Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 136 priced lines covering 1,578 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,890 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 322 head. replacement cattle receipts at 284 head. Counted as USDA files them — 61 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,890Last week 2,827Year ago 2,340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 322Last week 382Year ago 269

Replacement CattleReceipts 284Last week 223Year ago 142

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	526	115.00–137.00	127.01
37	—	477	125.00–149.00	132.06
6	—	714	92.50–105.00	100.93
18	—	323	147.00–165.00	153.51
3	—	277	150.00–156.00	151.81
26	—	426	130.00–157.00	138.46
11	—	673	105.00–115.00	109.50
15	—	577	120.00–129.00	124.34
8	—	617	109.00–120.00	115.86
15	—	376	135.00–160.00	146.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	473	139.00–160.00	145.01
36	—	528	125.00–145.00	133.16
16	—	369	149.00–172.00	159.79
33	—	426	144.00–160.00	152.60
31	—	565	122.00–137.00	128.61
2	—	290	166.00	166.00
3	—	670	117.00–120.00	119.01
17	—	617	117.00–130.00	121.41
4	—	721	119.00	119.00
23	—	332	153.00–175.00	163.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	138.00–144.00	140.17
7	—	427	120.00–145.00	137.87
4	—	483	119.00–135.00	129.81
4	—	785	90.00	90.00
12	—	532	120.00–127.00	121.24
7	—	606	105.00–115.00	108.14
4	—	731	80.00–95.00	91.31
10	—	577	111.00–120.00	113.90
6	—	378	122.50–155.00	134.72
10	—	328	130.00–162.00	140.68
4	—	668	102.00–107.00	103.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	150.00–159.00	153.62
7	—	314	163.00–170.00	167.59
6	—	376	158.00–171.00	164.56
27	—	569	130.00–146.00	140.54
13	—	802	134.00	134.00
12	—	723	125.00–126.50	125.76
7	—	776	138.00	138.00
16	—	679	125.00–135.50	131.63
17	—	525	140.00–151.00	145.49
19	—	418	156.00–163.00	161.26
17	—	621	127.50–138.00	134.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	140.00–145.00	141.43
25	—	475	125.00–156.50	147.35
6	—	377	135.00–159.00	148.61
10	—	577	122.50–138.00	131.57
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
2	—	225	160.00	160.00
8	—	621	122.50–132.00	125.87
8	—	333	141.00–166.00	157.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	131.00–147.00	140.29
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
4	—	415	135.00–155.00	142.44
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
2	—	605	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	153.00–156.00	153.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	570	120.00–130.00	125.59
6	—	658	114.00–118.00	115.17
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
17	—	630	116.00–125.00	121.85
5	—	775	112.00–115.00	113.22
10	—	319	138.00–146.00	141.60
1	—	745	112.00	112.00
12	—	380	128.00–140.00	132.21
13	—	420	127.00–145.00	132.00
45	—	472	122.00–138.00	127.86
34	—	522	124.00–137.00	128.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	327	127.50–147.00	135.14
43	—	470	115.00–134.00	122.78
3	—	268	126.00–130.00	128.73
7	—	629	109.00–117.00	113.42
39	—	422	115.00–140.00	124.83
4	—	677	100.00	100.00
2	—	770	105.00	105.00
2	—	705	112.00	112.00
28	—	370	120.00–142.00	127.14
26	—	519	110.00–129.00	119.98
18	—	571	110.00–122.00	114.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	120.00	120.00
5	—	671	91.00–101.00	97.47
14	—	386	110.00–139.00	117.62
12	—	533	98.00–120.00	116.45
2	—	333	124.00–127.00	125.49
11	—	426	108.00–132.00	122.48
3	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	575	117.00	117.00
7	—	470	105.00–127.00	115.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	130.00	130.00
20	—	559	144.00	144.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	700.00–970.00	798.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	940.00–1,050.00	998.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	600.00–880.00	693.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,138	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,469.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	875.00–1,175.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,138	1,130.00–1,190.00	1,157.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	739	400.00–600.00	484.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	700.00–775.00	740.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	690	530.00–660.00	595.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	995.00–1,015.00	1,005.24
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	350.00–475.00	428.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	500.00–680.00	573.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	400.00–625.00	514.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	550.00–675.00	631.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,373	990.00	990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	700.00–860.00	743.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–800.00	729.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	790.00–810.00	797.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,036	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,073.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,311	870.00–920.00	898.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	986.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	575.00–900.00	707.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	—	680.00–1,050.00	860.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	750.00–1,050.00	879.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,116	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,362.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	65.00–79.00	72.02
4	—	1,931	90.00–97.00	93.99
17	—	1,607	75.00–91.00	83.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,136	43.50–57.00	52.81
82	—	1,172	48.00–64.00	59.00
14	—	1,153	55.00–66.00	61.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,295	50.00–57.00	52.44
2	—	1,408	62.00–65.00	63.55
34	—	1,301	53.00–65.00	60.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	945	40.00–45.00	42.03
43	—	1,039	38.00–52.00	48.33
21	—	1,107	52.00–56.50	52.80

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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