Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 111 priced lines covering 884 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 986 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 260 head. replacement cattle receipts at 143 head. Counted as USDA files them — 57 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Mar 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 986Last week 1,813Year ago 1,221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 339Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 143Last week 199Year ago 259

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	328	166.00–185.00	174.05
2	—	275	170.00–172.00	171.02
9	—	383	160.00–175.00	162.92
6	—	527	140.00–145.00	140.81
6	—	572	130.00–133.00	131.68
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
8	—	477	140.00–151.00	143.77
7	—	436	154.00–160.00	157.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	418	173.00–187.00	178.75
1	—	735	127.00	127.00
4	—	218	193.00–200.00	195.83
21	—	478	157.00–170.00	161.63
5	—	626	141.00–147.00	142.99
9	—	575	145.00–155.00	149.84
15	—	379	181.00–195.00	185.08
18	—	524	151.00–167.00	159.29
2	—	665	133.00–138.00	135.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
2	—	673	121.00–134.00	127.62
2	—	713	119.00–126.00	122.46
14	—	381	170.00–180.00	174.79
15	—	467	150.00–167.00	154.54
2	—	628	130.00–137.00	133.51
15	—	524	142.00–158.00	149.61
15	—	435	162.00–177.00	168.69
3	—	343	180.00–182.00	180.66
9	—	564	140.00–152.00	145.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	150.00–160.00	156.10
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
11	—	520	141.00–155.00	148.03
15	—	569	138.50–148.00	143.13
9	—	316	152.00–160.00	156.01
1	—	265	158.00	158.00
3	—	702	120.00–122.00	121.33
2	—	633	138.00–139.00	138.51
3	—	763	120.00–121.00	120.34
25	—	469	142.00–159.00	154.02
2	—	660	125.00	125.00
31	—	421	150.00–162.00	157.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	120.00	120.00
4	—	675	110.00–115.00	112.44
2	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.53
6	—	382	152.00–155.00	153.00
5	—	539	137.00	137.00
5	—	329	140.00–150.00	145.40
7	—	420	135.00–152.00	142.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	469	135.00–152.00	143.29
4	—	626	122.00–128.00	125.81
3	—	290	150.00–155.00	151.61
9	—	325	142.00–150.00	147.55
27	—	380	140.00–163.00	148.69
31	—	427	140.00–160.00	147.78
13	—	512	133.00–142.00	136.81
5	—	581	127.00–135.00	132.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	137.00–143.00	141.98
5	—	630	138.50–159.00	152.81
5	—	323	181.00–186.00	182.73
9	—	531	149.00–172.00	161.97
1	—	560	165.00	165.00
11	—	475	155.00–176.00	171.09
5	—	360	180.00–185.00	184.00
21	—	423	166.00–185.00	177.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	458	177.00–189.00	183.60
6	—	522	170.00–184.00	176.15
14	—	425	181.00–190.00	186.62
1	—	390	202.00	202.00
2	—	762	135.00	135.00
3	—	718	142.00–145.00	143.98
7	—	573	157.00–169.00	163.95
6	—	611	149.00–158.00	152.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	155.00	155.00
1	—	615	147.00	147.00
5	—	473	157.00–167.00	161.55
3	—	505	157.00	157.00
6	—	378	160.00–174.00	167.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	883.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–950.00	933.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,217.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	750.00–800.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,318	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,240.46
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,175.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,724.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,249	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,216.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	875.00–1,100.00	1,008.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	946.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	650.00–800.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,363	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,451.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	900.00–950.00	925.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	675.00–800.00	731.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,159.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	841	630.00–875.00	744.69
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	760.00	760.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,749	100.00–105.00	102.44
5	—	1,739	109.00–114.00	111.45
10	—	1,465	86.00–97.00	92.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,463	69.00–81.00	77.10
20	—	1,280	74.00–90.00	83.90
21	—	1,332	83.00–97.00	91.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,032	62.00–74.00	70.02
18	—	968	55.00–69.00	62.11
2	—	865	50.00–55.00	52.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,032	69.00–76.00	72.49
32	—	1,162	76.00–83.00	80.30
28	—	1,130	84.00–90.00	87.44

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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