Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 198 priced lines covering 7,475 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,452 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,838 head. replacement cattle receipts at 681 head. Counted as USDA files them — 90 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13,452Last week 7,078Year ago 8,352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,838Last week 1,391Year ago 1,280

Replacement CattleReceipts 681Last week 411Year ago 652

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 441,741 compared to 397,096 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
26	—	778	115.00–133.00	124.02
1	—	835	119.00	119.00
12	—	332	170.00–176.00	172.38
47	—	717	115.00–137.00	129.00
1	—	255	192.00	192.00
20	—	374	161.00–180.00	170.63
88	—	668	129.00–147.00	133.95
54	—	422	154.00–180.00	163.69
6	—	1,115	107.00	107.00
142	—	623	130.00–152.00	138.46
64	—	566	133.00–151.00	142.04
103	—	519	140.00–160.00	150.05
79	—	479	142.00–165.00	156.89
2	—	908	107.00–119.00	113.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	476	120.00–160.00	151.54
20	—	425	140.00–167.00	153.44
19	—	328	152.00–172.00	162.85
81	—	373	145.00–170.00	161.28
6	—	784	117.00–127.00	121.14
55	—	572	128.00–150.00	139.25
78	—	520	134.00–156.00	144.96
111	—	627	125.00–139.00	134.05
14	—	721	110.00–132.00	121.85
76	—	681	117.00–136.00	130.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	468	113.00–156.00	143.79
2	—	745	115.00	115.00
13	—	629	115.00–130.00	121.42
5	—	321	145.00–151.00	148.60
51	—	525	124.00–145.00	138.90
5	—	679	117.00	117.00
45	—	573	122.00–140.00	130.27
13	—	372	135.00–170.00	152.28
7	—	423	129.00–167.00	147.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	690	145.50–148.50	146.87
22	—	599	152.50	152.50
13	—	1,105	110.50	110.50
20	—	770	127.00–140.00	136.44
49	—	726	140.00–144.50	141.74
8	—	604	156.00	156.00
18	—	814	134.50–137.00	135.61
5	—	547	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	583	123.00	123.00
5	—	522	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	473	119.00–137.00	128.20
124	—	524	104.00–132.00	125.98
5	—	883	99.00	99.00
115	—	371	122.00–145.00	134.11
68	—	328	120.00–151.00	139.66
27	—	677	105.00–120.00	114.63
78	—	622	100.00–132.50	119.83
3	—	215	155.00	155.00
132	—	426	115.00–140.00	128.85
10	—	793	105.00–105.50	105.45
12	—	280	140.00–150.00	144.05
18	—	731	105.00–120.00	109.39
102	—	573	103.00–130.00	123.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	320	128.00–140.00	133.58
15	—	629	100.00–115.00	108.07
65	—	478	95.00–134.00	120.02
33	—	571	100.00–122.00	111.13
6	—	281	130.00–142.00	135.26
47	—	376	120.00–146.00	128.82
61	—	525	94.00–127.00	116.64
2	—	735	100.00–108.00	104.00
3	—	663	102.00–112.00	107.04
64	—	425	100.00–139.00	122.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	420	129.00–147.00	138.86
197	—	481	124.00–142.00	131.06
65	—	669	111.00–132.00	123.25
187	—	570	114.00–138.00	128.86
2	—	223	160.00–163.00	161.52
13	—	767	113.00–120.00	117.76
11	—	275	146.00–160.00	154.88
26	—	372	135.00–155.00	141.80
35	—	718	110.00–123.00	120.84
116	—	621	113.00–133.00	127.38
199	—	522	120.00–140.00	131.92
18	—	324	139.00–158.00	148.77
1	—	860	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	128.00	128.00
2	—	718	121.00–123.00	121.99
8	—	644	127.00–127.50	127.31
2	—	762	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	143.00	143.00
37	—	677	132.50–135.50	134.62
41	—	590	135.50–141.50	139.15
19	—	772	127.50–132.00	129.85
28	—	645	135.50–140.00	136.14
19	—	739	132.50–133.00	132.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	686	120.00–144.50	138.67
2	—	618	126.00–129.00	127.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	678	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	314	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	206	180.00–187.00	181.78
94	—	621	115.00–136.00	126.82
11	—	723	115.00–125.00	120.21
61	—	379	155.00–177.00	163.68
64	—	672	119.00–130.00	123.40
4	—	268	170.00–174.00	172.02
133	—	523	124.00–152.00	134.25
16	—	328	164.00–180.00	171.64
52	—	471	130.00–162.00	145.75
3	—	828	115.00–118.00	116.98
1	—	955	84.00	84.00
18	—	771	107.00–127.00	118.68
93	—	570	120.00–140.00	128.98
1	—	935	94.00	94.00
82	—	425	142.50–168.00	155.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	677	108.00–125.00	116.23
30	—	723	105.00–124.00	112.79
16	—	783	105.00–115.00	108.54
5	—	277	165.00–170.00	168.56
107	—	572	109.00–136.00	125.25
63	—	369	130.00–167.00	153.00
39	—	325	149.00–177.00	160.67
141	—	522	114.00–144.00	131.02
75	—	625	112.00–135.00	121.49
2	—	225	177.00	177.00
2	—	820	95.00–100.00	97.48
140	—	476	118.00–155.00	139.17
88	—	425	135.00–160.00	148.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	425	120.00–147.00	137.61
65	—	528	110.00–133.00	123.90
34	—	372	125.00–157.00	144.01
41	—	571	102.00–127.00	119.96
3	—	785	95.00–113.00	106.04
79	—	473	110.00–139.00	130.10
1	—	215	170.00	170.00
35	—	331	137.00–162.00	149.72
3	—	275	164.00	164.00
11	—	676	100.00–115.00	105.90
33	—	622	107.00–120.00	113.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	730	129.00	129.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	550.00–900.00	712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	475.00–625.00	546.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	660.00–710.00	685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	410.00–440.00	425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	—	440.00–825.00	583.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	—	725.00–1,200.00	942.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,077	900.00–975.00	940.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	—	650.00–1,000.00	867.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,258	600.00–1,325.00	1,060.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	—	600.00–850.00	721.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,216	700.00–1,100.00	899.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	550.00–1,022.00	897.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,334	960.00–1,060.00	1,002.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	600.00–860.00	698.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,199	850.00–950.00	886.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	839	675.00–775.00	733.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
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	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,307	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,166.26
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	625.00–825.00	733.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	—	825.00–1,325.00	991.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,285.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,183.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,140.00	1,140.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	972	500.00–960.00	706.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	600.00–750.00	641.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	958.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	650.00–800.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,038	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,139.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.50
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	813	475.00–675.00	546.92
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	750.00–875.00	816.92
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	520.00–620.00	580.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	675.00–800.00	717.05
(<2 yrs)	Open	23	—	912	530.00–1,090.00	924.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,003	647.00–1,010.00	833.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	540.00	540.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–700.00	656.67
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	625.00–1,100.00	902.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	530.00–690.00	627.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	998	820.00–900.00	858.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	971	850.00–1,050.00	956.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,096.69
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,531	80.00–99.00	89.23
50	—	1,434	71.00–92.00	81.31
42	—	1,676	90.00–106.00	97.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,155	63.00–85.00	70.19
193	—	1,136	53.00–70.00	59.97
327	—	1,150	56.00–77.00	64.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,287	55.00–69.00	63.76
20	—	1,506	67.00–79.00	72.82
164	—	1,374	57.50–75.00	67.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,072	49.00–69.00	60.79
130	—	1,002	42.00–65.00	54.70
100	—	958	40.00–59.00	50.99

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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