Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 126 priced lines covering 1,377 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,562 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 361 head. replacement cattle receipts at 268 head. Counted as USDA files them — 117 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Mar 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,562Last week 986Year ago 1,685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 361Last week 260Year ago 323

Replacement CattleReceipts 268Last week 143Year ago 311

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	135.00–140.00	138.28
4	—	635	148.00–150.00	149.52
3	—	335	182.00–184.00	183.31
11	—	519	152.00–161.00	158.42
8	—	479	160.00–168.00	163.65
4	—	432	174.00–176.00	174.98
16	—	579	148.00–160.00	154.17
2	—	383	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	619	166.50	166.50
20	—	579	174.50	174.50
8	—	661	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	170.00–176.00	173.02
1	—	320	176.00	176.00
11	—	472	150.00–155.00	152.27
5	—	508	140.00–150.00	147.20
3	—	553	135.00–145.00	138.31
8	—	430	149.00–174.00	160.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	135.00–145.00	141.58
1	—	445	182.50	182.50
5	—	479	170.00–182.50	174.34
14	—	627	150.00–160.00	153.64
1	—	300	220.00	220.00
1	—	650	154.00	154.00
12	—	522	162.00–180.00	166.95
9	—	581	158.00–174.00	160.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	419	129.00–152.00	144.60
2	—	653	110.00–115.00	112.51
5	—	284	150.00–154.00	151.63
23	—	373	134.00–165.00	149.76
11	—	622	112.00–131.00	124.83
10	—	564	135.00–140.00	136.29
37	—	475	123.00–152.00	141.02
4	—	770	105.00–116.00	111.46
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
18	—	516	133.00–142.00	138.12
13	—	318	147.00–170.00	151.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	375	152.00–170.00	159.19
13	—	720	116.00–131.00	126.05
27	—	428	140.00–165.00	153.40
38	—	533	132.00–150.00	142.23
41	—	625	123.00–142.00	138.16
30	—	666	120.00–138.00	133.04
12	—	325	152.50–167.50	157.77
8	—	776	111.00–128.00	122.03
34	—	575	130.00–147.50	141.37
23	—	470	147.50–160.00	151.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	140.00–142.00	140.98
7	—	479	128.00–146.00	132.63
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
10	—	365	122.50–152.00	140.78
6	—	526	124.00–130.00	127.47
6	—	423	142.00–150.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	670	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	622	137.00–150.00	141.08
11	—	671	127.50–137.00	132.43
12	—	379	175.00–200.00	184.27
8	—	319	186.00–215.00	196.93
2	—	720	120.00–125.00	122.45
18	—	514	150.00–180.00	158.17
21	—	414	165.00–192.00	177.55
7	—	783	115.00–127.00	118.28
11	—	480	158.00–185.00	164.65
14	—	572	142.00–165.00	147.29
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	120.00	120.00
2	—	733	110.00–115.00	112.53
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
23	—	527	135.00–165.00	143.96
4	—	783	108.00–110.00	108.98
8	—	619	130.00–140.00	133.25
18	—	375	155.00–185.00	168.32
18	—	471	144.00–170.00	153.91
10	—	324	170.00–178.00	175.41
11	—	571	130.00–150.00	136.49
33	—	421	152.00–180.00	165.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	160.00–170.00	163.93
3	—	295	174.00	174.00
4	—	320	170.00	170.00
4	—	511	127.50–130.00	129.35
4	—	581	120.00–140.00	128.86
8	—	484	140.00–142.00	140.51
2	—	418	152.00–155.00	153.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,486	77.00–89.00	81.70
8	—	1,403	70.00–79.00	75.26
11	—	1,427	86.00–94.00	89.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,133	77.00–90.00	82.65
42	—	1,060	68.00–81.50	74.04
41	—	1,161	84.00–95.00	88.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	957	50.00–67.00	58.15
11	—	960	65.00–83.00	70.05
38	—	1,003	58.00–78.00	66.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,744	110.00–124.00	117.85
12	—	1,458	83.00–106.00	97.21
21	—	1,555	98.00–114.00	107.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	575.00–700.00	615.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,565	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,329	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,345.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,474	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,454.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,193	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,247.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,126.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,188	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,283.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,372	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,354.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	575.00–875.00	748.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,284.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	—	700.00–975.00	841.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,724.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	820.00	820.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	600.00–950.00	737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	580.00	580.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–750.00	687.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,251	975.00–1,375.00	1,229.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	850.00–875.00	863.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	800.00–1,150.00	982.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–900.00	757.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	815.00–945.00	884.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,070.00	1,070.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–625.00	618.75

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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