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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama · Weekly summary · Mon, Jul 20
● As filed134 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2006
← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Alabama reported 134 priced lines covering 3,185 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,562 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 658 head. replacement cattle receipts at 349 head. Counted as USDA files them — 89 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jul 20, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 4,562Last week 6,495Year ago 9,161
Slaughter CattleReceipts 658Last week 926Year ago 1,147
Replacement CattleReceipts 349Last week 839Year ago 775

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with a good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 286,673 compared to 307,708 a year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94—524115.00–130.00123.30
58—579110.00–129.00120.03
57—475121.00–135.00125.60
55—623107.00–123.00114.33
35—424123.00–140.00129.96
25—377129.00–142.00134.48
11—714102.00–114.00104.57
8—666103.00–120.00109.58
3—320132.00–135.00133.97
7—77986.00–108.0099.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
62—422117.00–134.00126.39
13—67590.00–110.00103.23
11—72195.00–105.0099.18
31—322127.00–146.00137.30
47—373120.00–139.00130.95
86—522109.00–125.00118.90
128—472110.00–129.00123.05
4—261137.50–155.00147.74
6—77790.00–94.0092.16
62—571105.00–120.00114.86
52—629102.00–116.00109.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3—272122.00–128.00123.95
3—238130.00–140.00136.71
7—524100.00–117.00107.22
8—475107.00–120.00111.02
6—58190.00–114.00103.05
10—317115.00–122.00118.63
2—675100.00100.00
27—63382.00–106.00101.22
21—421105.00–125.00112.61
9—73493.00–99.0097.12
6—373114.00–120.00116.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29—617128.00–132.00131.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20—907101.75101.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1—740113.00113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12—369120.00–147.00129.54
3—72287.00–95.0089.75
3—625100.00–105.00101.67
7—569100.00–111.00107.17
18—422115.00–134.00123.53
2—67395.00–105.0099.91
14—478110.00–128.00120.11
16—528100.00–122.00110.97
6—312125.00–145.00130.98
1—245147.50147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
90—526108.00–132.00124.55
84—475120.00–137.00128.33
69—425116.00–145.00135.18
65—624100.00–124.00114.49
52—571111.00–128.00121.68
28—372130.00–155.00143.31
16—77385.00–108.0097.67
8—328145.00–160.00152.68
39—667100.00–118.00111.23
1—275167.00167.00
8—717100.00–113.00106.48
2—86393.00–94.0093.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61—525121.00–137.00129.01
59—422131.00–155.00143.04
47—619116.00–127.00120.33
1—970103.00103.00
45—466123.00–154.00134.93
36—370144.00–170.00154.99
24—322157.00–180.00166.79
6—268164.00–170.00167.22
10—779100.00–110.00106.07
18—568118.00–133.00125.45
10—718108.00–117.00112.48
18—671112.00–120.00115.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—710110.00110.00
10—567110.00–126.00118.94
6—633110.00–122.00118.20
3—340140.00–150.00145.31
9—482121.00–139.00131.67
12—421132.00–142.00136.24
12—668113.00–116.00114.09
19—536117.00–130.00122.87
3—380135.00–138.00136.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17—665132.00132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
51—575121.00–139.00128.70
51—532130.00–140.00136.69
25—675116.00–130.00121.80
24—484130.00–150.00141.26
4—425138.00–152.00145.13
3—723113.00–125.00118.41
12—325150.00–164.00158.00
30—371142.50–157.00153.51
38—762113.00–121.00115.65
27—626123.00–132.00128.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78—721121.00–132.00128.50
43—576130.00–145.00137.32
42—636124.00–141.00131.89
40—525129.00–152.00139.41
16—468136.00–155.00140.92
11—415147.00–167.00159.88
3—772114.00–119.00117.35
5—692122.00–126.00125.21
2—320182.00–185.00183.55
7—369155.00–167.00159.60
2—270162.50–175.00168.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8—797121.00121.00
27—945115.50115.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open7——550.00–670.00601.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open3——470.00–585.00508.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1——470.00470.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)19——630.00–950.00783.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—980875.00–925.00907.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3——850.00–875.00865.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,0431,000.00–1,025.001,012.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)26——635.00–875.00745.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—995870.00870.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—985900.00–925.00912.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)5——575.00–680.00638.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)16——390.00–600.00503.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1——825.00825.00
Bred Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo)44——350.00–510.00430.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,1451,095.001,095.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open20——900.00–1,175.001,071.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open8—1,0781,100.00–1,175.001,135.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open36——425.00–550.00487.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open3——730.00–860.00780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open22——675.00–825.00756.82
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)9——800.00–1,000.00955.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30—1,34155.50–70.0062.15
19—1,38461.00–79.0067.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,01759.00–69.0063.11
29—96441.00–53.0047.34
69—1,04845.00–64.0055.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30—1,18850.00–61.0057.27
109—1,16455.00–70.0062.53
50—1,23060.00–80.0068.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17—1,92191.00–101.0095.30
40—1,65683.00–95.0089.84
20—1,34370.00–89.0078.60
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.