Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 190 priced lines covering 6,663 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 12,249 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,741 head. replacement cattle receipts at 846 head. Counted as USDA files them — 125 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12,249Last week 8,306Year ago 6,424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,741Last week 1,382Year ago 793

Replacement CattleReceipts 846Last week 855Year ago 549

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 500,072 compared to 455,203 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 · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	840	475.00–845.00	603.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	983	527.00–845.00	661.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	725.00–775.00	735.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	725	325.00–575.00	487.34
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	420.00–575.00	497.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	—	300.00–550.00	444.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	510.00–800.00	646.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	828	600.00–800.00	696.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	877	600.00–725.00	672.77
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	250.00–300.00	266.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	780.00–835.00	802.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	—	575.00–750.00	678.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	510.00–775.00	682.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	—	—	550.00–1,080.00	771.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	500.00–950.00	745.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,031	650.00–975.00	877.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	—	550.00–850.00	688.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,220	675.00–1,350.00	1,079.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	54	—	1,344	700.00–1,575.00	1,361.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	425.00–500.00	462.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,092	710.00–900.00	790.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	425.00–575.00	525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	475.00–560.00	512.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	965	680.00–800.00	734.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,359	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,867.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,456	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,683.39
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	948	600.00–775.00	691.89
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	960	725.00–825.00	774.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	750.00–950.00	852.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	979	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,064.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	800.00–825.00	812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	775.00–1,375.00	961.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	935	825.00–1,175.00	1,092.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	943	800.00–1,300.00	1,194.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	875	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	825.00–950.00	908.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	525.00–750.00	612.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	550.00–800.00	656.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	992	700.00–825.00	765.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	427	120.00–145.00	134.73
50	—	575	100.00–120.00	114.85
23	—	677	100.00–112.00	105.66
23	—	331	130.00–162.00	144.36
4	—	756	98.00–107.00	100.26
6	—	732	97.00–100.00	99.52
15	—	283	142.50–167.00	148.65
51	—	377	123.00–155.00	140.45
81	—	521	102.00–130.00	120.22
77	—	478	105.00–138.00	127.29
24	—	625	100.00–114.00	108.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	465	128.00–162.50	146.77
2	—	288	170.00–172.50	171.22
66	—	623	115.00–130.00	123.14
25	—	721	110.00–120.00	114.04
5	—	819	96.00–110.00	101.76
68	—	422	135.00–165.00	149.78
48	—	370	141.00–172.00	157.77
39	—	668	106.00–129.00	117.82
1	—	890	98.00	98.00
13	—	766	108.00–115.00	110.56
2	—	210	175.00	175.00
73	—	568	120.00–140.00	131.22
16	—	330	157.50–182.00	167.50
128	—	525	125.00–148.00	136.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	571	105.00–135.00	121.71
15	—	727	92.00–112.00	105.38
73	—	675	100.00–122.00	112.54
113	—	520	114.00–138.00	127.89
45	—	321	140.00–172.00	154.54
14	—	268	145.00–170.00	157.13
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
126	—	423	122.00–157.00	143.05
102	—	476	120.00–148.00	134.87
73	—	624	111.00–126.00	117.99
59	—	372	130.00–162.00	147.77
8	—	775	100.00–110.00	103.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	625	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	711	115.00–119.00	117.50
2	—	630	124.00–127.00	125.54
10	—	665	120.00–123.00	122.21
16	—	577	127.00–132.00	129.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	729	102.00–126.00	115.12
82	—	471	120.00–143.00	129.70
4	—	835	92.00–93.00	92.76
3	—	883	88.00	88.00
51	—	419	123.00–144.00	129.92
17	—	377	129.00–136.00	132.83
12	—	325	128.00–137.00	134.09
228	—	568	114.00–137.00	124.92
44	—	673	107.00–135.00	120.23
3	—	934	85.00–88.00	85.98
137	—	619	114.00–136.00	122.78
18	—	765	100.00–121.00	109.61
146	—	522	120.00–138.00	126.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	128.00	128.00
44	—	780	127.00–135.25	132.80
40	—	721	126.00–137.00	134.47
1	—	655	137.00	137.00
15	—	617	125.50–138.00	130.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
1	—	705	128.00	128.00
2	—	688	125.00–130.00	127.47
2	—	605	139.00	139.00
2	—	773	126.00–130.00	127.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	473	101.00–128.00	115.15
3	—	275	120.00	120.00
84	—	426	106.00–132.00	117.28
48	—	526	97.00–120.00	111.86
66	—	371	110.00–136.00	120.35
18	—	675	93.00–105.00	101.77
48	—	328	118.00–137.00	126.16
24	—	569	95.00–115.00	107.50
2	—	720	92.00	92.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
18	—	628	90.00–111.00	101.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	578	100.00–126.00	118.87
133	—	524	106.00–130.00	120.76
176	—	473	110.00–136.00	121.57
37	—	619	100.00–124.00	111.65
47	—	678	100.00–125.00	113.56
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
12	—	728	90.00–116.00	104.65
37	—	322	123.00–152.00	131.38
175	—	423	113.00–138.00	125.11
68	—	373	118.00–145.00	128.47
13	—	774	87.00–107.00	102.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	650	141.78	141.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	374	120.00–146.00	137.39
5	—	621	119.00–125.00	121.57
5	—	672	115.00–126.00	121.63
39	—	523	107.50–137.00	125.91
10	—	322	140.00–150.00	144.45
14	—	422	125.00–150.00	135.71
16	—	470	108.00–145.00	127.43
19	—	570	108.00–131.00	122.40
2	—	725	105.00–114.00	109.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	135.00	135.00
14	—	779	124.00–135.00	133.86
10	—	601	139.00–142.00	139.30
9	—	716	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	723	110.00–120.00	115.40
44	—	477	130.00–154.00	146.24
41	—	373	135.00–160.00	150.41
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
9	—	324	150.00–161.00	157.82
8	—	782	105.00–116.00	114.01
14	—	420	135.00–153.00	145.30
119	—	622	119.50–138.00	130.78
67	—	522	125.00–152.00	141.35
99	—	570	116.00–141.00	133.67
42	—	681	115.00–133.00	129.13
1	—	925	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
33	—	570	130.00–146.00	137.35
17	—	783	115.00–134.00	120.94
63	—	670	123.00–137.00	132.09
57	—	721	120.00–136.00	128.83
50	—	523	137.00–152.00	143.12
70	—	615	125.00–140.00	134.47
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
35	—	371	155.00–180.00	161.98
1	—	1,130	92.00	92.00
40	—	421	145.00–175.00	156.63
59	—	467	140.00–165.00	150.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,000	38.00–51.00	43.74
131	—	1,026	35.00–57.00	48.94
44	—	1,050	43.00–67.00	53.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
321	—	1,172	50.00–64.00	56.93
186	—	1,150	43.00–59.00	52.11
93	—	1,176	58.00–71.00	62.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	1,408	52.00–67.00	57.94
33	—	1,378	49.50–62.00	54.92
44	—	1,352	59.00–70.00	65.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,790	86.00–97.00	90.33
48	—	1,421	67.00–87.00	77.78
44	—	1,648	70.00–92.00	83.69

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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