Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama · Daily summary · Wed, Apr 29
● As filed123 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1992

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Alabama reported 123 priced lines covering 1,400 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,911 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 303 head. replacement cattle receipts at 156 head. Counted as USDA files them — 68 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Wed Apr 29, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 1,911Last week 0Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 303Last week 0Year ago 0
Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: All slaughter classes sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade is moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10—57095.00–115.00106.99
23—376110.00–140.00126.89
4—74095.0095.00
1—79089.0089.00
1—275132.00132.00
3—61585.00–105.0093.24
27—429108.00–130.00120.42
7—324120.00–136.00128.99
22—469104.00–127.00116.76
21—517105.00–120.00111.43
8—67190.00–102.0095.26
1—225142.00142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—47490.00–116.00101.34
4—57365.00–75.0072.08
3—375115.00–120.00117.91
3—423113.00–120.00115.96
9—52888.00–109.00101.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—76896.00–104.0098.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—76884.00–90.0088.31
9—67992.00–96.0094.33
3—71789.00–96.0091.62
8—318130.00–141.00136.84
33—476113.00–132.00122.24
19—430114.00–138.00121.91
7—377122.00–137.00131.28
84—62995.00–108.00106.17
29—578103.00–116.00110.82
20—533108.00–121.00112.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10—426138.00–147.00144.56
29—575124.00–134.00128.85
50—721114.00–118.00115.55
5—664108.00–115.00112.21
11—513132.00–138.00134.81
8—363143.00–156.00151.69
20—467135.00–143.00138.83
14—627100.00–123.00115.31
5—324154.00–163.00158.24
21—762101.00–105.00104.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
20—429130.00–139.00134.19
2—790101.00–103.00101.99
12—536131.00–133.00131.85
11—686108.00–120.00114.72
6—726105.00–115.00110.31
28—641110.00–124.00120.11
10—574118.00–127.00123.92
5—380139.00–141.00139.99
11—472122.00–144.00131.74
6—322140.00–164.00150.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—405125.00125.00
1—735105.00105.00
1—540122.00122.00
2—330130.00–136.00133.05
2—62090.0090.00
2—378124.00–134.00128.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
113—89099.00–99.5099.25
65—777110.25110.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
42—834104.75104.75
34—616130.75130.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—72695.00–107.00100.77
2—78380.00–82.0081.00
8—674100.00–106.00101.27
8—329150.00–167.00158.86
6—627103.00–110.00105.66
23—424130.00–150.00137.19
11—471120.00–141.00126.46
11—370140.00–152.00146.91
14—573107.00–125.00113.92
15—527115.00–126.00121.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—295165.00165.00
3—620100.00–110.00103.28
25—475109.00–135.00122.70
3—72093.00–99.0095.63
1—76598.0098.00
5—66791.00–105.0098.45
15—535100.00–128.00115.80
7—577105.00–123.00115.31
10—380134.00–147.00139.83
4—330150.00–155.00152.18
19—427120.00–142.00134.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—423110.00–130.00119.82
1—66595.0095.00
1—61595.0095.00
2—56095.00–100.0097.52
2—488117.00–121.00118.97
2—380125.00–133.00128.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—1,0301,100.001,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open12——750.00–950.00817.50
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1——1,150.001,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open23——925.00–1,325.001,164.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1——600.00600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open14——750.00–925.00825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,1751,025.001,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open10——750.00–1,050.00967.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2——700.00700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2——1,300.001,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—930650.00650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3——700.00–750.00716.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3——500.00–600.00543.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—950725.00725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1——700.00700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1——750.00750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,285685.00685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,000800.00–900.00850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5——900.00–1,000.00950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2——1,000.00–1,050.001,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2——925.00–975.00950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,055875.00875.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4——650.00–800.00762.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,020710.00710.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2——550.00550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)5——625.00–705.00673.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
16—1,73482.00–90.0086.18
3—1,79090.00–94.0092.05
10—1,54771.00–79.0074.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—1,36850.00–52.0050.92
7—1,52652.00–60.0054.27
13—1,32252.00–59.0055.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—1,13451.00–59.0053.37
9—1,03437.00–47.0043.48
19—1,08344.00–56.0048.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
45—1,11853.00–61.0057.23
20—1,08544.00–55.0051.22
15—1,11750.00–64.0056.56
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.