Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 141 priced lines covering 1,563 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,903 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 307 head. replacement cattle receipts at 242 head. Counted as USDA files them — 81 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,903Last week 1,621Year ago 2,268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 307Last week 372Year ago 319

Replacement CattleReceipts 242Last week 197Year ago 541

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
1	—	785	119.00	119.00
4	—	724	118.00–120.00	119.49
6	—	630	122.00–133.00	127.35
9	—	574	130.00–140.00	133.47
3	—	337	145.00–158.00	152.60
2	—	280	156.00	156.00
9	—	523	138.00–150.00	140.93
14	—	476	122.50–145.00	140.77
4	—	418	143.00–148.00	145.51
4	—	378	140.00–154.00	147.05
3	—	672	123.00–125.00	123.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	120.00–122.50	120.90
5	—	615	128.00–146.00	139.03
19	—	418	146.00–155.00	150.85
4	—	361	155.00–161.00	157.45
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
24	—	522	135.00–152.00	143.61
1	—	930	105.00	105.00
1	—	845	112.50	112.50
15	—	471	140.00–153.00	145.04
43	—	584	131.00–147.00	137.83
8	—	323	157.00–170.00	160.36
12	—	668	118.00–136.00	126.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	130.00	130.00
6	—	665	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	515	121.00–130.00	127.75
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
3	—	430	127.00–133.00	129.30
5	—	612	115.00–120.00	117.00
10	—	572	105.00–127.00	119.48
4	—	376	131.00–137.00	133.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	105.00	105.00
22	—	520	124.00–139.00	132.50
5	—	234	166.00–175.00	169.72
16	—	381	142.50–156.00	150.20
1	—	755	107.00	107.00
6	—	733	102.00–116.00	109.80
14	—	629	119.00–131.00	127.05
14	—	670	107.00–123.00	117.13
10	—	416	138.00–150.00	146.86
1	—	855	93.00	93.00
2	—	938	100.00–102.00	100.99
23	—	563	119.00–136.00	129.63
4	—	316	155.00–165.00	159.13
6	—	265	158.00–170.00	163.41
9	—	468	134.00–146.00	139.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	145.00–157.00	149.10
20	—	424	132.00–145.00	140.00
19	—	472	127.00–140.00	133.33
14	—	574	117.00–129.00	124.23
7	—	723	105.00–110.00	107.13
3	—	278	150.00–158.00	153.93
22	—	524	124.00–132.00	128.36
2	—	690	112.00–115.00	113.49
13	—	623	117.00–122.00	119.23
3	—	233	165.00–175.00	168.43
4	—	781	88.00–106.00	98.89
10	—	325	135.00–162.00	150.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	115.00–147.00	135.44
15	—	525	118.00–125.00	121.66
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
12	—	421	125.00–141.00	133.16
2	—	340	140.00	140.00
22	—	473	120.00–132.00	124.71
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
8	—	573	112.00–119.00	116.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	573	110.00–119.00	115.20
12	—	674	101.00–108.00	104.52
21	—	370	123.00–142.00	133.28
1	—	715	102.00	102.00
50	—	475	117.50–137.00	125.44
36	—	531	116.00–127.00	119.73
3	—	235	140.00	140.00
1	—	290	139.00	139.00
32	—	423	123.00–140.00	129.88
2	—	768	85.00–95.00	89.98
15	—	330	125.00–150.00	134.65
14	—	628	106.00–115.00	111.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	779	96.00–108.00	103.84
22	—	424	125.00–140.00	134.29
13	—	723	110.00–115.00	111.14
26	—	380	130.00–150.00	136.53
3	—	313	134.00–145.00	139.11
24	—	472	122.50–135.00	127.56
9	—	669	101.00–117.00	110.83
20	—	575	115.00–127.00	122.07
32	—	519	117.00–128.00	123.75
38	—	633	112.00–123.00	119.89
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
2	—	215	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	675	125.75	125.75
17	—	552	129.00	129.00
16	—	626	126.75	126.75
11	—	540	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	125.00–132.00	128.54
2	—	625	101.00	101.00
8	—	526	110.00–117.00	112.88
3	—	580	105.00–110.00	107.32
10	—	379	121.00–137.00	128.87
3	—	313	125.00–145.00	134.01
2	—	738	94.00–95.00	94.51
11	—	479	116.00–126.00	122.12

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	5	—	1,075	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,358.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	730.00–880.00	805.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,165.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,003	1,025.00–1,210.00	1,116.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	750.00–800.00	773.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	650.00–950.00	852.63
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–750.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	440.00–710.00	619.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	960.00	960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–850.00	670.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	1,025.00–1,110.00	1,066.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	620.00–930.00	790.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	750.00–1,075.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	869.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	663	480.00–580.00	544.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	997	615.00–1,030.00	782.30
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	790	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	63.00	63.00
13	—	975	47.00–62.00	55.86
7	—	894	44.00–55.00	50.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,535	60.00–63.00	61.53
24	—	1,350	58.00–71.00	66.15
7	—	1,332	74.00–80.00	77.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,105	69.00–79.00	73.53
96	—	1,136	60.00–73.00	68.23
27	—	1,075	59.00–66.00	63.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,527	82.00–97.00	88.40
4	—	1,264	79.00–85.00	82.86
9	—	1,731	91.00–106.00	97.51

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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