Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 178 priced lines covering 5,095 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,654 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,770 head. replacement cattle receipts at 708 head. Counted as USDA files them — 84 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,654Last week 8,897Year ago 9,198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,770Last week 1,918Year ago 1,499

Replacement CattleReceipts 708Last week 1,027Year ago 784

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 508,452 compared to 514,539 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
96	—	519	128.00–147.50	139.44
22	—	374	145.00–154.00	148.67
1	—	240	168.00	168.00
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
24	—	719	112.00–132.00	120.38
20	—	774	113.00–125.00	118.48
16	—	673	117.00–132.00	126.44
44	—	418	141.00–153.00	145.49
15	—	331	152.00–158.00	154.02
72	—	621	118.00–140.00	132.80
127	—	575	125.00–145.00	138.04
82	—	467	137.00–151.00	144.19
1	—	800	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	525	118.00–136.00	129.83
64	—	371	119.00–151.00	143.53
56	—	579	112.00–137.00	124.16
9	—	723	105.00–118.00	112.63
90	—	424	116.00–146.00	137.10
26	—	618	110.00–129.00	119.54
8	—	774	85.00–112.00	104.61
102	—	475	116.00–141.00	132.90
28	—	672	109.00–122.00	115.17
2	—	270	150.00	150.00
31	—	326	124.00–157.00	142.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	148.00–149.00	148.49
1	—	550	148.00	148.00
1	—	610	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	684	128.00–146.00	139.73
13	—	736	139.00	139.00
7	—	403	154.00	154.00
10	—	512	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	676	90.00–109.00	98.26
22	—	571	105.00–122.00	114.24
2	—	730	100.00–105.00	102.55
11	—	628	100.00–115.00	107.38
20	—	321	132.00–147.00	139.69
50	—	425	114.00–139.00	128.73
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
3	—	275	126.00–145.00	138.44
60	—	471	115.00–132.00	125.14
35	—	372	115.00–145.00	135.43
60	—	527	100.00–126.00	115.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	736	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	149.00–153.00	151.33
5	—	576	143.00–148.00	145.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	121.00	121.00
10	—	627	135.00–145.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	660	160.50	160.50
3	—	583	165.00–175.00	171.03
12	—	789	152.00	152.00
1	—	515	178.00	178.00
7	—	633	166.00–174.00	167.71
15	—	704	155.00–157.00	155.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	117.00–124.00	120.53
25	—	379	140.00–165.00	153.15
3	—	543	122.00–130.00	127.35
4	—	678	115.00–135.00	119.94
14	—	475	142.00–152.00	147.94
9	—	326	160.00–172.00	163.30
3	—	555	120.00	120.00
12	—	419	147.00–158.00	153.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	665	155.00	155.00
2	—	575	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	841	126.00–130.00	126.99
61	—	963	155.25	155.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	673	142.00–167.00	153.52
86	—	573	148.00–170.00	159.69
3	—	763	122.50–145.00	129.97
36	—	474	165.00–178.00	170.24
55	—	630	138.00–169.00	153.68
111	—	530	158.00–174.00	166.52
25	—	724	125.00–163.00	147.03
62	—	428	165.00–181.00	177.11
4	—	338	192.00	192.00
2	—	883	110.00–118.00	114.03
4	—	380	149.00–180.00	168.35
1	—	815	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	423	155.00–172.00	163.39
38	—	534	138.00–162.00	156.02
52	—	569	140.00–160.00	150.91
48	—	473	145.00–170.00	157.17
4	—	331	170.00–176.00	172.02
23	—	772	128.50–130.00	129.93
15	—	368	165.00–175.00	170.52
12	—	668	120.00–143.00	136.37
35	—	633	132.00–152.00	146.36
11	—	706	134.00–135.00	134.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	417	150.00–172.00	160.35
25	—	523	138.00–160.00	149.80
38	—	470	146.00–167.00	152.71
2	—	660	125.00	125.00
3	—	315	165.00–177.50	169.30
12	—	623	124.00–140.00	129.26
9	—	712	119.00–137.50	124.85
24	—	574	132.00–150.00	142.01
34	—	376	160.00–180.00	168.74
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
1	—	200	197.50	197.50
9	—	779	112.00–117.00	115.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	271	164.00–177.50	169.37
24	—	669	112.00–130.00	118.42
14	—	721	97.00–124.00	109.11
52	—	620	115.00–137.00	125.59
63	—	374	150.00–172.00	159.96
82	—	423	141.00–165.00	152.07
63	—	523	125.00–147.50	135.98
27	—	329	155.00–178.00	166.31
78	—	574	119.00–140.00	131.01
4	—	770	102.00–105.00	102.99
116	—	476	128.00–157.00	143.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	631	100.00–123.00	111.50
11	—	726	100.00–110.00	105.09
38	—	368	117.50–162.00	146.74
48	—	573	109.00–131.00	118.88
77	—	425	129.00–156.00	142.60
23	—	679	90.00–114.00	103.90
3	—	265	150.00–172.00	159.03
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
19	—	334	142.00–167.00	153.55
82	—	523	110.00–136.00	127.04
64	—	475	120.00–145.00	135.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	710.00–765.00	736.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	400.00–700.00	574.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	957	695.00–1,000.00	892.82
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	480.00–525.00	502.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	525.00–690.00	591.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	688	400.00–680.00	602.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	680.00–771.00	718.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	834	635.00–800.00	723.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	350.00–500.00	420.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	912	500.00–775.00	651.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–675.00	633.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	770	475.00–775.00	615.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	600.00–675.00	624.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	827	375.00–875.00	687.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	—	725.00–1,250.00	978.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	1,052	700.00–925.00	846.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	885	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,132	725.00–1,700.00	1,019.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	840.00–1,300.00	1,075.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,251	700.00–1,250.00	1,105.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,168	785.00–950.00	891.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	—	570.00–820.00	700.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	747.00–825.00	786.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	904.17
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	575.00–680.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,168	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,979.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,286.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,447.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,485	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,359.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,005.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	600.00–700.00	672.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	300.00–600.00	485.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	—	—	800.00–1,125.00	962.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,286	850.00–1,800.00	1,290.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,174	750.00–1,150.00	926.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	650.00–750.00	716.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,649	75.00–95.00	88.67
28	—	1,806	85.00–105.00	95.28
58	—	1,533	75.00–89.00	81.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,376	56.00–74.00	63.06
52	—	1,433	51.00–64.00	58.45
42	—	1,357	63.00–77.00	67.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,050	45.00–65.00	51.03
66	—	1,033	35.00–56.00	47.37
135	—	1,044	37.00–63.00	51.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	1,185	55.00–75.00	62.49
208	—	1,169	52.00–69.00	57.40
85	—	1,238	64.00–79.00	68.06

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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