Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 121 priced lines covering 1,984 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,013 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 502 head. replacement cattle receipts at 106 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue May 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,013Last week 3,739Year ago 3,085

Slaughter CattleReceipts 502Last week 827Year ago 741

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 302Year ago 279

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	136.00	136.00
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	808	130.75	130.75
71	—	687	135.25	135.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	524	128.00–150.00	141.70
1	—	790	115.00	115.00
8	—	842	117.00	117.00
4	—	365	163.00	163.00
10	—	478	130.00–154.00	142.09
7	—	719	115.00–128.00	119.71
25	—	632	125.00–139.00	136.30
23	—	686	121.00–134.00	130.60
9	—	430	136.00–162.00	149.47
23	—	572	125.00–145.00	137.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	110.00–137.00	120.12
18	—	428	130.00–150.00	138.30
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
13	—	571	105.00–127.00	116.57
1	—	245	175.00	175.00
2	—	275	167.00–172.00	169.50
7	—	622	115.00–122.00	117.71
14	—	369	132.00–157.00	141.65
8	—	468	124.00–144.00	134.88
7	—	326	138.00–165.00	150.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	721	100.00–121.00	114.01
22	—	364	140.00–160.00	147.77
43	—	418	135.00–155.00	144.71
5	—	676	109.50–123.00	118.34
11	—	620	110.00–129.00	121.91
43	—	525	122.00–143.00	137.12
47	—	476	130.00–150.00	140.67
1	—	275	177.00	177.00
19	—	583	129.00–137.00	133.34
10	—	318	132.00–162.00	151.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	660	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	148.00–152.00	150.02
2	—	793	122.00–126.00	123.99
2	—	313	170.00–172.00	171.02
8	—	428	158.00–165.00	161.15
26	—	580	140.00–160.00	148.79
6	—	628	138.00–146.00	142.02
8	—	379	165.00–190.00	172.16
2	—	673	134.00–135.00	134.50
17	—	476	138.00–172.00	153.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	123.00–140.00	129.90
9	—	470	165.00–187.00	179.66
19	—	709	130.00–144.00	133.66
8	—	421	170.00–173.00	171.91
2	—	365	176.00	176.00
61	—	523	150.00–164.00	155.07
24	—	618	146.00–159.00	151.19
39	—	658	138.00–152.00	146.24
4	—	886	128.00	128.00
9	—	847	136.75	136.75
16	—	583	150.00–169.00	151.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	147.00	147.00
3	—	407	162.00–175.00	169.66
4	—	320	161.00–165.00	162.73
4	—	376	150.00–156.00	152.55
6	—	527	142.00–154.00	148.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	730	146.50	146.50
61	—	916	143.25	143.25
126	—	769	145.90	145.90
7	—	401	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	168.00–182.00	176.15
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
28	—	566	125.00–149.00	138.93
1	—	295	217.00	217.00
36	—	516	129.00–158.00	144.96
18	—	411	133.00–174.00	163.03
5	—	310	185.00–200.00	193.90
9	—	468	150.00–166.00	155.22
3	—	710	130.00–135.00	133.33
4	—	678	126.00–139.00	134.49
8	—	619	135.00–144.00	140.39
3	—	232	217.00–225.00	220.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	522	120.00–138.00	127.75
1	—	275	187.00	187.00
14	—	371	147.00–160.00	151.48
31	—	477	111.00–152.00	137.10
7	—	318	152.00–175.00	159.56
3	—	623	122.00–125.00	123.68
8	—	589	110.00–127.00	119.56
13	—	422	140.00–158.00	148.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	519	120.00–149.00	139.98
20	—	628	120.00–138.50	134.07
3	—	265	190.00–200.00	194.72
23	—	426	130.00–168.00	155.60
17	—	374	143.00–175.00	161.41
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
3	—	770	106.00–110.00	108.63
24	—	581	130.00–144.00	136.61
2	—	743	110.00–116.00	113.01
14	—	329	150.00–185.00	167.60
27	—	479	126.00–162.00	147.67
1	—	660	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,147	63.00–79.00	73.38
38	—	1,220	80.00–93.00	84.62
73	—	1,197	72.00–86.00	79.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	974	54.00–64.00	60.23
23	—	1,052	55.00–77.00	70.22
43	—	973	40.00–72.00	64.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,412	70.00–78.00	73.04
21	—	1,355	83.00–94.00	86.40
34	—	1,383	77.00–87.00	81.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,364	83.00–108.00	93.68
14	—	1,670	96.00–116.00	105.54
8	—	1,916	102.00–114.00	109.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	415.00	415.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	685.00–1,075.00	885.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	560.00–965.00	759.09
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,180.00	1,101.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	860.00–1,025.00	936.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,208.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	820.00	820.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	600.00	600.00

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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