Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 124 priced lines covering 1,196 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,945 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 265 head. replacement cattle receipts at 82 head. Counted as USDA files them — 25 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jan 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,945Last week 2,994Year ago 2,373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 369Year ago 405

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 175Year ago 153

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 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
4	—	611	135.00–144.00	137.32
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
5	—	475	165.00–170.00	166.97
6	—	577	125.00–150.00	136.53
5	—	382	160.00–173.00	168.71
10	—	532	158.00–160.00	159.43
13	—	690	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	537	160.00–172.00	163.13
15	—	765	139.00–147.00	146.26
16	—	746	146.00–148.00	147.00
7	—	422	172.00–189.00	175.84
14	—	472	165.00–185.00	174.04
10	—	622	149.00–152.00	150.01
2	—	250	188.00	188.00
14	—	370	173.00–190.00	179.30
8	—	671	135.00–149.00	143.02
9	—	316	180.00–189.00	185.17
1	—	880	132.00	132.00
5	—	569	155.00–160.00	157.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	608	155.00–160.00	155.47
1	—	790	132.00	132.00
1	—	360	194.00	194.00
15	—	433	185.00–200.00	187.44
4	—	728	138.00–145.00	139.70
34	—	864	135.50	135.50
32	—	510	167.00–174.00	172.23
15	—	465	179.00–198.00	186.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	681	122.00–146.00	131.03
31	—	564	135.00–149.50	145.33
33	—	518	135.00–156.00	147.32
23	—	334	154.00–165.00	162.37
18	—	480	142.00–158.00	149.38
23	—	381	154.00–160.00	155.91
18	—	616	130.00–147.00	140.16
26	—	425	150.00–165.00	155.25
1	—	715	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	423	140.00–151.00	144.50
25	—	316	145.00–158.00	150.99
1	—	660	126.00	126.00
30	—	482	135.00–145.00	139.35
5	—	272	150.00–154.00	151.21
14	—	519	130.00–142.00	135.79
20	—	614	120.00–141.00	128.48
14	—	722	119.00–128.00	126.50
30	—	373	140.00–156.00	147.34
7	—	571	120.00–138.00	128.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	104.00–110.00	107.01
12	—	707	110.00–112.50	112.29
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
12	—	420	130.00–135.00	131.98
11	—	520	120.00–130.00	123.29
11	—	380	121.00–145.00	137.57
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
4	—	608	118.00–120.00	119.49
4	—	271	140.00–148.00	145.55
5	—	474	125.00–130.00	128.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	158.00	158.00
2	—	568	140.00–145.00	142.58
1	—	470	162.00	162.00
1	—	605	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	359	159.00–186.00	178.11
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
2	—	715	115.00–130.00	122.60
25	—	514	140.00–165.00	153.83
5	—	325	182.00–187.00	183.37
23	—	423	155.00–178.00	168.43
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
1	—	255	190.00	190.00
2	—	618	125.00–138.00	131.68
10	—	573	132.00–148.00	141.64
21	—	480	150.00–170.00	162.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	194.00–195.00	194.65
8	—	466	159.00–178.00	167.39
3	—	638	135.00–151.00	145.61
2	—	723	125.00–127.00	126.01
14	—	425	165.00–192.00	180.15
3	—	573	147.00–156.00	152.26
14	—	376	174.00–198.00	185.05
8	—	514	150.00–164.00	157.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	170.00–178.00	173.19
8	—	569	130.00–140.00	137.42
12	—	373	150.00–170.00	162.95
10	—	325	168.00–174.00	170.67
3	—	527	137.00–145.00	140.69
2	—	613	125.00–130.00	127.47
4	—	729	110.00–120.00	117.51
8	—	482	147.00–160.00	156.58
15	—	421	144.00–170.00	162.59
2	—	673	115.00–118.00	116.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,170	65.00–73.00	69.17
7	—	1,120	72.00–80.00	75.83
16	—	1,158	62.00–68.00	65.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,082	43.00–55.00	50.07
18	—	1,079	55.00–69.00	63.82
26	—	1,057	49.00–63.00	57.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,415	74.00–80.00	76.62
11	—	1,489	58.00–67.00	62.26
13	—	1,307	68.00–74.00	71.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,680	87.00–95.00	91.45
2	—	1,920	99.00–106.00	102.11
10	—	1,383	77.00–87.00	82.02

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	1	—	1,160	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,223	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,249.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	875.00–1,325.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	800.00–900.00	852.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	575.00–775.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	675.00–950.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	825.00–1,100.00	930.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	945.00–950.00	947.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	850.00–1,000.00	926.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	650.00–770.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	550.00–675.00	591.67
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	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–800.00	708.33

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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