Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 143 priced lines covering 1,351 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,781 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 341 head. replacement cattle receipts at 291 head. Counted as USDA files them — 152 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,781Last week 1,817Year ago 1,623

Slaughter CattleReceipts 341Last week 396Year ago 413

Replacement CattleReceipts 291Last week 237Year ago 225

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.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–725.00	712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	930.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	750.00–1,150.00	936.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,060.00–1,080.00	1,070.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,191.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–880.00	732.86
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	650.00–750.00	735.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,115.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,198	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,683.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,194	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,214.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	989.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	980	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,351.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,010	900.00–1,125.00	1,018.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	710.00–840.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	575.00–775.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	901	775.00–925.00	863.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	1,400.00–2,375.00	1,683.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,620.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	800.00–965.00	885.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,023	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,288.55
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	792	640.00–870.00	753.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	600.00–825.00	698.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,087	765.00–800.00	776.60
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	420.00–460.00	442.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	145.00–149.00	147.40
22	—	584	158.00–161.00	160.74
3	—	470	165.00–171.00	167.99
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
2	—	725	132.00	132.00
1	—	395	178.00	178.00
17	—	517	156.00–167.00	157.33
6	—	428	168.00–177.00	173.82
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	157.00	157.00
6	—	675	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	125.00	125.00
6	—	683	120.00–125.00	123.82
4	—	515	137.00–142.00	139.55
5	—	474	150.00–165.00	152.85
6	—	578	135.00–145.00	139.33
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
3	—	710	120.00	120.00
9	—	371	145.00–177.00	156.85
14	—	420	147.00–170.00	154.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	140.00–158.00	148.23
10	—	469	145.00–160.00	151.26
2	—	720	125.00–130.00	127.53
5	—	674	128.00–135.00	129.77
5	—	415	155.00–162.00	160.25
2	—	768	125.00–128.00	126.48
8	—	610	130.00–140.00	136.24
5	—	323	168.00–174.00	170.67
12	—	574	132.00–150.00	144.19
7	—	368	162.00–175.00	167.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
28	—	472	130.00–150.00	141.59
6	—	383	142.00–165.00	151.42
5	—	667	117.00–120.00	118.21
32	—	527	127.00–142.00	133.96
29	—	426	135.00–160.00	142.92
7	—	611	120.00–127.00	122.41
4	—	730	110.00–116.00	113.26
8	—	332	148.00–151.00	148.90
18	—	574	125.00–135.00	129.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	755	120.00	120.00
14	—	521	138.00–152.00	141.54
12	—	474	142.00–160.00	147.58
18	—	426	145.00–152.00	148.04
10	—	624	129.00–135.00	131.00
2	—	713	119.00–120.00	119.49
26	—	557	135.00–140.00	139.19
2	—	673	126.00–127.00	126.49
10	—	368	152.00–157.00	153.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
5	—	573	120.00–127.00	122.37
13	—	338	140.00–146.00	142.84
14	—	426	125.00–150.00	133.51
8	—	626	110.00–118.00	113.52
8	—	465	130.00–144.00	136.30
9	—	381	133.00–140.00	137.43
6	—	673	100.00–110.00	107.50
12	—	529	115.00–132.00	121.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	655	135.00	135.00
2	—	645	138.00	138.00
4	—	720	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	356	190.00	190.00
8	—	560	150.00	150.00
8	—	301	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	366	163.00–170.00	167.81
6	—	592	138.00–141.00	139.16
2	—	725	122.00–125.00	123.54
5	—	469	153.00–175.00	165.21
5	—	421	160.00–164.00	161.63
9	—	289	178.00–222.50	217.62
2	—	515	144.00	144.00
1	—	645	137.00	137.00
23	—	320	172.00–207.50	195.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	474	130.00–152.00	138.18
7	—	627	116.00–125.00	120.73
11	—	526	130.00–142.00	134.18
10	—	569	120.00–135.00	126.25
28	—	421	140.00–166.00	155.68
9	—	674	110.00–120.00	113.88
2	—	325	160.00	160.00
1	—	280	162.00	162.00
2	—	755	107.00	107.00
22	—	386	145.00–172.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	409	150.00–170.00	159.04
4	—	374	154.00–160.00	155.48
23	—	467	145.00–165.00	153.95
2	—	275	175.00–187.00	180.67
9	—	638	120.00–132.00	123.86
3	—	770	110.00	110.00
12	—	677	117.00–130.00	121.32
10	—	326	166.00–170.00	168.60
6	—	583	130.00–140.00	134.82
27	—	521	130.00–155.00	139.38
6	—	726	114.00–119.00	117.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,008	53.00–71.00	61.17
31	—	991	58.00–72.00	62.81
9	—	907	40.00–64.00	49.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,462	66.00–72.00	68.69
1	—	1,535	90.00	90.00
31	—	1,449	72.00–78.00	73.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,160	71.00–85.00	74.51
31	—	1,188	77.00–84.50	79.21
54	—	1,089	62.00–77.00	66.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,477	96.00–105.00	99.23
6	—	1,603	86.00–97.00	90.53
2	—	1,690	102.00	102.00

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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