Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 152 priced lines covering 2,785 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,775 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 609 head. replacement cattle receipts at 236 head. Counted as USDA files them — 41 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jan 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,775Last week 1,952Year ago 2,803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 609Last week 352Year ago 417

Replacement CattleReceipts 236Last week 99Year ago 190

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 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
38	—	377	166.00–187.00	179.16
5	—	621	142.00–155.00	149.80
9	—	316	167.00–189.00	180.80
26	—	429	163.00–180.00	174.81
20	—	530	145.00–167.00	161.69
4	—	665	145.00–150.00	147.53
29	—	576	138.00–160.00	153.69
1	—	815	134.00	134.00
12	—	713	118.00–142.00	137.09
3	—	765	111.00–114.00	113.01
30	—	479	151.00–185.00	167.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	469	164.00–180.00	176.30
49	—	531	157.00–178.00	169.35
63	—	617	141.00–157.00	153.55
16	—	726	131.00–146.00	141.84
37	—	785	124.00–143.00	141.04
34	—	682	131.00–153.00	148.89
7	—	335	197.00–212.00	203.62
29	—	569	150.00–170.00	158.15
1	—	245	210.00	210.00
12	—	827	135.00	135.00
21	—	373	187.00–196.00	191.00
35	—	413	168.00–190.00	185.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	137.00–145.00	143.48
7	—	316	170.00–180.00	177.22
2	—	708	120.00	120.00
9	—	427	144.00–168.00	159.24
4	—	511	147.00–157.00	153.25
11	—	377	163.00–175.00	168.38
10	—	461	149.00–165.00	157.31
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	776	143.75	143.75
62	—	808	142.25	142.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	180.00–181.00	180.31
4	—	831	138.00	138.00
11	—	562	171.00–176.00	173.72
17	—	761	144.00–147.50	145.64
9	—	605	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	428	139.00–164.00	156.17
95	—	524	127.00–159.00	145.79
64	—	565	122.00–151.00	140.78
9	—	784	115.00	115.00
86	—	470	130.00–162.00	150.66
45	—	623	120.00–142.00	135.73
8	—	331	146.00–162.00	153.21
1	—	815	107.00	107.00
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
33	—	379	137.00–166.00	153.52
10	—	728	115.00–131.00	122.66
25	—	669	117.00–135.00	127.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	578	152.50–154.00	153.06
7	—	691	143.00	143.00
3	—	615	144.00	144.00
4	—	510	156.00	156.00
8	—	758	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	734	109.00–115.00	111.02
34	—	573	117.00–140.00	129.33
58	—	380	128.00–159.00	148.57
36	—	524	115.00–147.00	132.63
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
92	—	476	123.00–154.00	141.57
11	—	673	115.00–123.00	119.09
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
52	—	421	129.00–156.00	142.26
22	—	327	133.00–165.00	148.82
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
26	—	614	111.00–135.00	122.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	421	125.00–145.00	137.97
5	—	268	135.00–157.00	143.78
16	—	477	120.00–140.00	130.85
32	—	368	130.00–150.00	137.94
14	—	324	137.00–155.00	147.36
8	—	576	117.00–127.00	121.87
5	—	522	118.00–132.00	126.39
3	—	613	117.00–120.00	118.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	160.00	160.00
4	—	627	142.50	142.50
6	—	665	137.00	137.00
3	—	508	158.00–161.00	159.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	575	136.00–164.00	149.75
43	—	425	164.00–190.00	179.12
14	—	329	184.00–207.00	191.41
2	—	275	215.00	215.00
10	—	608	136.00–148.00	140.24
3	—	765	115.00–122.00	119.70
26	—	374	170.00–202.00	186.70
47	—	523	150.00–173.00	159.70
10	—	723	122.00–139.00	133.02
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
2	—	813	110.00–112.00	110.99
41	—	471	155.00–179.00	169.02
11	—	670	130.00–147.00	136.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	152.00–155.00	153.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	152.00–160.00	154.79
15	—	426	137.00–165.00	155.87
4	—	623	127.00–130.00	129.22
15	—	378	137.00–177.00	164.78
7	—	576	125.00–135.00	129.15
7	—	321	150.00–170.00	167.11
17	—	474	126.00–155.00	141.42
10	—	526	130.00–153.00	143.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	220	185.00–200.00	191.51
46	—	523	140.00–164.00	156.00
16	—	628	125.00–140.00	132.83
8	—	663	120.00–129.00	126.02
5	—	725	117.00–120.00	118.82
40	—	476	145.00–169.00	162.03
30	—	425	150.00–180.00	170.12
30	—	370	158.00–187.50	173.66
7	—	779	107.00–117.00	113.14
18	—	576	135.00–156.00	145.23
10	—	326	168.00–195.00	179.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,016	50.00–72.00	59.30
27	—	914	39.00–60.00	48.84
48	—	1,037	45.00–68.00	56.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,371	61.00–69.00	64.86
15	—	1,345	73.00–89.00	78.34
31	—	1,399	63.00–80.00	71.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,127	60.00–75.00	69.22
33	—	1,190	66.00–86.00	75.50
57	—	1,081	54.00–70.00	63.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,905	95.00–108.50	103.59
33	—	1,612	84.00–99.00	93.28
28	—	1,466	78.00–92.00	85.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	450.00	450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–800.00	755.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	610.00–760.00	673.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	380.00–750.00	626.11
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	650.00–875.00	773.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	575.00–800.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	625.00–650.00	637.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	—	725.00–1,150.00	960.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	—	600.00–875.00	747.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	—	700.00–975.00	830.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	800.00	800.00
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	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,046.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	330.00	330.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	525.00–725.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,007.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	640	250.00–260.00	255.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	894	350.00–776.00	632.85

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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