Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 144 priced lines covering 1,948 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,431 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 705 head. replacement cattle receipts at 366 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Oct 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,431Last week 5,896Year ago 4,591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 705Last week 844Year ago 544

Replacement CattleReceipts 366Last week 420Year ago 253

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,190	59.00–66.00	62.61
73	—	1,161	51.00–63.00	56.96
52	—	1,108	44.00–58.00	51.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,229	63.00–70.00	65.39
20	—	1,472	55.00–58.00	56.85
39	—	1,376	54.00–65.00	60.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,082	48.00–62.00	52.50
51	—	1,001	36.00–57.00	46.54
40	—	993	36.00–50.00	45.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,617	74.00–92.00	81.54
13	—	1,520	69.00–84.00	74.06
10	—	1,757	82.00–96.00	88.04

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)	8	—	—	450.00–700.00	596.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	895	600.00–700.00	665.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–700.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	814	450.00–575.00	511.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,266	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,556.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,390	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,052.64
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	880	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–700.00	683.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,153	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,282.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	818.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,373	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,225.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,504	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,690.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,454	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,215.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,083	600.00–800.00	716.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	800.00–825.00	812.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,041	549.00–775.00	644.92
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	650.00–780.00	725.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	895	400.00–580.00	517.59
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	775.00–1,000.00	887.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,113	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,548	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,369.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	725.00–950.00	853.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	120.00–125.00	122.36
13	—	525	106.00–119.00	115.20
4	—	279	125.00–130.00	127.47
9	—	574	105.00–113.00	109.33
30	—	472	106.00–125.00	118.73
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
2	—	665	94.00–95.00	94.50
4	—	630	100.00–105.00	101.75
11	—	425	110.00–130.00	123.56
26	—	383	115.00–134.00	122.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	667	109.00–118.00	115.47
24	—	624	110.00–124.00	118.62
15	—	420	128.00–142.50	133.36
2	—	710	117.00	117.00
2	—	780	109.00–112.00	110.52
24	—	472	120.00–138.00	127.78
16	—	378	130.00–145.00	134.48
29	—	524	116.00–131.00	122.52
104	—	578	116.00–130.00	124.47
11	—	339	135.00–150.00	143.29
2	—	273	138.00–140.00	139.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	373	123.00–135.00	129.10
6	—	630	107.00–115.00	111.66
25	—	573	110.00–124.00	117.09
13	—	674	100.00–116.00	108.56
8	—	328	128.00–144.00	132.37
4	—	736	107.00–110.00	108.23
48	—	472	110.00–130.00	122.93
39	—	425	115.00–136.00	128.63
32	—	524	115.00–124.00	121.07
2	—	760	100.00–108.00	104.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	124.50	124.50
10	—	653	133.50	133.50
4	—	619	124.00	124.00
12	—	558	130.25	130.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	629	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	118.00–119.00	118.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	164.00–167.00	164.99
57	—	662	123.00–138.00	132.69
3	—	836	129.00	129.00
28	—	559	130.00–145.00	143.59
9	—	421	149.00–160.00	153.78
3	—	761	137.00	137.00
13	—	515	139.00–148.00	144.77
22	—	471	143.00–165.00	148.61
10	—	626	132.00–144.00	140.27
26	—	715	124.00–139.00	136.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	120.00–148.00	139.16
2	—	633	120.00–122.00	120.98
5	—	372	140.00–146.00	141.16
6	—	321	145.00–150.00	148.33
4	—	575	122.00–130.00	127.73
1	—	275	155.00	155.00
5	—	422	140.00–150.00	143.16
6	—	531	125.00–137.00	131.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	135.00	135.00
1	—	720	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	625	130.00–136.00	131.78
10	—	780	114.00–128.00	125.35
5	—	327	156.00–160.00	158.01
38	—	530	140.00–148.00	140.72
3	—	746	120.00	120.00
13	—	377	152.00–160.00	156.48
9	—	569	133.00–140.00	135.68
2	—	695	128.00–129.00	128.50
11	—	468	135.00–154.00	145.81
14	—	416	142.00–167.00	156.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	142.00–180.00	155.97
3	—	812	103.00–106.00	104.98
4	—	323	140.00–146.00	142.73
22	—	523	121.00–146.00	135.53
1	—	965	94.00	94.00
27	—	428	138.00–170.00	153.35
2	—	908	94.00–99.00	96.49
23	—	622	116.00–129.00	124.63
23	—	465	127.00–160.00	147.09
4	—	766	106.00–119.00	114.14
14	—	665	118.00–127.00	121.91
20	—	565	120.00–133.00	129.13
2	—	270	148.00–152.00	149.85
7	—	715	115.00–123.00	119.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
19	—	382	125.00–152.00	142.01
18	—	423	120.00–156.00	136.08
2	—	745	102.00	102.00
24	—	519	114.00–130.00	125.31
11	—	326	130.00–163.00	145.75
1	—	295	134.00	134.00
3	—	675	100.00–110.00	106.67
16	—	571	113.00–121.00	117.82
7	—	631	105.00–116.00	110.16
12	—	478	119.00–135.00	129.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	332	134.00–165.00	147.38
22	—	424	121.00–157.00	144.60
8	—	723	105.00–116.00	111.00
26	—	573	120.00–134.00	125.70
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
9	—	664	112.00–120.00	115.32
31	—	472	125.00–148.00	138.63
32	—	524	124.00–138.00	133.66
14	—	367	130.00–158.00	142.79
4	—	785	105.00–110.00	107.25
20	—	625	115.00–122.00	119.19

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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