Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama · Daily summary · Wed, May 8
● As filed156 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1992

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Alabama reported 156 priced lines covering 1,415 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,839 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 273 head. replacement cattle receipts at 365 head. Counted as USDA files them — 72 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Wed May 8, 2019
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 1,839Last week 0Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 273Last week 0Year ago 0
Replacement CattleReceipts 365Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)4—1,036800.00–950.00860.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—1,040825.00–875.00860.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,1501,050.001,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4——500.00–520.00505.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6——720.00–850.00781.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2——610.00–650.00630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,000800.00800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,2251,150.001,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—1,0671,000.00–1,075.001,041.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)6——750.00–800.00783.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)9——950.00–1,025.001,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)16——800.00–950.00861.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,050800.00800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1——950.00950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2——1,350.00–1,400.001,375.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,150925.00925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,250760.00–775.00767.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4——500.00–570.00530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)4——775.00–875.00837.50
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)7——650.00–750.00717.86
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,163530.00–565.00548.44
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,185810.00810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,193780.00–800.00789.85
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,325820.00820.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—770400.00400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—810590.00–600.00595.09
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—806450.00–480.00461.91
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4—861550.00–680.00604.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—825880.00880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—795685.00–790.00729.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,100940.01940.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,100870.00–890.00880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open18——1,100.00–1,450.001,279.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open3—1,1671,025.00–1,075.001,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open8——750.00–1,000.00903.13
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,025990.00990.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open8—994850.00–1,100.001,015.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open9—1,1841,150.00–1,275.001,218.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,2001,350.001,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,4401,400.001,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,3751,450.001,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,3451,225.001,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open8—1,2151,200.00–1,375.001,287.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—9851,000.001,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—9001,050.00–1,175.001,117.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—825810.00810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—875860.00860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open7——890.00–1,375.001,047.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open7——600.00–750.00682.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open3——470.00–500.00480.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—310166.00166.00
2—720114.00114.00
6—660116.00–122.00119.47
9—371156.00–170.00161.95
17—567128.00–137.00131.97
1—98092.0092.00
24—468138.00–155.00145.55
6—622120.00–128.00124.13
41—426140.00–165.00150.62
46—517128.00–147.00136.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—82095.0095.00
3—233170.00–172.50170.75
36—519125.00–140.00134.65
29—471128.00–146.00136.00
14—328150.00–165.00158.31
21—426139.00–154.00145.00
19—580120.00–132.00127.07
10—616120.00–124.00122.31
4—664112.00–118.00115.75
3—720108.00–115.00110.98
1—780107.00107.00
19—375145.00–162.00152.98
8—283135.00–167.50159.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—223160.00–165.00162.47
2—285154.00–157.00155.45
14—424125.00–142.00135.52
13—465118.00–137.00129.79
7—528122.00–132.00126.09
4—715100.00–110.00104.95
1—655115.00115.00
1—620122.00122.00
1—580122.00122.00
4—375140.00–145.00142.13
12—334138.00–155.00147.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—407147.00147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—513142.00142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
11—328135.00–145.00138.47
1—645110.00110.00
2—228148.00–154.00151.03
2—290140.00–144.00142.03
29—472113.00–126.00122.32
25—377125.00–137.00132.43
18—434120.00–132.00127.69
5—579112.00–117.00114.60
4—518115.00–119.00117.48
1—74097.0097.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—270162.50–165.00163.68
6—573124.00–126.00125.01
1—785110.00110.00
4—715112.00112.00
12—682112.00–118.00116.44
7—431130.00–140.00133.41
10—325139.00–157.00145.22
11—382139.00–150.00143.36
13—482132.00–138.00134.42
16—522127.00–137.00130.45
20—616120.00–125.00122.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—730105.00105.00
3—665108.00–110.00108.68
34—522120.00–127.00123.61
7—331136.00–150.00143.68
8—619112.00–118.00115.60
11—259141.00–152.00143.59
18—374130.00–142.00138.47
26—425129.00–138.00134.20
46—472122.00–135.00129.84
9—575117.00–122.00119.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—557130.00–133.00131.99
3—528133.00–134.00133.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
62—812113.60113.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—618127.00–135.00130.46
3—718120.00–122.00120.69
5—687124.00–125.00124.61
12—478140.00–156.00149.34
3—273170.00–174.00171.39
4—418146.00–159.00154.55
7—326164.00–168.00164.86
7—536142.00–145.00143.84
6—573135.00–140.00138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—740119.00119.00
3—372150.00–154.00151.31
3—532128.00–132.00129.29
4—313142.00–145.00142.77
4—493131.00–135.00133.01
10—426136.00–146.00139.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—825121.00121.00
4—375158.00–168.00163.85
8—479153.00–165.00158.34
11—529145.00–158.00151.13
12—417156.00–163.00159.67
10—779122.00–130.00128.50
4—711125.00–126.00125.26
5—656128.00–135.00133.56
15—626128.00–143.00135.60
18—568136.00–149.00145.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
55—913116.90116.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—1,67380.00–84.0082.21
10—1,46062.00–74.0070.50
22—1,80372.00–80.5076.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
53—1,16249.00–61.0054.86
12—1,26655.00–64.0057.86
24—1,18746.00–53.0050.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—1,45148.00–50.0049.13
19—1,34050.00–58.0053.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
18—1,04945.00–52.0047.57
19—99540.00–48.0043.09
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.