Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 189 priced lines covering 4,336 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,823 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 984 head. replacement cattle receipts at 554 head. Counted as USDA files them — 28 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,823Last week 9,530Year ago 10,026

Slaughter CattleReceipts 984Last week 1,134Year ago 1,238

Replacement CattleReceipts 554Last week 630Year ago 911

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 480,192 compared to 506,498 a year ago.

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,335	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,110.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	700.00–850.00	783.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	625.00–675.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	575.00–800.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	475.00–675.00	566.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	705.00–710.00	707.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–525.00	512.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,109	470.00–660.00	551.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,155	675.00–750.00	714.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	900.00–935.00	917.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	—	815.00–1,100.00	964.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,283	600.00–1,050.00	773.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,216	725.00–900.00	822.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,080	790.00–1,025.00	871.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	53	—	—	600.00–1,050.00	812.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	903	430.00–660.00	612.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	—	535.00–780.00	654.42
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	730.00–750.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	550.00–650.00	584.44
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	305.00–600.00	421.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	440.00	440.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	928	400.00–600.00	516.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	935	450.00–640.00	508.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	540.00–750.00	637.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	375.00–570.00	457.08
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	300.00–425.00	378.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	750.00–800.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	45	—	—	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,401.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	655	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	667	118.00	118.00
7	—	719	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
1	—	670	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	132.00	132.00
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
1	—	920	80.00	80.00
2	—	520	111.00	111.00
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	140.00	140.00
29	—	378	113.00–134.00	124.47
61	—	619	99.00–113.00	107.49
12	—	323	119.00–139.00	131.33
53	—	469	102.00–127.00	115.23
54	—	422	108.00–135.00	119.88
25	—	715	94.00–107.00	103.20
79	—	521	101.00–125.00	113.68
2	—	788	95.00–97.00	96.00
39	—	674	96.00–111.00	104.58
108	—	572	99.00–117.00	109.52
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	780	82.00–95.00	87.67
14	—	729	75.00–96.00	91.15
40	—	624	92.00–105.00	99.06
7	—	838	84.00–86.00	85.58
11	—	277	120.00–137.50	125.92
56	—	378	101.00–130.00	120.61
4	—	236	130.00–137.50	132.42
50	—	321	108.00–137.00	125.80
85	—	424	100.00–122.50	114.34
13	—	683	90.00–96.00	93.29
117	—	527	88.00–112.50	107.25
55	—	569	96.00–110.00	102.74
114	—	471	92.00–117.50	110.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	531	87.00–102.00	97.02
3	—	680	70.00–85.00	77.31
25	—	574	75.00–97.00	92.18
21	—	626	80.00–94.00	88.60
1	—	760	80.00	80.00
57	—	424	87.00–115.00	105.92
31	—	474	94.00–110.00	103.75
10	—	729	65.00–85.00	76.72
5	—	276	117.50–130.00	123.03
3	—	237	117.00–125.00	119.70
35	—	327	94.00–122.50	109.01
35	—	373	97.00–120.00	110.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	413	112.00	112.00
6	—	503	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	92.00	92.00
19	—	723	109.00–117.00	112.42
18	—	669	112.00–121.00	115.34
14	—	322	152.00–169.00	159.83
37	—	431	129.00–162.00	139.15
2	—	290	164.00–167.50	165.78
25	—	572	118.00–129.00	122.24
66	—	519	118.00–142.00	133.70
19	—	970	102.00	102.00
19	—	469	129.00–160.00	134.35
2	—	770	110.00–111.00	110.50
14	—	382	142.00–151.00	146.24
31	—	626	116.00–133.00	130.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	631	105.00–110.00	107.32
3	—	728	91.00–96.00	94.00
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
8	—	415	120.00–127.50	122.74
10	—	323	110.00–140.00	130.72
5	—	680	97.00–107.00	103.21
24	—	538	105.00–116.00	115.13
1	—	293	142.00	142.00
24	—	476	117.00–124.00	120.61
15	—	577	95.00–117.50	109.54
22	—	383	105.00–133.00	127.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	770	102.00–107.00	104.48
1	—	1,025	85.00	85.00
55	—	619	110.00–120.00	116.17
14	—	722	102.00–111.00	107.12
26	—	425	126.00–140.00	134.68
3	—	880	90.00–95.00	91.61
1	—	990	88.00	88.00
6	—	825	100.00–102.00	100.33
11	—	336	135.00–150.00	143.82
47	—	468	120.00–139.00	126.31
55	—	668	107.00–118.00	112.91
89	—	568	110.00–132.00	120.43
2	—	260	154.00–158.00	156.04
25	—	376	130.00–143.00	136.22
41	—	536	115.00–132.00	123.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	680	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	377	125.00–170.00	143.33
38	—	572	99.00–129.00	115.93
11	—	773	95.00–102.00	98.34
1	—	200	175.00	175.00
10	—	723	96.00–110.00	101.49
52	—	475	115.00–140.00	128.37
53	—	420	122.00–145.00	133.23
20	—	623	101.00–115.00	109.12
2	—	815	94.00–95.00	94.50
31	—	324	145.00–182.00	158.93
19	—	275	155.00–180.00	162.53
12	—	676	102.00–117.00	107.58
46	—	528	104.00–135.00	121.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	525	100.00–115.00	108.49
8	—	774	75.00–87.50	81.19
6	—	233	140.00–150.00	144.23
16	—	334	107.00–155.00	130.27
1	—	800	77.00	77.00
24	—	574	90.00–110.00	102.02
12	—	270	135.00–142.50	137.10
14	—	624	80.00–103.00	93.75
50	—	426	100.00–127.00	117.02
25	—	369	80.00–140.00	122.02
5	—	724	79.00–85.00	82.78
50	—	478	95.00–120.00	111.83
13	—	665	70.00–92.50	85.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	88.00–90.00	88.98
46	—	675	88.00–110.00	95.63
51	—	625	95.00–115.00	104.08
95	—	525	94.00–125.00	117.19
8	—	283	147.00–177.00	157.57
61	—	423	117.00–135.00	127.31
45	—	376	119.00–155.00	135.63
59	—	473	110.00–132.00	122.36
59	—	569	90.00–120.00	109.50
4	—	764	87.00–92.00	89.27
36	—	331	125.00–170.00	143.12
19	—	720	90.00–97.50	93.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	560	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,428	51.00–67.00	59.71
7	—	1,415	42.00–49.00	46.46
54	—	1,416	45.00–60.00	51.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,245	52.00–67.00	57.16
78	—	1,166	40.00–56.00	47.03
153	—	1,215	45.00–62.00	51.49
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	53.00	53.00
1	—	1,210	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,006	40.00–50.00	44.91
47	—	933	31.00–44.00	39.84
34	—	992	46.00–55.00	51.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,675	70.00–84.00	76.06
38	—	1,429	61.00–77.00	71.61
16	—	1,709	80.00–89.00	82.66

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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