Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 246 priced lines covering 5,606 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,133 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,021 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,012 head. Counted as USDA files them — 254 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,133Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,012Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	574	105.00–132.50	114.24
27	—	523	113.00–120.00	117.05
69	—	473	113.00–126.00	121.64
71	—	426	120.00–132.00	126.47
81	—	377	125.00–137.00	130.44
2	—	835	90.00–92.00	90.99
8	—	678	108.00–112.50	110.25
7	—	225	140.00–154.00	148.34
11	—	275	130.00–147.00	138.50
1	—	740	97.00	97.00
20	—	630	104.00–117.50	110.40
3	—	767	98.00–106.00	101.65
41	—	331	130.00–145.00	135.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
8	—	744	118.00–120.00	119.76
4	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.25
3	—	618	128.00–134.00	130.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	98.00	98.00
1	—	900	94.00	94.00
7	—	234	150.00–160.00	153.83
2	—	763	101.00–105.00	103.02
102	—	525	118.00–132.00	124.19
52	—	575	113.00–128.00	120.43
35	—	627	108.00–122.50	116.09
30	—	674	104.00–120.00	111.32
11	—	724	102.00–115.00	106.80
77	—	377	130.00–145.00	137.86
22	—	268	141.00–157.00	147.01
1	—	835	95.00	95.00
131	—	475	122.00–136.00	129.41
124	—	425	128.00–140.00	133.40
35	—	332	136.00–152.00	143.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	793	106.00–107.00	106.50
9	—	637	122.00	122.00
47	—	670	129.00	129.00
14	—	534	133.00–137.00	136.02
19	—	581	130.00–133.00	132.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	324	131.00–167.00	148.21
3	—	230	160.00–165.00	163.22
5	—	280	157.50–165.00	161.86
37	—	676	110.00–122.00	116.10
13	—	716	107.00–112.00	109.69
11	—	763	105.00–118.00	116.06
47	—	575	120.00–131.00	126.23
41	—	429	130.00–145.00	137.50
52	—	620	115.00–128.00	123.63
372	—	352	138.00–152.50	140.27
91	—	478	129.00–140.00	134.15
58	—	525	126.00–137.50	131.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	812	113.60	113.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	134.00–135.00	134.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	90.00	90.00
73	—	429	125.00–145.00	138.40
8	—	228	160.00–175.00	164.58
9	—	291	148.00–162.00	156.98
10	—	773	91.00–107.00	101.86
67	—	476	118.00–140.00	132.59
44	—	523	118.00–132.00	125.87
15	—	719	96.00–119.00	109.19
13	—	673	105.00–118.00	112.94
49	—	377	140.00–152.50	144.80
43	—	327	138.00–160.00	151.12
25	—	575	110.00–125.00	120.52
13	—	627	112.00–122.00	116.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	236	170.00–180.00	174.15
1	—	820	95.00	95.00
54	—	332	150.00–172.00	159.99
80	—	378	145.00–162.50	154.20
112	—	426	139.00–155.00	146.23
113	—	525	120.00–140.00	133.73
132	—	477	128.00–147.50	139.24
1	—	1,005	80.00	80.00
25	—	281	135.00–172.50	163.92
64	—	578	120.00–135.00	127.41
45	—	626	116.00–128.00	121.65
25	—	672	108.00–122.50	115.89
16	—	723	105.00–118.00	112.68
7	—	770	103.00–112.50	108.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	92.00	92.00
3	—	277	175.00–196.00	185.65
19	—	663	115.00–122.00	118.49
66	—	572	127.00–139.00	132.98
47	—	373	154.00–179.00	163.56
37	—	630	120.00–133.00	126.23
27	—	332	160.00–182.50	169.87
1	—	805	109.00	109.00
123	—	518	128.00–147.00	137.78
77	—	425	138.00–165.00	151.25
75	—	475	133.00–155.00	144.49
5	—	713	114.00–118.00	114.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	148.00–150.00	148.77
68	—	708	135.50	135.50
9	—	809	120.00	120.00
4	—	528	155.00	155.00
2	—	610	142.00	142.00
1	—	655	138.00	138.00
9	—	491	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	376	149.00–158.00	154.78
7	—	580	120.00–130.00	125.37
6	—	620	118.00–130.00	126.12
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
11	—	317	142.00–165.00	155.18
30	—	430	136.00–155.00	146.78
4	—	719	115.00–119.00	116.78
26	—	475	131.00–148.00	141.32
22	—	526	115.00–142.50	135.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	379	158.00–178.00	169.13
20	—	480	140.00–165.00	156.52
21	—	422	153.00–167.00	159.31
18	—	669	128.00–141.00	134.54
28	—	626	128.00–143.00	136.10
32	—	572	134.00–149.00	144.62
3	—	820	120.00–122.00	121.00
13	—	779	120.00–132.00	128.23
15	—	721	123.00–139.00	128.51
44	—	525	142.00–158.00	149.54
5	—	1,052	98.50	98.50
4	—	329	176.00–188.00	179.79
3	—	272	187.00–194.00	189.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	170.00–180.00	174.90
13	—	426	146.00–162.50	155.90
16	—	335	164.00–177.00	167.49
8	—	770	120.00–126.00	125.25
18	—	738	120.00–130.00	126.56
23	—	622	126.00–140.50	134.40
37	—	479	127.00–160.00	150.50
10	—	682	124.00–132.00	126.57
49	—	530	130.00–156.00	145.88
30	—	579	135.00–148.00	140.18
7	—	382	145.00–165.00	157.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	141.50	141.50
36	—	665	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	913	116.90	116.90

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	—	760.00–1,250.00	1,003.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	—	700.00–950.00	850.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	465.00–810.00	720.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,306	945.00–1,000.00	970.24
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	855.00	855.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	940.01	940.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	870.00–890.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,059	725.00–1,025.00	874.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	510.00–550.00	530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,036	800.00–950.00	860.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–820.00	773.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	540.00–660.00	605.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,018	775.00–900.00	852.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,048	950.00–1,025.00	990.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	695.00–715.00	701.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,000	575.00–725.00	669.50
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,026	565.00–670.00	627.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,033	725.00–775.00	758.87
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	835	475.00–600.00	552.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	826	425.00–525.00	472.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	825	320.00–400.00	367.59
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	839	415.00–680.00	536.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	858	750.00–880.00	807.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	845	625.00–800.00	695.36
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	760.00–775.00	767.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	950.00–975.00	962.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,124.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–520.00	505.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	610.00–650.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	720.00–850.00	781.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,093	650.00–800.00	736.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,150	925.00–1,150.00	1,042.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,112	800.00–1,075.00	914.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,199	675.00–820.00	745.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,280	800.00–900.00	852.92
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	886	600.00–685.00	649.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	865	790.00–875.00	830.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	888	515.00–575.00	547.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	590.00–620.00	605.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	455.00–545.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,101	550.00–800.00	670.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,189	675.00–850.00	802.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,080	435.00–565.00	505.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	650.00–800.00	732.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	775.00–885.00	832.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	500.00–640.00	570.56
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	800	575.00–650.00	593.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	794	230.00–315.00	281.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,050.00–1,060.00	1,055.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,075	800.00–1,000.00	916.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,213	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,284.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	1,050.00–1,080.00	1,070.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,369	990.00–1,175.00	1,113.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	750.00–1,175.00	928.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	994	850.00–1,100.00	1,015.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,213	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,240.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,287.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,561	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,333.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	—	920.00–1,450.00	1,230.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	950.00–1,225.00	1,092.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	835	750.00–1,000.00	894.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	893	850.00–1,175.00	969.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	700.00–810.00	758.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	835	550.00–860.00	622.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,184	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,218.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,250	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	890.00–1,375.00	1,047.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	907	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,096.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	775.00–975.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,260	775.00–925.00	848.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	470.00–500.00	480.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	600.00–750.00	670.56
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	823	350.00–445.00	409.72
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	893	515.00–550.00	533.56
Stock Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,008	480.00–620.00	548.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,769	72.00–86.50	77.82
38	—	1,512	62.00–80.00	73.09
21	—	1,764	78.00–93.50	85.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
201	—	1,198	48.00–62.50	55.65
69	—	1,123	43.00–60.00	51.93
53	—	1,277	53.00–66.00	59.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,403	49.50–60.00	54.87
15	—	1,397	46.00–51.00	49.27
3	—	1,350	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,050	43.00–52.00	47.93
73	—	959	38.00–48.00	42.66
40	—	982	50.00–57.00	54.37

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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