Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 111 priced lines covering 1,128 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,564 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 351 head. replacement cattle receipts at 182 head. Counted as USDA files them — 78 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,564Last week 2,717Year ago 2,009

Slaughter CattleReceipts 351Last week 685Year ago 287

Replacement CattleReceipts 182Last week 341Year ago 272

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	175.00–190.00	179.10
14	—	529	151.00–170.00	159.52
2	—	723	127.00–130.00	128.54
4	—	676	130.00–135.00	133.52
24	—	564	144.00–158.00	153.96
7	—	621	134.00–145.00	140.28
6	—	425	168.00–180.00	171.87
10	—	485	160.00–177.00	169.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	472	130.00–157.00	139.23
1	—	205	174.00	174.00
3	—	563	133.00–135.00	134.33
18	—	425	145.00–167.00	155.62
2	—	665	115.00–124.00	119.53
7	—	379	152.00–175.00	164.44
9	—	323	163.00–187.00	171.35
4	—	290	170.00	170.00
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
12	—	523	120.00–147.00	136.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	567	130.00–147.00	135.95
1	—	780	112.00	112.00
6	—	614	131.00–140.00	134.84
1	—	715	122.00	122.00
4	—	679	125.00–130.00	127.74
23	—	528	138.00–157.00	148.06
18	—	378	160.00–182.00	173.13
11	—	482	153.00–167.00	160.79
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
20	—	418	159.00–177.00	168.59
5	—	331	170.00–192.00	175.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	424	140.00–157.00	149.06
25	—	474	136.00–152.00	146.13
13	—	624	118.00–132.00	126.93
4	—	680	120.00–124.00	121.75
4	—	326	150.00–152.00	151.27
8	—	721	116.00–120.00	118.01
16	—	517	133.00–146.00	140.04
10	—	283	155.00–160.00	158.30
18	—	366	145.00–162.50	154.20
32	—	586	127.00–137.00	131.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	125.00–130.00	126.63
3	—	615	115.00–122.00	117.41
15	—	479	122.00–145.00	132.03
14	—	532	115.00–137.00	126.88
4	—	258	150.00–153.00	151.49
14	—	371	137.00–157.00	148.27
29	—	418	127.00–155.00	142.34
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
11	—	335	140.00–165.00	156.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	113.00–117.00	115.04
26	—	526	140.00–157.00	146.91
16	—	473	144.00–158.00	150.05
2	—	610	130.00–133.00	131.48
6	—	318	155.00–162.00	156.62
9	—	377	150.00–159.00	153.96
19	—	566	139.00–145.00	140.88
12	—	426	146.00–154.00	149.40
12	—	671	123.00–134.00	131.04
2	—	705	120.00–122.00	120.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	154.00	154.00
1	—	770	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	155.00–169.00	159.80
3	—	580	145.00–150.00	147.28
2	—	480	154.00–168.00	161.15
5	—	316	170.00–192.50	188.01
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
1	—	795	122.00	122.00
6	—	420	165.00–175.00	170.30
6	—	525	135.00–157.00	148.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	169.00–185.00	175.87
2	—	325	174.00	174.00
3	—	373	172.00–175.00	173.69
13	—	468	160.00–177.00	168.53
5	—	585	154.00–157.00	155.82
1	—	660	153.00	153.00
6	—	630	140.00–153.00	144.67
19	—	532	153.00–159.00	156.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	135.00	135.00
4	—	526	162.00–176.00	168.03
5	—	377	178.00–200.00	195.85
1	—	680	140.00	140.00
8	—	575	157.00–172.00	168.96
5	—	474	166.00–168.00	167.00
16	—	621	145.00–165.00	153.79
2	—	423	174.00–179.00	176.57
2	—	718	144.00–150.00	146.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,397	60.00–82.00	78.05
19	—	1,367	68.00–89.00	80.95
6	—	1,470	82.00–95.00	90.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,162	64.00–77.00	71.96
32	—	1,287	78.00–89.00	83.50
40	—	1,171	68.00–83.00	77.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	964	55.00–60.00	57.06
42	—	1,031	50.00–69.00	63.98
30	—	1,009	58.00–78.00	71.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,680	97.00–105.00	99.79
10	—	1,818	104.00–111.00	108.03
11	—	1,560	88.00–99.00	90.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	650.00–720.00	696.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–875.00	787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–860.00	805.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	730.00–900.00	798.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,022	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,163.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	891	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,157.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,108.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,069	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,271.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,166.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	—	750.00–950.00	877.27

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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