Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 150 priced lines covering 3,292 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,527 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 767 head. replacement cattle receipts at 492 head. Counted as USDA files them — 134 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,527Last week 8,349Year ago 4,253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 767Last week 1,124Year ago 502

Replacement CattleReceipts 492Last week 929Year ago 485

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 202,272 compared to 224,586 a year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	433	133.00–150.00	144.62
12	—	330	149.00–160.00	152.86
7	—	736	115.00–125.00	121.03
1	—	915	102.00	102.00
87	—	627	120.00–130.00	125.34
74	—	531	125.00–146.00	135.71
54	—	681	114.00–127.00	120.64
26	—	376	138.00–157.00	147.13
8	—	777	110.00–117.00	112.00
32	—	471	135.00–152.00	142.63
49	—	569	121.00–140.00	132.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
6	—	661	120.00–129.00	125.99
37	—	525	136.00–150.00	142.53
8	—	476	141.00–155.00	148.84
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
10	—	364	150.00–167.00	161.65
39	—	714	118.00–126.00	119.57
29	—	420	148.00–157.50	152.17
7	—	326	157.00–168.00	163.48
22	—	625	122.00–135.00	128.37
39	—	762	116.00–129.50	128.61
53	—	572	130.00–145.00	137.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	760	121.25	121.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	109.00–115.00	111.00
2	—	520	125.00–128.00	126.46
6	—	470	118.00–135.00	128.05
7	—	369	132.00–145.00	139.32
11	—	573	113.00–125.00	121.94
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
9	—	427	135.00–142.00	139.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	661	129.50–132.00	131.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	529	115.00–132.00	124.38
69	—	428	124.00–142.00	131.90
88	—	570	113.00–128.00	121.13
112	—	465	120.00–135.00	130.50
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
6	—	275	146.00–152.00	148.77
3	—	853	94.00–100.00	97.00
1	—	920	87.00	87.00
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
6	—	723	90.00–106.00	99.69
15	—	336	137.50–150.00	141.15
38	—	623	109.00–120.00	114.71
32	—	684	101.00–112.00	111.16
16	—	374	131.00–150.00	137.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	332	128.00–145.00	135.99
41	—	575	109.00–125.00	116.07
47	—	376	120.00–142.00	133.06
59	—	476	112.00–134.00	125.36
1	—	890	86.00	86.00
2	—	260	137.00–140.00	138.47
15	—	672	96.00–110.50	104.49
3	—	762	90.00–92.00	90.66
3	—	232	148.00–150.00	148.62
11	—	718	81.00–100.00	95.46
20	—	624	100.00–120.00	108.14
86	—	526	114.00–130.00	121.32
98	—	433	118.00–137.50	128.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
11	—	840	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	121.00	121.00
9	—	580	118.00	118.00
11	—	765	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	128.00–130.00	129.02
2	—	725	90.00	90.00
2	—	245	135.00–140.00	137.50
10	—	625	97.00–103.00	99.81
8	—	524	100.00–118.00	107.83
5	—	562	100.00–107.00	104.40
22	—	333	117.50–135.00	125.09
21	—	424	108.00–127.00	115.07
9	—	668	85.00–96.00	91.96
9	—	478	95.00–124.00	110.41
17	—	372	110.00–126.00	118.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	750	115.00	115.00
66	—	655	121.75	121.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	157.50–160.00	158.68
9	—	277	148.00–162.00	156.68
1	—	850	89.00	89.00
64	—	424	130.00–152.00	139.02
57	—	472	124.00–142.00	131.74
38	—	578	114.00–130.00	119.81
16	—	676	105.00–114.00	109.26
4	—	763	95.00–105.00	101.19
10	—	728	103.00–110.00	106.01
23	—	624	110.00–119.00	113.71
25	—	332	143.00–160.00	149.93
25	—	382	137.00–155.00	143.19
91	—	531	119.00–137.00	126.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	379	145.00–167.00	150.62
22	—	416	140.00–160.00	143.89
9	—	326	156.00–175.00	161.84
10	—	277	160.00–168.00	163.86
3	—	823	98.00	98.00
1	—	990	92.00	92.00
35	—	471	132.00–154.00	139.99
13	—	723	107.00–117.00	110.31
33	—	567	119.00–135.00	123.76
16	—	628	116.00–121.00	118.27
28	—	523	125.00–149.00	131.71
2	—	755	107.00–108.00	107.50
13	—	668	113.00–118.00	115.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	150.00–155.00	152.39
8	—	584	107.00–117.00	111.02
30	—	430	121.00–143.00	130.30
20	—	475	120.00–130.00	122.69
13	—	382	132.00–139.00	133.09
10	—	526	107.00–127.00	117.15
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
6	—	628	105.00–107.00	105.34
8	—	331	135.00–144.00	139.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,070	50.00–64.00	61.27
21	—	1,023	40.00–53.00	48.48
40	—	1,002	44.00–59.00	55.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,445	64.00–74.00	65.88
44	—	1,452	55.00–66.00	61.76
3	—	1,455	55.00–58.00	57.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,183	52.00–61.00	57.41
142	—	1,210	58.00–69.00	62.96
48	—	1,286	65.00–74.00	68.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,620	82.00–100.00	92.55
23	—	1,812	91.00–104.00	100.81
20	—	1,440	77.00–93.00	85.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,067	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,216.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,262.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	—	—	800.00–1,400.00	1,086.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	825.00–990.00	930.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	500.00–850.00	665.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	750.00–850.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	—	775.00–1,100.00	997.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–775.00	762.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	650.00–750.00	695.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,137	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	968.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	—	640.00–775.00	715.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	—	800.00–1,210.00	946.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,046.43
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	675.00–910.00	789.09
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–750.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	340.00	340.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	370.00–450.00	410.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	385.00–615.00	525.00

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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