Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends available markets closed for holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.79/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −57.25 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$146.79

103 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$9.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	150.16	720	29
Medium and Large 2	431	149.30	643	42
Medium and Large 3	431	140.44	605	32

One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale103 hd

146.79

—

AL average9 barns · 746 hd

138.00

+8.79

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−57.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,602	72.77	1,166	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	52.22	817	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	49.06	608	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	40.55	435	14

Every lot, as filed

80 lots · USDA AMS · Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	122.73/cwt	122.00–124.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	132.81/cwt	129.00–135.00	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	759	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	594.53/cwt	560.00–650.00	5,749	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	740	654.86/cwt	625.00–710.00	4,846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,115	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,166	660.77/cwt	600.00–750.00	7,705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	167.37/cwt	163.00–172.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	139.93/cwt	138.00–144.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	138.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.31/cwt	115.00–122.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	130.35/cwt	127.00–132.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	119.22/cwt	118.00–121.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	131.17/cwt	127.00–135.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	137.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	141.38/cwt	140.00–142.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	125.73/cwt	125.00–127.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	145.84/cwt	142.00–152.00	483	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	475.66/cwt	430.00–500.00	5,018	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	892	648.97/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,789	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	749.47/cwt	710.00–785.00	8,559	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	879	462.14/cwt	380.00–525.00	4,062	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	166.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	535	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	142.34/cwt	137.00–145.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	150.11/cwt	145.00–155.00	707	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	159.22/cwt	157.00–163.00	677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	138.89/cwt	137.00–142.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.81/cwt	135.00–137.00	500	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	55.11/cwt	54.00–56.00	880	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	51.64/cwt	50.00–53.00	804	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	36.52/cwt	35.00–38.00	347	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	42.16/cwt	39.00–44.00	473	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.35/cwt	121.00–125.00	583	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	163.83/cwt	160.00–167.00	439	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	47.88/cwt	45.00–50.00	576	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	42.50/cwt	42.00–43.00	522	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	53.41/cwt	51.00–55.00	709	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	589	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	135.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	128.65/cwt	127.00–130.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.51/cwt	146.00–155.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	134.98/cwt	132.00–137.00	694	6
Bulls	—	—	1,650	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,073	1
Bulls	—	—	1,596	73.74/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,177	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	158.97/cwt	157.00–160.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	149.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	548	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	947	8

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Tue Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 656Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 100Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: No trends available markets closed for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
2	—	610	135.00	135.00
1	—	555	139.00	139.00
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
1	—	440	166.00	166.00
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	147.00	147.00
6	—	548	150.50	150.50
8	—	723	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	122.00–124.00	122.73
2	—	460	117.00–119.00	117.99
1	—	705	97.00	97.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
4	—	311	132.00–135.00	133.51
1	—	375	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
6	—	573	115.00–122.00	119.31
5	—	467	127.00–132.00	130.35
5	—	415	135.00–140.00	137.94
5	—	378	140.00–142.00	141.38
4	—	530	125.00–127.00	125.73
4	—	331	142.00–152.00	145.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	118.00–121.00	119.22
3	—	563	115.00	115.00
1	—	715	102.00	102.00
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
1	—	290	147.00	147.00
7	—	426	127.00–135.00	131.17
3	—	330	137.00–142.00	138.89
6	—	368	135.00–137.00	135.81
10	—	473	121.00–125.00	123.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	705	122.00	122.00
8	—	610	125.00	125.00
3	—	555	129.00–130.00	129.33
6	—	540	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	129.00–135.00	132.81
6	—	430	135.00–145.00	138.52
2	—	568	121.00–125.00	122.96
3	—	268	160.00–167.00	163.83
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
2	—	523	128.00	128.00
3	—	317	157.00–160.00	158.97
6	—	371	145.00–155.00	149.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	125.00–126.00	125.50
9	—	321	160.00–170.00	166.67
7	—	466	137.00–145.00	142.34
9	—	374	155.00–160.00	157.59
3	—	578	127.00–130.00	128.65
6	—	423	146.00–155.00	151.51
6	—	514	132.00–137.00	134.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	163.00–172.00	167.37
4	—	530	138.00–144.00	139.93
8	—	471	145.00–155.00	150.11
7	—	425	157.00–163.00	159.22
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
3	—	563	135.00–138.00	135.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	967	560.00–650.00	594.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,142	710.00–785.00	749.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,166	600.00–750.00	660.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,055	430.00–500.00	475.66
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	715	230.00	230.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	892	625.00–700.00	648.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	879	380.00–525.00	462.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	740	625.00–710.00	654.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	54.00–56.00	55.11
6	—	1,557	50.00–53.00	51.64
1	—	1,520	47.00	47.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	35.00–38.00	36.52
10	—	1,121	39.00–44.00	42.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,204	45.00–50.00	47.88
2	—	1,228	42.00–43.00	42.50
9	—	1,328	51.00–55.00	53.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	65.00	65.00
8	—	1,596	72.00–75.00	73.74

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle