Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 120 priced lines covering 1,206 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,692 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 306 head. replacement cattle receipts at 96 head. Counted as USDA files them — 32 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,692Last week 2,432Year ago 2,512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 509Year ago 337

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 265Year ago 322

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate 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
2	—	678	155.00–159.00	156.99
2	—	710	142.00	142.00
4	—	616	158.00–164.00	159.98
7	—	477	174.00–179.00	175.86
2	—	778	136.00–145.00	140.57
17	—	516	171.00–177.00	173.87
7	—	595	166.00	166.00
2	—	435	177.00–181.00	178.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	142.00	142.00
12	—	426	160.00–167.00	162.47
6	—	328	167.00–175.00	169.72
2	—	563	145.00–150.00	147.53
4	—	471	146.00–160.00	150.53
3	—	535	150.00–157.00	152.29
4	—	380	165.00–177.00	170.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	782	141.00–144.00	141.42
6	—	525	160.00–168.00	163.46
8	—	574	155.00–162.00	158.62
6	—	326	175.00–185.00	178.81
8	—	668	140.00–152.00	149.82
1	—	205	182.00	182.00
16	—	373	170.00–183.00	175.84
10	—	730	146.00	146.00
9	—	422	172.00–187.00	176.85
16	—	477	165.00–177.00	169.01
3	—	622	148.00–156.00	151.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	426	154.00–161.00	157.40
3	—	303	172.50–177.50	174.15
40	—	482	146.00–159.00	150.50
17	—	379	156.00–167.50	162.14
8	—	726	120.00–136.00	131.45
22	—	620	132.50–144.00	138.33
12	—	681	130.00–137.00	131.92
12	—	574	140.00–148.00	143.82
34	—	520	145.00–159.00	149.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	120.00–134.00	125.06
16	—	574	127.50–138.00	132.86
4	—	261	160.00–167.50	162.55
6	—	332	155.00–158.00	156.83
23	—	376	145.00–160.00	152.62
52	—	481	135.00–149.00	142.79
2	—	710	115.00–122.00	118.48
7	—	521	132.50–140.00	136.07
19	—	423	145.00–157.00	149.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	120.00–133.00	128.26
9	—	523	124.00–131.00	125.97
26	—	422	130.00–140.00	135.31
3	—	255	145.00	145.00
5	—	575	105.00–124.00	114.13
15	—	379	134.00–147.00	139.45
22	—	331	140.00–157.00	146.58
3	—	662	116.00–123.00	119.68
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
4	—	634	121.00–125.00	124.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	473	150.00–161.00	155.96
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
10	—	429	155.00–170.00	164.63
3	—	280	180.00–187.50	184.17
11	—	324	170.00–180.00	173.95
19	—	516	145.00–155.00	150.01
20	—	369	162.00–177.00	169.00
9	—	614	131.00–139.00	133.94
9	—	669	125.00–132.50	128.73
16	—	568	139.00–149.00	142.91
6	—	717	119.00–122.50	120.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	150.00–157.00	153.65
20	—	515	157.50–165.00	161.37
19	—	424	172.50–180.00	176.10
6	—	332	187.50–192.50	189.97
6	—	622	141.00–151.00	145.14
21	—	473	165.00–172.50	169.95
22	—	370	180.00–187.50	184.20
3	—	672	139.00–142.50	141.34
2	—	250	195.00–197.50	196.25
3	—	715	130.00–135.00	132.49
2	—	233	205.00–210.00	207.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
3	—	688	110.00–117.00	114.71
1	—	735	116.00	116.00
12	—	526	132.00–148.00	139.21
4	—	576	128.00–137.00	131.25
8	—	382	150.00–160.00	156.97
12	—	435	145.00–160.00	154.58
9	—	319	157.00–170.00	166.37
4	—	283	170.00–172.00	171.01
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
2	—	485	151.00–153.00	151.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	947	38.00–70.00	59.05
17	—	966	57.00–83.00	68.04
25	—	981	46.00–79.00	66.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,530	65.00–75.00	67.87
27	—	1,471	73.00–83.00	78.54
8	—	1,299	82.00–90.00	86.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,125	80.00–88.00	84.56
26	—	1,066	66.00–74.00	70.56
51	—	1,162	74.00–82.00	78.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	86.00–93.00	89.90
8	—	1,756	106.00–115.00	108.79
20	—	1,775	95.00–112.00	102.15

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,003	775.00–825.00	799.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	560.00–685.00	622.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	740.00–800.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,197	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,164.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,168	800.00–1,085.00	953.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,202	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,023.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	725.00–1,025.00	876.82
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	866	600.00–825.00	737.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	800.00–1,025.00	908.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,308	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,268.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	675.00–750.00	712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	925.00–950.00	937.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	700.00–875.00	792.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	650.00–750.00	716.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,120.00	1,120.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	725.00	725.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00

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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