Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 128 priced lines covering 1,953 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,649 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 426 head. replacement cattle receipts at 160 head. Counted as USDA files them — 32 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,649Last week 2,569Year ago 2,947

Slaughter CattleReceipts 426Last week 580Year ago 643

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 214Year ago 553

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	165.00–175.00	170.63
2	—	585	150.00	150.00
2	—	615	143.00	143.00
13	—	325	170.00–180.00	174.92
2	—	795	130.00	130.00
1	—	670	136.00	136.00
7	—	478	142.00–165.00	157.45
2	—	505	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	527	175.00–187.00	177.64
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
18	—	418	180.00–197.00	190.06
22	—	464	176.00–190.00	185.82
6	—	333	200.00–209.00	207.45
6	—	370	186.00–209.00	193.33
30	—	635	151.00–166.00	155.59
12	—	570	160.00–171.00	167.29
2	—	673	155.00–159.00	157.05
1	—	1,200	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	426	170.00–187.00	180.42
11	—	572	153.00–165.00	156.58
17	—	375	170.00–188.00	179.64
10	—	326	175.00–202.00	190.06
4	—	709	134.00–138.00	135.52
15	—	529	158.00–177.00	167.73
4	—	688	135.00–152.00	144.04
7	—	631	144.00–161.00	154.18
20	—	475	162.50–182.00	172.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	836	127.00	127.00
126	—	667	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	479	136.00–160.00	148.43
8	—	680	118.00–133.00	123.38
25	—	579	109.00–145.00	135.38
42	—	370	131.00–170.00	157.30
35	—	422	133.00–164.00	153.41
23	—	525	120.00–155.00	140.84
21	—	621	120.00–135.00	127.83
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
23	—	327	155.00–170.00	165.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	124.00–130.00	127.00
48	—	517	130.00–166.00	151.24
15	—	618	129.00–149.00	139.47
6	—	775	123.00–129.00	124.34
56	—	420	135.00–172.00	159.24
60	—	473	130.00–168.00	154.77
26	—	376	143.00–175.00	166.20
48	—	583	130.00–159.00	144.96
10	—	671	118.00–145.00	134.98
7	—	877	114.00	114.00
7	—	321	150.00–180.00	169.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	510	156.00	156.00
8	—	558	149.00	149.00
12	—	677	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
16	—	473	130.00–147.00	139.13
6	—	528	124.00–138.00	130.37
8	—	328	145.00–155.00	151.95
16	—	376	141.00–160.00	149.73
1	—	560	133.00	133.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
9	—	425	138.00–152.00	141.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	640	152.00	152.00
74	—	456	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	125.00–134.00	128.26
17	—	470	146.00–184.00	172.22
20	—	521	135.00–175.00	163.04
3	—	670	138.00–145.00	140.68
3	—	782	115.00–126.00	121.72
1	—	270	195.00	195.00
16	—	573	150.00–172.00	154.89
14	—	371	170.00–200.00	183.79
21	—	424	160.00–190.00	178.85
17	—	326	174.00–207.00	186.04
3	—	623	142.00–150.00	145.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	130.00–140.00	135.52
19	—	473	147.00–162.00	156.36
4	—	626	129.00–138.00	132.01
16	—	419	155.00–170.00	165.04
8	—	518	140.00–152.00	147.33
2	—	660	86.00–112.00	99.00
6	—	379	167.00–175.00	170.87
12	—	328	172.00–188.00	180.20
1	—	290	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	381	160.00–188.00	173.57
11	—	626	131.00–149.00	142.04
35	—	479	135.00–177.00	162.77
21	—	523	140.00–170.00	155.15
4	—	329	165.00–195.00	186.05
9	—	664	112.00–145.00	126.96
21	—	572	134.00–164.00	145.31
2	—	733	125.00	125.00
34	—	430	141.00–180.00	172.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,090	58.00–72.00	68.82
46	—	1,191	64.00–80.00	75.21
23	—	1,160	81.00–88.00	84.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	927	44.00–65.00	53.59
18	—	1,007	60.00–76.00	65.82
31	—	978	52.00–77.00	61.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,352	80.00–94.00	86.07
15	—	1,609	64.00–79.00	71.99
29	—	1,445	69.00–86.00	78.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,594	84.00–108.00	98.91
18	—	1,491	74.00–100.00	93.73
17	—	1,739	106.00–121.00	112.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,081.25
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	650.00–700.00	675.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	875.00–1,000.00	937.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	820.00–1,325.00	1,102.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	950.00–1,150.00	1,083.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	885.00–900.00	892.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	625.00–725.00	683.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	610.00–625.00	617.50
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	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	658	300.00–350.00	329.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	879	430.00–585.00	500.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	829	710.00–970.00	838.07

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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