Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 126 priced lines covering 1,750 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,243 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 839 head. replacement cattle receipts at 130 head. Counted as USDA files them — 25 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Mar 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,243Last week 2,418Year ago 3,117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 839Last week 625Year ago 392

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 256Year ago 196

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	303	224.00	224.00
24	—	845	139.50	139.50
11	—	666	158.50	158.50
16	—	710	152.00	152.00
1	—	470	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	745	127.00	127.00
7	—	381	164.00–170.00	167.53
4	—	326	170.00–178.00	174.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	479	170.00–187.00	181.76
7	—	367	185.00–200.00	193.11
3	—	673	150.00–155.00	151.62
1	—	705	153.00	153.00
12	—	617	158.00–166.50	164.65
15	—	520	160.00–181.00	175.37
27	—	421	180.00–198.00	190.26
7	—	325	198.00–208.00	201.58
9	—	565	154.00–170.00	165.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	589	159.00–167.00	160.40
3	—	713	135.00–140.00	138.36
13	—	521	160.00–177.00	168.85
7	—	424	170.00–180.00	176.67
5	—	618	150.00–160.00	155.46
5	—	678	142.00–150.00	147.05
7	—	477	167.00–178.00	174.36
7	—	331	181.00–205.00	193.67
12	—	378	174.00–184.00	178.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	570	140.00–149.00	143.47
26	—	514	131.00–156.00	147.07
30	—	482	148.00–162.00	156.10
3	—	715	122.00–129.00	126.35
7	—	389	153.00–165.00	160.05
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
19	—	631	132.00–142.00	137.51
16	—	418	151.00–165.00	158.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	479	125.00–147.00	141.64
9	—	527	119.00–140.00	133.58
2	—	440	146.00–150.00	147.98
7	—	336	142.00–167.00	155.27
18	—	377	131.00–160.00	144.80
3	—	228	175.00–180.00	176.50
3	—	670	112.00–120.00	117.39
2	—	288	170.00–175.00	172.48
2	—	610	116.00–125.00	120.57
9	—	574	125.00–132.00	127.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	375	145.00–167.00	152.48
30	—	521	123.00–147.00	140.05
19	—	323	145.00–175.00	159.64
58	—	420	132.00–160.00	151.49
7	—	676	117.00–130.00	121.29
5	—	616	122.00–134.00	128.38
3	—	783	114.00–119.00	117.00
16	—	576	130.00–137.00	134.16
2	—	700	118.00–120.00	119.00
41	—	474	134.00–153.00	145.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	652	141.00–142.00	141.14
5	—	750	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	633	139.50–148.00	141.29
86	—	736	134.00–139.50	139.05
15	—	651	140.50	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	376	178.00–197.00	187.67
18	—	420	172.00–192.00	180.95
5	—	701	142.00	142.00
22	—	518	154.00–172.00	165.90
7	—	575	145.00–160.00	153.23
17	—	469	161.00–182.00	170.39
1	—	265	220.00	220.00
1	—	690	138.00	138.00
10	—	611	140.00–154.00	150.66
14	—	326	182.00–210.00	195.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	524	145.00–162.00	152.70
15	—	374	160.00–190.00	176.85
30	—	421	162.00–180.00	171.29
10	—	326	170.00–202.00	184.98
3	—	773	127.00–129.00	128.34
9	—	624	137.00–148.00	142.42
19	—	477	148.00–170.00	159.86
9	—	579	140.00–151.00	145.08
1	—	295	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	128.00–134.00	131.01
2	—	575	130.00–140.00	135.09
8	—	481	145.00–160.00	151.57
3	—	528	140.00–150.00	146.78
9	—	370	151.00–180.00	166.13
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
4	—	264	190.00–200.00	193.67
7	—	324	167.00–190.00	183.06
4	—	428	151.00–167.00	160.67
4	—	680	117.00–125.00	121.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,326	89.00–98.00	93.49
44	—	1,386	83.00–91.00	86.19
13	—	1,375	78.00–85.00	81.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,168	78.00–96.00	83.38
91	—	1,141	71.00–84.00	75.52
60	—	1,169	84.00–108.00	89.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,029	65.00–85.00	75.62
75	—	1,044	59.00–79.00	72.23
62	—	978	51.00–72.00	65.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,583	87.00–104.00	99.27
30	—	1,610	95.00–113.00	106.34
10	—	1,838	110.00–121.00	115.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,122	900.00–1,075.00	1,000.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,044	800.00–1,050.00	901.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	640.00–850.00	743.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	990	770.00–780.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–740.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	510.00–750.00	636.67
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	460.00	460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	530.00–640.00	585.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	650.00–770.00	718.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,183	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,565.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,403	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,570.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	510.00	510.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	837	592.00–1,025.00	676.84
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	910.00	910.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	580.00–650.00	613.37
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	750.00	750.00

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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