Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 128 priced lines covering 1,496 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,954 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 370 head. replacement cattle receipts at 257 head. Counted as USDA files them — 110 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,954Last week 1,225Year ago 1,837

Slaughter CattleReceipts 370Last week 264Year ago 219

Replacement CattleReceipts 257Last week 210Year ago 92

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	469	145.00–154.00	150.62
16	—	370	158.00–168.00	162.11
16	—	624	122.00–144.00	134.11
2	—	253	159.00–166.00	162.53
6	—	776	104.00–110.00	105.97
18	—	527	137.00–150.00	142.27
3	—	735	110.00–113.00	111.67
21	—	326	150.00–175.00	163.16
18	—	571	120.00–148.00	138.86
35	—	424	140.00–162.00	155.72
7	—	668	113.00–120.00	117.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	529	140.00–158.00	153.53
21	—	378	158.00–175.00	168.44
27	—	477	145.00–160.00	156.32
4	—	708	120.00–143.00	128.04
8	—	664	127.00–150.00	133.72
6	—	269	178.00–179.00	178.84
25	—	614	135.00–155.00	148.30
14	—	332	167.00–180.00	169.34
33	—	431	150.00–168.00	159.92
33	—	579	140.00–156.00	147.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	130.00–151.00	144.28
2	—	715	107.00–110.00	108.51
12	—	518	117.00–135.00	128.80
4	—	283	158.00–160.00	159.04
9	—	577	115.00–141.00	131.42
15	—	386	145.00–156.00	150.44
14	—	470	140.00–145.00	142.72
5	—	610	117.00–122.00	119.58
11	—	337	147.00–158.00	154.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	146.00–150.00	146.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	165.00	165.00
1	—	535	149.00	149.00
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
2	—	415	164.00	164.00
1	—	295	188.00	188.00
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
2	—	380	159.00–162.00	160.44
3	—	242	188.00–190.00	188.68
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	373	188.00–197.00	193.27
3	—	777	140.00	140.00
3	—	282	203.00–218.00	210.33
3	—	570	162.00–172.00	166.30
22	—	721	142.00–154.00	152.92
15	—	319	198.00–207.00	202.35
13	—	476	176.00–181.00	178.84
18	—	678	148.00–158.00	151.18
14	—	423	180.00–192.00	185.58
25	—	623	158.00–162.00	158.94
14	—	526	170.00–178.00	172.75
2	—	833	145.00–150.00	147.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	174.00–187.00	180.19
1	—	280	193.00	193.00
15	—	476	165.00–172.00	167.64
12	—	335	180.00–195.00	189.98
13	—	427	170.00–180.00	175.87
1	—	640	145.00	145.00
22	—	518	158.00–175.00	164.81
17	—	568	145.50–162.00	154.51
3	—	671	138.00–153.00	143.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	575	140.00–153.00	148.34
3	—	717	120.00–125.00	123.33
3	—	675	126.00–134.00	130.02
15	—	526	146.00–158.00	153.31
3	—	762	108.00–116.00	112.68
4	—	285	188.00–200.00	192.95
13	—	619	136.00–147.00	139.28
30	—	427	160.00–179.00	166.10
18	—	468	151.00–165.00	159.00
22	—	373	170.00–185.00	176.00
9	—	332	180.00–195.00	187.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	132.00–139.00	135.43
14	—	568	150.00–160.00	155.58
14	—	513	157.00–169.00	162.13
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
30	—	366	182.00–192.00	187.60
29	—	420	172.00–184.00	178.25
13	—	323	190.00–205.00	195.00
2	—	283	204.00–205.00	204.48
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
9	—	622	140.00–149.00	145.93
17	—	476	162.00–173.00	169.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	116.00–124.00	119.97
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
8	—	468	150.00–155.00	152.75
5	—	381	158.00–170.00	163.60
8	—	538	140.00–146.00	143.02
8	—	420	156.00–167.00	160.20
5	—	327	175.00–180.00	176.99
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
10	—	579	130.00–140.00	135.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	911	50.00–55.00	52.35
21	—	989	50.00–68.00	62.93
23	—	1,005	60.00–74.00	68.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,564	75.00–88.00	85.36
13	—	1,475	88.00–95.00	91.61
11	—	1,474	65.00–83.00	76.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,134	67.00–77.00	72.49
56	—	1,214	79.00–91.00	86.97
42	—	1,155	70.00–85.00	79.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,667	79.00–95.00	85.36
12	—	1,679	85.00–107.00	99.52
9	—	1,834	107.00–119.00	112.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,083.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	830.00	830.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	750.00–875.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	925.00–1,400.00	1,128.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	775.00–950.00	847.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	875.00–1,100.00	991.36
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	750.00–850.00	808.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–600.00	546.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,176.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	62	—	—	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,379.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	946.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	550.00–750.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	655.00	655.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	630.00–815.00	728.04
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	460.00	460.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	900.00–950.00	926.32

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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