Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 157 priced lines covering 2,509 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,676 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 455 head. replacement cattle receipts at 236 head. Counted as USDA files them — 73 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jan 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,676Last week 1,716Year ago 2,547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 455Last week 326Year ago 330

Replacement CattleReceipts 236Last week 122Year ago 98

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	612	145.00–158.00	150.61
10	—	324	161.00–192.00	184.32
1	—	210	198.00	198.00
2	—	275	190.00	190.00
18	—	372	180.00–186.00	181.99
2	—	980	115.00	115.00
5	—	685	136.00–146.00	140.60
22	—	572	143.00–159.00	155.46
6	—	531	146.00–165.00	157.80
19	—	469	151.00–177.00	170.90
20	—	435	170.00–180.00	176.07
5	—	718	130.00–140.00	135.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	475	153.00–190.00	184.17
40	—	528	151.00–177.00	169.27
3	—	335	180.00–195.00	190.00
31	—	416	163.00–190.00	186.45
8	—	1,002	112.00	112.00
1	—	925	120.00	120.00
3	—	837	127.00–136.00	130.68
83	—	628	148.00–159.00	156.57
22	—	762	139.00–147.00	146.02
17	—	381	173.00–195.00	188.14
5	—	850	128.00	128.00
9	—	1,077	110.00	110.00
66	—	664	138.00–158.50	154.48
65	—	590	153.00–168.00	160.91
14	—	719	135.00–155.00	148.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	165.00–175.00	169.92
2	—	610	133.00–140.00	136.53
2	—	473	150.00–165.00	157.54
3	—	365	158.00–170.00	164.97
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
3	—	525	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	734	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	562	180.50–183.50	181.70
15	—	516	161.00–184.00	171.97
2	—	950	120.00	120.00
25	—	865	143.50	143.50
15	—	761	146.00–151.00	148.02
26	—	724	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	493	159.50	159.50
32	—	686	143.50–144.50	143.63
7	—	764	139.00	139.00
9	—	711	143.00–144.50	144.34
7	—	841	137.00	137.00
60	—	568	147.00–154.00	149.33
66	—	623	145.50–148.00	146.28
105	—	517	153.50–155.75	154.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	852	98.00	98.00
55	—	481	132.00–155.00	146.75
13	—	741	125.50–134.00	126.97
76	—	521	132.00–153.00	143.26
23	—	621	125.00–140.00	134.64
51	—	570	132.00–145.00	140.32
1	—	290	158.00	158.00
11	—	319	144.00–172.00	162.64
1	—	200	166.00	166.00
3	—	755	118.00–130.00	125.67
28	—	379	140.00–163.00	157.30
36	—	426	133.00–160.00	151.84
46	—	666	128.50–138.00	134.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	120.00–138.00	129.76
36	—	527	123.00–142.00	135.74
5	—	673	114.00–126.00	121.37
36	—	474	121.00–145.00	135.73
27	—	373	140.00–150.00	145.09
7	—	624	112.00–132.00	126.87
11	—	719	110.00–118.00	114.07
1	—	255	141.00	141.00
21	—	330	136.00–165.00	150.84
37	—	422	130.00–150.00	143.70
1	—	810	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	736	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	370	128.00–150.00	139.35
4	—	526	120.00–130.00	123.20
12	—	470	125.00–137.00	131.30
14	—	424	129.00–142.00	136.86
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
10	—	327	135.00–157.00	142.34
2	—	715	105.00–114.00	109.53
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
2	—	288	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	669	138.00–140.00	139.65
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	121.00–142.00	135.14
10	—	766	115.00–133.00	122.97
6	—	328	185.00–197.00	190.59
23	—	473	149.00–188.00	170.36
25	—	526	142.00–173.00	159.54
25	—	430	159.00–188.00	177.97
17	—	372	170.00–198.00	185.30
1	—	235	198.00	198.00
1	—	270	198.00	198.00
9	—	629	133.00–152.00	143.31
24	—	572	135.00–165.00	150.78
3	—	721	125.00–134.00	130.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	185.00	185.00
1	—	725	132.00	132.00
1	—	395	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	182.00–185.00	183.38
6	—	428	155.00–169.00	164.11
6	—	625	120.00–130.00	125.62
3	—	672	115.00–126.00	121.66
4	—	374	162.00–175.00	167.96
18	—	462	140.00–163.00	148.41
1	—	315	177.00	177.00
1	—	780	114.00	114.00
5	—	545	137.00–148.00	142.20
3	—	577	132.00–141.00	134.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	582	122.00–154.00	142.34
16	—	622	123.00–145.00	137.76
16	—	528	142.00–162.00	155.67
5	—	324	172.00–185.00	180.30
4	—	774	105.00–120.00	112.69
15	—	369	160.00–185.00	174.21
18	—	424	150.00–178.00	167.87
3	—	678	120.00–125.00	122.32
2	—	288	180.00–190.00	184.96
8	—	731	115.00–132.00	119.10
22	—	474	149.00–175.00	162.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,153	52.50–64.00	58.92
38	—	1,259	65.00–78.00	73.51
52	—	1,156	57.50–71.00	66.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	995	40.00–68.00	57.09
20	—	1,017	48.00–75.00	61.13
34	—	995	36.00–59.00	50.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,393	68.00–76.00	71.13
8	—	1,309	74.00–84.00	78.42
4	—	1,299	65.00–67.00	65.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,768	92.00–107.00	98.31
22	—	1,494	70.00–90.00	79.79
22	—	1,663	82.00–95.00	87.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	928	920.00–945.00	931.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	529.00–715.00	636.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	700.00–900.00	765.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	600.00–975.00	791.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,097.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	—	725.00–1,000.00	955.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	830.00	830.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	760.00–800.00	779.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,505	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	625.00–800.00	701.56
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	828	525.00–750.00	645.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	775.00–850.00	808.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	1,035.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	640.00–925.00	862.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	725.00–775.00	741.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	798	500.00–740.00	629.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	900.00	900.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line