Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 156 priced lines covering 5,325 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,729 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,256 head. replacement cattle receipts at 701 head. Counted as USDA files them — 109 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,729Last week 9,327Year ago 15,033

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,256Last week 1,172Year ago 1,847

Replacement CattleReceipts 701Last week 684Year ago 1,446

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 526,308 compared to 559,025 a year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	329	168.00–172.00	170.00
2	—	285	165.00–170.00	167.54
64	—	470	137.00–160.00	145.96
3	—	822	100.00–123.00	115.40
73	—	529	129.00–148.00	137.24
16	—	721	111.00–126.00	120.41
53	—	424	155.00–170.00	160.83
62	—	622	121.00–131.00	125.88
45	—	373	147.00–177.00	166.30
82	—	578	125.00–142.00	131.79
85	—	674	117.00–130.00	125.55
29	—	776	110.00–126.00	123.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	616	128.00	128.00
22	—	550	145.50	145.50
16	—	422	155.00–159.00	157.20
9	—	866	112.00	112.00
54	—	526	138.00–141.25	140.41
5	—	932	113.00	113.00
19	—	469	148.50–152.00	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	327	140.00–170.00	162.49
15	—	736	113.00–122.00	114.93
3	—	247	166.00	166.00
112	—	573	120.00–135.00	128.33
61	—	481	128.00–148.00	140.90
61	—	529	125.00–140.00	134.89
9	—	766	107.00–116.00	111.90
37	—	428	130.00–155.00	149.99
25	—	628	115.00–128.00	121.74
3	—	280	167.00–168.00	167.35
49	—	378	150.00–165.00	157.59
74	—	668	106.00–123.00	120.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	147.00–155.00	150.73
6	—	660	110.00	110.00
3	—	732	110.00–113.00	111.98
1	—	295	154.00	154.00
3	—	777	102.00–105.00	104.00
12	—	374	144.00–157.00	148.94
11	—	536	113.00–124.00	116.33
13	—	475	130.00–133.00	131.79
3	—	417	142.00–145.00	143.01
4	—	565	113.00	113.00
2	—	625	114.00–118.00	116.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	525	118.00–140.00	131.86
43	—	330	160.00–182.00	168.14
1	—	800	93.00	93.00
45	—	627	105.00–125.00	117.50
8	—	211	186.00–195.00	190.18
53	—	469	135.00–153.00	145.14
41	—	574	112.00–134.00	123.89
13	—	769	81.00–115.00	102.38
61	—	369	153.00–180.00	166.40
14	—	278	155.00–178.00	170.42
17	—	668	105.00–117.00	111.35
89	—	428	150.00–174.00	157.51
15	—	720	90.00–110.00	101.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	323	150.00–174.00	160.58
21	—	670	102.00–115.00	107.19
1	—	800	88.00	88.00
110	—	475	120.00–147.00	133.97
70	—	431	129.00–158.00	144.16
14	—	266	164.00–172.00	165.61
9	—	776	83.00–105.00	98.47
64	—	527	115.00–132.00	124.54
18	—	721	89.00–107.00	98.85
71	—	571	102.00–126.00	119.49
51	—	372	135.00–167.00	153.60
26	—	633	97.50–122.00	111.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	125.00–155.00	142.92
28	—	519	100.00–122.00	108.03
24	—	431	118.00–145.00	134.92
5	—	725	100.00	100.00
6	—	669	95.00–105.00	98.31
23	—	470	114.00–134.00	121.75
5	—	581	90.00–110.00	104.62
2	—	773	75.00–90.00	82.43
6	—	327	140.00–162.00	155.00
2	—	268	150.00–160.00	154.67
5	—	631	87.00–110.00	98.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	374	123.00–147.00	134.17
47	—	326	127.00–150.00	136.21
96	—	570	108.00–119.00	114.05
118	—	423	118.00–140.00	130.68
5	—	239	135.00–152.00	144.21
136	—	465	113.00–135.00	125.11
110	—	524	105.00–125.00	116.45
108	—	616	106.00–117.00	112.08
34	—	671	99.00–112.00	105.79
24	—	723	100.00–112.00	107.03
4	—	271	134.00–147.00	142.71
1	—	850	82.50	82.50
22	—	780	91.00–109.00	106.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	435	132.00	132.00
11	—	680	118.00	118.00
13	—	709	102.00–104.00	102.92
11	—	560	114.00–126.00	119.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	432	105.00–120.00	111.56
30	—	532	87.00–110.00	102.79
2	—	235	116.00–120.00	117.96
7	—	630	90.00–104.00	95.94
5	—	568	85.00–106.00	100.24
49	—	478	91.00–116.00	107.22
2	—	705	80.00	80.00
3	—	685	80.00–85.00	81.62
34	—	326	98.00–130.00	116.83
32	—	380	110.00–124.00	117.42
4	—	278	114.00–125.00	120.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	269	120.00–125.00	123.14
68	—	375	106.00–140.00	126.19
88	—	571	95.00–114.00	108.94
2	—	768	84.00–92.00	87.99
49	—	326	120.00–147.00	131.00
176	—	524	103.00–117.00	111.18
6	—	683	100.00–105.00	103.32
135	—	475	107.00–128.00	118.33
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
27	—	623	99.00–111.00	107.63
6	—	718	92.00–103.00	98.48
83	—	419	104.00–130.00	124.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	550.00–700.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	38	—	—	600.00–950.00	714.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	108	—	—	600.00–1,250.00	870.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	65	—	—	575.00–1,310.00	814.85
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	670.00–825.00	754.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	450.00–675.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	500.00–850.00	645.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	620.00–760.00	690.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	780.00–850.00	815.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	560.00–600.00	568.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	—	400.00–890.00	771.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	450.00–585.00	497.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	650.00–675.00	666.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	54	—	—	725.00–1,400.00	1,034.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	1,011.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,084.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	550.00–800.00	716.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	425.00–775.00	566.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	550.00–720.00	606.79
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	450.00–610.00	544.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,401	45.00–54.00	50.03
19	—	1,374	53.00–95.00	60.46
57	—	1,365	48.00–68.00	56.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,180	40.00–59.00	51.68
94	—	1,232	53.00–71.00	64.27
162	—	1,185	48.00–66.00	57.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,018	30.00–49.00	43.96
42	—	1,021	49.00–61.00	54.40
120	—	1,050	41.00–62.00	49.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,389	55.00–79.00	70.57
24	—	1,687	80.00–94.00	84.61
67	—	1,648	70.00–89.00	78.98

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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