Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 126 priced lines covering 1,360 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,107 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 358 head. replacement cattle receipts at 194 head. Counted as USDA files them — 76 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,107Last week 2,512Year ago 714

Slaughter CattleReceipts 358Last week 337Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 194Last week 322Year ago 54

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	118.00–127.50	122.66
3	—	312	165.00–185.00	172.96
1	—	870	112.00	112.00
2	—	618	140.00–141.00	140.49
3	—	670	130.00–136.00	133.66
17	—	535	147.50–155.00	152.08
4	—	570	145.00–150.00	147.54
6	—	418	155.00–162.00	157.66
11	—	471	153.00–172.00	157.27
3	—	367	165.00–170.00	168.23
2	—	738	118.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	293	185.00–192.50	188.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	148.00–175.00	153.98
8	—	325	160.00–187.00	166.73
5	—	691	128.00–130.00	128.40
7	—	576	135.00–143.00	140.86
3	—	218	164.00–190.00	172.14
8	—	285	160.00–185.00	169.21
2	—	635	133.00	133.00
4	—	391	156.00–160.00	157.77
20	—	475	147.00–162.00	151.45
15	—	528	140.00–157.00	147.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	125.00–129.00	126.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
1	—	635	122.00	122.00
5	—	378	149.00–172.00	154.34
2	—	568	130.00	130.00
3	—	485	142.00	142.00
2	—	438	145.00–167.00	156.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	112.00–115.00	113.47
4	—	313	138.00–145.00	142.74
8	—	623	120.00–125.00	122.51
23	—	478	130.00–140.00	134.78
23	—	570	125.00–133.00	128.04
48	—	525	127.00–142.00	134.50
31	—	425	132.00–147.50	138.80
19	—	376	134.00–155.00	141.34
5	—	714	107.00–113.00	109.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	379	120.00–145.00	131.68
2	—	680	100.00–101.00	100.50
7	—	474	122.00–132.00	127.39
18	—	421	120.00–140.00	132.10
3	—	228	130.00–167.00	142.39
3	—	583	113.00–117.00	114.99
8	—	322	126.00–157.00	138.99
2	—	288	130.00–131.00	130.49
8	—	523	117.00–126.00	122.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	262	138.00–142.50	139.95
1	—	715	102.00	102.00
34	—	372	130.00–152.00	139.67
55	—	425	122.00–149.00	136.76
33	—	533	120.00–133.00	125.39
8	—	314	133.00–140.00	136.83
1	—	775	96.00	96.00
1	—	655	112.50	112.50
35	—	472	122.00–142.00	131.00
5	—	625	115.00–117.50	115.50
17	—	569	117.00–126.00	121.22
3	—	237	145.00–147.50	146.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	120.00–134.00	126.76
11	—	322	162.00–190.00	167.99
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
38	—	468	147.50–165.00	155.25
2	—	973	90.00–93.00	91.50
6	—	276	164.00–177.50	170.06
14	—	517	141.00–155.00	148.60
13	—	624	125.00–140.00	130.08
19	—	574	134.00–142.00	137.78
11	—	364	156.00–180.00	162.43
32	—	429	152.00–175.00	159.94
2	—	730	110.00–115.00	112.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	469	137.50–157.00	145.34
1	—	935	88.00	88.00
2	—	675	115.00–117.00	116.03
11	—	331	150.00–185.00	165.87
39	—	524	127.00–147.00	137.22
5	—	725	110.00–115.00	114.01
10	—	630	120.00–130.00	123.68
25	—	573	122.50–137.00	128.55
4	—	785	107.50–110.00	108.89
39	—	385	145.00–179.00	166.23
29	—	424	140.00–168.00	153.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	172.00–177.00	175.29
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
4	—	379	162.00–167.00	165.76
3	—	296	180.00	180.00
13	—	479	135.00–147.00	140.99
10	—	529	132.00–137.00	134.27
12	—	420	140.00–157.00	150.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,090	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,097.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	750.00–1,000.00	883.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,226	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,352.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	960.00–1,140.00	1,033.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	900.00–950.00	916.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	675.00–825.00	756.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,065	650.00–825.00	740.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,248	825.00–1,175.00	954.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,266	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,196.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	790.00–850.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,080.00	1,080.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,016	850.00–925.00	871.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	828	700.00–750.00	725.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,162	61.00–70.00	65.77
45	—	1,089	55.00–64.00	58.99
17	—	1,133	68.00–76.00	71.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,315	69.00–75.00	72.47
9	—	1,328	60.00–65.00	63.08
31	—	1,326	59.00–72.00	68.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	907	50.00–54.00	51.77
25	—	1,014	45.00–63.00	55.85
23	—	990	41.00–58.00	50.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	79.00	79.00
14	—	2,017	91.00–99.00	94.83
14	—	1,554	82.00–92.00	87.76

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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