Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 184 priced lines covering 6,322 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,918 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,494 head. replacement cattle receipts at 578 head. Counted as USDA files them — 181 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,918Last week 8,616Year ago 6,398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,494Last week 1,573Year ago 1,195

Replacement CattleReceipts 578Last week 835Year ago 1,266

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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 263,741 compared to 237,978 a year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	619	100.00–131.00	123.83
11	—	774	91.00–111.00	102.42
37	—	375	131.00–145.00	138.80
92	—	472	124.00–144.00	135.11
131	—	420	119.00–149.00	139.78
72	—	678	102.00–128.00	118.67
19	—	325	135.00–149.00	144.55
5	—	285	143.00–153.00	148.89
16	—	915	115.50	115.50
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
216	—	526	115.00–140.00	132.60
164	—	572	105.00–137.00	127.57
35	—	723	106.00–121.00	117.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	144.00	144.00
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	675	123.00	123.00
11	—	635	127.00–130.00	129.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	504	135.00–143.00	142.81
31	—	825	118.00	118.00
19	—	717	132.00	132.00
8	—	773	126.00	126.00
6	—	435	142.50	142.50
15	—	660	132.00	132.00
1	—	565	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	806	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	324	125.00–148.00	138.27
117	—	477	110.00–137.00	129.47
66	—	621	105.00–123.00	114.84
176	—	425	115.00–142.00	134.54
65	—	371	120.00–147.00	136.02
102	—	576	105.00–128.00	121.74
25	—	663	82.00–117.00	109.89
6	—	267	139.00–145.00	143.63
3	—	770	95.00–103.00	100.04
21	—	727	81.00–110.00	104.87
119	—	523	109.00–132.00	125.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	378	123.00–142.00	130.88
43	—	473	110.00–130.00	120.68
60	—	421	94.00–135.00	127.30
4	—	261	145.00–150.00	146.24
4	—	680	100.00–110.00	105.11
22	—	327	116.00–147.00	135.50
16	—	578	80.00–119.00	107.05
42	—	524	87.00–123.00	116.11
1	—	215	152.00	152.00
11	—	622	80.00–111.00	103.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	671	105.00–126.00	121.61
2	—	210	175.00–182.50	178.57
24	—	321	155.00–180.00	163.53
16	—	772	105.00–124.00	116.52
76	—	420	142.50–166.00	151.97
38	—	474	134.00–155.00	145.43
16	—	715	108.00–125.00	119.08
63	—	622	114.00–140.00	125.44
48	—	524	121.00–150.00	135.32
71	—	569	119.00–144.00	130.40
39	—	378	150.00–171.00	161.63
1	—	805	109.00	109.00
2	—	268	170.00–180.00	174.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	137.50	137.50
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	133.00	133.00
15	—	530	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	471	120.00–146.00	135.51
85	—	420	130.00–154.00	143.80
1	—	805	98.00	98.00
94	—	573	107.00–137.00	122.86
5	—	279	160.00–175.00	167.35
63	—	621	105.00–129.00	119.36
17	—	725	100.00–120.00	114.22
2	—	768	106.00–108.00	107.00
147	—	522	113.00–142.00	130.89
14	—	328	121.00–167.00	151.77
54	—	372	138.00–162.00	151.34
33	—	675	105.00–125.00	116.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	570	110.00–123.00	116.88
63	—	475	107.00–136.00	128.37
14	—	626	100.00–115.00	109.21
1	—	760	102.00	102.00
7	—	669	100.00–114.00	108.02
68	—	424	116.00–146.00	136.63
7	—	285	152.00–155.00	152.81
11	—	726	100.00–112.00	106.10
52	—	522	115.00–130.00	123.61
7	—	324	144.00–160.00	148.58
36	—	377	123.00–155.00	140.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	713	120.00–140.00	129.99
5	—	938	108.50	108.50
4	—	823	115.00–127.00	120.99
74	—	419	151.00–170.00	161.14
15	—	326	163.00–185.00	172.02
52	—	470	135.00–165.00	154.79
96	—	667	127.00–147.00	135.63
14	—	384	162.50–170.00	165.29
112	—	579	125.00–159.00	143.67
113	—	521	132.00–163.00	151.43
94	—	622	130.00–149.00	139.97
2	—	280	172.00–180.00	175.79
4	—	1,052	114.50	114.50
47	—	780	117.00–131.50	127.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	163.00	163.00
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	660	139.00	139.00
17	—	760	136.00–137.00	136.94
24	—	567	156.00	156.00
2	—	813	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	358	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	533	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	376	150.00–162.00	156.76
3	—	768	112.50–120.00	117.54
84	—	522	123.00–154.00	142.24
40	—	578	131.00–150.00	139.76
6	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.51
41	—	677	117.00–138.00	126.93
26	—	423	147.00–167.00	153.93
40	—	628	116.00–136.00	130.63
14	—	719	115.00–131.00	123.00
69	—	473	135.00–160.00	149.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	122.00	122.00
11	—	572	123.00–133.00	127.81
24	—	474	122.00–143.00	137.65
16	—	671	110.00–120.00	113.61
10	—	620	117.00–121.00	119.91
2	—	715	112.00–122.00	116.97
10	—	328	128.00–153.00	144.44
8	—	382	135.00–165.00	145.73
14	—	515	128.00–138.00	133.59
8	—	436	145.00–157.00	151.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,816	93.00–108.00	98.87
23	—	1,340	75.00–89.00	82.78
59	—	1,604	84.00–98.00	90.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	1,370	62.00–79.00	71.14
43	—	1,334	68.00–86.00	76.74
42	—	1,395	60.00–73.00	68.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	960	42.00–60.00	53.74
159	—	976	48.00–73.00	60.39
79	—	1,041	53.00–76.00	65.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
263	—	1,152	62.00–80.00	70.48
124	—	1,200	68.00–87.00	77.64
154	—	1,140	52.00–74.00	65.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,023	725.00–840.00	795.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,284	900.00–985.00	941.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	700.00–775.00	739.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	620.00–875.00	765.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	943	690.00–825.00	754.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	920	525.00–750.00	620.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	700.00–725.00	712.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	615.00–850.00	753.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	610.00–750.00	702.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	—	330.00–700.00	485.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,143	800.00–950.00	872.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,098	750.00–1,000.00	897.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,028	625.00–875.00	754.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–885.00	856.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	—	—	550.00–1,100.00	864.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	—	750.00–1,175.00	935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	—	525.00–850.00	693.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	790.00–815.00	802.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	660.00–775.00	712.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,061.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,005	575.00–775.00	673.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,041	700.00–1,150.00	899.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	—	500.00–1,000.00	757.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,246	800.00–1,000.00	899.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,344	1,160.00–1,425.00	1,306.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	56	—	—	900.00–1,325.00	1,095.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,196	1,175.00–1,210.00	1,192.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,108.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	825.00–935.00	907.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	953.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	790.00	790.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	727	400.00–570.00	474.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	806	595.00–800.00	699.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,004	525.00–760.00	623.34
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	925	600.00–750.00	706.67
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	800.00	800.00

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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