Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 136 priced lines covering 1,673 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,317 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 467 head. replacement cattle receipts at 192 head. Counted as USDA files them — 50 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Aug 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,317Last week 2,661Year ago 1,023

Slaughter CattleReceipts 467Last week 634Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 192Last week 232Year ago 76

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 4.00 lower. 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	160.00–180.00	167.32
2	—	463	170.00–174.00	172.03
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
5	—	371	165.00–175.00	171.84
2	—	520	156.00	156.00
4	—	575	144.00–155.00	149.48
1	—	695	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	629	153.00–162.00	158.23
42	—	471	165.00–184.00	177.47
11	—	368	180.00–193.00	185.74
8	—	524	160.00–172.00	166.15
14	—	678	139.00–157.00	145.28
9	—	436	185.00–190.00	186.45
8	—	732	135.00–145.00	141.65
2	—	315	188.00	188.00
1	—	760	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	762	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	182.00–206.00	194.35
12	—	391	187.00–202.00	194.47
20	—	476	178.00–190.00	180.87
12	—	609	160.00–175.00	168.96
3	—	725	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,140	140.00	140.00
2	—	775	142.00	142.00
4	—	666	150.00–157.00	153.25
2	—	325	217.00–222.00	219.58
37	—	575	167.00–178.00	171.50
28	—	520	174.50–181.00	177.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	675	167.50	167.50
16	—	790	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	775	130.00	130.00
30	—	418	150.00–172.00	158.46
18	—	624	141.00–150.00	145.56
19	—	573	132.00–153.00	147.65
32	—	524	140.00–162.00	149.26
3	—	742	135.00–137.00	135.66
49	—	475	145.00–165.00	154.37
38	—	377	157.00–182.00	163.83
6	—	340	164.00–166.00	164.67
12	—	664	126.00–140.00	135.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	159.00	159.00
5	—	560	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	117.00–132.00	124.33
2	—	275	168.00	168.00
3	—	785	120.00	120.00
4	—	720	114.00–131.00	122.32
17	—	572	127.00–147.00	139.35
18	—	372	145.00–170.00	159.69
37	—	425	137.00–166.00	153.31
17	—	632	125.00–140.00	130.69
32	—	473	145.00–157.00	149.27
33	—	522	130.00–150.00	144.32
19	—	323	156.00–165.00	158.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	139.00–142.00	140.23
5	—	273	158.00–160.00	159.21
10	—	380	150.00–154.00	152.00
21	—	473	127.00–147.00	135.84
3	—	310	156.00	156.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
6	—	624	110.00–130.00	124.10
3	—	662	121.00–130.00	126.94
16	—	427	136.00–157.00	143.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	644	144.00–150.00	149.44
10	—	440	158.00	158.00
7	—	566	151.00–160.00	157.48
11	—	525	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	527	187.50–190.00	188.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	147.00–150.00	148.74
15	—	327	210.00–222.00	214.92
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
10	—	459	172.00–192.00	184.00
9	—	705	140.00–148.00	142.03
9	—	379	179.00–216.00	197.03
22	—	523	160.00–170.00	166.91
12	—	561	153.00–165.00	159.58
9	—	625	151.00–156.00	154.10
21	—	424	175.00–196.00	186.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	635	140.00	140.00
5	—	583	145.00–147.00	145.39
12	—	484	130.00–168.00	152.64
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
8	—	366	188.00–190.00	188.89
6	—	527	141.00–152.00	148.02
9	—	422	140.00–175.00	164.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	480	155.00–180.00	167.62
34	—	520	147.00–162.00	155.27
26	—	567	143.00–157.00	151.45
19	—	427	170.00–188.00	177.24
5	—	725	117.00–142.00	127.26
14	—	327	178.00–204.00	194.04
17	—	630	138.00–152.00	146.02
3	—	788	130.00–132.00	131.33
15	—	375	165.00–203.00	191.06
3	—	652	128.00–134.00	130.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,406	72.00–82.00	77.42
12	—	1,236	84.00–96.00	91.83
27	—	1,399	78.00–90.00	84.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,033	72.00–79.00	74.59
46	—	978	52.00–83.00	67.18
26	—	942	40.00–66.00	51.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,101	79.00–95.00	84.19
40	—	1,088	63.00–82.00	76.20
56	—	1,124	70.00–89.00	79.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,718	104.00–110.00	107.45
14	—	1,492	85.00–102.00	93.80
11	—	1,688	94.00–110.00	99.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,233	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,526.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,346.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,273.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	900.00–950.00	924.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	575.00–775.00	658.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	550.00–675.00	616.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–740.00	673.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	500.00–600.00	551.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	875.00–1,150.00	959.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	690.00–1,025.00	844.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,010.00–1,100.00	1,040.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–870.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–930.00	865.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	750.00–800.00	772.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	550.00–650.00	607.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	861	430.00–670.00	527.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	625.00–800.00	737.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	835.00	835.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,691.67

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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