Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 131 priced lines covering 1,437 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,562 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 264 head. replacement cattle receipts at 192 head. Counted as USDA files them — 84 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,562Last week 1,672Year ago 1,621

Slaughter CattleReceipts 264Last week 355Year ago 372

Replacement CattleReceipts 192Last week 329Year ago 197

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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
10	—	669	141.00–152.00	146.14
3	—	410	165.00–170.00	168.37
33	—	529	156.00–177.00	161.49
6	—	976	118.00–120.00	118.99
10	—	572	155.00–165.00	157.00
4	—	770	132.00–145.00	139.24
1	—	800	132.00	132.00
4	—	916	117.00–119.00	118.01
4	—	474	165.00–175.00	168.97
13	—	872	124.50–131.00	125.69
10	—	616	150.00–156.00	152.78
24	—	725	137.50–146.00	142.52
4	—	320	167.00–182.00	173.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	175.00–176.00	175.50
4	—	413	165.00	165.00
8	—	578	145.00–153.00	149.67
10	—	625	134.00–148.00	142.81
1	—	895	118.00	118.00
7	—	467	155.00–177.00	165.19
2	—	380	157.00–168.00	162.43
5	—	680	130.00–145.00	137.34
2	—	728	127.50–130.00	128.78
14	—	532	149.00–167.00	160.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	431	142.00–174.00	164.41
6	—	690	140.00	140.00
3	—	615	141.00	141.00
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
16	—	365	149.00–182.00	162.65
4	—	489	158.00–166.00	164.06
2	—	538	151.00–156.00	153.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	772	117.00–128.00	126.12
1	—	1,130	90.00	90.00
43	—	474	145.00–155.00	150.63
5	—	335	158.00–164.00	159.65
25	—	565	136.50–145.00	141.81
3	—	888	110.00	110.00
1	—	910	105.00	105.00
14	—	620	126.00–138.00	134.01
24	—	529	130.00–151.00	145.77
3	—	713	122.00–133.00	128.02
25	—	375	152.00–159.00	155.14
3	—	995	110.00	110.00
11	—	821	118.00–125.50	122.47
49	—	429	147.50–160.00	153.86
22	—	663	120.00–136.00	129.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	756	133.50	133.50
9	—	666	133.00	133.00
9	—	609	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	674	131.00–132.00	131.73
72	—	710	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	130.00–131.00	130.40
15	—	574	117.00–140.00	131.81
16	—	524	125.00–145.00	138.58
15	—	477	130.00–149.00	142.78
16	—	378	135.00–162.00	148.17
8	—	333	142.00–156.00	152.17
1	—	1,075	90.00	90.00
2	—	655	119.00–125.00	122.02
2	—	785	112.00–115.00	113.51
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
17	—	424	145.00–157.00	149.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	476	122.50–135.00	130.07
17	—	377	140.00–157.00	146.25
2	—	570	125.00	125.00
11	—	421	122.50–152.00	138.30
7	—	325	147.00–160.00	151.14
4	—	625	105.00–127.00	118.34
5	—	540	128.00–139.00	136.50
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	148.00–159.00	154.99
8	—	611	130.00–148.00	133.39
14	—	561	140.00–157.00	146.10
2	—	775	118.00–120.00	118.97
6	—	528	135.00–154.00	146.68
2	—	808	109.00	109.00
6	—	677	124.00–129.00	126.82
11	—	733	122.00–124.00	123.27
2	—	413	155.00–166.00	160.53
5	—	377	160.00–167.50	163.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
18	—	373	152.50–182.00	165.40
18	—	526	135.00–155.00	144.54
24	—	423	140.00–173.00	158.35
6	—	616	125.00–130.00	127.67
13	—	573	130.00–147.00	133.44
7	—	683	120.00–122.00	120.28
16	—	469	131.00–150.00	143.59
6	—	725	115.00–118.00	116.36
5	—	325	176.00–190.00	179.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	475	135.00–157.00	143.14
2	—	630	120.00–127.00	123.58
5	—	335	172.00–187.00	178.51
11	—	515	132.00–145.00	138.76
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
20	—	420	143.00–167.00	153.33
7	—	386	160.00–172.00	164.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,012	60.00–66.00	62.08
19	—	931	45.00–60.00	54.74
11	—	944	43.00–56.00	50.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,123	75.00–89.00	78.01
39	—	1,155	68.00–84.00	73.40
31	—	1,033	63.00–77.00	67.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,351	68.00–80.50	74.57
8	—	1,251	76.00–92.00	85.93
11	—	1,417	64.00–79.00	70.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,897	105.00–110.00	107.27
17	—	1,528	90.00–100.00	96.98
2	—	1,313	79.00–82.00	80.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,071	850.00–1,050.00	942.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	800.00–1,125.00	917.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	700.00–975.00	823.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	600.00–925.00	749.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	300.00	300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	940.00–950.00	945.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,420	1,180.00–1,225.00	1,202.02
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–750.00	737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	560.00–700.00	645.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	540.00	540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	270.00–575.00	431.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,230	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	—	—	975.00–1,225.00	1,067.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	625.00–860.00	764.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	700.00–950.00	888.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	808	525.00–635.00	574.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	575.00	575.00

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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