Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 96 priced lines covering 777 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,175 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 162 head. replacement cattle receipts at 115 head. Counted as USDA files them — 34 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,175Last week 1,833Year ago 3,681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 269Year ago 443

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 95Year ago 326

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	180.00–190.00	182.33
15	—	374	168.00–184.00	179.32
4	—	614	127.00–130.00	128.50
28	—	436	142.00–179.00	166.04
2	—	570	133.00–135.00	134.02
22	—	475	150.00–176.00	163.03
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
12	—	533	146.00–161.00	154.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	191.00–200.00	195.64
15	—	522	154.00–176.00	165.09
12	—	472	158.00–188.00	175.23
6	—	374	186.00–194.00	190.38
2	—	655	125.00–129.00	127.02
2	—	268	200.00–212.00	205.94
12	—	414	175.00–185.00	180.81
1	—	730	124.00	124.00
8	—	563	141.00–162.00	153.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	122.00	122.00
6	—	518	134.00	134.00
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
6	—	586	125.00–135.00	126.68
8	—	421	137.00–167.00	157.81
3	—	308	174.00–177.00	175.02
4	—	479	138.00–158.00	149.32
5	—	379	164.00–170.00	167.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	331	143.00–158.00	148.98
12	—	678	117.00–127.00	121.86
3	—	707	115.00–120.00	116.67
19	—	373	140.00–150.00	145.64
25	—	529	130.00–141.00	137.41
3	—	573	129.00–141.00	135.99
4	—	629	122.00–132.00	127.84
19	—	464	137.00–145.00	141.67
20	—	424	137.00–145.00	141.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	130.00–135.00	132.54
4	—	285	140.00	140.00
6	—	521	120.00–130.00	125.78
10	—	368	140.00–144.00	142.07
3	—	325	140.00	140.00
11	—	411	135.00–140.00	138.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	512	141.00–153.00	145.06
16	—	417	148.00–157.00	150.04
12	—	625	127.00–139.00	134.49
3	—	765	121.00–123.00	122.32
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
17	—	670	131.00	131.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
17	—	565	138.00–148.00	142.33
10	—	730	119.00–126.00	123.70
19	—	470	145.00–154.00	148.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	150.00	150.00
2	—	318	160.00–170.00	164.88
1	—	580	144.00	144.00
1	—	680	132.00	132.00
1	—	705	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	190.00	190.00
2	—	558	165.00–166.00	165.50
5	—	709	145.00	145.00
20	—	518	169.00–174.00	172.29
1	—	605	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	154.00–155.00	154.24
19	—	688	147.00–149.00	147.10
9	—	414	180.00–185.00	181.10
3	—	528	162.00–164.00	163.00
13	—	486	166.00–173.00	167.77
4	—	765	147.00	147.00
3	—	327	183.00–188.00	185.42
10	—	566	140.00–160.00	154.83
1	—	855	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	820	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,020	51.00–55.00	53.85
11	—	1,116	65.00–70.00	68.36
28	—	1,010	53.00–65.00	57.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	77.00–83.00	80.37
3	—	1,433	75.00–82.00	78.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	57.00–60.00	58.38
34	—	1,278	67.00–78.00	73.29
20	—	1,196	70.00–89.00	79.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,572	92.00–109.00	102.94
2	—	1,543	76.00–82.00	79.07
14	—	1,606	86.00–98.00	95.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–780.00	732.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	800.00–1,210.00	1,017.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	785.00–880.00	816.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–820.00	806.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	985.00	985.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	670.00–740.00	716.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	800.00–1,325.00	1,120.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	968.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	775.00–900.00	858.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,158.33

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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