Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 206 priced lines covering 5,768 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,336 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,576 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,182 head. Counted as USDA files them — 419 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,336Last week 6,197Year ago 12,677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,576Last week 1,117Year ago 1,808

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,182Last week 594Year ago 1,025

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 105,062 compared to 102,487 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
24	—	716	115.00–129.00	125.50
100	—	567	134.00–147.00	142.02
117	—	518	138.00–154.00	146.93
26	—	667	120.00–142.00	130.53
89	—	424	145.00–166.00	152.66
21	—	778	119.00–127.00	121.21
93	—	474	140.00–162.00	148.16
68	—	624	127.50–142.00	135.12
24	—	324	150.00–180.00	156.29
3	—	273	150.00–154.00	151.98
69	—	377	148.00–170.00	154.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	619	110.00–125.00	118.68
40	—	472	125.00–145.00	134.75
24	—	326	131.00–157.00	144.17
2	—	768	100.00–110.00	104.95
17	—	573	114.00–131.00	121.70
4	—	279	140.00–148.00	145.33
23	—	527	120.00–137.00	130.04
1	—	745	108.00	108.00
44	—	382	130.00–156.00	145.43
50	—	425	128.00–150.00	140.51
5	—	671	110.00–115.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
29	—	665	110.00–127.00	123.63
77	—	472	135.00–152.00	143.80
111	—	520	124.00–149.00	137.35
13	—	287	144.00–160.00	152.21
60	—	622	110.00–133.00	126.55
103	—	428	135.00–157.00	146.88
6	—	723	108.00–120.00	116.51
45	—	572	120.00–140.00	131.84
9	—	775	104.00–118.00	110.45
95	—	373	138.00–165.00	150.23
65	—	330	140.00–170.00	151.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	625	148.50–152.50	150.62
39	—	413	162.00–165.50	163.66
54	—	519	155.00–157.00	155.48
77	—	719	127.00–144.00	137.17
36	—	659	135.00–147.00	137.21
13	—	556	146.00	146.00
5	—	860	117.00	117.00
9	—	475	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	143.00	143.00
7	—	511	154.00–160.00	155.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	137.00–157.00	150.55
7	—	424	142.00–177.00	166.70
14	—	316	163.00–192.00	179.16
3	—	278	170.00–205.00	181.75
23	—	379	160.00–182.00	173.29
10	—	618	130.00–142.00	137.01
10	—	566	135.00–148.00	145.50
3	—	718	117.00–126.00	122.60
16	—	469	148.00–172.00	161.65
3	—	680	141.00–145.00	142.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	521	160.00–178.00	168.24
26	—	762	135.75–140.00	138.32
40	—	726	142.00–152.00	145.47
54	—	420	172.00–199.00	187.17
19	—	366	187.50–202.00	190.16
12	—	675	141.00–152.50	150.65
43	—	488	170.00–195.00	178.84
36	—	571	156.00–182.00	164.50
77	—	615	152.00–177.00	157.74
3	—	322	175.00–212.00	192.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	838	136.00	136.00
16	—	650	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	445	180.00	180.00
1	—	555	190.00	190.00
27	—	539	166.50–190.00	168.58
54	—	940	126.50	126.50
34	—	770	141.00–142.00	141.55
13	—	708	146.00–147.00	146.16
10	—	604	186.00	186.00
58	—	865	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	476	155.00–179.00	165.64
2	—	920	129.00	129.00
6	—	720	127.00–140.00	132.37
29	—	621	135.00–160.00	147.76
5	—	811	127.50–132.00	131.11
14	—	321	174.00–205.00	188.82
2	—	275	185.00–191.00	188.11
50	—	526	150.00–176.00	164.84
24	—	568	140.00–166.00	157.71
30	—	378	164.00–200.00	178.46
53	—	422	160.00–187.00	171.92
5	—	766	125.00–132.00	128.63
20	—	674	130.00–160.00	141.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	526	139.00–164.00	150.12
54	—	326	167.00–197.00	176.58
13	—	728	115.00–130.00	122.10
52	—	619	130.00–141.00	137.43
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
52	—	381	160.00–187.00	170.92
58	—	572	135.00–150.00	142.01
64	—	428	155.00–180.00	167.81
13	—	276	175.00–192.00	182.74
9	—	776	110.00–122.50	115.18
71	—	474	147.00–177.50	160.11
24	—	669	120.00–142.00	130.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	721	129.00–137.00	133.31
16	—	334	178.00–207.00	195.20
46	—	470	154.00–187.00	167.68
1	—	240	220.00	220.00
8	—	618	138.00–148.00	143.00
27	—	566	145.00–164.00	153.23
24	—	678	132.00–146.00	138.07
9	—	769	117.00–129.00	122.36
43	—	371	170.00–200.00	181.75
40	—	421	159.00–192.00	172.74
37	—	520	150.00–176.00	159.53
5	—	905	106.00	106.00
2	—	265	184.00–192.50	188.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	765	97.00–107.00	102.63
29	—	574	130.00–138.00	133.63
12	—	625	110.00–130.00	125.33
9	—	676	108.00–123.00	117.80
6	—	280	170.00–182.00	177.56
30	—	525	125.00–153.00	143.58
3	—	737	107.00–117.00	110.33
32	—	322	145.00–187.00	165.25
34	—	423	135.00–167.00	155.24
39	—	477	136.00–165.00	151.97
19	—	378	140.00–177.00	166.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	882	625.00–975.00	806.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	843	455.00–520.00	487.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	819	400.00–760.00	563.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–825.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	910	675.00–875.00	754.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	815	575.00–775.00	657.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–750.00	712.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,145	750.00–1,220.00	976.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–875.00	832.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,326	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,090.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,092	675.00–1,080.00	934.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	—	—	700.00–1,200.00	874.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	—	—	850.00–1,300.00	1,012.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–760.00	745.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,044	805.00–1,000.00	895.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	830.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,072.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,152	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,641.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,252	1,010.00–1,105.00	1,029.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–900.00	857.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	775.00–925.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	790.00	790.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,174	975.00–1,050.00	1,013.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	525.00–625.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–700.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–600.00	587.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	962	1,050.00–1,700.00	1,549.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,313	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,598.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,220	1,175.00–1,650.00	1,295.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	160	—	—	800.00–1,425.00	1,162.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	850.00–975.00	916.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,189.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	880.00–950.00	915.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	926	600.00–1,050.00	724.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	971	550.00–1,200.00	929.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	976.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–730.00	665.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	850.00–975.00	930.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	848.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,206.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	54	—	—	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,538.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,412	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,664.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,482.14
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	845	700.00–900.00	798.79
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,281.25
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	908	700.00–850.00	780.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	825.00–875.00	850.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	840.00–1,050.00	943.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	650.00–800.00	742.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	890	554.00–805.00	702.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	450.00–1,100.00	992.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	25	—	897	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,230.25
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	727	330.00–600.00	517.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	33	—	894	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,636.59
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	—	440.00–630.00	529.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,688	104.00–121.00	110.54
64	—	1,566	95.00–110.00	102.51
40	—	1,482	75.00–100.00	92.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	1,110	64.00–81.00	71.40
149	—	1,168	78.00–96.00	85.38
249	—	1,137	71.00–89.00	78.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	999	48.50–74.00	62.97
88	—	923	44.00–69.00	56.47
94	—	1,006	58.00–82.00	67.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,300	84.00–98.50	90.51
72	—	1,383	75.00–90.00	82.36
36	—	1,422	68.00–80.00	74.72

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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