Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 137 priced lines covering 2,118 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,219 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 555 head. replacement cattle receipts at 293 head. Counted as USDA files them — 51 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Mar 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,219Last week 3,667Year ago 3,236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 555Last week 695Year ago 646

Replacement CattleReceipts 293Last week 571Year ago 279

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with good demand on feeder cattle.

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	—	1,230	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	900.00–1,350.00	1,138.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,212.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–950.00	916.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,030	975.00–1,075.00	1,026.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	935.00	935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,028	900.00–1,000.00	949.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	991.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	860	700.00–900.00	781.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,047	900.00–950.00	917.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,080.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	888	710.00–870.00	782.96
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	675	330.00–485.00	382.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
11	—	661	143.00	143.00
15	—	619	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	627	132.00–142.00	138.06
66	—	416	157.00–170.00	161.67
10	—	369	140.00–175.00	163.17
4	—	260	163.00–165.00	164.47
57	—	517	137.00–160.00	150.33
11	—	724	122.00–127.00	125.08
65	—	481	137.00–164.00	155.52
7	—	329	145.00–175.00	156.48
24	—	792	119.00–125.00	124.35
73	—	581	131.00–149.00	143.96
13	—	660	127.00–137.00	133.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	153.00–155.00	153.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	428	135.00–150.00	143.26
2	—	725	110.00–116.00	112.92
11	—	470	126.00–145.00	136.04
22	—	333	145.00–165.00	156.08
4	—	629	116.00–120.00	117.51
6	—	577	117.00–126.00	122.48
16	—	525	120.00–137.00	128.74
18	—	383	139.00–154.00	149.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	574	128.00–140.00	135.30
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
39	—	374	133.00–165.00	153.55
3	—	668	125.00–128.00	127.02
17	—	621	122.00–132.00	127.95
3	—	265	150.00–155.00	153.21
31	—	526	131.00–148.00	141.25
62	—	431	143.00–158.00	153.11
3	—	723	118.00–120.00	119.33
34	—	316	131.00–172.00	160.99
42	—	473	137.00–155.00	147.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	698	125.00	125.00
4	—	633	134.00	134.00
54	—	722	132.75	132.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	422	162.00–197.00	184.39
2	—	705	134.00–136.00	134.99
18	—	527	158.00–183.00	165.47
36	—	462	168.00–190.00	177.91
19	—	366	181.00–212.00	196.58
8	—	617	141.00–151.00	147.03
4	—	775	125.00–134.00	130.56
5	—	658	139.00–146.00	141.39
5	—	268	190.00–192.00	190.79
1	—	820	122.00	122.00
16	—	574	150.00–168.00	157.42
5	—	318	186.00–200.00	192.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	530	125.00–168.00	155.85
21	—	367	170.00–200.00	181.30
4	—	274	180.00–185.00	182.45
6	—	683	132.00–139.00	135.18
1	—	235	185.00	185.00
25	—	425	158.00–187.00	175.73
12	—	579	140.00–159.00	146.64
13	—	327	170.00–210.00	186.44
2	—	825	110.00–112.00	110.99
10	—	625	130.00–144.00	137.89
27	—	475	160.00–179.00	166.66
4	—	733	125.00–130.00	128.53
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	145.00	145.00
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
15	—	430	122.00–175.00	160.31
2	—	213	177.00–202.00	188.76
25	—	378	133.00–177.00	167.56
3	—	265	175.00	175.00
16	—	523	132.00–155.00	144.44
6	—	327	168.00–187.00	176.20
13	—	464	145.00–168.00	157.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	354	201.00	201.00
3	—	515	172.00–175.00	173.00
1	—	320	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	180.00–186.00	181.32
11	—	425	171.00–190.00	177.58
23	—	376	175.00–196.00	185.83
8	—	569	156.00–171.00	160.39
2	—	775	120.00–125.00	122.52
14	—	612	150.00–163.00	157.62
7	—	672	134.00–148.00	140.23
2	—	738	125.00–137.00	131.02
28	—	479	165.00–189.00	180.07
16	—	530	162.00–180.00	170.66
2	—	290	188.00–190.00	188.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	766	145.25	145.25
10	—	722	135.00	135.00
12	—	408	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	146.00–153.00	149.44
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
5	—	378	170.00–177.00	173.75
4	—	485	132.00–178.00	153.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	489	176.00–197.00	187.59
7	—	366	176.00–195.00	186.52
10	—	429	176.00–195.00	182.85
4	—	635	155.00–177.00	160.24
31	—	587	165.00–185.00	175.51
3	—	714	135.00–142.00	138.99
60	—	527	170.00–192.00	183.67
18	—	676	149.00–152.00	151.83
1	—	330	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	594	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,607	99.00–109.00	103.61
18	—	1,504	91.00–100.00	96.76
17	—	1,727	107.00–118.00	112.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,166	80.00–91.00	84.43
63	—	1,057	67.00–77.00	71.45
80	—	1,113	72.00–88.00	78.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	967	52.00–74.00	63.49
13	—	900	50.00–68.00	58.60
41	—	946	60.00–78.00	68.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,353	74.00–86.00	80.39
14	—	1,424	67.00–80.00	74.41
30	—	1,312	81.00–94.00	88.43

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

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