Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 127 priced lines covering 1,898 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,291 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 458 head. replacement cattle receipts at 99 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,291Last week 2,894Year ago 2,732

Slaughter CattleReceipts 458Last week 557Year ago 344

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 165Year ago 71

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	175.00–183.00	178.99
1	—	650	168.00	168.00
1	—	400	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	372	190.00–200.00	195.08
8	—	325	200.00–205.00	201.50
4	—	771	132.00–145.00	139.01
2	—	403	200.00–202.00	201.01
10	—	747	143.00–148.00	145.10
36	—	574	164.00–172.00	168.08
28	—	626	156.00–167.50	160.51
32	—	531	170.00–179.00	173.04
19	—	681	152.00–164.00	159.96
22	—	480	175.00–190.00	183.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	122.00	122.00
8	—	519	150.00–160.00	157.68
1	—	320	195.00	195.00
5	—	366	164.00–180.00	172.57
1	—	625	142.00	142.00
10	—	577	132.00–152.00	143.02
1	—	685	143.00	143.00
1	—	475	167.00	167.00
29	—	424	147.00–180.00	158.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	426	170.00–187.00	177.27
6	—	583	150.00–164.00	158.99
5	—	630	150.00–157.00	153.39
15	—	370	179.00–202.00	187.78
1	—	755	133.00	133.00
1	—	735	138.00	138.00
7	—	331	185.00–205.00	193.24
12	—	519	160.00–169.00	164.36
1	—	290	202.50	202.50
10	—	467	167.00–178.00	171.26
4	—	683	149.00–161.00	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	775	115.00–130.00	123.80
54	—	519	144.00–157.50	149.52
7	—	327	156.00–167.50	162.38
31	—	624	135.00–149.00	141.55
63	—	579	140.00–150.00	145.25
47	—	477	147.00–162.00	151.44
21	—	717	127.00–136.00	132.96
29	—	418	147.00–165.00	155.82
12	—	670	125.00–142.00	132.44
14	—	386	152.00–172.00	159.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	328	148.00–160.00	154.68
6	—	683	120.00–132.00	126.44
6	—	620	125.00–130.00	128.34
43	—	424	140.00–160.00	148.08
2	—	780	120.00–122.00	120.98
29	—	381	146.00–165.00	152.40
54	—	474	137.00–152.00	143.31
17	—	580	128.00–140.00	134.79
28	—	524	134.00–148.00	140.18
5	—	281	150.00–153.00	151.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	152.00	152.00
2	—	640	149.00	149.00
3	—	520	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	523	110.00–140.00	125.08
10	—	472	120.00–142.00	130.01
31	—	424	130.00–152.00	135.12
4	—	288	135.00–140.00	136.15
22	—	326	135.00–160.00	146.95
29	—	367	135.00–160.00	144.60
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
9	—	573	124.00–132.00	126.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	170.00	170.00
1	—	650	141.00	141.00
1	—	575	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	271	210.00–225.00	218.04
26	—	369	185.00–202.00	194.06
24	—	461	157.00–180.00	168.60
4	—	725	127.00–142.00	135.88
19	—	566	150.00–165.00	156.69
16	—	517	150.00–172.00	159.80
16	—	626	140.00–157.50	148.60
10	—	324	197.00–220.00	205.28
16	—	418	170.00–200.00	181.90
6	—	670	136.00–145.00	142.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	142.00	142.00
4	—	375	202.00–206.00	205.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	733	117.00–138.00	129.99
60	—	471	147.00–170.00	159.88
3	—	250	205.00–210.00	206.67
4	—	785	120.00–126.00	124.28
19	—	374	172.00–190.00	182.18
47	—	418	155.00–188.00	169.66
11	—	330	185.00–204.00	194.41
16	—	622	130.00–149.00	141.50
32	—	570	135.00–155.00	144.22
3	—	668	125.00–146.00	137.88
24	—	520	140.00–160.00	151.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	475	130.00–160.00	149.78
2	—	628	125.00–127.00	126.03
24	—	377	150.00–183.00	166.00
10	—	573	115.00–140.00	131.26
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
35	—	425	140.00–176.00	158.95
10	—	327	160.00–190.00	178.13
18	—	529	122.00–150.00	135.94
2	—	788	115.00–121.00	117.97
1	—	255	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,001	55.00–80.00	62.52
41	—	952	45.00–74.00	57.65
30	—	1,080	63.00–72.00	68.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,468	70.00–79.00	74.39
21	—	1,411	77.00–86.00	81.13
13	—	1,384	84.00–92.00	86.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,149	62.00–80.00	73.72
84	—	1,164	71.00–88.00	79.63
31	—	1,224	80.00–94.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	2,005	100.00–110.00	104.95
10	—	1,455	89.00–96.00	92.83
12	—	1,625	93.00–112.00	103.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	850.00–975.00	928.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	675.00–800.00	752.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	873.07
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	510.00–590.00	541.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,380.00	1,352.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,362.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	925.00–1,300.00	1,060.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	910.00–925.00	917.50

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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