Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 185 priced lines covering 4,378 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,539 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,311 head. replacement cattle receipts at 687 head. Counted as USDA files them — 275 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,539Last week 5,613Year ago 7,465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,311Last week 1,084Year ago 1,325

Replacement CattleReceipts 687Last week 526Year ago 966

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to mostly 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with good demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 122,045 compared to 123,931 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
56	—	572	130.00–147.50	141.84
57	—	425	140.00–165.00	155.32
36	—	372	152.00–170.00	160.62
13	—	766	111.00–128.00	123.52
75	—	530	132.00–153.00	145.00
94	—	622	123.00–142.00	137.70
2	—	290	168.00–177.50	172.67
32	—	725	116.00–131.00	123.44
44	—	667	120.00–138.00	132.62
69	—	468	143.00–160.00	152.56
25	—	324	152.50–170.00	161.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	138.00–140.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	279	150.00–180.00	158.28
84	—	472	123.00–155.00	143.64
16	—	665	110.00–130.00	120.62
5	—	772	105.00–116.00	110.36
58	—	422	129.00–160.00	148.26
26	—	622	112.00–135.00	127.97
35	—	568	125.00–141.00	134.72
64	—	519	130.00–150.00	140.34
60	—	375	134.00–165.00	149.95
48	—	322	147.00–172.00	155.49
4	—	725	108.00–117.00	113.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	524	120.00–140.00	132.88
14	—	575	122.00–134.00	128.80
41	—	377	122.50–157.00	144.28
40	—	476	128.00–146.00	138.01
40	—	423	132.00–152.00	143.21
18	—	324	140.00–165.00	148.29
3	—	677	115.00–120.00	117.03
5	—	620	110.00–125.00	114.99
2	—	713	100.00–105.00	102.54
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	852	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	670	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	838	137.00	137.00
15	—	619	166.50	166.50
12	—	874	125.00	125.00
8	—	661	159.00	159.00
20	—	579	174.50	174.50
2	—	728	147.00–150.00	148.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	422	174.00–195.00	187.20
1	—	245	210.00	210.00
11	—	370	178.00–207.00	190.28
27	—	473	170.00–190.00	181.13
11	—	770	136.00–146.00	141.37
20	—	624	145.00–165.00	154.62
3	—	277	195.00–200.00	198.49
6	—	324	187.00–220.00	205.83
29	—	721	135.00–158.00	141.87
2	—	830	126.00–127.00	126.50
61	—	673	144.00–155.00	152.11
110	—	521	161.00–185.00	174.44
23	—	575	156.00–174.00	165.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	739	147.10	147.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	531	152.00–173.00	165.40
24	—	476	147.00–180.00	169.19
20	—	371	156.00–195.00	180.80
26	—	628	140.00–163.00	148.96
11	—	333	180.00–207.00	189.36
10	—	724	131.00–143.00	135.15
17	—	670	132.00–154.00	139.68
17	—	424	170.00–187.00	177.64
13	—	775	124.00–135.00	128.26
65	—	577	148.00–165.00	155.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
13	—	373	166.00–187.00	173.81
1	—	765	101.00	101.00
13	—	429	149.00–180.00	166.72
1	—	640	137.00	137.00
11	—	515	132.00–163.00	148.32
7	—	568	135.00–150.00	144.10
11	—	325	172.00–197.00	180.54
18	—	468	150.00–173.00	158.60
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	616	130.00–155.00	144.16
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
16	—	279	197.50–217.00	210.55
41	—	472	158.00–186.00	173.00
39	—	569	129.00–166.00	149.84
54	—	519	148.00–180.00	162.96
47	—	379	170.00–200.00	187.60
12	—	721	120.00–138.00	132.00
23	—	324	186.00–215.00	198.83
7	—	228	194.00–230.00	214.80
40	—	670	127.50–150.00	139.06
81	—	415	165.00–192.00	180.92
13	—	776	115.00–135.00	123.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	674	116.00–140.00	127.82
35	—	574	127.00–155.00	143.88
51	—	379	155.00–187.00	174.18
7	—	279	185.00–200.00	189.58
63	—	473	137.00–175.00	160.31
72	—	423	152.00–182.00	168.13
9	—	719	110.00–128.00	120.76
58	—	526	135.00–168.00	150.69
32	—	620	130.00–148.00	138.32
38	—	322	170.00–197.00	183.48
5	—	782	108.00–120.00	111.18
2	—	238	193.00–198.00	195.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	575	120.00–143.00	133.81
11	—	622	110.00–130.00	126.31
20	—	522	127.50–158.00	144.47
21	—	324	170.00–187.00	175.70
5	—	669	110.00–122.00	116.76
12	—	282	174.00–192.00	180.53
26	—	379	160.00–185.00	168.66
2	—	230	185.00–200.00	192.17
2	—	768	105.00	105.00
31	—	425	137.00–170.00	160.21
40	—	478	121.00–160.00	150.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	202.00	202.00
1	—	615	153.00	153.00
1	—	250	222.00	222.00
2	—	463	182.00–185.00	183.52
1	—	520	175.00	175.00
1	—	315	245.00	245.00
1	—	700	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,274.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,190	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,366.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,255.00	1,255.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	920.00–940.00	932.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	820.00	820.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	913	800.00–930.00	873.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	285.00–750.00	463.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	600.00–950.00	704.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	625.00–650.00	638.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	500.00–1,200.00	746.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	650.00–1,250.00	898.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	958	800.00–945.00	861.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	—	650.00–1,475.00	1,106.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,109	850.00–1,125.00	985.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,121	850.00–1,375.00	1,117.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	—	700.00–1,500.00	1,131.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	57	—	—	540.00–1,200.00	899.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,093	800.00–1,325.00	1,127.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	850.00–1,175.00	1,010.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	800.00–900.00	856.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	953	765.00–800.00	788.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,465.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,724.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	575.00–875.00	721.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,329	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,345.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,146	950.00–1,300.00	1,184.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,565	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,474	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,454.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,061	900.00–1,300.00	1,127.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	91	—	—	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,248.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,384	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,354.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,168.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	470.00–700.00	590.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	823	750.00–1,070.00	921.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	753	460.00–960.00	656.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–625.00	618.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	650.00–685.00	666.40
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	563	540.00–645.00	594.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	846	600.00–765.00	648.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,591	96.00–120.00	106.85
34	—	1,405	83.00–106.00	97.67
29	—	1,877	107.00–124.00	116.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	1,085	67.00–83.00	73.81
224	—	1,143	74.00–90.00	82.55
101	—	1,165	80.00–95.00	87.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,405	70.00–84.00	77.84
98	—	1,392	77.00–96.00	84.58
33	—	1,348	85.00–99.00	91.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	979	52.00–78.00	65.85
71	—	993	62.00–83.00	69.78
46	—	914	45.00–70.00	59.18

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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