Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 124 priced lines covering 1,750 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,732 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 344 head. replacement cattle receipts at 71 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,732Last week 3,462Year ago 2,251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 344Last week 518Year ago 279

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 246Year ago 269

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	481	119.00–135.00	125.77
7	—	325	134.00–135.00	134.57
18	—	523	111.00–133.00	122.70
16	—	425	120.00–140.00	130.45
3	—	682	110.00–112.00	111.33
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
4	—	375	125.00–147.00	132.90
7	—	569	112.00–127.50	121.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	134.00–137.00	135.49
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	133.00	133.00
22	—	727	128.00–135.00	133.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	525	123.00–137.00	128.76
2	—	670	117.00–117.50	117.25
33	—	388	133.00–150.00	136.88
10	—	762	100.00–112.00	110.33
3	—	283	142.50–147.50	145.79
6	—	325	140.00–150.00	144.90
6	—	720	107.00–115.00	112.33
39	—	573	118.00–134.00	124.71
33	—	423	127.00–148.00	135.58
53	—	474	125.00–140.00	131.67
8	—	621	117.50–127.00	122.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	134.00–142.00	137.60
13	—	376	140.00–147.50	142.67
18	—	420	136.00–144.00	138.34
21	—	528	130.00–145.00	137.53
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
64	—	616	124.00–136.00	130.11
8	—	313	147.50–157.50	149.96
11	—	715	115.00–123.00	119.82
29	—	672	123.00–132.00	127.02
39	—	578	128.00–143.00	134.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	543	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	717	138.00–142.00	141.21
30	—	804	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	429	140.00–165.00	147.77
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
4	—	331	161.00–170.00	165.80
5	—	486	140.00–150.00	143.95
6	—	634	122.00–135.00	127.08
14	—	525	132.00–145.00	137.35
2	—	378	158.00–162.00	160.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	526	142.00–157.00	150.13
21	—	618	127.50–142.00	136.14
9	—	332	160.00–185.00	173.05
18	—	429	150.00–169.00	158.13
6	—	720	131.00	131.00
26	—	585	132.50–147.00	142.36
11	—	686	126.00–136.00	133.40
28	—	470	145.00–158.00	152.00
7	—	379	155.00–173.00	165.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	376	170.00–177.50	174.54
13	—	425	162.50–177.00	168.68
10	—	732	125.00–137.00	132.08
7	—	329	178.00–200.00	194.86
11	—	529	149.00–161.00	153.65
9	—	567	148.00–160.00	153.99
15	—	789	125.00–137.00	129.46
66	—	460	158.00–167.00	158.47
51	—	676	134.00–145.00	139.90
40	—	627	138.00–152.00	141.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	720	117.50–132.00	124.91
3	—	763	110.00–120.00	115.02
6	—	664	125.00–133.00	129.21
24	—	569	135.00–144.00	137.48
30	—	528	135.00–155.00	140.80
2	—	813	115.00–117.00	116.00
18	—	463	145.00–157.00	149.29
21	—	373	162.50–175.00	169.36
22	—	618	129.00–138.00	134.64
20	—	422	152.50–171.00	163.06
3	—	255	185.00	185.00
4	—	328	170.00–180.00	174.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	134.00	134.00
2	—	563	147.00	147.00
1	—	510	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	125.00–135.00	131.26
15	—	433	137.00–150.00	143.92
4	—	371	150.00–157.00	154.21
5	—	312	160.00–167.00	162.47
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	280	167.00	167.00
13	—	480	131.00–142.00	136.06
11	—	581	120.00–130.00	124.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	266	167.50–170.00	168.75
17	—	429	140.00–160.00	152.64
9	—	323	155.00–170.00	161.07
4	—	776	105.00–113.00	110.81
11	—	674	117.00–124.00	118.99
7	—	716	110.00–125.00	117.25
2	—	245	169.00	169.00
35	—	476	135.00–152.00	141.95
36	—	513	129.00–142.00	134.04
8	—	373	152.50–167.00	164.15
12	—	573	127.00–135.00	130.23
22	—	615	122.00–131.00	126.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,317	65.00–72.00	68.05
8	—	1,335	73.00–84.00	77.41
48	—	1,331	64.00–77.00	72.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	960	46.00–59.00	51.13
28	—	1,001	45.00–68.00	57.21
15	—	1,031	52.00–69.00	61.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,131	55.00–65.00	61.54
25	—	1,207	69.00–75.00	72.31
64	—	1,174	63.00–71.00	67.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	82.00–84.00	83.33
12	—	1,838	97.00–105.00	101.61
11	—	1,680	84.00–96.00	90.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	887	610.00–830.00	710.40
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	590.00–600.00	594.70
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	932.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	625.00–900.00	768.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	815	600.00–660.00	634.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,000.00	1,000.00
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

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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