Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 122 priced lines covering 1,653 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,481 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 569 head. replacement cattle receipts at 175 head. Counted as USDA files them — 66 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,481Last week 1,913Year ago 2,179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 569Last week 438Year ago 402

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 220Year ago 290

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 2.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	111.00–112.00	111.50
23	—	619	129.00–134.00	129.91
1	—	860	107.00	107.00
42	—	488	141.00–150.00	145.58
47	—	571	130.00–142.00	135.74
5	—	420	148.00–150.00	149.58
27	—	673	120.00–133.00	128.59
23	—	528	135.00–147.00	141.15
2	—	763	116.00–117.00	116.49
3	—	362	150.00–160.00	153.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	652	141.50	141.50
17	—	704	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	420	135.00–152.00	142.71
18	—	581	120.00–135.00	129.52
2	—	663	119.00–124.00	121.51
32	—	474	130.00–147.00	138.29
20	—	371	138.00–150.00	144.14
15	—	632	120.00–131.00	123.91
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
3	—	332	143.00–152.00	146.67
20	—	522	125.00–142.00	134.68
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	429	130.00–150.00	140.25
2	—	618	115.00–122.00	118.49
37	—	383	136.00–152.00	141.00
24	—	320	135.00–157.00	143.60
2	—	520	135.00–137.00	136.00
12	—	579	115.00–127.00	122.82
24	—	476	122.00–142.00	133.95
6	—	674	107.00–115.00	110.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	524	137.00–157.00	145.52
2	—	678	118.00–122.00	119.96
3	—	575	141.00–145.00	142.65
5	—	470	155.00–162.00	157.21
13	—	363	150.00–165.00	158.13
12	—	329	160.00–175.00	166.88
6	—	428	150.00–170.00	160.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	140.00–147.00	142.29
3	—	273	185.00–190.00	187.37
11	—	476	158.00–172.00	165.54
11	—	377	157.00–180.00	162.32
1	—	740	138.00	138.00
3	—	590	150.00	150.00
17	—	427	165.00–177.00	169.08
30	—	527	152.00–160.00	155.31
5	—	325	170.00–173.00	171.01
6	—	769	121.00–130.00	123.30
14	—	627	138.00–155.00	141.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	772	139.50–143.00	142.55
2	—	728	146.00–149.00	147.51
2	—	465	168.00–174.00	170.94
21	—	571	155.00–168.00	160.07
23	—	672	145.00–154.00	147.19
29	—	622	150.00–155.50	153.47
23	—	521	165.00–175.00	166.36
1	—	425	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	664	155.00	155.00
29	—	774	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	650	151.00	151.00
7	—	731	149.00	149.00
15	—	621	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	147.00–157.00	149.72
2	—	380	165.00–167.00	165.99
4	—	620	136.00–142.00	137.99
1	—	410	168.00	168.00
5	—	661	132.00–138.00	134.79
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
1	—	325	194.00	194.00
3	—	715	127.00–130.00	129.02
11	—	530	147.00–165.00	158.52
5	—	487	155.00–170.00	164.17
1	—	855	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	529	138.00–155.00	147.69
1	—	215	184.00	184.00
12	—	573	135.00–145.00	141.08
16	—	622	129.00–139.00	133.56
18	—	380	160.00–182.00	171.43
6	—	268	180.00–187.50	183.05
17	—	314	164.00–186.00	176.78
6	—	676	122.00–131.00	128.49
29	—	422	153.00–175.00	165.55
23	—	472	144.00–165.00	151.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	426	149.00–165.00	154.78
8	—	584	130.00–135.00	130.87
2	—	628	125.00	125.00
1	—	210	175.00	175.00
4	—	280	168.00–170.00	168.95
17	—	321	160.00–182.00	168.50
16	—	373	150.00–175.00	162.03
25	—	480	140.00–155.00	146.83
18	—	533	130.00–145.00	136.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,042	59.00–74.00	69.15
48	—	988	52.00–70.00	61.21
41	—	947	45.00–63.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,453	68.00–75.00	72.47
20	—	1,301	76.00–85.00	81.13
8	—	1,475	82.00–89.00	86.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,195	70.00–82.00	76.05
56	—	1,126	63.00–76.00	69.38
36	—	1,238	79.00–88.00	82.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,874	101.00–115.00	107.52
15	—	1,273	79.00–101.00	88.53
19	—	1,813	94.00–107.00	100.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	700.00–825.00	783.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	971.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,435.00	1,435.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,178.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	825.00–850.00	837.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	625.00–750.00	686.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	870.00–1,475.00	1,331.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,430	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	850.00–1,175.00	1,030.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,035.00	1,035.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–825.00	762.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	960	650.00–750.00	683.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	660.00	660.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	550	405.00–425.00	414.09

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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