Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 150 priced lines covering 3,709 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,488 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,072 head. replacement cattle receipts at 614 head. Counted as USDA files them — 300 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,488Last week 6,637Year ago 7,718

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,072Last week 1,432Year ago 1,481

Replacement CattleReceipts 614Last week 553Year ago 926

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 164,112 compared to 169,591 a year ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	640	142.00	142.00
9	—	568	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	625	133.00–145.00	138.25
1	—	255	164.00	164.00
4	—	769	122.00–124.00	122.75
56	—	419	151.00–163.00	157.77
76	—	471	148.00–162.00	154.28
38	—	378	153.00–170.00	160.86
12	—	721	125.00–132.00	127.93
17	—	330	158.00–178.00	166.45
28	—	676	129.00–140.00	134.88
105	—	524	145.00–155.00	149.15
61	—	569	136.00–150.00	144.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	846	126.00	126.00
12	—	724	132.50	132.50
9	—	614	147.00	147.00
30	—	758	133.50–145.00	138.49
10	—	548	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	575	122.00–145.00	134.99
6	—	720	104.00–123.00	118.22
48	—	522	132.00–148.00	139.85
50	—	376	131.00–162.00	152.61
92	—	477	133.00–152.00	145.35
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
23	—	325	145.00–162.00	154.38
24	—	626	115.00–135.00	126.54
3	—	785	115.00–118.00	115.99
25	—	663	116.00–130.00	126.64
85	—	425	137.50–157.00	150.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	532	117.00–135.00	125.14
27	—	323	140.00–158.00	145.90
19	—	583	115.00–130.00	123.15
19	—	478	128.00–145.00	134.50
6	—	632	109.00–120.00	115.47
3	—	680	109.00–120.00	113.02
3	—	792	105.00–110.00	106.67
39	—	424	120.00–150.00	138.74
15	—	375	136.00–150.00	142.38
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	130.00–133.00	131.50
70	—	536	155.00–183.50	177.49
27	—	669	136.00–162.00	154.47
11	—	429	173.00–193.00	178.18
1	—	235	208.00	208.00
39	—	622	148.00–166.00	158.86
1	—	805	131.00	131.00
6	—	781	135.00–138.00	136.49
12	—	723	143.00–154.00	145.42
7	—	374	180.00–190.00	186.73
20	—	472	166.00–181.00	176.23
38	—	570	150.00–175.00	166.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	470	159.00–178.00	166.68
20	—	422	166.00–187.00	176.67
5	—	326	170.00–180.00	175.83
23	—	376	167.00–179.00	172.31
12	—	622	129.00–157.00	147.43
10	—	728	134.00–148.00	140.48
29	—	572	140.00–165.00	159.47
23	—	667	138.00–155.00	147.88
3	—	790	137.00–138.00	137.67
41	—	521	144.00–175.00	159.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	728	119.00–127.00	123.22
3	—	792	120.00–126.00	122.01
6	—	472	148.00–165.00	153.14
13	—	377	150.00–170.00	160.75
7	—	631	132.00–147.00	138.13
10	—	519	145.00–158.00	151.96
10	—	328	156.00–170.00	162.13
16	—	425	146.50–162.00	151.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	188.00	188.00
24	—	837	137.75	137.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	679	128.00–136.00	132.50
56	—	523	138.00–167.00	151.66
30	—	323	165.00–197.00	178.94
3	—	222	184.00–190.00	187.32
8	—	269	178.00–200.00	185.61
6	—	722	125.00–128.00	126.34
47	—	473	148.00–170.00	157.32
2	—	770	116.00	116.00
26	—	628	130.00–145.00	137.55
27	—	570	135.00–154.00	142.89
58	—	424	150.00–187.00	166.77
52	—	378	155.00–190.00	175.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	421	160.00–190.00	180.72
24	—	568	142.50–162.00	154.41
24	—	626	135.00–154.00	145.06
56	—	522	139.00–179.00	163.43
9	—	285	194.00–208.00	203.39
24	—	372	172.00–202.00	185.36
58	—	470	148.00–182.00	170.58
13	—	715	120.00–137.00	131.71
15	—	322	184.00–198.00	190.73
19	—	668	135.00–146.00	140.97
5	—	773	120.00–127.00	123.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	384	145.00–175.00	162.40
18	—	422	150.00–169.00	162.21
3	—	610	132.00–138.00	136.00
5	—	285	170.00–195.00	176.01
16	—	316	155.00–178.00	166.27
6	—	573	130.00–145.00	135.99
15	—	526	135.00–156.00	144.64
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
32	—	475	140.00–160.00	148.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	999	58.00–77.00	69.29
34	—	958	47.00–68.00	58.95
91	—	963	50.00–76.00	63.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,485	62.00–83.00	70.72
65	—	1,430	73.50–89.00	79.97
29	—	1,337	77.00–94.00	84.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	1,155	70.00–88.00	78.67
118	—	1,110	65.00–84.00	74.08
100	—	1,215	77.00–96.00	85.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,445	78.00–103.00	91.20
48	—	1,704	91.00–113.00	105.16
22	—	1,746	94.00–121.00	109.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	650.00–975.00	866.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	725.00–980.00	848.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,228.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	650.00–800.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	—	1,200.00–1,410.00	1,367.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,252	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,108.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	138	—	—	800.00–1,375.00	1,109.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,387.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	—	375.00–550.00	461.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,578.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	—	—	660.00–975.00	793.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	57	—	—	760.00–1,125.00	915.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	625.00–775.00	695.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	—	680.00–1,200.00	954.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	620.00–650.00	634.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	375.00–600.00	507.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	610.00–900.00	786.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	625.00–800.00	710.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	720.00–975.00	882.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	800.00–885.00	823.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	815.00–860.00	838.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	500.00–700.00	576.67
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	823	510.00–750.00	620.77
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–775.00	741.67

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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