Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 108 priced lines covering 662 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,023 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 105 head. replacement cattle receipts at 76 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,023Last week 1,948Year ago 2,508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 191Year ago 347

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 50Year ago 264

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	350.00	350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,005	630.00–650.00	643.67
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,037	637.00–775.00	728.06
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	500.00–540.00	520.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	750.00–800.00	775.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	900.00–1,100.00	998.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,475	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,204.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	770.00–940.00	836.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,365	1,085.00	1,085.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	830.00–860.00	845.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–960.00	955.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	958.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	680.00–850.00	786.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	870.00	870.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	130.00–147.00	137.63
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
3	—	467	135.00–140.00	136.68
3	—	368	147.00–150.00	149.01
3	—	670	114.00–117.00	115.68
2	—	615	116.00–120.00	118.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
13	—	573	119.00–128.00	122.62
6	—	528	120.00–131.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	140.00–162.00	148.42
3	—	723	113.00–120.00	116.02
15	—	614	122.00–131.00	125.01
15	—	519	130.00–139.00	134.59
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
8	—	566	129.00–135.00	130.73
4	—	673	115.00–122.00	119.22
13	—	474	137.00–147.00	143.21
4	—	366	143.00–160.00	147.94
2	—	275	150.00–177.00	163.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	150.00–155.00	150.98
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
4	—	733	118.00–124.00	121.54
5	—	511	140.00–143.00	141.22
3	—	663	123.00–125.00	124.33
3	—	373	157.00–166.00	160.05
4	—	425	155.00–175.00	164.57
3	—	637	130.00–135.00	131.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	172.00	172.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
9	—	469	162.00–166.00	164.66
6	—	589	150.00–155.00	154.22
24	—	530	153.00–159.00	156.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	723	124.00–127.00	125.44
20	—	617	130.00–144.00	134.70
3	—	380	162.00–169.00	166.61
8	—	416	155.00–170.00	163.93
11	—	570	137.00–147.00	142.09
26	—	677	128.00–132.00	130.09
1	—	755	124.00	124.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
2	—	815	116.00	116.00
9	—	481	145.00–162.00	153.90
14	—	525	145.00–156.00	153.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	535	132.00–140.00	136.45
6	—	483	136.00–152.00	140.02
7	—	625	125.00–128.00	126.76
2	—	325	159.00–163.00	160.97
3	—	377	147.00–155.00	149.55
4	—	591	131.00–134.00	131.74
2	—	655	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	516	122.00–133.00	129.25
3	—	785	105.00–110.00	106.62
16	—	368	135.00–150.00	142.71
2	—	335	147.00–150.00	148.48
7	—	677	110.00–115.00	111.47
8	—	560	117.00–128.00	124.19
9	—	476	127.00–135.00	131.80
13	—	420	130.00–145.00	136.51
8	—	611	119.00–125.00	122.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	106.00–115.00	111.02
3	—	427	124.00–135.00	127.83
8	—	532	118.00–125.00	121.35
14	—	471	120.00–133.00	129.42
7	—	370	126.00–140.00	135.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	563	129.00–134.00	131.08
4	—	734	112.00–114.00	113.50
7	—	616	126.00–134.00	128.39
19	—	509	132.00–134.00	133.67
2	—	760	112.00	112.00
7	—	381	149.00–160.00	151.83
1	—	480	136.00	136.00
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	132.00	132.00
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,781	96.00–102.00	99.80
5	—	1,729	86.00–101.00	90.64
9	—	1,438	70.00–92.00	83.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,165	74.00–79.00	75.75
19	—	1,121	60.00–72.00	66.01
11	—	1,161	54.00–60.00	58.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,103	55.00–70.00	66.09
13	—	1,055	50.00–63.00	59.11
5	—	943	43.00–56.00	50.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	66.00	66.00
4	—	1,436	69.00–71.00	69.71

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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