Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 143 priced lines covering 2,052 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,994 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 369 head. replacement cattle receipts at 175 head. Counted as USDA files them — 34 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jan 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,994Last week 1,772Year ago 1,991

Slaughter CattleReceipts 369Last week 316Year ago 339

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 111Year ago 153

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	153.00–154.00	153.26
35	—	638	137.00–142.00	140.88
18	—	431	158.00–159.00	158.46
2	—	673	140.00–144.00	142.02
2	—	725	138.00–139.00	138.51
28	—	530	147.00–154.00	152.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	627	121.00–140.00	131.87
13	—	568	125.00–135.00	131.83
4	—	669	118.00–122.00	120.01
4	—	286	155.00–163.00	156.92
20	—	372	139.00–160.00	148.80
32	—	470	132.00–150.00	141.14
22	—	336	145.00–162.00	150.22
39	—	431	136.00–158.00	149.78
35	—	527	125.00–145.00	138.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	617	127.00–145.00	139.34
1	—	795	131.00	131.00
5	—	701	125.00–131.00	129.79
12	—	967	115.00	115.00
55	—	581	135.00–146.00	141.45
20	—	319	156.00–172.00	162.17
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
94	—	469	142.00–160.00	152.53
3	—	663	125.00–128.00	126.69
28	—	426	145.00–162.00	152.90
9	—	377	155.00–170.00	157.99
51	—	525	138.00–155.00	146.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	777	125.00	125.00
54	—	647	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	117.00–135.00	128.93
3	—	660	105.00–112.00	109.63
7	—	469	132.00–140.00	135.71
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
15	—	420	131.00–142.00	137.82
18	—	323	135.00–145.00	140.99
2	—	623	117.00–122.00	119.43
30	—	379	135.00–150.00	142.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	530	175.00	175.00
17	—	437	182.00–185.00	184.29
1	—	785	137.00	137.00
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	169.00–176.00	172.53
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
7	—	516	160.00–165.00	161.51
7	—	478	147.00–168.00	163.12
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
3	—	373	166.00–171.00	168.38
2	—	555	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	372	184.00–197.00	189.08
17	—	663	141.00–160.00	155.29
3	—	337	188.00–198.00	191.76
12	—	772	130.00–153.00	143.60
16	—	720	135.00–155.00	142.37
9	—	466	169.00–180.00	174.52
14	—	421	175.00–197.00	183.74
53	—	527	164.00–174.00	168.63
28	—	607	148.50–155.00	154.05
18	—	580	155.00–160.00	156.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	661	158.00	158.00
17	—	561	169.00	169.00
16	—	633	165.00	165.00
8	—	504	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	142.00–145.00	143.52
10	—	474	158.00–178.00	167.94
14	—	329	179.00–188.00	182.90
3	—	830	132.50	132.50
6	—	631	142.00–159.00	151.82
13	—	512	155.00–170.00	165.78
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
13	—	373	175.00–190.00	180.58
18	—	442	165.00–182.00	174.75
6	—	580	147.00–162.00	156.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	786	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	378	180.00–197.00	189.86
20	—	415	172.00–194.00	183.17
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
9	—	617	138.00–155.00	144.93
14	—	569	147.00–160.00	155.28
1	—	220	198.00	198.00
9	—	667	130.00–138.00	134.78
9	—	329	188.00–193.00	190.58
15	—	467	165.00–178.00	172.92
20	—	530	157.00–168.00	161.30
1	—	270	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
1	—	645	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	115.00–120.00	117.18
19	—	574	132.00–150.00	143.34
6	—	278	170.00–190.00	182.19
16	—	375	160.00–186.00	179.86
17	—	620	130.00–140.00	134.62
25	—	472	146.00–173.00	162.70
25	—	427	155.00–182.00	173.32
3	—	783	111.00–115.00	112.29
26	—	531	148.00–160.00	154.21
27	—	328	162.00–188.00	179.27
5	—	669	122.00–132.00	128.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	125.00–131.00	129.25
8	—	383	160.00–172.00	165.18
2	—	755	105.00	105.00
8	—	313	170.00–175.00	170.89
7	—	435	145.00–170.00	161.87
3	—	655	118.00	118.00
4	—	530	145.00–147.00	145.50
8	—	568	131.00–135.00	134.23
1	—	740	121.00	121.00
15	—	469	145.00–162.00	155.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	78.00	78.00
30	—	1,446	60.00–76.00	69.53
22	—	1,385	57.00–70.00	64.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	912	35.00–45.00	42.32
16	—	1,044	48.00–65.00	57.12
26	—	998	45.00–59.00	51.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,115	52.00–68.00	61.80
26	—	1,198	62.00–83.00	73.66
64	—	1,175	59.00–73.00	67.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,516	98.00–106.00	101.52
16	—	1,523	73.00–89.00	80.48
13	—	1,688	82.00–94.00	89.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,000	1,210.00	1,210.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	825.00–1,050.00	908.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	650.00–750.00	683.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	575.00	575.00
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	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	809	750.00–790.00	777.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–650.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	525.00–575.00	562.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–900.00	808.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–720.00	682.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	968	835.00–940.00	891.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	600.00–900.00	757.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	690	400.00–550.00	463.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	450.00–630.00	550.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	450.00–660.00	526.67
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	625.00–700.00	657.69
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	645	375.00–430.00	399.73
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	873	600.00–860.00	697.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	450.00–575.00	525.00

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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