Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 193 priced lines covering 7,090 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,254 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,036 head. replacement cattle receipts at 733 head. Counted as USDA files them — 177 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,254Last week 12,415Year ago 10,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,036Last week 2,819Year ago 1,581

Replacement CattleReceipts 733Last week 714Year ago 776

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 314,626 compared to 316,964 a year ago.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	340.00–435.00	393.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	970	825.00–900.00	861.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	825	550.00–725.00	622.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	410.00–700.00	612.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	865.00–930.00	886.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,013	700.00–860.00	785.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,159	760.00–1,200.00	1,075.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	800.00–1,200.00	977.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	—	700.00–830.00	793.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	—	700.00–1,015.00	844.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,126	680.00–1,000.00	878.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	—	660.00–875.00	759.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–825.00	755.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–940.00	898.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	670.00–700.00	685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	280.00–350.00	305.45
Bred Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	475.00–535.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	560.00–625.00	607.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	400.00–540.00	449.41
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	909	420.00–955.00	678.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	50	—	—	550.00–750.00	666.32
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	729	340.00–555.00	437.09
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	400.00	400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	925.00–950.00	935.71
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	808	510.00–700.00	607.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,178	825.00–850.00	842.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,304.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	—	—	850.00–1,375.00	1,107.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	956.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	625.00–975.00	780.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	650.00–700.00	674.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	500.00–575.00	537.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	550.00–635.00	603.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	—	735.00–800.00	785.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	700.00–710.00	704.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	522	112.00–146.00	133.59
11	—	274	150.00–168.00	161.99
93	—	371	140.00–165.00	147.38
83	—	569	120.00–140.00	129.81
3	—	773	90.00–95.00	91.62
20	—	663	110.00–125.00	120.30
156	—	421	119.00–157.00	143.28
119	—	473	114.00–152.00	138.16
14	—	726	105.00–122.00	117.53
40	—	621	115.00–133.00	124.18
49	—	328	140.00–172.00	149.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	619	125.00–142.50	134.02
31	—	721	100.00–130.00	121.58
60	—	371	144.00–170.00	153.23
4	—	274	167.50–172.00	170.06
113	—	472	125.00–155.00	145.06
13	—	782	105.00–127.00	120.75
123	—	524	120.00–154.00	140.66
12	—	320	146.00–170.00	159.07
37	—	672	109.00–132.00	126.10
153	—	569	110.00–149.00	136.45
108	—	423	132.00–166.00	150.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	563	140.00–148.00	144.02
33	—	531	142.50–147.00	145.95
36	—	619	139.50–147.00	141.12
15	—	488	137.00–157.50	146.19
2	—	660	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	658	141.00	141.00
3	—	726	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	726	131.00	131.00
38	—	521	156.00–157.00	156.38
9	—	560	151.00–154.00	152.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	570	115.00–130.00	123.45
6	—	731	100.00–110.00	104.14
5	—	267	138.00–145.00	141.48
3	—	668	106.00–115.00	109.26
59	—	377	130.00–157.00	139.35
87	—	419	114.00–151.00	136.94
42	—	527	110.00–137.00	124.36
57	—	474	105.00–144.00	129.98
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
58	—	321	132.00–163.00	146.94
23	—	614	110.00–124.00	115.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	156.00–158.00	156.82
11	—	453	157.00	157.00
7	—	582	152.00–153.00	152.14
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	677	138.00–163.00	149.27
8	—	316	187.50–202.50	196.36
30	—	774	125.00–140.00	133.20
47	—	425	170.00–197.00	181.21
133	—	577	140.00–171.00	163.59
2	—	803	127.50–137.00	132.26
121	—	523	145.00–182.00	167.12
35	—	726	134.00–153.00	144.54
180	—	628	133.00–170.00	156.69
19	—	374	180.00–210.00	191.07
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
83	—	473	165.00–187.00	176.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	536	178.00–179.50	178.91
6	—	428	210.00	210.00
16	—	657	155.00–168.00	163.06
27	—	484	184.00–197.00	184.92
28	—	561	168.00–181.00	176.28
19	—	720	153.00–160.00	154.53
17	—	624	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	376	149.00–180.00	163.46
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
4	—	583	133.00–145.00	138.32
11	—	511	120.00–160.00	147.50
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
1	—	285	178.00	178.00
12	—	427	150.00–177.00	161.98
24	—	476	150.00–168.00	157.94
7	—	331	160.00–190.00	170.08
10	—	637	120.00–135.00	131.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	805	152.00	152.00
27	—	648	149.50	149.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	528	128.00–170.00	158.11
34	—	428	165.00–192.00	174.59
3	—	780	130.00	130.00
46	—	474	140.00–177.00	166.92
1	—	845	130.00	130.00
33	—	375	168.00–190.00	176.19
50	—	673	125.00–152.00	141.68
5	—	736	126.00–136.00	127.92
39	—	578	144.00–158.00	149.14
21	—	329	172.00–191.00	181.78
1	—	875	114.00	114.00
34	—	631	128.00–157.00	142.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	526	159.00	159.00
9	—	472	165.00	165.00
22	—	571	147.00–147.50	147.09
15	—	714	157.00	157.00
14	—	432	177.50–180.00	178.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	202.00	202.00
1	—	710	127.00	127.00
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	467	140.00–178.00	165.79
48	—	620	122.00–165.00	143.18
40	—	667	129.00–157.00	139.60
4	—	266	192.50–204.00	196.64
26	—	327	182.00–205.00	190.67
69	—	570	139.00–166.00	150.38
96	—	416	160.00–191.00	174.58
28	—	716	120.00–139.00	130.23
93	—	519	140.00–170.00	156.31
2	—	240	195.00–200.00	197.50
55	—	369	160.00–205.00	181.35
4	—	781	124.00–135.00	128.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	194.00	194.00
109	—	424	140.00–178.00	163.34
11	—	720	115.00–125.00	119.83
132	—	528	120.00–160.00	149.80
60	—	369	150.00–195.00	171.84
49	—	575	127.00–157.00	142.20
7	—	283	180.00–202.00	189.09
150	—	473	131.00–169.00	155.19
28	—	677	100.00–143.00	130.10
39	—	622	112.00–157.00	134.78
44	—	327	158.00–202.00	180.30
2	—	778	112.00–117.00	114.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	615	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	377	145.00–182.00	164.60
41	—	522	122.00–148.00	138.35
3	—	612	122.00–125.00	123.32
1	—	730	111.00	111.00
40	—	474	134.00–158.00	145.83
42	—	582	110.00–143.00	130.27
3	—	272	170.00–190.00	176.99
72	—	429	137.00–167.00	150.61
34	—	325	137.00–195.00	170.65
3	—	778	110.00–123.00	116.05
2	—	675	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,444	75.00–100.00	88.86
66	—	1,598	85.00–105.00	94.83
26	—	1,718	96.00–117.00	103.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	988	40.00–74.00	59.75
107	—	965	53.00–76.00	61.67
141	—	971	40.00–68.00	57.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
434	—	1,149	60.00–79.00	70.12
216	—	1,103	51.00–73.00	64.34
121	—	1,253	67.50–86.00	76.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	1,393	60.00–83.00	71.95
50	—	1,408	56.50–77.00	68.28
14	—	1,435	70.00–83.00	76.83

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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