Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 135 priced lines covering 2,154 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,637 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 555 head. replacement cattle receipts at 220 head. Counted as USDA files them — 54 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,637Last week 2,732Year ago 3,627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 555Last week 344Year ago 458

Replacement CattleReceipts 220Last week 71Year ago 294

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold uneven, 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	314	140.00–165.00	151.55
14	—	529	124.00–135.00	129.87
3	—	627	118.00–122.00	119.34
2	—	733	100.00–110.00	104.91
13	—	571	115.00–129.00	123.96
17	—	423	128.00–151.00	145.55
3	—	680	110.00–116.00	113.97
9	—	370	155.00–162.00	157.49
23	—	473	122.00–142.00	133.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	722	110.00–125.00	117.80
13	—	669	117.50–123.00	121.27
49	—	523	125.00–142.50	131.23
26	—	375	152.00–172.00	163.73
19	—	620	117.00–130.00	123.09
47	—	474	131.00–150.00	139.15
32	—	425	147.00–162.00	154.56
16	—	326	164.00–177.00	168.90
4	—	775	110.00–111.00	110.25
37	—	573	123.00–135.00	128.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	715	120.00–132.00	126.67
21	—	671	120.00–134.00	126.33
25	—	376	166.00–175.00	171.66
15	—	621	125.00–140.00	134.91
28	—	518	135.00–152.50	144.06
28	—	574	135.00–145.00	138.67
33	—	418	160.00–175.00	166.53
30	—	467	148.00–165.00	154.79
6	—	767	118.00–123.00	119.99
11	—	324	172.00–178.00	175.92
4	—	820	107.00–115.00	110.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	135.00–138.00	135.60
12	—	495	166.00–167.50	167.38
1	—	800	117.00	117.00
1	—	720	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	468	159.00–170.00	163.30
13	—	673	135.00–147.00	140.34
23	—	514	155.00–167.00	158.17
13	—	571	145.00–157.00	150.99
6	—	369	175.00–187.50	180.41
30	—	737	131.50–140.00	132.65
41	—	621	138.50–153.00	144.53
12	—	421	170.00–175.00	170.80
9	—	775	123.00–135.00	132.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	130.00–147.00	139.31
5	—	426	150.00–165.00	158.94
4	—	474	132.00–157.00	144.35
2	—	620	125.00	125.00
4	—	373	170.00–172.00	170.53
1	—	680	131.00	131.00
2	—	325	155.00	155.00
5	—	563	130.00–140.00	134.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	720	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	522	147.50–157.00	151.63
47	—	623	130.00–141.00	137.44
14	—	483	155.00–165.00	158.95
14	—	372	165.00–177.00	170.67
13	—	683	125.00–137.00	133.86
17	—	425	160.00–172.00	166.45
38	—	576	137.00–150.00	140.96
12	—	326	168.00–180.00	171.49
2	—	775	125.00–132.00	128.48
8	—	728	127.00–132.00	131.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	108.00	108.00
45	—	517	127.00–145.00	131.59
32	—	475	130.00–140.00	132.63
59	—	573	124.00–139.00	132.92
6	—	769	115.00–123.00	118.00
14	—	721	117.00–125.00	120.48
15	—	322	147.00–156.00	152.12
34	—	616	122.50–135.00	128.55
34	—	432	135.00–147.50	139.10
23	—	370	140.00–155.00	144.66
3	—	807	111.00–117.50	113.49
17	—	664	120.00–135.00	125.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	107.00–112.00	109.44
13	—	328	137.00–145.00	141.25
33	—	625	115.00–127.00	119.88
23	—	378	132.00–140.00	135.70
4	—	710	107.50–112.00	110.38
15	—	266	144.00–155.00	149.90
48	—	525	123.00–135.00	126.85
29	—	573	120.00–130.00	124.68
66	—	428	125.00–147.00	132.80
13	—	671	112.00–124.00	116.70
41	—	472	120.00–143.00	131.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	480	105.00–135.00	124.65
5	—	329	126.00–135.00	132.99
23	—	424	118.00–141.00	134.53
12	—	365	121.00–142.00	133.25
8	—	624	110.00–117.00	114.73
11	—	570	100.00–122.00	115.82
6	—	663	110.00–112.00	110.99
13	—	528	110.00–130.00	119.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	140.00–141.00	140.50
5	—	658	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	977	47.00–66.00	59.24
38	—	934	38.00–60.00	55.96
28	—	1,028	53.00–70.00	64.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,280	63.00–70.00	65.95
55	—	1,335	65.00–77.00	71.88
3	—	1,272	79.00–80.00	79.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,105	54.00–66.00	61.99
31	—	1,173	66.00–79.00	72.95
80	—	1,174	60.00–73.00	67.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,844	96.00–101.00	99.03
26	—	1,728	89.00–99.00	93.91
10	—	1,359	74.00–89.00	82.86

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	7	—	1,182	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,217.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	850.00–1,125.00	1,055.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,160.00	1,160.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,163	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,302.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,028	825.00–900.00	857.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,553	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,421.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,183	800.00–1,150.00	936.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,448	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,206.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,080.00	1,032.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	800.00–1,058.00	925.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	934.44
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	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,173	850.00–975.00	896.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,488	1,020.00–1,125.00	1,065.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	800.00–890.00	862.31
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	816	400.00–600.00	503.26
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	893	740.00–850.00	798.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	920.00	920.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	580.00–640.00	616.92
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,448	912.00–1,062.00	995.42
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	859	770.00–910.00	831.76

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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