Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 204 priced lines covering 6,003 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,026 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,238 head. replacement cattle receipts at 911 head. Counted as USDA files them — 170 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,026Last week 11,844Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,238Last week 1,299Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 911Last week 724Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 506,470 compared to 508,693 a year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	110.00–112.00	111.00
15	—	682	119.00–121.00	120.21
1	—	395	132.00	132.00
1	—	475	137.00	137.00
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
17	—	684	112.00–114.00	113.88
12	—	636	112.00–117.00	115.80
21	—	567	110.00–118.00	116.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	574	96.00–112.00	110.12
36	—	625	98.00–110.00	104.90
1	—	835	98.00	98.00
38	—	373	105.00–130.00	122.26
39	—	425	103.00–125.00	118.40
51	—	478	100.00–121.00	113.39
80	—	531	96.00–118.00	113.32
2	—	295	140.00–142.50	141.25
18	—	330	127.00–137.00	131.74
2	—	860	96.00	96.00
26	—	676	100.00–109.00	103.49
7	—	786	97.00–98.00	97.86
12	—	711	100.00–106.00	102.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	109.00–110.00	109.50
5	—	682	110.00–122.00	115.63
2	—	775	100.00–110.00	104.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	677	90.00–102.00	98.62
81	—	376	98.00–124.00	117.91
90	—	623	97.00–107.00	100.25
104	—	328	103.00–128.00	123.73
123	—	570	89.00–112.00	103.05
125	—	423	95.00–120.00	113.44
174	—	469	84.00–118.00	109.24
208	—	528	95.00–115.50	105.74
14	—	275	127.50–134.00	130.77
14	—	717	85.00–100.00	95.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	575	85.00–102.00	97.90
64	—	427	92.00–113.00	106.86
83	—	524	80.00–106.00	98.40
87	—	476	90.00–110.00	103.99
96	—	383	100.00–123.00	110.60
41	—	327	108.00–122.50	116.90
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
32	—	269	110.00–127.00	117.29
24	—	618	85.00–97.00	92.42
10	—	690	90.00–92.00	90.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	707	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	656	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	767	108.00–117.00	109.43
22	—	476	130.00–140.00	134.27
20	—	325	152.50–170.00	156.91
25	—	726	102.00–125.00	120.84
41	—	379	135.00–167.50	153.99
21	—	426	137.00–152.00	143.87
43	—	520	127.00–142.00	134.42
15	—	619	116.00–134.00	124.23
44	—	681	114.00–127.00	116.97
63	—	576	124.00–138.00	126.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	610	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	384	125.00–139.00	134.75
11	—	322	136.00–144.00	140.76
20	—	635	100.00–115.00	109.38
2	—	215	148.00–150.00	148.95
8	—	273	138.00–145.00	141.64
2	—	663	105.00–108.00	106.48
12	—	431	124.00–132.00	127.95
16	—	569	110.00–117.00	113.69
41	—	471	115.00–130.00	123.70
49	—	528	110.00–128.00	115.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	369	136.00–150.00	142.27
8	—	274	152.00–156.00	153.74
19	—	715	108.00–115.00	111.94
26	—	427	130.00–145.00	136.15
42	—	674	110.00–121.00	117.22
45	—	327	142.00–160.00	148.53
64	—	524	120.00–137.00	129.02
74	—	572	115.00–129.00	122.75
105	—	634	112.00–125.00	118.89
77	—	478	124.00–140.00	130.37
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
4	—	865	102.00–113.00	110.20
4	—	769	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	136.00	136.00
11	—	572	146.00	146.00
35	—	673	128.00–140.00	135.58
10	—	720	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	135.00	135.00
7	—	680	125.00	125.00
7	—	810	122.00	122.00
8	—	645	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	129.00	129.00
7	—	424	143.00	143.00
8	—	513	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	132.00–140.00	136.29
33	—	571	90.00–109.00	103.17
36	—	373	120.00–127.00	123.89
40	—	325	123.00–137.50	128.65
60	—	424	110.00–126.00	118.75
69	—	470	90.00–119.00	112.49
7	—	221	130.00–148.00	143.37
15	—	633	91.00–104.00	98.15
3	—	792	77.00–87.00	82.99
20	—	724	72.00–97.00	87.06
24	—	674	82.00–98.00	88.81
63	—	527	100.00–114.00	107.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	828	86.00–94.00	90.97
39	—	672	96.00–110.00	103.48
13	—	773	82.00–100.00	94.28
27	—	277	140.00–157.50	148.91
61	—	333	132.00–150.00	141.83
62	—	372	127.00–140.00	132.54
95	—	577	100.00–118.00	110.45
124	—	474	104.00–130.00	120.88
136	—	425	109.00–140.00	126.93
141	—	525	109.00–123.00	115.67
10	—	228	150.00–158.00	154.87
22	—	725	89.00–102.00	96.39
57	—	622	100.00–113.00	106.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	277	152.00–162.00	156.90
26	—	566	103.00–121.00	114.69
22	—	625	103.00–114.00	109.03
9	—	681	101.00–110.00	102.97
2	—	815	96.00–99.00	97.50
1	—	880	95.00	95.00
49	—	424	110.00–141.00	133.02
51	—	377	134.00–155.00	142.18
37	—	529	101.00–127.00	116.53
43	—	474	118.00–137.50	127.83
9	—	719	100.00–106.00	103.99
40	—	324	145.00–160.00	151.13
1	—	760	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	550.00–675.00	596.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,232	725.00–875.00	770.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,143	730.00–825.00	782.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	400.00–425.00	412.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,060	800.00–1,075.00	953.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	425.00–550.00	508.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	600.00–650.00	616.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,028	500.00–675.00	588.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	713	590.00–600.00	594.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	800.00–820.00	810.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	600.00–675.00	645.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,284	960.00–1,400.00	1,199.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	600.00–1,125.00	826.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,138	860.00–890.00	875.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	—	350.00–590.00	443.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,170	675.00–800.00	721.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,119	425.00–600.00	528.89
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	876	475.00–635.00	553.84
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	841	275.00–400.00	341.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	475.00–600.00	538.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	620.00–650.00	635.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	340.00–460.00	409.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,234	630.00–900.00	753.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,092	450.00–495.00	466.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,225	500.00–700.00	615.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	—	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,237.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	971.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,520.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	756	210.00–330.00	282.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	380.00	380.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	270.00–390.00	330.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	450.00–545.00	507.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	500.00–725.00	610.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	933	425.00–550.00	473.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	575.00–650.00	608.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	856	550.00–600.00	576.72
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	836	340.00–520.00	439.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	495.00	495.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	450.00–620.00	510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	425.00–625.00	497.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–750.00	681.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	525.00–600.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	961	600.00–900.00	797.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	895	515.00–750.00	667.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–610.00	580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	450.00–880.00	760.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	450.00–575.00	512.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,251	820.00–1,300.00	1,106.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,187	640.00–1,025.00	835.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	—	500.00–725.00	643.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	875.00–1,125.00	974.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	—	625.00–875.00	767.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,143	530.00–725.00	613.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,038	630.00–800.00	685.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,031	36.00–46.00	42.76
79	—	996	26.00–39.00	33.85
127	—	1,053	29.00–44.00	38.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,236	46.00–51.00	48.35
84	—	1,126	34.00–45.00	39.56
221	—	1,164	38.50–48.00	43.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,390	35.00–45.00	40.76
45	—	1,415	40.00–49.00	43.42
11	—	1,430	46.00–52.00	48.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,818	70.00–80.00	73.20
59	—	1,704	61.00–77.00	69.51
36	—	1,489	44.00–73.50	62.46

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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