Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 122 priced lines covering 1,160 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,772 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 316 head. replacement cattle receipts at 111 head. Counted as USDA files them — 43 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jan 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,772Last week 2,903Year ago 2,272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 316Last week 470Year ago 379

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 364Year ago 208

No trends available due to markets being closed for the Christmas and New Years holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	572	122.00–136.00	130.13
27	—	323	143.00–157.00	148.38
7	—	613	120.00–128.00	123.28
5	—	673	110.00–127.00	120.76
29	—	426	130.00–145.00	138.87
31	—	379	135.00–148.00	144.15
24	—	516	125.00–141.00	134.11
36	—	480	128.00–144.00	136.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	120.00–128.00	122.58
2	—	288	147.00–150.00	148.54
3	—	717	110.00–115.00	113.30
3	—	415	130.00–135.00	133.37
3	—	613	110.00–117.00	112.28
2	—	565	125.00	125.00
5	—	371	132.00–140.00	135.91
3	—	760	100.00	100.00
9	—	337	130.00–144.00	138.53
9	—	472	125.00–130.00	128.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	146.00	146.00
15	—	395	164.00	164.00
7	—	758	134.00	134.00
5	—	480	150.50	150.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	570	128.00–145.00	137.65
11	—	612	122.00–137.00	132.07
9	—	333	155.00–162.00	156.50
26	—	473	139.00–155.00	145.59
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
1	—	270	164.00	164.00
2	—	660	122.00–131.00	126.47
42	—	424	144.00–157.00	149.02
15	—	521	136.00–151.00	141.94
18	—	373	150.00–158.00	152.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	140.00–146.00	143.03
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
4	—	619	132.00–156.00	146.86
8	—	469	150.00–178.00	162.56
8	—	531	155.00–170.00	161.33
17	—	377	169.00–182.00	174.69
21	—	322	174.00–195.00	179.49
10	—	572	141.00–160.00	151.91
12	—	430	156.00–180.00	168.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	137.00–154.00	145.30
3	—	418	150.00–170.00	159.84
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
2	—	680	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	660	162.50	162.50
10	—	465	180.00	180.00
16	—	765	153.00	153.00
3	—	560	174.00	174.00
6	—	540	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	737	130.00–138.00	134.35
19	—	520	155.00–181.00	166.56
19	—	472	165.00–177.00	171.62
11	—	609	140.00–153.00	151.12
8	—	377	189.00–195.00	192.30
6	—	565	155.00–168.00	165.74
7	—	410	178.00–190.00	181.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	155.00–170.00	161.92
17	—	475	162.00–181.00	170.96
6	—	578	142.00–150.00	147.80
10	—	375	177.00–194.00	185.69
2	—	215	220.00–235.00	227.85
1	—	770	121.00	121.00
3	—	722	118.00–131.00	125.36
9	—	332	185.00–192.00	188.94
2	—	270	198.00–205.00	201.44
16	—	417	170.00–190.00	177.83
2	—	615	145.00	145.00
3	—	670	125.00–136.00	130.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	135.00–163.00	147.31
13	—	418	150.00–178.00	171.88
8	—	568	125.00–152.00	133.11
12	—	620	120.00–144.00	129.27
3	—	675	115.00–127.00	122.21
1	—	285	187.00	187.00
4	—	326	177.00–184.00	181.17
15	—	475	145.00–170.00	158.36
4	—	716	110.00–122.00	114.81
13	—	377	155.00–180.00	173.07
2	—	793	98.00–106.00	102.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	160.00–167.00	164.13
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
1	—	665	127.00	127.00
2	—	795	102.00	102.00
6	—	473	145.00–154.00	149.62
2	—	285	180.00	180.00
4	—	433	153.00–162.00	159.19
7	—	522	130.00–140.00	136.27
4	—	714	110.00–115.00	111.24
3	—	317	170.00–175.00	171.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,160	66.00–80.00	74.79
33	—	1,129	51.00–67.00	58.98
47	—	1,177	55.00–75.00	67.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,012	35.00–53.00	47.27
14	—	1,040	47.00–84.50	66.80
28	—	1,069	42.00–57.00	51.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,452	61.00–73.00	66.48
5	—	1,329	72.00–78.00	74.26
4	—	1,520	52.00–60.00	56.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,704	85.00–98.00	91.44
11	—	1,653	73.00–91.00	84.21
9	—	1,641	93.00–104.00	100.13

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	550.00–775.00	717.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	825.00–925.00	865.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,150	775.00–985.00	875.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	975.00–1,175.00	1,080.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,410	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,104.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	725.00–1,050.00	887.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	575.00–750.00	636.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	625.00–640.00	632.82
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	895.00	895.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	450.00–500.00	474.29
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	640	425.00	425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	700.00–850.00	764.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	900.00–1,350.00	1,138.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	700.00–900.00	815.00

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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