Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 121 priced lines covering 1,419 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,024 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 492 head. replacement cattle receipts at 195 head. Counted as USDA files them — 56 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,024Last week 2,481Year ago 2,441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 492Last week 569Year ago 336

Replacement CattleReceipts 195Last week 175Year ago 297

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,022	800.00–1,055.00	996.33
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	600.00–675.00	637.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	654	375.00–410.00	382.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,047	750.00–1,075.00	916.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,218.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	600.00–775.00	697.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	790.00–860.00	832.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	730.00–770.00	746.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	425.04	425.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	858	600.00–700.00	654.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	725.00–1,020.00	905.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,088	725.00–925.00	847.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	725.00–1,235.00	1,061.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	500.00–1,100.00	803.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,015.00	1,015.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	327	161.00–180.00	169.74
11	—	674	122.00–132.00	127.34
24	—	368	154.00–180.00	167.65
45	—	523	135.00–155.00	143.36
44	—	469	141.00–162.00	151.53
34	—	420	148.00–175.00	161.39
18	—	628	129.00–137.00	133.18
1	—	780	112.00	112.00
21	—	573	130.00–147.00	139.48
3	—	280	185.00–190.00	186.73
4	—	708	116.00–120.00	117.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	155.00–182.00	168.12
22	—	525	125.00–145.00	135.85
20	—	424	139.00–165.00	150.89
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
7	—	616	110.00–130.00	119.06
14	—	582	120.00–135.00	124.87
2	—	773	108.00	108.00
14	—	368	145.00–175.00	162.94
19	—	471	133.00–152.00	143.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	177.00	177.00
12	—	517	147.00–165.00	158.44
1	—	440	159.00	159.00
6	—	375	164.00–170.00	166.15
4	—	718	120.00–123.00	121.75
2	—	608	145.00–149.00	146.98
3	—	568	150.00–154.00	152.38
6	—	335	170.00–182.00	173.57
4	—	670	131.00–137.00	134.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	107.50–112.00	109.77
9	—	674	117.50–133.00	129.80
22	—	567	130.00–142.00	136.12
2	—	625	130.00	130.00
12	—	427	144.00–164.00	151.27
5	—	710	112.50–131.00	122.11
30	—	467	139.00–159.00	147.49
4	—	381	150.00–155.00	151.83
23	—	521	135.00–151.00	141.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	418	135.00–157.00	143.92
6	—	718	100.00–115.00	107.80
1	—	295	152.50	152.50
2	—	225	147.50	147.50
42	—	523	125.00–145.00	135.43
34	—	475	130.00–151.00	139.34
24	—	374	139.00–162.00	147.44
24	—	617	115.00–132.00	125.37
8	—	315	142.50–167.00	150.95
3	—	657	110.00–115.00	111.70
30	—	570	120.00–137.00	128.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
9	—	336	135.00–162.00	149.24
3	—	718	106.00–114.00	110.64
18	—	427	129.00–152.00	139.30
30	—	479	120.00–145.00	135.24
7	—	527	117.00–132.00	125.51
9	—	568	110.00–130.00	120.55
17	—	365	139.00–155.00	144.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	125.00–127.00	125.80
24	—	525	146.00–167.00	153.84
4	—	366	167.00–180.00	173.60
4	—	620	133.00–142.00	137.46
11	—	575	141.00–160.00	147.93
3	—	320	170.00–174.00	171.29
9	—	424	156.00–175.00	165.89
12	—	480	151.00–177.00	163.40
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
1	—	795	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	166.00	166.00
2	—	718	139.00–142.00	140.49
14	—	530	168.00–174.00	171.34
5	—	567	160.00–169.00	167.11
1	—	775	142.00	142.00
13	—	631	146.00–160.00	154.13
2	—	653	145.00–147.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	164.00–167.00	164.99
13	—	370	157.00–164.00	159.71
3	—	403	170.00–177.00	174.02
1	—	790	113.00	113.00
4	—	520	142.00–150.00	146.01
3	—	588	142.00–147.00	144.68
5	—	718	110.00–120.00	117.37
9	—	473	140.00–152.00	145.94
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	646	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,574	85.00–95.00	90.59
17	—	1,557	92.00–105.00	98.03
7	—	1,753	105.00–118.00	108.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	900	41.00–55.00	50.64
55	—	1,003	49.00–70.00	59.02
46	—	1,007	56.00–72.00	64.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,144	70.00–83.00	75.50
51	—	1,051	61.00–73.00	67.99
18	—	1,232	77.00–86.00	80.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	77.00–85.00	80.54
30	—	1,423	69.00–83.00	75.88
14	—	1,473	69.00–76.00	73.55

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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