Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 142 priced lines covering 1,699 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,890 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 350 head. replacement cattle receipts at 212 head. Counted as USDA files them — 40 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,890Last week 4,278Year ago 3,235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 478Year ago 490

Replacement CattleReceipts 212Last week 248Year ago 237

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	154.00–164.00	157.78
7	—	674	121.00–130.00	126.19
6	—	435	155.00–160.00	157.67
2	—	325	169.00	169.00
5	—	617	127.00–129.00	128.40
9	—	573	123.00–144.00	136.61
18	—	481	149.00–152.00	150.31
3	—	515	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	132.00	132.00
6	—	660	138.00–147.00	142.04
7	—	370	171.00–184.00	176.75
26	—	428	174.00–180.00	177.09
27	—	567	148.00–159.00	154.29
20	—	529	151.00–170.00	161.10
1	—	235	210.00	210.00
1	—	290	197.00	197.00
21	—	471	165.00–172.00	168.25
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
25	—	615	144.00–151.00	148.80
10	—	315	175.00–179.00	177.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	321	172.00–177.00	174.33
8	—	574	139.00–153.00	148.98
8	—	673	131.00–137.00	134.10
13	—	381	168.00–176.00	170.62
22	—	518	145.00–160.00	153.41
13	—	620	136.00–148.00	140.24
6	—	716	127.00–171.00	137.91
8	—	428	166.00–173.00	168.79
22	—	478	154.00–164.00	159.98
3	—	773	123.00–134.00	127.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	762	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	475	132.00–150.00	136.92
28	—	524	128.00–145.00	132.82
2	—	780	112.00–115.00	113.51
18	—	615	126.00–135.00	129.34
27	—	425	138.00–146.00	142.14
6	—	719	115.00–120.00	118.32
2	—	325	160.00–164.00	162.00
6	—	378	148.00–157.00	150.71
29	—	575	126.00–140.00	131.85
13	—	670	120.00–125.00	120.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	328	139.00–157.00	147.35
8	—	263	140.00–143.00	141.29
21	—	566	120.00–132.00	125.89
21	—	426	130.00–145.00	137.96
4	—	728	105.00–114.00	110.53
10	—	668	110.00–119.00	113.01
31	—	368	136.00–152.00	143.27
14	—	620	115.00–124.00	121.16
1	—	220	167.00	167.00
31	—	526	120.00–135.00	125.82
26	—	475	126.00–142.00	131.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	384	127.00–145.00	134.43
2	—	755	102.00	102.00
30	—	488	116.00–132.00	125.07
5	—	563	113.00–122.00	116.40
25	—	318	130.00–152.00	140.42
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
7	—	519	122.00–127.00	125.00
32	—	426	124.00–140.00	130.40
7	—	283	130.00–157.00	137.38
8	—	639	105.00–111.00	108.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
1	—	735	124.00	124.00
1	—	640	129.00	129.00
1	—	500	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	152.00–155.00	153.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	260	180.00	180.00
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
27	—	373	172.00–187.00	177.59
11	—	616	137.00–143.00	141.25
32	—	471	150.00–167.00	158.41
1	—	815	117.00	117.00
21	—	521	145.00–157.00	151.15
2	—	710	127.00	127.00
8	—	563	140.00–151.00	143.63
55	—	415	165.00–178.00	170.70
8	—	852	110.00	110.00
4	—	661	130.00–140.00	134.46
17	—	318	178.00–200.00	183.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	153.00	153.00
1	—	610	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	519	136.00–149.00	143.73
4	—	733	112.00–115.00	112.75
19	—	378	163.00–175.00	168.58
25	—	316	165.00–185.00	172.16
13	—	575	129.00–140.00	135.02
42	—	426	151.00–170.00	162.15
28	—	479	140.00–158.00	151.63
11	—	673	120.00–125.00	123.43
5	—	275	173.00–190.00	178.28
10	—	629	126.00–135.00	130.92
2	—	760	111.00–112.00	111.50
3	—	807	102.00–106.00	103.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	110.00–115.00	112.53
13	—	381	147.00–167.00	155.78
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
26	—	428	130.00–157.00	149.56
9	—	464	138.00–146.00	143.23
12	—	568	120.00–136.00	130.13
4	—	668	112.00–118.00	114.97
4	—	526	130.00–140.00	136.66
9	—	321	160.00–177.00	168.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,105	49.00–62.00	55.04
66	—	1,178	54.00–68.00	60.10
32	—	1,262	60.00–74.00	68.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	982	34.00–48.00	39.23
37	—	951	40.00–55.00	46.55
22	—	1,106	46.00–60.00	53.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,476	51.00–60.00	54.49
15	—	1,419	55.00–68.00	60.66
15	—	1,406	62.00–65.00	63.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,521	73.00–82.00	77.53
4	—	1,734	94.00–96.00	94.73
12	—	1,659	81.00–90.00	86.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,188	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,176.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,165.00	1,082.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,085	875.00–1,025.00	935.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	785.00–870.00	848.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,036.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	700.00–990.00	905.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,152	800.00–885.00	855.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	925.00–1,075.00	1,001.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,170	775.00–850.00	815.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	920.00–980.00	945.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	640.00–725.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,345	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,192.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,262.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	1,033.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	1,008.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,455	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	650.00–875.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	400.00–560.00	480.00

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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