Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 120 priced lines covering 1,494 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,952 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 352 head. replacement cattle receipts at 99 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jan 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,952Last week 3,676Year ago 6,351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 352Last week 455Year ago 594

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 236Year ago 271

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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
7	—	376	170.00–174.00	172.28
6	—	328	170.00–178.00	174.66
1	—	470	163.00	163.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
2	—	543	147.00–152.00	149.51
2	—	435	167.00–168.00	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	488	141.00–176.00	168.44
7	—	628	140.00–150.00	145.86
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
6	—	672	136.00–145.00	139.65
10	—	324	180.00–190.00	183.68
19	—	421	151.00–185.00	174.56
3	—	730	125.00–130.00	126.64
5	—	366	180.00–185.00	183.22
3	—	557	160.00–161.00	160.33
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
14	—	531	160.00–166.00	164.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	639	151.00–154.00	152.47
66	—	522	159.00–175.00	172.90
1	—	805	139.00	139.00
1	—	420	185.00	185.00
3	—	565	158.00–170.00	164.70
13	—	707	140.00–146.00	144.31
5	—	370	175.00–198.00	190.07
4	—	758	127.00–135.00	132.94
1	—	1,140	90.00	90.00
5	—	689	135.00–146.00	143.43
5	—	473	155.00–180.00	169.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	115.00–127.00	121.38
8	—	706	91.00–121.00	115.89
14	—	328	131.00–156.00	148.74
14	—	625	116.00–137.00	123.08
34	—	574	109.00–137.00	133.03
24	—	423	138.00–150.00	143.30
1	—	845	75.00	75.00
19	—	381	126.00–155.00	144.80
26	—	520	111.00–143.00	132.02
3	—	764	91.00–100.00	94.08
15	—	475	130.00–145.00	136.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	118.00	118.00
22	—	464	145.00–155.00	151.27
1	—	325	151.00	151.00
43	—	688	122.00–140.50	136.16
6	—	625	132.00–142.00	138.61
19	—	424	131.00–160.00	147.65
8	—	378	160.00	160.00
86	—	525	129.00–150.00	145.58
68	—	580	135.00–146.75	144.11
16	—	715	122.00–140.50	137.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	708	140.00	140.00
69	—	754	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
12	—	519	116.00–130.00	123.32
8	—	320	119.00–146.00	138.18
12	—	471	110.00–136.00	126.13
2	—	755	95.00–110.00	102.50
8	—	574	114.00–122.00	118.16
11	—	373	130.00–148.00	137.13
1	—	690	108.00	108.00
12	—	423	126.00–142.00	134.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	78.00	78.00
18	—	376	143.00–207.00	188.12
1	—	745	127.00	127.00
16	—	567	139.00–161.00	150.82
8	—	680	120.00–140.00	129.55
5	—	322	160.00–207.00	177.62
2	—	763	120.00–126.00	122.99
1	—	220	176.00	176.00
8	—	622	140.00–150.00	143.23
1	—	1,035	79.00	79.00
15	—	422	177.00–190.00	182.13
16	—	522	155.00–173.00	165.41
20	—	474	141.00–182.00	173.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	170.00–173.00	170.76
5	—	291	175.00–180.00	176.96
4	—	569	127.00–145.00	138.05
4	—	520	145.00–154.00	149.37
7	—	422	150.00–168.00	161.88
10	—	467	140.00–167.00	157.33
2	—	693	120.00	120.00
3	—	620	125.00–128.00	126.33
4	—	314	170.00–180.00	175.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	478	154.00–170.00	165.38
20	—	524	125.00–166.00	154.20
4	—	336	180.00–195.00	186.02
9	—	673	125.00–130.00	126.77
21	—	377	131.00–192.00	174.53
8	—	726	110.00–126.00	122.02
28	—	425	135.00–180.00	167.49
15	—	574	135.00–155.00	143.10
3	—	778	115.00–123.00	119.37
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
17	—	617	130.00–140.00	133.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,224	69.00–89.00	75.41
21	—	1,125	56.00–69.00	64.00
48	—	1,212	58.00–75.00	67.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,010	45.00–66.00	58.31
11	—	1,064	57.00–72.00	66.07
15	—	974	46.00–58.00	52.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,324	74.00–87.00	79.72
6	—	1,549	61.00–70.00	67.22
25	—	1,432	62.50–79.00	72.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,656	81.50–103.00	94.97
12	—	1,708	102.00–112.00	105.94
15	—	1,492	60.00–94.00	80.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	600.00–700.00	637.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	660.00–860.00	778.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	690.00–825.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	620.00–1,100.00	767.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	885.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,237.97
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	280.00–330.00	296.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–680.00	627.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	440.00–700.00	610.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	625.00–725.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	750.00–800.00	783.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	820.00–1,100.00	924.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	630.00–675.00	662.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	550.00	550.00

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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