Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 114 priced lines covering 1,818 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,280 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 321 head. replacement cattle receipts at 129 head. Counted as USDA files them — 33 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jul 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,280Last week 3,354Year ago 1,261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 321Last week 560Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 222Year ago 108

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
28	—	468	115.00–145.00	134.35
8	—	669	112.50–120.00	115.23
20	—	381	132.00–147.00	137.61
1	—	320	152.00	152.00
34	—	423	128.00–147.00	135.82
34	—	529	120.00–137.00	127.82
2	—	733	105.00–110.00	107.49
1	—	235	142.00	142.00
18	—	571	118.00–132.00	123.11
20	—	621	115.00–124.00	120.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	99.00	99.00
2	—	735	101.00	101.00
7	—	424	125.00–135.00	128.49
8	—	574	110.00–125.00	118.15
5	—	515	118.00–127.00	121.24
9	—	476	125.00–132.00	129.03
6	—	383	130.00–137.00	131.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	577	124.00–135.00	128.67
11	—	333	142.50–150.00	145.17
14	—	372	140.00–155.00	144.40
75	—	529	127.00–145.00	131.15
31	—	430	134.00–150.00	137.60
36	—	473	130.00–150.00	136.34
33	—	675	119.00–127.00	122.30
4	—	719	120.00–124.00	121.77
40	—	620	120.00–132.00	125.29
1	—	215	163.00	163.00
3	—	765	113.00–116.50	115.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	510	150.00	150.00
2	—	665	127.50	127.50
6	—	591	140.00	140.00
20	—	634	130.00	130.00
24	—	478	141.00–141.50	141.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	139.00–146.00	143.65
7	—	319	147.00–161.00	154.06
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
2	—	370	145.00–155.00	150.14
3	—	432	137.00–145.00	140.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	835	117.00–122.00	119.66
25	—	776	117.00–130.00	126.12
12	—	387	168.00–173.00	171.77
63	—	583	139.00–150.00	145.63
38	—	622	135.00–145.00	140.55
32	—	473	155.00–162.00	159.21
55	—	668	130.00–154.00	138.25
71	—	522	145.00–158.00	151.71
37	—	421	159.00–170.00	165.33
2	—	340	178.00	178.00
11	—	721	125.00–132.00	128.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	576	133.00–144.00	139.07
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
40	—	527	140.00–153.00	147.10
18	—	625	128.00–150.00	138.09
37	—	467	140.00–165.00	151.21
6	—	325	162.50–171.00	166.92
13	—	428	150.00–160.00	155.92
6	—	676	125.00–135.00	128.44
7	—	370	164.00–167.00	165.57
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	574	115.00–139.00	127.84
2	—	768	95.00–120.00	107.62
31	—	476	135.00–148.00	141.78
18	—	421	140.00–155.00	146.26
12	—	669	110.00–127.00	119.18
2	—	710	117.00–118.00	117.50
31	—	526	127.00–143.00	134.36
6	—	364	150.00–165.00	154.98
18	—	624	120.00–129.00	123.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	120.00–126.00	122.77
17	—	523	120.00–133.00	127.41
15	—	467	130.00–140.00	134.32
1	—	350	155.00	155.00
13	—	421	135.00–145.00	140.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	155.00–170.00	160.64
14	—	425	147.50–161.00	153.66
6	—	718	118.00–124.00	121.15
8	—	773	115.00–125.00	117.10
24	—	576	130.00–140.00	134.39
10	—	672	124.00–128.00	125.79
6	—	335	160.00–176.00	169.26
14	—	478	138.00–156.00	149.66
36	—	626	122.00–140.00	128.95
34	—	522	132.00–142.00	137.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,358	64.00–68.00	65.19
21	—	1,276	60.00–74.00	66.98
5	—	1,421	67.00–78.00	70.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,170	59.00–72.00	65.59
15	—	1,073	69.00–74.00	70.99
40	—	1,192	51.00–65.00	60.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	960	43.50–67.00	56.32
11	—	934	44.00–52.00	48.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,675	84.00–97.00	88.69
1	—	1,745	92.00	92.00
11	—	1,435	74.00–89.00	82.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	700.00–1,250.00	1,035.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	550.00–900.00	712.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–1,200.00	966.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,306.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	950.00–1,750.00	1,170.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	775.00–900.00	859.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	820.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	400.00–700.00	578.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–675.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	575.00–750.00	654.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,048.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	675.00–875.00	768.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	790.00–825.00	808.25
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	345.00	345.00

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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