Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 132 priced lines covering 1,320 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,546 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 346 head. replacement cattle receipts at 120 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,546Last week 2,224Year ago 1,608

Slaughter CattleReceipts 346Last week 282Year ago 338

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 141Year ago 199

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	162.00–176.00	170.48
2	—	480	170.00	170.00
2	—	635	144.00	144.00
10	—	334	177.00–190.00	182.18
5	—	405	184.00–190.00	185.20
7	—	362	175.00–187.00	179.56
12	—	555	150.00–164.00	156.31
1	—	745	136.00	136.00
3	—	677	135.00–142.00	137.28
1	—	785	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	145.00–150.00	148.34
7	—	419	160.00–171.00	164.63
3	—	630	137.00	137.00
5	—	369	164.00–170.00	167.56
4	—	330	165.00–180.00	170.28
2	—	568	138.00–140.00	139.01
4	—	473	152.00–155.00	153.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	720	136.00	136.00
22	—	423	155.00–180.00	173.04
18	—	587	140.00–162.00	152.88
6	—	329	170.00–175.00	173.46
3	—	635	135.00	135.00
11	—	381	160.00–182.00	171.16
7	—	669	139.00–147.00	141.32
43	—	474	160.00–176.00	168.60
15	—	532	155.00–165.00	158.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	379	130.00–150.00	140.87
17	—	321	135.00–160.00	143.08
14	—	474	120.00–143.00	133.53
13	—	275	140.00–145.00	142.29
19	—	568	110.00–138.00	126.64
35	—	418	128.00–147.00	136.02
18	—	528	116.00–137.00	131.31
3	—	670	119.00–120.00	119.66
6	—	628	120.00–121.00	120.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	572	128.00–144.00	134.72
49	—	482	135.00–154.00	144.21
14	—	376	140.00–147.00	142.40
11	—	322	144.00–150.00	147.40
8	—	667	115.00–130.00	123.25
4	—	265	148.00–154.00	150.94
2	—	763	116.00	116.00
38	—	519	133.00–150.00	141.75
38	—	429	136.00–151.00	144.29
9	—	619	122.00–139.00	131.87
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	111.00	111.00
2	—	640	110.00–115.00	112.50
4	—	516	123.00–127.00	124.03
10	—	479	120.00–130.00	123.38
14	—	371	125.00–145.00	135.28
20	—	322	130.00–147.00	136.89
3	—	755	100.00	100.00
19	—	428	120.00–142.00	131.30
2	—	565	117.00–120.00	118.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	134.00	134.00
3	—	575	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	331	167.00–175.00	172.93
20	—	375	160.00–180.00	167.83
42	—	518	130.00–155.00	139.30
21	—	425	150.00–172.00	160.84
2	—	280	192.00–195.00	193.53
16	—	619	120.00–135.00	129.43
19	—	574	125.00–141.00	134.82
2	—	778	117.00–118.00	117.50
5	—	673	120.00–125.00	122.81
20	—	478	145.00–167.00	154.04
8	—	728	115.00–123.00	119.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	715	122.00–133.00	130.74
2	—	770	117.00–127.00	121.90
15	—	431	165.00–187.00	172.96
18	—	518	145.00–169.00	153.98
9	—	567	140.00–155.00	144.91
13	—	371	168.00–195.00	174.85
13	—	474	160.00–168.00	163.12
2	—	660	128.00–135.00	131.55
7	—	331	178.00–205.00	184.19
1	—	255	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	200.00–205.00	202.50
1	—	720	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	364	150.00–170.00	159.97
6	—	622	115.00–125.00	122.49
3	—	682	110.00–117.00	112.28
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
7	—	527	125.00–140.00	134.85
18	—	475	135.00–150.00	140.02
16	—	435	146.00–165.00	156.94
6	—	586	125.00–132.00	126.48
11	—	320	160.00–177.00	165.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,052	59.00–75.00	69.37
38	—	1,000	45.00–68.00	60.26
25	—	924	39.00–58.00	51.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,365	79.00–94.00	84.53
22	—	1,459	70.00–86.00	78.88
6	—	1,542	67.00–75.00	71.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,163	72.00–88.00	81.16
37	—	1,185	56.00–75.00	69.06
44	—	1,114	65.00–83.00	74.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,570	95.00–106.00	101.38
11	—	1,900	106.00–116.00	112.11
10	—	1,404	80.00–91.00	85.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,166	800.00–1,225.00	907.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	760.00–950.00	870.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,014	795.00–1,080.00	969.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,178	770.00–830.00	797.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	825.00–1,250.00	1,019.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	640.00–810.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,235	965.00–1,070.00	1,031.10
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)	3	—	1,090	1,330.00–1,350.00	1,337.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,118.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,250	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075.74
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	575.00–700.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	890	550.00–750.00	666.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	785.00–850.00	822.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	950.00–1,250.00	1,170.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	575.00–725.00	633.33
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	450.00–480.00	465.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	993	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,226.01
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	950.00	950.00

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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