Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 196 priced lines covering 8,288 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 12,677 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,808 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,025 head. Counted as USDA files them — 296 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12,677Last week 7,564Year ago 8,667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,808Last week 1,214Year ago 1,177

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,025Last week 834Year ago 977

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 102,487 compared to 106,395 a year ago.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	475.00–675.00	575.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	912	650.00–845.00	737.04
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	425.00–500.00	464.71
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	715	420.00–580.00	476.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	875.00–1,250.00	1,035.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	500.00–700.00	610.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	830.00	830.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,184	710.00–875.00	819.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,056	610.00–760.00	708.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,216	875.00–1,125.00	989.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	400.00–725.00	579.17
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	360.00–530.00	465.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	740	600.00–625.00	611.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	775	400.00–450.00	428.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	570.00–630.00	600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	470.00–520.00	495.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–775.00	708.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	530.00–775.00	606.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,109	900.00–1,025.00	953.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,106	625.00–825.00	733.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,183	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,207.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,111	675.00–1,080.00	890.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	42	—	—	570.00–1,075.00	777.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	83	—	—	600.00–1,100.00	831.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	53	—	—	550.00–1,085.00	789.81
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	745.00	745.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	550.00–725.00	645.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,037.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,208.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	500.00–750.00	585.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,223	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,222	1,000.00–1,235.00	1,129.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	76	—	—	650.00–1,375.00	959.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,145	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,644.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	775.00–975.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	750.00–1,150.00	935.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	987.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	550.00–575.00	562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	—	600.00–925.00	736.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	375.00–450.00	412.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	750.00–850.00	791.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	660.00–1,075.00	867.50
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	827	750.00–875.00	807.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	776	107.00–122.00	115.52
87	—	472	147.00–170.00	158.76
108	—	569	127.50–156.00	143.57
2	—	215	170.00	170.00
17	—	811	105.00–119.00	115.34
1	—	975	109.00	109.00
151	—	527	140.00–170.00	149.63
166	—	427	152.00–179.00	164.48
146	—	680	115.00–136.50	132.01
14	—	719	110.00–130.00	122.42
1	—	900	109.00	109.00
31	—	323	161.00–185.00	175.39
26	—	374	157.00–178.00	168.13
1	—	1,415	80.00	80.00
101	—	621	120.00–147.00	136.61
1	—	1,080	97.00	97.00
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	812	120.00–128.75	127.88
36	—	417	157.00–178.00	171.43
112	—	614	136.00–146.50	145.06
26	—	528	148.00–165.00	162.46
50	—	666	133.00–138.25	135.98
11	—	762	130.00	130.00
40	—	856	122.50	122.50
52	—	721	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	833	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	377	147.00–185.00	160.02
7	—	827	112.50	112.50
2	—	1,020	104.00	104.00
69	—	428	145.00–172.00	157.29
15	—	779	100.00–126.00	112.23
65	—	527	127.50–157.00	143.84
27	—	729	111.00–125.00	121.12
5	—	291	161.00–175.00	170.37
70	—	669	117.00–133.00	127.67
92	—	629	119.00–139.00	129.26
115	—	579	123.00–152.00	138.10
28	—	321	150.00–185.00	165.47
6	—	860	90.00–110.50	107.00
92	—	475	125.00–167.00	152.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	113.00–120.00	116.80
17	—	576	126.00–138.00	131.71
27	—	478	136.00–157.50	150.48
7	—	745	115.00–124.00	122.71
14	—	427	125.00–165.00	152.59
34	—	376	135.00–177.00	154.16
7	—	329	124.00–165.00	154.74
17	—	621	110.00–130.00	123.22
13	—	532	130.00–143.00	140.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	324	130.00–160.00	146.06
1	—	925	85.00	85.00
65	—	668	105.00–118.00	113.35
27	—	732	99.00–113.00	109.75
157	—	377	128.00–155.00	143.64
140	—	622	110.00–126.00	118.93
151	—	572	114.50–130.00	124.16
229	—	423	124.00–150.00	139.25
6	—	821	90.00–98.00	94.68
227	—	471	120.00–143.00	134.27
237	—	521	119.00–138.00	128.15
15	—	769	100.00–108.00	103.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	738	117.25	117.25
5	—	465	150.00	150.00
11	—	365	165.00	165.00
72	—	688	116.50–123.50	119.32
20	—	561	127.00	127.00
87	—	608	125.50–130.00	128.17
9	—	752	110.25	110.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	838	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	132.00–140.00	137.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	126.00–129.00	127.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	518	110.00–120.00	114.87
4	—	770	83.00	83.00
64	—	428	105.00–132.00	124.45
48	—	377	115.00–139.00	127.86
25	—	330	125.00–147.50	133.67
12	—	628	84.00–107.00	98.44
5	—	715	70.00–95.00	87.06
25	—	578	95.00–112.00	108.84
4	—	234	142.00	142.00
8	—	681	88.00–100.00	94.91
61	—	472	114.00–127.00	120.52
18	—	271	125.00–150.00	134.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	572	105.00–128.00	116.42
53	—	623	105.00–122.00	111.19
166	—	474	111.00–137.00	126.89
18	—	678	95.00–115.00	104.69
161	—	428	115.00–140.00	133.00
28	—	278	136.00–157.00	143.72
15	—	729	100.00–107.00	104.11
90	—	328	120.00–150.00	140.71
1	—	885	85.00	85.00
7	—	776	96.00–103.00	100.58
133	—	374	120.00–148.00	137.94
131	—	526	109.00–132.00	123.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	472	134.00–165.00	148.55
60	—	621	116.00–136.00	124.81
2	—	823	96.00–100.00	97.98
1	—	1,030	84.00	84.00
20	—	319	160.00–174.00	163.89
10	—	773	95.00–112.00	101.43
121	—	524	124.00–165.00	142.76
47	—	569	117.00–150.00	134.03
126	—	428	140.00–177.00	155.95
20	—	716	100.00–121.00	112.63
32	—	667	108.00–126.00	119.40
9	—	876	88.00–90.00	88.22
54	—	376	154.00–185.00	163.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	474	124.00–155.00	142.51
5	—	273	158.00–165.00	159.92
78	—	377	142.50–177.00	158.26
33	—	671	97.00–127.00	111.69
152	—	427	133.00–167.00	151.08
42	—	322	148.00–177.00	162.78
50	—	576	115.00–139.00	127.75
1	—	205	163.00	163.00
101	—	522	117.00–146.00	136.07
6	—	834	80.00–90.00	88.35
6	—	713	107.00–116.00	110.13
51	—	620	107.50–130.00	120.42
10	—	772	100.00–110.00	103.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	103.00–112.00	105.25
59	—	473	120.00–142.00	135.10
22	—	326	140.00–167.00	155.05
25	—	372	142.00–160.00	150.54
41	—	422	127.00–152.00	142.29
5	—	288	160.00–163.00	162.00
18	—	579	112.00–132.00	124.75
9	—	618	105.00–117.00	110.44
28	—	528	115.00–134.00	126.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,458	62.00–85.00	76.78
81	—	1,645	74.00–96.00	84.03
22	—	1,726	84.00–100.00	91.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,372	56.00–75.00	65.50
64	—	1,420	48.00–63.00	56.06
170	—	1,354	50.00–73.00	60.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	967	35.00–53.00	47.83
131	—	1,022	40.00–62.00	53.33
30	—	1,031	50.00–65.00	58.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
295	—	1,189	48.00–69.00	60.52
137	—	1,141	47.00–62.00	55.67
104	—	1,193	54.00–72.00	65.83

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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