Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 162 priced lines covering 4,936 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,078 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,391 head. replacement cattle receipts at 411 head. Counted as USDA files them — 128 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,078Last week 6,738Year ago 4,142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,391Last week 879Year ago 559

Replacement CattleReceipts 411Last week 566Year ago 435

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 425,084 compared to 384,271 a year ago.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	950	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	700.00–800.00	753.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	700.00–875.00	809.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	955	590.00–750.00	666.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	41	—	—	550.00–875.00	720.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,090	800.00–840.00	823.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,118	800.00–990.00	877.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	56	—	—	650.00–1,000.00	827.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,473	1,050.00–1,145.00	1,104.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–575.00	543.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	900.00–1,000.00	952.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	500.00–850.00	713.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,086	775.00–880.00	808.94
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	600.00–650.00	621.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	410.00	410.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	500.00–750.00	624.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	—	400.00–600.00	503.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	690.00–700.00	695.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	680.00–730.00	713.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	225.00	225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,950.00	1,521.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,446.43
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	845	415.00–650.00	535.73
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,088	671.00–1,000.00	833.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,063	800.00–1,000.00	912.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	750.00–900.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	800.00–985.00	861.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	62	—	—	875.00–1,350.00	1,007.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,520	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,039.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,480	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	1,080.00	1,080.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	425.00–800.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,521.43
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,190.00	1,190.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	110.00	110.00
19	—	627	110.00–130.00	119.22
2	—	245	170.00	170.00
58	—	478	115.00–147.00	135.96
13	—	323	142.00–170.00	154.15
2	—	285	166.00	166.00
50	—	425	125.00–157.00	141.99
21	—	571	108.00–134.00	121.78
6	—	673	111.00–125.00	113.29
17	—	376	136.00–167.00	146.18
52	—	523	118.00–138.00	128.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	205	200.00	200.00
2	—	808	118.00–122.00	120.02
65	—	374	164.00–182.00	172.48
27	—	326	170.00–197.00	180.75
11	—	724	118.00–130.00	125.24
7	—	274	193.00–200.00	195.82
67	—	524	130.00–161.00	144.03
67	—	572	125.00–155.00	135.62
62	—	627	124.00–143.00	133.24
81	—	472	147.00–167.00	154.64
61	—	421	155.00–182.00	165.27
15	—	777	118.00–131.00	121.72
31	—	674	119.00–140.00	128.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	285	172.00–183.00	177.31
27	—	669	110.00–135.00	123.77
61	—	619	110.00–139.00	125.47
6	—	791	105.00–113.00	110.19
85	—	519	119.00–150.00	135.58
39	—	372	134.00–177.00	159.27
13	—	724	112.00–126.00	119.61
48	—	575	122.00–143.00	129.21
70	—	426	139.00–170.00	153.55
38	—	327	148.00–180.00	167.14
76	—	473	128.00–160.00	145.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
2	—	668	136.00–138.00	136.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	325	144.00–160.00	153.58
3	—	277	154.00–160.00	157.98
39	—	723	115.00–126.00	120.80
76	—	428	130.00–155.00	138.67
107	—	524	123.00–148.00	133.60
84	—	622	122.00–135.00	130.21
25	—	774	103.00–123.00	113.98
130	—	467	125.00–154.00	135.00
131	—	572	123.00–137.00	129.62
58	—	368	135.00–160.00	144.24
56	—	671	117.00–134.00	125.48
3	—	222	163.00–165.00	164.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	142.00	142.00
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
1	—	575	148.00	148.00
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
4	—	728	128.00–129.00	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	608	140.00	140.00
13	—	724	137.00–140.00	138.40
20	—	686	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	428	116.00–140.00	128.99
25	—	377	118.00–147.00	128.70
14	—	569	110.00–126.00	116.44
2	—	715	110.00	110.00
33	—	477	111.00–133.00	123.32
37	—	520	110.00–129.00	119.18
3	—	613	107.00–122.00	112.97
15	—	330	129.00–150.00	139.12
3	—	658	102.00–110.00	106.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	326	135.00–148.00	143.12
4	—	221	155.00–156.00	155.76
33	—	674	110.00–126.00	116.84
4	—	763	100.00–103.00	101.52
59	—	425	121.00–148.00	132.22
74	—	524	118.00–136.00	125.72
8	—	721	101.00–115.00	109.77
47	—	614	105.00–131.00	121.31
38	—	374	128.00–152.00	137.92
2	—	285	148.00	148.00
63	—	567	115.00–134.00	126.65
108	—	474	120.00–147.00	131.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	118.00–125.00	120.59
11	—	372	148.00–162.00	157.55
2	—	655	121.00	121.00
17	—	330	120.00–180.00	157.28
18	—	427	142.00–166.00	151.20
9	—	527	125.00–142.00	134.83
19	—	472	134.00–157.00	140.77
14	—	580	122.00–138.00	131.17
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	380	169.00–195.00	176.34
112	—	622	134.00–149.00	141.40
85	—	672	127.00–145.00	136.70
59	—	471	158.00–170.00	165.48
3	—	885	118.00–128.00	124.74
91	—	515	148.00–164.00	157.25
82	—	568	140.00–155.00	147.90
7	—	324	182.00–205.00	187.39
29	—	773	120.00–139.00	131.69
50	—	428	164.00–175.00	168.50
2	—	820	132.00	132.00
41	—	721	125.00–136.00	131.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	575	127.00–148.00	137.42
32	—	476	145.00–165.00	154.12
26	—	618	125.00–145.00	132.46
40	—	520	135.00–155.00	149.40
8	—	727	118.00–131.00	126.18
2	—	330	166.00–168.00	167.03
34	—	428	151.00–170.00	156.79
34	—	671	120.00–134.00	130.73
18	—	373	160.00–172.00	165.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,725	90.00–105.00	99.01
50	—	1,651	78.00–99.00	89.37
32	—	1,517	75.00–94.00	84.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,395	60.00–70.00	65.94
91	—	1,323	62.00–76.00	68.71
35	—	1,426	69.00–83.00	73.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	934	39.00–52.00	47.30
58	—	1,021	52.00–67.00	60.87
135	—	1,003	45.00–65.00	55.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,120	55.00–67.00	60.57
296	—	1,162	58.50–73.00	66.33
92	—	1,185	66.00–79.00	72.03

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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