Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 135 priced lines covering 1,758 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,441 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 336 head. replacement cattle receipts at 297 head. Counted as USDA files them — 84 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,441Last week 2,179Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 336Last week 402Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 297Last week 290Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	848	125.00	125.00
28	—	761	130.90	130.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	180.00	180.00
2	—	415	170.00–172.00	171.02
2	—	345	166.00	166.00
13	—	565	135.00–144.00	138.27
4	—	468	150.00–152.00	150.98
43	—	630	130.00–139.00	136.49
11	—	514	139.00–152.00	142.73
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
8	—	686	125.00–130.00	126.88
8	—	771	115.00–117.00	115.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	105.00–109.00	107.05
8	—	422	150.00–158.00	151.82
14	—	579	129.00–137.00	131.24
11	—	625	122.00–130.00	126.49
12	—	385	146.00–165.00	150.15
23	—	473	138.00–149.00	143.56
15	—	737	110.00–129.00	117.54
2	—	315	165.00–170.00	167.58
21	—	524	135.00–145.00	137.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	116.00–130.00	121.57
3	—	413	150.00–155.00	153.28
12	—	330	140.00–150.00	145.15
8	—	584	121.00–130.00	125.74
10	—	371	135.00–157.00	145.03
2	—	713	113.00–116.00	114.49
2	—	670	110.00	110.00
3	—	293	145.00–149.00	146.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	725	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	611	112.00–124.00	120.02
24	—	579	117.50–129.00	123.77
28	—	515	125.00–130.00	126.50
3	—	718	102.00–112.50	106.57
4	—	319	133.00–152.00	145.35
15	—	676	112.00–115.00	113.26
24	—	429	129.00–142.00	135.41
4	—	777	107.50–109.00	108.63
2	—	290	139.00	139.00
9	—	361	131.00–142.50	134.91
25	—	479	125.00–134.00	129.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	477	117.00–133.00	123.67
18	—	671	102.00–112.00	107.07
28	—	576	112.50–120.00	115.90
18	—	625	107.50–117.00	112.67
15	—	319	128.00–148.00	133.47
31	—	523	114.00–125.00	119.74
6	—	732	97.00–103.00	100.51
18	—	363	125.00–140.00	131.59
42	—	426	123.00–139.00	127.56
1	—	295	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	474	110.00–125.00	119.45
20	—	524	110.00–120.00	116.13
3	—	317	125.00–140.00	129.74
13	—	574	102.00–110.00	107.93
12	—	638	98.00–102.00	99.47
15	—	269	133.00–139.00	135.01
33	—	381	119.00–138.00	126.54
31	—	431	115.00–132.00	123.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	135.00–147.00	140.46
25	—	522	131.00–144.00	135.41
9	—	719	105.00–112.00	110.52
18	—	573	126.00–139.00	130.65
35	—	414	142.50–153.00	147.84
19	—	376	148.00–157.50	151.92
7	—	664	112.50–123.00	118.07
14	—	335	160.00–167.50	164.90
6	—	771	101.00–107.00	104.82
17	—	616	119.00–130.00	124.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	100.00–103.00	102.00
34	—	576	115.00–127.00	119.35
6	—	725	102.00–108.00	105.02
47	—	480	127.00–142.00	134.11
11	—	624	112.00–120.00	115.37
14	—	670	100.00–116.00	109.66
32	—	524	120.00–136.00	126.15
41	—	424	135.00–152.00	142.76
3	—	290	165.00	165.00
24	—	373	140.00–150.00	147.21
8	—	321	150.00–157.50	153.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	331	142.00–165.00	147.45
15	—	433	125.00–145.00	134.93
14	—	371	130.00–152.00	142.80
27	—	478	120.00–137.00	125.04
21	—	523	112.00–130.00	118.60
4	—	265	150.00–160.00	156.20
1	—	730	101.00	101.00
7	—	614	102.00–110.00	106.16
4	—	680	90.00–105.00	98.55

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	16	—	1,123	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,217.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,217	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,327.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	750.00–1,020.00	932.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,123	800.00–975.00	878.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	475.00–525.00	491.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,071	1,035.00–1,150.00	1,088.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	825.00–900.00	862.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	892	650.00–700.00	665.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,134	800.00–850.00	818.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	830.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	600.00–750.00	670.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	907	825.00–950.00	876.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–700.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,187	850.00–950.00	896.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–1,075.00	893.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	850.00–900.00	877.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–825.00	808.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–975.00	891.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,117	700.00–800.00	750.97
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	660.00–700.00	676.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,315	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,149.62
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	785	725.00–875.00	802.87
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	628	390.00–525.00	447.21
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	465.00–615.00	540.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	64.00–66.00	64.63
16	—	1,454	64.00–72.00	67.93
18	—	1,313	69.00–78.00	72.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	932	42.00–56.00	49.30
27	—	1,029	53.00–69.00	60.06
32	—	988	44.00–63.00	56.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,184	66.00–76.00	70.20
51	—	1,188	58.00–71.00	64.79
16	—	1,020	55.00–64.00	59.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,899	92.00–100.00	96.45
15	—	1,512	74.00–85.00	80.36
23	—	1,583	84.00–96.00	88.38

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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