Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 125 priced lines covering 1,264 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,398 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 280 head. replacement cattle receipts at 375 head. Counted as USDA files them — 167 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,398Last week 2,009Year ago 789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 280Last week 287Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 375Last week 272Year ago 120

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,199	1,150.00–1,525.00	1,435.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,288	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,097.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,075	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,563.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,408	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,138.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,142	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,253.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,017	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,424.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,540	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	949	675.00–875.00	783.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	875.00–1,075.00	977.01
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,168	825.00–1,300.00	1,103.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	885.00–975.00	930.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,245	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,222.51
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	855	675.00–850.00	737.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	821	700.00–775.00	718.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,289	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,108.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,020.00	1,020.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	690.00–730.00	716.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	560.00–590.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	971	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,070.30
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	808	775.00–950.00	841.96
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	440.00–560.00	500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	734	117.00–123.00	121.03
6	—	512	138.00–152.00	144.71
19	—	905	119.00	119.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
4	—	558	137.00–141.00	139.25
6	—	620	130.00–140.00	134.48
7	—	810	121.50	121.50
3	—	668	124.00–132.00	127.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	730	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	140.00–166.00	150.26
5	—	572	129.00–132.00	130.40
2	—	715	112.00–116.00	113.99
17	—	470	136.00–155.00	140.87
10	—	537	128.00–139.00	133.66
1	—	325	147.00	147.00
1	—	765	102.00	102.00
3	—	617	122.00–125.00	123.34
9	—	389	145.00–152.00	149.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	147.00–155.00	152.22
6	—	316	130.00–140.00	136.58
2	—	375	127.00–133.00	129.96
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
6	—	493	123.00–131.00	124.30
5	—	574	115.00–122.00	119.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	471	125.00–133.00	127.78
16	—	572	115.00–130.00	123.93
25	—	525	122.00–132.00	127.63
11	—	373	137.00–145.00	141.62
7	—	776	103.00–105.00	103.58
11	—	626	117.00–122.00	119.73
6	—	680	110.00–115.00	110.83
2	—	330	142.00	142.00
3	—	742	105.00–110.00	107.33
4	—	414	135.00–140.00	136.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	810	99.00	99.00
6	—	940	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	120.00–142.00	124.59
8	—	516	102.00–117.00	110.97
5	—	664	95.00–100.00	97.02
4	—	568	97.00–105.00	101.49
2	—	755	95.00	95.00
17	—	470	109.00–125.00	114.97
36	—	431	115.00–132.00	127.62
12	—	367	131.00–137.00	132.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	132.00	132.00
19	—	374	121.00–135.00	128.97
21	—	420	122.00–138.00	126.79
23	—	518	109.00–127.00	116.93
2	—	278	127.00–130.00	128.43
21	—	468	115.00–132.00	122.09
2	—	340	135.00–137.00	135.99
34	—	574	107.00–120.00	112.90
2	—	720	100.00–102.00	100.99
15	—	614	100.00–109.00	105.28
6	—	673	98.00–107.00	103.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	425	140.00–162.00	149.80
5	—	336	160.00–167.50	164.60
5	—	679	112.00–115.00	113.18
5	—	615	122.00–128.00	124.30
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
9	—	521	134.00–142.00	136.07
20	—	466	130.00–155.00	141.46
7	—	359	147.00–157.50	154.25
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
17	—	570	125.00–139.00	130.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	109.00–125.00	115.08
26	—	468	125.00–145.00	134.21
14	—	380	137.00–162.00	143.69
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
9	—	322	145.00–157.50	150.49
2	—	708	102.00–107.00	104.51
37	—	531	115.00–135.00	126.63
8	—	674	101.00–116.00	107.18
1	—	785	102.00	102.00
17	—	426	130.00–153.00	142.78
22	—	570	108.00–129.00	117.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	133.00–145.00	137.92
12	—	537	100.00–126.00	116.73
5	—	336	132.00–139.00	134.88
2	—	275	140.00–147.00	143.75
9	—	564	95.00–125.00	110.40
20	—	482	105.00–132.00	126.59
7	—	379	130.00–152.00	143.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,135	62.00–70.00	65.73
23	—	1,197	65.00–74.00	69.53
16	—	1,064	56.00–63.00	59.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	55.00–64.00	59.13
39	—	1,367	61.00–72.00	67.64
18	—	1,271	71.00–76.00	72.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	960	44.00–51.00	47.51
19	—	994	48.00–63.00	56.51
12	—	978	51.00–64.00	58.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,855	88.00–97.00	92.75
5	—	1,798	75.00–90.00	83.43
5	—	1,221	78.00–84.00	80.51

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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