Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 110 priced lines covering 1,412 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,948 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 191 head. replacement cattle receipts at 50 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Aug 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,948Last week 2,613Year ago 2,557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 433Year ago 212

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 176Year ago 184

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	473	125.00–137.50	128.66
1	—	880	99.00	99.00
41	—	522	122.50–145.00	127.80
23	—	373	140.00–165.00	148.20
13	—	319	145.00–152.50	148.34
20	—	622	124.00–135.00	127.84
16	—	422	139.00–155.00	145.59
51	—	578	120.00–143.00	130.95
10	—	708	108.00–118.00	113.27
23	—	671	112.00–130.00	119.87
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	111.00–120.00	115.42
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
16	—	434	123.00–145.00	132.21
28	—	476	123.00–140.00	130.46
13	—	375	132.00–150.00	137.57
25	—	575	113.00–130.00	123.17
15	—	626	112.50–125.00	119.85
2	—	780	107.00–110.00	108.48
1	—	345	157.00	157.00
33	—	523	114.00–137.00	125.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	567	105.00–120.00	112.70
7	—	419	119.00–140.00	125.28
2	—	340	128.00–131.00	129.52
2	—	625	110.00	110.00
7	—	522	110.00–127.00	122.51
6	—	376	117.50–142.00	127.09
8	—	481	116.00–130.00	125.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	787	122.00–128.00	126.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	119.00	119.00
8	—	518	148.00	148.00
24	—	667	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	465	128.00–150.00	140.51
1	—	270	182.00	182.00
9	—	573	125.00–137.00	129.94
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
5	—	679	117.00–122.00	119.58
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
21	—	528	122.00–147.00	131.54
22	—	425	135.00–162.00	144.89
13	—	380	145.00–172.00	157.16
2	—	343	172.00–177.00	174.52
3	—	717	110.00–115.00	113.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
9	—	371	153.00–180.00	168.87
2	—	653	122.00–125.00	123.51
12	—	568	124.00–145.00	129.92
17	—	473	135.00–147.50	140.48
5	—	337	158.50–197.00	175.29
10	—	421	148.00–167.00	156.31
14	—	629	122.00–138.00	126.73
22	—	525	130.00–140.00	133.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	150.00–155.00	152.52
9	—	424	110.00–147.00	133.15
3	—	585	115.00–125.00	118.69
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
16	—	478	129.00–140.00	136.05
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
17	—	534	127.00–137.00	130.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	771	129.00–138.00	132.21
34	—	628	130.00–144.00	137.52
13	—	731	126.00–140.00	131.22
3	—	322	174.00–187.50	178.27
11	—	433	160.00–169.00	164.32
54	—	518	145.00–175.00	155.42
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
48	—	575	137.50–168.00	144.13
1	—	250	182.00	182.00
1	—	1,010	105.00	105.00
29	—	471	149.00–165.00	159.80
12	—	367	160.00–178.00	173.66
52	—	671	130.00–153.00	141.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	798	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	697	144.25	144.25
72	—	703	151.50	151.50
6	—	576	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
16	—	530	135.00–165.00	145.78
13	—	664	115.00–133.00	123.40
15	—	625	125.00–137.00	131.81
35	—	568	130.00–150.00	135.27
14	—	421	143.00–168.00	151.05
9	—	471	140.00–155.00	146.63
1	—	250	166.00	166.00
13	—	370	146.00–169.00	157.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	112.00–155.00	143.60
4	—	570	129.00–135.00	131.53
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
2	—	533	140.00–142.00	141.00

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 · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,087.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,605	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	410.00–560.00	485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	590	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	935.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	690.00–930.00	742.86
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	590.00–675.00	633.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,433	72.00–92.00	82.75
3	—	1,630	96.00–97.00	96.38
7	—	1,994	85.00–101.00	93.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,459	62.00–76.00	72.44
3	—	1,267	75.00–82.00	78.49
10	—	1,306	62.00–70.00	66.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,135	55.00–66.00	61.35
25	—	1,214	61.00–71.00	66.11
4	—	1,276	70.00–76.00	72.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,061	41.00–60.00	48.91
24	—	1,019	46.00–63.00	54.71
4	—	1,045	52.00–60.50	56.67

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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