
5	—	479	141.00–150.00	143.23
6	—	565	123.00–137.00	127.44
9	—	441	140.00–146.00	142.87
2	—	280	150.00	150.00
5	—	532	117.50–137.00	126.54
2	—	720	100.00–102.00	101.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	667	120.00–136.00	132.45
9	—	478	155.00–165.00	157.91
8	—	730	128.00–130.00	128.61
18	—	526	144.00–154.00	149.10
13	—	618	130.00–145.00	136.33
8	—	376	160.00–172.00	165.50
4	—	769	123.00–125.00	124.50
7	—	925	117.00–118.50	118.08
2	—	325	169.00	169.00
23	—	420	156.00–164.00	159.27
17	—	563	137.00–145.00	139.89
5	—	239	170.00–172.00	170.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	235	140.00	140.00
20	—	368	121.00–147.00	131.47
3	—	670	102.00	102.00
18	—	471	120.00–137.00	127.69
23	—	565	109.00–127.00	113.66
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
18	—	315	130.00–155.00	140.16
1	—	915	85.00	85.00
1	—	985	80.00	80.00
24	—	531	116.00–132.00	124.10
14	—	612	108.00–123.00	113.89
4	—	723	90.00–95.00	91.29
2	—	270	135.00–137.00	135.98
38	—	422	125.00–143.00	134.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	105.00–132.00	120.94
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
6	—	574	106.00–120.00	108.32
6	—	285	125.00–128.00	126.04
3	—	245	130.00	130.00
9	—	382	120.00–142.00	130.76
6	—	511	110.00–125.00	114.10
6	—	486	116.00–130.00	122.86
6	—	682	81.00–85.00	82.30
11	—	323	122.00–145.00	136.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	621	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	80.50	80.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	370	135.00–160.00	143.18
12	—	326	140.00–162.00	144.80
12	—	720	100.00–109.00	103.42
2	—	765	95.00–101.00	98.02
1	—	855	96.00	96.00
49	—	417	130.00–150.00	136.57
70	—	522	122.00–147.00	128.94
9	—	626	116.00–130.00	119.17
1	—	1,015	87.00	87.00
9	—	674	107.00–120.00	111.47
19	—	569	118.00–135.00	124.96
63	—	468	124.50–147.00	131.41
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	331	151.00–192.00	161.11
18	—	467	132.50–157.00	147.48
15	—	432	132.50–165.00	149.75
2	—	795	95.00	95.00
16	—	628	110.00–128.00	122.31
20	—	531	130.00–147.00	134.40
1	—	905	81.00	81.00
4	—	238	165.00–187.00	170.67
5	—	275	162.00–180.00	165.60
27	—	572	122.50–133.00	128.83
19	—	368	140.00–185.00	154.85
6	—	713	105.00–115.00	109.15
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
9	—	476	133.00–142.00	136.89
2	—	715	100.00	100.00
2	—	823	85.00	85.00
2	—	333	175.00–182.00	178.42
12	—	422	138.00–155.00	145.14
2	—	270	150.00	150.00
5	—	584	115.00–127.00	119.77
6	—	361	138.00–158.00	144.46
6	—	517	130.00–136.00	132.13
3	—	620	110.00–117.00	114.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	476	140.00–165.00	149.69
8	—	281	163.00–187.00	168.31
6	—	666	118.00–127.00	123.51
3	—	225	190.00–200.00	193.76
3	—	712	120.00–124.00	122.66
2	—	825	93.00	93.00
20	—	527	138.00–155.00	141.57
1	—	925	95.00	95.00
22	—	431	148.00–182.00	156.49
27	—	374	148.00–192.00	162.48
11	—	568	127.50–142.00	134.10
7	—	329	160.00–164.00	162.74
12	—	632	122.00–137.00	127.66
1	—	775	108.00	108.00

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)	5	—	1,188	750.00–950.00	873.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	600.00–825.00	741.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	—	675.00–975.00	818.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	750.00–1,275.00	982.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,153	740.00–855.00	795.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	400.00–725.00	536.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	500.00–775.00	628.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,310.00	1,186.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,113	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,222	1,160.00–1,275.00	1,211.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	700.00–1,225.00	933.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	984	1,020.00–1,090.00	1,059.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	575.00–875.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,412.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,128	63.00–71.00	66.65
35	—	1,044	50.00–57.00	54.58
68	—	1,130	56.00–65.00	60.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	59.00–70.00	65.73
1	—	1,430	61.00	61.00
34	—	1,424	50.00–68.00	56.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	50.00–56.00	52.53
11	—	968	41.00–47.00	43.09
22	—	966	46.00–54.00	50.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,520	71.00–80.00	75.43
8	—	1,785	87.00–92.00	88.76
12	—	1,587	78.00–91.00	84.28

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

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