Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 127 priced lines covering 1,764 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,827 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 382 head. replacement cattle receipts at 223 head. Counted as USDA files them — 42 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Sep 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,827Last week 2,598Year ago 2,638

Slaughter CattleReceipts 382Last week 291Year ago 379

Replacement CattleReceipts 223Last week 200Year ago 227

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate 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
30	—	473	122.00–135.00	125.54
45	—	574	118.00–127.00	122.77
19	—	424	124.00–132.00	128.28
7	—	783	105.00–116.00	112.21
14	—	673	110.00–121.00	116.57
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
29	—	623	117.00–123.00	120.87
10	—	372	126.00–132.00	129.64
9	—	316	134.00–138.00	135.43
62	—	522	119.00–128.00	123.61
11	—	720	105.00–122.00	113.27
3	—	275	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	472	115.00–126.00	120.01
18	—	617	109.00–115.00	111.44
12	—	680	100.00–110.00	107.10
15	—	577	110.00–122.00	114.79
32	—	516	115.00–124.00	117.88
32	—	370	120.00–132.00	127.02
6	—	265	130.00	130.00
3	—	713	105.00–111.00	109.04
45	—	423	119.00–130.00	122.86
3	—	753	100.00–102.00	100.67
20	—	324	124.00–132.00	128.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	581	107.00–112.00	108.50
8	—	621	80.00–107.00	97.82
9	—	689	100.00–107.00	102.20
8	—	423	116.00–122.00	119.52
8	—	325	119.00–127.00	124.38
13	—	524	100.00–116.00	109.56
21	—	477	110.00–120.00	115.50
7	—	377	110.00–130.00	120.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
2	—	678	122.00–125.00	123.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	118.00–125.00	122.65
6	—	380	139.00–150.00	144.81
7	—	519	110.00–132.00	125.01
4	—	487	137.00–144.00	142.31
3	—	665	112.00–117.00	114.32
3	—	718	108.00–112.00	110.34
2	—	445	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	146.00–160.00	154.60
3	—	730	116.00–118.00	116.65
8	—	434	143.00–148.00	145.60
14	—	459	128.00–142.00	136.40
26	—	528	135.00–143.00	139.76
12	—	571	120.00–134.00	130.04
13	—	671	120.00–129.00	124.03
14	—	637	125.00–130.00	126.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	539	138.00–150.00	143.81
7	—	374	160.00–170.00	163.50
13	—	725	121.00–134.00	127.66
8	—	786	120.00–126.00	122.85
9	—	423	150.00–163.00	154.93
32	—	672	127.50–135.00	131.30
29	—	618	132.00–142.00	136.24
25	—	571	131.00–147.00	137.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	633	144.00–147.00	145.78
6	—	680	143.00–144.00	143.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	727	102.00–107.00	104.20
17	—	319	138.00–155.00	149.48
2	—	770	105.00	105.00
27	—	571	110.00–129.00	120.16
13	—	367	135.00–148.00	143.32
26	—	623	108.00–122.00	114.23
35	—	472	123.00–142.00	132.04
1	—	270	149.00	149.00
27	—	424	126.00–152.00	136.84
17	—	672	101.00–113.00	108.77
33	—	520	110.00–135.00	126.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	470	130.00–145.00	137.67
14	—	367	154.00–166.00	160.34
1	—	885	97.00	97.00
6	—	331	160.00–172.00	166.40
19	—	578	116.00–139.00	127.32
8	—	671	110.00–126.00	115.75
7	—	721	109.00–114.00	111.13
51	—	520	122.00–142.00	131.96
1	—	205	190.00	190.00
28	—	614	117.50–133.00	122.46
33	—	424	142.00–155.00	147.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	100.00–112.00	105.45
5	—	388	137.00–145.00	139.22
24	—	423	125.00–142.00	132.04
4	—	671	101.00–105.00	101.98
12	—	472	119.00–135.00	124.93
1	—	720	70.00	70.00
4	—	310	132.00–135.00	133.52
7	—	575	100.00–115.00	106.02
7	—	516	117.00–127.00	120.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,128	48.00–59.00	53.95
100	—	1,168	53.00–66.00	59.51
8	—	1,091	59.00–71.00	65.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,034	40.00–59.00	48.26
6	—	1,052	48.00–52.00	50.89
28	—	979	35.00–45.00	41.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,401	47.00–59.50	53.94
4	—	1,470	63.00–69.00	67.61
28	—	1,352	53.00–65.00	59.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,839	80.00–89.00	84.22
12	—	1,793	80.00–95.00	85.81
12	—	1,359	60.00–84.00	74.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	300.00–595.00	452.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	450.00	450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	500.00–600.00	554.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	610.00–700.00	658.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,195	780.00–840.00	819.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	700.00–710.00	705.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,178	750.00–875.00	799.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	837.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	888.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	620.00–875.00	771.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	845.00	845.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	700.00–775.00	757.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	983.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	850.00–1,250.00	1,047.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	895	550.00–970.00	785.34
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	732	535.00–680.00	633.46
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	690.00	690.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	860.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	710.00–830.00	764.62

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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