Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 146 priced lines covering 1,959 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,599 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 583 head. replacement cattle receipts at 249 head. Counted as USDA files them — 84 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,599Last week 1,559Year ago 1,354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 583Last week 325Year ago 274

Replacement CattleReceipts 249Last week 163Year ago 170

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	145.00	145.00
8	—	319	200.00–220.00	212.04
20	—	367	185.00–210.00	193.91
36	—	522	168.00–185.00	176.36
16	—	572	162.00–172.00	167.17
22	—	419	185.00–202.00	191.93
7	—	617	151.00–165.00	159.29
5	—	673	140.00–157.00	149.44
8	—	792	138.00	138.00
19	—	467	177.00–191.00	184.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	142.00	142.00
12	—	372	178.00–197.50	187.89
12	—	328	180.00–207.50	190.19
4	—	631	147.00–156.00	149.97
13	—	475	170.00–182.00	177.17
8	—	423	175.00–190.00	181.40
12	—	531	164.00–170.00	166.90
1	—	740	137.00	137.00
1	—	690	147.00	147.00
7	—	582	156.00–167.00	159.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	175.00–180.00	177.50
1	—	465	197.00	197.00
1	—	790	142.00	142.00
2	—	523	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	180.00–182.00	181.33
3	—	622	144.00–147.00	144.99
8	—	329	165.00–197.00	178.26
6	—	476	150.00–172.00	163.41
2	—	730	130.00–137.00	133.52
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	727	120.00–137.00	125.46
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
73	—	475	147.50–165.00	155.06
7	—	684	122.50–129.00	125.55
5	—	323	160.00–185.00	166.57
25	—	575	135.00–151.00	144.29
29	—	378	157.50–166.00	160.44
20	—	621	132.50–148.00	139.76
52	—	424	152.50–169.00	160.30
4	—	274	162.00–177.50	169.12
31	—	523	142.50–157.00	151.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	120.00–130.00	126.75
33	—	422	137.50–163.00	152.38
18	—	579	120.00–142.00	134.25
4	—	720	120.00–127.00	121.71
27	—	469	132.50–158.00	145.74
11	—	320	150.00–164.00	153.83
48	—	380	145.00–167.00	153.27
9	—	662	120.00–137.00	128.53
7	—	281	155.00–162.50	159.43
37	—	525	130.00–152.00	143.29
6	—	768	115.00–117.00	115.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	420	130.00–155.00	145.00
2	—	275	151.00–170.00	160.33
17	—	470	128.00–147.00	136.80
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
25	—	372	135.00–160.00	150.53
2	—	230	175.00–180.00	177.39
13	—	520	126.00–140.00	134.39
3	—	573	123.00–127.00	125.03
17	—	316	140.00–152.00	145.39
1	—	725	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	167.00	167.00
1	—	450	168.00	168.00
3	—	766	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	483	158.00–159.00	158.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	625	131.00–148.00	139.52
3	—	267	200.00–202.00	201.36
46	—	568	136.00–157.50	151.16
7	—	669	135.00–142.00	138.48
9	—	782	110.00–127.50	121.96
21	—	380	175.00–190.00	182.01
27	—	521	140.00–162.50	153.12
17	—	320	182.50–197.00	188.85
50	—	431	157.00–180.00	170.61
35	—	477	152.00–170.00	164.48
4	—	705	120.00–135.00	128.69
1	—	235	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	569	147.00–160.00	153.27
1	—	240	193.00	193.00
2	—	785	125.00–127.00	126.00
17	—	328	195.00–207.00	201.47
27	—	520	152.00–175.00	163.65
1	—	285	215.00	215.00
40	—	417	175.00–192.00	183.42
1	—	730	136.00	136.00
9	—	664	137.00–146.00	141.58
11	—	621	143.00–152.50	147.73
36	—	378	187.00–200.00	193.09
33	—	468	162.00–182.00	172.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	155.00–160.00	157.50
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
5	—	478	185.00–187.50	186.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	245	205.00–207.00	206.00
8	—	517	140.00–148.00	144.13
4	—	745	107.00	107.00
16	—	365	135.00–180.00	161.24
5	—	474	127.00–157.00	150.18
12	—	418	159.00–167.00	164.49
12	—	330	150.00–190.00	174.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,323	82.00–88.00	84.85
22	—	1,460	75.00–86.00	78.62
17	—	1,376	86.00–93.00	90.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,014	63.00–87.00	76.47
31	—	967	50.00–72.00	61.36
58	—	963	54.00–78.00	69.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,222	83.00–108.00	91.18
77	—	1,081	65.00–85.00	77.51
71	—	1,179	74.00–100.00	86.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,831	106.00–125.00	117.05
20	—	1,429	83.00–106.00	97.04
26	—	1,551	100.00–116.00	109.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,122	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,333.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,028	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,193.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,296	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,386.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	600.00–750.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	825.00–925.00	865.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	960	800.00–875.00	833.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	825.00–970.00	889.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,101	900.00–1,075.00	981.67
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–815.00	803.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	670.00–760.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	977.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	870.00	870.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,096	800.00–1,050.00	931.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,176.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,112.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	878	800.00–825.00	809.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	885	500.00–750.00	632.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	682	325.00–550.00	405.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	575.00–650.00	618.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	685	780.00–890.00	826.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	550.00–625.00	587.09
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	853	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	400.00–500.00	450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	650.00	650.00

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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