Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 121 priced lines covering 1,139 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,527 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 228 head. replacement cattle receipts at 163 head. Counted as USDA files them — 25 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,527Last week 1,354Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 274Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 163Last week 170Year ago 27

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	529	140.00–162.00	149.62
16	—	579	130.00–152.00	142.99
3	—	762	114.00–115.00	114.33
4	—	309	170.00–177.50	171.85
10	—	422	160.00–177.00	169.50
14	—	622	127.50–139.00	132.69
5	—	371	170.00–182.00	178.27
17	—	474	150.00–175.00	160.83
2	—	680	125.00	125.00
3	—	720	115.00–120.00	117.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	524	130.00–150.00	139.07
1	—	825	107.00	107.00
10	—	580	131.00–137.00	132.97
6	—	328	160.00–182.00	171.35
5	—	663	115.00–122.00	118.46
23	—	423	145.00–172.00	164.17
9	—	620	121.00–128.00	125.19
10	—	470	142.50–162.00	150.93
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
3	—	735	110.00–120.00	116.76
12	—	369	150.00–177.00	164.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	137.00–150.00	144.29
2	—	590	122.00–125.00	123.49
7	—	421	156.00–160.00	158.13
2	—	518	137.00–140.00	138.45
10	—	330	150.00–175.00	167.37
8	—	373	140.00–170.00	155.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	164.00–187.00	174.41
9	—	669	125.00–137.00	130.21
5	—	321	167.00–177.50	171.23
3	—	578	136.00–145.00	139.24
6	—	633	125.00–135.00	128.21
9	—	522	150.00–162.00	153.85
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
13	—	418	157.00–175.00	171.74
16	—	481	152.00–168.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	724	138.50	138.50
8	—	779	131.00	131.00
16	—	607	149.00	149.00
14	—	532	154.50–159.25	156.83
9	—	888	126.75	126.75
12	—	810	128.00–129.75	129.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	172.50–175.00	173.87
1	—	375	186.00	186.00
13	—	473	157.00–176.00	165.91
10	—	526	146.00–170.00	155.68
13	—	734	125.00–137.00	129.90
7	—	671	132.00–138.00	134.14
25	—	561	145.00–160.00	148.97
19	—	610	134.00–140.00	139.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	331	157.00–182.00	167.53
3	—	372	160.00–172.00	163.93
2	—	410	155.00–162.00	158.54
6	—	469	147.00–155.00	149.40
1	—	560	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	377	132.00–155.00	141.07
20	—	424	122.00–147.00	138.05
3	—	675	110.00–114.00	112.67
6	—	333	140.00–160.00	145.64
18	—	467	130.00–143.00	136.59
3	—	633	117.00–120.00	119.01
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
8	—	571	117.00–130.00	122.72
1	—	950	88.00	88.00
25	—	529	125.00–135.00	130.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	120.00–122.00	120.98
5	—	325	150.00–155.00	152.36
5	—	472	117.00–132.00	126.39
10	—	372	140.00–147.00	143.73
14	—	431	119.00–140.00	133.25
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
2	—	620	110.00–113.00	111.55
1	—	670	101.00	101.00
2	—	288	133.00–135.00	133.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	147.00	147.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	121.00	121.00
10	—	662	128.00	128.00
19	—	635	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	579	124.00–137.00	129.02
1	—	805	106.00	106.00
3	—	740	116.00–120.00	117.99
16	—	382	138.00–165.00	146.89
3	—	265	157.50–162.50	160.90
16	—	663	117.00–126.00	119.20
3	—	320	142.00–152.50	146.01
23	—	523	129.00–147.00	136.53
24	—	477	129.00–150.00	138.03
10	—	614	121.00–132.00	125.37
37	—	431	132.00–157.00	142.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,723	81.00–95.00	89.32
5	—	1,353	75.00–86.00	80.85
9	—	1,810	92.00–103.00	97.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,009	50.00–54.00	52.78
7	—	956	40.00–52.00	44.71
14	—	983	42.00–63.00	51.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,151	69.00–72.00	70.38
50	—	1,131	58.00–69.00	63.91
15	—	986	52.00–63.00	56.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,315	64.00–69.00	66.31
10	—	1,286	69.00–81.00	76.79
31	—	1,236	60.00–75.00	68.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	650.00–675.00	663.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	964	700.00–850.00	780.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,270	800.00–975.00	916.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,350	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,218.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,269	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,165.52
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	925	625.00–725.00	696.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,096	775.00–950.00	869.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,217	875.00–1,175.00	1,042.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	800.00–1,075.00	1,017.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,240	800.00–1,050.00	961.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	978	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,155.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–700.00	662.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	990	825.00–975.00	911.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	840	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,031.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,070	750.00–800.00	774.88
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	810	700.00–870.00	796.02

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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