Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 144 priced lines covering 2,303 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,117 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 392 head. replacement cattle receipts at 196 head. Counted as USDA files them — 62 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Mar 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,117Last week 3,407Year ago 1,659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 392Last week 616Year ago 702

Replacement CattleReceipts 196Last week 426Year ago 77

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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
12	—	571	129.00–144.00	140.77
7	—	375	162.00–170.00	168.86
7	—	671	120.00–133.00	127.39
9	—	321	164.00–180.00	170.77
7	—	610	109.00–139.00	121.26
4	—	438	170.00–175.00	171.23
14	—	524	138.00–151.00	145.66
1	—	295	182.00	182.00
11	—	477	149.00–165.00	158.12
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	602	145.50	145.50
2	—	455	168.00	168.00
3	—	780	128.00–129.00	128.33
15	—	666	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	118.00–123.00	120.99
9	—	282	178.00–205.00	185.68
36	—	422	161.00–180.00	172.07
19	—	719	128.00–135.00	133.69
2	—	798	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,000	107.00	107.00
1	—	985	117.00	117.00
21	—	576	142.00–153.00	147.20
10	—	685	130.00–137.00	136.00
36	—	626	134.50–147.00	139.94
48	—	529	145.00–154.00	149.77
17	—	463	155.00–180.00	163.73
21	—	377	168.00–192.00	173.83
17	—	866	123.00	123.00
1	—	245	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	107.00–119.00	115.86
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
2	—	720	117.00–119.00	118.02
3	—	448	167.00	167.00
2	—	340	157.00–160.00	158.52
3	—	368	175.00	175.00
7	—	495	145.00	145.00
4	—	535	127.00–145.00	134.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	332	157.00–195.00	167.73
28	—	526	130.00–160.00	145.78
50	—	471	139.00–177.00	160.47
33	—	575	124.00–148.00	137.28
30	—	374	155.00–190.00	167.70
2	—	723	115.00–124.00	119.39
10	—	618	119.00–143.00	132.56
6	—	671	118.00–133.00	124.01
2	—	763	117.00–122.00	119.51
6	—	283	165.00–170.00	167.63
40	—	421	148.00–180.00	168.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	480	135.00–160.00	149.68
1	—	215	165.00	165.00
28	—	369	145.00–178.00	168.08
13	—	625	122.00–131.00	126.23
34	—	526	121.00–150.00	140.70
48	—	428	130.00–173.00	156.29
26	—	324	150.00–180.00	161.43
1	—	755	98.00	98.00
15	—	572	108.00–141.00	132.20
1	—	260	158.00	158.00
2	—	665	122.00–123.00	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	427	110.00–160.00	134.87
13	—	328	138.00–177.00	161.76
5	—	521	116.00–137.00	124.79
5	—	275	140.00–147.00	143.31
2	—	783	95.00–98.00	96.50
11	—	375	150.00–167.00	159.27
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
11	—	571	119.00–130.00	125.98
17	—	467	109.00–145.00	132.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	651	129.00	129.00
38	—	636	132.00	132.00
116	—	735	120.50–137.00	129.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	617	110.00–130.00	125.05
33	—	668	112.00–127.00	123.96
46	—	468	126.00–145.00	136.58
43	—	426	130.00–152.00	143.15
8	—	719	104.00–115.00	106.77
61	—	577	120.00–135.00	129.80
76	—	519	122.00–139.00	133.41
9	—	318	137.00–166.00	143.60
33	—	383	134.00–160.00	139.94
3	—	285	143.00–148.00	144.55
19	—	766	119.00	119.00
3	—	867	95.00–104.00	99.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	132.00	132.00
1	—	555	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	88.00–118.00	107.97
2	—	220	135.00	135.00
4	—	668	105.00	105.00
29	—	435	106.00–137.00	126.89
11	—	331	122.00–150.00	139.75
22	—	372	116.00–143.00	133.14
5	—	279	120.00–127.00	125.20
8	—	518	101.00–125.00	115.33
12	—	479	109.00–125.00	120.25
8	—	628	87.00–115.00	104.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	422	120.00–145.00	135.43
25	—	322	125.00–155.00	142.21
3	—	732	96.00–110.00	101.95
7	—	270	133.00–165.00	142.93
2	—	775	81.00–90.00	85.53
27	—	575	118.00–128.00	124.71
75	—	472	114.00–137.00	131.57
2	—	823	88.00–90.00	89.00
20	—	624	107.00–125.00	116.85
45	—	524	117.00–133.00	126.05
44	—	376	125.00–150.00	142.00
8	—	669	110.00–116.00	112.73

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	725.00–850.00	793.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,410	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,270.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,044	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,375.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,002	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,106.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–900.00	843.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	550.00–1,075.00	871.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–850.00	755.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,761.22
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	761	500.00–700.00	603.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	480.00–675.00	576.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	340.00	340.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	475.00–800.00	637.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	550.00–675.00	621.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,073	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,055.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	650.00–800.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,280.00	1,280.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,608.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	860.00–1,000.00	912.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	925.00–1,450.00	1,113.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	690.00–850.00	808.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	595.00–700.00	644.02
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	733	500.00–575.00	546.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,174	58.00–70.00	64.51
31	—	1,196	63.00–76.00	70.14
12	—	1,078	54.00–61.00	57.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,369	67.00–77.00	72.03
9	—	1,281	56.00–66.00	60.98
27	—	1,389	52.00–72.00	64.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	970	42.00–60.00	55.05
10	—	885	42.50–51.00	46.79
26	—	1,036	48.00–65.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,415	71.00–87.00	80.65
15	—	1,775	89.00–99.00	92.59
31	—	1,603	83.00–91.00	85.99

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

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Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

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