Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 123 priced lines covering 1,368 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,013 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 306 head. replacement cattle receipts at 97 head. Counted as USDA files them — 60 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,013Last week 1,729Year ago 3,275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 542Year ago 509

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 194Year ago 309

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	595	144.00	144.00
3	—	475	164.00	164.00
4	—	440	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	529	141.00–152.00	145.16
11	—	365	158.00–175.00	164.22
7	—	724	124.00–125.00	124.28
33	—	429	152.00–175.00	157.08
16	—	630	134.00–143.00	138.84
3	—	310	162.00–180.00	168.00
25	—	669	129.00–138.00	132.57
30	—	475	147.00–165.00	151.68
33	—	573	137.00–150.00	142.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	110.00–115.00	112.45
31	—	585	124.00–138.00	131.70
14	—	617	120.00–135.00	129.45
7	—	679	117.00–132.00	122.57
2	—	788	120.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	285	158.00	158.00
19	—	425	142.00–162.00	149.35
14	—	525	130.00–142.00	137.55
40	—	378	147.00–170.00	150.96
33	—	482	137.00–152.00	142.89
17	—	332	150.00–170.00	157.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	137.00–141.00	139.37
11	—	332	140.00–150.00	144.44
4	—	615	105.00–112.00	108.56
3	—	710	120.00	120.00
10	—	475	120.00–136.00	128.78
12	—	423	133.00–155.00	138.21
4	—	518	130.00–132.00	131.02
2	—	755	118.00	118.00
5	—	572	115.00–128.00	120.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
2	—	415	162.00	162.00
5	—	527	152.00–155.00	153.63
5	—	568	140.00–153.00	144.98
6	—	373	152.00–161.00	156.83
5	—	324	159.00–170.00	161.75
13	—	680	132.00–143.00	136.83
12	—	719	131.00–143.00	134.14
3	—	757	135.00–140.00	136.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	164.00–172.00	167.93
1	—	295	190.00	190.00
8	—	668	149.00–156.00	151.75
10	—	336	184.00–187.00	185.01
5	—	361	181.00–183.00	181.62
48	—	615	154.00–159.00	156.20
11	—	523	165.00–175.00	169.27
2	—	768	132.00–135.00	133.50
1	—	740	145.00	145.00
15	—	417	175.00–185.00	177.57
25	—	472	170.00–187.00	173.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	576	155.00–162.00	157.82
10	—	477	160.00–175.00	165.15
9	—	628	136.00–151.00	147.16
5	—	330	173.00–178.00	175.44
7	—	673	130.00–150.00	142.66
19	—	422	162.00–172.00	168.93
6	—	780	135.00–145.00	139.65
7	—	715	136.00–149.00	145.69
14	—	370	170.00–185.00	175.03
30	—	523	155.00–170.00	162.61
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	878	138.50	138.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	150.00–157.00	151.62
3	—	755	120.00	120.00
7	—	331	184.00–189.00	185.56
11	—	420	172.00–192.00	181.10
7	—	367	180.00–200.00	187.74
2	—	705	132.00	132.00
9	—	461	166.00–177.00	171.12
7	—	529	155.00–166.00	159.69
10	—	621	145.00–152.00	148.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
14	—	520	132.00–155.00	146.84
11	—	627	129.00–147.00	133.53
30	—	426	149.00–180.00	165.52
7	—	680	128.00–137.00	130.16
11	—	472	144.00–165.00	157.44
11	—	570	132.00–150.00	141.72
5	—	329	174.00–195.00	183.35
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
14	—	379	156.00–190.00	171.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	385	150.00–161.00	158.43
20	—	469	140.00–155.00	145.95
9	—	566	120.00–135.00	129.48
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
15	—	520	127.00–145.00	137.71
13	—	420	142.00–155.00	148.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,262	82.00–88.00	83.82
52	—	1,170	69.00–82.00	77.36
31	—	1,049	64.00–75.00	71.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,069	59.00–73.00	64.92
12	—	930	38.50–60.00	52.43
17	—	1,026	60.00–77.00	69.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	90.00	90.00
6	—	1,496	65.00–73.00	66.18
25	—	1,443	70.00–82.00	75.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,644	103.00–110.00	106.01
6	—	1,713	98.00–103.00	100.32
6	—	1,845	110.00–115.00	112.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	873	710.00–825.00	766.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	875.00–1,300.00	1,009.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,060.00–1,150.00	1,105.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	675.00–775.00	718.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	950.00–1,100.00	1,032.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	800.00–950.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	975.00–1,025.00	1,001.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,153.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,263	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,485.00
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	425.00–550.00	487.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	773	600.00–810.00	675.28

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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