Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 165 priced lines covering 3,964 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,760 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 986 head. replacement cattle receipts at 712 head. Counted as USDA files them — 175 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,760Last week 3,597Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 986Last week 676Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 712Last week 362Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 156,235 compared to 184,753 a year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	616	130.75	130.75
42	—	834	104.75	104.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	777	110.25	110.25
113	—	890	99.00–99.50	99.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	467	135.00–143.00	139.07
22	—	661	108.00–123.00	120.54
50	—	721	114.00–118.00	115.55
78	—	775	101.00–106.00	105.09
18	—	624	100.00–128.00	117.15
10	—	322	150.00–167.50	160.71
39	—	576	124.00–134.00	128.94
21	—	522	132.00–145.00	136.07
13	—	363	143.00–162.00	153.46
24	—	425	138.00–150.00	143.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	90.00–105.00	96.74
7	—	528	100.00–122.00	112.89
8	—	418	115.00–132.00	127.88
13	—	669	80.00–105.00	85.63
11	—	582	90.00–120.00	114.37
3	—	623	90.00–92.50	90.84
7	—	379	120.00–137.00	130.68
10	—	325	130.00–148.00	141.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	153.00	153.00
9	—	780	101.00–110.00	103.77
19	—	725	102.00–115.00	107.46
45	—	531	125.00–138.00	130.81
28	—	686	108.00–120.00	112.92
20	—	321	128.00–164.00	151.85
17	—	573	118.00–135.00	126.60
36	—	469	120.00–144.00	132.82
38	—	431	130.00–145.00	136.60
23	—	376	139.00–152.50	146.02
55	—	627	109.00–125.00	119.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	430	108.00–130.00	120.58
43	—	575	95.00–115.00	107.22
41	—	327	120.00–144.00	130.04
6	—	281	127.00–137.00	131.80
97	—	472	104.00–127.00	116.56
10	—	669	90.00–102.00	95.90
78	—	524	98.00–120.00	111.72
69	—	378	110.00–140.00	127.62
3	—	772	89.00–92.00	90.32
14	—	734	91.00–95.00	93.50
3	—	220	140.00–147.00	143.02
22	—	623	85.00–106.00	96.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	80.00–105.00	96.46
30	—	528	88.00–112.50	104.31
26	—	428	100.00–120.00	111.36
22	—	381	107.00–124.00	117.34
19	—	477	90.00–116.00	107.89
17	—	579	65.00–101.00	91.66
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
8	—	262	120.00–130.00	123.50
11	—	332	110.00–125.00	117.43
5	—	213	127.00–130.00	128.27
3	—	732	80.00–88.00	85.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	318	127.50–147.00	138.39
61	—	426	114.00–138.00	126.57
60	—	525	106.00–126.00	114.05
46	—	379	122.00–140.00	134.29
113	—	626	95.00–111.00	106.29
79	—	472	113.00–132.00	119.79
26	—	730	89.00–101.00	99.53
44	—	577	103.00–117.00	110.33
33	—	783	84.00–98.00	94.25
19	—	673	90.00–105.00	97.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	768	96.00–104.00	98.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	126.00	126.00
9	—	532	115.00–120.00	117.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	785	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	378	125.00–140.00	134.12
52	—	487	105.00–127.00	118.00
7	—	567	95.00–117.50	107.84
14	—	677	80.00–103.00	93.14
15	—	625	80.00–107.00	95.58
12	—	526	112.00–119.00	115.57
5	—	722	80.00–92.00	87.22
4	—	788	80.00–86.00	82.97
8	—	218	145.00–155.00	149.71
2	—	330	140.00–142.50	141.31
24	—	424	110.00–135.00	122.78
2	—	288	142.00–145.00	143.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	575	107.00–125.00	115.98
3	—	275	175.00–177.00	175.64
2	—	783	80.00–82.00	81.00
7	—	728	95.00–107.00	102.58
26	—	527	114.00–134.00	123.19
37	—	367	134.00–159.00	148.11
45	—	470	120.00–143.00	131.06
51	—	425	130.00–152.00	140.76
18	—	325	150.00–170.00	161.60
11	—	622	103.00–122.00	110.76
12	—	674	90.00–111.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	474	109.00–138.00	128.13
11	—	716	92.00–110.00	98.62
46	—	378	134.00–152.00	143.60
70	—	424	120.00–146.00	136.82
31	—	324	140.00–162.00	152.33
12	—	288	157.00–170.00	161.04
2	—	235	172.00	172.00
8	—	670	91.00–105.00	99.29
49	—	576	100.00–125.00	115.01
15	—	613	95.00–116.00	105.12
57	—	528	100.00–132.00	121.96
5	—	770	87.00–98.00	91.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	98.00	98.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,486	67.50–83.00	76.51
15	—	1,913	90.00–100.00	94.23
45	—	1,699	76.00–92.00	85.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	966	37.00–51.00	45.84
78	—	1,054	44.00–60.00	51.63
37	—	1,078	51.00–64.00	56.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,129	44.00–62.00	53.46
46	—	1,241	50.00–79.00	63.66
171	—	1,180	53.00–72.00	59.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,359	50.00–58.00	52.71
49	—	1,353	51.50–71.00	59.23
20	—	1,431	52.00–75.00	61.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	822	400.00–415.00	404.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	340.00–550.00	445.88
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	788	520.00–650.00	587.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	682.00–813.00	745.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	710.00	710.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	—	625.00–975.00	778.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,123.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,162.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	800.00–825.00	812.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,223	600.00–685.00	659.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	600.00–775.00	665.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	625.00–800.00	700.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,158	875.00–1,000.00	962.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	983	800.00–925.00	854.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,191	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,165.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	—	700.00–1,200.00	924.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	800.00–1,300.00	1,023.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	—	—	620.00–1,050.00	786.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,034	975.00–1,075.00	995.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	750.00–875.00	797.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–860.00	767.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	430.00–735.00	590.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	650.00–800.00	726.58
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	9	—	998	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,026.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	750.00–950.00	817.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	34	—	—	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,272.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,395	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,400.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	59	—	—	850.00–1,325.00	1,050.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,065	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	575.00–1,050.00	895.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	750.00–925.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	700.00–750.00	730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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