Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 170 priced lines covering 5,799 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,798 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,864 head. replacement cattle receipts at 547 head. Counted as USDA files them — 130 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,798Last week 8,250Year ago 11,386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,864Last week 1,570Year ago 1,856

Replacement CattleReceipts 547Last week 395Year ago 846

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 465,487 compared to 470,671 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
73	—	519	132.00–153.00	142.49
40	—	665	125.00–140.00	132.95
39	—	421	148.00–160.00	154.22
129	—	477	136.00–158.00	149.91
13	—	770	115.00–135.00	126.75
17	—	721	126.00–135.00	130.83
76	—	576	133.00–150.00	140.48
15	—	376	149.00–158.00	155.01
155	—	611	128.00–146.00	139.75
4	—	320	152.00–165.00	159.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	760	122.00	122.00
12	—	323	140.00–155.00	149.99
93	—	578	124.00–140.00	134.51
191	—	474	126.00–151.00	141.46
49	—	622	117.00–138.00	128.66
152	—	519	123.00–146.00	135.70
29	—	668	120.00–130.00	125.38
66	—	377	135.00–158.00	148.58
5	—	725	118.00–125.00	120.18
137	—	423	129.00–155.00	146.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	328	130.00–162.00	141.92
37	—	523	120.00–137.00	129.06
115	—	376	128.00–157.00	141.16
83	—	474	115.00–145.00	132.45
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
2	—	730	100.00–110.00	104.90
19	—	628	110.00–125.00	118.49
28	—	572	100.00–132.00	123.11
75	—	424	125.00–150.00	137.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	683	163.75	163.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	136.00	136.00
10	—	741	132.00	132.00
7	—	565	144.00–147.00	144.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	638	147.00–150.50	148.21
5	—	550	147.00–153.00	150.60
5	—	659	140.00–142.50	141.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	660	158.00–173.00	164.59
66	—	772	162.50	162.50
1	—	875	125.00	125.00
3	—	841	149.00	149.00
4	—	568	177.00–178.00	177.25
18	—	722	143.00–167.00	158.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	674	143.00–155.00	146.89
57	—	479	170.00–187.00	176.67
31	—	626	147.00–164.00	157.18
17	—	325	180.00–220.00	207.02
20	—	422	175.00–197.00	185.87
4	—	779	125.00–134.50	130.33
21	—	373	178.00–210.00	198.01
44	—	532	153.00–175.00	166.27
70	—	570	147.00–167.00	161.00
27	—	731	140.00–145.00	141.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	133.00	133.00
38	—	384	155.00–185.00	167.05
31	—	476	149.00–167.00	156.49
6	—	678	126.00–140.00	133.08
16	—	329	170.00–188.00	176.57
38	—	579	130.00–147.00	141.01
21	—	428	150.00–175.00	163.70
33	—	525	134.00–157.00	146.19
32	—	630	124.00–145.00	133.27
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	471	148.00–180.00	167.88
75	—	634	125.00–156.00	141.82
130	—	576	130.00–163.00	149.50
74	—	523	140.00–171.00	156.94
30	—	373	160.00–197.00	184.60
20	—	328	170.00–212.00	192.56
15	—	721	130.00–140.00	135.44
26	—	673	138.00–151.00	141.06
3	—	773	124.00–126.00	125.00
45	—	430	165.00–186.00	172.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	706	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	190.00	190.00
63	—	377	160.00–193.00	176.45
94	—	474	148.00–170.00	159.10
7	—	783	120.00–129.00	121.58
80	—	426	156.00–177.00	167.23
84	—	572	135.00–150.00	141.34
30	—	322	164.00–197.00	179.92
12	—	726	120.00–135.00	124.63
41	—	666	123.00–135.00	129.48
62	—	625	130.00–142.50	134.51
75	—	521	140.00–157.00	148.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	558	145.00–152.00	149.13
37	—	368	178.00–210.00	192.88
1	—	290	210.00	210.00
7	—	655	132.00–137.00	134.72
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
17	—	327	184.00–215.00	194.51
17	—	622	135.00–149.00	142.09
9	—	521	153.00–162.00	156.06
17	—	469	167.00–185.00	172.35
48	—	423	172.00–195.00	181.52
9	—	718	130.00–138.00	133.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	132.00–136.00	133.98
4	—	720	137.00–140.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	476	140.00–157.00	148.41
23	—	622	116.00–132.00	125.84
4	—	765	105.00–110.00	108.26
49	—	427	148.00–162.00	155.99
17	—	319	170.00–180.00	172.88
9	—	675	112.00–122.00	118.76
37	—	375	150.00–177.00	163.97
69	—	526	128.00–150.00	140.92
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
6	—	721	114.00–119.00	115.33
41	—	571	120.00–139.00	132.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,125.00–1,600.00	1,411.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,335.00–1,430.00	1,382.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,225.00–1,525.00	1,342.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,274.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,189	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,139.43
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	600.00–775.00	682.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	875.00–975.00	925.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	902	550.00–750.00	649.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,105	800.00–1,100.00	957.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	29	—	—	650.00–950.00	828.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	720.00–850.00	757.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,192	775.00–1,350.00	1,033.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,124	725.00–900.00	806.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	—	900.00–975.00	965.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	—	725.00–1,300.00	1,022.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	—	800.00–1,250.00	994.06
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	725.00–920.00	889.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	856.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,065.00	1,065.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,078	775.00–1,375.00	1,046.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,275.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	500.00–675.00	587.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,035.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	66	—	—	800.00–1,400.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,099	850.00–1,000.00	910.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	750.00–950.00	838.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	950	680.00–915.00	791.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	500.00–725.00	638.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	736.00–751.00	744.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	530.00–550.00	540.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	754	420.00–620.00	538.39
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	400.00–525.00	483.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,657	79.00–109.00	96.06
23	—	1,836	97.00–117.00	104.97
41	—	1,505	70.00–99.00	88.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,051	50.00–74.00	65.70
114	—	1,002	37.00–68.00	57.70
162	—	1,020	42.00–73.00	61.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,259	72.00–87.00	79.56
223	—	1,120	55.00–75.00	68.80
265	—	1,198	60.00–83.00	73.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,424	64.00–75.00	69.80
19	—	1,489	80.00–85.00	82.11
92	—	1,382	62.00–85.00	75.60

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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