Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 123 priced lines covering 1,138 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,833 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 269 head. replacement cattle receipts at 95 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,833Last week 1,384Year ago 2,223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 269Last week 267Year ago 373

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 154Year ago 126

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 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
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
3	—	527	150.00–160.00	154.97
4	—	429	160.00–172.00	165.46
3	—	323	175.00–177.00	176.32
5	—	471	158.00–167.00	161.66
2	—	365	177.00–180.00	178.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	180.00–190.00	184.70
2	—	423	176.00–180.00	178.06
3	—	712	140.00–145.00	141.70
13	—	525	155.00–170.00	163.21
9	—	566	151.00–165.00	156.76
2	—	635	150.00–157.00	153.44
3	—	668	140.00–147.00	143.02
12	—	476	169.00–175.00	171.06
18	—	378	175.00–187.00	180.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	155.00	155.00
10	—	376	180.00–202.50	192.50
2	—	578	160.00–172.00	165.87
7	—	410	180.00–190.00	184.26
30	—	466	177.50–191.00	181.97
24	—	517	169.00–177.00	172.95
7	—	611	152.50–162.00	158.20
3	—	770	137.00–140.00	137.98
2	—	723	140.00–150.00	144.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	567	177.50	177.50
10	—	706	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	283	150.00–152.50	151.04
5	—	725	105.00–115.00	111.87
4	—	621	120.00–130.00	126.02
29	—	323	138.00–164.00	150.32
6	—	581	129.00–134.00	131.33
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
24	—	525	123.00–140.00	132.51
21	—	477	130.00–145.00	140.62
19	—	372	140.00–155.00	149.92
34	—	418	133.00–150.00	144.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	130.00–135.00	132.50
13	—	426	128.00–142.00	134.76
14	—	474	115.00–138.00	124.60
5	—	272	132.00–162.00	139.22
4	—	579	121.00–127.00	122.53
2	—	705	105.00	105.00
2	—	360	142.00–149.00	145.45
2	—	620	115.00–122.00	118.47
13	—	325	138.00–155.00	146.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	263	155.00–157.50	155.64
31	—	569	130.00–145.00	138.72
3	—	325	145.00–149.00	146.42
8	—	674	124.00–126.00	125.00
19	—	528	138.00–150.00	145.79
31	—	428	142.00–157.00	149.83
11	—	618	127.00–136.00	131.94
1	—	720	122.00	122.00
14	—	379	141.00–157.00	148.50
26	—	470	140.00–156.00	146.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	590	148.00–151.00	150.56
8	—	699	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	139.00	139.00
4	—	571	145.00–149.00	147.49
5	—	462	150.00–156.00	154.74
8	—	515	146.00–153.00	150.85
1	—	425	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	632	140.00–154.00	146.44
12	—	565	147.50–162.00	153.53
22	—	475	165.00–175.00	169.71
3	—	333	195.00–200.00	197.54
4	—	666	135.00–140.00	137.52
14	—	519	157.00–170.00	162.89
20	—	371	180.00–192.50	184.76
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
21	—	420	175.00–185.00	179.97
7	—	276	190.00–205.00	194.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	177.00	177.00
1	—	400	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	572	135.00–150.00	144.31
29	—	473	152.00–165.00	160.36
11	—	318	177.00–185.00	180.69
17	—	386	170.00–177.50	174.18
3	—	662	127.50–129.00	128.01
22	—	529	145.00–160.00	152.93
2	—	275	187.00–195.00	190.78
12	—	426	162.50–174.00	167.17
10	—	618	125.00–142.00	133.18
3	—	722	117.50–120.00	118.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	371	157.00–172.00	162.97
2	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.43
6	—	263	167.00–185.00	176.61
4	—	686	121.00–128.00	122.68
8	—	530	135.00–149.00	140.69
4	—	618	130.00–137.00	134.73
7	—	429	146.00–155.00	152.48
2	—	728	110.00–120.00	114.98
6	—	309	167.00–175.00	171.86
3	—	558	127.00–140.00	132.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,028	39.00–62.00	57.94
10	—	888	41.00–52.00	47.68
14	—	953	44.00–73.00	60.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,131	51.00–72.00	62.20
18	—	1,207	64.00–88.00	74.52
39	—	1,209	56.00–80.00	69.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,331	69.00–79.00	74.07
8	—	1,482	64.00–72.00	68.45
7	—	1,355	80.00–85.00	81.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,871	97.00–109.00	105.12
14	—	1,568	84.00–98.00	89.93
11	—	1,333	71.00–87.00	81.13

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	938.00	938.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–875.00	755.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	700.00–800.00	738.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	850.00–985.00	932.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,088	750.00–775.00	758.42
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	540.00–620.00	556.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,269	700.00–1,375.00	1,077.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,485.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	650.00–700.00	683.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	550.00–650.00	604.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	973	575.00–770.00	647.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	570	485.00–505.00	496.05

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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