Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 177 priced lines covering 6,475 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,322 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,201 head. replacement cattle receipts at 640 head. Counted as USDA files them — 122 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,322Last week 10,899Year ago 5,727

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,201Last week 1,333Year ago 916

Replacement CattleReceipts 640Last week 859Year ago 614

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Trade moderate with a moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 372,222 compared to 386,832 a year ago.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,135	950.00–1,100.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	—	850.00–1,425.00	1,168.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–670.00	635.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	61	—	—	600.00–900.00	760.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	66	—	—	700.00–1,200.00	938.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	1,207	475.00–980.00	783.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,113	550.00–975.00	807.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,070	800.00–850.00	833.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	520.00–710.00	623.64
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	675.00–700.00	688.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	—	300.00–600.00	490.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	560.00–800.00	670.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	475.00	475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	540.00–650.00	608.43
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	850.00–975.00	903.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	725.00–735.00	729.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	945.00–975.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,104.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	650.00–700.00	664.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	750.00–900.00	803.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	600.00–850.00	695.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	63	—	—	750.00–1,300.00	959.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,086	675.00–1,225.00	963.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,560	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,253	800.00–1,300.00	1,082.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	725.00–800.00	765.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	575.00–700.00	658.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–975.00	785.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	400.00–560.00	496.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	—	470.00–700.00	595.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	569	103.00–120.00	111.66
75	—	527	101.00–127.50	115.55
16	—	679	85.00–113.00	102.38
23	—	338	137.00–152.50	141.97
1	—	790	97.50	97.50
67	—	429	115.00–144.00	128.72
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
11	—	721	82.00–100.00	91.32
12	—	276	145.00–157.00	150.89
3	—	235	130.00–155.00	147.02
27	—	624	97.00–112.50	106.18
39	—	376	131.00–145.00	137.13
57	—	479	109.00–136.00	121.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	722	98.00–119.00	110.49
5	—	285	160.00–172.50	166.24
10	—	767	93.00–113.00	103.37
15	—	328	145.00–172.50	160.16
33	—	369	137.00–167.00	151.18
33	—	670	95.00–128.00	113.01
41	—	421	130.00–160.00	144.41
1	—	945	92.00	92.00
4	—	840	109.00	109.00
53	—	619	100.00–137.00	121.26
62	—	472	123.00–152.00	138.20
65	—	568	106.00–140.00	126.77
71	—	522	112.00–150.00	131.13
2	—	245	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	625	95.00–137.00	116.30
41	—	676	90.00–120.00	109.10
87	—	575	103.00–134.00	117.55
110	—	476	116.00–145.00	130.28
136	—	426	117.50–155.00	139.54
13	—	281	162.00–177.50	166.87
145	—	526	110.00–138.00	123.27
43	—	376	130.00–159.00	145.30
49	—	326	131.00–167.50	154.73
33	—	720	100.00–117.50	108.18
4	—	808	92.50–97.50	94.38
5	—	238	167.50–175.00	171.92
12	—	780	85.00–107.00	97.22
1	—	890	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	718	95.00–105.00	100.37
29	—	675	86.00–112.00	103.03
42	—	324	123.00–142.50	132.22
62	—	620	99.00–117.50	109.39
126	—	379	110.00–138.00	125.58
148	—	573	98.00–122.00	112.61
154	—	528	101.00–126.00	115.92
196	—	478	104.00–128.00	116.27
220	—	428	105.00–133.00	120.16
8	—	274	130.00–145.00	135.44
8	—	763	90.00–105.00	95.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	279	122.00–140.00	129.64
53	—	379	107.50–125.00	118.94
41	—	529	85.00–118.00	106.27
43	—	330	115.00–133.00	121.87
78	—	432	95.00–125.00	115.03
84	—	478	90.00–122.00	110.74
2	—	778	82.00–87.50	84.71
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
6	—	221	132.00–150.00	143.87
11	—	618	95.00–111.00	100.72
17	—	666	90.00–102.50	99.07
21	—	573	95.00–112.50	104.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	718	96.00–113.00	103.96
16	—	323	130.00–155.00	138.90
29	—	371	122.00–141.00	131.97
51	—	423	112.00–145.00	124.86
94	—	572	105.00–129.00	115.24
138	—	525	109.00–133.00	118.90
92	—	624	99.00–126.00	114.05
97	—	471	105.00–136.00	122.26
15	—	765	93.00–114.00	107.95
5	—	285	137.00–148.00	139.68
52	—	673	103.00–123.00	113.77
2	—	213	147.00–164.00	155.40
1	—	825	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	620	115.00–130.00	123.22
114	—	684	124.00–128.00	125.13
4	—	709	112.00	112.00
21	—	466	136.00	136.00
25	—	566	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	122.00	122.00
7	—	571	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	663	113.00–136.00	122.18
72	—	524	120.00–147.50	131.52
62	—	422	140.00–154.00	151.03
99	—	474	128.00–148.00	141.86
30	—	760	131.00	131.00
4	—	211	177.50–200.00	189.45
5	—	373	147.50–160.00	153.88
5	—	810	110.00–117.50	112.39
8	—	903	102.00–112.50	109.85
68	—	623	117.50–143.00	126.18
77	—	578	115.00–147.00	138.97
5	—	329	157.50–165.00	160.54
30	—	731	115.00–131.00	121.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	427	126.00–147.50	141.22
38	—	332	148.00–163.00	156.99
7	—	809	109.00–117.00	114.69
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
38	—	623	116.00–138.00	123.84
19	—	728	95.00–121.00	117.82
36	—	376	132.50–156.00	145.21
65	—	479	126.00–150.00	136.29
73	—	674	114.00–128.00	123.86
147	—	525	106.00–143.00	129.30
153	—	573	112.00–137.50	123.74
1	—	275	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	379	119.00–142.50	137.06
4	—	719	108.00–116.00	112.22
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
15	—	328	135.00–150.00	141.24
18	—	619	110.00–120.00	114.73
24	—	421	120.00–140.00	131.07
26	—	471	120.00–137.50	125.27
31	—	526	115.00–137.00	121.95
34	—	578	107.00–132.50	118.79
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
3	—	658	110.00–115.00	112.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	709	119.00	119.00
14	—	640	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,238	59.00–74.00	66.24
241	—	1,180	54.00–68.00	61.15
116	—	1,135	48.00–62.00	55.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,407	53.00–68.00	61.14
19	—	1,386	65.00–71.00	68.08
4	—	1,360	56.00–58.00	57.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,067	51.00–66.00	60.77
55	—	945	40.00–55.00	47.62
128	—	1,015	45.00–61.00	53.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,697	87.00–94.00	90.81
33	—	1,425	70.00–87.00	78.47
77	—	1,582	80.00–93.50	86.90

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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