Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 125 priced lines covering 1,391 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,913 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 438 head. replacement cattle receipts at 220 head. Counted as USDA files them — 50 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,913Last week 1,564Year ago 1,398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 438Last week 351Year ago 280

Replacement CattleReceipts 220Last week 182Year ago 375

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	622	149.00–161.00	153.07
35	—	680	147.00–152.50	152.15
4	—	734	138.00–141.00	140.27
24	—	570	155.00–170.00	160.83
2	—	415	180.00	180.00
9	—	810	133.00	133.00
19	—	527	158.00–177.00	166.40
2	—	362	200.00	200.00
15	—	478	168.00–185.00	174.34
1	—	755	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	125.00	125.00
7	—	376	145.00–187.00	175.26
1	—	275	175.00	175.00
4	—	413	175.00–177.00	176.50
2	—	478	167.00–168.00	167.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	788	143.50	143.50
1	—	615	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	135.00	135.00
1	—	725	124.00	124.00
15	—	526	153.00–170.00	163.41
14	—	481	157.00–177.00	166.07
2	—	373	172.00–190.00	180.82
8	—	429	164.00–182.00	172.54
1	—	315	178.00	178.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
3	—	587	147.00–157.00	152.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	930	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	127.00	127.00
41	—	669	124.00–135.00	134.02
2	—	305	165.00	165.00
22	—	427	145.00–162.00	152.69
4	—	781	122.00–124.00	123.51
5	—	820	115.00	115.00
9	—	614	127.00–140.00	133.44
36	—	471	145.00–157.00	150.94
16	—	523	135.00–155.00	144.39
3	—	377	160.00–167.50	164.13
31	—	570	130.00–147.00	143.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	471	130.00–152.00	144.34
17	—	571	120.00–142.00	132.06
21	—	522	125.00–147.00	137.95
8	—	376	140.00–150.00	145.46
4	—	274	155.00–160.00	158.05
13	—	327	142.50–163.00	153.67
3	—	665	115.00–122.00	119.68
25	—	624	127.00–132.00	129.55
22	—	419	135.00–155.00	143.23
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
4	—	935	109.00–113.00	109.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	348	146.00–161.00	159.35
3	—	620	110.00–125.00	120.12
13	—	571	115.00–132.00	127.04
13	—	516	125.00–140.00	133.23
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
2	—	485	142.00–145.00	143.48
4	—	765	105.00	105.00
33	—	430	117.00–152.00	139.14
22	—	377	130.00–158.00	144.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	800	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	126.00–132.00	129.06
6	—	355	168.00–190.00	181.97
2	—	253	192.50–195.00	193.74
4	—	311	175.00–187.50	182.45
4	—	663	130.00–140.00	136.01
12	—	478	155.00–177.00	167.17
15	—	515	147.00–170.00	159.31
12	—	570	150.00–160.00	153.29
6	—	622	142.00–150.00	146.48
12	—	412	165.00–187.00	179.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	133.00	133.00
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
3	—	570	162.00–170.00	165.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	477	135.00–157.00	146.77
9	—	522	130.00–147.00	139.75
2	—	610	120.00	120.00
9	—	430	152.00–167.00	163.78
12	—	376	152.00–177.00	170.03
12	—	317	145.00–187.00	166.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	481	150.00–168.00	160.07
4	—	678	130.00–139.00	133.20
8	—	623	128.00–143.00	137.15
11	—	577	134.00–147.00	142.67
3	—	722	120.00–127.50	125.06
5	—	272	173.00–185.00	178.89
10	—	321	165.00–197.00	181.86
34	—	423	155.00–178.00	166.78
26	—	378	155.00–187.00	172.59
32	—	524	140.00–156.00	149.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,153	67.00–82.00	75.02
44	—	1,109	60.00–76.00	68.98
39	—	1,185	76.00–87.00	80.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	978	47.00–69.00	60.69
48	—	1,046	54.00–74.00	67.44
16	—	909	50.00–67.00	56.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,354	85.00–89.00	87.04
11	—	1,454	72.00–84.00	77.24
8	—	1,456	68.00–77.00	73.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,800	105.00–112.00	109.53
25	—	1,676	93.00–108.00	99.47
15	—	1,407	74.00–100.00	91.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	970	600.00–800.00	699.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	950.00–1,075.00	1,018.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,116	800.00–1,050.00	945.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	615.00–720.00	645.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,258	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,211.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	915.00	915.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	675.00–900.00	840.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,045.00	1,045.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,204	925.00–1,025.00	969.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	823	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,230	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,304.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,168.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	992	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,186.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,420	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,240.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	923	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,081.73
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,175.00	1,175.00

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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