Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 121 priced lines covering 1,674 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,026 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 432 head. replacement cattle receipts at 190 head. Counted as USDA files them — 123 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Apr 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,026Last week 2,932Year ago 3,444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 432Last week 820Year ago 763

Replacement CattleReceipts 190Last week 360Year ago 447

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	132.00–138.00	135.47
1	—	795	126.00	126.00
3	—	380	156.00–165.00	160.49
5	—	331	162.00–170.00	167.18
3	—	418	152.00–162.00	156.35
2	—	488	148.00–150.00	148.98
6	—	520	145.00–158.00	150.96
3	—	737	119.00–127.00	122.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	669	136.00–162.00	152.65
1	—	235	208.00	208.00
16	—	569	150.00–175.00	166.94
3	—	425	178.00–193.00	183.21
9	—	729	143.00–154.00	145.34
56	—	540	155.00–183.50	179.24
2	—	373	180.00–190.00	185.10
4	—	469	166.00–174.00	170.03
9	—	622	148.00–165.00	157.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	129.00–156.00	145.00
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
13	—	671	138.00–148.00	144.90
5	—	425	166.00–173.00	169.03
8	—	371	168.00–178.00	172.49
10	—	473	159.00–178.00	167.38
3	—	727	134.00–138.00	136.66
13	—	579	140.00–165.00	158.41
25	—	519	155.00–174.00	160.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	837	137.75	137.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	172.00–173.00	172.68
39	—	572	136.00–149.00	144.46
21	—	422	155.00–163.00	158.23
43	—	474	150.00–162.00	154.65
2	—	773	123.00–124.00	123.50
50	—	530	145.00–155.00	149.50
26	—	624	135.00–145.00	139.03
11	—	722	125.00–132.00	128.20
12	—	372	153.00–167.00	161.78
21	—	675	129.00–140.00	135.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	758	133.50–145.00	138.49
10	—	548	156.00	156.00
9	—	614	147.00	147.00
12	—	724	132.50	132.50
8	—	846	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	149.00	149.00
79	—	640	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	525	134.00–148.00	140.15
5	—	327	145.00–162.00	156.24
38	—	476	133.00–152.00	146.94
34	—	427	145.00–157.00	150.67
14	—	627	120.00–135.00	128.46
22	—	575	130.00–145.00	135.88
3	—	718	104.00–123.00	115.77
21	—	661	116.00–130.00	127.30
27	—	376	131.00–162.00	155.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	109.00–120.00	113.02
4	—	330	150.00–158.00	152.54
2	—	643	112.00–115.00	113.49
5	—	372	145.00–150.00	147.65
3	—	535	121.00–130.00	124.64
11	—	422	120.00–147.00	138.64
10	—	588	117.00–128.00	121.96
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
8	—	478	130.00–145.00	135.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	524	139.00–179.00	165.82
13	—	377	172.00–202.00	187.52
24	—	471	148.00–182.00	174.92
24	—	424	160.00–190.00	184.34
5	—	316	186.00–198.00	191.50
3	—	778	120.00–127.00	123.37
3	—	272	194.00–207.00	201.32
10	—	716	120.00–137.00	131.98
12	—	567	150.00–162.00	154.23
13	—	626	140.00–154.00	146.76
9	—	667	139.00–146.00	142.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	135.00–156.00	146.32
1	—	250	195.00	195.00
6	—	388	152.00–175.00	168.22
14	—	422	150.00–169.00	162.98
14	—	472	142.00–160.00	150.14
11	—	317	155.00–178.00	168.62
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
2	—	610	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	135.00–147.00	140.34
22	—	424	155.00–180.00	171.02
5	—	338	172.00–197.00	185.27
13	—	628	130.00–145.00	137.51
20	—	478	150.00–170.00	158.70
1	—	205	190.00	190.00
4	—	683	131.00–136.00	132.77
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
22	—	523	140.00–167.00	157.11
2	—	280	200.00	200.00
23	—	380	157.00–190.00	176.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	997	60.00–77.00	69.40
45	—	973	50.00–73.00	63.70
17	—	960	50.00–68.00	63.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,344	76.00–88.00	80.22
10	—	1,617	64.00–75.00	68.15
19	—	1,369	83.00–88.00	84.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,136	67.00–80.00	75.10
42	—	1,118	74.00–88.00	80.30
41	—	1,168	80.00–92.50	84.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,425	85.00–98.00	92.55
19	—	1,713	91.00–113.00	104.93
11	—	1,753	99.00–121.00	108.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	817	510.00–655.00	581.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	815.00	815.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,372.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	825.00–1,250.00	1,101.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,387.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,098.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	750.00–875.00	818.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	—	375.00–550.00	461.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–775.00	741.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	620.00–650.00	634.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	887.14

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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