Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 121 priced lines covering 1,214 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,325 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 290 head. replacement cattle receipts at 308 head. Counted as USDA files them — 135 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Apr 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,325Last week 2,013Year ago 2,167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 290Last week 306Year ago 360

Replacement CattleReceipts 308Last week 97Year ago 285

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	725.00–900.00	811.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	625.00–775.00	703.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	375.00–600.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,578.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	625.00–775.00	695.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	—	825.00–1,200.00	978.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	—	775.00–1,125.00	928.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	—	660.00–975.00	797.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–975.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	800.00–850.00	816.11
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	828	550.00–750.00	659.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	500.00–675.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	650.00–800.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,200.00–1,410.00	1,354.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	82	—	—	800.00–1,375.00	1,145.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	—	650.00–975.00	876.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	725.00–980.00	848.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	150.00–156.00	153.45
2	—	790	120.00	120.00
5	—	325	156.00–160.00	156.99
6	—	438	146.50	146.50
2	—	715	124.00	124.00
1	—	635	142.00	142.00
7	—	376	150.00–170.00	157.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	573	160.00–167.50	163.85
12	—	671	147.00–158.00	153.22
6	—	781	135.00–138.00	136.49
8	—	521	165.00–172.50	167.53
20	—	619	154.00–162.50	157.21
15	—	471	172.00–181.00	178.03
3	—	707	144.00–148.00	145.66
1	—	805	131.00	131.00
5	—	431	173.00–179.00	176.12
4	—	374	188.00–190.00	188.49
2	—	850	130.00–133.00	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	155.00	155.00
5	—	436	170.00–177.00	172.32
6	—	523	150.00–164.00	158.35
8	—	376	169.00–178.00	173.94
3	—	735	140.00–142.00	141.33
7	—	561	158.00–164.00	160.56
2	—	605	148.00	148.00
16	—	470	160.00–170.00	165.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	417	153.00–162.00	158.05
18	—	378	154.00–170.00	159.63
1	—	765	122.00	122.00
1	—	255	164.00	164.00
8	—	322	160.00–178.00	163.56
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
28	—	518	145.00–154.00	149.47
24	—	469	148.00–160.00	154.05
9	—	629	133.00–138.00	136.02
17	—	565	140.00–150.00	145.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	317	150.00–158.00	154.26
3	—	637	121.00–127.00	124.65
12	—	571	125.00–140.00	134.10
18	—	377	142.00–153.00	148.19
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
18	—	428	137.50–157.00	150.94
19	—	474	133.00–150.00	142.15
10	—	512	140.00–145.00	141.11
2	—	663	125.00–129.00	127.04
3	—	785	115.00–118.00	115.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	125.00–135.00	128.81
12	—	420	129.00–150.00	140.77
2	—	790	105.00	105.00
3	—	560	125.00–127.00	126.32
6	—	472	128.00–136.00	131.39
2	—	375	142.00–143.00	142.51
4	—	626	109.00–120.00	116.48
8	—	325	140.00–150.00	145.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	127.50–130.00	128.75
14	—	520	150.00–167.00	158.82
2	—	765	120.00–125.00	122.48
13	—	418	165.00–188.00	180.09
7	—	671	135.00–143.00	138.52
6	—	572	142.50–162.00	151.26
6	—	635	135.00–147.00	141.01
8	—	323	188.00–194.00	192.00
6	—	375	172.50–188.00	180.31
16	—	468	157.00–172.00	166.24
2	—	278	198.00–208.00	202.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	184.00–188.00	186.13
5	—	267	180.00–185.00	181.03
4	—	718	125.00–128.00	126.52
17	—	569	136.00–150.00	142.99
4	—	678	128.00–134.00	130.97
24	—	424	150.00–172.00	165.25
2	—	770	116.00	116.00
24	—	526	138.00–155.00	147.69
17	—	322	174.00–184.00	178.58
16	—	470	152.00–160.00	156.32
18	—	374	165.00–182.00	177.86
7	—	632	130.00–135.00	133.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	130.00–135.00	132.49
4	—	421	158.00–160.00	159.51
6	—	376	162.00–172.00	167.02
4	—	294	170.00–178.00	171.97
7	—	522	140.00–147.00	143.16
10	—	479	140.00–150.00	144.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	950	47.00–60.00	53.18
8	—	1,008	62.00–71.00	64.63
21	—	968	55.00–73.00	63.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,502	73.50–85.50	79.65
8	—	1,302	77.00–90.00	83.17
5	—	1,345	62.00–78.00	73.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,056	65.00–75.00	71.54
76	—	1,121	73.00–82.00	77.63
18	—	1,221	77.00–89.00	84.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,762	98.00–112.00	106.83
7	—	1,800	94.00–120.00	109.29
8	—	1,567	78.00–103.00	92.09

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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