Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 117 priced lines covering 2,023 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,588 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 505 head. replacement cattle receipts at 277 head. Counted as USDA files them — 67 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,588Last week 1,551Year ago 2,447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 505Last week 234Year ago 323

Replacement CattleReceipts 277Last week 151Year ago 200

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 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$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	622	132.00–139.00	135.16
28	—	661	128.00–138.50	133.80
9	—	335	165.00–200.00	174.54
11	—	766	122.00–125.00	122.73
39	—	514	140.00–155.00	146.80
4	—	290	168.00–172.00	170.03
45	—	435	154.00–170.00	157.56
51	—	479	145.00–161.00	158.18
14	—	379	158.00–188.00	164.34
28	—	721	125.50–134.00	129.90
103	—	577	135.00–148.00	141.44
2	—	225	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	130.00–131.00	130.59
3	—	382	151.00–155.00	152.38
2	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.46
5	—	613	118.00–125.00	122.21
3	—	715	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	677	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	125.00	125.00
3	—	720	120.00	120.00
9	—	621	123.00–132.00	127.11
24	—	476	138.00–145.00	142.96
20	—	520	130.00–146.00	137.26
12	—	417	150.00–159.00	152.89
22	—	580	125.00–141.00	133.19
6	—	382	155.00–165.00	160.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	578	127.00–140.00	131.13
19	—	628	126.00–138.00	132.61
20	—	426	147.50–167.00	155.20
3	—	765	110.00–111.00	110.35
3	—	743	110.00–126.00	120.69
14	—	669	122.00–136.00	129.13
8	—	319	168.00–200.00	175.70
27	—	470	137.50–160.00	144.96
29	—	526	131.00–142.00	136.69
14	—	373	154.00–180.00	163.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	101.00	101.00
9	—	466	124.00–147.00	130.68
2	—	330	155.00	155.00
3	—	630	115.00–120.00	116.61
8	—	530	120.00–132.00	124.90
7	—	664	105.00–111.00	109.14
5	—	430	130.00–154.00	138.33
6	—	570	105.00–127.00	116.03
3	—	365	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	421	137.50–168.00	147.51
22	—	622	115.00–127.00	120.89
6	—	672	117.00–120.00	119.51
9	—	723	114.00–117.00	115.90
20	—	480	134.00–155.00	141.18
9	—	316	160.00–170.00	164.64
4	—	778	95.00–110.00	106.21
10	—	571	115.00–137.00	123.64
10	—	379	140.00–152.50	148.41
20	—	522	125.00–138.00	132.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	718	112.00–120.00	115.40
69	—	634	122.00–135.00	124.03
18	—	330	142.00–160.00	149.79
23	—	653	114.00–127.00	117.90
24	—	372	143.00–155.00	147.56
42	—	473	125.00–138.00	131.21
90	—	527	122.00–142.00	129.27
6	—	768	110.00–115.00	112.00
45	—	569	116.00–140.00	128.26
59	—	433	126.00–145.00	135.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	105.00–108.00	106.61
1	—	345	127.50	127.50
3	—	420	115.00–135.00	127.33
9	—	519	110.00–125.00	116.20
9	—	372	123.00–130.00	127.22
10	—	465	120.00–130.00	122.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	770	101.00–108.00	103.73
12	—	620	105.00–122.00	116.71
16	—	372	129.00–140.00	132.62
26	—	470	120.00–142.00	127.55
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
7	—	666	110.00–117.00	112.46
12	—	325	140.00–155.00	146.26
21	—	574	114.00–127.00	122.01
31	—	431	120.00–145.00	127.80
35	—	519	115.00–135.00	123.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	—	—	700.00–925.00	803.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	—	700.00–1,120.00	909.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	800.00–1,250.00	1,026.07
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	723	375.00–425.00	404.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–575.00	537.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	450.00–500.00	475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	700.00–750.00	727.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	550.00–600.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–725.00	656.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	575.00–875.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,058.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	600.00–975.00	778.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	750.00–800.00	777.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	675.00–775.00	737.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	—	700.00–1,325.00	1,027.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	850.00–925.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	970	895.00–1,065.00	976.67
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,065.00	1,065.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	964	39.00–55.00	47.28
43	—	978	43.00–59.00	52.35
6	—	1,038	47.00–50.00	48.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,458	60.00–68.00	63.47
13	—	1,264	54.00–64.00	60.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,115	50.00–66.00	56.50
133	—	1,146	57.00–72.00	62.23
22	—	1,084	64.00–71.00	66.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,833	94.00–104.00	96.28
20	—	1,500	70.00–82.00	78.45
19	—	1,713	82.00–99.00	87.05

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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